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US national prevalence rate of reported cases of elevated blood lead levels for adults, by year (1994-2013)

National prevalence rate of reported cases of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) for adults, by year (State Adult Blood Epidemiology and Surveillance Programs, United States, 1994-2013).

Notes:
(1) Rates are per 100,000 employed adults aged 16 years or older. Denominator data was extracted from the 2015 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.
(2) Since 2009, the case definition for an elevated blood lead level is a BLL 10 µg/dL or higher. For historical comparisons, prevalence rates at the previous case definition (BLL 25 µg/dL or higher) are provided.
(3) A total of 30 states submitted data in 2013 (down from 41 states in 2012): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Massachusetts provided data for BLLs 25 µg/dL or higher. For 2013, the first number is the number of states reporting BLLs 25 µg/dL or higher (ie, 30 states in 2013), and the second number is the number of states reporting BLLs 10 µg/dL or higher (ie, 29 states in 2013).

(Source: Alarcon WA; State Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance [ABLES] Program Investigators. Elevated blood lead levels among employed adults - United States, 1994-2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;63[55]:59-65. Public domain.)

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