Updated 2026-07-13

Beach water quality by state

8,447 public beaches across 35 states and territories, graded from EPA beach-monitoring data. Pick a state to see its cleanest beaches and the ones that flag advisories most.

Washington

1,468 beaches · 124 graded

New Jersey

1,398 beaches · 288 graded

Michigan

978 beaches · 203 graded

Massachusetts

647 beaches · 326 graded

Florida

551 beaches · 338 graded

Hawaii

448 beaches · 119 graded

California

416 beaches · 245 graded

New York

403 beaches · 257 graded

North Carolina

307 beaches · 170 graded

Wisconsin

219 beaches · 119 graded

Alaska

204 beaches · 11 graded

Texas

169 beaches · 66 graded

Rhode Island

129 beaches · 53 graded

Maine

104 beaches · 53 graded

Minnesota

93 beaches · 52 graded

Oregon

92 beaches · 29 graded

Northern Mariana Islands

87 beaches · 0 graded

Maryland

80 beaches · 66 graded

Connecticut

78 beaches · 71 graded

Illinois

63 beaches · 39 graded

Ohio

62 beaches · 53 graded

Virginia

52 beaches · 44 graded

American Samoa

50 beaches · 0 graded

U.S. Virgin Islands

44 beaches · 42 graded

Georgia

42 beaches · 21 graded

Puerto Rico

37 beaches · 35 graded

Indiana

35 beaches · 23 graded

Guam

33 beaches · 30 graded

Louisiana

30 beaches · 19 graded

Delaware

25 beaches · 24 graded

South Carolina

24 beaches · 17 graded

Mississippi

24 beaches · 19 graded

Alabama

24 beaches · 22 graded

New Hampshire

17 beaches · 14 graded

Pennsylvania

14 beaches · 8 graded