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Radon Levels in Whitfield County, Georgia
EPA puts Whitfield County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 20.6% of its 102 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.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
20.6%
4.2 pts below GA
- Whitfield
- 20.6%
- Georgia
- 24.8%
102 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
1.2pCi/L
Below action level
- Whitfield
- 1.2 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
102
38th of 57 by tests
- Whitfield
- 102
- Fulton
- 4,858
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Georgia
37 of 57
Middle half
- Whitfield
- 20.6%
- Barrow
- 48.3%
By share, of 57 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Whitfield County
Starts at Whitfield County's median, 1.2 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.2 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. Whitfield County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Whitfield County, At a glance
Whitfield County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Whitfield County is a
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 Whitfield County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 67%2 to 4 pCi/L: 12%4 pCi/L and above: 21%
Of 102 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 69 | 67.6% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 12 | 11.8% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 21 | 20.6% |
What these figures count
These are the 102 tests reported to CDC for Whitfield 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).
Whitfield County, Compared
Whitfield County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Whitfield County's 102 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 1.2 pCi/L and a maximum of 12.2 pCi/L, and 20.6% reached 4 pCi/L. Georgia as a whole (129 Georgia counties, pooled) comes to 24.8%: 4.2 points higher than here.
Among its state's counties it ranks 37th 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, 69 tests (67.6%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.0% statewide, and 12 tests (11.8%) fell between 2 and 4, against 31.2% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Whitfield County went from 89 tests (2005 to 2014) to 102 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 20.2% to 20.6%.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Whitfield County in Zone 2, a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Next door, the shares run from 18.6% in Catoosa County to 31.4% in Gordon County, with Hamilton County, TN and Catoosa County below Whitfield County.
CDC also counts 5 tests taken after mitigation in Whitfield County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Whitfield County, Geology
The ground under Whitfield County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Whitfield County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Rome-Kingston Thrust Stack, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome-Kingston Thrust Stack | Limestone and shale. | 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.
Whitfield County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Whitfield County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Bradley County, TN the most at 99.7%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Whitfield County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Whitfield 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
Whitfield County, Questions
Questions about radon in Whitfield County
Are radon levels high in Whitfield County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 20.6% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Whitfield County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.2 pCi/L. Of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 36 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.8%.
Which counties border Whitfield County?
Whitfield County borders 6 counties: Catoosa County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Bradley County, TN and Hamilton County, TN.
Products
Whitfield County, Products
Testing a home in Whitfield County
In Whitfield County, 20.6% of 102 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 Whitfield County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
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Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
RadonScan USB-powered radon monitor with a color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
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Whitfield County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Whitfield County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Gordon County, GAEPA zone 3
31.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 35 tests · 10.8 points above Whitfield County
- Radon levels in Murray County, GAEPA zone 3
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 13 tests · 2.5 points above Whitfield County
- Radon levels in Walker County, GAEPA zone 2
22.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 44 tests · 2.1 points above Whitfield County
- Radon levels in Bradley County, TNEPA zone 1
20.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 425 tests · 0.3 points above Whitfield County
- Radon levels in Hamilton County, TNEPA zone 2
19.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 1,148 tests · 1.3 points below Whitfield County
- Radon levels in Catoosa County, GAEPA zone 2
18.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 59 tests · 2.0 points below Whitfield County
Whitfield County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Whitfield County
The Census Bureau estimates 106,212 residents in Whitfield County for July 1, 2025, 3,422 more than in 2020 (+3.3%). That works out to 366 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Dalton, has 35,322 residents, 33.3% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 37.2% of those residents; the other 62.8% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 102 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 1.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.7.
From Dalton to Cohutta, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Whitfield County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | 35,322 | +2.6% | 33.3% |
| Varnell | 2,295 | +3.4% | 2.2% |
| Tunnel Hill | 1,004 | +3.2% | 0.9% |
| Cohutta | 865 | +10.8% | 0.8% |
4 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).
Whitfield County, Homes
Homes in Whitfield County
Of Whitfield County's 39,454 homes, 66% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 13% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1986, close to Georgia's 1991: 13% date from before 1960 and 25% from 2000 or later. 68% 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 | Whitfield County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 39,454 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 66% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 9% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 13% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 25% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1986 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.