Which Kentucky Areas Have the Most Galvanized Pipe Risk?

The 50 Kentucky areas with the highest share of confirmed galvanized service lines requiring replacement, out of 188 areas with enough data for a reliable estimate. Galvanized steel isn't lead itself, but a line installed downstream of a lead gooseneck or connector can leach lead particles trapped in its rough interior even after the original lead pipe is gone — federal guidance treats it with the same urgency as a confirmed lead line.

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#	Area	Galvanized	% of addresses
1	Tompkinsville	324	29.8%
2	Munfordville	673	26.4%
3	Auburn	248	22.9%
4	'Hazard	1,824	19.2%
5	Henderson	2,021	16.4%
6	Hawesville	351	15.8%
7	Nortonville	183	15.2%
8	Hartford	196	15.0%
9	Princeton	701	11.7%
10	Adairville	135	11.5%
11	Carrollton	264	11.3%
12	Scottsville	770	10.9%
13	Russellville	508	10.4%
14	South Shore	174	9.0%
15	Hopkinsville	1,751	8.6%
16	Bowling Green	3,703	7.3%
17	Vine Grove	271	7.0%
18	Mayfield	334	5.0%
19	Crofton	88	4.9%
20	Paintsville	304	3.8%
21	Mt Vernon	168	3.7%
22	Harlan	48	3.0%
23	Taylorsville	194	2.8%
24	Beaver Dam	37	2.1%
25	Fulton	32	1.9%
26	Jenkins	20	1.7%
27	Dixon	20	1.7%
28	Bloomfield	31	1.6%
29	Oak Grove	58	1.5%
30	Sturgis	28	1.4%
31	Paris	104	1.3%
32	Russell	16	1.3%
33	Walton	63	1.3%
34	Fisherville	36	1.2%
35	Lebanon Junction	19	1.1%
36	Williamsburg	80	1.1%
37	Hickman	11	1.0%
38	Falmouth	10	0.9%
39	Dawson Springs	16	0.9%
40	Bardstown	103	0.8%
41	Burkesville	34	0.8%
42	Baxter	11	0.8%
43	Ludlow	13	0.8%
44	Olive Hill	22	0.8%
45	Shelbyville	9	0.8%
46	Greensburg	10	0.7%
47	Louisville	2,065	0.7%
48	Lawrenceburg	65	0.6%
49	Eddyville	16	0.5%
50	Greenville	23	0.5%