Is Paulding County, GA a radon risk area?

EPA places Paulding County in Zone 2 - Moderate Potential — a predicted county-wide average indoor radon level between 2 and 4 pCi/L, based on the geology, soil and aerial radioactivity data behind EPA's national map. Nationally, Paulding County ranks higher in radon potential than 62% of rated counties (the 62nd percentile).

Paulding County by the numbers

About 188,549 people live in Paulding County, Georgia, spread over 312.385 square miles. That works out to roughly 604 people per square mile. Rank 128 by population within its EPA zone puts Paulding County at the 88th percentile among zone peers. Paulding 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 Paulding County

Neither at the 4 pCi/L action level nor down at the roughly 1.3 pCi/L national indoor norm, Paulding County's Zone 2 prediction lands in the gap between the two. Paulding County's Zone 2 rating sits in the middle nationally; EPA's guidance is unchanged by that — test every home regardless of its zone.

Testing and mitigation in Paulding County

Nothing about Paulding 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 Georgia's state radon program

Paulding County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Paulding County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout knocks 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. The guide to what a radon zone actually means covers why testing matters in every zone, not just Zone 1.