In order to grasp the water quality safety status of drinking water sources in Linzhi City, we tested and analyzed the drinking water from seven water sources of county level and above. The respective water quality of the seven sources was assessed using comprehensive water quality labeling index method and their individual health risk assessments were carried out using a health risk assessment model. The results show that the water quality of the city is generally good, and meets the Class II standard of water quality (excluding Cd content). The total health risk of heavy metals and nitrogen salts in the water bodies of these sources is 8.88×10-5a-1~1.12×-4a-1. Because of the over-high mass concentration of Cd, most of the individual annual health risks exceed the value (5.0×10-5a-1) recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). It is found that the health risk of carcinogens in each water source is much higher than that of non-carcinogens, and the cancer risk faced by the people in this area is mainly caused by Cd, which needs to be addressed by the local department of water source administration. Whereas the remaining non-carcinogen risk is below the maximum acceptable limit, which has little effect on the water quality and poses hardly any threat to human health.