Short-term kit
RA400 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wilcox County, Alabama
EPA puts Wilcox County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
17.1%
Autauga County, 54 miles
- Autauga
- 17.1%
- Alabama
- 21.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 35 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
16.3%
48.4 pts below Alabama
- Wilcox
- 16.3%
- Alabama
- 64.7%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Wilcox County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Wilcox County, At a glance
Wilcox County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 84% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Wilcox County. Autauga County, 54 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals.
Wilcox County, Compared
Wilcox County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Wilcox County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals name 65 other Alabama counties and leave it out. Pooled across 65 Alabama counties, 21.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Autauga County (54 miles away) at 17.1%, Montgomery County (66 miles away) at 9.7% and Elmore County (80 miles away) at 22.2%. Statewide for the same period, Colbert County reported the highest share (36.2%) and Baldwin County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Wilcox County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 84% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wilcox County, Geology
The ground under Wilcox County
PredictedMost of the ground under Wilcox County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 83.7% of its land is low radon potential, with 16.3% moderate. The map puts 83.7% of Wilcox County in the area it calls Coastal Plain and 16.3% in Inner Coastal Plain. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Low | 7 | 83.7% |
| Inner Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Moderate | 10 | 16.3% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Wilcox County beside the ground around it
Across Alabama 14.3% of the land is rated high; none of Wilcox County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Dallas County the most at 98.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wilcox County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wilcox County
- Alabama Radon ProgramAlabama Radon Program, run by Alabama Department of Public Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Alabama.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Alabama directoryNo professionals are listed in Alabama yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Alabama's program says
- Phone
- (334) 290-6244
What it means
Wilcox County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wilcox County
Are radon levels high in Wilcox County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Wilcox County, Alabama yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 110 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 22.2%.
Which counties border Wilcox County?
Wilcox County borders 6 counties: Marengo County, Dallas County, Monroe County, Clarke County, Lowndes County and Butler County.
Products
Wilcox County, Products
Testing a home in Wilcox County
No CDC figure names Wilcox County; the nearest county with one, Autauga County (54 miles away), reported 17.1% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Wilcox County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
RadonPro Wi-Fi radon monitor with a built-in Geiger counter
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- Alarm
- Screen, app
First reading: Within 5 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Wilcox County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wilcox County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Marengo CountyEPA zone 3
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 9.3 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Dallas CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Monroe CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Clarke CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.4 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Lowndes CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Butler CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 1 test
Wilcox County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wilcox County
Wilcox County has been losing residents: from 10,539 in 2020 to 9,666 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 8.3% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 11 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Camden, the largest, has 1,646 residents, 17.0% of the total. Together its 5 incorporated places hold 27.8% of those residents; the other 72.2% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Wilcox County; across Alabama its counts for 2008 to 2017 come to 2.4 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Camden to Oak Hill, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wilcox County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | 1,646 | −10.7% | 17.0% |
| Pine Hill | 699 | −7.3% | 7.2% |
| Yellow Bluff | 206 | −8.8% | 2.1% |
| Pine Apple | 120 | −11.8% | 1.2% |
| Oak Hill | 13 | −7.1% | 0.1% |
5 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Wilcox County, Homes
Homes in Wilcox County
Of Wilcox County's 5,314 homes, 61% are detached houses, against 69% across Alabama; 35% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1985, close to Alabama's 1985: 14% date from before 1960 and 19% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (Alabama: 70%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wilcox County | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,314 | 2,316,192 |
| Detached houses | 61% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 35% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 14% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1985 | 1985 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 70% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.