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 George County, Mississippi
EPA puts George 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
4.4%
Mobile County
- Mobile
- 4.4%
1 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2006 to 2015
Nearest county
4.4%
Mobile County, 27 miles
- Mobile
- 4.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 45 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- George
- 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 George 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
George County, At a glance
George 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 George County. Mobile County, AL, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 4.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
George County, Compared
George County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No Mississippi county, George County included, has a radon test figure from CDC; over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, the agency's counts name 2,669 counties in other states. 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.
Mobile County, AL, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 4.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Escambia County, FL (77 miles away) at 0.0%, Santa Rosa County, FL (97 miles away) at 3.3% and Tangipahoa Parish, LA (106 miles away) at 0.0% have figures too.
EPA's 1993 map puts George 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.
George County, Geology
The ground under George County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of George County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. 97.9% 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 | 97.9% |
| Coastal Pine Meadows | Alluvial deltas consisting of gravel, sand and clay. | Low | 6 | 2.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
George County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of George County's is. None of the 5 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
George County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in George 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
George County, Questions
Questions about radon in George County
Are radon levels high in George County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for George County, Mississippi yet. Mobile County, AL, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, reported 4.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border George County?
George County borders 5 counties: Jackson County, MS, Mobile County, AL, Stone County, MS, Greene County, MS and Perry County, MS.
Products
George County, Products
Testing a home in George County
No CDC figure names George County; the nearest county with one, Mobile County, AL (27 miles away), reported 4.4% 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 George 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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-3699 radon monitor with a 2.1-inch touchscreen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 1 hour
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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George County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering George County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Mobile County, ALEPA zone 3
4.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 45 tests
- Radon levels in Jackson County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Stone County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Greene County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Perry County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
George County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in George County
George County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 26,331 residents on July 1, 2025, up 8.1% from 24,365 in 2020. That works out to 55 people per square mile of land. Lucedale, its one incorporated place, has 3,232 residents, 12.3% of the total.
Lucedale is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads George County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucedale | 3,232 | +12.7% | 12.3% |
One incorporated place, 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).
George County, Homes
Homes in George County
George County is a place of houses on their own lots: 78% of its 10,316 homes are detached single-family houses, against 69% across Mississippi. Half of its homes were built before 1988, close to Mississippi's 1986: 12% date from before 1960 and 31% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 84% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | George County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 10,316 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 78% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 17% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 12% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 31% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1988 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 84% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.