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Radon Levels in Paulding County, Georgia

EPA puts Paulding County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 26.0% of its 289 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    26.0%

    1.2 pts above GA

    Paulding
    26.0%
    Georgia
    24.8%

    289 tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Median result

    2.3pCi/L

    Below action level

    Paulding
    2.3 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Tests reported

    289

    19th of 57 by tests

    Paulding
    289
    Fulton
    4,858

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 2

    Moderate potential

    1. 1
    2. Zone 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Georgia

    27 of 57

    Middle half

    Paulding
    26.0%
    Barrow
    48.3%

    By share, of 57 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Paulding County

Starts at Paulding County's median, 2.3 pCi/L

2.3pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 2.3 pCi/L

Between 2 and 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Paulding County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

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The data

Paulding County, At a glance

Paulding County at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential

Paulding County is a county: EPA's forecast for it as a whole is an average indoor of 2 to 4 pCi/L (75 to 150 Bq/m³). It describes no single address, and homes above EPA's are found in every zone, this one included.

USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 100% of the county's area

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones

Measured: tests reported to CDC

Radon tests reported for Paulding County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory

Reported results by concentration band, Paulding County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 42%2 to 4 pCi/L: 32%4 pCi/L and above: 26%

Of 289 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.

Reported results by concentration band, Paulding County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory: data table
Result bandTests MeasuredShare Measured
Under 2 pCi/L12242.2%
2 to 4 pCi/L9231.8%
4 pCi/L and above7526.0%
What these figures count

These are the 289 tests reported to CDC for Paulding County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.

Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).

How to read these figures

Paulding County, Compared

Paulding County radon figures, compared

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Paulding County's 289 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 2.3 pCi/L and a maximum of 13.2 pCi/L, and 26.0% reached 4 pCi/L. Georgia as a whole (129 Georgia counties, pooled) comes to 24.8%: 1.2 points lower than here.

Among its state's counties it ranks 27th of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (48.3%) and Richmond County the lowest (0.0%).

Below the action level, 122 tests (42.2%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.0% statewide, and 92 tests (31.8%) fell between 2 and 4, against 31.2% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Paulding County went from 230 tests (2005 to 2014) to 289 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 17.8% to 26.0%.

EPA's 1993 zone map puts Paulding County in Zone 2, a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential.

Next door, the shares run from 16.3% in Cobb County to 47.3% in Douglas County, with Bartow County and Cobb County below Paulding County.

CDC also counts 42 tests taken after mitigation in Paulding County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.

Paulding County against Georgia, the United States and nearby counties, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Paulding County
Paulding County28926.0%2.3 pCi/LThis county
Georgia, pooled129 counties, pooled30,15224.8%Not pooled−1.2 points
United States, pooled2,661 counties, pooled2,013,54435.7%Not pooled+9.7 points
Barrow Countyhighest in the state32148.3%3.8 pCi/L+22.3 points
Richmond Countylowest in the state320.0%1.4 pCi/L−26.0 points
Polk County, GAborders it2157.1%4.9 pCi/L+31.1 points
Douglas County, GAborders it35547.3%3.7 pCi/L+21.3 points
Carroll County, GAborders it19040.5%3.4 pCi/L+14.5 points
Haralson County, GAborders it2231.8%2.1 pCi/L+5.8 points
Bartow County, GAborders it17724.9%2.2 pCi/L−1.1 points
Cobb County, GAborders it3,31516.3%1.9 pCi/L−9.7 points
Where Paulding County's reported results fell, 2008 to 2017, laboratory, beside Georgia and the United States
ResultPaulding County testsPaulding County shareGeorgia shareU.S. shareAgainst Georgia
Under 2 pCi/L12242.2%44.0%39.6%−1.8 points
2 to 4 pCi/L9231.8%31.2%24.7%+0.6 points
4 pCi/L and above7526.0%24.8%35.7%+1.2 points
Paulding County ranked among the 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Putnam County22 of 573030.0%2.2 pCi/L
Rockdale County23 of 5724729.1%2.3 pCi/L
Jones County24 of 573129.0%2.2 pCi/L
Rabun County25 of 576926.1%2.0 pCi/L
Madison County26 of 5721126.1%2.4 pCi/L
Paulding County27 of 5728926.0%2.3 pCi/L
Newton County28 of 5718625.8%2.1 pCi/L
Stephens County29 of 577925.3%2.2 pCi/L
White County30 of 579125.3%2.7 pCi/L
Bartow County31 of 5717724.9%2.2 pCi/L
Monroe County32 of 5724823.0%1.6 pCi/L
Paulding County ten-year laboratory totals, against Georgia's pooled share
PeriodTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestGeorgia, pooledChange from the row before
2008 to 201728926.0%2.3 pCi/L13.2 pCi/L24.8%+3.5 points
2007 to 201627622.5%2.2 pCi/L17.2 pCi/L23.9%+2.4 points
2006 to 201525420.1%2.2 pCi/L17.2 pCi/L23.7%+2.3 points
2005 to 201423017.8%2.0 pCi/L17.2 pCi/L23.2%First on file

Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.

Paulding County, Geology

The ground under Paulding County

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Paulding County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. The map puts 67.0% of Paulding County in the area it calls Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South) and 33.0% in Georgiabama Thrust Stack (North). USGS gives both a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).

USGS's geologic areas under Paulding County
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South)Schist, amphibolite and granite.Moderate967.0%
Georgiabama Thrust Stack (North)Gneiss, phyllite, and schist.Moderate933.0%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Paulding County beside the ground around it

Paulding County has more moderate-potential ground than Georgia as a whole: 100% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Polk County the most at 1.3%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Paulding County, the 6 counties bordering it and Georgia
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Paulding CountyZone 2None100%None
Douglas CountyZone 2None100%None
Cobb CountyZone 1None100%None
Polk CountyZone 377.3%21.4%1.3%
Haralson CountyZone 2None99.9%0.1%
Bartow CountyZone 279.6%20.4%None
Carroll CountyZone 2None100%None
Georgia159 counties, pooled by land areaVaries73.1%26.5%None

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Local help

Paulding County, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Paulding County

What Georgia's program says
Licensing of radon professionals
There are no laws mandating a mitigator receive certification in Georgia, however, many mitigators choose to get certified by one of two national programs.

What it means

Paulding County, Questions

Questions about radon in Paulding County

Are radon levels high in Paulding County?

Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 26.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Paulding County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.3 pCi/L. Of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 26 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.8%.

Which counties border Paulding County?

Paulding County borders 6 counties: Douglas County, Cobb County, Polk County, Haralson County, Bartow County and Carroll County.

Products

Paulding County, Products

Testing a home in Paulding County

In Paulding County, 26.0% of 289 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 24.8% pooled across Georgia. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Paulding County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.

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Paulding County, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Paulding County

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Paulding County, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Paulding County

Paulding County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 190,996 residents on July 1, 2025, up 12.7% from 169,516 in 2020. That works out to 611 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Dallas, the largest, has 15,402 residents, 8.1% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 289 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 1.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.7.

From Dallas to Braswell, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Paulding County's.

The cities and towns in Paulding County by residents, July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Dallas15,402+8.8%8.1%
Hiram5,585+12.8%2.9%
Braswellextends beyond Paulding County366+0.5%Counted whole

3 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). A place that extends beyond Paulding County is counted whole, so it has no share.

Paulding County, Homes

Homes in Paulding County

Paulding County is a place of houses on their own lots: 89% of its 61,504 homes are detached single-family houses, against 66% across Georgia. Much of Paulding County is recent building: 55% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 2001, against 1991 for Georgia. Owners live in 80% of the occupied homes (Georgia: 65%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.

Homes in Paulding County, Georgia, 2019 to 2023
HomesPaulding CountyGeorgia
Housing units61,5044,483,873
Detached houses89%66%
In buildings of 5 or more3%16%
Mobile homes4%8%
Built before 19603%12%
Built since 200055%33%
Middle year built20011991
Owner-occupied80%65%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.