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 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
EPA puts Oktibbeha 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, 79 miles
- Tuscaloosa
- 10.1%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 69 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
49.2%
41.0 pts above MS
- Oktibbeha
- 49.2%
- 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 Oktibbeha 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
Oktibbeha County, At a glance
Oktibbeha County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 51% 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 Oktibbeha County. Tuscaloosa County, AL, 79 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Oktibbeha County, Compared
Oktibbeha County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No Mississippi county, Oktibbeha 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.
The nearest counties with a figure are Tuscaloosa County, AL (79 miles away) at 10.1%, Franklin County, AL (92 miles away) at 18.6% and Colbert County, AL (107 miles away) at 36.6%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Oktibbeha County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 51% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Oktibbeha County, Geology
The ground under Oktibbeha County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Oktibbeha County: 50.8% of its land is low radon potential and 49.2% moderate. The map puts 50.8% of Oktibbeha County in the area it calls North Central Hills/Flatwoods and 49.2% in Pontotoc Ridge/Black Prairies. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| 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 | 50.8% |
| Pontotoc Ridge/Black Prairies | Glauconitic sand, clay, sandy limestone, micaceous chalk, and lime. | Moderate | 9 | 49.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Oktibbeha County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Oktibbeha County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Clay County the most at 83.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Oktibbeha County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Oktibbeha 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
Oktibbeha County, Questions
Questions about radon in Oktibbeha County
Are radon levels high in Oktibbeha County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 126 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.3% to 36.6%.
Which counties border Oktibbeha County?
Oktibbeha County borders 6 counties: Clay County, Choctaw County, Noxubee County, Webster County, Lowndes County and Winston County.
Products
Oktibbeha County, Products
Testing a home in Oktibbeha County
No CDC figure names Oktibbeha County; the nearest county with one, Tuscaloosa County, AL (79 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 Oktibbeha 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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Oktibbeha County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Oktibbeha County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Oktibbeha County: 1 of 6
Oktibbeha County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County's population has barely moved since 2020: 51,896 residents on July 1, 2025 against 51,697 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 113 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Starkville, has 25,754 residents, 49.6% of the total.
From Starkville to Sturgis, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Oktibbeha County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkville | 25,754 | +0.2% | 49.6% |
| Mabenextends beyond Oktibbeha County | 773 | −0.3% | Counted whole |
| Sturgis | 205 | −0.5% | 0.4% |
3 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 Oktibbeha County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Oktibbeha County, Homes
Homes in Oktibbeha County
Fewer than six in ten of Oktibbeha County's 25,426 homes are detached houses (49%, against 69% across Mississippi); the rest are attached, in shared buildings or mobile. Half of its homes were built before 1992, close to Mississippi's 1986: 10% date from before 1960 and 36% from 2000 or later. Most occupied homes here are rented: owners live in 48% (Mississippi: 69%). A tenant can run a test; a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 25,426 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 49% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 23% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 11% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 10% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 36% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1992 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.