Short-term kit
Air Chek Short-Term radon test kit you hang, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
In home: 72 to 168 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Bolivar County, Mississippi
EPA puts Bolivar 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
6.2%
Pulaski County, 106 miles
- Pulaski
- 6.2%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 97 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Bolivar
- 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 Bolivar 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
Bolivar County, At a glance
Bolivar 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 Bolivar County. Pulaski County, AR, 106 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Bolivar County, Compared
Bolivar County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Bolivar County is in a state CDC's county radon counts do not reach: no Mississippi county has a figure, while 2,669 counties elsewhere do over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals. 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.
The nearest counties with a figure are Pulaski County, AR (106 miles away) at 6.2%, Shelby County, TN (111 miles away) at 7.0% and Saline County, AR (118 miles away) at 31.9%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Bolivar 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.
Bolivar County, Geology
The ground under Bolivar County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Bolivar County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Mississippi Alluvial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | Alluvial sand, silt, gravel, and clay. | 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.
Bolivar County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Bolivar County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Phillips County, AR the most at 3.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Bolivar County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Bolivar 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
Bolivar County, Questions
Questions about radon in Bolivar County
Are radon levels high in Bolivar County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Bolivar County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 171 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 5.6% to 45.5%.
Which counties border Bolivar County?
Bolivar County borders 6 counties: Sunflower County, MS, Desha County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Phillips County, AR, Washington County, MS and Chicot County, AR.
Products
Bolivar County, Products
Testing a home in Bolivar County
No CDC figure names Bolivar County; the nearest county with one, Pulaski County, AR (106 miles away), reported 6.2% 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 Bolivar County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
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
- Screen
First reading: Within 5 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Bolivar County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Bolivar County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Phillips County, AREPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Sunflower County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Desha County, AREPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Coahoma County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Washington County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Chicot County, AREPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Bolivar County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Bolivar County
Bolivar County has been losing residents: from 30,838 in 2020 to 28,262 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 8.4% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 32 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Cleveland, has 10,138 residents, 35.9% of the total.
From Cleveland to Alligator, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Bolivar County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 10,138 | −9.1% | 35.9% |
| Shelby | 1,788 | −11.1% | 6.3% |
| Rosedale | 1,423 | −9.7% | 5.0% |
| Mound Bayou | 1,381 | −9.2% | 4.9% |
| Shawextends beyond Bolivar County | 1,337 | −8.0% | Counted whole |
| Renova | 679 | +0.4% | 2.4% |
| Boyle | 488 | −7.8% | 1.7% |
| Merigold | 350 | −6.9% | 1.2% |
| Benoit | 342 | −7.3% | 1.2% |
| Gunnison | 286 | −4.7% | 1.0% |
| Duncan | 271 | −3.6% | 1.0% |
| Beulah | 238 | −1.7% | 0.8% |
- Pace
- Winstonville
- Alligator
15 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. “(part)” marks a place that extends into another county. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025). A place that extends beyond Bolivar County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Bolivar County, Homes
Homes in Bolivar County
Of Bolivar County's 13,679 homes, 72% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 10% are in buildings of five or more homes. The homes are older than Mississippi's as a whole: half were built before 1977 (1986 for Mississippi), and 21% date from before 1960. 61% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Mississippi: 69%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Bolivar County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 13,679 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 72% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 10% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 8% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 21% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 17% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1977 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.