Radon in Alabama

About 1 in 5 homes tested in Alabama were at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

8,148 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 55%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 24%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 21%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 13 of Alabama's 67 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 33 in Zone 2 and 21 in Zone 3.

Every county in Alabama

Sorted by the share of homes tested at or above 4 pCi/L. Select a county for local details and costs.

CountyHomes testedAt or above 4MedianEPA zone
Lamar County1 tests––2
Hale County3 tests––2
Marengo County2 tests––3
Pike County8 tests––3
Randolph County14 tests––2
Colbert County
36%2.7 pCi/L1
Walker County12 tests––2
Lauderdale County
27%2.2 pCi/L1
Madison County
25%1.9 pCi/L1
Bibb County3 tests––2
Houston County11 tests––3
Elmore County
22%1.2 pCi/L2
Macon County5 tests––2
Etowah County
20%1.4 pCi/L2
Calhoun County
19%1.4 pCi/L1
Cleburne County
19%1.5 pCi/L1
Talladega County
19%1.6 pCi/L1
Franklin County
18%1.4 pCi/L1
Clay County
18%0.9 pCi/L1
Jackson County
18%1.5 pCi/L1
Autauga County
17%0.9 pCi/L2
Coffee County6 tests––3
Winston County11 tests––2
Lawrence County
16%1.7 pCi/L1
Marshall County
15%1.3 pCi/L2
Morgan County
15%1.4 pCi/L1
St. Clair County
14%1.2 pCi/L2
Blount County
14%2.0 pCi/L2
DeKalb County
13%0.9 pCi/L2
Lee County
12%1.3 pCi/L2
Cullman County
11%1.5 pCi/L2
Shelby County
11%1.3 pCi/L2
Chilton County15 tests––2
Jefferson County
11%1.2 pCi/L2
Limestone County
10%1.3 pCi/L1
Cherokee County8 tests––2
Montgomery County
10%0.9 pCi/L2
Tuscaloosa County
9%1.4 pCi/L2
Marion County
8%1.0 pCi/L2
Tallapoosa County12 tests––3
Mobile County
4%0.5 pCi/L3
Baldwin County
0%1.0 pCi/L3
Barbour County2 tests––2
Butler County1 tests––3
Chambers County3 tests––3
Choctaw County1 tests––3
Clarke County1 tests––3
Conecuh County2 tests––3
Coosa County8 tests––1
Covington County2 tests––3
Crenshaw County1 tests––3
Dale County1 tests––3
Dallas County5 tests––2
Escambia County2 tests––3
Fayette County2 tests––2
Geneva County4 tests––3
Greene County1 tests––2
Henry County1 tests––3
Lowndes County2 tests––2
Monroe County1 tests––3
Perry County1 tests––2
Pickens County2 tests––2
Russell County3 tests––2
Sumter County1 tests––2
Washington County3 tests––3
Bullock CountyNo data––2
Wilcox CountyNo data––3

"–" means fewer than 20 tests or no lab data, too few for a reliable figure.

Sources

Last updated October 2026. How we calculate these numbers.