Lead Paint Risk in North Carolina

34.9%Pre-1978 Housing
1,679,338Pre-1978 Units
4,815,195Total Housing Units
2,672Census Tracts

Counties in North Carolina

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

CountyPre-1978 HousingTotal HousingRisk Rate
Anson County6,1259,93261.7%
Washington County3,6446,04560.3%
Richmond County11,79419,84059.4%
Stanly County16,29828,29257.6%
Martin County6,26211,10056.4%
Edgecombe County12,94623,25855.7%
Hertford County5,4639,83155.6%
Lenoir County14,71426,76755.0%
Chowan County3,8127,16953.2%
Mitchell County4,5878,67352.9%
Northampton County5,50510,62051.8%
Rockingham County22,61743,68551.8%
Hyde County1,6393,16851.7%
Cleveland County22,57943,99951.3%
Beaufort County12,49324,38551.2%
Halifax County12,61824,84950.8%
Burke County20,28440,05850.6%
Surry County17,02233,60950.6%
Wilkes County16,06131,74450.6%
Rutherford County16,30032,68249.9%
Bertie County4,4238,98849.2%
Vance County9,49119,42348.9%
Ashe County8,35817,11148.8%
Caldwell County18,10837,23148.6%
Columbus County11,45823,56048.6%
Scotland County6,93814,42148.1%
Yadkin County8,18717,16547.7%
Gaston County47,679100,10947.6%
Caswell County4,97710,49047.4%
Alleghany County3,6637,75247.3%
Rowan County30,24964,26347.1%
Polk County5,10410,94946.6%
Tyrrell County9232,00446.1%
Bladen County6,98815,27245.8%
Stokes County9,74421,35345.6%
Montgomery County6,76714,93045.3%
Forsyth County77,851173,22044.9%
McDowell County9,64421,47544.9%
Wayne County23,86053,13444.9%
Haywood County15,76035,30744.6%
Greene County3,5087,90944.4%
Person County8,19018,48244.3%
Transylvania County8,47919,14744.3%
Davidson County32,89075,61543.5%
Jones County2,0224,67543.3%
Alexander County6,92016,12642.9%
Catawba County30,46872,02842.3%
Randolph County26,48762,54442.3%
Guilford County99,367235,83342.1%
Sampson County10,80325,73942.0%
Wilson County15,40336,70242.0%
Alamance County31,51675,45641.8%
Nash County18,11943,53741.6%
Duplin County9,88623,82341.5%
Robeson County19,87648,87440.7%
Madison County4,40511,20139.3%
Cumberland County55,842143,18439.0%
Graham County2,0295,24438.7%
Pasquotank County6,76917,56538.5%
Buncombe County50,347132,19138.1%
Yancey County4,25111,31737.6%
Swain County3,1728,52937.2%
Davie County7,06819,07937.0%
Avery County5,13714,05136.6%
Warren County4,20611,54336.4%
Watauga County12,00533,02836.3%
Pamlico County2,6187,23936.2%
Macon County9,72627,07035.9%
Gates County1,7244,80935.8%
Clay County2,6497,41035.7%
Lee County9,58326,85435.7%
Henderson County20,41557,33835.6%
Perquimans County2,4056,91834.8%
Granville County8,37924,58234.1%
Orange County21,07062,12733.9%
Jackson County9,05427,38533.1%
Craven County15,61447,40432.9%
Durham County47,567149,15031.9%
Cabarrus County28,64891,33931.4%
Moore County15,35649,41931.1%
Lincoln County11,92638,58930.9%
New Hanover County36,210117,23630.9%
Carteret County15,68451,61530.4%
Pitt County24,62481,65630.2%
Iredell County22,31381,78527.3%
Harnett County14,69754,05127.2%
Mecklenburg County127,768491,72126.0%
Onslow County22,37385,91726.0%
Franklin County7,85130,79025.5%
Cherokee County4,58518,18225.2%
Chatham County8,70835,01324.9%
Dare County8,59134,83924.7%
Camden County9594,22622.7%
Johnston County20,06188,31422.7%
Pender County6,79831,00721.9%
Hoke County4,29720,58320.9%
Union County17,48686,73020.2%
Currituck County3,13016,63618.8%
Wake County90,508481,99918.8%
Brunswick County13,86193,97714.7%

Cities & Towns in North Carolina

721 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
Henrietta140140100.0%
Badin56758297.4%
Milton9910297.1%
Hightsville29331194.2%
Aquadale15917193.0%
Springdale50654493.0%
Milwaukee13014291.5%
Cooleemee44549090.8%
Colerain12013588.9%
Washington Park22525488.6%
Sunbury9010387.4%
Alexis27531786.8%
Fountain17119786.8%
Pleasant Hill40046386.4%
Weldon56365586.0%
Hamlet2,5452,99285.1%
Barnardsville14016584.8%
Lansing11013084.6%
East Laurinburg12514884.5%
Warrenton49058084.5%
Mount Olive1,5641,85584.3%
Hamilton12715184.1%
Walstonburg10011984.0%
Davis13516283.3%
Lilesville25130682.0%
Germanton35443781.0%
Robersonville66181980.7%
Swan Quarter19524380.2%
Marble13316680.1%
Catawba31038879.9%
East Spencer62878679.9%
Forest City2,5923,24479.9%
Norwood1,2061,51479.7%
Plymouth1,5561,96879.1%
Bethel67084879.0%
Barker Heights42453878.8%
Pantego8510878.7%
Rich Square29137078.6%
Riegelwood23129578.3%
Canton1,5792,01878.2%
East Rockingham1,2751,63178.2%
Woodland27435277.8%
Enfield8781,13177.6%
Spencer1,1951,54177.5%
Wadesboro1,7712,28677.5%
Atlantic30739777.3%
Engelhard10814077.1%
Eureka8410977.1%
Spindale1,6602,15477.1%
Bennett9712677.0%
New London19425376.7%
Cerro Gordo12616576.4%
Candor36047276.3%
Columbia34745576.3%
Morven17422876.3%
Robbins41654576.3%
Lawndale22429476.2%
Creswell8811675.9%
Goldston12316275.9%
Cofield13317675.6%
Hayesville30440275.6%
Bailey21328275.5%
Bonnetsville28337575.5%
Sparta7621,00975.5%
Brookford16221575.3%
Williamston2,1312,83975.1%
Fontana Dam11114875.0%
Lowgap11715675.0%
Chimney Rock Village13417974.9%
Atkinson13918674.7%
Gatesville11415374.5%
Cameron13017574.3%
Rockingham3,2804,41474.3%
Red Springs1,0681,44274.1%
Jonesville1,0731,45173.9%
Madison8671,17473.9%
Kingstown21128673.8%
Yanceyville7581,02773.8%
Glenwood8311373.5%
St. Pauls7681,04773.4%
Wagram30641773.4%
Misenheimer10314272.5%
Montreat53874272.5%
Gorman35248772.3%
Kinston7,69810,65372.3%
Edenton1,8922,62072.2%
Ramseur56478172.2%
Scotland Neck9591,32872.2%
Dublin12917972.1%
Patterson Springs26036172.0%
Mayodan9611,33671.9%
Ahoskie1,7612,45171.8%
Erwin1,4552,03071.7%
Old Fort32745671.7%
Bessemer City1,7132,39771.5%
Maury13719271.4%
Denton51271871.3%
Turkey10214371.3%
Bayview18325771.2%
Fairmont8051,13371.1%