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Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance (ABLES)

Elevated Blood Lead Levels charts are based on data from the NIOSH Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology Surveillance (ABLES) program, a state-based surveillance program of laboratory-reported adult blood lead levels (BLLs). These charts summarize cases of elevated BLLs (BLL=10 µg/dL and BLL=25 µg/dL) among employed adults (ages 16 years and up).

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Prevalence Rate of Elevated Blood Lead Levels by State, 2012

Source: Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance (ABLES)
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Prevalence Rate of Elevated Blood Lead Levels by State, 2012


State (a)# of Cases# of Employed AdultsPrevalence Rate Per 100,000 Employed Adults
Alabama1372,000,8486.8
Alabama222,000,8481.1
Alabama9702,000,84848.5
Alabama3802,000,84819.0
Alabama3452,000,84817.2
Alabama1,5032,000,84875.1
Alaska11337,8343.3
Alaska1337,8340.3
Alaska87337,83425.8
Alaska7337,8342.1
Arizona742,799,6342.6
Arizona82,799,6340.3
Arizona742,799,6342.6
Arizona82,799,6340.3
California1,78916,541,03910.8
California21916,541,0391.3
California1,81516,541,03911.0
California22216,541,0391.3
California4,09616,541,03924.8
California4,71516,541,03928.5
Colorado692,529,7852.7
Colorado372,529,7851.5
Colorado1072,529,7854.2
Colorado442,529,7851.7
Connecticut2761,729,68716.0
Connecticut531,729,6873.1
Connecticut2811,729,68716.2
Connecticut531,729,6873.1
Florida1,1968,529,06314.0
Florida3628,529,0634.2
Florida1,2738,529,06314.9
Florida3848,529,0634.5
Florida2,0698,529,06324.3
Florida2,3328,529,06327.3
Georgia7434,339,36917.1
Georgia2034,339,3694.7
Georgia7454,339,36917.2
Georgia2054,339,3694.7
Georgia1,1994,339,36927.6
Georgia1,2014,339,36927.7
Hawaii14611,9852.3
Hawaii28611,9854.6
Hawaii2611,9850.3
Hawaii618611,985101.0
Hawaii1,416611,985231.4
Illinois4605,989,4547.7
Illinois3115,989,4545.2
Illinois4695,989,4547.8
Illinois3185,989,4545.3
Indiana1,0812,911,92537.1
Indiana2802,911,9259.6
Indiana1,0812,911,92537.1
Indiana2802,911,9259.6
Indiana1,7062,911,92558.6
Indiana1,7062,911,92558.6
Iowa8151,576,23651.7
Iowa1931,576,23612.2
Iowa8151,576,23651.7
Iowa1931,576,23612.2
Iowa1,2071,576,23676.6
Iowa1,2071,576,23676.6
Kansas1,0831,405,63877.0
Kansas2341,405,63816.6
Kansas1,0831,405,63877.0
Kansas2341,405,63816.6
Kansas1,3931,405,63899.1
Kansas1,3931,405,63899.1
Louisiana3811,948,63019.6
Louisiana671,948,6303.4
Louisiana3821,948,63019.6
Louisiana671,948,6303.4
Louisiana7911,948,63040.6
Louisiana7941,948,63040.7
Maine133650,31520.5
Maine18650,3152.8
Maine133650,31520.5
Maine18650,3152.8
Maine318650,31548.9
Maine318650,31548.9
Maryland2532,906,5188.7
Maryland612,906,5182.1
Maryland2732,906,5189.4
Maryland632,906,5182.2
Massachusetts1183,271,2563.6
Massachusetts1253,271,2563.8
Michigan6304,261,96314.8
Michigan1324,261,9633.1
Michigan6314,261,96314.8
Michigan1324,261,9633.1
Minnesota4932,783,18117.7
Minnesota1232,783,1814.4
Minnesota4932,783,18117.7
Minnesota1232,783,1814.4
Minnesota8612,783,18130.9
Minnesota8612,783,18130.9
Missouri2,9732,789,025106.6
Missouri6692,789,02524.0
Missouri2,9732,789,025106.6
Missouri6692,789,02524.0
Missouri4,4532,789,025159.7
Missouri4,4532,789,025159.7
Montana27477,0565.7
Montana2477,0560.4
Montana27477,0565.7
Montana2477,0560.4
Nebraska168973,44817.3
Nebraska51973,4485.2
Nebraska168973,44817.3
Nebraska51973,4485.2
Nebraska276973,44828.4
Nebraska276973,44828.4
New Hampshire155700,44822.1
New Hampshire16700,4482.3
New Hampshire155700,44822.1
New Hampshire16700,4482.3
New Hampshire333700,44847.5
New Hampshire333700,44847.5
New Jersey1,0854,147,22126.2
New Jersey1764,147,2214.2
New Jersey1,1024,147,22126.6
New Jersey1784,147,2214.3
New Mexico50863,9375.8
New Mexico7863,9370.8
New Mexico50863,9375.8
New Mexico7863,9370.8
New Mexico474863,93754.9
New Mexico474863,93754.9
New York1,9248,775,08321.9
New York2608,775,0833.0
New York2,1498,775,08324.5
New York2858,775,0833.2
North Carolina2744,271,3836.4
North Carolina1124,271,3832.6
North Carolina2774,271,3836.5
North Carolina1124,271,3832.6
North Carolina8444,271,38319.8
North Carolina8484,271,38319.9
Ohio2,1685,290,39241.0
Ohio4955,290,3929.4
Ohio2,3235,290,39243.9
Ohio5175,290,3929.8
Ohio3,5295,290,39266.7
Ohio3,8315,290,39272.4
Oklahoma1201,703,6247.0
Oklahoma281,703,6241.6
Oklahoma1761,703,62410.3
Oklahoma381,703,6242.2
Oklahoma2401,703,62414.1
Oklahoma3601,703,62421.1
Oregon2261,791,24812.6
Oregon381,791,2482.1
Oregon3441,791,24819.2
Oregon531,791,2483.0
Pennsylvania1,7985,955,40930.2
Pennsylvania1,7985,955,40930.2
Rhode Island104502,89720.7
Rhode Island22502,8974.4
Rhode Island104502,89720.7
Rhode Island22502,8974.4
Rhode Island246502,89748.9
Rhode Island246502,89748.9
South Carolina2901,992,95714.6
South Carolina661,992,9573.3
South Carolina2911,992,95714.6
South Carolina661,992,9573.3
South Carolina5651,992,95728.3
South Carolina5691,992,95728.6
Tennessee8452,849,72729.7
Tennessee1952,849,7276.8
Tennessee9852,849,72734.6
Tennessee2142,849,7277.5
Tennessee1,3752,849,72748.3
Tennessee1,7082,849,72759.9
Texas1,14411,794,9759.7
Texas26011,794,9752.2
Texas1,14911,794,9759.7
Texas26111,794,9752.2
Texas2,47611,794,97521.0
Texas2,78411,794,97523.6
Utah571,284,1494.4
Utah81,284,1490.6
Utah1641,284,14912.8
Utah261,284,1492.0
Vermont48336,89914.2
Vermont8336,8992.4
Vermont48336,89914.2
Vermont8336,8992.4
Vermont533336,899158.2
Vermont533336,899158.2
Washington1783,203,2945.6
Washington783,203,2942.4
Washington2833,203,2948.8
Washington873,203,2942.7
Wisconsin7082,857,15024.8
Wisconsin1002,857,1503.5
Wisconsin7082,857,15024.8
Wisconsin1002,857,1503.5
Wisconsin1,3292,857,15046.5
Wisconsin1,3292,857,15046.5
All participating states22,182120,458,01718.4
All participating states6,831129,072,6975.3
All participating states24,216120,458,01720.1
All participating states7,368129,684,6825.7
All participating states31,27680,225,09139.0
All participating states35,19080,225,09143.9
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State participation varies from year to year. See the Elevated Levels by Year chart topic for details.

Data Source

Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance (ABLES)
Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance (ABLES)

The program objective is to build state capacity to initiate, expand, or improve adult blood lead surveillance programs which can accurately measure trends in adult blood lead levels (BLL) and which can effectively intervene to prevent lead exposures. In 2015, NIOSH designated 5 µg/dL (five micrograms per deciliter) as the reference blood lead level for adults. Therefore, an elevated BLL is defined as a BLL=5 µg/dL. Currently, data on BLL=10 µg/dL and BLL=25 µg/dL are available and provided here. For more information see ABLES Data.

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