Lung cancer programs
Free radon test kits from lung cancer programs
Some lung cancer groups hand out radon kits. We found 11 programs in 10 states, plus a nationwide store. 10 are free. 9 were taking requests when we checked.
We checked these on October 1, 2026. Most run on grants and can run out. Check the official page before you order.
Nationwide
American Lung Association kit store: $18
Who can get one: Every state except New Jersey.
How to get it: Pick your state in the store and order. The $18 short-term kit includes return postage and the lab fee. A long-term kit is $38.
Colorado
CU Cancer Center free radon kit
University of Colorado Cancer Center.
For households that need financial help, while supplies last.
Who can get one: Colorado residents who need financial help and live on a first or second floor. One kit per household.
How to get it: Fill out the form in English or Spanish and a long-term kit is mailed to you. Mail it back after 90 days. Return postage is included.
Florida
Florida free radon test kit
Florida Department of Health, under Florida's cancer plan.
Who can get one: Any Florida resident, one kit per home.
How to get it: Fill out the request form and a kit is mailed to you. Start the test when it arrives and mail it back about 48 hours later.
Illinois
Illinois Lung Association short-term kit: $13
American Lung Association in Illinois, with IEMA-OHS.
Discounted from $18 while supplies last.
Who can get one: Illinois residents.
How to get it: Order the Illinois short-term kit in the Lung Association store. The long-term kit is not discounted.
Indiana
Indiana county health department free kits
Indiana county health departments, listed by the American Lung Association in Indiana.
There is no statewide list. Call your county first.
Who can get one: Only in counties that have kits, while supplies last.
How to get it: Call your county health department and ask for a free radon kit. If yours has none, the Lung Association store sells one for $18.
Iowa
Healthy Hometowns: Combat Cancer radon kit: Free
Iowa HHS cancer prevention program, with local public health departments.
Kits go out as they reach each county.
Who can get one: Homeowners living in their own home in rural Iowa, outside the Lung Association's county list.
How to get it: Fill out the request form. Your county health department contacts you when a kit is ready.
Iowa free radon kit from the Lung Association
American Lung Association in Iowa, with Iowa HHS and the Iowa Cancer Consortium.
Only the counties listed, while supplies last.
Who can get one: Residents of Black Hawk, Boone, Dallas, Dubuque, Johnson, Linn, Polk, Pottawattamie, Scott, Story, Warren or Woodbury county. One kit per household per year.
How to get it: Answer three questions and type a short pledge on the form. A short-term kit comes with a postage-paid return envelope.
Kansas
Kansas Radon Project: Free
Masonic Cancer Alliance (University of Kansas Cancer Center) and the Kansas Radon Program, funded by the CDC.
Paused. The form still showed its summer pause notice on October 1, 2026.
Who can get one: Kansas residents.
How to get it: Fill out the request form. While the pause notice is up, you join a waitlist and get an email or text before a kit ships.
North Carolina
North Carolina free January radon kits
NC Radon Program, under North Carolina's cancer plan.
The 2026 free kits ran out.
Who can get one: North Carolina homes, one free kit per home.
How to get it: The state gave free kits in January 2025 and January 2026. Check the NC Radon Program page in December for the next round.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania free radon kit
American Lung Association, with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Half the state's regions were out of stock on October 1, 2026. Your zip code shows yours.
Who can get one: Pennsylvania homes that have not been tested yet. One kit per family.
How to get it: Enter your zip code on the order page. If your region has kits, one ships free in two to four weeks.
West Virginia
West Virginia free radon kit, six counties
American Lung Association, with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
Out of stock in all six counties on October 1, 2026.
Who can get one: Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Pendleton, Pocahontas and Summers counties. One kit per family.
How to get it: Enter your zip code on the order page once kits are back in stock.
- Until then, West Virginia's state radon program offers free short-term kits at 1-800-922-1255.
Wyoming
Wyoming free radon test kit
Wyoming Cancer Program, Wyoming Department of Health.
While supplies last.
Who can get one: Wyoming residents, one kit per household.
How to get it: Fill out the order form and a kit is mailed to you, usually in one to two weeks.
No program in your state?
Kansas State University mails a short-term kit anywhere in the U.S. for $20, lab fee included. How to order it. Your county may also sell one for less: search the locator.
Why lung cancer groups test for radon
EPA says radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, and the second leading cause overall. A test is the only way to know your home's level. Source: EPA, Health Risk of Radon, checked October 1, 2026.
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