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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wayne County, Mississippi
EPA puts Wayne 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
4.4%
Mobile County, 66 miles
- Mobile
- 4.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 45 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Wayne
- 0.0%
- MS
- 8.1%
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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, At a glance
Wayne County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% 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 Wayne County. Mobile County, AL, 66 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Wayne County, Compared
Wayne County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC publishes no radon test figure for Wayne County, and none for any other Mississippi county: its counts over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals cover 2,669 counties elsewhere in the country. Across every county in the country with a figure (2,669), 36.3% of reported tests reached that level; no Mississippi county contributes to that pool.
The nearest counties with a figure are Mobile County, AL (66 miles away) at 4.4%, Escambia County, FL (104 miles away) at 0.0% and Santa Rosa County, FL (118 miles away) at 3.3%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Wayne County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wayne County, Geology
The ground under Wayne County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Wayne County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 71.2% of Wayne County in the area it calls Pine Hills and 28.7% in Jackson Prairies. USGS gives the first a radon index of 6 and the second 8, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hills | Sand, sandstone, bentonitic clay, quartzite, gravel, tuff, and siltstone. | Low | 6 | 71.2% |
| Jackson Prairies | Sand, marl, clay, and limestone. | Low | 8 | 28.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Wayne County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Wayne County's is. None of the 7 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wayne County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wayne County
- Mississippi Radon ProgramMississippi Radon Program, run by Mississippi State Department of Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Mississippi.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 Mississippi directoryNo professionals are listed in Mississippi yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Mississippi's program says
- Phone
- 1-800-626-7739
What it means
Wayne County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wayne County
Are radon levels high in Wayne County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Wayne County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 154 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 12.8%.
Which counties border Wayne County?
Wayne County borders 7 counties: Greene County, MS, Jones County, MS, Perry County, MS, Washington County, AL, Clarke County, MS, Choctaw County, AL and Jasper County, MS.
Products
Wayne County, Products
Testing a home in Wayne County
No CDC figure names Wayne County; the nearest county with one, Mobile County, AL (66 miles away), reported 4.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 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 Wayne 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
View Radon Wi-Fi radon monitor with an e-paper display
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Battery
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
Readings: Every 60 minutes
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Wayne County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wayne County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Washington County, ALEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Greene County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Jones County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Perry County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Clarke County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Choctaw County, ALEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Jasper County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Wayne County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wayne County
Wayne County's population has barely moved since 2020: 19,807 residents on July 1, 2025 against 19,809 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 24 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Waynesboro, has 4,495 residents, 22.7% of the total.
From Waynesboro to State Line, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wayne County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro | 4,495 | −1.6% | 22.7% |
| State Lineextends beyond Wayne County | 469 | +3.8% | Counted whole |
2 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 Wayne County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Wayne County, Homes
Homes in Wayne County
Of Wayne County's 9,101 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 29% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1985, close to Mississippi's 1986: 11% date from before 1960 and 22% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 88% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wayne County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,101 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 29% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 11% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 22% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1985 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 88% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.