Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Atkinson County, Georgia
EPA puts Atkinson County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
16.1%
Laurens County, 80 miles
- Laurens
- 16.1%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 31 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
26.5 pts below Georgia
- Atkinson
- 0.0%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
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 Atkinson 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
Atkinson County, At a glance
Atkinson County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Atkinson County. Laurens County, 80 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Atkinson County, Compared
Atkinson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 137 Georgia counties, and Atkinson County is not among them: no year's figure and no ten-year laboratory total names it. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Laurens County (80 miles away) at 16.1%, Dougherty County (81 miles away) at 0.0% and Houston County (92 miles away) at 8.2%. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (51.0%) and Dougherty County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Atkinson County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Atkinson County, Geology
The ground under Atkinson County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Atkinson County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Cretaceous and Tertiary marine and coastal sediments including limestone, sandstone, sand, silt, and clay. Coastal plan sands containing glauconite may generate locally elevated radon. | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Atkinson County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Atkinson County's is. None of the 5 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Atkinson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Atkinson County
- Georgia's radon programGeorgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection DivisionGeorgia's radon program does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Georgia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
A kit costs $15.00 if mailed or $10.00 if picked up at a participating County Extension office.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Georgia3 professionals are listed in Georgia.
What Georgia's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no laws mandating a mitigator receive certification in Georgia, however, many mitigators choose to get certified by one of two national programs.
What it means
Atkinson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Atkinson County
Are radon levels high in Atkinson County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Atkinson County, Georgia yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 142 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 27.3%.
Which counties border Atkinson County?
Atkinson County borders 5 counties: Coffee County, Berrien County, Lanier County, Clinch County and Ware County.
Products
Atkinson County, Products
Testing a home in Atkinson County
No CDC figure names Atkinson County; the nearest county with one, Laurens County (80 miles away), reported 16.1% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 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 Atkinson 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
MonitorAranet
Radon Plus battery digital radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- Alarm
- Screen, app
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Atkinson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Atkinson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Coffee CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Berrien CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Clinch CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Ware CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Lanier CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Atkinson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Atkinson County
The Census Bureau estimates 8,454 residents in Atkinson County for July 1, 2025, 147 more than in 2020 (+1.8%). That works out to 25 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Pearson, has 1,908 residents, 22.6% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 37.4% of those residents; the other 62.6% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Atkinson County; across Georgia its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 2.6 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Pearson to Willacoochee, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Atkinson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson | 1,908 | +5.0% | 22.6% |
| Willacoochee | 1,256 | +1.5% | 14.9% |
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).
Atkinson County, Homes
Homes in Atkinson County
Mobile homes are 48% of Atkinson County's 3,509 homes and detached houses 44%, against 66% across Georgia. Half of its homes were built before 1991, close to Georgia's 1991: 18% date from before 1960 and 26% from 2000 or later. 65% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Georgia: 65%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Atkinson County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,509 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 44% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 48% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 18% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 26% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1991 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 65% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.