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 Hoke County, North Carolina
EPA puts Hoke County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 8 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2021). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
19.2%
Moore County
- Moore
- 19.2%
- Richmond
- 0.0%
5 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
3.2%
Scotland County, 18 miles
- Scotland
- 3.2%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 31 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
34.2 pts below NC
- Hoke
- 0.0%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
20
Too few for a share
- Hoke
- 20
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
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 Hoke 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
Hoke County, At a glance
Hoke 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
Radon tests reported for Hoke County, 2021
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
2021: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 0.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 8 tests were reported to CDC for Hoke County over 2021, 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: 2021. Measured data period: 2005 to 2021 (every CDC figure on file).
Hoke County, Compared
Hoke County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Hoke County rests on 20 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 2.9 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.8 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Moore County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 19.2%, and Richmond County the smallest, 0.0%, with Robeson County at 3.8%, Scotland County at 3.2% and Cumberland County at 1.9% between. Farther out, Lee County (32 miles away) at 1.1%, Harnett County (32 miles away) at 0.6% and Montgomery County (44 miles away) at 20.4% have figures too. Pooled across 99 North Carolina counties, 22.6% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Transylvania County reported the highest share (47.8%) and Nash County the lowest (0.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Hoke 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.
Hoke County, Geology
The ground under Hoke County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Hoke County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Inner Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Coastal Plain | Fossiliferous clay and sand, shelly sand, sandy marl, and limestone. | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Hoke County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Hoke County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Richmond County the most at 22.0%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Hoke County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Hoke County
- North Carolina Radon ProgramNorth Carolina Radon Program, run by NCDHHS, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in North Carolina.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 North Carolina2 professionals are listed in North Carolina.
What North Carolina's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
The North Carolina Radon Program is presently developing a Radon Proficiency Program as directed by Session Law 2023-91 House Bill 782 .
What it means
Hoke County, Questions
Questions about radon in Hoke County
Are radon levels high in Hoke County?
In 2021, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Hoke County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.1 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Moore County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 19.2%, and Richmond County the smallest, 0.0%, with Robeson County at 3.8%, Scotland County at 3.2% and Cumberland County at 1.9% between.
Which counties border Hoke County?
Hoke County borders 5 counties: Scotland County, Cumberland County, Moore County, Richmond County and Robeson County.
Products
Hoke County, Products
Testing a home in Hoke County
No CDC figure names Hoke County; the nearest county with one, Scotland County (18 miles away), reported 3.2% 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 Hoke 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
Wave Radon battery smart radon monitor
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- App only
Method: Alpha spectrometry
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Hoke County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Hoke County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Moore CountyEPA zone 3
19.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 99 tests
- Radon levels in Robeson CountyEPA zone 3
3.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 53 tests
- Radon levels in Scotland CountyEPA zone 3
3.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 31 tests
- Radon levels in Cumberland CountyEPA zone 3
1.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 160 tests
- Radon levels in Richmond CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 52 tests
Hoke County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Hoke County
Hoke County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 56,939 residents on July 1, 2025, up 9.0% from 52,230 in 2020. That works out to 146 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Raeford, the largest, has 4,703 residents, 8.3% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 20 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.4 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 6.3.
From Raeford to Red Springs, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Hoke County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raeford | 4,703 | +3.2% | 8.3% |
| Red Springsextends beyond Hoke County | 3,216 | +4.2% | 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 Hoke County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Hoke County, Homes
Homes in Hoke County
Of Hoke County's 20,583 homes, 72% are detached houses, against 65% across North Carolina; 22% are mobile homes. Much of Hoke County is recent building: 47% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1999, against 1990 for North Carolina. 72% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (North Carolina: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Hoke County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 20,583 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 72% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 22% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 6% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 47% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1999 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 72% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.