Lead Paint Risk in Lowndes County, Georgia

31.3%Pre-1978 Housing

15,772Pre-1978 Units

50,323Total Housing Units

29Census 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

15,772 housing units in Lowndes County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 31.3%, compared with the state rate of 32.3%.
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 29 of 29 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 110	1,200	1,519	79.0%	647	290	186	0	77
Census Tract 111	858	1,332	64.4%	226	45	162	128	297
Census Tract 112	1,391	2,193	63.4%	635	333	343	80	0
Census Tract 105	1,162	1,889	61.5%	540	380	242	0	0
Census Tract 104.04	1,102	1,804	61.1%	142	321	633	6	0
Census Tract 113.02	792	1,304	60.7%	66	113	119	96	398
Census Tract 109	505	885	57.1%	77	108	93	218	9
Census Tract 104.01	434	776	55.9%	126	142	115	43	8
Census Tract 114.02	432	842	51.3%	101	125	111	54	41
Census Tract 108.02	350	707	49.5%	224	0	0	64	62
Census Tract 115	669	1,644	40.7%	388	59	153	34	35
Census Tract 116	863	2,213	39.0%	356	239	180	25	63
Census Tract 108.01	540	1,668	32.4%	306	74	36	91	33
Census Tract 103.02	386	1,208	32.0%	142	214	30	0	0
Census Tract 113.01	723	2,470	29.3%	366	111	181	65	0
Census Tract 114.01	215	1,006	21.4%	115	59	24	17	0
Census Tract 107	312	1,507	20.7%	85	117	5	0	105
Census Tract 103.01	479	2,442	19.6%	320	159	0	0	0
Census Tract 101.01	422	2,204	19.1%	236	62	92	24	8
Census Tract 106.01	569	3,214	17.7%	474	0	0	0	95
Census Tract 102.04	530	3,144	16.9%	225	38	137	42	88
Census Tract 114.04	251	1,484	16.9%	156	72	11	0	12
Census Tract 106.04	355	2,448	14.5%	142	24	170	0	19
Census Tract 104.03	152	1,080	14.1%	85	56	11	0	0
Census Tract 102.01	193	1,387	13.9%	60	18	96	12	7
Census Tract 102.03	297	2,208	13.5%	139	19	102	20	17
Census Tract 114.05	256	2,075	12.3%	222	8	26	0	0
Census Tract 101.02	230	2,157	10.7%	176	25	0	0	29
Census Tract 101.03	104	1,513	6.9%	74	7	12	11	0