Lead Paint Risk in Illinois

64.1%Pre-1978 Housing
3,491,756Pre-1978 Units
5,443,501Total Housing Units
3,265Census Tracts

Counties in Illinois

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

CountyPre-1978 HousingTotal HousingRisk Rate
Stark County2,1562,58483.4%
Warren County6,3397,59883.4%
Knox County19,55823,78882.2%
Ford County5,1266,26381.8%
Bureau County12,45315,64679.6%
Mason County5,2676,61579.6%
Henry County17,58322,20879.2%
Fulton County12,41815,88378.2%
Iroquois County9,96112,81877.7%
Whiteside County20,08125,85077.7%
Mercer County5,6507,27977.6%
Logan County9,28011,98477.4%
Vermilion County26,51934,39077.1%
De Witt County5,6177,31276.8%
Rock Island County51,14066,74276.6%
Marshall County4,4445,82476.3%
Macon County37,70749,69975.9%
Greene County4,3935,80175.7%
Pike County5,5047,29675.4%
Livingston County11,99915,93075.3%
White County5,0446,75174.7%
Christian County11,31615,19074.5%
Hancock County6,6548,95974.3%
Scott County1,7782,39374.3%
Cook County1,683,1522,270,34974.1%
Stephenson County15,78921,37573.9%
Edgar County6,0308,23673.2%
Morgan County10,95815,03372.9%
Lee County10,86614,99372.5%
Tazewell County42,30758,66472.1%
Brown County1,6712,32172.0%
McDonough County9,79313,59872.0%
Peoria County60,64784,99271.4%
LaSalle County35,52949,83871.3%
Lawrence County4,5296,35871.2%
Gallatin County1,7832,50671.1%
Montgomery County8,91012,52871.1%
Adams County21,46730,28370.9%
Franklin County12,98818,46870.3%
Carroll County5,7468,19070.2%
Edwards County2,1333,04570.0%
Crawford County5,8588,46169.2%
Schuyler County2,2843,31768.9%
Cass County3,8805,66568.5%
Alexander County2,0272,96468.4%
Wabash County3,6945,41668.2%
Macoupin County14,34921,10868.0%
Moultrie County4,2156,20567.9%
Shelby County6,79510,05467.6%
Clark County4,9477,33367.5%
Douglas County5,6898,49267.0%
Saline County7,67311,57866.3%
Washington County4,2236,40266.0%
Cumberland County3,1104,72065.9%
Coles County14,91222,71765.6%
Kankakee County29,76245,39665.6%
Pulaski County1,8512,84565.1%
Richland County4,7917,36665.0%
Henderson County2,1843,37464.7%
Piatt County4,7477,38064.3%
Fayette County5,6708,84964.1%
Ogle County14,43122,62563.8%
Winnebago County79,755124,95963.8%
Randolph County8,53213,40063.7%
Sangamon County58,79393,15163.1%
Madison County73,975118,94262.2%
Calhoun County1,4232,29861.9%
Perry County5,6569,16661.7%
Marion County10,59717,37961.0%
Woodford County9,60715,74561.0%
Hamilton County2,3173,80960.8%
Wayne County4,5957,69959.7%
Putnam County1,8253,06959.5%
Hardin County1,3312,28558.2%
Bond County4,0056,89258.1%
Jackson County16,13127,75058.1%
Union County4,5667,86158.1%
Jasper County2,4424,22757.8%
Clay County3,5256,14757.3%
Massac County3,9066,82457.2%
Jersey County5,6479,88457.1%
Menard County3,1885,60256.9%
Jo Daviess County7,48213,42555.7%
Jefferson County9,23216,65055.4%
St. Clair County63,832115,34855.3%
Clinton County8,63815,67755.1%
DuPage County198,881366,09954.3%
Effingham County8,19715,33653.4%
DeKalb County21,80841,49952.6%
Boone County10,01120,23849.5%
McLean County37,11575,12049.4%
Williamson County15,69631,95749.1%
Champaign County45,28394,35148.0%
Lake County126,457270,08346.8%
Kane County87,669189,91846.2%
Johnson County2,4315,53843.9%
Grundy County8,90521,32441.8%
Monroe County6,02914,66541.1%
McHenry County46,774120,60538.8%
Will County94,010252,68437.2%
Pope County8162,27335.9%
Kendall County11,29745,77524.7%

Cities & Towns in Illinois

1199 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/TownPre-1978 HousingTotal HousingRisk Rate
Arbury Hills476476100.0%
Cameron155155100.0%
Galt103103100.0%
Garden Prairie158158100.0%
Gilson113113100.0%
Henning114114100.0%
Seaton129129100.0%
Leaf River22522898.7%
Hometown1,8871,91698.5%
Roberts19720098.5%
Berkeley2,0032,05697.4%
Abingdon1,5911,63597.3%
Harvel11011397.3%
Lockport Heights29630597.0%
Adair11612096.7%
Altona24925896.5%
Campbell's Island16617296.5%
Hanover44045995.9%
Rosewood Heights1,6381,70895.9%
Compton11011595.7%
Hartford73676995.7%
Forest View29330795.4%
Dakota26627995.3%
Leland Grove73577295.2%
Berwyn20,89121,98795.0%
Riverside3,6303,83194.8%
Victoria12413194.7%
Cabery10511194.6%
Mineral10611294.6%
Thawville12212994.6%
La Fayette10411094.5%
Walnut58662094.5%
Hartsburg21222594.2%
Windsor34837094.1%
Cicero25,10226,73893.9%
Kempton10511293.8%
Georgetown17819093.7%
Grand Ridge25026793.6%
Chadwick24125893.4%
Glenwood3,2153,44393.4%
Brookfield7,4728,01093.3%
New Holland9810593.3%
Evergreen Park7,1867,70793.2%
Varna17719093.2%
Sheffield39041993.1%
Avon36439292.9%
Fairmont City9821,05792.9%
Piper City34637392.8%
Joppa10211092.7%
Broadview2,9863,22392.6%
Milledgeville47951792.6%
Norwood20121792.6%
Latham14916192.5%
Cairo1,0831,17392.3%
Forest City9410292.2%
Kankakee10,42311,30992.2%
Lakewood Shores23525592.2%
North Riverside2,8363,07892.1%
Bedford Park18420092.0%
Bradford32335192.0%
Vermont31233992.0%
Ingalls Park1,1281,22991.8%
Creve Coeur2,3392,55091.7%
East Alton2,8983,15991.7%
Alexis31634591.6%
Bushnell1,3511,47591.6%
Maywood7,6828,38591.6%
Melvin19521391.5%
Kangley12713991.4%
Little York13815191.4%
Grandview58063591.3%
Lostant15717291.3%
Alvan (Alvin)9310291.2%
Delavan67674191.2%
Bellwood5,8966,47591.1%
Chebanse41145191.1%
Franklin Park5,6296,18291.1%
Winslow15316891.1%
Golden30433491.0%
Manlius17118891.0%
Belgium16017690.9%
Hoopeston2,2982,52990.9%
San Jose22124390.9%
Bureau Junction12914290.8%
Apple River14415990.6%
Arrowsmith12613990.6%
Bonnie Brae31835190.6%
Dalton City29933090.6%
Ransom13514990.6%
Toulon57863890.6%
Easton13314790.5%
Rockdale86295290.5%
Hillsdale18920990.4%
Benld80088690.3%
Crystal Lawns68776190.3%
London Mills14916590.3%
Thornton76784990.3%
West Peoria1,9742,18790.3%
Park Forest8,1299,01590.2%
Tiskilwa32235790.2%