Is Hoke County, NC a radon risk area?

EPA's own radon map rates Hoke County zone 3 - low potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level below 2 pCi/L. Rank it against the rest of the country and Hoke County lands in the 23rd percentile for radon potential.

How Hoke County compares

About 55,382 people live in Hoke County, North Carolina, spread over 390.153 square miles. That works out to roughly 142 people per square mile. Rank 318 by population within its EPA zone puts Hoke County at the 69th percentile among zone peers. Hoke County falls in EPA Radon Region 4, one of 736 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

What this actually means for a house in Hoke County

At Zone 3, Hoke County's predicted county average is under the national indoor average (~1.3 pCi/L) and well below EPA's 4 pCi/L action level — outdoor air nationally runs about 0.4 pCi/L for comparison. A Zone 3 label describes Hoke County's average, not any one basement or slab in it — testing is still the only way an individual homeowner actually finds out.

If Hoke County tests above the action level

Nothing about Hoke County's EPA zone changes the mitigation number: $800–$2,500 nationally (around $1,200 typical), set by the house's foundation rather than the county it sits in — and only relevant once a test actually clears 4 pCi/L.

Find North Carolina's state radon program

Hoke County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Hoke County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Use code RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout for 10% off.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why a low zone still deserves a test, the zone explainer covers that directly.