Short-term kit
RA400 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Butler County, Alabama
EPA puts Butler County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is 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
Nearest county
9.7%
Montgomery County, 43 miles
- Montgomery
- 9.7%
- Alabama
- 21.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 103 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
2.5%
62.1 pts below Alabama
- Butler
- 2.5%
- Alabama
- 64.7%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
1
Too few for a share
- Butler
- 1
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Butler 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
Butler County, At a glance
Butler County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 97% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Butler County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 1 reported test for Butler County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, a result of 0.9 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Butler County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Butler 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).
Butler County, Compared
Butler County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Butler County rests on 1 test over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 100.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 0.9 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.9 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Montgomery County (43 miles away) at 9.7%, Autauga County (54 miles away) at 17.1% and Elmore County (66 miles away) at 22.2%. Pooled across 65 Alabama counties, 21.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Colbert County reported the highest share (36.2%) and Baldwin County the lowest (0.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Butler County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 97% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Butler County, Geology
The ground under Butler County
PredictedMost of the ground under Butler County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 97.5% of its land is low radon potential, with 2.5% moderate. 97.5% of it lies in the area the map calls Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Low | 7 | 97.5% |
| Inner Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Moderate | 10 | 2.5% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Butler County beside the ground around it
Across Alabama 14.3% of the land is rated high; none of Butler County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Lowndes County the most at 97.0%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Butler County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Butler County
- Alabama Radon ProgramAlabama Radon Program, run by Alabama Department of Public Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Alabama.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Alabama directoryNo professionals are listed in Alabama yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Alabama's program says
- Phone
- (334) 290-6244
What it means
Butler County, Questions
Questions about radon in Butler County
Are radon levels high in Butler County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Butler County, Alabama were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.9 pCi/L. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 115 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 22.2%.
Which counties border Butler County?
Butler County borders 6 counties: Crenshaw County, Conecuh County, Lowndes County, Covington County, Monroe County and Wilcox County.
Products
Butler County, Products
Testing a home in Butler County
No CDC figure names Butler County; the nearest county with one, Montgomery County (43 miles away), reported 9.7% 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. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Butler County.
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
Monitor
Hello Radon C battery radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Butler County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Butler County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Crenshaw CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Conecuh CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Lowndes CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Covington CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Monroe CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Wilcox CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2008 to 2017; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Butler County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Butler County
About 18,100 people live in Butler County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 922 fewer than in 2020 (−4.8%). That works out to 23 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Greenville, has 6,912 residents, 38.2% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 1 test over 2008 to 2017, or 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Alabama as a whole comes to 2.4.
From Greenville to McKenzie, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Butler County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 6,912 | −6.0% | 38.2% |
| Georgiana | 1,274 | −4.4% | 7.0% |
| McKenzieextends beyond Butler County | 489 | −5.8% | Counted whole |
3 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 Butler County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Butler County, Homes
Homes in Butler County
Of Butler County's 9,841 homes, 67% are detached houses, against 69% across Alabama; 21% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1980, close to Alabama's 1985: 19% date from before 1960 and 13% from 2000 or later. 68% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Alabama: 70%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Butler County | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,841 | 2,316,192 |
| Detached houses | 67% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 21% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 19% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 13% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1980 | 1985 |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 70% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.