Lead Paint Risk in Minnesota
52.6%Pre-1978 Housing
1,325,722Pre-1978 Units
2,519,538Total Housing Units
1,505Census Tracts
Counties in Minnesota
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault County | 5,995 | 6,921 | 86.6% |
| Jackson County | 3,988 | 4,914 | 81.2% |
| Pipestone County | 3,455 | 4,316 | 80.1% |
| Lac qui Parle County | 2,768 | 3,474 | 79.7% |
| Cottonwood County | 4,101 | 5,163 | 79.4% |
| Yellow Medicine County | 3,581 | 4,512 | 79.4% |
| Freeborn County | 11,132 | 14,116 | 78.9% |
| Martin County | 7,669 | 9,715 | 78.9% |
| Chippewa County | 4,435 | 5,649 | 78.5% |
| Renville County | 5,348 | 6,911 | 77.4% |
| Big Stone County | 2,302 | 2,984 | 77.1% |
| Rock County | 3,265 | 4,236 | 77.1% |
| Lincoln County | 2,319 | 3,061 | 75.8% |
| Norman County | 2,448 | 3,228 | 75.8% |
| Mower County | 12,727 | 16,963 | 75.0% |
| Watonwan County | 3,585 | 4,904 | 73.1% |
| Nobles County | 6,065 | 8,398 | 72.2% |
| Redwood County | 5,116 | 7,103 | 72.0% |
| Kittson County | 1,609 | 2,279 | 70.6% |
| St. Louis County | 73,388 | 103,924 | 70.6% |
| Sibley County | 4,568 | 6,482 | 70.5% |
| Swift County | 3,311 | 4,697 | 70.5% |
| Brown County | 8,264 | 11,802 | 70.0% |
| Murray County | 3,082 | 4,401 | 70.0% |
| Ramsey County | 161,411 | 231,606 | 69.7% |
| Traverse County | 1,321 | 1,896 | 69.7% |
| Red Lake County | 1,300 | 1,884 | 69.0% |
| Waseca County | 5,443 | 7,910 | 68.8% |
| Wilkin County | 2,043 | 2,977 | 68.6% |
| Marshall County | 2,999 | 4,416 | 67.9% |
| Stevens County | 2,831 | 4,201 | 67.4% |
| Polk County | 9,692 | 14,670 | 66.1% |
| Grant County | 2,074 | 3,146 | 65.9% |
| Lake County | 4,843 | 7,405 | 65.4% |
| Fillmore County | 6,235 | 9,669 | 64.5% |
| Houston County | 5,634 | 8,755 | 64.4% |
| Koochiching County | 4,765 | 7,418 | 64.2% |
| Lyon County | 7,178 | 11,252 | 63.8% |
| Winona County | 13,597 | 21,763 | 62.5% |
| Pope County | 3,971 | 6,411 | 61.9% |
| Hennepin County | 340,130 | 564,441 | 60.3% |
| Le Sueur County | 7,767 | 12,978 | 59.8% |
| Todd County | 7,724 | 12,929 | 59.7% |
| Pennington County | 4,027 | 6,755 | 59.6% |
| Steele County | 9,456 | 15,878 | 59.6% |
| Wadena County | 4,152 | 6,990 | 59.4% |
| Meeker County | 6,302 | 10,671 | 59.1% |
| Goodhue County | 12,371 | 21,071 | 58.7% |
| Carlton County | 9,283 | 15,830 | 58.6% |
| Mahnomen County | 1,476 | 2,552 | 57.8% |
| Kandiyohi County | 11,108 | 20,212 | 55.0% |
| Wabasha County | 5,552 | 10,229 | 54.3% |
| Rice County | 13,601 | 25,173 | 54.0% |
| Morrison County | 8,662 | 16,204 | 53.5% |
| Blue Earth County | 15,716 | 29,544 | 53.2% |
| Itasca County | 13,484 | 25,589 | 52.7% |
| Otter Tail County | 19,259 | 36,669 | 52.5% |
| Nicollet County | 6,991 | 13,530 | 51.7% |
| McLeod County | 8,181 | 15,936 | 51.3% |
| Dodge County | 4,276 | 8,399 | 50.9% |
| Becker County | 9,963 | 19,869 | 50.1% |
| Clearwater County | 2,225 | 4,449 | 50.0% |
| Clay County | 13,493 | 27,241 | 49.5% |
| Mille Lacs County | 6,252 | 12,958 | 48.2% |
| Roseau County | 3,466 | 7,188 | 48.2% |
| Aitkin County | 6,826 | 14,203 | 48.1% |
| Kanabec County | 3,599 | 7,793 | 46.2% |
| Pine County | 7,728 | 17,148 | 45.1% |
| Stearns County | 29,525 | 66,211 | 44.6% |
| Douglas County | 9,807 | 22,087 | 44.4% |
| Hubbard County | 6,399 | 14,760 | 43.4% |
| Isanti County | 7,329 | 16,976 | 43.2% |
| Cook County | 2,599 | 6,024 | 43.1% |
| Beltrami County | 9,254 | 21,583 | 42.9% |
| Lake of the Woods County | 1,468 | 3,457 | 42.5% |
| Benton County | 7,379 | 17,484 | 42.2% |
| Olmsted County | 29,422 | 70,255 | 41.9% |
| Anoka County | 57,777 | 140,246 | 41.2% |
| Crow Wing County | 16,652 | 42,191 | 39.5% |
| Cass County | 8,974 | 24,294 | 36.9% |
| Chisago County | 8,147 | 22,711 | 35.9% |
| Dakota County | 62,120 | 176,447 | 35.2% |
| Washington County | 34,649 | 107,035 | 32.4% |
| Wright County | 17,574 | 56,153 | 31.3% |
| Sherburne County | 9,675 | 36,581 | 26.4% |
| Carver County | 10,530 | 41,395 | 25.4% |
| Scott County | 13,514 | 55,687 | 24.3% |
Cities & Towns in Minnesota
691 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn | 153 | 153 | 100.0% |
| Skyline | 114 | 117 | 97.4% |
| Bigelow | 114 | 118 | 96.6% |
| Peterson | 98 | 102 | 96.1% |
| Storden | 118 | 123 | 95.9% |
| Hoyt Lakes | 898 | 941 | 95.4% |
| Kiester | 297 | 312 | 95.2% |
| Amboy | 243 | 259 | 93.8% |
| Boyd | 106 | 113 | 93.8% |
| Elmore | 240 | 256 | 93.8% |
| Vernon Center | 134 | 143 | 93.7% |
| Dalton | 132 | 141 | 93.6% |
| Lismore | 157 | 168 | 93.5% |
| Winnebago | 590 | 631 | 93.5% |
| Granada | 129 | 139 | 92.8% |
| Butterfield | 173 | 187 | 92.5% |
| Clarkfield | 389 | 422 | 92.2% |
| Heron Lake | 272 | 295 | 92.2% |
| Babbitt | 770 | 836 | 92.1% |
| Ceylon | 152 | 165 | 92.1% |
| Lakefield | 757 | 822 | 92.1% |
| Frost | 117 | 128 | 91.4% |
| Lucan | 93 | 102 | 91.2% |
| Milan | 172 | 189 | 91.0% |
| Northrop | 100 | 110 | 90.9% |
| Sanborn | 173 | 191 | 90.6% |
| Wood Lake | 167 | 185 | 90.3% |
| Bricelyn | 184 | 204 | 90.2% |
| Fairfax | 404 | 448 | 90.2% |
| Echo | 108 | 120 | 90.0% |
| Marble | 235 | 261 | 90.0% |
| Jeffers | 151 | 168 | 89.9% |
| Brownsdale | 321 | 358 | 89.7% |
| Ruthton | 104 | 116 | 89.7% |
| Sherburn | 375 | 419 | 89.5% |
| Silver Bay | 894 | 1,001 | 89.3% |
| Truman | 549 | 615 | 89.3% |
| Lewisville | 91 | 102 | 89.2% |
| Marion | 115 | 129 | 89.1% |
| Eveleth | 1,822 | 2,048 | 89.0% |
| Browns Valley | 217 | 244 | 88.9% |
| Trimont | 292 | 329 | 88.8% |
| Chisholm | 1,843 | 2,080 | 88.6% |
| Gilman | 193 | 218 | 88.5% |
| Rushmore | 150 | 170 | 88.2% |
| Ellsworth | 156 | 177 | 88.1% |
| Aurora | 959 | 1,094 | 87.7% |
| Houston | 355 | 405 | 87.7% |
| Kennedy | 100 | 114 | 87.7% |
| Russell | 156 | 178 | 87.6% |
| Flensburg | 91 | 104 | 87.5% |
| Blue Earth | 1,308 | 1,497 | 87.4% |
| Tracy | 752 | 861 | 87.3% |
| Wells | 1,042 | 1,198 | 87.0% |
| Alden | 249 | 287 | 86.8% |
| Winger | 91 | 105 | 86.7% |
| Clinton | 193 | 223 | 86.5% |
| Gibbon | 360 | 416 | 86.5% |
| Morton | 166 | 192 | 86.5% |
| Ivanhoe | 297 | 344 | 86.3% |
| Lake Benton | 346 | 401 | 86.3% |
| Vesta | 113 | 131 | 86.3% |
| Ortonville | 906 | 1,051 | 86.2% |
| Hancock | 314 | 365 | 86.0% |
| Oklee | 178 | 207 | 86.0% |
| Glenville | 244 | 284 | 85.9% |
| Crystal | 8,251 | 9,611 | 85.8% |
| Shelly | 103 | 120 | 85.8% |
| Hendrum | 89 | 104 | 85.6% |
| Kensington | 119 | 139 | 85.6% |
| Lansing | 88 | 103 | 85.4% |
| Maynard | 150 | 176 | 85.2% |
| Eagle Bend | 251 | 295 | 85.1% |
| Gilbert | 717 | 847 | 84.7% |
| Hokah | 271 | 320 | 84.7% |
| Jasper | 287 | 339 | 84.7% |
| Virginia | 4,140 | 4,885 | 84.7% |
| Beardsley | 104 | 123 | 84.6% |
| Biwabik | 381 | 451 | 84.5% |
| Stewart | 209 | 249 | 83.9% |
| Two Harbors | 1,466 | 1,749 | 83.8% |
| New Richland | 379 | 453 | 83.7% |
| Sacred Heart | 235 | 281 | 83.6% |
| Pipestone | 1,671 | 2,001 | 83.5% |
| Renville | 517 | 619 | 83.5% |
| Lafayette | 176 | 211 | 83.4% |
| Montevideo | 2,064 | 2,478 | 83.3% |
| Hanley Falls | 109 | 131 | 83.2% |
| Willernie | 190 | 229 | 83.0% |
| Brooklyn Center | 9,634 | 11,623 | 82.9% |
| Balaton | 231 | 279 | 82.8% |
| Dent | 86 | 104 | 82.7% |
| Hector | 458 | 554 | 82.7% |
| Cyrus | 132 | 160 | 82.5% |
| Porter | 94 | 114 | 82.5% |
| Ely | 1,663 | 2,020 | 82.3% |
| Lamberton | 331 | 402 | 82.3% |
| Madelia | 751 | 913 | 82.3% |
| Winthrop | 547 | 666 | 82.1% |
| Fertile | 303 | 370 | 81.9% |