American Samoa (U.S.)

French Polynesia (France)

Guam (U.S.)

Kiribati

New Zealand

Northern Mariana Is. (U.S.)

Palau

Samoa

Australia & Oceania

St. Martin (France)

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

North Korea

South Korea

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Gibraltar (U.K.)

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Isle of Man (U.K.)

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Europe

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Latin America

Greenland (Denmark)

New Caledonia (France)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Pakistan

South Asia

Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Tunisia

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Central African Republic

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ethiopia

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Madagascar

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Sierra Leone

Togo

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Percentage of clean water access. Some of the highlighted countries are more than 98 percent (dark blue): Canada, France. 89 to 98 percent (blue): U S A, Iran. 60 to 88 percent (light blue): Russia, Brazil. Less than 60 percent (Grey): Central Africa.</p>

<p>Percentage of the population with access to an improved water source</p>

Countries

World

World Bank

Clean Water Access

Percent

The map shows striking regional differences in the percentage of change in the population of counties in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the Northeast and Midwest, most counties either had small gains of between 0 and 4.9 percent or lost between 0 and –5 percent. In a few counties in upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, losses exceeded 5 percent. Western Ohio, northern Indiana, much of Illinois, and eastern Iowa experienced modest declines of between 0 and –5 percent. At the same time, population increased by 5 to 14.9 percent in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and parts of Indiana and Ohio. In the South, many areas showed strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Counties lost population (between 0 and –5 percent, with significant numbers of counties less than –5 percent) in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. From the Northern Plains to Texas, a vast area of rural counties lost significant numbers of residents—declines of more than –5 percent in many counties. This population loss is most evident in eastern Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas, southeastern Wyoming, Colorado, and West Texas. In contrast, counties in the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest often experienced strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—as exemplified by western Montana, southern Idaho, most of Wyoming and Colorado, parts of New Mexico, much of Nevada, and virtually all of Utah and Arizona. The Pacific coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California also grew, except for eastern Oregon, which saw declines from 0 to –5 percent and less. Hawaii’s population grew by more than 14.9 percent. In Alaska, the counties around Anchorage and Fairbanks also made strong gains, whereas other counties declined or grew slightly.

Clean Water Access			Countries	Literacy Rate
Class	Rank	Percent	Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)	Class	Rank	Percent