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In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Tate County, Mississippi
EPA puts Tate 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
7.0%
Shelby County, 37 miles
- Shelby
- 7.0%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 341 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Tate
- 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 Tate 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
Tate County, At a glance
Tate 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 Tate County. Shelby County, TN, 37 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Tate County, Compared
Tate County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Tate 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 Shelby County, TN (37 miles away) at 7.0%, Fayette County, TN (48 miles away) at 13.1% and Tipton County, TN (59 miles away) at 5.6%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Tate 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.
Tate County, Geology
The ground under Tate County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Tate County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 84.3% of Tate County in the area it calls Loess Hills and 11.3% in North Central Hills/Flatwoods, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7 and the second 8, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loess Hills | Loess. | Low | 7 | 84.3% |
| North Central Hills/Flatwoods | Tertiary nonmarine to deltaic sediments ranging from sand to clay. | Low | 8 | 11.3% |
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | Alluvial sand, silt, gravel, and clay. | Low | 8 | 4.4% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Tate County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Tate 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
Tate County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Tate 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
Tate County, Questions
Questions about radon in Tate County
Are radon levels high in Tate County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Tate County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 121 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 18.6%.
Which counties border Tate County?
Tate County borders 5 counties: DeSoto County, Panola County, Tunica County, Marshall County and Lafayette County.
Products
Tate County, Products
Testing a home in Tate County
No CDC figure names Tate County; the nearest county with one, Shelby County, TN (37 miles away), reported 7.0% 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 Tate County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- 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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Tate County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Tate County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Tate County: 1 of 5
Tate County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Tate County
The Census Bureau estimates 28,725 residents in Tate County for July 1, 2025, 600 more than in 2020 (+2.1%). That works out to 71 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Senatobia, has 8,473 residents, 29.5% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 34.1% of those residents; the other 65.9% live outside any of them.
From Senatobia to Coldwater, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Tate County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senatobia | 8,473 | +1.3% | 29.5% |
| Coldwater | 1,326 | −4.3% | 4.6% |
2 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).
Tate County, Homes
Homes in Tate County
Of Tate County's 11,532 homes, 69% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 24% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1991, close to Mississippi's 1986: 10% date from before 1960 and 28% from 2000 or later. 73% 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 | Tate County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 11,532 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 69% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 24% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 10% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 28% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1991 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.