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Radon Levels in Dougherty County, Georgia
EPA puts Dougherty County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 29 radon tests from it are 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
Share at 4+ pCi/L
0.0%
23.9 pts below GA
- Dougherty
- 0.0%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
32 tests, 2007 to 2016
Median result
0.6pCi/L
Below action level
- Dougherty
- 0.6 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2007 to 2016
Tests reported
32
59th of 60 by tests
- Dougherty
- 32
- Fulton
- 4,615
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2007 to 2016
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Georgia
57 of 60
Lowest quarter
- Dougherty
- 0.0%
- Barrow
- 51.0%
By share, of 60 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Dougherty County
Starts at Dougherty County's median, 0.6 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 0.6 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. Dougherty County's median reported result, 2007 to 2016.
The data
Dougherty County, At a glance
Dougherty 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
Radon tests reported for Dougherty County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 29 reported tests for Dougherty County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 0.6 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Dougherty County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 29 tests were reported to CDC for Dougherty 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).
Dougherty County, Compared
Dougherty County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Only 0 of 32 radon tests reported for Dougherty County over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L (0.0%). The median result, 0.6 pCi/L, sits below 2, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 3.5 pCi/L.
The newest figure, over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, counts only 29 tests (0.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 32-test figure.
Across 137 Georgia counties pooled together, 23.9% of tests reached that level, so Dougherty County runs 23.9 points below its state. Against the national pool of 35.8%, the gap is 35.8 points lower. Its place in the state: 57th of 60 Georgia 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, 28 tests (87.5%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 45.5% statewide, and 4 tests (12.5%) fell between 2 and 4, against 30.6% statewide. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
CDC's ten-year totals for Dougherty County went from 32 tests (2005 to 2014) to 29 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 0.0% to 0.0%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Dougherty County, Geology
The ground under Dougherty County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Dougherty 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.
Dougherty County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Dougherty County's is. None of the 6 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Dougherty County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Dougherty 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
Dougherty County, Questions
Questions about radon in Dougherty County
Are radon levels high in Dougherty County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Dougherty County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.6 pCi/L. Of 60 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 56 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 23.9%.
Which counties border Dougherty County?
Dougherty County borders 6 counties: Mitchell County, Lee County, Baker County, Worth County, Terrell County and Calhoun County.
Products
Dougherty County, Products
Testing a home in Dougherty County
In Dougherty County, 0.0% of 32 tests reported to CDC over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 23.9% pooled across Georgia. 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 Dougherty County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Dougherty County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Dougherty County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Mitchell CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 1 test · 0.0 points above Dougherty County
- Radon levels in Lee CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 5 tests · 0.0 points above Dougherty County
- Radon levels in Calhoun CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 1 test · 0.0 points above Dougherty County
- Radon levels in Baker CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Worth CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Terrell CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Dougherty County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Dougherty County
About 82,616 people live in Dougherty County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 2,557 fewer than in 2020 (−3.0%). That works out to 251 people per square mile of land. Albany, its one incorporated place, has 66,907 residents, 81.0% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 32 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.4 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.6.
Albany is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Dougherty County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 66,907 | −3.2% | 81.0% |
One incorporated place, 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).
Dougherty County, Homes
Homes in Dougherty County
Of Dougherty County's 40,631 homes, 60% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 12% are in buildings of five or more homes. The homes are older than Georgia's as a whole: half were built before 1975 (1991 for Georgia), and 23% date from before 1960. Most occupied homes here are rented: owners live in 47% (Georgia: 65%). A tenant can run a test; a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Dougherty County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 40,631 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 60% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 12% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 5% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 23% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 13% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1975 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.