Lead Paint Risk in Tennessee
41.7%Pre-1978 Housing
1,290,222Pre-1978 Units
3,095,472Total Housing Units
1,701Census Tracts
Counties in Tennessee
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 1,484 | 2,497 | 59.4% |
| Haywood County | 4,835 | 8,247 | 58.6% |
| Obion County | 8,316 | 14,343 | 58.0% |
| Unicoi County | 5,057 | 8,740 | 57.9% |
| Gibson County | 12,641 | 22,500 | 56.2% |
| Dyer County | 9,075 | 16,296 | 55.7% |
| Carroll County | 7,285 | 13,107 | 55.6% |
| Sullivan County | 42,105 | 75,917 | 55.5% |
| Shelby County | 222,752 | 403,144 | 55.3% |
| Carter County | 15,315 | 27,982 | 54.7% |
| Anderson County | 19,417 | 35,570 | 54.6% |
| Warren County | 9,915 | 18,343 | 54.1% |
| Weakley County | 8,130 | 15,028 | 54.1% |
| Humphreys County | 4,726 | 8,868 | 53.3% |
| Van Buren County | 1,554 | 2,915 | 53.3% |
| Crockett County | 3,193 | 6,114 | 52.2% |
| Roane County | 13,107 | 25,560 | 51.3% |
| Hamblen County | 14,046 | 27,805 | 50.5% |
| Giles County | 7,053 | 14,104 | 50.0% |
| Hamilton County | 82,694 | 165,605 | 49.9% |
| Johnson County | 4,321 | 8,755 | 49.4% |
| Wayne County | 3,542 | 7,205 | 49.2% |
| Lauderdale County | 5,230 | 10,697 | 48.9% |
| Houston County | 1,919 | 3,960 | 48.5% |
| Lawrence County | 9,044 | 18,699 | 48.4% |
| Decatur County | 3,139 | 6,588 | 47.6% |
| Clay County | 1,876 | 3,987 | 47.1% |
| Hardeman County | 5,043 | 10,708 | 47.1% |
| Overton County | 4,876 | 10,368 | 47.0% |
| Hancock County | 1,718 | 3,667 | 46.9% |
| McMinn County | 11,117 | 24,027 | 46.3% |
| McNairy County | 5,677 | 12,278 | 46.2% |
| Greene County | 14,968 | 32,470 | 46.1% |
| Henry County | 7,833 | 17,044 | 46.0% |
| Benton County | 3,891 | 8,544 | 45.5% |
| Smith County | 3,886 | 8,649 | 44.9% |
| DeKalb County | 4,496 | 10,033 | 44.8% |
| Grundy County | 2,766 | 6,213 | 44.5% |
| White County | 5,394 | 12,158 | 44.4% |
| Knox County | 94,377 | 214,606 | 44.0% |
| Campbell County | 8,924 | 20,370 | 43.8% |
| Franklin County | 8,588 | 19,815 | 43.3% |
| Lincoln County | 6,983 | 16,124 | 43.3% |
| Hawkins County | 11,801 | 27,299 | 43.2% |
| Perry County | 2,085 | 4,830 | 43.2% |
| Washington County | 26,315 | 61,426 | 42.8% |
| Bradley County | 19,357 | 45,411 | 42.6% |
| Davidson County | 146,489 | 345,026 | 42.5% |
| Madison County | 18,619 | 43,919 | 42.4% |
| Cannon County | 2,700 | 6,384 | 42.3% |
| Hardin County | 6,350 | 15,096 | 42.1% |
| Coffee County | 10,589 | 25,187 | 42.0% |
| Morgan County | 3,500 | 8,550 | 40.9% |
| Claiborne County | 6,278 | 15,437 | 40.7% |
| Henderson County | 5,236 | 12,944 | 40.5% |
| Cocke County | 7,184 | 17,883 | 40.2% |
| Hickman County | 4,234 | 10,588 | 40.0% |
| Marion County | 5,512 | 13,837 | 39.8% |
| Trousdale County | 1,516 | 3,866 | 39.2% |
| Blount County | 23,749 | 60,912 | 39.0% |
| Marshall County | 5,618 | 14,521 | 38.7% |
| Macon County | 4,188 | 10,845 | 38.6% |
| Scott County | 3,798 | 9,851 | 38.6% |
| Lewis County | 2,206 | 5,746 | 38.4% |
| Pickett County | 1,285 | 3,362 | 38.2% |
| Stewart County | 2,558 | 6,698 | 38.2% |
| Dickson County | 8,830 | 23,198 | 38.1% |
| Fentress County | 3,516 | 9,228 | 38.1% |
| Moore County | 1,128 | 2,996 | 37.7% |
| Polk County | 3,276 | 8,856 | 37.0% |
| Loudon County | 9,365 | 25,415 | 36.8% |
| Jefferson County | 9,261 | 25,223 | 36.7% |
| Bedford County | 7,302 | 20,129 | 36.3% |
| Rhea County | 5,552 | 15,311 | 36.3% |
| Chester County | 2,624 | 7,251 | 36.2% |
| Maury County | 16,226 | 44,841 | 36.2% |
| Jackson County | 2,042 | 5,832 | 35.0% |
| Cheatham County | 5,694 | 17,171 | 33.2% |
| Monroe County | 7,103 | 21,555 | 33.0% |
| Putnam County | 11,888 | 35,991 | 33.0% |
| Tipton County | 7,936 | 24,204 | 32.8% |
| Robertson County | 9,398 | 29,263 | 32.1% |
| Grainger County | 3,761 | 11,746 | 32.0% |
| Sumner County | 24,965 | 81,376 | 30.7% |
| Bledsoe County | 1,790 | 5,895 | 30.4% |
| Union County | 2,893 | 9,719 | 29.8% |
| Sequatchie County | 1,993 | 6,951 | 28.7% |
| Cumberland County | 8,812 | 31,037 | 28.4% |
| Fayette County | 4,943 | 18,087 | 27.3% |
| Meigs County | 1,660 | 6,164 | 26.9% |
| Wilson County | 15,416 | 60,976 | 25.3% |
| Montgomery County | 22,541 | 90,226 | 25.0% |
| Sevier County | 14,070 | 57,809 | 24.3% |
| Rutherford County | 26,488 | 135,336 | 19.6% |
| Williamson County | 16,274 | 94,418 | 17.2% |
Cities & Towns in Tennessee
455 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville | 194 | 194 | 100.0% |
| Lynnville | 171 | 184 | 92.9% |
| Copperhill | 275 | 299 | 92.0% |
| Ridgeside | 243 | 264 | 92.0% |
| Eva | 97 | 106 | 91.5% |
| Bon Air | 126 | 144 | 87.5% |
| Russellville | 263 | 308 | 85.4% |
| Lookout Mountain | 720 | 864 | 83.3% |
| Harriman | 2,349 | 2,825 | 83.2% |
| Bruceton | 563 | 685 | 82.2% |
| Auburntown | 145 | 177 | 81.9% |
| Sharon | 469 | 575 | 81.6% |
| Calhoun | 193 | 238 | 81.1% |
| Red Bank | 5,120 | 6,446 | 79.4% |
| Greenfield | 785 | 990 | 79.3% |
| Enville | 93 | 118 | 78.8% |
| Yorkville | 105 | 134 | 78.4% |
| Grand Junction | 170 | 217 | 78.3% |
| Banner Hill | 446 | 570 | 78.2% |
| Woodbury | 849 | 1,086 | 78.2% |
| Woodland Mills | 153 | 196 | 78.1% |
| Trimble | 193 | 249 | 77.5% |
| Robbins | 95 | 123 | 77.2% |
| Eagleton Village | 1,902 | 2,466 | 77.1% |
| McLemoresville | 161 | 209 | 77.0% |
| Dyer | 731 | 952 | 76.8% |
| Oak Hill | 1,487 | 1,939 | 76.7% |
| Butler | 94 | 123 | 76.4% |
| Waverly | 1,735 | 2,286 | 75.9% |
| Bethpage | 134 | 177 | 75.7% |
| Walnut Hill | 677 | 894 | 75.7% |
| East Ridge | 7,863 | 10,402 | 75.6% |
| Puryear | 265 | 352 | 75.3% |
| Trezevant | 317 | 423 | 74.9% |
| Dresden | 1,149 | 1,537 | 74.8% |
| Rutherford | 427 | 572 | 74.7% |
| Rockwood | 2,051 | 2,767 | 74.1% |
| Westpoint | 87 | 118 | 73.7% |
| Camden | 1,182 | 1,609 | 73.5% |
| Hickman | 110 | 150 | 73.3% |
| Ooltewah | 170 | 232 | 73.3% |
| Carthage | 715 | 977 | 73.2% |
| Williston | 145 | 199 | 72.9% |
| Forest Hills | 1,408 | 1,938 | 72.7% |
| Huntland | 343 | 473 | 72.5% |
| Bradford | 390 | 539 | 72.4% |
| Elizabethton | 4,865 | 6,729 | 72.3% |
| Erwin | 2,181 | 3,022 | 72.2% |
| Petersburg | 174 | 241 | 72.2% |
| Gadsden | 163 | 226 | 72.1% |
| Maury City | 250 | 347 | 72.0% |
| South Fulton | 800 | 1,113 | 71.9% |
| Decaturville | 283 | 395 | 71.6% |
| Gibson | 132 | 185 | 71.4% |
| Rogersville | 1,528 | 2,146 | 71.2% |
| Gainesboro | 309 | 435 | 71.0% |
| Englewood | 547 | 771 | 70.9% |
| Sparta | 1,637 | 2,314 | 70.7% |
| Trenton | 1,474 | 2,086 | 70.7% |
| Smithville | 1,538 | 2,187 | 70.3% |
| McMinnville | 4,509 | 6,462 | 69.8% |
| Waynesboro | 826 | 1,187 | 69.6% |
| Alamo | 759 | 1,093 | 69.4% |
| Oak Ridge | 10,281 | 14,909 | 69.0% |
| Gleason | 395 | 573 | 68.9% |
| Spring City | 790 | 1,153 | 68.5% |
| Pikeville | 567 | 829 | 68.4% |
| St. Joseph | 255 | 376 | 67.8% |
| McDonald | 167 | 247 | 67.6% |
| Humboldt | 2,662 | 3,953 | 67.3% |
| Memphis | 196,666 | 292,290 | 67.3% |
| Oliver Springs | 943 | 1,401 | 67.3% |
| Sunbright | 185 | 275 | 67.3% |
| Cumberland Gap | 92 | 137 | 67.2% |
| Kenton | 453 | 675 | 67.1% |
| Bloomingdale | 2,926 | 4,399 | 66.5% |
| Paris | 3,250 | 4,888 | 66.5% |
| Gates | 178 | 268 | 66.4% |
| Centerville | 1,088 | 1,642 | 66.3% |
| Etowah | 1,240 | 1,871 | 66.3% |
| Union City | 3,208 | 4,835 | 66.3% |
| Finger | 130 | 197 | 66.0% |
| Fayetteville | 2,090 | 3,175 | 65.8% |
| Atwood | 350 | 533 | 65.7% |
| Hollow Rock | 226 | 344 | 65.7% |
| Livingston | 1,222 | 1,859 | 65.7% |
| Loretto | 497 | 757 | 65.7% |
| Centertown | 99 | 151 | 65.6% |
| Midtown | 495 | 754 | 65.6% |
| Clifton | 323 | 493 | 65.5% |
| Collinwood | 310 | 473 | 65.5% |
| Belle Meade | 641 | 980 | 65.4% |
| McKenzie | 1,501 | 2,294 | 65.4% |
| Lawrenceburg | 3,663 | 5,610 | 65.3% |
| Friendsville | 279 | 429 | 65.0% |
| Brownsville | 2,820 | 4,345 | 64.9% |
| Minor Hill | 164 | 253 | 64.8% |
| Spencer | 492 | 759 | 64.8% |
| Monterey | 666 | 1,030 | 64.7% |
| Tennessee Ridge | 441 | 682 | 64.7% |