Lead Paint Risk in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

County	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Lake County	1,484	2,497	59.4%
Haywood County	4,835	8,247	58.6%
Obion County	8,316	14,343	58.0%
Unicoi County	5,057	8,740	57.9%
Gibson County	12,641	22,500	56.2%
Dyer County	9,075	16,296	55.7%
Carroll County	7,285	13,107	55.6%
Sullivan County	42,105	75,917	55.5%
Shelby County	222,752	403,144	55.3%
Carter County	15,315	27,982	54.7%
Anderson County	19,417	35,570	54.6%
Warren County	9,915	18,343	54.1%
Weakley County	8,130	15,028	54.1%
Humphreys County	4,726	8,868	53.3%
Van Buren County	1,554	2,915	53.3%
Crockett County	3,193	6,114	52.2%
Roane County	13,107	25,560	51.3%
Hamblen County	14,046	27,805	50.5%
Giles County	7,053	14,104	50.0%
Hamilton County	82,694	165,605	49.9%
Johnson County	4,321	8,755	49.4%
Wayne County	3,542	7,205	49.2%
Lauderdale County	5,230	10,697	48.9%
Houston County	1,919	3,960	48.5%
Lawrence County	9,044	18,699	48.4%
Decatur County	3,139	6,588	47.6%
Clay County	1,876	3,987	47.1%
Hardeman County	5,043	10,708	47.1%
Overton County	4,876	10,368	47.0%
Hancock County	1,718	3,667	46.9%
McMinn County	11,117	24,027	46.3%
McNairy County	5,677	12,278	46.2%
Greene County	14,968	32,470	46.1%
Henry County	7,833	17,044	46.0%
Benton County	3,891	8,544	45.5%
Smith County	3,886	8,649	44.9%
DeKalb County	4,496	10,033	44.8%
Grundy County	2,766	6,213	44.5%
White County	5,394	12,158	44.4%
Knox County	94,377	214,606	44.0%
Campbell County	8,924	20,370	43.8%
Franklin County	8,588	19,815	43.3%
Lincoln County	6,983	16,124	43.3%
Hawkins County	11,801	27,299	43.2%
Perry County	2,085	4,830	43.2%
Washington County	26,315	61,426	42.8%
Bradley County	19,357	45,411	42.6%
Davidson County	146,489	345,026	42.5%
Madison County	18,619	43,919	42.4%
Cannon County	2,700	6,384	42.3%
Hardin County	6,350	15,096	42.1%
Coffee County	10,589	25,187	42.0%
Morgan County	3,500	8,550	40.9%
Claiborne County	6,278	15,437	40.7%
Henderson County	5,236	12,944	40.5%
Cocke County	7,184	17,883	40.2%
Hickman County	4,234	10,588	40.0%
Marion County	5,512	13,837	39.8%
Trousdale County	1,516	3,866	39.2%
Blount County	23,749	60,912	39.0%
Marshall County	5,618	14,521	38.7%
Macon County	4,188	10,845	38.6%
Scott County	3,798	9,851	38.6%
Lewis County	2,206	5,746	38.4%
Pickett County	1,285	3,362	38.2%
Stewart County	2,558	6,698	38.2%
Dickson County	8,830	23,198	38.1%
Fentress County	3,516	9,228	38.1%
Moore County	1,128	2,996	37.7%
Polk County	3,276	8,856	37.0%
Loudon County	9,365	25,415	36.8%
Jefferson County	9,261	25,223	36.7%
Bedford County	7,302	20,129	36.3%
Rhea County	5,552	15,311	36.3%
Chester County	2,624	7,251	36.2%
Maury County	16,226	44,841	36.2%
Jackson County	2,042	5,832	35.0%
Cheatham County	5,694	17,171	33.2%
Monroe County	7,103	21,555	33.0%
Putnam County	11,888	35,991	33.0%
Tipton County	7,936	24,204	32.8%
Robertson County	9,398	29,263	32.1%
Grainger County	3,761	11,746	32.0%
Sumner County	24,965	81,376	30.7%
Bledsoe County	1,790	5,895	30.4%
Union County	2,893	9,719	29.8%
Sequatchie County	1,993	6,951	28.7%
Cumberland County	8,812	31,037	28.4%
Fayette County	4,943	18,087	27.3%
Meigs County	1,660	6,164	26.9%
Wilson County	15,416	60,976	25.3%
Montgomery County	22,541	90,226	25.0%
Sevier County	14,070	57,809	24.3%
Rutherford County	26,488	135,336	19.6%
Williamson County	16,274	94,418	17.2%

Cities & Towns in Tennessee

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

City/Town	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Statesville	194	194	100.0%
Lynnville	171	184	92.9%
Copperhill	275	299	92.0%
Ridgeside	243	264	92.0%
Eva	97	106	91.5%
Bon Air	126	144	87.5%
Russellville	263	308	85.4%
Lookout Mountain	720	864	83.3%
Harriman	2,349	2,825	83.2%
Bruceton	563	685	82.2%
Auburntown	145	177	81.9%
Sharon	469	575	81.6%
Calhoun	193	238	81.1%
Red Bank	5,120	6,446	79.4%
Greenfield	785	990	79.3%
Enville	93	118	78.8%
Yorkville	105	134	78.4%
Grand Junction	170	217	78.3%
Banner Hill	446	570	78.2%
Woodbury	849	1,086	78.2%
Woodland Mills	153	196	78.1%
Trimble	193	249	77.5%
Robbins	95	123	77.2%
Eagleton Village	1,902	2,466	77.1%
McLemoresville	161	209	77.0%
Dyer	731	952	76.8%
Oak Hill	1,487	1,939	76.7%
Butler	94	123	76.4%
Waverly	1,735	2,286	75.9%
Bethpage	134	177	75.7%
Walnut Hill	677	894	75.7%
East Ridge	7,863	10,402	75.6%
Puryear	265	352	75.3%
Trezevant	317	423	74.9%
Dresden	1,149	1,537	74.8%
Rutherford	427	572	74.7%
Rockwood	2,051	2,767	74.1%
Westpoint	87	118	73.7%
Camden	1,182	1,609	73.5%
Hickman	110	150	73.3%
Ooltewah	170	232	73.3%
Carthage	715	977	73.2%
Williston	145	199	72.9%
Forest Hills	1,408	1,938	72.7%
Huntland	343	473	72.5%
Bradford	390	539	72.4%
Elizabethton	4,865	6,729	72.3%
Erwin	2,181	3,022	72.2%
Petersburg	174	241	72.2%
Gadsden	163	226	72.1%
Maury City	250	347	72.0%
South Fulton	800	1,113	71.9%
Decaturville	283	395	71.6%
Gibson	132	185	71.4%
Rogersville	1,528	2,146	71.2%
Gainesboro	309	435	71.0%
Englewood	547	771	70.9%
Sparta	1,637	2,314	70.7%
Trenton	1,474	2,086	70.7%
Smithville	1,538	2,187	70.3%
McMinnville	4,509	6,462	69.8%
Waynesboro	826	1,187	69.6%
Alamo	759	1,093	69.4%
Oak Ridge	10,281	14,909	69.0%
Gleason	395	573	68.9%
Spring City	790	1,153	68.5%
Pikeville	567	829	68.4%
St. Joseph	255	376	67.8%
McDonald	167	247	67.6%
Humboldt	2,662	3,953	67.3%
Memphis	196,666	292,290	67.3%
Oliver Springs	943	1,401	67.3%
Sunbright	185	275	67.3%
Cumberland Gap	92	137	67.2%
Kenton	453	675	67.1%
Bloomingdale	2,926	4,399	66.5%
Paris	3,250	4,888	66.5%
Gates	178	268	66.4%
Centerville	1,088	1,642	66.3%
Etowah	1,240	1,871	66.3%
Union City	3,208	4,835	66.3%
Finger	130	197	66.0%
Fayetteville	2,090	3,175	65.8%
Atwood	350	533	65.7%
Hollow Rock	226	344	65.7%
Livingston	1,222	1,859	65.7%
Loretto	497	757	65.7%
Centertown	99	151	65.6%
Midtown	495	754	65.6%
Clifton	323	493	65.5%
Collinwood	310	473	65.5%
Belle Meade	641	980	65.4%
McKenzie	1,501	2,294	65.4%
Lawrenceburg	3,663	5,610	65.3%
Friendsville	279	429	65.0%
Brownsville	2,820	4,345	64.9%
Minor Hill	164	253	64.8%
Spencer	492	759	64.8%
Monterey	666	1,030	64.7%
Tennessee Ridge	441	682	64.7%
Valley Forge	633	978	64.7%
Bristol	8,490	13,152	64.6%
Dyersburg	4,813	7,452	64.6%
Halls	697	1,079	64.6%
Selmer	1,562	2,424	64.4%
Cowan	487	757	64.3%
Friendship	211	328	64.3%
Linden	393	613	64.1%
Niota	223	349	63.9%
Coker Creek	114	179	63.7%
Finley	151	238	63.4%
Greeneville	4,413	6,969	63.3%
New Johnsonville	534	844	63.3%
Wartburg	281	444	63.3%
Bulls Gap	277	438	63.2%
La Follette	2,304	3,651	63.1%
Wrigley	65	103	63.1%
Cedar Hill	87	138	63.0%
Colonial Heights	903	1,434	63.0%
Huntingdon	1,317	2,089	63.0%
Dowelltown	108	172	62.8%
Vanleer	197	314	62.7%
Adams	191	305	62.6%
Liberty	109	174	62.6%
Oneida	1,093	1,748	62.5%
Pulaski	2,479	3,966	62.5%
Hornsby	76	122	62.3%
Millington	3,098	4,969	62.3%
Randolph	66	106	62.3%
Norris	516	830	62.2%
Whiteville	377	606	62.2%
Tazewell	782	1,259	62.1%
Byrdstown	343	554	61.9%
Obion	380	615	61.8%
Sweetwater	1,895	3,075	61.6%
Blountville	700	1,138	61.5%
Alexandria	316	515	61.4%
Elkton	114	186	61.3%
Farner	68	111	61.3%
Milan	2,093	3,423	61.1%
Lafayette	1,429	2,348	60.9%
Savannah	1,966	3,230	60.9%
Loudon	1,567	2,588	60.5%
Sewanee	328	544	60.3%
Gilt Edge	118	196	60.2%
Athens	3,998	6,678	59.9%
Beersheba Springs	212	354	59.9%
Hohenwald	1,133	1,891	59.9%
Crab Orchard	267	447	59.7%
Hampton	508	851	59.7%
Covington	2,261	3,801	59.5%
John Sevier	344	578	59.5%
Knoxville	56,391	94,885	59.4%
Milledgeville	98	165	59.4%
Flintville	174	294	59.2%
Baileyton	159	269	59.1%
New Market	384	650	59.1%
Toone	75	127	59.1%
Hillsboro	114	194	58.8%
Cumberland City	93	159	58.5%
Ridgely	444	759	58.5%
Wartrace	250	427	58.5%
Leoma	87	149	58.4%
Braden	81	139	58.3%
Kingsport	15,995	27,525	58.1%
Rives	71	123	57.7%
Rocky Top	518	897	57.7%
Tiptonville	609	1,056	57.7%
Orebank	228	396	57.6%
Biltmore	536	934	57.4%
Gallaway	137	239	57.3%
Tracy City	437	764	57.2%
Delano	245	429	57.1%
Embreeville	230	403	57.1%
Erin	327	574	57.0%
Bethel Springs	230	404	56.9%
Frankewing	59	104	56.7%
Strawberry Plains	534	942	56.7%
Newport	2,041	3,606	56.6%
Red Boiling Springs	282	498	56.6%
Ripley	1,913	3,377	56.6%
Central	580	1,026	56.5%
Newbern	913	1,617	56.5%
Lobelville	253	449	56.3%
Bowman	91	162	56.2%
Chattanooga	48,961	87,138	56.2%
Green Hill	1,418	2,525	56.2%
Fowlkes	206	368	56.0%
Rutledge	379	677	56.0%
Pine Crest	610	1,094	55.8%
Signal Mountain	1,904	3,423	55.6%
McEwen	419	755	55.5%
South Carthage	441	796	55.4%
Pelham	90	163	55.2%
Lewisburg	3,009	5,457	55.1%
South Pittsburg	836	1,518	55.1%
Alcoa	2,996	5,455	54.9%
Morristown	7,609	13,867	54.9%
Charlotte	388	708	54.8%
Jellico	625	1,141	54.8%
Big Sandy	189	348	54.3%
Park City	686	1,263	54.3%
Parsons	707	1,301	54.3%
Dandridge	777	1,438	54.0%
Sneedville	383	711	53.9%
Clarkrange	179	333	53.8%
Stanton	177	329	53.8%
Tullahoma	4,845	9,001	53.8%
Gruetli-Laager	385	719	53.5%
Somerville	745	1,392	53.5%
Watertown	348	652	53.4%
Morrison	177	332	53.3%
Petros	101	190	53.2%
Philadelphia	160	302	53.0%
Greenback	317	599	52.9%
Harrison	1,879	3,562	52.8%
Kingston	1,501	2,844	52.8%
Allardt	202	383	52.7%
Dover	443	841	52.7%
Harrogate	952	1,807	52.7%
Henderson	1,182	2,241	52.7%
Ethridge	111	211	52.6%
Hilham	64	122	52.5%
Pittman Center	269	512	52.5%
Bolivar	1,308	2,495	52.4%
Mountain City	649	1,241	52.3%
Fall Branch	286	548	52.2%
Spurgeon	1,024	1,967	52.1%
Surgoinsville	474	910	52.1%
Ridgetop	486	936	51.9%
Jefferson City	1,834	3,543	51.8%
Middle Valley	2,536	4,894	51.8%
Mount Carmel	1,093	2,115	51.7%
Whitwell	533	1,030	51.7%
Burlison	91	178	51.1%
Tusculum	566	1,107	51.1%
Columbia	9,734	19,160	50.8%
Doyle	108	213	50.7%
Pleasant Hill	171	337	50.7%
Bon Aqua Junction	333	658	50.6%
Burns	381	754	50.5%
Hornbeak	114	226	50.4%
Rockford	180	357	50.4%
Lenoir City	2,352	4,696	50.1%
Crump	326	652	50.0%
Powells Crossroads	335	672	49.9%
Watauga	150	301	49.8%
New Tazewell	575	1,156	49.7%
Middleton	180	364	49.5%
Coalmont	190	385	49.4%
Ramer	81	164	49.4%
Martin	2,302	4,667	49.3%
Sullivan Gardens	340	690	49.3%
Ducktown	146	297	49.2%
Henning	303	617	49.1%
Clinton	2,358	4,811	49.0%
Unicoi	887	1,812	49.0%
Bell Buckle	115	235	48.9%
Mount Pleasant	1,097	2,243	48.9%
Adamsville	509	1,043	48.8%
Guys	100	205	48.8%
Palmer	142	291	48.8%
Caryville	490	1,006	48.7%
Michie	133	275	48.4%
Lyles	167	346	48.3%
Moscow	159	329	48.3%
Wildwood Lake	757	1,574	48.1%
Dickson	3,292	6,868	47.9%
Kimball	392	819	47.9%
Lexington	1,558	3,250	47.9%
Stantonville	67	140	47.9%
Decatur	404	846	47.8%
Hunter	473	990	47.8%
Cleveland	9,488	19,908	47.7%
Fincastle	292	615	47.5%
White Pine	591	1,244	47.5%
Charleston	198	419	47.3%
Jacksboro	600	1,269	47.3%
Cornersville	289	612	47.2%
Roan Mountain	200	424	47.2%
Gordonsville	279	593	47.0%
Decherd	667	1,427	46.7%
Graysville	309	662	46.7%
Tellico Plains	240	514	46.7%
Jamestown	545	1,169	46.6%
South Cleveland	1,556	3,341	46.6%
Samburg	72	155	46.5%
Winchester	2,073	4,455	46.5%
Benton	300	646	46.4%
Johnson City	15,348	33,086	46.4%
White Bluff	907	1,953	46.4%
Celina	367	793	46.3%
Mascot	641	1,385	46.3%
Jonesborough	1,267	2,761	45.9%
Jackson	13,858	30,259	45.8%
Oak Grove CDP (Washington County)	943	2,067	45.6%
East Cleveland	342	751	45.5%
Walden	339	750	45.2%
Mosheim	477	1,067	44.7%
Morris Chapel	59	133	44.4%
Springfield	3,259	7,344	44.4%
Cosby	146	332	44.0%
Germantown	7,065	16,134	43.8%
Soddy-Daisy	2,441	5,571	43.8%
Huntsville	371	850	43.6%
Maryville	5,585	12,883	43.4%
Cottontown	70	162	43.2%
Estill Springs	369	855	43.2%
Orlinda	199	461	43.2%
Sardis	112	259	43.2%
Scotts Hill	227	526	43.2%
Dayton	1,406	3,274	42.9%
Andersonville	106	248	42.7%
Troy	362	847	42.7%
Big Rock	52	123	42.3%
Monteagle	377	891	42.3%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	140,913	333,074	42.3%
Counce	89	211	42.2%
Eastview	170	405	42.0%
Taft	53	127	41.7%
Elgin	67	162	41.4%
Pinson	65	157	41.4%
Ardmore	231	561	41.2%
Medon	47	114	41.2%
Grimsley	179	436	41.1%
Shelbyville	3,799	9,245	41.1%
Saltillo	210	512	41.0%
Saulsbury	50	122	41.0%
Dunlap	1,010	2,473	40.8%
Manchester	2,092	5,155	40.6%
Fairmount	303	757	40.0%
Louisville	807	2,027	39.8%
Nixon	66	166	39.8%
New Hope	153	388	39.4%
Hartsville/Trousdale County	1,516	3,866	39.2%
Bean Station	582	1,509	38.6%
Wildersville	44	114	38.6%
Castalian Springs	106	277	38.3%
Eagleville	129	337	38.3%
Halls	1,652	4,378	37.7%
Lynchburg	1,128	2,996	37.7%
Church Hill	1,249	3,338	37.4%
Cookeville	5,919	15,881	37.3%
Westmoreland	382	1,033	37.0%
Bluff City	365	990	36.9%
Clarksburg	108	293	36.9%
Hendersonville	9,677	26,328	36.8%
Baxter	253	690	36.7%
Crossville	2,158	5,906	36.5%
Karns	525	1,449	36.2%
Olivet	250	690	36.2%
Garland	63	177	35.6%
Hopewell	363	1,028	35.3%
Luttrell	179	511	35.0%
Pegram	330	943	35.0%
Bells	364	1,043	34.9%
Chapel Hill	248	710	34.9%
Sequatchie	73	211	34.6%
New Deal	35	102	34.3%
Madisonville	765	2,254	33.9%
Coalfield	366	1,082	33.8%
Millersville	871	2,578	33.8%
Jasper	474	1,409	33.6%
Falling Water	274	819	33.5%
Darden	75	226	33.2%
Lakesite	289	877	33.0%
Townsend	146	445	32.8%
Mooresburg	119	365	32.6%
Powell	1,735	5,362	32.4%
Henry	66	205	32.2%
Wildwood	121	379	31.9%
Parker's Crossroads	83	265	31.3%
Rural Hill	294	941	31.2%
Lebanon	5,258	16,967	31.0%
Goodlettsville	2,429	7,923	30.7%
Lone Oak	174	567	30.7%
Vonore	264	859	30.7%
Chesterfield	61	202	30.2%
Seymour	1,962	6,499	30.2%
Altamont	124	421	29.5%
Summertown	94	319	29.5%
Farragut	2,663	9,104	29.3%
Gatlinburg	1,375	4,775	28.8%
Gray	217	753	28.8%
Mason	102	363	28.1%
Gallatin	5,481	19,689	27.8%
Kingston Springs	306	1,110	27.6%
Bartlett	5,705	20,818	27.4%
Plainview	297	1,086	27.3%
Cross Plains	191	703	27.2%
Mowbray Mountain	209	770	27.1%
Walland	41	152	27.0%
Apison	481	1,786	26.9%
Winfield	142	528	26.9%
Fairview	953	3,560	26.8%
Munford	675	2,526	26.7%
Walnut Grove CDP (Sumner County)	77	290	26.6%
Clarksville	17,931	69,610	25.8%
Piperton	268	1,061	25.3%
Pigeon Forge	1,270	5,113	24.8%
Pleasant View	482	1,955	24.7%
Sale Creek	255	1,040	24.5%
Flat Top Mountain	73	303	24.1%
Ashland City	552	2,357	23.4%
Medina	455	1,975	23.0%
Sevierville	2,052	8,940	23.0%
Telford	79	347	22.8%
Brighton	269	1,196	22.5%
Brentwood	3,439	15,607	22.0%
Portland	1,125	5,190	21.7%
Riceville	75	345	21.7%
Shackle Island	319	1,470	21.7%
Smyrna	4,464	20,763	21.5%
Gladeville	155	744	20.8%
Greenbrier	509	2,522	20.2%
Collegedale	907	4,555	19.9%
Walnut Grove CDP (Hardin County)	35	177	19.8%
Maynardville	237	1,202	19.7%
Murfreesboro	12,731	64,497	19.7%
New Union	169	877	19.3%
Baneberry	55	293	18.8%
Parrottsville	29	155	18.7%
Coopertown	327	1,789	18.3%
Fairfield Glade	979	5,464	17.9%
Three Way	151	870	17.4%
White House	897	5,316	16.9%
Algood	308	1,828	16.8%
Blaine	179	1,073	16.7%
Lakeland	882	5,270	16.7%
Berry Hill	258	1,600	16.1%
La Vergne	2,099	13,611	15.4%
Lake Tansi	413	2,710	15.2%
Griffith Creek	19	127	15.0%
Arlington	705	4,843	14.6%
Christiana	247	1,858	13.3%
Thompson's Station	364	2,743	13.3%
Franklin	4,438	34,971	12.7%
Mayland	35	281	12.5%
Unionville	77	614	12.5%
Collierville	2,220	18,547	12.0%
Atoka	452	3,850	11.7%
Rossville	55	508	10.8%
Dodson Branch	44	410	10.7%
Mount Juliet	1,658	16,406	10.1%
Nolensville	394	4,477	8.8%
Fairgarden	20	252	7.9%
Beech Bluff	13	184	7.1%
Kahite	22	367	6.0%
Rockvale	26	522	5.0%
Oakland	190	3,900	4.9%
Lakewood Park	32	678	4.7%
Spring Hill	919	20,041	4.6%
Tellico Village	180	3,927	4.6%
Helenwood	0	111	0.0%
Rarity Bay	0	487	0.0%