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Water Quality · Alabama

Best Water Quality Counties in Alabama 2026

Ranked by EPA drinking water health violations.

Top 10 — Water Quality in Alabama

Score reflects water quality only — not overall county quality.

1Autauga County, AL
86
2Bullock County, AL
86
3Chambers County, AL
86
4Cherokee County, AL
86
5Chilton County, AL
86
6Cleburne County, AL
86
7Covington County, AL
86
8Crenshaw County, AL
86
9Cullman County, AL
86
10Dallas County, AL
86

All Alabama Counties — Water Quality Rankings

67 counties ranked by water quality score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWater Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Autauga County, AL
86
41.9
2Bullock County, AL
86
52.6
3Chambers County, AL
86
44.8
4Cherokee County, AL
86
49.9
5Chilton County, AL
86
45.9
6Cleburne County, AL
86
57.6
7Covington County, AL
86
55.6
8Crenshaw County, AL
86
55.9
9Cullman County, AL
86
49.7
10Dallas County, AL
86
49.1
11DeKalb County, AL
86
62
12Franklin County, AL
86
55.6
13Geneva County, AL
86
61.9
14Greene County, AL
86
56.6
15Hale County, AL
86
66.4
16Henry County, AL
86
55.8
17Lamar County, AL
86
66.3
18Lawrence County, AL
86
59
19Limestone County, AL
86
42.9
20Lowndes County, AL
86
55.6
21Macon County, AL
86
55.9
22Madison County, AL
86
61.9
23Montgomery County, AL
86
48.5
24Morgan County, AL
86
62.9
25Perry County, AL
86
67.4
26Pickens County, AL
86
66.6
27Randolph County, AL
86
56.9
28Sumter County, AL
86
59.1
29Jefferson County, AL
71.1
34.7
30Shelby County, AL
71.1
58.5
31Lee County, AL
70.8
42.1
32Houston County, AL
70.4
53.7
33Lauderdale County, AL
70.4
53.9
34Elmore County, AL
70.1
52.1
35St. Clair County, AL
69.7
49.4
36Talladega County, AL
69.7
46.9
37Dale County, AL
69
45.9
38Russell County, AL
69
55
39Calhoun County, AL
67.8
44.2
40Marshall County, AL
67.5
54.8
41Tuscaloosa County, AL
67.5
39.7
42Etowah County, AL
67.1
47.7
43Pike County, AL
67.1
47.3
44Tallapoosa County, AL
65.8
50.7
45Baldwin County, AL
65.3
48.6
46Mobile County, AL
63.8
33
47Escambia County, AL
63.2
46.3
48Washington County, AL
61.5
65.4
49Blount County, AL
61
52.9
50Conecuh County, AL
59.3
58.6
51Bibb County, AL
58.9
49.2
52Butler County, AL
58.9
45
53Walker County, AL
56.4
47
54Monroe County, AL
54.8
52.2
55Colbert County, AL
54.3
51.9
56Barbour County, AL
54.1
46
57Coosa County, AL
47.4
55.8
58Coffee County, AL
46.9
44
59Winston County, AL
45.9
60.4
60Clay County, AL
44
60.4
61Fayette County, AL
38.7
54.2
62Clarke County, AL
37.3
48.1
63Jackson County, AL
35.7
61.9
64Marengo County, AL
29.5
48.3
65Marion County, AL
29.1
58.2
66Choctaw County, AL
18.8
54.7
67Wilcox County, AL
9.8
58.3

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