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PFAS in Mississippi

Of the 224 water suppliers tested for PFAS in Mississippi, 7 detected PFOA or PFOS (3.1%).

3.1%
of suppliers detected PFOA or PFOS
224
suppliers tested
Mississippi rankings Lead in Mississippi PFAS in Mississippi

What is PFAS?

PFAS — “forever chemicals” — are synthetic compounds that accumulate in the body and are linked to cancer, liver damage and immune effects. In 2024 the EPA set enforceable limits of 4 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS. These are the only nationwide PFAS measurements, from the EPA’s UCMR-5 program.

Water suppliers

PFAS value per supplier, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Suppliers that detected PFOA or PFOS are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationPFAS (ug/L)
City of Oxford Oxford 28,500 0.0722 µg/L
City of Corinth Corinth 15,000 0.0106 µg/L
City of Holly Springs Holly Springs 9,779 0.0096 µg/L
Smiths Crossing Water Assn Magee 4,480 0.0086 µg/L
Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi 8,006 0.0077 µg/L
University of Mississippi Oxford 26,874 0.0055 µg/L
Sunrise Utility Assn Inc Petal 6,067 0.0055 µg/L
City of Jackson Jackson 189,673 Not detected
City of Gulfport Gulfport 75,056 Not detected
City of Southaven Southaven 56,000 Not detected
City of Olive Branch Olive Branch 54,025 Not detected
City of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg 43,449 Not detected
City of Tupelo Tupelo 37,000 Not detected
City of Meridian Meridian 34,466 Not detected
City of Starkville Starkville 32,027 Not detected
City of Brandon Brandon 31,852 Not detected
City of Flowood Flowood 31,574 Not detected
City of Greenville Greenville 29,602 Not detected
City of Vicksburg Vicksburg 29,238 Not detected
West Jackson Co Utility Dist Ocean Springs 28,544 Not detected
City of Jackson-Maddox Rd. Jackson 28,098 Not detected
City of Pearl Pearl 27,115 Not detected
Bear Creek W/A-West Canton 26,677 Not detected
City of Ocean Springs Ocean Springs 26,168 Not detected
City of Clinton Clinton 25,000 Not detected
City of Ridgeland Ridgeland 24,340 Not detected
Columbus Light & Water Columbus 23,616 Not detected
City of Biloxi Biloxi 23,310 Not detected
City of Pascagoula Pascagoula 22,686 Not detected
City of Gautier Gautier 22,253 Not detected
City of Greenwood Greenwood 19,140 Not detected
Bear Creek W/A -East Canton 18,770 Not detected
City of Long Beach Long Beach 18,514 Not detected
West Lamar Water Assn #1 — 18,491 Not detected
City of Laurel Laurel 18,100 Not detected
City of Canton Canton 16,785 Not detected
City of Cleveland Cleveland 16,392 Not detected
City of Madison Madison 16,136 Not detected
City of West Point West Point 15,062 Not detected
Ms State University Mississippi State 15,000 Not detected
Clarksdale Public Utilities Clarksdale 14,903 Not detected
City of Natchez Natchez 14,520 Not detected
City of Hernando Hernando 14,457 Not detected
City of Horn Lake Horn Lake 13,649 Not detected
North Lamar Water Association — 12,778 Not detected
City of Grenada Grenada 12,762 Not detected
Horn Lake Water Association Horn Lake 12,735 Not detected
Diberville W/S D'Iberville 12,721 Not detected
Diamondhead Utilities-North Diamondhead 12,577 Not detected
City of Moss Point Moss Point 12,524 Not detected
City of Brookhaven Brookhaven 12,513 Not detected
South Central Water Assn Raymond 12,260 Not detected
City of Mccomb Mccomb 12,041 Not detected
Picayune Utilities, City of Picayune 11,859 Not detected
Pearl River Central W/A Mcneill 11,830 Not detected
Prvwsd-Pelahatchie Bay — 11,790 Not detected
Culkin Water Dist Vicksburg 11,730 Not detected
City of Ripley Ripley 11,351 Not detected
North Lauderdale W/A, Inc — 10,544 Not detected
City of Pass Christian Pass Christian 10,436 Not detected
Booneville Water Dept. Booneville 9,995 Not detected
City of Fulton Fulton 9,929 Not detected
City of Yazoo City Yazoo City 9,913 Not detected
City of Biloxi-North Biloxi 9,858 Not detected
Magees Creek W/A-North Tylertown 9,792 Not detected
City of Kosciusko Kosciusko 9,646 Not detected
City of Petal Petal 9,509 Not detected
City of Indianola Indianola 9,464 Not detected
City of Pontotoc Pontotoc 9,398 Not detected
Lewisburg Water Association Olive Branch 9,390 Not detected
City of Amory Amory 9,350 Not detected
Walls Water Assn- Lake Forest Walls 9,298 Not detected
City of Bay St Louis Bay St Louis 9,284 Not detected
City of New Albany New Albany 8,900 Not detected
Cmu - Lake Caroline Canton 8,511 Not detected
City of Senatobia Senatobia 8,354 Not detected
Barrontown W/A Petal 7,999 Not detected
Town of Aberdeen Aberdeen 7,783 Not detected
Lamar Park Water & Sewage Assn — 7,714 Not detected
Fannin Water Assn-North Brandon 7,690 Not detected
City of Louisville Louisville 7,545 Not detected
City of Batesville Batesville 7,463 Not detected
East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd Columbus 7,355 Not detected
East Madison Water Assn-West Canton 7,339 Not detected
City of Iuka Iuka 7,268 Not detected
East Lowndes W/A #2-huckleberry Columbus 7,035 Not detected
Progress Comm Water Assn Purvis 7,017 Not detected
City of Richland Richland 7,000 Not detected
Farmington Water Association Corinth 6,925 Not detected
City of Philadelphia Philadelphia 6,921 Not detected
Algoma Water Association Algoma 6,879 Not detected
Town of Saltillo Saltillo 6,766 Not detected
City of Hernando-Jaybird Hernando 6,750 Not detected
Tunica County Utility District Tunica 6,690 Not detected
Southwest Jones W/A-North Moselle 6,690 Not detected
Combined Utilities Lucedale 6,658 Not detected
Arnold Line Water Association — 6,600 Not detected
Town of Caledonia Caledonia 6,589 Not detected
Center W/A-Caesar System Carriere 6,455 Not detected
Central W/A-East Side Philadelphia 6,442 Not detected