Ten US Cities with the Largest Absolute Number of Children Identified with Blood Lead Levels > 10 µg/dL, 2001

Rank by Number of Confirmed EBLLs

State

City

Total Confirmed EBLL Cases

Number of Confirmed Children By Highest Blood Lead Level (µg/dL) at or Following Confirmation

Number of Unconfirmed Elevated Children

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-44

45-69

>=70

1

IL

CHICAGO

12,241

7,503

2,640

1,013

938

126

21

1,013

2

NY

NEW YORK CITY

3,543

2,391

681

220

224

22

5

782

3

OH

CLEVELAND

3,424

1,956

804

364

265

31

4

758

4

MI

DETROIT

3,381

2,164

692

262

232

26

5

969

5

PA

PHILADELPHIA

2,977

1,796

654

269

235

22

1

649

6

WI

MILWAUKEE

2,666

1,575

602

256

207

23

3

932

7

MO

ST. LOUIS

2,313

1,431

496

195

163

27

1

348

8

RI

PROVIDENCE

1,199

738

236

107

109

8

1

111

9

MD

BALTIMORE

1,045

641

225

78

93

7

1

335

10

NY

BUFFALO

935

564

214

75

71

10

1

108