What EPA's radon map says about Jenkins County

Jenkins County is mapped as Zone 3 - Low Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted below 2 pCi/L. Nationally, Jenkins County ranks higher in radon potential than 6% of rated counties (the 6th percentile).

Jenkins County by the numbers

About 8,836 people live in Jenkins County, Georgia, spread over 347.378 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Jenkins County runs about 25 people per square mile. Among counties sharing Jenkins County's EPA zone, it outranks 17% of them by population. Jenkins 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 Jenkins County

Jenkins County's Zone 3 prediction undercuts the roughly 1.3 pCi/L most US homes average, nowhere near EPA's 4 pCi/L threshold for recommending mitigation. A Zone 3 rating means Jenkins County's county-wide average is predicted low, but EPA is explicit that a meaningful share of homes in low-potential zones still test above the action level — a low zone is not a reason to skip testing.

Testing and mitigation in Jenkins County

Mitigation cost doesn't depend on Jenkins County's zone — it depends on the house's foundation. A typical system runs $800–$2,500 (about $1,200 typical), and testing first is what tells you whether that's needed at all.

Find Georgia's state radon program

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

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. Whatever zone Jenkins County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.