Lead Paint Risk in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

County	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Adams County	10,499	14,920	70.4%
Washington County	13,931	20,894	66.7%
Coahoma County	6,705	10,188	65.8%
Quitman County	1,929	3,045	63.3%
Leflore County	7,890	12,643	62.4%
Hinds County	65,546	106,225	61.7%
Sharkey County	1,026	1,673	61.3%
Sunflower County	5,458	9,415	58.0%
Warren County	12,286	21,542	57.0%
Bolivar County	7,651	13,679	55.9%
Tallahatchie County	3,032	5,488	55.2%
Chickasaw County	4,190	7,817	53.6%
Kemper County	2,098	3,937	53.3%
Winston County	4,358	8,231	52.9%
Noxubee County	2,498	4,728	52.8%
Humphreys County	1,830	3,529	51.9%
Lauderdale County	17,382	33,558	51.8%
Monroe County	8,686	16,790	51.7%
Yazoo County	5,398	10,473	51.5%
Marion County	5,663	11,165	50.7%
Tishomingo County	5,268	10,549	49.9%
Montgomery County	2,644	5,349	49.4%
Walthall County	3,401	6,883	49.4%
Clay County	4,450	9,035	49.3%
Grenada County	5,140	10,418	49.3%
Franklin County	2,118	4,303	49.2%
Claiborne County	1,939	3,949	49.1%
Prentiss County	5,415	11,029	49.1%
Attala County	4,079	8,341	48.9%
Forrest County	16,473	33,672	48.9%
Yalobusha County	3,153	6,476	48.7%
Calhoun County	3,271	6,744	48.5%
Leake County	4,388	9,054	48.5%
Alcorn County	7,811	16,242	48.1%
Benton County	1,970	4,100	48.0%
Webster County	2,427	5,094	47.6%
Lowndes County	12,813	27,044	47.4%
Jones County	13,564	28,710	47.2%
Lawrence County	2,688	5,766	46.6%
Neshoba County	5,625	12,086	46.5%
Choctaw County	2,002	4,363	45.9%
Smith County	3,048	6,684	45.6%
Itawamba County	4,784	10,515	45.5%
Wilkinson County	2,093	4,600	45.5%
Jackson County	28,609	62,994	45.4%
Lincoln County	7,206	15,885	45.4%
Pike County	8,678	19,109	45.4%
Simpson County	5,260	11,661	45.1%
Newton County	4,095	9,145	44.8%
Holmes County	3,386	7,573	44.7%
Greene County	2,288	5,137	44.5%
Clarke County	3,342	7,635	43.8%
Wayne County	3,959	9,101	43.5%
Jefferson Davis County	2,457	5,665	43.4%
Tippah County	4,312	9,942	43.4%
Union County	5,226	12,195	42.9%
Amite County	3,113	7,289	42.7%
Panola County	6,243	14,691	42.5%
Pontotoc County	5,913	14,076	42.0%
Jefferson County	1,407	3,383	41.6%
Carroll County	1,973	4,950	39.9%
Copiah County	4,901	12,457	39.3%
Lee County	14,711	37,507	39.2%
Issaquena County	170	438	38.8%
Covington County	3,107	8,360	37.2%
George County	3,825	10,316	37.1%
Scott County	4,053	11,423	35.5%
Harrison County	32,700	93,505	35.0%
Pearl River County	8,743	25,137	34.8%
Jasper County	2,736	8,097	33.8%
Marshall County	5,047	15,308	33.0%
Perry County	1,724	5,463	31.6%
Oktibbeha County	7,728	25,426	30.4%
Tate County	3,434	11,532	29.8%
Rankin County	17,586	64,076	27.4%
Hancock County	6,343	23,277	27.3%
Tunica County	1,288	4,712	27.3%
Stone County	1,894	7,595	24.9%
Madison County	11,574	46,798	24.7%
Lafayette County	6,194	28,418	21.8%
DeSoto County	14,729	74,066	19.9%
Lamar County	5,467	27,523	19.9%

Cities & Towns in Mississippi

348 cities and towns ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage (minimum 100 housing units).

City/Town	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Carrollton	139	149	93.3%
Benton	204	221	92.3%
Clara	209	234	89.3%
Morgantown	495	557	88.9%
Bassfield	103	119	86.6%
Raymond	371	432	85.9%
Natchez	6,550	7,686	85.2%
Cloverdale	323	385	83.9%
Meadville	217	259	83.8%
Marks	629	752	83.6%
New Hebron	177	213	83.1%
North Carrollton	276	335	82.4%
Prentiss	415	504	82.3%
Moss Point	4,627	5,712	81.0%
Belzoni	680	851	79.9%
Boyle	231	289	79.9%
Pelahatchie	569	714	79.7%
Sardis	839	1,055	79.5%
Snow Lake Shores	324	408	79.4%
Columbia	2,016	2,542	79.3%
Noxapater	180	229	78.6%
Pachuta	112	145	77.2%
Waynesboro	1,651	2,163	76.3%
Clarksdale	5,406	7,101	76.1%
Vicksburg	8,106	10,677	75.9%
Okolona	1,041	1,373	75.8%
Stonewall	380	507	75.0%
D'Lo	145	194	74.7%
Lexington	546	731	74.7%
Flora	874	1,179	74.1%
Greenville	10,406	14,060	74.0%
Tutwiler	512	692	74.0%
Leland	1,465	1,982	73.9%
Metcalfe	351	479	73.3%
Jackson	54,953	75,103	73.2%
Tylertown	623	852	73.1%
Pontotoc	1,695	2,327	72.8%
Port Gibson	536	736	72.8%
Bruce	686	946	72.5%
Calhoun City	614	847	72.5%
Ashland	189	261	72.4%
Bude	373	515	72.4%
Escatawpa	1,329	1,841	72.2%
Toomsuba	166	230	72.2%
Magnolia	855	1,186	72.1%
Merigold	165	229	72.1%
Mendenhall	807	1,121	72.0%
Quitman	780	1,088	71.7%
Utica	269	378	71.2%
Potts Camp	138	195	70.8%
Leakesville	460	651	70.7%
Meridian	12,617	17,873	70.6%
Monticello	556	789	70.5%
Aberdeen	1,897	2,694	70.4%
Philadelphia	2,253	3,206	70.3%
Lambert	421	603	69.8%
Louisville	1,903	2,732	69.7%
Osyka	145	208	69.7%
Lake	156	225	69.3%
Hickory	146	211	69.2%
Lucedale	867	1,257	69.0%
Bond	142	206	68.9%
Pascagoula	7,026	10,218	68.8%
Shuqualak	96	140	68.6%
Iuka	1,005	1,467	68.5%
Durant	683	998	68.4%
Smithville	238	348	68.4%
Inverness	264	387	68.2%
Anguilla	189	278	68.0%
Shelby	550	811	67.8%
Benoit	147	217	67.7%
Randolph	153	226	67.7%
Union	651	961	67.7%
Laurel	5,202	7,692	67.6%
Greenwood	4,513	6,692	67.4%
Indianola	2,674	3,970	67.4%
Bentonia	139	208	66.8%
Lumberton	576	862	66.8%
Sallis	74	111	66.7%
Cruger	113	170	66.5%
Mathiston	271	408	66.4%
Kosciusko	1,892	2,868	66.0%
Drew	603	915	65.9%
Hollandale	575	872	65.9%
Walnut Grove	183	278	65.8%
Coffeeville	375	572	65.6%
Soso	139	212	65.6%
Enterprise	138	213	64.8%
Heidelberg	182	281	64.8%
Macon	870	1,347	64.6%
Walnut	207	321	64.5%
Verona	820	1,275	64.3%
Shubuta	127	198	64.1%
Grenada	3,912	6,119	63.9%
Georgetown	102	160	63.7%
Ethel	77	121	63.6%
Maben	344	541	63.6%
Tishomingo	162	256	63.3%
Jumpertown	120	190	63.2%
Newton	869	1,374	63.2%
Amory	2,057	3,268	62.9%
Houston	1,107	1,765	62.7%
Rienzi	84	134	62.7%
Raleigh	340	545	62.4%
White Oak	73	117	62.4%
Yazoo City	2,622	4,203	62.4%
Columbus	7,440	11,941	62.3%
Pope	137	220	62.3%
Purvis	480	771	62.3%
West Point	2,917	4,714	61.9%
Crenshaw	238	385	61.8%
Itta Bena	562	912	61.6%
McComb	3,616	5,879	61.5%
Magee	1,016	1,655	61.4%
Brookhaven	3,419	5,594	61.1%
Water Valley	940	1,543	60.9%
Centreville	665	1,093	60.8%
Cleveland	2,946	4,848	60.8%
Charleston	569	937	60.7%
Petal	2,600	4,282	60.7%
Chunky	61	101	60.4%
Ruleville	570	944	60.4%
Wesson	379	629	60.3%
Winona	1,344	2,231	60.2%
Collins	579	964	60.1%
Gloster	354	591	59.9%
Sumner	85	142	59.9%
Rolling Fork	538	900	59.8%
Schlater	73	122	59.8%
Shaw	444	744	59.7%
Lyon	96	161	59.6%
Belmont	723	1,216	59.5%
Richton	319	536	59.5%
Mize	85	143	59.4%
Puckett	95	160	59.4%
Corinth	4,487	7,575	59.2%
New Hamilton	154	260	59.2%
Kilmichael	202	342	59.1%
Mound Bayou	424	718	59.1%
Lauderdale	145	249	58.2%
Artesia	131	226	58.0%
Helena	220	379	58.0%
Buckatunna	95	164	57.9%
New Albany	2,041	3,526	57.9%
Hatley	174	302	57.6%
Isola	215	374	57.5%
New Houlka	189	329	57.4%
Webb	163	285	57.2%
Fulton	909	1,602	56.7%
Canton	2,824	4,997	56.5%
Darling	61	108	56.5%
Holly Springs	1,518	2,686	56.5%
Booneville	2,192	3,887	56.4%
Moorhead	369	656	56.3%
Carthage	911	1,627	56.0%
De Kalb	239	429	55.7%
Burnsville	243	438	55.5%
Taylorsville	414	746	55.5%
Hickory Flat	202	366	55.2%
Bogue Chitto CDP (Kemper and Neshoba Counties)	76	138	55.1%
Forest	1,196	2,169	55.1%
Hazlehurst	846	1,535	55.1%
Poplarville	473	858	55.1%
Blue Mountain	240	436	55.0%
Picayune	2,960	5,384	55.0%
Wiggins	917	1,672	54.8%
Sandersville	146	267	54.7%
Edwards	261	478	54.6%
Liberty	240	442	54.3%
Fayette	365	673	54.2%
Crowder	161	298	54.0%
Mantee	121	224	54.0%
Ackerman	435	815	53.4%
Como	350	661	53.0%
Crystal Springs	1,037	1,957	53.0%
Ocean Springs	4,596	8,681	52.9%
Seminary	66	125	52.8%
Duck Hill	170	325	52.3%
Lula	64	123	52.0%
New Augusta	134	258	51.9%
Toccopola	108	208	51.9%
Vaiden	271	525	51.6%
Pickens	259	504	51.4%
Myrtle	133	260	51.2%
Tunica	308	602	51.2%
Ripley	1,308	2,558	51.1%
Farmington	403	790	51.0%
Hillsboro	251	492	51.0%
Louin	104	204	51.0%
Coldwater	339	671	50.5%
Hattiesburg	11,569	22,941	50.4%
Meridian Station	133	264	50.4%
Rosedale	394	782	50.4%
Nellieburg	235	467	50.3%
Taylor	85	169	50.3%
Bolton	132	264	50.0%
Sidon	62	124	50.0%
Silver City	53	106	50.0%
Vardaman	212	426	49.8%
Sherman	124	250	49.6%
Mississippi Valley State University	159	322	49.4%
Ellisville	688	1,397	49.2%
Beechwood	771	1,569	49.1%
Cary	55	112	49.1%
Hamilton	107	219	48.9%
Derma	177	363	48.8%
Robinhood	294	604	48.7%
Mantachie	361	745	48.5%
Morton	575	1,187	48.4%
Summit	478	987	48.4%
Crosby	72	149	48.3%
Pearl	5,956	12,362	48.2%
Tupelo	8,293	17,573	47.2%
Rawls Springs	305	648	47.1%
Victoria	276	587	47.0%
Arnold Line	341	730	46.7%
Glendale	357	765	46.7%
Nettleton	412	890	46.3%
Scooba	81	175	46.3%
Bogue Chitto CDP (Lincoln County)	108	236	45.8%
McLain	96	210	45.7%
North Tunica	138	303	45.5%
Long Beach	3,459	7,614	45.4%
Baldwyn	727	1,606	45.3%
Holcomb	48	106	45.3%
Brooksville	165	365	45.2%
Clinton	5,003	11,148	44.9%
Eupora	475	1,065	44.6%
Woodville	262	592	44.3%
Gulfport	14,641	33,175	44.1%
Roxie	112	254	44.1%
Blue Springs	79	180	43.9%
Decatur	287	655	43.8%
Batesville	1,334	3,050	43.7%
Sledge	79	181	43.6%
Saucier	226	521	43.4%
Mooreville	222	514	43.2%
Fernwood	43	100	43.0%
St. Martin	1,403	3,320	42.3%
Tremont	65	154	42.2%
Byhalia	333	791	42.1%
Polkville	128	307	41.7%
Gautier	3,432	8,284	41.4%
Golden	52	126	41.3%
Oakland	91	221	41.2%
De Soto	53	129	41.1%
Senatobia	1,196	2,922	40.9%
Sunflower	176	433	40.6%
Coahoma	52	129	40.3%
Crawford	70	175	40.0%
Bay St. Louis	2,333	5,888	39.6%
Bovina	54	137	39.4%
Bay Springs	374	951	39.3%
Caledonia	178	458	38.9%
Shannon	357	926	38.6%
Dumas	63	165	38.2%
Biloxi	8,759	23,161	37.8%
Tchula	345	916	37.7%
Beauregard	53	141	37.6%
Renova	145	386	37.6%
Glen	60	163	36.8%
Weir	149	405	36.8%
Mount Pleasant	52	142	36.6%
Courtland	106	291	36.4%
Columbus AFB	186	512	36.3%
State Line	118	325	36.3%
Gunnison	63	175	36.0%
Eagle Bend	162	452	35.8%
Beulah	60	168	35.7%
Abbeville	57	160	35.6%
Baxterville	47	136	34.6%
Goodman	115	332	34.6%
Starkville	4,999	14,434	34.6%
Sumrall	276	798	34.6%
Terry	221	644	34.3%
Wheeler	73	213	34.3%
West Hattiesburg	911	2,663	34.2%
Falkner	120	353	34.0%
Ecru	183	540	33.9%
Mount Olive	231	682	33.9%
Gulf Hills	1,238	3,670	33.7%
Cleary	301	908	33.1%
Longview	35	107	32.7%
Standing Pine	51	156	32.7%
Plantersville	142	451	31.5%
Harperville	33	108	30.6%
Foxworth	62	203	30.5%
Florence	569	1,885	30.2%
Pittsboro	47	158	29.7%
Brandon	2,782	9,431	29.5%
Thaxton	100	347	28.8%
Jonestown	125	436	28.7%
Beaumont	187	653	28.6%
Kiln	314	1,140	27.5%
Sharon	235	876	26.8%
Horn Lake	2,889	10,829	26.7%
Nicholson	370	1,386	26.7%
Hide-A-Way Lake	310	1,165	26.6%
D'Iberville	1,436	5,444	26.4%
DeLisle	154	585	26.3%
New Hope	339	1,294	26.2%
Tucker	34	133	25.6%
Duncan	42	166	25.3%
Mayersville	37	148	25.0%
Southaven	5,466	22,473	24.3%
Oxford	3,976	16,558	24.0%
Collinsville	207	880	23.5%
Hermanville	43	184	23.4%
Vancleave	508	2,173	23.4%
Gulf Park Estates	614	2,630	23.3%
Latimer	572	2,509	22.8%
Bethlehem	48	213	22.5%
Richland	704	3,128	22.5%
Marion	158	730	21.6%
Waveland	809	3,765	21.5%
Walls	132	620	21.3%
Pass Christian	671	3,163	21.2%
Ridgeland	2,413	11,697	20.6%
Eudora	53	259	20.5%
Wade	97	476	20.4%
Algoma	96	473	20.3%
Hernando	1,471	7,273	20.2%
Hurley	110	545	20.2%
Guntown	148	741	20.0%
Diamondhead	876	4,538	19.3%
Kearney Park	27	141	19.1%
Saltillo	406	2,140	19.0%
Friars Point	82	445	18.4%
Lyman	125	785	15.9%
Pearl River	217	1,411	15.4%
Bridgetown	152	1,027	14.8%
Big Point	43	322	13.4%
Lynchburg	110	837	13.1%
Byram	681	5,592	12.2%
Conehatta	54	443	12.2%
Elliott	39	321	12.1%
Flowood	559	4,620	12.1%
Madison	1,225	10,127	12.1%
Tunica Resorts	146	1,237	11.8%
Gluckstadt	114	1,069	10.7%
Olive Branch	1,879	17,666	10.6%
Kirkville	11	131	8.4%
Pearlington	48	577	8.3%
Redwater	22	290	7.6%
Oak Grove	42	626	6.7%
Agricola	0	124	0.0%
Henderson Point	0	185	0.0%
Lakeview	0	225	0.0%