Radon in Tennessee

About 3 in 10 homes tested in Tennessee were at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

23,071 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 43%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 24%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 33%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 39 of Tennessee's 95 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 32 in Zone 2 and 24 in Zone 3.

Every county in Tennessee

Sorted by the share of homes tested at or above 4 pCi/L. Select a county for local details and costs.

CountyHomes testedAt or above 4MedianEPA zone
Jefferson County
57%4.7 pCi/L1
Loudon County
55%4.4 pCi/L1
Campbell County
54%4.5 pCi/L3
Sevier County
53%4.4 pCi/L2
Sullivan County
52%4.2 pCi/L1
Washington County
50%3.9 pCi/L1
White County
49%3.9 pCi/L2
Anderson County
48%3.8 pCi/L1
Grainger County
48%3.8 pCi/L1
Carter County
47%3.7 pCi/L2
Jackson County
47%3.9 pCi/L1
Pickett County
47%3.5 pCi/L2
Cocke County
46%3.8 pCi/L2
Greene County
46%3.6 pCi/L1
Monroe County
46%3.5 pCi/L1
Smith County
46%3.1 pCi/L1
Hamblen County
45%3.5 pCi/L1
Claiborne County
44%3.3 pCi/L1
Blount County
43%3.4 pCi/L1
Van Buren County16 tests––2
Giles County
41%3.3 pCi/L1
Overton County
41%2.8 pCi/L2
Maury County
39%3.0 pCi/L3
Hawkins County
38%2.7 pCi/L1
Union County
38%2.1 pCi/L1
Unicoi County
37%2.8 pCi/L2
Warren County
37%3.0 pCi/L2
Davidson County
36%2.6 pCi/L1
Putnam County
36%2.6 pCi/L2
Moore County
35%2.9 pCi/L1
Hickman County
35%2.2 pCi/L1
Clay County
35%2.3 pCi/L2
Meigs County
35%2.5 pCi/L1
Johnson County
34%2.3 pCi/L2
Cheatham County
34%2.3 pCi/L2
McMinn County
34%2.8 pCi/L1
Montgomery County
34%2.3 pCi/L2
Roane County
34%2.5 pCi/L1
Knox County
34%2.5 pCi/L1
Benton County
33%2.0 pCi/L2
Perry County
33%2.0 pCi/L1
DeKalb County
31%3.1 pCi/L2
Decatur County14 tests––2
Robertson County
29%1.9 pCi/L2
Houston County10 tests––2
Marion County
28%1.6 pCi/L2
Polk County
28%2.2 pCi/L2
Trousdale County
27%1.8 pCi/L1
Rhea County
27%2.4 pCi/L3
Dickson County
26%2.1 pCi/L2
Stewart County
26%2.1 pCi/L2
Sumner County
26%1.9 pCi/L2
Williamson County
26%2.0 pCi/L1
Franklin County
26%2.1 pCi/L3
Bledsoe County
24%2.1 pCi/L3
Humphreys County
24%2.0 pCi/L1
Lawrence County
21%1.6 pCi/L1
Crockett County16 tests––3
Bedford County
21%1.8 pCi/L1
Bradley County
21%1.9 pCi/L1
Lincoln County
21%1.9 pCi/L1
Sequatchie County
21%1.9 pCi/L3
Wilson County
20%1.7 pCi/L1
Carroll County18 tests––3
Hardeman County5 tests––3
Macon County
19%1.9 pCi/L1
Hamilton County
19%1.7 pCi/L2
Marshall County
18%1.6 pCi/L1
Henderson County
17%1.6 pCi/L2
Henry County
17%1.6 pCi/L3
Coffee County
17%1.3 pCi/L2
Lewis County
16%1.4 pCi/L1
Rutherford County
15%1.5 pCi/L1
Weakley County15 tests––3
Fayette County
11%1.1 pCi/L3
Lauderdale County9 tests––3
Obion County
11%1.8 pCi/L3
Cannon County
11%1.3 pCi/L2
Fentress County
9%1.3 pCi/L2
Hancock County
9%1.8 pCi/L1
Cumberland County
9%1.3 pCi/L3
Madison County
9%1.2 pCi/L1
McNairy County
9%1.0 pCi/L2
Hardin County
8%1.0 pCi/L2
Wayne County
8%1.7 pCi/L1
Morgan County
7%1.7 pCi/L3
Shelby County
6%1.0 pCi/L3
Gibson County
5%1.0 pCi/L3
Tipton County
5%1.0 pCi/L3
Scott County
3%1.3 pCi/L3
Chester County
0%1.1 pCi/L2
Dyer County19 tests––3
Grundy County
0%1.0 pCi/L3
Haywood County14 tests––3
Lake County6 tests––3

"–" means fewer than 20 tests or no lab data, too few for a reliable figure.

Sources

Last updated October 2026. How we calculate these numbers.