Lead Paint Risk in Pennsylvania
67.8%Pre-1978 Housing
3,917,934Pre-1978 Units
5,779,663Total Housing Units
3,446Census Tracts
Counties in Pennsylvania
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | 623,190 | 739,725 | 84.2% |
| Cambria County | 51,829 | 64,494 | 80.4% |
| Delaware County | 182,852 | 229,390 | 79.7% |
| Schuylkill County | 53,575 | 67,292 | 79.6% |
| McKean County | 15,415 | 19,493 | 79.1% |
| Beaver County | 61,736 | 79,159 | 78.0% |
| Northumberland County | 33,650 | 43,395 | 77.5% |
| Allegheny County | 466,580 | 604,558 | 77.2% |
| Lawrence County | 30,389 | 39,597 | 76.7% |
| Blair County | 42,295 | 55,788 | 75.8% |
| Luzerne County | 113,865 | 151,012 | 75.4% |
| Lackawanna County | 75,297 | 100,013 | 75.3% |
| Warren County | 16,303 | 21,641 | 75.3% |
| Cameron County | 2,956 | 3,933 | 75.2% |
| Fayette County | 46,429 | 62,060 | 74.8% |
| Venango County | 19,513 | 26,203 | 74.5% |
| Mifflin County | 15,875 | 21,425 | 74.1% |
| Armstrong County | 23,806 | 32,164 | 74.0% |
| Elk County | 12,393 | 16,876 | 73.4% |
| Mercer County | 36,869 | 50,884 | 72.5% |
| Westmoreland County | 121,157 | 168,406 | 71.9% |
| Jefferson County | 15,762 | 22,053 | 71.5% |
| Erie County | 85,454 | 120,019 | 71.2% |
| Lycoming County | 37,371 | 52,692 | 70.9% |
| Somerset County | 26,564 | 37,800 | 70.3% |
| Clarion County | 13,203 | 18,878 | 69.9% |
| Forest County | 4,840 | 6,969 | 69.5% |
| Crawford County | 29,213 | 42,188 | 69.2% |
| Greene County | 11,191 | 16,182 | 69.2% |
| Columbia County | 20,551 | 29,775 | 69.0% |
| Clinton County | 12,791 | 18,640 | 68.6% |
| Potter County | 8,320 | 12,375 | 67.2% |
| Washington County | 65,462 | 97,476 | 67.2% |
| Indiana County | 25,064 | 37,672 | 66.5% |
| Clearfield County | 25,329 | 38,160 | 66.4% |
| Bradford County | 19,398 | 29,421 | 65.9% |
| Lehigh County | 98,504 | 150,547 | 65.4% |
| Berks County | 108,776 | 171,147 | 63.6% |
| Dauphin County | 80,824 | 127,259 | 63.5% |
| Tioga County | 13,573 | 21,542 | 63.0% |
| Bedford County | 14,767 | 23,568 | 62.7% |
| Montgomery County | 217,063 | 348,696 | 62.2% |
| Huntingdon County | 13,007 | 20,932 | 62.1% |
| Wyoming County | 7,991 | 12,858 | 62.1% |
| Sullivan County | 3,473 | 5,601 | 62.0% |
| Lebanon County | 36,712 | 59,582 | 61.6% |
| Juniata County | 6,350 | 10,502 | 60.5% |
| Northampton County | 77,781 | 128,612 | 60.5% |
| Union County | 9,687 | 16,158 | 60.0% |
| Snyder County | 9,553 | 16,033 | 59.6% |
| Carbon County | 20,172 | 34,299 | 58.8% |
| Fulton County | 4,183 | 7,129 | 58.7% |
| Bucks County | 149,702 | 256,416 | 58.4% |
| Montour County | 4,729 | 8,117 | 58.3% |
| Susquehanna County | 12,154 | 21,335 | 57.0% |
| Perry County | 11,109 | 20,010 | 55.5% |
| York County | 104,521 | 188,608 | 55.4% |
| Cumberland County | 59,062 | 110,265 | 53.6% |
| Franklin County | 35,482 | 66,787 | 53.1% |
| Lancaster County | 115,392 | 217,863 | 53.0% |
| Butler County | 44,274 | 86,399 | 51.2% |
| Centre County | 33,253 | 66,023 | 50.4% |
| Wayne County | 16,010 | 32,054 | 49.9% |
| Adams County | 21,513 | 43,377 | 49.6% |
| Chester County | 95,721 | 210,730 | 45.4% |
| Monroe County | 31,196 | 79,458 | 39.3% |
| Pike County | 14,913 | 39,948 | 37.3% |
Cities & Towns in Pennsylvania
1702 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaronsburg CDP (Washington County) | 103 | 103 | 100.0% |
| Allison | 273 | 273 | 100.0% |
| Arnold City | 194 | 194 | 100.0% |
| Bobtown | 392 | 392 | 100.0% |
| Buena Vista | 128 | 128 | 100.0% |
| Bulger | 116 | 116 | 100.0% |
| Commodore | 119 | 119 | 100.0% |
| Crabtree | 195 | 195 | 100.0% |
| Dixonville | 211 | 211 | 100.0% |
| Elrama | 113 | 113 | 100.0% |
| Enhaut | 481 | 481 | 100.0% |
| Force | 126 | 126 | 100.0% |
| Grindstone | 325 | 325 | 100.0% |
| Hebron | 264 | 264 | 100.0% |
| Hinkletown | 126 | 126 | 100.0% |
| Kelayres | 193 | 193 | 100.0% |
| Llewellyn | 116 | 116 | 100.0% |
| Locustdale | 164 | 164 | 100.0% |
| McKee | 137 | 137 | 100.0% |
| Newburg | 126 | 126 | 100.0% |
| Oneida | 226 | 226 | 100.0% |
| Reedsville | 248 | 248 | 100.0% |
| Revloc | 204 | 204 | 100.0% |
| St. Michael | 261 | 261 | 100.0% |
| Smithton | 165 | 165 | 100.0% |
| Strabane | 274 | 274 | 100.0% |
| Tharptown (Uniontown) | 168 | 168 | 100.0% |
| Unionville CDP (Beaver County) | 101 | 101 | 100.0% |
| Van Voorhis | 239 | 239 | 100.0% |
| Paxtang | 693 | 694 | 99.9% |
| Dawson | 175 | 176 | 99.4% |
| Cheltenham Village | 801 | 809 | 99.0% |
| Ambridge Heights | 647 | 654 | 98.9% |
| Weissport | 236 | 239 | 98.7% |
| Mount Oliver | 1,671 | 1,694 | 98.6% |
| Strausstown | 144 | 146 | 98.6% |
| Luzerne | 1,555 | 1,579 | 98.5% |
| West Lawn | 609 | 619 | 98.4% |
| Delano | 114 | 116 | 98.3% |
| Nuremberg | 166 | 169 | 98.2% |
| Orrstown | 155 | 158 | 98.1% |
| Twin Rocks | 152 | 155 | 98.1% |
| Star Junction | 250 | 255 | 98.0% |
| Roscoe | 319 | 326 | 97.9% |
| South Fork | 416 | 425 | 97.9% |
| South Renovo | 234 | 239 | 97.9% |
| Greensboro | 167 | 171 | 97.7% |
| Koppel | 363 | 372 | 97.6% |
| Leetsdale | 601 | 616 | 97.6% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 118 | 121 | 97.5% |
| Foxburg | 117 | 120 | 97.5% |
| Juniata Terrace | 273 | 280 | 97.5% |
| Whitaker | 607 | 623 | 97.4% |
| Newport | 645 | 663 | 97.3% |
| Westmont | 1,965 | 2,020 | 97.3% |
| Linesville | 452 | 465 | 97.2% |
| Midway | 452 | 465 | 97.2% |
| East Conemaugh | 542 | 558 | 97.1% |
| Meadowood | 1,153 | 1,187 | 97.1% |
| Ferndale | 745 | 768 | 97.0% |
| Linwood | 1,509 | 1,555 | 97.0% |
| Rosslyn Farms | 255 | 263 | 97.0% |
| Spring Mills | 192 | 198 | 97.0% |
| Vandergrift | 2,561 | 2,640 | 97.0% |
| Sheatown | 251 | 259 | 96.9% |
| Ambridge | 3,732 | 3,855 | 96.8% |
| Colver | 215 | 222 | 96.8% |
| West York | 1,896 | 1,959 | 96.8% |
| Beaverdale | 504 | 521 | 96.7% |
| Ben Avon | 818 | 846 | 96.7% |
| Cooperstown | 176 | 182 | 96.7% |
| Lenape Heights | 644 | 666 | 96.7% |
| Lorain | 354 | 366 | 96.7% |
| Mahanoy City | 2,100 | 2,171 | 96.7% |
| Monessen | 3,881 | 4,015 | 96.7% |
| North Vandergrift | 174 | 180 | 96.7% |
| Penn Wynne | 2,342 | 2,423 | 96.7% |
| Beaver Meadows | 375 | 388 | 96.6% |
| Apollo | 711 | 737 | 96.5% |
| Mill Creek | 110 | 114 | 96.5% |
| Oak Lane | 1,345 | 1,394 | 96.5% |
| Shamokin | 4,264 | 4,418 | 96.5% |
| Blain | 106 | 110 | 96.4% |
| Ridgway | 1,819 | 1,887 | 96.4% |
| Auburn | 258 | 268 | 96.3% |
| Lynnwood-Pricedale | 1,289 | 1,340 | 96.2% |
| Freeport | 879 | 915 | 96.1% |
| Williamstown | 588 | 612 | 96.1% |
| Rockledge | 1,098 | 1,144 | 96.0% |
| Sayre | 2,732 | 2,845 | 96.0% |
| Brockton | 185 | 193 | 95.9% |
| Monroe | 256 | 267 | 95.9% |
| North Belle Vernon | 886 | 924 | 95.9% |
| Belsano | 137 | 143 | 95.8% |
| Brownsville | 1,368 | 1,428 | 95.8% |
| Burgettstown | 744 | 777 | 95.8% |
| Duncannon | 635 | 663 | 95.8% |
| East Lansdowne | 1,229 | 1,283 | 95.8% |
| Girardville | 753 | 786 | 95.8% |
| Liberty borough (Allegheny County) | 1,102 | 1,150 | 95.8% |