Lead Paint Risk in Iowa

62.4%Pre-1978 Housing
890,672Pre-1978 Units
1,427,175Total Housing Units
896Census Tracts

Counties in Iowa

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

CountyPre-1978 HousingTotal HousingRisk Rate
Franklin County4,0574,65787.1%
Emmet County3,9184,51786.7%
Pocahontas County3,1493,65886.1%
Cherokee County4,7565,55585.6%
Audubon County2,3432,78684.1%
Hardin County6,6788,02883.2%
Ida County2,7953,36583.1%
Worth County2,8983,48783.1%
Floyd County6,0447,30882.7%
Winnebago County4,1815,08082.3%
Page County5,7216,99681.8%
Shelby County4,4275,42981.5%
Sac County4,1665,12281.3%
Calhoun County3,8814,79481.0%
Cass County5,1636,39780.7%
Taylor County2,3282,89080.6%
Keokuk County3,7434,65080.5%
Humboldt County3,6844,60080.1%
Wright County5,0226,26680.1%
Webster County13,58517,05379.7%
Montgomery County3,9875,01179.6%
Osceola County2,2732,86779.3%
Crawford County5,3916,85278.7%
Wapello County12,39415,74078.7%
Palo Alto County3,5494,51778.6%
Greene County3,3894,31678.5%
Hancock County4,0075,12078.3%
Hamilton County5,4877,05677.8%
Marshall County13,10016,86077.7%
Lee County12,25715,80877.5%
Howard County3,3284,31477.1%
Clinton County16,56021,59076.7%
Adair County2,7533,59576.6%
Kossuth County5,5307,22076.6%
Tama County5,8197,59576.6%
Woodbury County32,86043,12176.2%
Cerro Gordo County17,24322,73075.9%
Fremont County2,3743,13075.8%
Grundy County4,1505,48975.6%
Monona County3,3084,39075.4%
Des Moines County14,08918,77875.0%
Fayette County6,9719,32474.8%
Butler County4,8986,56974.6%
Adams County1,4091,89274.5%
Mitchell County3,6504,90274.5%
O'Brien County4,8356,54473.9%
Union County4,2685,79073.7%
Chickasaw County4,0665,54573.3%
Harrison County4,8546,67972.7%
Buena Vista County5,9738,24172.5%
Louisa County3,4334,73672.5%
Boone County8,62612,00571.9%
Carroll County6,8329,50871.9%
Lucas County2,9314,07771.9%
Appanoose County4,5366,31471.8%
Jasper County11,51716,20871.1%
Black Hawk County41,54058,74870.7%
Clay County5,7498,14170.6%
Jackson County6,4979,27270.1%
Mahaska County6,7999,70870.0%
Cedar County5,7348,23869.6%
Washington County6,6669,63869.2%
Henry County5,8158,44268.9%
Bremer County7,22010,54268.5%
Wayne County2,0693,02168.5%
Lyon County3,3094,85768.1%
Clayton County5,9638,79167.8%
Delaware County5,5178,14267.8%
Winneshiek County6,0089,01166.7%
Muscatine County12,20418,42966.2%
Pottawattamie County26,43740,02266.1%
Davis County2,3653,60265.7%
Jefferson County5,0667,70765.7%
Guthrie County3,7775,78265.3%
Buchanan County5,8338,94665.2%
Poweshiek County5,8178,94665.0%
Benton County7,19611,09564.9%
Jones County5,7098,88264.3%
Van Buren County2,2553,50664.3%
Sioux County8,41213,17563.8%
Clarke County2,8054,40163.7%
Dubuque County27,38043,00363.7%
Iowa County4,6557,35563.3%
Plymouth County6,86410,86363.2%
Scott County49,16878,13062.9%
Monroe County2,2853,64862.6%
Mills County3,8206,11962.4%
Decatur County2,2573,65161.8%
Allamakee County4,6797,73060.5%
Marion County8,56414,26860.0%
Ringgold County1,5522,67658.0%
Madison County3,8777,03155.1%
Dickinson County7,58514,06053.9%
Linn County54,807101,98953.7%
Polk County106,014215,01649.3%
Story County19,78641,64247.5%
Warren County10,09421,47347.0%
Johnson County25,40967,21137.8%
Dallas County9,92843,19523.0%

Cities & Towns in Iowa

700 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
Montpelier112112100.0%
Washburn270270100.0%
Bennett20420599.5%
Palmer10510699.1%
Fenton17617898.9%
Kiron11311598.3%
Clutier16316698.2%
Lakota13113497.8%
Buffalo Center57058497.6%
Lost Nation20320897.6%
Rake9810197.0%
Whitten9810197.0%
Silver City14615196.7%
Yale13514096.4%
Bagley12913496.3%
Oxford Junction20421296.2%
Early34435896.1%
Elliott19920796.1%
Arthur14114795.9%
Thor14114795.9%
Brighton24225395.7%
Farmersburg16517395.4%
Joice9710295.1%
Fonda29631294.9%
Jamaica10711394.7%
Ringsted19820994.7%
Rolfe32234194.4%
Keswick11312094.2%
Lu Verne14215194.0%
Kimballton12313193.9%
Persia12012893.8%
Garrison11912793.7%
Martelle14115193.4%
Laurel13614693.2%
Walnut38441293.2%
Everly30332692.9%
Aurelia47351192.6%
Charter Oak21222992.6%
Nichols18620192.5%
Scranton21723592.3%
Hanlontown10611592.2%
Windsor Heights2,1462,32792.2%
Bayard19020791.8%
Royal21223191.8%
Fostoria9910891.7%
Renwick16317891.6%
Low Moor10711791.5%
Battle Creek38241891.4%
Pisgah13815191.4%
Washta11712891.4%
Blencoe10411491.2%
Grafton12413691.2%
Crawfordsville10211291.1%
Quimby16418091.1%
Riverdale17319091.1%
Livermore17218991.0%
Schleswig40244291.0%
Kanawha38842790.9%
Klemme22925290.9%
Alden35238890.7%
Armstrong37140990.7%
Blakesburg11712990.7%
Moscow20422590.7%
Dows21323590.6%
Meservey13514990.6%
Casey15316990.5%
Castana9510590.5%
Hubbard34337990.5%
Laurens57463490.5%
Sac City9401,03990.5%
Ashton20823090.4%
Kensett14015590.3%
Woden10211390.3%
Exira35739690.2%
Plainfield16518390.2%
Mineola9110190.1%
Farragut21724190.0%
Charles City3,2533,62189.8%
Floyd14115789.8%
Ionia15016789.8%
Prescott9710889.8%
Sioux Rapids33637489.8%
Thompson27931189.7%
Rembrandt9510689.6%
Marathon10211489.5%
Coon Rapids53459789.4%
Sumner9121,02089.4%
Churdan18120389.2%
Elk Horn25528689.2%
Deep River11512989.1%
Missouri Valley1,2171,36689.1%
Gilman27530989.0%
Rose Hill11312789.0%
Richland21624388.9%
Dow City15917988.8%
Hamburg52959688.8%
Melbourne27731288.8%
Minburn15817888.8%
Cumberland10211588.7%
Earling19622188.7%