Lead Paint Risk by State
All U.S. states ranked by percentage of housing built before the 1978 lead paint ban.
| State | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate | Census Tracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 981,682 | 2,316,192 | 42.4% | 1,437 |
| Alaska | 122,065 | 327,610 | 37.3% | 177 |
| Arizona | 939,768 | 3,142,443 | 29.9% | 1,765 |
| Arkansas | 560,504 | 1,382,664 | 40.5% | 823 |
| California | 8,243,042 | 14,532,683 | 56.7% | 9,129 |
| Colorado | 1,033,202 | 2,545,124 | 40.6% | 1,447 |
| Connecticut | 1,040,573 | 1,536,049 | 67.7% | 884 |
| Delaware | 195,550 | 457,958 | 42.7% | 262 |
| District of Columbia | 250,295 | 356,101 | 70.3% | 206 |
| Florida | 3,522,135 | 10,082,356 | 34.9% | 5,160 |
| Georgia | 1,446,676 | 4,483,873 | 32.3% | 2,796 |
| Hawaii | 290,514 | 564,905 | 51.4% | 461 |
| Idaho | 310,241 | 776,683 | 39.9% | 456 |
| Illinois | 3,491,756 | 5,443,501 | 64.1% | 3,265 |
| Indiana | 1,648,308 | 2,953,344 | 55.8% | 1,696 |
| Iowa | 890,672 | 1,427,175 | 62.4% | 896 |
| Kansas | 727,385 | 1,285,221 | 56.6% | 829 |
| Kentucky | 962,001 | 2,010,655 | 47.8% | 1,306 |
| Louisiana | 987,516 | 2,094,002 | 47.2% | 1,388 |
| Maine | 413,264 | 746,552 | 55.4% | 407 |
| Maryland | 1,313,857 | 2,545,532 | 51.6% | 1,475 |
| Massachusetts | 2,056,282 | 3,014,657 | 68.2% | 1,620 |
| Michigan | 2,874,796 | 4,599,683 | 62.5% | 3,017 |
| Minnesota | 1,325,722 | 2,519,538 | 52.6% | 1,505 |
| Mississippi | 564,041 | 1,332,811 | 42.3% | 878 |
| Missouri | 1,496,794 | 2,809,501 | 53.3% | 1,654 |
| Montana | 260,297 | 522,939 | 49.8% | 319 |
| Nebraska | 498,694 | 855,631 | 58.3% | 553 |
| Nevada | 293,951 | 1,307,338 | 22.5% | 779 |
| New Hampshire | 336,245 | 644,253 | 52.2% | 350 |
| New Jersey | 2,401,660 | 3,775,842 | 63.6% | 2,181 |
| New Mexico | 413,830 | 949,524 | 43.6% | 612 |
| New York | 6,363,947 | 8,518,962 | 74.7% | 5,396 |
| North Carolina | 1,679,338 | 4,815,195 | 34.9% | 2,672 |
| North Dakota | 183,116 | 374,866 | 48.8% | 228 |
| Ohio | 3,375,298 | 5,271,573 | 64.0% | 3,168 |
| Oklahoma | 886,696 | 1,763,036 | 50.3% | 1,205 |
| Oregon | 914,693 | 1,838,631 | 49.7% | 1,001 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,917,934 | 5,779,663 | 67.8% | 3,446 |
| Puerto Rico | 838,170 | 1,575,105 | 53.2% | 981 |
| Rhode Island | 347,118 | 484,615 | 71.6% | 250 |
| South Carolina | 807,676 | 2,401,638 | 33.6% | 1,323 |
| South Dakota | 204,716 | 402,364 | 50.9% | 242 |
| Tennessee | 1,290,222 | 3,095,472 | 41.7% | 1,701 |
| Texas | 4,087,249 | 11,890,808 | 34.4% | 6,896 |
| Utah | 436,868 | 1,193,082 | 36.6% | 716 |
| Vermont | 190,814 | 337,072 | 56.6% | 193 |
| Virginia | 1,613,948 | 3,654,784 | 44.2% | 2,198 |
| Washington | 1,448,190 | 3,262,667 | 44.4% | 1,784 |
| West Virginia | 488,922 | 859,653 | 56.9% | 546 |
| Wisconsin | 1,590,210 | 2,750,750 | 57.8% | 1,542 |
| Wyoming | 137,375 | 275,131 | 49.9% | 160 |