(Table): Most of the Largest U.S. Cities Have Fluoridated Drinking Water

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SOURCE: Chemical & Engineering News | August 1, 1988 | by Bette Hileman

City	Population (thousands)	Fluoridation Status	Date Instituted
New York City	7263	Artificial	1965
Los Angeles	3259	None
Chicago	3010	Artificial	1956
Houston	1729	Natural/artificial	1982
Philadelphia	1643	Artificial	1954
Detroit	1086	Artificial	1967
San Diego	1015	Discontinued 1954	1952
Dallas	1004	Artificial	1966
San Antonio	914	None
Phoenix	894	None
Baltimore	753	Artificial	1952
San Francisco	749	Artificial	1952
Indianapolis	720	Artificial	1951
San Jose	712	None
Memphis	653	Artificial	1970
Washington, D.C.	626	Artificial	1952
Jacksonville	610	Natural
Milwaukee	605	Artificial	1953
Boston	574	Artificial	1978
Columbus	566	Artificial	1973
New Orleans	554	Artificial	1974
Cleveland	536	Artificial	1956
Denver	505	Artificial	1954
El Paso	492	Natural
Seattle	486	Artificial	1969
Nashville-Davidson	474	Artificial	1953
Oklahoma City	443	Artificial	1954
Kansas City (Mo.)	441	Artificial	1981
Fort Worth	430	Artificial	1965
St. Louis	426	Artificial	1955
Sources: Bureau of the Census, National Institute of Dental Research