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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Amite County, Mississippi
EPA puts Amite 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
Highest bordering
0.0%
Tangipahoa Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- 0.0%
1 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2006 to 2015
Nearest county
0.0%
Tangipahoa Parish, 45 miles
- Tangipahoa Parish
- 0.0%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 43 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Amite
- 0.0%
- MS
- 8.1%
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 Amite 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
Amite County, At a glance
Amite 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 Amite County. Tangipahoa Parish, LA, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Amite County, Compared
Amite County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC publishes no radon test figure for Amite County, and none for any other Mississippi county: its counts over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals cover 2,669 counties elsewhere in the country. Across every county in the country with a figure (2,669), 36.3% of reported tests reached that level; no Mississippi county contributes to that pool.
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (47 miles away) at 0.0%, Jefferson Parish, LA (104 miles away) at 1.5% and Mobile County, AL (157 miles away) at 4.4% have figures too.
EPA's 1993 map puts Amite 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.
Amite County, Geology
The ground under Amite County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Amite County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Pine Hills, to which USGS gives a radon index of 6, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hills | Sand, sandstone, bentonitic clay, quartzite, gravel, tuff, and siltstone. | Low | 6 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Amite County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Amite County's is. None of the 7 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Amite County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Amite County
- Mississippi Radon ProgramMississippi Radon Program, run by Mississippi State Department of Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Mississippi.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Mississippi directoryNo professionals are listed in Mississippi yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Mississippi's program says
- Phone
- 1-800-626-7739
What it means
Amite County, Questions
Questions about radon in Amite County
Are radon levels high in Amite County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Amite County, Mississippi yet. Tangipahoa Parish, LA, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Amite County?
Amite County borders 7 counties: St. Helena Parish, LA, Pike County, MS, Franklin County, MS, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Wilkinson County, MS, Lincoln County, MS and Tangipahoa Parish, LA.
Products
Amite County, Products
Testing a home in Amite County
No CDC figure names Amite County; the nearest county with one, Tangipahoa Parish, LA (45 miles away), reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 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 Amite 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
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Amite County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Amite County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Tangipahoa Parish, LAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 43 tests
- Radon levels in St. Helena Parish, LAEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Pike County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Franklin County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Wilkinson County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Lincoln County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Amite County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Amite County
About 12,487 people live in Amite County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 216 fewer than in 2020 (−1.7%). That works out to 17 people per square mile of land. Centreville, the largest place on its list (1,091 residents in all), extends beyond Amite County, so no share of the total is worked out for it.
From Centreville to Crosby, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Amite County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centrevilleextends beyond Amite County | 1,091 | −12.5% | Counted whole |
| Gloster | 859 | −4.2% | 6.9% |
| Liberty | 532 | −4.8% | 4.3% |
| Crosbyextends beyond Amite County | 216 | −9.6% | Counted whole |
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). A place that extends beyond Amite County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Amite County, Homes
Homes in Amite County
Of Amite County's 7,289 homes, 61% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 37% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1984, close to Mississippi's 1986: 13% date from before 1960 and 24% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Amite County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 7,289 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 61% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 37% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1984 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.