Lead Paint Risk in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

County	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Bristol County	16,503	21,557	76.6%
Providence County	210,406	277,117	75.9%
Kent County	53,379	76,319	69.9%
Newport County	29,904	43,554	68.7%
Washington County	36,926	66,068	55.9%

Cities & Towns in Rhode Island

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

City/Town	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Ashaway	634	654	96.9%
Harmony	461	538	85.7%
Newport	11,431	13,527	84.5%
Pawtucket	28,178	33,354	84.5%
Woonsocket	16,206	19,436	83.4%
Providence	65,389	79,275	82.5%
Pascoag	1,288	1,564	82.4%
Carolina	306	373	82.0%
East Providence	17,252	21,769	79.3%
Cranston	26,430	33,733	78.4%
Tiverton	2,994	3,828	78.2%
Warwick	29,373	37,758	77.8%
Melville	513	677	75.8%
Central Falls	6,084	8,341	72.9%
Valley Falls	3,630	5,078	71.5%
Quonochontaug	528	766	68.9%
Newport East	4,009	5,853	68.5%
Watch Hill	247	376	65.7%
Charlestown	1,154	1,758	65.6%
Foster Center	93	145	64.1%
Bradford	369	579	63.7%
Harrisville	576	915	63.0%
Wakefield-Peace Dale	2,682	4,480	59.9%
Misquamicut	479	810	59.1%
Westerly	5,495	9,299	59.1%
Chepachet	479	822	58.3%
Greenville	2,073	3,601	57.6%
Kingston	413	719	57.4%
Cumberland Hill	1,889	3,324	56.8%
Weekapaug	330	584	56.5%
Narragansett Pier	1,331	2,383	55.9%
Greene	163	317	51.4%
Hope Valley	377	779	48.4%
Wyoming	116	247	47.0%
Hopkinton	59	223	26.5%