Prevalence of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Onondaga County by Race in 2023

In the city of Syracuse, nearly 43% of children with elevated blood lead levels in 2023 were Black. Across all of Onondaga County, 183 Black children had lead poisoning that year. 

** "Other" includes children identified as more than one race. "Unknown" includes children who did not identify race.
Chart: Lilli IannellaSource: Onondaga County Lead Poisoning Prevention ProgramGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper