Northern America · North America

United States

In 2020 an estimated 313,802,880 people lived here, 94% of them in urban areas.

Year · 2020

2000·2010···2020·2025

Population0295.0M urban · 18.8M rural

Water · at least basic99.3%Safely managed 98.3%

Sanitation · at least basic99.1%Open defecation 0.3%

Hygiene · basic98.7%No facility 0.8%

Water ladder

United States · 2020 · National

98.3%

1.0%

0.3%

0.2%

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Sanitation ladder

United States · 2020 · National

97.9%

1.2%

0.3%

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Hygiene ladder

United States · 2020 · National

98.7%

0.6%

0.8%

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Urban vs rural profile

Urban
Rural

Radar of five headline indicators.

Trend 2000–2025

Water
Sanitation
Hygiene

At least basic service, national.

Water service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Surface Water

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Sanitation service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Open Defecation

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Hygiene composition

98.7%

Basic
Limited
No Facility

Population, 100 people

Water service levels as 100 cells.

Regional comparison · Northern America

At least basic water, national.

Before / after

2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.

Urban / rural by category

Urban
Rural
National

Grouped bars, selected year.

Country rank · at least basic water

#45 of 48

United States · all records

name	year ▲	pop_n	pop_u	pop_r	wat_sm_n	wat_sm_u	wat_sm_r	wat_bas_n	wat_bas_u	wat_bas_r	wat_lim_n	wat_lim_u	wat_lim_r	wat_unim_n	wat_unim_u	wat_unim_r	wat_sur_n	wat_sur_u	wat_sur_r
United States	2000	282,400,000	223,096,000	59,304,000	95.6	96.3	75.4	2.6	2.2	13.6	0.7	0.6	4.4	0.7	0.6	4.1	0.4	0.3	2.5
United States	2005	290,250,720	243,230,103	47,020,617	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2010	298,101,440	264,117,876	33,983,564	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2012	301,241,728	272,684,012	28,557,716	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2015	305,952,160	285,759,317	20,192,843	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2018	310,662,592	292,022,836	18,639,756	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2020	313,802,880	294,974,707	18,828,173	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2022	316,943,168	297,926,578	19,016,590	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2
United States	2025	321,653,600	302,354,384	19,299,216	98.3	98.6	78.2	1	0.9	12.2	0.3	0.2	3.9	0.3	0.2	3.6	0.2	0.1	2.2

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