Table 2.
Mid-Appalachia states’ confirmed elevated lead levels in children aged 0–72 months23
| State/region/country population <72months† | Blood lead level | Weighted number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥5 μg/dL | <5 μg/dL | ≥5 μg/dL | <5 μg/dL | |
| Kentucky (339 126) | 1180 | 21 005 | 18 030 (5.32%) | 320 947 (94.68%) |
| New York (1 285 155) | 13 786 | 209 019 | 85 797 (6.19%) | 1 300 821 (93.81%) |
| Ohio (866 996) | 11 421 | 138 169 | 66 194 (7.63%) | 800 802 (92.37%) |
| Pennsylvania (877 769) | 16 085 | 134 025 | 94 057 (10.72%) | 783 712 (89.28%) |
| West Virginia (125 045) | 650 | 11 058 | 6942 (5.55%) | 118 103 (94.45%) |
| Mid-Appalachia¶ (3 494 091) | 43 122 | 513 276 | 271 020 (7.75%) (SE, 0.68%) |
3 324 385 (92.25%) |
| USA§ (24 258 220) | 214 275 | 3 482 623 | 1 405 683 (5.79%) (SE, 1.34%) |
22 852 537 (94.21%) |
†
At time of 2010 US Census
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Mid-Appalachia: KY, NY, OH, PA, and WV
§
US states reporting: AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, VT, WV, and WI. Census data from http://factfinder.census.gov
SE, standard error