Lead Paint Risk in Alabama
42.4%Pre-1978 Housing
981,682Pre-1978 Units
2,316,192Total Housing Units
1,437Census Tracts
Counties in Alabama
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 11,327 | 18,949 | 59.8% |
| Jefferson County | 179,760 | 309,542 | 58.1% |
| Etowah County | 27,404 | 47,487 | 57.7% |
| Lamar County | 3,892 | 7,107 | 54.8% |
| Marion County | 7,590 | 14,156 | 53.6% |
| Macon County | 5,054 | 9,664 | 52.3% |
| Chambers County | 8,563 | 16,427 | 52.1% |
| Calhoun County | 27,677 | 53,271 | 52.0% |
| Montgomery County | 54,909 | 105,799 | 51.9% |
| Mobile County | 95,478 | 185,413 | 51.5% |
| Butler County | 5,005 | 9,841 | 50.9% |
| Lauderdale County | 22,680 | 44,801 | 50.6% |
| Colbert County | 14,050 | 27,887 | 50.4% |
| Fayette County | 3,888 | 7,798 | 49.9% |
| Sumter County | 3,143 | 6,329 | 49.7% |
| Geneva County | 6,186 | 12,555 | 49.3% |
| Covington County | 9,180 | 18,676 | 49.2% |
| Pickens County | 4,229 | 8,726 | 48.5% |
| Crenshaw County | 3,138 | 6,562 | 47.8% |
| Henry County | 4,354 | 9,151 | 47.6% |
| Greene County | 1,988 | 4,258 | 46.7% |
| Dale County | 10,641 | 22,910 | 46.4% |
| Walker County | 14,034 | 30,230 | 46.4% |
| Choctaw County | 3,309 | 7,164 | 46.2% |
| Clarke County | 5,421 | 11,727 | 46.2% |
| Talladega County | 17,673 | 38,285 | 46.2% |
| Washington County | 3,577 | 7,774 | 46.0% |
| Russell County | 12,646 | 27,531 | 45.9% |
| Barbour County | 5,346 | 11,702 | 45.7% |
| Franklin County | 6,387 | 13,965 | 45.7% |
| Clay County | 3,224 | 7,072 | 45.6% |
| Jackson County | 11,310 | 24,797 | 45.6% |
| Marengo County | 4,420 | 9,837 | 44.9% |
| Morgan County | 23,971 | 53,569 | 44.7% |
| DeKalb County | 13,744 | 30,853 | 44.5% |
| Houston County | 21,960 | 49,774 | 44.1% |
| Tallapoosa County | 9,912 | 22,967 | 43.2% |
| Cullman County | 17,014 | 39,538 | 43.0% |
| Monroe County | 4,388 | 10,193 | 43.0% |
| Coosa County | 2,578 | 6,042 | 42.7% |
| Coffee County | 10,297 | 24,399 | 42.2% |
| Hale County | 3,157 | 7,514 | 42.0% |
| Chilton County | 8,259 | 19,702 | 41.9% |
| Cleburne County | 2,836 | 6,853 | 41.4% |
| Marshall County | 17,186 | 41,531 | 41.4% |
| Bibb County | 3,724 | 9,090 | 41.0% |
| Escambia County | 6,874 | 16,759 | 41.0% |
| Wilcox County | 2,166 | 5,314 | 40.8% |
| Winston County | 5,349 | 13,111 | 40.8% |
| Conecuh County | 2,603 | 6,444 | 40.4% |
| Randolph County | 4,984 | 12,461 | 40.0% |
| Perry County | 1,578 | 3,961 | 39.8% |
| Bullock County | 1,776 | 4,554 | 39.0% |
| Cherokee County | 5,713 | 14,663 | 39.0% |
| Pike County | 6,197 | 16,124 | 38.4% |
| Blount County | 9,468 | 24,793 | 38.2% |
| Lawrence County | 5,524 | 15,317 | 36.1% |
| Lowndes County | 1,654 | 4,827 | 34.3% |
| Tuscaloosa County | 35,142 | 102,935 | 34.1% |
| Autauga County | 8,317 | 24,731 | 33.6% |
| Madison County | 57,096 | 174,709 | 32.7% |
| Elmore County | 10,916 | 37,085 | 29.4% |
| Limestone County | 12,356 | 43,487 | 28.4% |
| St. Clair County | 9,351 | 38,667 | 24.2% |
| Lee County | 18,280 | 77,509 | 23.6% |
| Baldwin County | 24,539 | 128,518 | 19.1% |
| Shelby County | 15,290 | 90,805 | 16.8% |
Cities & Towns in Alabama
518 cities and towns ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage (minimum 100 housing units). Showing the top 100 here; download all places from the data page.
| City/Town | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm | 120 | 120 | 100.0% |
| Bellamy | 183 | 199 | 92.0% |
| Pine Apple | 98 | 107 | 91.6% |
| Chickasaw | 2,447 | 2,713 | 90.2% |
| Fulton | 155 | 174 | 89.1% |
| Midfield | 2,030 | 2,295 | 88.5% |
| Brighton | 1,378 | 1,607 | 85.7% |
| Minor | 387 | 468 | 82.7% |
| McDonald Chapel | 280 | 342 | 81.9% |
| Forestdale | 3,577 | 4,378 | 81.7% |
| Gadsden | 13,312 | 16,378 | 81.3% |
| Fairfield | 3,823 | 4,732 | 80.8% |
| Graysville | 977 | 1,219 | 80.1% |
| Napier Field | 179 | 224 | 79.9% |
| Sheffield | 4,060 | 5,088 | 79.8% |
| Cherokee | 360 | 454 | 79.3% |
| Vinegar Bend | 132 | 167 | 79.0% |
| Coffee Springs | 146 | 185 | 78.9% |
| West End-Cobb Town | 1,275 | 1,618 | 78.8% |
| Mignon | 395 | 504 | 78.4% |
| Lanett | 2,268 | 2,927 | 77.5% |
| Kinston | 214 | 277 | 77.3% |
| Piedmont | 1,624 | 2,103 | 77.2% |
| Cordova | 628 | 814 | 77.1% |
| Lipscomb | 775 | 1,006 | 77.0% |
| Mulga | 288 | 374 | 77.0% |
| Trafford | 214 | 278 | 77.0% |
| Elba | 1,390 | 1,808 | 76.9% |
| Brantley | 362 | 473 | 76.5% |
| Attalla | 2,287 | 2,995 | 76.4% |
| Edgewater | 319 | 420 | 76.0% |
| Brundidge | 1,030 | 1,363 | 75.6% |
| Fyffe | 455 | 603 | 75.5% |
| Millry | 262 | 347 | 75.5% |
| Adamsville | 1,511 | 2,026 | 74.6% |
| Parrish | 380 | 510 | 74.5% |
| Hatton | 93 | 125 | 74.4% |
| Mountain Brook | 6,565 | 8,819 | 74.4% |
| Dozier | 147 | 198 | 74.2% |
| Prichard | 6,527 | 8,791 | 74.2% |
| Smoke Rise | 344 | 464 | 74.1% |
| Bessemer | 9,229 | 12,612 | 73.2% |
| Anniston | 8,594 | 11,749 | 73.1% |
| Selma | 6,906 | 9,449 | 73.1% |
| Center Point | 4,832 | 6,638 | 72.8% |
| Tarrant | 2,163 | 2,980 | 72.6% |
| Brookside | 397 | 549 | 72.3% |
| Clayton | 431 | 597 | 72.2% |
| Concord | 623 | 864 | 72.1% |
| Bridgeport | 945 | 1,313 | 72.0% |
| Abbeville | 924 | 1,288 | 71.7% |
| Samson | 639 | 895 | 71.4% |
| Tallassee | 1,640 | 2,300 | 71.3% |
| Birmingham | 77,193 | 108,903 | 70.9% |
| Butler | 747 | 1,056 | 70.7% |
| Cottonwood | 432 | 611 | 70.7% |
| Haleyville | 1,373 | 1,944 | 70.6% |
| Slocomb | 626 | 899 | 69.6% |
| Aliceville | 713 | 1,028 | 69.4% |
| Mount Vernon | 391 | 566 | 69.1% |
| West Jefferson | 195 | 282 | 69.1% |
| Maytown | 107 | 155 | 69.0% |
| Talladega | 4,486 | 6,499 | 69.0% |
| Pine Ridge | 146 | 212 | 68.9% |
| Rosa | 225 | 327 | 68.8% |
| Georgiana | 561 | 817 | 68.7% |
| Boligee | 124 | 181 | 68.5% |
| Centreville | 904 | 1,320 | 68.5% |
| Newton | 503 | 735 | 68.4% |
| Gordo | 435 | 638 | 68.2% |
| Lockhart | 146 | 215 | 67.9% |
| Heflin | 988 | 1,462 | 67.6% |
| Millport | 413 | 611 | 67.6% |
| Shiloh | 140 | 208 | 67.3% |
| Hartford | 751 | 1,118 | 67.2% |
| Holt | 837 | 1,259 | 66.5% |
| Linden | 666 | 1,002 | 66.5% |
| Red Level | 163 | 245 | 66.5% |
| St. Stephens | 89 | 135 | 65.9% |
| McKenzie | 221 | 336 | 65.8% |
| Mentone | 252 | 383 | 65.8% |
| Hobson City | 276 | 421 | 65.6% |
| Notasulga | 328 | 500 | 65.6% |
| Blountsville | 504 | 772 | 65.3% |
| Camden | 494 | 758 | 65.2% |
| Repton | 86 | 132 | 65.2% |
| Homewood | 6,999 | 10,744 | 65.1% |
| Bakerhill | 80 | 123 | 65.0% |
| Mobile | 58,766 | 90,744 | 64.8% |
| Sulligent | 513 | 792 | 64.8% |
| Wadley | 185 | 286 | 64.7% |
| Brilliant | 412 | 640 | 64.4% |
| Goshen | 121 | 188 | 64.4% |
| Livingston | 451 | 700 | 64.4% |
| Luverne | 832 | 1,295 | 64.2% |
| Guin | 667 | 1,041 | 64.1% |
| Gallant | 373 | 585 | 63.8% |
| Brent | 719 | 1,129 | 63.7% |
| Hueytown | 4,077 | 6,409 | 63.6% |
| Opp | 2,127 | 3,346 | 63.6% |