Short-term kit
RA100 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Choctaw County, Mississippi
EPA puts Choctaw 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
10.1%
Tuscaloosa County, 100 miles
- Tuscaloosa
- 10.1%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 69 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Choctaw
- 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 Choctaw 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
Choctaw County, At a glance
Choctaw 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 Choctaw County. Tuscaloosa County, AL, 100 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Choctaw County, Compared
Choctaw County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Choctaw 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 Tuscaloosa County, AL (100 miles away) at 10.1%, Franklin County, AL (110 miles away) at 18.6% and Colbert County, AL (125 miles away) at 36.6%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Choctaw 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.
Choctaw County, Geology
The ground under Choctaw County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Choctaw County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls North Central Hills/Flatwoods, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Hills/Flatwoods | Tertiary nonmarine to deltaic sediments ranging from sand to 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.
Choctaw County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Choctaw County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Oktibbeha County the most at 49.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Choctaw County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Choctaw 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
Choctaw County, Questions
Questions about radon in Choctaw County
Are radon levels high in Choctaw County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Choctaw County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 138 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 7.0% to 36.6%.
Which counties border Choctaw County?
Choctaw County borders 5 counties: Webster County, Oktibbeha County, Montgomery County, Winston County and Attala County.
Products
Choctaw County, Products
Testing a home in Choctaw County
No CDC figure names Choctaw County; the nearest county with one, Tuscaloosa County, AL (100 miles away), reported 10.1% 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 Choctaw 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
MonitorForensics Detectors
FD-65-RADON rechargeable radon detector with a color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Choctaw County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Choctaw County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Choctaw County: 1 of 5
Choctaw County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Choctaw County
About 8,048 people live in Choctaw County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 156 fewer than in 2020 (−1.9%). That works out to 19 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Ackerman, the largest, has 1,536 residents, 19.1% of the total.
From Ackerman to French Camp, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Choctaw County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman | 1,536 | −1.0% | 19.1% |
| Mathistonextends beyond Choctaw County | 886 | +6.0% | Counted whole |
| Weir | 433 | −1.8% | 5.4% |
| French Camp | 256 | −1.5% | 3.2% |
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 Choctaw County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Choctaw County, Homes
Homes in Choctaw County
Choctaw County is a place of houses on their own lots: 76% of its 4,363 homes are detached single-family houses, against 69% across Mississippi. Half of its homes were built before 1983, close to Mississippi's 1986: 17% date from before 1960 and 23% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 80% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Choctaw County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,363 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 76% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 20% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 17% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 23% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1983 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 80% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.