The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• The number of Franklin County children aged 0-72 months determined to have elevated blood levels of lead decreased about 98% from 2000 (180 children, or 1.8% of the 10,046 children screened that year) to 2010 (91 children, or 0.5% of the 19,633 children screened).
  
• Statewide in 2009, about 1.5% of children screened were found to have elevated blood lead levels. Of Ohio's three largest cities, Columbus had the lowest rate of screened children with elevated blood lead levels at 0.6%. At 1.6%, the rate in Cincinnati was about the same as the state rate. Cleveland's rate of 6.2%, while significantly higher than Columbus' or Cincinnati's, nevertheless represents a dramatic decline from the city’s 2001 rate of 18.9%.

For a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources and Notes for this indicator, click here.