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Radon Levels in Jackson County, West Virginia
EPA puts Jackson County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 24 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
23.1%
Putnam County
- Putnam
- 23.1%
- Wood
- 15.9%
3 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
23.1%
Putnam County, 26 miles
- Putnam
- 23.1%
- WV
- 37.5%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 52 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
14.0 pts above WV
- Jackson
- 100.0%
- WV
- 86.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
27
Too few for a share
- Jackson
- 27
- Needed
- 30
2005 to 2014, 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 Jackson 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
Jackson County, At a glance
Jackson County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Jackson 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 Jackson County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 24 reported tests for Jackson County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 2.5 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Jackson County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 24 tests were reported to CDC for Jackson 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).
Jackson County, Compared
Jackson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Jackson County rests on 27 tests over the 2005 to 2014 laboratory totals, 5 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 3.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 13.5 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.3 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, 23.1%, and Wood County the smallest, 15.9%, with Kanawha County at 20.6% between. Farther out, Cabell County (42 miles away) at 16.6%, Tyler County (61 miles away) at 22.9% and Harrison County (76 miles away) at 36.4% have figures too. Pooled across 55 West Virginia counties, 37.5% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Morgan County reported the highest share (58.1%) and Grant County the lowest (9.8%). EPA's 1993 map puts Jackson 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.
Jackson County, Geology
The ground under Jackson County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Jackson County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. 99.4% of it lies in the area the map calls Central Allegheny Plateau, to which USGS gives a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Allegheny Plateau | Permian and Pennsylvanian shale, siltstone, sandstone, minor limestone. | Moderate | 10 | 99.4% |
| Unglaciated Plateau | Mississippian through Permian limestone, dolomite, and shale. | Moderate | 11 | 0.6% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Jackson County beside the ground around it
Across West Virginia 18.7% of the land is rated high; none of Jackson County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Putnam County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Jackson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Jackson County
- OEHS Radon ProgramOEHS Radon Program, run by WV DHHR OEHS Radiation, Toxics & Indoor Air Division, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in West Virginia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
West Virginia residents can request a free Radon Test Kit by emailing Radon@wv.gov or calling 304-352-5039
- Compare kits
- Professionals in West Virginia35 professionals are listed in West Virginia.
What West Virginia's program says
- Phone
- 304-352-5039
- Radon@wv.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
Complete listings of professionals licensed to perform Asbestos, Lead, Radon and Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation activities in West Virginia.
What it means
Jackson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Jackson County
Are radon levels high in Jackson County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 25.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Jackson County, West Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.5 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, 23.1%, and Wood County the smallest, 15.9%, with Kanawha County at 20.6% between.
Which counties border Jackson County?
Jackson County borders 7 counties: Mason County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Roane County, WV, Meigs County, OH, Putnam County, WV, Wood County, WV and Kanawha County, WV.
Products
Jackson County, Products
Testing a home in Jackson County
No CDC figure names Jackson County; the nearest county with one, Putnam County (26 miles away), reported 23.1% 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 Jackson 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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1011 rechargeable radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Jackson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Jackson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Roane County, WVEPA zone 2
36.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 22 tests
- Radon levels in Mason County, WVEPA zone 2
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 13 tests
- Radon levels in Putnam County, WVEPA zone 2
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 52 tests
- Radon levels in Kanawha County, WVEPA zone 3
20.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 247 tests
- Radon levels in Meigs County, OHEPA zone 2
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 20 tests
- Radon levels in Wood County, WVEPA zone 2
15.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.8 pCi/L · 905 tests
- Radon levels in Wirt County, WVEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 8 tests
Jackson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Jackson County
About 27,450 people live in Jackson County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 273 fewer than in 2020 (−1.0%). That works out to 59 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Ravenswood, the largest, has 3,790 residents, 13.8% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 24.9% of those residents; the other 75.1% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 27 tests over 2005 to 2014, or 1.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where West Virginia as a whole comes to 5.1.
From Ravenswood to Ripley, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Jackson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenswood | 3,790 | −1.5% | 13.8% |
| Ripley | 3,038 | −1.3% | 11.1% |
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).
Jackson County, Homes
Homes in Jackson County
Of Jackson County's 12,882 homes, 69% are detached houses, against 71% across West Virginia; 21% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1982, close to West Virginia's 1976: 16% date from before 1960 and 20% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (West Virginia: 74%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Jackson County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 12,882 | 859,653 |
| Detached houses | 69% | 71% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 8% |
| Mobile homes | 21% | 14% |
| Built before 1960 | 16% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 18% |
| Middle year built | 1982 | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 74% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.