To help beachgoers make informed decisions about swimming at U.S. beaches, EPA annually publishes state-by-state data about beach closings and advisories for the previous year's swimming season. These fact sheets summarize that information by state.
You may need a PDF reader to view files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Alabama (PDF)(2 pp, 161 K)
- Alaska (PDF)(2 pp, 162 K)
- Connecticut (PDF)(2 pp, 569 K)
- Delaware (PDF)(2 pp, 693 K)
- Florida (PDF)(2 pp, 195 K)
- Georgia (PDF)(2 pp, 175 K)
- Hawaii (PDF)(2 pp, 544 K)
- Illinois (PDF)(2 pp, 702 K)
- Indiana (PDF)(2 pp, 700 K)
- Louisiana (PDF)(2 pp, 594 K)
- Maine (PDF)(2 pp, 180 K)
- Maryland (PDF)(2 pp, 172 K)
- Massachusetts (PDF)(2 pp, 553 K)
- Michigan (PDF)(2 pp, 240 K)
- Minnesota (PDF)(2 pp, 177 K)
- Mississippi (PDF)(2 pp, 712 K)
- New Hampshire (PDF)(2 pp, 543 K)
- New Jersey (PDF)(2 pp, 175 K)
- New York (PDF)(2 pp, 189 K)
- North Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 619 K)
- Ohio (PDF)(2 pp, 586 K)
- Oregon (PDF)(2 pp, 199 K)
- Pennsylvania (PDF)(2 pp, 541 K)
- Rhode Island (PDF)(2 pp, 598 K)
- South Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 554 K)
- Texas (PDF)(2 pp, 207 K)
- Virginia (PDF)(2 pp, 208 K)
- Washington (PDF)(2 pp, 756 K)
- Wisconsin (PDF)(2 pp, 626 K)