Lead Paint Risk in Floyd County, Kentucky

49.1%Pre-1978 Housing

8,579Pre-1978 Units

17,475Total Housing Units

14Census 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

8,579 housing units in Floyd County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 49.1%, compared with the state rate of 47.8%.
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 14 of 14 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9207	719	1,081	66.5%	331	125	63	25	175
Census Tract 9201	895	1,495	59.9%	374	246	91	65	119
Census Tract 9205	724	1,255	57.7%	70	17	199	182	256
Census Tract 9210.01	911	1,679	54.3%	470	149	80	148	64
Census Tract 9202	557	1,043	53.4%	296	60	74	80	47
Census Tract 9203.02	689	1,314	52.4%	410	119	60	59	41
Census Tract 9203.01	630	1,235	51.0%	250	20	165	165	30
Census Tract 9210.02	738	1,462	50.5%	469	72	0	88	109
Census Tract 9208.01	732	1,509	48.5%	315	93	151	34	139
Census Tract 9204.01	533	1,218	43.8%	160	10	33	59	271
Census Tract 9208.02	455	1,116	40.8%	180	111	121	0	43
Census Tract 9206	509	1,307	38.9%	126	53	56	197	77
Census Tract 9209	306	860	35.6%	42	14	90	120	40
Census Tract 9204.02	181	901	20.1%	107	14	6	15	39