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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Elliott County, Kentucky
EPA puts Elliott County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 5 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
31.7%
Carter County
- Carter
- 31.7%
- Rowan
- 18.9%
2 of 4 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
31.7%
Carter County, 14 miles
- Carter
- 31.7%
- Kentucky
- 43.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 41 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
5.7 pts above Kentucky
- Elliott
- 100.0%
- Kentucky
- 94.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
5
Too few for a share
- Elliott
- 5
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Elliott 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
Elliott County, At a glance
Elliott County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Elliott County is a
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 Elliott County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 5 reported tests for Elliott County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 3.5 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Elliott County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 5 tests were reported to CDC for Elliott County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Elliott County, Compared
Elliott County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Elliott County rests on 5 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 2 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 20.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 17.9 pCi/L, with a middle value of 3.5 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Carter County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 31.7%, and Rowan County the smallest, 18.9%. Farther out, Boyd County (28 miles away) at 17.9%, Menifee County (30 miles away) at 22.0% and Greenup County (31 miles away) at 12.5% have figures too. Pooled across 120 Kentucky counties, 43.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Meade County reported the highest share (68.4%) and Hopkins County the lowest (9.5%). EPA's 1993 map puts Elliott County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Elliott County, Geology
The ground under Elliott County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Elliott County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. The map puts 89.2% of Elliott County in the area it calls Cumberland Plateau and 10.8% in Central Allegheny Plateau. USGS gives the first a radon index of 9 and the second 10, both in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Plateau | Pennsylvanian sandstones, siltstones, and shales. | Moderate | 9 | 89.2% |
| Central Allegheny Plateau | Permian and Pennsylvanian shale, siltstone, sandstone, minor limestone. | Moderate | 10 | 10.8% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Elliott County beside the ground around it
Across Kentucky 18.2% of the land is rated high; none of Elliott County's is. Of the 4 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Rowan County the most at 10.8%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Elliott County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Elliott County
- Kentucky's radon programKentucky Board of Radon SafetyKentucky's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Kentucky.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
- Professionals in Kentucky8 professionals are listed in Kentucky.
What Kentucky's program says
- Phone
- 502-782-2782
- Radon@ky.gov
What it means
Elliott County, Questions
Questions about radon in Elliott County
Are radon levels high in Elliott County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 40.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Elliott County, Kentucky were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.5 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Carter County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 31.7%, and Rowan County the smallest, 18.9%.
Which counties border Elliott County?
Elliott County borders 4 counties: Carter County, Morgan County, Lawrence County and Rowan County.
Products
Elliott County, Products
Testing a home in Elliott County
No CDC figure names Elliott County; the nearest county with one, Carter County (14 miles away), reported 31.7% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Elliott County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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
MonitorSafetySiren
Pro4 plug-in radon detector with a display and alarm
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- Alarm
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First reading: Within 48 hours
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Elliott County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Elliott County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Carter CountyEPA zone 2
31.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 41 tests
- Radon levels in Rowan CountyEPA zone 2
18.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 74 tests
- Radon levels in Morgan CountyEPA zone 2
5.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 18 tests
- Radon levels in Lawrence CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 9 tests
Elliott County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Elliott County
About 7,265 people live in Elliott County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 68 fewer than in 2020 (−0.9%). That works out to 31 people per square mile of land. Sandy Hook, its one incorporated place, has 627 residents, 8.6% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 5 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.7 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kentucky as a whole comes to 6.3.
Sandy Hook is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Elliott County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hook | 627 | −1.7% | 8.6% |
One incorporated place, 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).
Elliott County, Homes
Homes in Elliott County
Of Elliott County's 3,065 homes, 62% are detached houses, against 68% across Kentucky; 32% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1988, close to Kentucky's 1982: 13% date from before 1960 and 30% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (Kentucky: 68%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Elliott County | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,065 | 2,010,655 |
| Detached houses | 62% | 68% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 32% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 22% |
| Built since 2000 | 30% | 24% |
| Middle year built | 1988 | 1982 |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 68% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.