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PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
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In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wayne County, New York
EPA puts Wayne County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 3 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
26.9%
2.4 pts above NY
- Wayne
- 26.9%
- New York
- 24.5%
793 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.0pCi/L
Below action level
- Wayne
- 2.0 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
793
30th of 61 by tests
- Wayne
- 793
- Erie
- 13,822
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in New York
29 of 61
Middle half
- Wayne
- 26.9%
- Chemung
- 52.3%
By share, of 61 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Wayne County
Starts at Wayne County's median, 2.0 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.0 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 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. Wayne County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Wayne County, At a glance
Wayne County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Wayne County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 99% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Wayne County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.3% |
| 2015 | 23.5% |
| 2016 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.3% |
2023: 33.3%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 42.9%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 3 tests were reported to CDC for Wayne County over 2023, 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: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Wayne County, Compared
Wayne County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Wayne County's 793 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 2.0 pCi/L and a maximum of 121.9 pCi/L, and 26.9% reached 4 pCi/L. New York as a whole (62 New York counties, pooled) comes to 24.5%: 2.4 points lower than here.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 3 tests (33.3% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 793-test figure.
Among its state's counties it ranks 29th of 61 New York counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Chemung County reported the highest share (52.3%) and Bronx County the lowest (3.2%).
Below the action level, 381 tests (48.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 51.7% statewide, and 199 tests (25.1%) fell between 2 and 4, against 23.7% statewide. The busiest year on file was 2015, with 17 tests reported; the quietest, 2021, had 1.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Wayne County in Zone 2, a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 99% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Next door, the shares run from 15.1% in Monroe County to 32.8% in Ontario County, with Seneca County and Monroe County below Wayne County.
CDC also counts 34 tests taken after mitigation in Wayne County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wayne County, State data
New York's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat New York's own agencies publish about radon tests in Wayne County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What the New York State Department of Health reports for Wayne County
Indoor air radon testing data (Environmental Public Health Tracker): short-term charcoal canister tests requested through the NYSDOH Radon Program, presented as five-year rolling averages. Period: 2015-2019. The publisher also lists 15 earlier periods.
Share at or above 4 pCi/L
20%
Average result
2.7 pCi/L
Tests behind these figures
10 tests a year on average
- Every figure is a five-year rolling average: the average result is the rolling average of each year's mean, and the test count is an average per year.
- The data only include tests requested through the NYSDOH Radon Program, and therefore may not capture all radon tests performed in a county.
- The data include both screening tests and post-mitigation tests, as it is not always possible to tell them apart.
- Radon testing by homeowners is optional in New York, so the values may not be representative of every home in the county.
- These figures describe tests reported to the New York State Department of Health in this area. They count a different set of tests than CDC's figures and are not a reading of any one home.
Measured: New York State Department of Health data, 2015-2019.
Wayne County, Geology
The ground under Wayne County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Wayne County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. 99.0% of it lies in the area the map calls Erie-Ontario Lowland, to which USGS gives a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie-Ontario Lowland | Limestone, dolomite, shale, sandstone, and salt deposits. | Moderate | 9 | 99.0% |
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 New York 48.9% of the land is rated high; none of Wayne County's is. Every one of the 4 counties that border it has more high-potential ground, Ontario County the most at 82.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wayne County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wayne County
- Radon ProgramRadon Program, run by New York State Department of Health, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in New York.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Providing patients with information about how low-cost test kits may be obtained from the Radon Program.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in New York88 professionals are listed in New York.
What New York's program says
- Phone
- 518-402-7556
- radon@health.ny.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
NYS does not certify or license radon testers.
What it means
Wayne County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wayne County
Are radon levels high in Wayne County?
In 2023, 33.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Wayne County, New York were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.3 pCi/L. Of 61 New York counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 28 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.5%.
Which counties border Wayne County?
Wayne County borders 4 counties: Cayuga County, Ontario County, Seneca County and Monroe County.
Products
Wayne County, Products
Testing a home in Wayne County
In Wayne County, 26.9% of 793 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 24.5% pooled across New York. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Wayne 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
Monitor
RadonScan-Plus USB-powered radon monitor with Wi-Fi
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- Alarm
- Screen, app
First reading: Within 5 minutes
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Wayne County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wayne County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Ontario CountyEPA zone 1
32.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 1,448 tests · 5.9 points above Wayne County
- Radon levels in Cayuga CountyEPA zone 1
27.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 726 tests · 0.9 points above Wayne County
- Radon levels in Seneca CountyEPA zone 1
21.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 319 tests · 5.6 points below Wayne County
- Radon levels in Monroe CountyEPA zone 2
15.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.8 pCi/L · 7,113 tests · 11.8 points below Wayne County
Wayne County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wayne County
Wayne County's population has barely moved since 2020: 91,250 residents on July 1, 2025 against 91,201 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 151 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Newark, the largest, has 8,919 residents, 9.8% of the total. Together its 7 incorporated places hold 20.7% of those residents; the other 79.3% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 793 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 8.7 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 4.9 for New York.
From Newark to Red Creek, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wayne County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 8,919 | −1.7% | 9.8% |
| Palmyra | 3,257 | −1.9% | 3.6% |
| Clyde | 2,127 | −2.0% | 2.3% |
| Sodus | 1,692 | −1.8% | 1.9% |
| Wolcott | 1,558 | −1.8% | 1.7% |
| Sodus Point | 828 | +0.4% | 0.9% |
| Red Creek | 481 | −1.2% | 0.5% |
7 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).
Wayne County, Homes
Homes in Wayne County
Wayne County is a place of houses on their own lots: 75% of its 42,375 homes are detached single-family houses, against 41% across New York. Much of Wayne County is recent building: 11% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1966, against 1958 for New York. Owners live in 80% of the occupied homes (New York: 54%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wayne County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 42,375 | 8,539,536 |
| Detached houses | 75% | 41% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 34% |
| Mobile homes | 7% | 2% |
| Built before 1960 | 45% | 53% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% | 12% |
| Middle year built | 1966 | 1958 |
| Owner-occupied | 80% | 54% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.