Lead Paint Risk in Prince George's County, Maryland

54.3%Pre-1978 Housing

196,838Pre-1978 Units

362,440Total Housing Units

214Census 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

196,838 housing units in Prince George's County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 54.3%, compared with the state rate of 51.6%.
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 100 of 214 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 8005.05	971	971	100.0%	37	849	85	0	0
Census Tract 8073.04	644	644	100.0%	19	221	215	101	88
Census Tract 8042	1,225	1,243	98.6%	0	74	279	538	334
Census Tract 8004.02	1,892	1,926	98.2%	126	1,678	73	15	0
Census Tract 8015	781	816	95.7%	0	101	397	262	21
Census Tract 8047	1,460	1,525	95.7%	0	62	153	236	1,009
Census Tract 8068	1,223	1,292	94.7%	56	309	672	82	104
Census Tract 8040.02	1,183	1,253	94.4%	209	324	314	124	212
Census Tract 8058.02	1,164	1,245	93.5%	113	197	635	215	4
Census Tract 8038.01	694	749	92.7%	79	125	395	91	4
Census Tract 8061	1,470	1,588	92.6%	17	244	280	493	436
Census Tract 8018.02	1,805	1,955	92.3%	295	568	783	111	48
Census Tract 8067.06	1,457	1,579	92.3%	540	813	88	16	0
Census Tract 8037	758	823	92.1%	26	64	224	436	8
Census Tract 8018.09	1,903	2,088	91.1%	257	549	916	109	72
Census Tract 8052.01	1,281	1,409	90.9%	0	311	507	181	282
Census Tract 8058.01	1,015	1,123	90.4%	69	135	683	128	0
Census Tract 8051.01	1,132	1,255	90.2%	177	328	280	246	101
Census Tract 8059.07	1,213	1,345	90.2%	142	347	522	143	59
Census Tract 8019.04	1,237	1,382	89.5%	126	624	258	189	40
Census Tract 8039	930	1,044	89.1%	97	203	516	49	65
Census Tract 8044	859	965	89.0%	123	130	69	109	428
Census Tract 8019.06	765	862	88.7%	92	127	176	287	83
Census Tract 8012.12	1,046	1,184	88.3%	104	494	197	240	11
Census Tract 8036.05	1,851	2,106	87.9%	244	1,007	473	34	93
Census Tract 8066.01	1,380	1,575	87.6%	117	309	780	93	81
Census Tract 8021.04	937	1,072	87.4%	250	391	121	141	34
Census Tract 8038.03	1,555	1,780	87.4%	432	271	605	116	131
Census Tract 8055	1,060	1,215	87.2%	156	180	417	143	164
Census Tract 8018.07	1,997	2,308	86.5%	549	656	393	299	100
Census Tract 8065.01	1,458	1,688	86.4%	108	436	340	191	383
Census Tract 8022.03	1,632	1,906	85.6%	317	691	433	110	81
Census Tract 8005.04	1,511	1,780	84.9%	120	1,330	30	22	9
Census Tract 8023.01	986	1,169	84.3%	81	182	503	153	67
Census Tract 8036.06	1,216	1,447	84.0%	143	681	346	46	0
Census Tract 8069	1,313	1,567	83.8%	44	261	760	125	123
Census Tract 8031	1,065	1,277	83.4%	253	186	218	289	119
Census Tract 8049	1,314	1,586	82.8%	60	584	164	345	161
Census Tract 8004.01	716	870	82.3%	28	563	105	7	13
Census Tract 8001.09	1,194	1,470	81.2%	423	292	349	90	40
Census Tract 8017.01	1,509	1,877	80.4%	414	703	229	46	117
Census Tract 8040.01	1,859	2,317	80.2%	733	716	262	19	129
Census Tract 8071.02	954	1,193	80.0%	66	12	135	190	551
Census Tract 8019.01	1,378	1,724	79.9%	67	932	361	13	5
Census Tract 8029.01	1,565	1,964	79.7%	114	262	592	196	401
Census Tract 8046	1,058	1,342	78.8%	88	78	254	292	346
Census Tract 8035.25	851	1,081	78.7%	261	325	189	43	33
Census Tract 8030.02	910	1,159	78.5%	141	404	202	88	75
Census Tract 8057	1,391	1,773	78.5%	89	424	804	26	48
Census Tract 8033	1,381	1,769	78.1%	228	351	587	115	100
Census Tract 8067.08	1,845	2,386	77.3%	238	391	92	488	636
Census Tract 8036.02	654	851	76.9%	65	455	134	0	0
Census Tract 8041.02	1,887	2,453	76.9%	534	323	682	217	131
Census Tract 8036.10	856	1,114	76.8%	82	586	173	9	6
Census Tract 8052.02	930	1,211	76.8%	101	239	374	53	163
Census Tract 8002.18	1,855	2,417	76.7%	1,015	605	190	45	0
Census Tract 8043	980	1,286	76.2%	66	324	283	264	43
Census Tract 8024.06	797	1,060	75.2%	289	121	325	50	12
Census Tract 8027	726	966	75.2%	46	108	333	131	108
Census Tract 8024.07	1,643	2,189	75.1%	636	555	286	77	89
Census Tract 8032	888	1,190	74.6%	269	349	138	115	17
Census Tract 8059.04	741	999	74.2%	155	177	364	45	0
Census Tract 8019.08	1,146	1,548	74.0%	212	332	424	57	121
Census Tract 8004.03	997	1,349	73.9%	48	849	95	5	0
Census Tract 8012.16	955	1,293	73.9%	456	329	157	13	0
Census Tract 8014.08	1,153	1,568	73.5%	464	244	278	118	49
Census Tract 8002.03	1,219	1,664	73.3%	340	570	274	26	9
Census Tract 8004.12	1,018	1,392	73.1%	122	607	241	8	40
Census Tract 8036.08	1,436	1,975	72.7%	260	699	334	33	110
Census Tract 8025.01	979	1,353	72.4%	75	466	267	47	124
Census Tract 8066.02	967	1,340	72.2%	165	335	279	81	107
Census Tract 8012.13	1,166	1,625	71.8%	652	273	63	178	0
Census Tract 8026	986	1,384	71.2%	110	269	265	110	232
Census Tract 8050	1,693	2,389	70.9%	197	336	1,030	49	81
Census Tract 8001.02	1,133	1,605	70.6%	222	132	89	76	614
Census Tract 8056.01	1,231	1,750	70.3%	306	164	490	271	0
Census Tract 8074.07	1,582	2,251	70.3%	198	1,133	140	0	111
Census Tract 8016	884	1,264	69.9%	132	199	379	99	75
Census Tract 8017.07	1,811	2,590	69.9%	534	626	595	21	35
Census Tract 8059.06	1,026	1,467	69.9%	350	433	154	59	30
Census Tract 8025.02	667	957	69.7%	157	74	165	204	67
Census Tract 8074.09	792	1,136	69.7%	279	225	190	44	54
Census Tract 8073.01	1,018	1,464	69.5%	299	605	57	47	10
Census Tract 8014.09	747	1,076	69.4%	227	294	165	61	0
Census Tract 8018.08	1,102	1,588	69.4%	246	404	350	83	19
Census Tract 8018.01	610	880	69.3%	163	160	249	29	9
Census Tract 8006.09	1,032	1,492	69.2%	703	198	84	4	43
Census Tract 8014.07	1,798	2,601	69.1%	568	850	236	30	114
Census Tract 8064	1,146	1,659	69.1%	49	23	270	440	364
Census Tract 8067.11	1,356	1,961	69.1%	451	800	36	0	69
Census Tract 8002.10	911	1,321	69.0%	503	246	70	45	47
Census Tract 8036.13	1,931	2,799	69.0%	225	1,106	381	161	58
Census Tract 8074.08	1,763	2,555	69.0%	179	362	312	560	350
Census Tract 8017.09	1,487	2,158	68.9%	641	414	343	89	0
Census Tract 8021.07	1,152	1,696	67.9%	336	607	84	62	63
Census Tract 8048.01	942	1,397	67.4%	191	165	226	101	259
Census Tract 8073.05	832	1,234	67.4%	132	334	304	50	12
Census Tract 8014.05	1,139	1,706	66.8%	99	215	617	201	7
Census Tract 8024.08	790	1,186	66.6%	331	212	154	52	41
Census Tract 8067.12	1,121	1,689	66.4%	814	37	254	16	0