Is Wilcox County, GA a radon risk area?

Wilcox County is mapped as Zone 3 - Low Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted below 2 pCi/L. Nationally that's the 6th percentile for radon potential — Wilcox County outranks 6% of every county EPA has rated.

Wilcox County by the numbers

About 8,904 people live in Wilcox County, Georgia, spread over 377.811 square miles. That works out to roughly 24 people per square mile. Rank 851 by population within its EPA zone puts Wilcox County at the 17th percentile among zone peers. Wilcox 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 Wilcox County

Well clear of both the 1.3 pCi/L national indoor average and EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, Wilcox County's Zone 3 prediction is the low end of the scale. A Zone 3 rating means Wilcox 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.

If Wilcox County tests above the action level

Nothing about Wilcox 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

Wilcox County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Wilcox 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

Wilcox County's zone, rank and region all trace back to named EPA and Census sources — the methodology guide lists exactly which ones. Whatever zone Wilcox County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.