Lead Paint Risk in Mississippi
42.3%Pre-1978 Housing
564,041Pre-1978 Units
1,332,811Total Housing Units
878Census Tracts
Counties in Mississippi
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 10,499 | 14,920 | 70.4% |
| Washington County | 13,931 | 20,894 | 66.7% |
| Coahoma County | 6,705 | 10,188 | 65.8% |
| Quitman County | 1,929 | 3,045 | 63.3% |
| Leflore County | 7,890 | 12,643 | 62.4% |
| Hinds County | 65,546 | 106,225 | 61.7% |
| Sharkey County | 1,026 | 1,673 | 61.3% |
| Sunflower County | 5,458 | 9,415 | 58.0% |
| Warren County | 12,286 | 21,542 | 57.0% |
| Bolivar County | 7,651 | 13,679 | 55.9% |
| Tallahatchie County | 3,032 | 5,488 | 55.2% |
| Chickasaw County | 4,190 | 7,817 | 53.6% |
| Kemper County | 2,098 | 3,937 | 53.3% |
| Winston County | 4,358 | 8,231 | 52.9% |
| Noxubee County | 2,498 | 4,728 | 52.8% |
| Humphreys County | 1,830 | 3,529 | 51.9% |
| Lauderdale County | 17,382 | 33,558 | 51.8% |
| Monroe County | 8,686 | 16,790 | 51.7% |
| Yazoo County | 5,398 | 10,473 | 51.5% |
| Marion County | 5,663 | 11,165 | 50.7% |
| Tishomingo County | 5,268 | 10,549 | 49.9% |
| Montgomery County | 2,644 | 5,349 | 49.4% |
| Walthall County | 3,401 | 6,883 | 49.4% |
| Clay County | 4,450 | 9,035 | 49.3% |
| Grenada County | 5,140 | 10,418 | 49.3% |
| Franklin County | 2,118 | 4,303 | 49.2% |
| Claiborne County | 1,939 | 3,949 | 49.1% |
| Prentiss County | 5,415 | 11,029 | 49.1% |
| Attala County | 4,079 | 8,341 | 48.9% |
| Forrest County | 16,473 | 33,672 | 48.9% |
| Yalobusha County | 3,153 | 6,476 | 48.7% |
| Calhoun County | 3,271 | 6,744 | 48.5% |
| Leake County | 4,388 | 9,054 | 48.5% |
| Alcorn County | 7,811 | 16,242 | 48.1% |
| Benton County | 1,970 | 4,100 | 48.0% |
| Webster County | 2,427 | 5,094 | 47.6% |
| Lowndes County | 12,813 | 27,044 | 47.4% |
| Jones County | 13,564 | 28,710 | 47.2% |
| Lawrence County | 2,688 | 5,766 | 46.6% |
| Neshoba County | 5,625 | 12,086 | 46.5% |
| Choctaw County | 2,002 | 4,363 | 45.9% |
| Smith County | 3,048 | 6,684 | 45.6% |
| Itawamba County | 4,784 | 10,515 | 45.5% |
| Wilkinson County | 2,093 | 4,600 | 45.5% |
| Jackson County | 28,609 | 62,994 | 45.4% |
| Lincoln County | 7,206 | 15,885 | 45.4% |
| Pike County | 8,678 | 19,109 | 45.4% |
| Simpson County | 5,260 | 11,661 | 45.1% |
| Newton County | 4,095 | 9,145 | 44.8% |
| Holmes County | 3,386 | 7,573 | 44.7% |
| Greene County | 2,288 | 5,137 | 44.5% |
| Clarke County | 3,342 | 7,635 | 43.8% |
| Wayne County | 3,959 | 9,101 | 43.5% |
| Jefferson Davis County | 2,457 | 5,665 | 43.4% |
| Tippah County | 4,312 | 9,942 | 43.4% |
| Union County | 5,226 | 12,195 | 42.9% |
| Amite County | 3,113 | 7,289 | 42.7% |
| Panola County | 6,243 | 14,691 | 42.5% |
| Pontotoc County | 5,913 | 14,076 | 42.0% |
| Jefferson County | 1,407 | 3,383 | 41.6% |
| Carroll County | 1,973 | 4,950 | 39.9% |
| Copiah County | 4,901 | 12,457 | 39.3% |
| Lee County | 14,711 | 37,507 | 39.2% |
| Issaquena County | 170 | 438 | 38.8% |
| Covington County | 3,107 | 8,360 | 37.2% |
| George County | 3,825 | 10,316 | 37.1% |
| Scott County | 4,053 | 11,423 | 35.5% |
| Harrison County | 32,700 | 93,505 | 35.0% |
| Pearl River County | 8,743 | 25,137 | 34.8% |
| Jasper County | 2,736 | 8,097 | 33.8% |
| Marshall County | 5,047 | 15,308 | 33.0% |
| Perry County | 1,724 | 5,463 | 31.6% |
| Oktibbeha County | 7,728 | 25,426 | 30.4% |
| Tate County | 3,434 | 11,532 | 29.8% |
| Rankin County | 17,586 | 64,076 | 27.4% |
| Hancock County | 6,343 | 23,277 | 27.3% |
| Tunica County | 1,288 | 4,712 | 27.3% |
| Stone County | 1,894 | 7,595 | 24.9% |
| Madison County | 11,574 | 46,798 | 24.7% |
| Lafayette County | 6,194 | 28,418 | 21.8% |
| DeSoto County | 14,729 | 74,066 | 19.9% |
| Lamar County | 5,467 | 27,523 | 19.9% |
Cities & Towns in Mississippi
348 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | 139 | 149 | 93.3% |
| Benton | 204 | 221 | 92.3% |
| Clara | 209 | 234 | 89.3% |
| Morgantown | 495 | 557 | 88.9% |
| Bassfield | 103 | 119 | 86.6% |
| Raymond | 371 | 432 | 85.9% |
| Natchez | 6,550 | 7,686 | 85.2% |
| Cloverdale | 323 | 385 | 83.9% |
| Meadville | 217 | 259 | 83.8% |
| Marks | 629 | 752 | 83.6% |
| New Hebron | 177 | 213 | 83.1% |
| North Carrollton | 276 | 335 | 82.4% |
| Prentiss | 415 | 504 | 82.3% |
| Moss Point | 4,627 | 5,712 | 81.0% |
| Belzoni | 680 | 851 | 79.9% |
| Boyle | 231 | 289 | 79.9% |
| Pelahatchie | 569 | 714 | 79.7% |
| Sardis | 839 | 1,055 | 79.5% |
| Snow Lake Shores | 324 | 408 | 79.4% |
| Columbia | 2,016 | 2,542 | 79.3% |
| Noxapater | 180 | 229 | 78.6% |
| Pachuta | 112 | 145 | 77.2% |
| Waynesboro | 1,651 | 2,163 | 76.3% |
| Clarksdale | 5,406 | 7,101 | 76.1% |
| Vicksburg | 8,106 | 10,677 | 75.9% |
| Okolona | 1,041 | 1,373 | 75.8% |
| Stonewall | 380 | 507 | 75.0% |
| D'Lo | 145 | 194 | 74.7% |
| Lexington | 546 | 731 | 74.7% |
| Flora | 874 | 1,179 | 74.1% |
| Greenville | 10,406 | 14,060 | 74.0% |
| Tutwiler | 512 | 692 | 74.0% |
| Leland | 1,465 | 1,982 | 73.9% |
| Metcalfe | 351 | 479 | 73.3% |
| Jackson | 54,953 | 75,103 | 73.2% |
| Tylertown | 623 | 852 | 73.1% |
| Pontotoc | 1,695 | 2,327 | 72.8% |
| Port Gibson | 536 | 736 | 72.8% |
| Bruce | 686 | 946 | 72.5% |
| Calhoun City | 614 | 847 | 72.5% |
| Ashland | 189 | 261 | 72.4% |
| Bude | 373 | 515 | 72.4% |
| Escatawpa | 1,329 | 1,841 | 72.2% |
| Toomsuba | 166 | 230 | 72.2% |
| Magnolia | 855 | 1,186 | 72.1% |
| Merigold | 165 | 229 | 72.1% |
| Mendenhall | 807 | 1,121 | 72.0% |
| Quitman | 780 | 1,088 | 71.7% |
| Utica | 269 | 378 | 71.2% |
| Potts Camp | 138 | 195 | 70.8% |
| Leakesville | 460 | 651 | 70.7% |
| Meridian | 12,617 | 17,873 | 70.6% |
| Monticello | 556 | 789 | 70.5% |
| Aberdeen | 1,897 | 2,694 | 70.4% |
| Philadelphia | 2,253 | 3,206 | 70.3% |
| Lambert | 421 | 603 | 69.8% |
| Louisville | 1,903 | 2,732 | 69.7% |
| Osyka | 145 | 208 | 69.7% |
| Lake | 156 | 225 | 69.3% |
| Hickory | 146 | 211 | 69.2% |
| Lucedale | 867 | 1,257 | 69.0% |
| Bond | 142 | 206 | 68.9% |
| Pascagoula | 7,026 | 10,218 | 68.8% |
| Shuqualak | 96 | 140 | 68.6% |
| Iuka | 1,005 | 1,467 | 68.5% |
| Durant | 683 | 998 | 68.4% |
| Smithville | 238 | 348 | 68.4% |
| Inverness | 264 | 387 | 68.2% |
| Anguilla | 189 | 278 | 68.0% |
| Shelby | 550 | 811 | 67.8% |
| Benoit | 147 | 217 | 67.7% |
| Randolph | 153 | 226 | 67.7% |
| Union | 651 | 961 | 67.7% |
| Laurel | 5,202 | 7,692 | 67.6% |
| Greenwood | 4,513 | 6,692 | 67.4% |
| Indianola | 2,674 | 3,970 | 67.4% |
| Bentonia | 139 | 208 | 66.8% |
| Lumberton | 576 | 862 | 66.8% |
| Sallis | 74 | 111 | 66.7% |
| Cruger | 113 | 170 | 66.5% |
| Mathiston | 271 | 408 | 66.4% |
| Kosciusko | 1,892 | 2,868 | 66.0% |
| Drew | 603 | 915 | 65.9% |
| Hollandale | 575 | 872 | 65.9% |
| Walnut Grove | 183 | 278 | 65.8% |
| Coffeeville | 375 | 572 | 65.6% |
| Soso | 139 | 212 | 65.6% |
| Enterprise | 138 | 213 | 64.8% |
| Heidelberg | 182 | 281 | 64.8% |
| Macon | 870 | 1,347 | 64.6% |
| Walnut | 207 | 321 | 64.5% |
| Verona | 820 | 1,275 | 64.3% |
| Shubuta | 127 | 198 | 64.1% |
| Grenada | 3,912 | 6,119 | 63.9% |
| Georgetown | 102 | 160 | 63.7% |
| Ethel | 77 | 121 | 63.6% |
| Maben | 344 | 541 | 63.6% |
| Tishomingo | 162 | 256 | 63.3% |
| Jumpertown | 120 | 190 | 63.2% |
| Newton | 869 | 1,374 | 63.2% |