Lead Paint Risk in Dorchester County, South Carolina
20.3%Pre-1978 Housing
13,513Pre-1978 Units
66,435Total Housing Units
31Census 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
- 13,513 housing units in Dorchester County were built before 1978.
- The county's pre-1978 housing share is 20.3%, compared with the state rate of 33.6%.
- 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 31 of 31 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.
| Tract | Pre-1978 | Total | Risk Rate | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | ≤1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 106.06 | 516 | 797 | 64.7% | 70 | 105 | 164 | 20 | 157 |
| Census Tract 107 | 1,334 | 2,645 | 50.4% | 389 | 371 | 265 | 39 | 270 |
| Census Tract 102 | 1,121 | 2,457 | 45.6% | 667 | 97 | 154 | 107 | 96 |
| Census Tract 106.07 | 849 | 2,047 | 41.5% | 650 | 144 | 14 | 41 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.15 | 488 | 1,273 | 38.3% | 144 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 101 | 373 | 1,137 | 32.8% | 145 | 77 | 69 | 22 | 60 |
| Census Tract 103.02 | 626 | 1,952 | 32.1% | 459 | 77 | 21 | 38 | 31 |
| Census Tract 105.05 | 961 | 3,070 | 31.3% | 552 | 342 | 51 | 0 | 16 |
| Census Tract 105.06 | 256 | 833 | 30.7% | 113 | 53 | 63 | 20 | 7 |
| Census Tract 104 | 681 | 2,335 | 29.2% | 392 | 240 | 18 | 7 | 24 |
| Census Tract 108.07 | 546 | 1,938 | 28.2% | 473 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.09 | 410 | 1,474 | 27.8% | 242 | 119 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| Census Tract 103.01 | 255 | 929 | 27.4% | 73 | 97 | 54 | 17 | 14 |
| Census Tract 108.08 | 861 | 3,182 | 27.1% | 646 | 168 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 106.08 | 375 | 1,462 | 25.6% | 355 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.13 | 867 | 4,021 | 21.6% | 737 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 71 |
| Census Tract 108.14 | 371 | 2,386 | 15.5% | 291 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.19 | 275 | 1,856 | 14.8% | 252 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Census Tract 105.07 | 112 | 825 | 13.6% | 72 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Census Tract 108.20 | 436 | 3,226 | 13.5% | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 106.04 | 248 | 2,168 | 11.4% | 72 | 90 | 42 | 0 | 44 |
| Census Tract 106.03 | 327 | 2,929 | 11.2% | 230 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 67 |
| Census Tract 105.03 | 275 | 2,547 | 10.8% | 88 | 28 | 75 | 84 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.18 | 334 | 3,566 | 9.4% | 193 | 103 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.01 | 234 | 2,930 | 8.0% | 208 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Census Tract 105.01 | 194 | 2,570 | 7.5% | 55 | 121 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 105.08 | 59 | 1,442 | 4.1% | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.21 | 38 | 969 | 3.9% | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Census Tract 108.23 | 91 | 3,464 | 2.6% | 61 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Census Tract 108.17 | 0 | 2,787 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census Tract 108.22 | 0 | 1,218 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |