Five cities battling childhood lead poisoning
In these five Rhode Island cities, more than half of residents are renters and lead poisoning rates, defined as blood lead levels of ≥5 micrograms per deciliter, fall above the state average.
This chart shows the number of children under age six who were found to have blood lead levels of ≥5 micrograms per deciliter in these five Rhode Island cities: Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket. The chart is broken down by year, 2016-2022.
