Lead Paint Risk in White County, Arkansas

31.2%Pre-1978 Housing

10,480Pre-1978 Units

33,622Total Housing Units

19Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

10,480 housing units in White County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 31.2%, compared with the state rate of 40.5%.
Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 19 of 19 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 706	782	1,558	50.2%	374	159	126	71	52
Census Tract 708.02	704	1,406	50.1%	470	152	11	26	45
Census Tract 704.02	990	2,064	48.0%	644	63	136	86	61
Census Tract 705.02	536	1,118	47.9%	216	121	151	16	32
Census Tract 708.01	274	620	44.2%	102	10	44	52	66
Census Tract 711.01	812	1,854	43.8%	267	234	127	63	121
Census Tract 709.01	838	1,955	42.9%	591	140	30	77	0
Census Tract 711.02	607	1,429	42.5%	348	87	39	80	53
Census Tract 702	831	2,304	36.1%	203	194	210	101	123
Census Tract 707	603	1,944	31.0%	162	221	125	36	59
Census Tract 701	534	1,805	29.6%	227	86	119	45	57
Census Tract 712.02	733	2,639	27.8%	634	18	34	0	47
Census Tract 703	457	2,040	22.4%	351	88	18	0	0
Census Tract 705.01	283	1,311	21.6%	187	53	12	24	7
Census Tract 710.01	284	1,483	19.2%	228	21	14	14	7
Census Tract 710.02	283	1,698	16.7%	90	105	30	0	58
Census Tract 704.01	371	2,246	16.5%	293	48	0	0	30
Census Tract 712.01	369	2,323	15.9%	304	65	0	0	0
Census Tract 709.02	189	1,825	10.4%	146	12	0	7	24