Well water by county: Ohio
Across 34 counties in Ohio, 91 of 620 sampled wells (15%) were above the arsenic limit and 15 of 1239 (1%) above the nitrate limit. Updated 2026-10-18. Source: Water Quality Portal (USGS, EPA, NWQMC), siteType=Well.
Share of sampled wells whose latest result is above the EPA limit (arsenic 10 µg/L, nitrate 10 mg/L as N).
| County | Arsenic > 10 µg/L | Nitrate > 10 mg/L |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | – | 0% of 11 |
| Athens County | – | 6% of 18 |
| Butler County | 0% of 23 | 2% of 85 |
| Champaign County | 0% of 21 | 6% of 18 |
| Clark County | 4% of 25 | 0% of 25 |
| Coshocton County | 13% of 32 | 0% of 31 |
| Darke County | 58% of 19 | – |
| Franklin County | 13% of 60 | 2% of 117 |
| Geauga County | 16% of 31 | 0% of 75 |
| Greene County | 20% of 20 | 2% of 63 |
| Guernsey County | – | 0% of 27 |
| Hamilton County | 6% of 17 | 4% of 26 |
| Hocking County | – | 0% of 13 |
| Jefferson County | 0% of 12 | 0% of 19 |
| Licking County | 53% of 19 | 0% of 21 |
| Lucas County | 0% of 33 | 2% of 55 |
| Miami County | 14% of 21 | 0% of 40 |
| Montgomery County | 12% of 34 | 1% of 143 |
| Morgan County | – | 12% of 17 |
| Muskingum County | 21% of 28 | 3% of 36 |
| Perry County | – | 0% of 11 |
| Pickaway County | – | 0% of 13 |
| Pike County | – | 2% of 49 |
| Preble County | 44% of 39 | 0% of 41 |
| Sandusky County | – | 0% of 47 |
| Shelby County | 31% of 35 | 0% of 34 |
| Stark County | 23% of 13 | – |
| Tuscarawas County | 0% of 40 | 0% of 42 |
| Union County | 0% of 17 | 0% of 17 |
| Vinton County | – | 0% of 22 |
| Warren County | – | 0% of 13 |
| Washington County | – | 0% of 14 |
| Williams County | 15% of 13 | 0% of 27 |
| Wood County | 1% of 68 | 1% of 69 |