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, 295 K)
- Alaska (PDF)(2 pp, 325 K)
- California (PDF)(2 pp, 276 K)
- Connecticut (PDF)(2 pp, 646 K)
- Delaware (PDF)(2 pp, 607 K)
- Florida (PDF)(2 pp, 663 K)
- Georgia (PDF)(2 pp, 614 K)
- Hawaii (PDF)(2 pp, 257 K)
- Illinois (PDF)(2 pp, 291 K)
- Indiana (PDF)(2 pp, 363 K)
- Louisiana (PDF)(2 pp, 506 K)
- Maine (PDF)(2 pp, 283 K)
- Maryland (PDF)(2 pp, 286 K)
- Massachusetts (PDF)(2 pp, 632 K)
- Michigan (PDF)(2 pp, 240 K)
- Minnesota (PDF)(2 pp, 272 K)
- Mississippi (PDF)(2 pp, 262 K)
- New Hampshire (PDF)(2 pp, 610 K)
- New Jersey (PDF)(2 pp, 355 K)
- New York (PDF)(2 pp, 632 K)
- North Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 306 K)
- Ohio (PDF)(2 pp, 245 K)
- Oregon (PDF)(2 pp, 652 K)
- Pennsylvania (PDF)(2 pp, 247 K)
- Rhode Island (PDF)(2 pp, 635 K)
- South Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 265 K)
- Texas (PDF)(2 pp, 311 K)
- Virginia (PDF)(2 pp, 650 K)
- Washington (PDF)(2 pp, 325 K)
- Wisconsin (PDF)(2 pp, 308 K)