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Radon Levels in Escambia County, Florida
EPA puts Escambia County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and most reported tests there come back low, though 0.0% of 59 (2023) reached 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
0.0%
18.5 pts below FL
- Escambia
- 0.0%
- Florida
- 18.5%
59 tests, 2023
Median result
0.4pCi/L
Below action level
- Escambia
- 0.4 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2023
Tests reported
59
27th of 30 by tests
- Escambia
- 59
- Broward
- 2,165
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Florida
23 of 30
Middle half
- Escambia
- 0.0%
- Marion
- 44.5%
By share, of 30 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Escambia County
Starts at Escambia County's median, 0.4 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 0.4 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Escambia County's median reported result, 2023.
The data
Escambia County, At a glance
Escambia County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 90% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Escambia County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
2023: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 12.5%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 59 tests reported to CDC for Escambia County over 2023, many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Escambia County, Compared
Escambia County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Only 0 of 59 radon tests reported for Escambia County in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L (0.0%). The median result, 0.4 pCi/L, sits below 2, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 1.9 pCi/L.
Across 49 Florida counties pooled together, 18.5% of tests reached that level, so Escambia County runs 18.5 points below its state. Against the national pool of 33.4%, the gap is 33.4 points lower. Its place in the state: 23rd of 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Zone 3 on EPA's map (predicted average under 2 pCi/L) and a 0.0% share point the same way here.
Below the action level, 59 tests (100.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 57.3% statewide, and 0 tests (0.0%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.2% statewide. Over 6 years of annual figures the share held within 2 points, from 0.0% in 2015 to 0.0% in 2023; its peak was 2.6% in 2016. USGS geology rates 90% of the county's land low radon potential.
The busiest year on file was 2022, with 420 tests reported; the quietest, 2020, had 8.
Escambia CountyFlorida, pooled
0.0% % of tests18.5% % of tests
| Year | Tests | Escambia County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Florida, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49 | 0.0% | 26.5% |
| 2016 | 39 | 2.6% | 24.3% |
| 2018 | 50 | 2.0% | 23.5% |
| 2021 | 46 | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 420 | 0.0% | 22.8% |
| 2023 | 59 | 0.0% | 18.5% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Escambia County, Geology
The ground under Escambia County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Escambia County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 88.5% of Escambia County in the area it calls Northern Highland and 1.6% in Coastal barrier islands. USGS gives both a radon index of 6, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Highland | Sand, silt, clay, gravel | Low | 6 | 88.5% |
| Coastal barrier islands | Sand, silt, clay, gravel | Low | 6 | 1.6% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Escambia County beside the ground around it
Across Florida 7.1% of the land is rated moderate; none of Escambia County's is. None of the 3 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Escambia County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Escambia County
- Florida’s Radon ProgramFlorida’s Radon Program, run by Florida Department of Health, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Florida.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Protect your family by requesting a FREE radon test kit.
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- Professionals in Florida77 professionals are listed in Florida.
What Florida's program says
- Phone
- 850-245-4288
- PHtoxicology@FLhealth.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
Florida Statutes require the certification of businesses and individuals providing radon services or any other radon related activity.
What it means
Escambia County, Questions
Questions about radon in Escambia County
Are radon levels high in Escambia County?
In 2023, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Escambia County, Florida were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.4 pCi/L. Of 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 22 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 18.5%.
Which counties border Escambia County?
Escambia County borders 3 counties: Santa Rosa County, FL, Baldwin County, AL and Escambia County, AL.
Products
Escambia County, Products
Testing a home in Escambia County
In Escambia County, 0.0% of 59 tests reported to CDC in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L, against 18.5% pooled across Florida. 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 Escambia County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
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Escambia County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Escambia County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Escambia County: 1 of 3
Escambia County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Escambia County
The Census Bureau estimates 333,834 residents in Escambia County for July 1, 2025, 11,287 more than in 2020 (+3.5%). That works out to 508 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Pensacola, the largest, has 53,817 residents, 16.1% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 16.7% of those residents; the other 83.3% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 59 tests over 2023, or 0.2 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Florida as a whole comes to 0.7.
From Pensacola to Century, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Escambia County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | 53,817 | −1.4% | 16.1% |
| Century | 1,799 | +4.4% | 0.5% |
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).
Escambia County, Homes
Homes in Escambia County
Of Escambia County's 147,678 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 55% across Florida; 15% are in buildings of five or more homes. Half of its homes were built before 1983, close to Florida's 1988: 18% date from before 1960 and 25% from 2000 or later. 64% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Florida: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Escambia County | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 147,678 | 10,082,356 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 55% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 15% | 25% |
| Mobile homes | 6% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 18% | 10% |
| Built since 2000 | 25% | 30% |
| Middle year built | 1983 | 1988 |
| Owner-occupied | 64% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.