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Radon Levels in Laurens County, Georgia

EPA puts Laurens County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 28 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.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    16.1%

    7.8 pts below GA

    Laurens
    16.1%
    Georgia
    23.9%

    31 tests, 2007 to 2016

  • Median result

    0.9pCi/L

    Below action level

    Laurens
    0.9 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2007 to 2016

  • Tests reported

    31

    60th of 60 by tests

    Laurens
    31
    Fulton
    4,615

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2007 to 2016

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 3

    Lower potential

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. Zone 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Georgia

    49 of 60

    Lowest quarter

    Laurens
    16.1%
    Barrow
    51.0%

    By share, of 60 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Laurens County

Starts at Laurens County's median, 0.9 pCi/L

0.9pCi/L

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

EPA’s reading of 0.9 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. Laurens County's median reported result, 2007 to 2016.

Interpret this reading

The data

Laurens County, At a glance

Laurens County at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential

is EPA's lowest class, and its forecast for Laurens County as a whole is an average indoor of less than 2 pCi/L (less than 75 Bq/m³). A low zone clears no address in it: homes above EPA's turn up in all three zones.

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 Laurens County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory

CDC holds 28 reported tests for Laurens County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.0 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Laurens County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.

What these figures count

Only 28 tests were reported to CDC for Laurens 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).

How to read these figures

Laurens County, Compared

Laurens County radon figures, compared

Calculated by Radon411

Laurens County's 31 reported tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals had a middle value of 0.9 pCi/L and a maximum of 7.6 pCi/L, and 16.1% reached 4 pCi/L. Georgia as a whole (137 Georgia counties, pooled) comes to 23.9%: 7.8 points higher than here.

The newest figure, over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, counts only 28 tests (17.9% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 31-test figure.

Among its state's counties it ranks 49th of 60 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (51.0%) and Dougherty County the lowest (0.0%).

Below the action level, 22 tests (71.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 45.5% statewide, and 4 tests (12.9%) fell between 2 and 4, against 30.6% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Laurens County went from 26 tests (2005 to 2014) to 28 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 19.2% to 17.9%.

EPA's 1993 zone map puts Laurens County in Zone 3, a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.

Laurens County against Georgia, the United States and nearby counties, 2007 to 2016, laboratory
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Laurens County
Laurens County3116.1%0.9 pCi/LThis county
Georgia, pooled137 counties, pooled29,45523.9%Not pooled+7.8 points
United States, pooled2,666 counties, pooled1,939,02535.8%Not pooled+19.7 points
Barrow Countyhighest in the state34151.0%4.0 pCi/L+34.9 points
Dougherty Countylowest in the state320.0%0.6 pCi/L−16.1 points
Bleckley County, GAborders it30.0%1.1 pCi/L−16.1 points
Emanuel County, GAborders it10.0%0.7 pCi/L−16.1 points
Wheeler County, GAborders it10.0%0.5 pCi/L−16.1 points
Dodge County, GAborders it20.0%0.7 pCi/L−16.1 points
Johnson County, GAborders it10.0%2.2 pCi/L−16.1 points
Twiggs County, GAborders it30.0%0.6 pCi/L−16.1 points
Wilkinson County, GAborders it10.0%0.1 pCi/L−16.1 points
Treutlen County, GAborders it40.0%0.2 pCi/L−16.1 points
Where Laurens County's reported results fell, 2007 to 2016, laboratory, beside Georgia and the United States
ResultLaurens County testsLaurens County shareGeorgia shareU.S. shareAgainst Georgia
Under 2 pCi/L2271.0%45.5%39.6%+25.5 points
2 to 4 pCi/L412.9%30.6%24.6%−17.7 points
4 pCi/L and above516.1%23.9%35.8%−7.8 points
Laurens County ranked among the 60 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2007 to 2016, laboratory
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Cherokee County44 of 601,05317.1%2.0 pCi/L
Floyd County44 of 6011717.1%1.7 pCi/L
Elbert County46 of 6018916.9%1.5 pCi/L
Whitfield County47 of 609516.8%1.1 pCi/L
Greene County48 of 606616.7%1.6 pCi/L
Laurens County49 of 603116.1%0.9 pCi/L
Cobb County50 of 603,23415.5%1.8 pCi/L
Forsyth County51 of 601,25712.5%1.8 pCi/L
Clarke County52 of 6066211.5%1.5 pCi/L
Harris County53 of 604610.9%1.9 pCi/L
Columbia County54 of 60729.7%0.8 pCi/L
Laurens County ten-year laboratory totals, against Georgia's pooled share
PeriodTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestGeorgia, pooledChange from the row before
2008 to 20172817.9%1.0 pCi/L7.6 pCi/L24.8%+1.8 points
2007 to 20163116.1%0.9 pCi/L7.6 pCi/L23.9%−4.7 points
2006 to 20152420.8%1.2 pCi/L7.6 pCi/L23.7%+1.6 points
2005 to 20142619.2%1.2 pCi/L7.6 pCi/L23.2%First on file

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

Laurens County, Geology

The ground under Laurens County

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Laurens 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).

USGS's geologic areas under Laurens County
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Coastal PlainCretaceous and Tertiary marine and coastal sediments including limestone, sandstone, sand, silt, and clay. Coastal plan sands containing glauconite may generate locally elevated radon.Low8100%

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

Laurens County beside the ground around it

Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Laurens County's is. None of the 8 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Laurens County, the 8 counties bordering it and Georgia
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Laurens CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Treutlen CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Johnson CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Dodge CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Wheeler CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Bleckley CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Wilkinson CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Twiggs CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Emanuel CountyZone 3100%NoneNone
Georgia159 counties, pooled by land areaVaries73.1%26.5%None

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

Local help

Laurens County, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Laurens 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

Laurens County, Questions

Questions about radon in Laurens County

Are radon levels high in Laurens County?

Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 17.9% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Laurens County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.0 pCi/L. Of 60 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 48 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 23.9%.

Which counties border Laurens County?

Laurens County borders 8 counties: Treutlen County, Johnson County, Dodge County, Wheeler County, Bleckley County, Wilkinson County, Twiggs County and Emanuel County.

Products

Laurens County, Products

Testing a home in Laurens County

In Laurens County, 16.1% of 31 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 Laurens County.

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Laurens County, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Laurens County

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Laurens County, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Laurens County

The Census Bureau estimates 51,041 residents in Laurens County for July 1, 2025, 1,498 more than in 2020 (+3.0%). That works out to 63 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Dublin, has 16,565 residents, 32.5% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 31 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.6 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.6.

From Dublin to Allentown, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Laurens County's.

The cities and towns in Laurens County by residents, July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Dublin16,565+2.4%32.5%
East Dublin2,552+2.3%5.0%
Dexter694+6.0%1.4%
Dudley603+2.4%1.2%
Cadwell392+2.6%0.8%
Rentz318+1.9%0.6%
Montrose207+5.6%0.4%
Allentownextends beyond Laurens County192−2.5%Counted whole

8 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 Laurens County is counted whole, so it has no share.

Laurens County, Homes

Homes in Laurens County

Of Laurens County's 22,008 homes, 63% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 25% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1988, close to Georgia's 1991: 14% date from before 1960 and 24% 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 in Laurens County, Georgia, 2019 to 2023
HomesLaurens CountyGeorgia
Housing units22,0084,483,873
Detached houses63%66%
In buildings of 5 or more3%16%
Mobile homes25%8%
Built before 196014%12%
Built since 200024%33%
Middle year built19881991
Owner-occupied65%65%

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