Table 2a: Number and Average of Children Under Age Six Years Newly Identified with Elevated Blood Lead Levels by Incident Blood Lead Level and County of Residence, 2005 - 2007, New York State Excluding New York City

Table 2a shows the number and three year average of incident cases of elevated blood lead levels among children under age six years of age in 2005, 2006, and 2007 by county of residence. Incident results are grouped by blood lead level category: 10 - 14 mcg/dL; 15 - 19 mcg/dL; and ≥ 20 mcg/dL. In addition, the total number of incident cases ≥ 10 mcg/dL is shown for each year, along with the total number of children tested for lead. Statewide figures are included for comparison. County-specific data helps the state, Local Health Departments (LHDs) and other partners monitor progress and target efforts to prevent and eliminate childhood lead poisoning across the state.

Data from Table 2a was used to produce Map 4, a map which shows the geographic distribution by county of newly identified children with elevated blood lead levels.

County Year of Test Number of Newly Identified 10 - 14 mcg/dL Number of Newly Identified 15 - 19 mcg/dL Number of Newly Identified ≥ 20 mcg/dL Total Number of Newly Identified ≥ 10 mcg/dL Number Tested Incidence Rate per 1,000 Children Tested ≥ 10 mcg/dL1
Statewide 2005 1,497 460 326 2,283 193,239 11.8
2006 1,328 448 306 2,098 203,537 10.3
2007 1,216 394 275 1,901 207,452 9.2
2005-2007 Average 1,347 434 313 2,094 201,409 10.4
Albany 2005 68 29 14 111 4,089 27.1
2006 40 16 13 69 4,177 16.5
2007 36 23 18 77 4,442 17.3
2005-2007 Average 48 23 15 86 4,236 20.2
Allegany 2005 3 2 0 5 439 11.4
2006 5 0 3 8 485 16.5
2007 0 2 2 4 541 7.4
2005-2007 Average 3 1 2 6 488 11.6
Broome 2005 19 6 11 36 1,877 19.2
2006 19 5 4 28 2,134 13.1
2007 26 3 6 35 2,225 15.7
2005-2007 Average 21 5 7 33 2,079 15.9
Cattaraugus 2005 8 6 3 17 1,290 13.2
2006 7 1 3 11 1,310 8.4
2007 10 4 1 15 1,408 10.7
2005-2007 Average 8 4 2 14 1,336 10.7
Cayuga 2005 11 4 2 17 1,096 15.5
2006 13 4 4 21 1,242 16.9
2007 12 4 2 18 1,225 14.7
2005-2007 Average 12 4 3 19 1,188 15.7
Chautauqua 2005 23 5 5 33 2,236 14.8
2006 12 7 4 23 2,096 11.0
2007 21 8 3 32 2,401 13.3
2005-2007 Average 19 7 4 29 2,244 13.1
Chemung 2005 16 2 2 20 1,060 18.9
2006 9 3 0 12 1,142 10.5
2007 8 3 0 11 882 12.5
2005-2007 Average 11 3 1 14 1,028 13.9
Chenango 2005 4 0 0 4 671 6.0
2006 8 3 1 12 783 15.3
2007 7 2 0 9 788 11.4
2005-2007 Average 6 2 0 8 747 11.1
Clinton 2005 2 3 2 7 1,056 6.6
2006 1 2 0 3 1,127 2.7
2007 1 0 1 2 988 2.0
2005-2007 Average 1 2 1 4 1,057 3.8
Columbia 2005 12 6 6 24 720 33.3
2006 10 2 5 17 837 20.3
2007 14 3 2 19 851 22.3
2005-2007 Average 12 4 4 20 803 26.3
Cortland 2005 11 0 0 11 889 12.4
2006 7 1 3 11 986 11.2
2007 3 1 2 6 1,004 6.0
2005-2007 Average 7 1 2 9 960 9.7
Delaware 2005 12 2 0 14 551 25.4
2006 6 3 1 10 607 16.5
2007 6 1 2 9 549 16.4
2005-2007 Average 8 2 1 11 569 19.3
Dutchess 2005 28 14 11 53 4,928 10.8
2006 29 9 9 47 5,147 9.1
2007 15 7 9 31 5,286 5.9
2005-2007 Average 24 10 10 44 5,120 8.6
Erie 2005 250 72 61 383 15,265 25.1
2006 249 70 52 371 16,359 22.7
2007 243 62 48 353 16,973 20.8
2005-2007 Average 247 68 54 369 16,199 22.8
Essex 2005 1 0 1 2 338 5.9
2006 2 0 0 2 381 5.2
2007 2 1 0 3 411 7.3
2005-2007 Average 2 0 0 2 377 8.8
Franklin 2005 3 1 0 4 372 10.8
2006 1 2 0 3 355 8.5
2007 0 1 0 1 384 2.6
2005-2007 Average 1 1 0 2 370 7.2
Fulton 2005 27 5 3 35 789 44.4
2006 13 8 5 23 728 31.6
2007 22 7 3 32 742 43.1
2005-2007 Average 20 7 3 30 753 40.2
Genesee 2005 7 2 1 10 592 16.9
2006 6 8 1 15 841 17.8
2007 3 0 3 6 794 7.6
2005-2007 Average 5 3 2 10 742 13.9
Greene 2005 8 3 1 12 716 16.8
2006 7 0 4 11 765 14.4
2007 3 3 3 9 642 14.0
2005-2007 Average 6 2 3 11 708 15.1
Hamilton 2005 2 0 0 2 46 43.5
2006 0 0 0 0 35 0.0
2007 1 0 0 1 39 25.6
2005-2007 Average 1 0 0 1 40 25.0
Herkimer 2005 16 4 1 21 959 21.9
2006 18 8 1 27 1,162 23.2
2007 7 4 5 16 1,119 14.3
2005-2007 Average 14 5 2 21 1,080 19.7
Jefferson 2005 13 6 1 20 2,101 9.5
2006 9 5 1 15 2,227 6.7
2007 7 3 0 10 2,405 4.2
2005-2007 Average 10 5 1 16 2,244 6.7
Lewis 2005 3 0 1 4 331 12.1
2006 4 0 1 5 326 15.3
2007 5 1 2 8 399 20.1
2005-2007 Average 4 0 1 5 352 17.0
Livingston 2005 11 2 2 15 669 22.4
2006 3 0 1 4 673 5.9
2007 6 2 0 8 676 11.8
2005-2007 Average 7 1 1 9 673 13.4
Madison 2005 5 3 0 8 930 8.6
2006 4 4 1 9 930 9.7
2007 5 1 0 6 1,197 5.0
2005-2007 Average 5 3 0 8 1,019 7.5
Monroe 2005 186 39 34 259 12,940 20.0
2006 181 53 39 273 14,114 19.3
2007 149 46 26 221 13,851 16.0
2005-2007 Average 172 46 33 251 13,635 18.6
Montgomery 2005 29 14 5 48 815 58.9
2006 22 12 4 38 884 43.0
2007 11 5 3 19 884 21.5
2005-2007 Average 21 10 4 35 861 41.4
Nassau 2005 38 18 8 64 28,563 2.2
2006 55 18 12 85 30,015 2.8
2007 59 18 13 90 29,897 3.0
2005-2007 Average 51 18 11 80 29,492 2.7
Niagara 2005 29 7 3 39 3,216 12.1
2006 33 8 6 47 3,190 14.7
2007 12 2 4 18 3,341 5.4
2005-2007 Average 25 6 4 35 3,249 10.4
Oneida 2005 100 33 19 152 3,102 49.0
2006 71 28 11 110 3,160 34.8
2007 80 27 20 127 3,259 39.0
2005-2007 Average 84 29 17 130 3,174 40.8
Onondaga 2005 101 40 30 171 9,736 17.6
2006 88 33 25 146 10,797 13.5
2007 83 33 24 140 10,923 12.8
2005-2007 Average 91 35 26 152 10,485 14.6
Ontario 2005 13 4 2 19 1,490 12.8
2006 9 1 0 10 1,462 6.8
2007 4 3 0 7 1,680 4.2
2005-2007 Average 9 3 1 12 1,544 7.6
Orange 2005 105 21 30 156 8,243 18.9
2006 69 34 26 129 8,546 15.1
2007 57 18 19 94 8,196 11.5
2005-2007 Average 77 24 25 126 8,328 15.1
Orleans 2005 5 4 2 11 435 25.3
2006 4 2 5 11 490 22.4
2007 11 7 1 19 562 33.8
2005-2007 Average 7 4 3 14 496 27.5
Oswego 2005 8 1 2 11 1,462 7.5
2006 8 1 2 11 1,386 7.9
2007 13 8 3 24 1,829 13.1
2005-2007 Average 10 3 2 15 1,559 9.8
Otsego 2005 10 4 3 17 908 18.7
2006 8 3 0 11 830 13.3
2007 6 2 2 10 846 11.8
2005-2007 Average 8 3 2 13 861 14.7
Putnam 2005 3 0 4 7 1,691 4.1
2006 3 0 0 3 1,799 1.7
2007 4 0 1 5 1,770 2.8
2005-2007 Average 3 0 2 5 1,753 2.9
Rensselaer 2005 25 10 1 36 2,192 16.4
2006 26 8 9 43 2,283 18.8
2007 21 11 7 39 2,446 15.9
2005-2007 Average 24 10 6 40 2,307 16.6
Rockland 2005 12 6 4 22 6,778 3.2
2006 22 5 4 31 7,417 4.2
2007 18 6 8 32 7,199 4.4
2005-2007 Average 17 6 5 28 7,131 4.0
St. Lawrence 2005 6 0 1 7 1,173 6.0
2006 10 1 1 12 1,228 9.8
2007 6 2 1 9 1,206 7.5
2005-2007 Average 7 1 1 9 1,202 3.9
Saratoga 2005 6 3 2 11 2,823 3.9
2006 9 3 3 15 3,150 4.8
2007 11 0 0 11 3,452 3.2
2005-2007 Average 9 2 2 13 3,142 12.1
Schenectady 2005 27 8 4 39 2,485 15.7
2006 12 7 7 26 2,508 10.4
2007 19 3 4 26 2,534 10.3
2005-2007 Average 19 6 5 30 2,509 13.2
Schoharie 2005 2 0 1 3 292 10.3
2006 5 1 0 6 293 20.5
2007 2 1 0 3 325 9.2
2005-2007 Average 3 1 0 4 303 23.2
Schuyler 2005 3 0 0 3 180 16.7
2006 5 0 1 6 221 27.1
2007 4 1 0 5 202 24.8
2005-2007 Average 4 0 0 4 201 4.5
Seneca 2005 2 0 0 2 328 6.1
2006 0 1 1 2 364 5.5
2007 1 0 0 1 426 2.3
2005-2007 Average 1 0 0 1 373 8.1
Steuben 2005 10 3 4 17 1,415 12.0
2006 14 5 2 21 1,430 14.7
2007 13 2 1 16 1,451 11.0
2005-2007 Average 12 3 2 18 1,432 12.6
Suffolk 2005 44 14 2 60 23,577 2.5
2006 39 9 7 55 25,532 2.2
2007 28 6 4 37 26,122 1.4
2005-2007 Average 37 9 4 51 25,077 2.0
Sullivan 2005 11 4 1 16 1,046 15.3
2006 3 3 1 7 1,053 6.6
2007 3 2 1 6 1,302 4.6
2005-2007 Average 6 3 1 10 1,134 8.5
Tioga 2005 5 1 1 7 506 13.8
2006 6 1 0 7 544 12.9
2007 7 1 0 8 641 12.5
2005-2007 Average 6 1 0 7 564 13.0
Tompkins 2005 1 1 0 2 1,126 1.8
2006 4 1 1 6 1,101 5.4
2007 0 0 0 0 1,134 0.0
2005-2007 Average 2 1 0 3 1,120 2.4
Ulster 2005 20 6 2 28 2,629 10.7
2006 17 4 7 28 2,813 10.0
2007 20 9 5 34 2,874 11.8
2005-2007 Average 19 6 5 30 2,772 10.8
Warren 2005 5 3 0 8 697 11.5
2006 3 2 0 5 803 6.2
2007 2 0 0 2 937 2.1
2005-2007 Average 3 2 0 5 812 6.6
Washington 2005 9 2 1 12 676 17.8
2006 10 4 3 17 766 22.2
2007 8 0 0 8 892 9.0
2005-2007 Average 9 2 1 12 778 15.8
Wayne 2005 12 5 2 19 1,252 15.2
2006 13 5 4 22 1,449 15.2
2007 11 1 1 13 1,523 8.5
2005-2007 Average 12 4 2 18 1,408 12.8
Westchester 2005 101 32 30 163 26,792 6.1
2006 87 33 21 141 26,310 5.4
2007 85 35 31 151 26,523 5.7
2005-2007 Average 91 33 27 151 26,542 5.7
Wyoming 2005 3 0 0 3 422 7.1
2006 3 1 4 8 426 18.8
2007 3 0 0 3 500 6.0
2005-2007 Average 3 0 1 4 449 10.4
Yates 2005 3 0 0 3 239 12.6
2006 9 0 1 10 317 31.5
2007 2 0 0 2 354 5.6
2005-2007 Average 5 0 0 5 303 16.4

Footnotes

  1. Numbers were rounded when calculating averages. Averages were not used in calculating total incident numbers and rates.