Navajo Nation Homes Without Piped Water

A map shows the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico, highlighting areas with the number of homes without piped water.

How many homes on the Navajo Nation lack piped water?

According to Navajo Safe Water, there are over 9,600 homes on the Navajo Nation without access to piped water. See how it breaks down by region and chapters in the maps below.
 

Map of Navajo Nation homes without piped water by region

Map of the Navajo Nation showing regions without piped water, with the number of affected homes per region indicated by shading from light to dark blue and green.


Map of Navajo Nation homes without piped water by chapter

Map of the Navajo Nation showing the number of homes without piped water by chapter, with darker shades indicating higher counts and major towns and landmarks labeled. Download a PDF of this map

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