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Radon Levels in Elbert County, Georgia

EPA puts Elbert County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 18.6% of its 145 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    18.6%

    6.2 pts below GA

    Elbert
    18.6%
    Georgia
    24.8%

    145 tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Median result

    1.9pCi/L

    Below action level

    Elbert
    1.9 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Tests reported

    145

    28th of 57 by tests

    Elbert
    145
    Fulton
    4,858

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 2

    Moderate potential

    1. 1
    2. Zone 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Georgia

    43 of 57

    Middle half

    Elbert
    18.6%
    Barrow
    48.3%

    By share, of 57 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Elbert County

Starts at Elbert County's median, 1.9 pCi/L

1.9pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 1.9 pCi/L

Below 2 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Elbert County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

Interpret this reading

The data

Elbert County, At a glance

Elbert County at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential

Elbert County is a county: EPA's forecast for it as a whole is an average indoor of 2 to 4 pCi/L (75 to 150 Bq/m³). It describes no single address, and homes above EPA's are found in every zone, this one included.

USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 73% of the county's area

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones

Measured: tests reported to CDC

Radon tests reported for Elbert County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory

Reported results by concentration band, Elbert County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 52%2 to 4 pCi/L: 29%4 pCi/L and above: 19%

Of 145 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.

Reported results by concentration band, Elbert County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory: data table
Result bandTests MeasuredShare Measured
Under 2 pCi/L7652.4%
2 to 4 pCi/L4229.0%
4 pCi/L and above2718.6%
What these figures count

These are the 145 tests reported to CDC for Elbert County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), 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: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).

How to read these figures

Elbert County, Compared

Elbert County radon figures, compared

Calculated by Radon411

Elbert County's 145 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 1.9 pCi/L and a maximum of 18.4 pCi/L, and 18.6% reached 4 pCi/L. Georgia as a whole (129 Georgia counties, pooled) comes to 24.8%: 6.2 points higher than here.

Among its state's counties it ranks 43rd of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (48.3%) and Richmond County the lowest (0.0%).

Below the action level, 76 tests (52.4%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.0% statewide, and 42 tests (29.0%) fell between 2 and 4, against 31.2% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Elbert County went from 403 tests (2005 to 2014) to 145 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 15.9% to 18.6%.

EPA's 1993 zone map puts Elbert County in Zone 2, a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 73% of the county's land moderate radon potential.

Next door, the shares run from 11.1% in Anderson County, SC to 40.2% in Hart County, with Anderson County, SC below Elbert County.

Elbert County against Georgia, the United States and nearby counties, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Elbert County
Elbert County14518.6%1.9 pCi/LThis county
Georgia, pooled129 counties, pooled30,15224.8%Not pooled+6.2 points
United States, pooled2,661 counties, pooled2,013,54435.7%Not pooled+17.1 points
Barrow Countyhighest in the state32148.3%3.8 pCi/L+29.7 points
Richmond Countylowest in the state320.0%1.4 pCi/L−18.6 points
Hart County, GAborders it10740.2%3.4 pCi/L+21.6 points
Oglethorpe County, GAborders it7332.9%2.5 pCi/L+14.3 points
Madison County, GAborders it21126.1%2.4 pCi/L+7.5 points
Abbeville County, SCborders it6622.7%1.8 pCi/L+4.1 points
Wilkes County, GAborders it1020.0%2.0 pCi/L+1.4 points
Anderson County, SCborders it1,73311.1%1.1 pCi/L−7.5 points
McCormick County, SCborders it100.0%1.1 pCi/L−18.6 points
Lincoln County, GAborders it10.0%0.1 pCi/L−18.6 points
Where Elbert County's reported results fell, 2008 to 2017, laboratory, beside Georgia and the United States
ResultElbert County testsElbert County shareGeorgia shareU.S. shareAgainst Georgia
Under 2 pCi/L7652.4%44.0%39.6%+8.4 points
2 to 4 pCi/L4229.0%31.2%24.7%−2.2 points
4 pCi/L and above2718.6%24.8%35.7%−6.2 points
Elbert County ranked among the 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Clayton County38 of 5715420.1%1.6 pCi/L
Floyd County39 of 5711619.8%1.9 pCi/L
Coweta County40 of 5754819.2%2.0 pCi/L
Oconee County41 of 5748319.0%1.8 pCi/L
Catoosa County42 of 575918.6%1.3 pCi/L
Elbert County43 of 5714518.6%1.9 pCi/L
DeKalb County44 of 573,47518.0%1.8 pCi/L
Cherokee County45 of 571,15417.6%2.0 pCi/L
Greene County46 of 577417.6%1.9 pCi/L
Morgan County47 of 575416.7%1.5 pCi/L
Cobb County48 of 573,31516.3%1.9 pCi/L
Elbert County ten-year laboratory totals, against Georgia's pooled share
PeriodTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestGeorgia, pooledChange from the row before
2008 to 201714518.6%1.9 pCi/L18.4 pCi/L24.8%+1.7 points
2007 to 201618916.9%1.5 pCi/L26.7 pCi/L23.9%+1.8 points
2006 to 201521215.1%1.4 pCi/L26.7 pCi/L23.7%−0.8 points
2005 to 201440315.9%1.6 pCi/L44.4 pCi/L23.2%First on file

Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.

Elbert County, Geology

The ground under Elbert County

Predicted

USGS's geologic map splits Elbert County: 73.4% of its land is moderate radon potential and 26.6% low. The map puts 73.3% of Elbert County in the area it calls Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South) and 26.4% in Little River Thrust Stack. USGS gives the first a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 7, in the low band (5 to 8).

USGS's geologic areas under Elbert County
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South)Schist, amphibolite and granite.Moderate973.3%
Little River Thrust StackBiotite and amphibolite gneiss, granite gneiss, mica schist.Low726.4%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Elbert County beside the ground around it

Elbert County has more moderate-potential ground than Georgia as a whole: 73.4% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 8 counties that border it, 4 have more moderate-potential ground, Anderson County, SC the most at 100%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Elbert County, the 8 counties bordering it and Georgia
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Elbert CountyZone 226.6%73.4%None
Hart CountyZone 2None100%None
Madison CountyZone 2None100%None
Oglethorpe CountyZone 216.0%84.0%None
Wilkes CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Abbeville County, SCZone 249.6%50.4%None
Anderson County, SCZone 2None100%None
Lincoln CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
McCormick County, SCZone 399.7%0.3%None
Georgia159 counties, pooled by land areaVaries73.1%26.5%None

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Local help

Elbert County, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Elbert County

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

Elbert County, Questions

Questions about radon in Elbert County

Are radon levels high in Elbert County?

Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 18.6% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Elbert County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.9 pCi/L. Of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 42 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.8%.

Which counties border Elbert County?

Elbert County borders 8 counties: Hart County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Lincoln County, GA and McCormick County, SC.

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Elbert County, Products

Testing a home in Elbert County

In Elbert County, 18.6% of 145 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 24.8% pooled across Georgia. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Elbert County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.

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Elbert County, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Elbert County

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Elbert County, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Elbert County

The Census Bureau estimates 20,072 residents in Elbert County for July 1, 2025, 406 more than in 2020 (+2.1%). That works out to 57 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Elberton, has 4,890 residents, 24.4% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 28.7% of those residents; the other 71.3% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 145 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 7.2 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 2.7 for Georgia.

From Elberton to Bowman, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Elbert County's.

The cities and towns in Elbert County by residents, July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Elberton4,890+5.5%24.4%
Bowman868−0.6%4.3%

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).

Elbert County, Homes

Homes in Elbert County

Of Elbert County's 9,370 homes, 64% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 25% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Georgia's as a whole: half were built before 1979 (1991 for Georgia), and 25% date from before 1960. 69% 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 in Elbert County, Georgia, 2019 to 2023
HomesElbert CountyGeorgia
Housing units9,3704,483,873
Detached houses64%66%
In buildings of 5 or more6%16%
Mobile homes25%8%
Built before 196025%12%
Built since 200016%33%
Middle year built19791991
Owner-occupied69%65%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.