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Method: Charcoal
In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Quitman County, Georgia
EPA puts Quitman 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
2.1%
Muscogee County, 45 miles
- Muscogee
- 2.1%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 95 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
26.5 pts below Georgia
- Quitman
- 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 Quitman 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
Quitman County, At a glance
Quitman 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 Quitman County. Muscogee County, 45 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Quitman County, Compared
Quitman County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Quitman County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 137 Georgia counties without 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 Muscogee County (45 miles away) at 2.1%, Dougherty County (53 miles away) at 0.0% and Harris County (60 miles away) at 10.9%. 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 Quitman 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.
Quitman County, Geology
The ground under Quitman County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Quitman 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.
Quitman County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Quitman County's is. Of the 4 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Barbour County, AL the most at 59.5%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Quitman County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Quitman 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
Quitman County, Questions
Questions about radon in Quitman County
Are radon levels high in Quitman County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Quitman County, Georgia yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 103 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 27.9%.
Which counties border Quitman County?
Quitman County borders 4 counties: Stewart County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Clay County, GA and Barbour County, AL.
Products
Quitman County, Products
Testing a home in Quitman County
No CDC figure names Quitman County; the nearest county with one, Muscogee County (45 miles away), reported 2.1% 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 Quitman 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
MonitorSafetySiren
Pro4 plug-in radon detector with a display and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 48 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Quitman County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Quitman County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Randolph County, GAEPA zone 3
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Clay County, GAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Stewart County, GAEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Barbour County, ALEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Quitman County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Quitman County
The Census Bureau estimates 2,254 residents in Quitman County for July 1, 2025, 29 more than in 2020 (+1.3%). That works out to 15 people per square mile of land. Georgetown-Quitman County, its one incorporated place, has 2,254 residents, 100.0% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Quitman County; across Georgia its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 2.6 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
Georgetown-Quitman County is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Quitman County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown-Quitman County | 2,254 | +1.3% | 100.0% |
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).
Quitman County, Homes
Homes in Quitman County
Mobile homes are 46% of Quitman County's 1,715 homes and detached houses 53%, against 66% across Georgia. Half of its homes were built before 1988, close to Georgia's 1991: 13% date from before 1960 and 23% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Georgia: 65%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Quitman County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,715 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 53% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 0% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 46% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 23% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1988 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.