FL Lead Poisoning Stats (Source: FL CLPPP 2005)

Florida has an estimated 433,000 homes built before 1950 that likely contain lead-based paint.
The number of reported cases of lead poisoning has fluctuated since 2001, with an overall drop in the number of reported cases from 669 in 2001 to 392 in 2005.
This state-wide rate of new cases of lead poisoning among children screened in Florida has decreased 72 percent over this five-year period.
The screening rate has increased from just 66,457 in 2001 to 135,982 in 2005.
The rate of reported new cases of childhood lead poisoning in children less than 72 months of age per 1,000 children screened has declined from 7.8 (2001) to 2.2 (2005)
The state-wide rate of reported new cases per 1,000 children screened has declined steadily since 2001 from a rate of over 7.8 per 1,000 children less than 72 months of age to 2.2 per 1,000 in 2005.
In 2005 there were 304 new cases of lead poisoning reported in Florida.
For Miami-Dade, 90% of the 175 individuals with elevated blood lead levels in 2005 were either Hispanic or non-Hispanic black.