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Radon Levels in Paulding County, Ohio
EPA puts Paulding County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 13 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
59.6%
Putnam County
- Putnam
- 59.6%
- Allen
- 41.8%
3 of 4 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
48.6%
Defiance County, 15 miles
- Defiance
- 48.6%
- Ohio
- 52.3%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 70 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
0.1 pts above Ohio
- Paulding
- 100.0%
- Ohio
- 99.9%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
13
Too few for a share
- Paulding
- 13
- 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 Paulding 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
Paulding County, At a glance
Paulding County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Paulding County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 58% 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
CDC holds 13 reported tests for Paulding County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 3.2 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Paulding County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 13 tests were reported to CDC for Paulding 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).
Paulding County, Compared
Paulding County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Paulding County rests on 13 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 3 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 7.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 13.8 pCi/L, with a middle value of 3.2 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Putnam County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 59.6%, and Allen County, IN the smallest, 41.8%, with Defiance County at 48.6% between. Farther out, Henry County (31 miles away) at 61.8%, Allen County (34 miles away) at 56.7% and Mercer County (40 miles away) at 57.7% have figures too. Pooled across 88 Ohio counties, 52.3% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Pickaway County reported the highest share (81.4%) and Cuyahoga County the lowest (21.7%). EPA's 1993 map puts Paulding County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 58% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Paulding County, Geology
The ground under Paulding County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Paulding County: 57.6% of its land is moderate radon potential and 42.4% high. The map puts 57.6% of Paulding County in the area it calls Lake Plains and 42.4% in Till Plains. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 14, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Plains | Glacial lake deposits, Devonian shale and limestone. | Moderate | 10 | 57.6% |
| Till Plains | Glacial deposits underlain by Ordovician through Devonian limestone and shale. | High | 14 | 42.4% |
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
Ohio as a whole has more high-potential ground than Paulding County: 62.8% of its land, against 42.4% here. Every one of the 4 counties that border it has more high-potential ground, Allen County, IN the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Paulding County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Paulding County
- Radon Education and Licensing ProgramRadon Education and Licensing Program, run by Ohio Department of Health, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Ohio.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Free radon test kits are available for Ohio homeowners.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Ohio479 professionals are listed in Ohio.
What Ohio's program says
- Phone
- 614-728-0272
- indoor.radon@odh.ohio.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
This program licenses companies and persons directly involved with the radon testing and mitigation industry.
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, 23.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Paulding County, Ohio were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.2 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Putnam County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 59.6%, and Allen County, IN the smallest, 41.8%, with Defiance County at 48.6% between.
Which counties border Paulding County?
Paulding County borders 4 counties: Van Wert County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Putnam County, OH and Allen County, IN.
Products
Paulding County, Products
Testing a home in Paulding County
No CDC figure names Paulding County; the nearest county with one, Defiance County (15 miles away), reported 48.6% 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 Paulding County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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Paulding County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Paulding County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Putnam County, OHEPA zone 2
59.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.8 pCi/L · 94 tests
- Radon levels in Van Wert County, OHEPA zone 1
53.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.3 pCi/L · 26 tests
- Radon levels in Defiance County, OHEPA zone 2
48.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.8 pCi/L · 70 tests
- Radon levels in Allen County, INEPA zone 1
41.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 3,990 tests
Paulding County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Paulding County
Paulding County's population has barely moved since 2020: 18,727 residents on July 1, 2025 against 18,809 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 45 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Paulding, the largest, has 3,517 residents, 18.8% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 13 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.7 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Ohio as a whole comes to 8.3.
From Paulding to Broughton, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Paulding County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding | 3,517 | −0.7% | 18.8% |
| Antwerp | 1,679 | −0.1% | 9.0% |
| Payne | 1,188 | +0.3% | 6.3% |
| Oakwood | 536 | −2.2% | 2.9% |
| Grover Hill | 379 | −1.0% | 2.0% |
| Scottextends beyond Paulding County | 236 | −1.3% | Counted whole |
| Melrose | 226 | −0.9% | 1.2% |
| Latty | 162 | −1.8% | 0.9% |
| Haviland | 158 | −1.9% | 0.8% |
| Cecil | 144 | Level | 0.8% |
| Broughton | 109 | −1.8% | 0.6% |
11 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: 85% of its 8,533 homes are detached single-family houses, against 69% across Ohio. Half of its homes were built before 1969, close to Ohio's 1970: 37% date from before 1960 and 14% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 80% of the occupied homes (Ohio: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Paulding County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 8,533 | 5,271,573 |
| Detached houses | 85% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 15% |
| Mobile homes | 7% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 37% | 38% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% | 16% |
| Middle year built | 1969 | 1970 |
| Owner-occupied | 80% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.