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Radon Levels in Upson County, Georgia
EPA puts Upson County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 15 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
Highest bordering
23.8%
Monroe County
- Monroe
- 23.8%
1 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
23.8%
Monroe County, 24 miles
- Monroe
- 23.8%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 235 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
84.1%
57.6 pts above Georgia
- Upson
- 84.1%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
15
Too few for a share
- Upson
- 15
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Upson 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
Upson County, At a glance
Upson County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Upson County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 84% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Upson County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 15 reported tests for Upson County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 0.7 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Upson County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 15 tests were reported to CDC for Upson 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).
Upson County, Compared
Upson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Upson County rests on 15 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 3 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 6.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 11.2 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.7 pCi/L.
Monroe County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 23.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Spalding County (26 miles away) at 33.0%, Bibb County (35 miles away) at 0.0% and Harris County (37 miles away) at 10.9% have figures too. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
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 Upson County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 84% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Upson County, Geology
The ground under Upson County
PredictedMost of the ground under Upson County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 84.1% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 15.9% low. The map puts 84.1% of Upson County in the area it calls Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South) and 15.9% 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).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South) | Schist, amphibolite and granite. | Moderate | 9 | 84.1% |
| Little River Thrust Stack | Biotite and amphibolite gneiss, granite gneiss, mica schist. | Low | 7 | 15.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Upson County beside the ground around it
Upson County has more moderate-potential ground than Georgia as a whole: 84.1% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 7 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Lamar County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Upson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Upson 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
Upson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Upson County
Are radon levels high in Upson County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 20.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Upson County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.7 pCi/L. Monroe County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 23.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Upson County?
Upson County borders 7 counties: Talbot County, Pike County, Lamar County, Taylor County, Crawford County, Monroe County and Meriwether County.
Products
Upson County, Products
Testing a home in Upson County
No CDC figure names Upson County; the nearest county with one, Monroe County (24 miles away), reported 23.8% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Upson County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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
Monitor
Corentium Home 2 battery digital radon monitor
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
Readings: Every 60 minutes
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Upson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Upson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Lamar CountyEPA zone 2
60.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 8.0 pCi/L · 10 tests
- Radon levels in Pike CountyEPA zone 2
42.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.2 pCi/L · 26 tests
- Radon levels in Monroe CountyEPA zone 2
23.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.8 pCi/L · 235 tests
- Radon levels in Crawford CountyEPA zone 3
14.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Meriwether CountyEPA zone 2
4.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 22 tests
- Radon levels in Talbot CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Taylor CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Upson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Upson County
The Census Bureau estimates 28,500 residents in Upson County for July 1, 2025, 754 more than in 2020 (+2.7%). That works out to 88 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Thomaston, has 9,852 residents, 34.6% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 36.8% of those residents; the other 63.2% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 15 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.7.
From Thomaston to Yatesville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Upson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | 9,852 | +0.2% | 34.6% |
| Yatesville | 630 | +62.0% | 2.2% |
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).
Upson County, Homes
Homes in Upson County
Of Upson County's 12,373 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 12% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Georgia's as a whole: half were built before 1976 (1991 for Georgia), and 34% date from before 1960. 63% 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 | Upson County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 12,373 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 12% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 34% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1976 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.