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Which Indiana Areas Have the Most Lead Pipe Risk?
The 41 Indiana areas with the highest share of confirmed lead service lines, out of 41 areas with enough data for a reliable estimate. Ranked by percentage, not raw count, so a small town with a real lead problem isn't buried under bigger cities with more addresses overall.
| # | Area | Lead | % of addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | 14,665 | 45.0% |
| 2 | South Bend | 2,244 | 4.2% |
| 3 | Terre Haute | 1,087 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Richmond | 3,279 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Indianapolis | 10,007 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 510 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Hobart | 109 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Wabash | 30 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Merrillville | 78 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Muncie | 167 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Warsaw | 23 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Kokomo | 101 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Lowell | 20 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Lake Station | 14 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Seymour | 26 | 0.3% |
| 16 | New Albany | 52 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Jeffersonville | 38 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Shelbyville | 22 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Crawfordsville | 13 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Noblesville | 31 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Sheridan | 3 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Clarksville | 10 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Chesterton | 9 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Sullivan | 3 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Winchester | 2 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Franklin | 5 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Greenwood | 10 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Fishers | 1 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Portage | 4 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Mooresville | 1 | 0.0% |
| 31 | W Lafayette | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Newburgh | 1 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Westfield | 1 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Charlestown | 0 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Crown Point | 0 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Georgetown | 0 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Morgan County | 0 | 0.0% |
| 38 | New Whiteland | 0 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Sellersburg | 0 | 0.0% |
| 40 | West Lafayette | 0 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Winfield | 0 | 0.0% |