Short-term kit
Radon Short Term Test Kit short-term charcoal radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 7 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wayne County, West Virginia
EPA puts Wayne County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 19 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
30.3%
Lawrence County
- Lawrence
- 30.3%
- Cabell
- 16.6%
3 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
16.6%
Cabell County, 21 miles
- Cabell
- 16.6%
- WV
- 37.5%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 145 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
85.9%
0.1 pts below WV
- Wayne
- 85.9%
- WV
- 86.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
21
Too few for a share
- Wayne
- 21
- Needed
- 30
2006 to 2015, 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 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 2: moderate predicted potential
Wayne County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 86% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Wayne County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 19 reported tests for Wayne County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.7 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Wayne County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 19 tests were reported to CDC for Wayne 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).
Wayne County, Compared
Wayne County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Wayne County rests on 21 tests over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, 5 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 4.8 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 8.3 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.0 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Lawrence County, OH reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 30.3%, and Cabell County the smallest, 16.6%, with Boyd County, KY at 17.9% between. Farther out, Putnam County (38 miles away) at 23.1%, Kanawha County (51 miles away) at 20.6% and Raleigh County (69 miles away) at 16.7% 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 Wayne County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 86% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wayne County, Geology
The ground under Wayne County
PredictedMost of the ground under Wayne County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 85.9% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 14.1% low. The map puts 85.6% of Wayne County in the area it calls Central Allegheny Plateau and 14.1% in Cumberland Plateau. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| 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 | 85.6% |
| Cumberland Plateau | Pennsylvanian sandstone, siltstone, shale, and coal | Low | 8 | 14.1% |
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 West Virginia 18.7% of the land is rated high; none of Wayne County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Lawrence County, OH the most at 0.1%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wayne County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wayne 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
Wayne County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wayne County
Are radon levels high in Wayne County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 15.8% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Wayne County, West Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.7 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Lawrence County, OH reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 30.3%, and Cabell County the smallest, 16.6%, with Boyd County, KY at 17.9% between.
Which counties border Wayne County?
Wayne County borders 7 counties: Lawrence County, KY, Lincoln County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Boyd County, KY, Martin County, KY, Mingo County, WV and Lawrence County, OH.
Products
Wayne County, Products
Testing a home in Wayne County
No CDC figure names Wayne County; the nearest county with one, Cabell County (21 miles away), reported 16.6% 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 Wayne County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
EcoBlu plug-in digital radon monitor with a display
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Wayne County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wayne County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Lawrence County, OHEPA zone 2
30.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.5 pCi/L · 66 tests
- Radon levels in Lincoln County, WVEPA zone 2
18.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 11 tests
- Radon levels in Boyd County, KYEPA zone 2
17.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 168 tests
- Radon levels in Cabell County, WVEPA zone 2
16.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 145 tests
- Radon levels in Lawrence County, KYEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Martin County, KYEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Mingo County, WVEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 5 tests
Wayne County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wayne County
About 37,309 people live in Wayne County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 1,564 fewer than in 2020 (−4.0%). That works out to 74 people per square mile of land. Huntington, the largest place on its list (44,815 residents in all), extends beyond Wayne County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. Reported testing is thin here: 21 tests over 2006 to 2015, or 0.6 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where West Virginia as a whole comes to 5.3.
From Huntington to Fort Gay, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wayne County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingtonextends beyond Wayne County | 44,815 | −4.3% | Counted whole |
| Kenova | 2,841 | −5.9% | 7.6% |
| Wayne | 1,383 | −3.8% | 3.7% |
| Ceredo | 1,318 | −6.1% | 3.5% |
| Fort Gay | 654 | −3.3% | 1.8% |
5 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 18,238 homes, 73% are detached houses, against 71% across West Virginia; 20% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1975, close to West Virginia's 1976: 29% date from before 1960 and 15% 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 | Wayne County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 18,238 | 859,653 |
| Detached houses | 73% | 71% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 8% |
| Mobile homes | 20% | 14% |
| Built before 1960 | 29% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 18% |
| Middle year built | 1975 | 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.