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, 632 K)
- Alaska (PDF)(2 pp, 582 K)
- American Samoa (PDF)(2 pp, 578 K)
- California (PDF)(2 pp, 644 K)
- Connecticut (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Delaware (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Florida (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Georgia (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Guam (PDF)(2 pp, 653 K)
- Hawaii (PDF)(2 pp, 627 K)
- Illinois (PDF)(2 pp, 565 K)
- Indiana (PDF)(2 pp, 471 K)
- Louisiana (PDF)(2 pp, 734 K)
- Maine (PDF)(2 pp, 533 K)
- Maryland (PDF)(2 pp, 758 K)
- Massachusetts (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Michigan (PDF)(2 pp, 696 K)
- Minnesota (PDF)(2 pp, 668 K)
- Mississippi (PDF)(2 pp, 711 K)
- New Hampshire (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- New Jersey (PDF)(2 pp, 658 K)
- New York (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- North Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 630 K)
- Northern Mariana Islands (PDF)(2 pp, 614 K)
- Ohio (PDF)(2 pp, 455 K)
- Oregon (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Pennsylvania (PDF)(2 pp, 582 K)
- Puerto Rico (PDF)(2 pp, 712 K)
- Rhode Island (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- South Carolina (PDF)(2 pp, 647 K)
- Texas (PDF)(2 pp, 677 K)
- Virgin Islands (PDF)(2 pp, 577 K)
- Virginia (PDF)(2 pp, 1 MB)
- Washington (PDF)(2 pp, 717 K)
- Wisconsin (PDF)(2 pp, 670 K)