Lead Paint Risk in Texas

34.4%Pre-1978 Housing
4,087,249Pre-1978 Units
11,890,808Total Housing Units
6,896Census Tracts

Counties in Texas

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

CountyPre-1978 HousingTotal HousingRisk Rate
Terrell County60166390.6%
Kenedy County606987.0%
Hall County1,5081,74886.3%
Foard County51860286.0%
Swisher County2,5953,03885.4%
Motley County63574685.1%
Floyd County2,2082,60184.9%
Briscoe County76390184.7%
Collingsworth County1,2081,47182.1%
Throckmorton County77596080.7%
Mitchell County2,9763,69780.5%
Fisher County1,6092,04178.8%
Cottle County75797277.9%
Crosby County2,0792,66877.9%
Gray County7,7729,97577.9%
Runnels County3,8824,98977.8%
Nolan County5,5187,12977.4%
Carson County2,1582,79277.3%
Hardeman County1,4381,86677.1%
Stonewall County56573377.1%
Knox County1,3831,80276.7%
Armstrong County68088876.6%
Loving County364776.6%
Dawson County3,7254,89276.1%
Lynn County1,9212,52776.0%
Terry County3,6364,79675.8%
Winkler County2,4163,20975.3%
Lamb County4,4055,89374.7%
Deaf Smith County5,1916,99374.2%
Parmer County2,7733,75373.9%
Dickens County8171,10773.8%
Hansford County1,6712,28473.2%
Bailey County2,0342,78673.0%
Baylor County1,5842,17073.0%
Wilbarger County4,2525,84872.7%
Hale County9,63113,39971.9%
Howard County10,00513,99971.5%
Sherman County7981,11771.4%
Potter County34,81049,13370.8%
Haskell County2,1813,08470.7%
Oldham County55479170.0%
Hamilton County3,0464,35669.9%
Castro County2,1033,02669.5%
Cochran County8751,26069.4%
Hutchinson County7,04710,17569.3%
McCulloch County2,9124,21669.1%
Wheeler County1,7852,59568.8%
Eastland County6,4539,39168.7%
Scurry County4,7236,89668.5%
Lipscomb County1,0281,50568.3%
Stephens County3,1764,66968.0%
Ward County3,4875,13767.9%
Donley County1,3081,95067.1%
Roberts County26339267.1%
Coleman County3,2654,90266.6%
Jones County4,6187,06065.4%
Reeves County3,3305,11865.1%
Edwards County58490364.7%
Brooks County2,4853,85664.4%
Moore County5,2778,22164.2%
Menard County8301,30963.4%
Kent County30548463.0%
Wichita County34,80555,66462.5%
Culberson County59595962.0%
Refugio County2,0633,32862.0%
Upton County1,0101,62962.0%
Childress County1,8162,93561.9%
Martin County1,3642,20761.8%
Falls County4,5627,44961.2%
Borden County21235260.2%
Concho County8551,42060.2%
Young County5,1378,55060.1%
Garza County1,2572,09460.0%
Yoakum County1,7923,01559.4%
Jim Hogg County1,1411,93159.1%
Schleicher County7631,29059.1%
Dallam County1,7973,05358.9%
Mason County1,4022,41158.2%
Bee County6,14710,60758.0%
Morris County3,3665,81257.9%
Jack County2,1943,79957.8%
Ochiltree County2,4834,34057.2%
Coke County1,2202,14756.8%
Jackson County3,9757,02156.6%
Crane County1,0341,82956.5%
DeWitt County5,2019,22256.4%
Jefferson County61,430109,35156.2%
Duval County2,4764,43055.9%
Shackelford County8791,57255.9%
Sutton County9731,74055.9%
Callahan County3,6426,52355.8%
Clay County2,8695,15455.7%
Crockett County9621,73955.3%
Brown County10,53119,08755.2%
Lavaca County5,79910,49955.2%
Hockley County5,0589,20954.9%
Mills County1,4282,61454.6%
Kinney County8431,54854.5%
Comanche County3,7696,94054.3%
Glasscock County25146354.2%
Calhoun County5,79610,74354.0%
Wharton County9,46717,54654.0%
Zavala County2,1213,95153.7%
Taylor County33,03661,58153.6%
Matagorda County10,07118,87153.4%
San Saba County1,5222,84853.4%
Bosque County4,8969,34452.4%
Presidio County1,7663,38052.2%
Palo Pinto County7,89715,14752.1%
Tom Green County26,96351,94951.9%
Montague County5,32910,31351.7%
Archer County2,0223,92051.6%
King County7614851.4%
Kleberg County7,17213,98451.3%
Pecos County2,9895,85351.1%
Gregg County27,27153,59050.9%
Hemphill County8611,69450.8%
Hartley County9111,80850.4%
Irion County40179550.4%
Houston County5,43710,83350.2%
Kimble County1,4182,82550.2%
Delta County1,2222,44150.1%
Rusk County10,58221,25849.8%
Cass County6,90613,96349.5%
Fayette County6,48713,21049.1%
Marion County2,7525,60949.1%
La Salle County1,1272,30748.9%
Reagan County6751,37948.9%
Jim Wells County7,91716,20748.8%
Milam County5,64711,58148.8%
San Patricio County14,62829,95448.8%
Brewster County2,8955,95548.6%
Ector County32,67867,54248.4%
Willacy County3,3156,85448.4%
Andrews County3,4097,06348.3%
Gonzales County4,3028,97647.9%
McLennan County51,199107,19447.8%
Navarro County10,40121,79047.7%
Red River County2,9306,18647.4%
Robertson County4,0518,55947.3%
Karnes County2,7805,89247.2%
Victoria County18,45439,23847.0%
Nueces County71,807153,10946.9%
Colorado County4,69110,06646.6%
Orange County17,45537,68146.3%
Dallas County483,6511,053,47145.9%
Cooke County8,12717,84145.6%
Goliad County1,6063,54145.4%
Harrison County13,38229,53045.3%
Lubbock County61,497136,46845.1%
Val Verde County8,40118,63145.1%
Grayson County26,85160,36644.5%
Hopkins County7,02415,79344.5%
Dimmit County1,7744,01244.2%
Shelby County5,07011,53044.0%
Panola County4,73310,81843.8%
Limestone County4,53910,43043.5%
Hill County7,07516,31443.4%
Camp County2,5055,79543.2%
Madison County2,1935,09543.0%
Frio County2,7346,37842.9%
Hudspeth County4811,13042.6%
Bowie County16,87639,79142.4%
Randall County25,90361,13742.4%
Smith County41,84698,67242.4%
Titus County5,13412,11042.4%
Anderson County8,60320,47442.0%
Uvalde County4,23710,09242.0%
Real County7661,82941.9%
Lamar County9,48622,74441.7%
Live Oak County2,4825,97141.6%
Nacogdoches County11,98528,99541.3%
Angelina County15,05336,79840.9%
Tyler County3,8569,49940.6%
Coryell County11,81629,18040.5%
Fannin County5,95814,74340.4%
San Augustine County1,9404,79940.4%
Upshur County6,96217,44439.9%
McMullen County12932639.6%
El Paso County126,807320,81239.5%
Gaines County3,0107,66139.3%
Lampasas County3,8139,80238.9%
Jasper County6,36316,55838.4%
Cherokee County8,02920,96438.3%
Sterling County19450838.2%
Harris County718,3231,884,60738.1%
Freestone County3,4509,10137.9%
Erath County6,98718,51537.7%
Bexar County301,693807,16037.4%
Galveston County59,592159,37937.4%
Hunt County15,67941,97337.4%
Polk County9,42025,67736.7%
Caldwell County6,22217,01336.6%
Hardin County9,00124,68636.5%
Gillespie County5,14414,25536.1%
Washington County6,22617,37135.8%
Kerr County9,06025,43935.6%
Newton County2,2826,46035.3%
Trinity County2,9058,26135.2%
Henderson County14,46941,35235.0%
Van Zandt County9,00125,70835.0%
Franklin County1,7845,12134.8%
Sabine County2,6697,66534.8%
Wood County7,73422,26734.7%
Midland County24,21571,56533.8%
Tarrant County279,440827,87433.8%
Austin County4,74814,08633.7%
Atascosa County6,38219,00533.6%
San Jacinto County4,75214,48732.8%
Walker County9,72629,62632.8%
Lee County2,5697,92432.4%
Medina County6,36319,75832.2%
Llano County4,92315,58331.6%
Burleson County2,9419,48531.0%
Liberty County10,68034,76530.7%
Cameron County47,749157,56530.3%
Burnet County7,25924,57729.5%
Brazoria County42,776146,58729.2%
Somervell County1,1473,96728.9%
Bell County43,275151,85828.5%
Aransas County4,46715,79528.3%
Leon County2,5519,01828.3%
Zapata County1,7606,21828.3%
Blanco County1,7056,09928.0%
Jeff Davis County4051,48327.3%
Wise County7,40027,19627.2%
Johnson County18,43868,59426.9%
Grimes County3,24212,18826.6%
Maverick County5,19020,25825.6%
Travis County149,268594,63825.1%
Bandera County2,78611,50724.2%
Webb County20,92686,72724.1%
Bastrop County9,19138,26924.0%
Brazos County23,75199,11824.0%
Ellis County17,26072,54123.8%
Rains County1,3765,85823.5%
Chambers County4,19518,14423.1%
Waller County4,45419,94622.3%
Starr County4,94223,00821.5%
Parker County12,25858,78620.9%
Guadalupe County13,94867,36620.7%
Hood County5,67928,79619.7%
Wilson County3,56019,25918.5%
Comal County13,67274,48418.4%
Kaufman County9,72652,74418.4%
Hidalgo County54,104302,17317.9%
Kendall County2,90618,79715.5%
Montgomery County35,649253,80114.0%
Fort Bend County39,167293,69413.3%
Hays County13,09499,77513.1%
Denton County46,772364,12012.8%
Collin County46,546421,93811.0%
Williamson County24,396251,6009.7%
Rockwall County3,12741,4267.5%

Cities & Towns in Texas

1531 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
Perrin101101100.0%
Randolph AFB41241798.8%
Washburn10010496.2%
Petersburg45647895.4%
Roaring Springs11512195.0%
Colorado City1,4331,56291.7%
Galena Park3,0143,29291.6%
Throckmorton36840391.3%
Loraine31734891.1%
Crowell37841790.6%
Megargel13314790.5%
Wellman11412690.5%
Beverly Hills64070890.4%
Rochester12313690.4%
Kress26029089.7%
Rowena10812189.3%
Wilson20623189.2%
Gorman46752589.0%
Cockrell Hill1,1471,29288.8%
Roby30934888.8%
Sanderson44650388.7%
Rotan59867588.6%
Matador36140888.5%
Tulia1,7021,92488.5%
Winters9741,10688.1%
Ballinger1,5101,71588.0%
Follett19021688.0%
Olmos Park9061,03088.0%
O'Donnell27631587.6%
Earth45351887.5%
Lefors20323287.5%
Paducah61970887.4%
Eden42048187.3%
Point Comfort21124287.2%
Richland Springs9911486.8%
Tehuacana11212986.8%
River Oaks2,1002,42786.5%
Memphis9811,13886.2%
Valley Mills39545986.1%
Wellington84298085.9%
Coleman1,9302,25085.8%
Moran13315585.8%
Quanah9481,10885.6%
Rocksprings31236685.2%
Baird64075285.1%
Goree8610185.1%
Turkey22226185.1%
Spur44852785.0%
Castle Hills1,5121,78884.6%
Olney1,3191,56184.5%
McLean38545684.4%
Silverton28133384.4%
Woodson20624584.1%
Chillicothe22927383.9%
Anson81897683.8%
Hearne1,5781,88583.7%
Rule39046783.5%
Electra1,0161,22083.3%
Yorktown8341,00383.2%
Ralls68081883.1%
Jayton19022983.0%
Miami17421082.9%
Stratford51762582.7%
Taft9351,13182.7%
Kendleton16520082.5%
Lorenzo33340482.4%
Lockney59672582.2%
Marlin2,1082,56782.1%
Tahoka9131,11282.1%
Mount Enterprise16920682.0%
Sweetwater4,2365,17281.9%
Floydada1,0051,22881.8%
Lueders15719281.8%
Slaton1,8582,27181.8%
Sanctuary10713181.7%
Brady2,0792,55881.3%
Marfa1,0961,34981.2%
Seymour1,3271,63481.2%
Evant19724381.1%
Trinidad33941980.9%
Groom21026080.8%
Lawn14217680.7%
Richland Hills2,7253,37580.7%
Bellevue14117580.6%
Panhandle9911,22980.6%
Skellytown20625680.5%
Everman1,8652,32080.4%
Malone11514380.4%
Hamilton1,0301,28280.3%
Woodsboro40450380.3%
Aspermont35143880.1%
Hillcrest Village24030080.0%
Groves5,4946,88579.8%
Richland14518279.7%
Roscoe46057779.7%
Happy21126579.6%
Pampa6,7898,52879.6%
Barstow12315579.4%
Eastland1,5101,90179.4%
Brownfield2,9353,70179.3%