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.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | 2,156 | 2,584 | 83.4% |
| Warren County | 6,339 | 7,598 | 83.4% |
| Knox County | 19,558 | 23,788 | 82.2% |
| Ford County | 5,126 | 6,263 | 81.8% |
| Bureau County | 12,453 | 15,646 | 79.6% |
| Mason County | 5,267 | 6,615 | 79.6% |
| Henry County | 17,583 | 22,208 | 79.2% |
| Fulton County | 12,418 | 15,883 | 78.2% |
| Iroquois County | 9,961 | 12,818 | 77.7% |
| Whiteside County | 20,081 | 25,850 | 77.7% |
| Mercer County | 5,650 | 7,279 | 77.6% |
| Logan County | 9,280 | 11,984 | 77.4% |
| Vermilion County | 26,519 | 34,390 | 77.1% |
| De Witt County | 5,617 | 7,312 | 76.8% |
| Rock Island County | 51,140 | 66,742 | 76.6% |
| Marshall County | 4,444 | 5,824 | 76.3% |
| Macon County | 37,707 | 49,699 | 75.9% |
| Greene County | 4,393 | 5,801 | 75.7% |
| Pike County | 5,504 | 7,296 | 75.4% |
| Livingston County | 11,999 | 15,930 | 75.3% |
| White County | 5,044 | 6,751 | 74.7% |
| Christian County | 11,316 | 15,190 | 74.5% |
| Hancock County | 6,654 | 8,959 | 74.3% |
| Scott County | 1,778 | 2,393 | 74.3% |
| Cook County | 1,683,152 | 2,270,349 | 74.1% |
| Stephenson County | 15,789 | 21,375 | 73.9% |
| Edgar County | 6,030 | 8,236 | 73.2% |
| Morgan County | 10,958 | 15,033 | 72.9% |
| Lee County | 10,866 | 14,993 | 72.5% |
| Tazewell County | 42,307 | 58,664 | 72.1% |
| Brown County | 1,671 | 2,321 | 72.0% |
| McDonough County | 9,793 | 13,598 | 72.0% |
| Peoria County | 60,647 | 84,992 | 71.4% |
| LaSalle County | 35,529 | 49,838 | 71.3% |
| Lawrence County | 4,529 | 6,358 | 71.2% |
| Gallatin County | 1,783 | 2,506 | 71.1% |
| Montgomery County | 8,910 | 12,528 | 71.1% |
| Adams County | 21,467 | 30,283 | 70.9% |
| Franklin County | 12,988 | 18,468 | 70.3% |
| Carroll County | 5,746 | 8,190 | 70.2% |
| Edwards County | 2,133 | 3,045 | 70.0% |
| Crawford County | 5,858 | 8,461 | 69.2% |
| Schuyler County | 2,284 | 3,317 | 68.9% |
| Cass County | 3,880 | 5,665 | 68.5% |
| Alexander County | 2,027 | 2,964 | 68.4% |
| Wabash County | 3,694 | 5,416 | 68.2% |
| Macoupin County | 14,349 | 21,108 | 68.0% |
| Moultrie County | 4,215 | 6,205 | 67.9% |
| Shelby County | 6,795 | 10,054 | 67.6% |
| Clark County | 4,947 | 7,333 | 67.5% |
| Douglas County | 5,689 | 8,492 | 67.0% |
| Saline County | 7,673 | 11,578 | 66.3% |
| Washington County | 4,223 | 6,402 | 66.0% |
| Cumberland County | 3,110 | 4,720 | 65.9% |
| Coles County | 14,912 | 22,717 | 65.6% |
| Kankakee County | 29,762 | 45,396 | 65.6% |
| Pulaski County | 1,851 | 2,845 | 65.1% |
| Richland County | 4,791 | 7,366 | 65.0% |
| Henderson County | 2,184 | 3,374 | 64.7% |
| Piatt County | 4,747 | 7,380 | 64.3% |
| Fayette County | 5,670 | 8,849 | 64.1% |
| Ogle County | 14,431 | 22,625 | 63.8% |
| Winnebago County | 79,755 | 124,959 | 63.8% |
| Randolph County | 8,532 | 13,400 | 63.7% |
| Sangamon County | 58,793 | 93,151 | 63.1% |
| Madison County | 73,975 | 118,942 | 62.2% |
| Calhoun County | 1,423 | 2,298 | 61.9% |
| Perry County | 5,656 | 9,166 | 61.7% |
| Marion County | 10,597 | 17,379 | 61.0% |
| Woodford County | 9,607 | 15,745 | 61.0% |
| Hamilton County | 2,317 | 3,809 | 60.8% |
| Wayne County | 4,595 | 7,699 | 59.7% |
| Putnam County | 1,825 | 3,069 | 59.5% |
| Hardin County | 1,331 | 2,285 | 58.2% |
| Bond County | 4,005 | 6,892 | 58.1% |
| Jackson County | 16,131 | 27,750 | 58.1% |
| Union County | 4,566 | 7,861 | 58.1% |
| Jasper County | 2,442 | 4,227 | 57.8% |
| Clay County | 3,525 | 6,147 | 57.3% |
| Massac County | 3,906 | 6,824 | 57.2% |
| Jersey County | 5,647 | 9,884 | 57.1% |
| Menard County | 3,188 | 5,602 | 56.9% |
| Jo Daviess County | 7,482 | 13,425 | 55.7% |
| Jefferson County | 9,232 | 16,650 | 55.4% |
| St. Clair County | 63,832 | 115,348 | 55.3% |
| Clinton County | 8,638 | 15,677 | 55.1% |
| DuPage County | 198,881 | 366,099 | 54.3% |
| Effingham County | 8,197 | 15,336 | 53.4% |
| DeKalb County | 21,808 | 41,499 | 52.6% |
| Boone County | 10,011 | 20,238 | 49.5% |
| McLean County | 37,115 | 75,120 | 49.4% |
| Williamson County | 15,696 | 31,957 | 49.1% |
| Champaign County | 45,283 | 94,351 | 48.0% |
| Lake County | 126,457 | 270,083 | 46.8% |
| Kane County | 87,669 | 189,918 | 46.2% |
| Johnson County | 2,431 | 5,538 | 43.9% |
| Grundy County | 8,905 | 21,324 | 41.8% |
| Monroe County | 6,029 | 14,665 | 41.1% |
| McHenry County | 46,774 | 120,605 | 38.8% |
| Will County | 94,010 | 252,684 | 37.2% |
| Pope County | 816 | 2,273 | 35.9% |
| Kendall County | 11,297 | 45,775 | 24.7% |
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/Town | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury Hills | 476 | 476 | 100.0% |
| Cameron | 155 | 155 | 100.0% |
| Galt | 103 | 103 | 100.0% |
| Garden Prairie | 158 | 158 | 100.0% |
| Gilson | 113 | 113 | 100.0% |
| Henning | 114 | 114 | 100.0% |
| Seaton | 129 | 129 | 100.0% |
| Leaf River | 225 | 228 | 98.7% |
| Hometown | 1,887 | 1,916 | 98.5% |
| Roberts | 197 | 200 | 98.5% |
| Berkeley | 2,003 | 2,056 | 97.4% |
| Abingdon | 1,591 | 1,635 | 97.3% |
| Harvel | 110 | 113 | 97.3% |
| Lockport Heights | 296 | 305 | 97.0% |
| Adair | 116 | 120 | 96.7% |
| Altona | 249 | 258 | 96.5% |
| Campbell's Island | 166 | 172 | 96.5% |
| Hanover | 440 | 459 | 95.9% |
| Rosewood Heights | 1,638 | 1,708 | 95.9% |
| Compton | 110 | 115 | 95.7% |
| Hartford | 736 | 769 | 95.7% |
| Forest View | 293 | 307 | 95.4% |
| Dakota | 266 | 279 | 95.3% |
| Leland Grove | 735 | 772 | 95.2% |
| Berwyn | 20,891 | 21,987 | 95.0% |
| Riverside | 3,630 | 3,831 | 94.8% |
| Victoria | 124 | 131 | 94.7% |
| Cabery | 105 | 111 | 94.6% |
| Mineral | 106 | 112 | 94.6% |
| Thawville | 122 | 129 | 94.6% |
| La Fayette | 104 | 110 | 94.5% |
| Walnut | 586 | 620 | 94.5% |
| Hartsburg | 212 | 225 | 94.2% |
| Windsor | 348 | 370 | 94.1% |
| Cicero | 25,102 | 26,738 | 93.9% |
| Kempton | 105 | 112 | 93.8% |
| Georgetown | 178 | 190 | 93.7% |
| Grand Ridge | 250 | 267 | 93.6% |
| Chadwick | 241 | 258 | 93.4% |
| Glenwood | 3,215 | 3,443 | 93.4% |
| Brookfield | 7,472 | 8,010 | 93.3% |
| New Holland | 98 | 105 | 93.3% |
| Evergreen Park | 7,186 | 7,707 | 93.2% |
| Varna | 177 | 190 | 93.2% |
| Sheffield | 390 | 419 | 93.1% |
| Avon | 364 | 392 | 92.9% |
| Fairmont City | 982 | 1,057 | 92.9% |
| Piper City | 346 | 373 | 92.8% |
| Joppa | 102 | 110 | 92.7% |
| Broadview | 2,986 | 3,223 | 92.6% |
| Milledgeville | 479 | 517 | 92.6% |
| Norwood | 201 | 217 | 92.6% |
| Latham | 149 | 161 | 92.5% |
| Cairo | 1,083 | 1,173 | 92.3% |
| Forest City | 94 | 102 | 92.2% |
| Kankakee | 10,423 | 11,309 | 92.2% |
| Lakewood Shores | 235 | 255 | 92.2% |
| North Riverside | 2,836 | 3,078 | 92.1% |
| Bedford Park | 184 | 200 | 92.0% |
| Bradford | 323 | 351 | 92.0% |
| Vermont | 312 | 339 | 92.0% |
| Ingalls Park | 1,128 | 1,229 | 91.8% |
| Creve Coeur | 2,339 | 2,550 | 91.7% |
| East Alton | 2,898 | 3,159 | 91.7% |
| Alexis | 316 | 345 | 91.6% |
| Bushnell | 1,351 | 1,475 | 91.6% |
| Maywood | 7,682 | 8,385 | 91.6% |
| Melvin | 195 | 213 | 91.5% |
| Kangley | 127 | 139 | 91.4% |
| Little York | 138 | 151 | 91.4% |
| Grandview | 580 | 635 | 91.3% |
| Lostant | 157 | 172 | 91.3% |
| Alvan (Alvin) | 93 | 102 | 91.2% |
| Delavan | 676 | 741 | 91.2% |
| Bellwood | 5,896 | 6,475 | 91.1% |
| Chebanse | 411 | 451 | 91.1% |
| Franklin Park | 5,629 | 6,182 | 91.1% |
| Winslow | 153 | 168 | 91.1% |
| Golden | 304 | 334 | 91.0% |
| Manlius | 171 | 188 | 91.0% |
| Belgium | 160 | 176 | 90.9% |
| Hoopeston | 2,298 | 2,529 | 90.9% |
| San Jose | 221 | 243 | 90.9% |
| Bureau Junction | 129 | 142 | 90.8% |
| Apple River | 144 | 159 | 90.6% |
| Arrowsmith | 126 | 139 | 90.6% |
| Bonnie Brae | 318 | 351 | 90.6% |
| Dalton City | 299 | 330 | 90.6% |
| Ransom | 135 | 149 | 90.6% |
| Toulon | 578 | 638 | 90.6% |
| Easton | 133 | 147 | 90.5% |
| Rockdale | 862 | 952 | 90.5% |
| Hillsdale | 189 | 209 | 90.4% |
| Benld | 800 | 886 | 90.3% |
| Crystal Lawns | 687 | 761 | 90.3% |
| London Mills | 149 | 165 | 90.3% |
| Thornton | 767 | 849 | 90.3% |
| West Peoria | 1,974 | 2,187 | 90.3% |
| Park Forest | 8,129 | 9,015 | 90.2% |
| Tiskilwa | 322 | 357 | 90.2% |