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
(Click on a county name for trend graph data)
| 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


