Incidence rate per 1,000 among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 micrograms per deciliter

Source:2008-2010 NYS Child Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Data as of July, 2012

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  Cases Average children tested Crude
Region/County 2008 2009 2010 Total 2008-2010 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 9 3 7 19 659 9.6
Cattaraugus 14 11 19 44 1,401 10.5
Chautauqua 19 22 30 71 2,326 10.2
Erie 327 302 393 1,022 18,761 18.2
Genesee 6 9 9 24 785 10.2
Niagara 37 37 41 115 3,924 9.8
Orleans 12 9 8 29 519 18.6
Wyoming 5 1 2 8 577 4.6*
Region Total 429 394 509 1,332 28,952 15.3
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 12 12 10 34 1,748 6.5
Livingston 6 2 9 17 729 7.8
Monroe 199 152 149 500 13,268 12.6
Ontario 5 8 12 25 1,628 5.1
Schuyler 3 2 0 5 241 6.9*
Seneca 3 7 4 14 449 10.4
Steuben 20 21 15 56 1,635 11.4
Wayne 15 14 10 39 1,601 8.1
Yates 10 9 8 27 324 27.8
Region Total 273 227 217 717 21,623 11.1
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 8 12 10 30 1,242 8.1
Cortland 17 8 10 35 955 12.2
Herkimer 17 14 19 50 1,074 15.5
Jefferson 23 10 11 44 2,632 5.6
Lewis 2 4 3 9 371 8.1*
Madison 9 11 6 26 1,028 8.4
Oneida 104 111 133 348 3,759 30.9
Onondaga 125 90 92 307 10,621 9.6
Oswego 16 8 8 32 1,831 5.8
St Lawrence 13 9 8 30 1,385 7.2
Tompkins 9 1 1 11 1,407 2.6
Region Total 343 278 301 922 26,304 11.7
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 21 51 45 117 2,733 14.3
Chenango 7 11 8 26 731 11.9
Tioga 7 8 9 24 693 11.5
Region Total 35 70 62 167 4,157 13.4
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 52 48 54 154 4,135 12.4
Clinton 4 1 3 8 743 3.6*
Columbia 10 6 17 33 844 13.0
Delaware 6 5 9 20 517 12.9
Essex 0 0 1 1 341 1.0*
Franklin 3 4 4 11 582 6.3
Fulton 32 23 21 76 837 30.3
Greene 3 10 7 20 542 12.3
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 34 0.0*
Montgomery 22 21 26 69 933 24.6
Otsego 11 5 7 23 797 9.6
Rensselaer 25 20 35 80 2,491 10.7
Saratoga 10 15 11 36 3,281 3.7
Schenectady 16 26 27 69 2,539 9.1
Schoharie 7 4 6 17 341 16.6
Warren 4 5 7 16 897 5.9
Washington 11 6 5 22 844 8.7
Region Total 216 199 240 655 20,698 10.5
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 28 32 43 103 5,422 6.3
Orange 89 89 88 266 8,638 10.3
Putnam 3 2 1 6 1,775 1.1*
Rockland 27 34 31 92 8,736 3.5
Sullivan 8 13 11 32 1,280 8.3
Ulster 29 23 16 68 2,855 7.9
Westchester 100 93 111 304 26,848 3.8
Region Total 284 286 301 871 55,553 5.2
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 214 212 239 665 70,142 3.2
Kings 541 494 506 1,541 112,799 4.6
New York 144 91 100 335 44,132 2.5
Queens 356 301 307 964 91,139 3.5
Richmond 61 43 33 137 15,793 2.9
Region Total 1,316 1,141 1,185 3,642 334,237 3.6
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 68 82 67 217 30,671 2.4
Suffolk 37 39 42 118 27,535 1.4
Region Total 105 121 109 335 58,206 1.9
New York State Total 3,010 2,717 2,924 8,651 549,058 5.3

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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