North Carolina

Water Systems

The reports below display the different types of water system usage in North Carolina for the year 2008.

Total Number of Systems

System Type	Number of Systems
CWS	2,136
NTNCWS	479
TNCWS	3,862

How North Carolina Compares to Other States

• North Carolina ranked 5th in CWS Systems with 2,136 total CWS Systems in 2008. The average for all states was 993 CWS Systems.



• North Carolina ranked 15th in NTNCWS Systems with 479 total NTNCWS Systems in 2008. The average for all states was 360 NTNCWS Systems.



• North Carolina ranked 6th in TNCWS Systems with 3,862 total TNCWS Systems in 2008. The average for all states was 1,646 TNCWS Systems.

Total Number of Systems Expressed as Percentage

The results in the charts above represent the total number of each water system type. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall water systems.

Total Population Served

System Type	Population Served
CWS	7,140,116
NTNCWS	133,558
TNCWS	321,685

How North Carolina Compares to Other States

• North Carolina ranked 12th in total population served by CWS Systems with 7,140,116 people served in 2008. The average for all states was 5,598,611 people served by CWS Systems.



• North Carolina ranked 15th in total population served by NTNCWS Systems with 133,558 people served in 2008. The average for all states was 115,668 people served by NTNCWS Systems.



• North Carolina ranked 12th in total population served by TNCWS Systems with 321,685 people served in 2008. The average for all states was 265,594 people served by TNCWS Systems.

Total Population Served Expressed as Percentage

The results in the charts above represent the total population served broken down by type of water system. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall population served.