Is Bee County, TX a radon risk area?

EPA places Bee County in Zone 3 - Low Potential — a predicted county-wide average indoor radon level below 2 pCi/L, based on the geology, soil and aerial radioactivity data behind EPA's national map. Bee County sits at the 18th percentile nationally for radon potential — above 18 of every 100 rated counties.

Where Bee County sits nationally

About 31,226 people live in Bee County, Texas, spread over 880.239 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Bee County runs about 35 people per square mile. Rank 471 by population within its EPA zone puts Bee County at the 54th percentile among zone peers. Geologically, Bee County is grouped into EPA Region 6 alongside 502 other counties that share its rock and soil setting.

Why the zone isn't the answer by itself

Bee County's Zone 3 prediction undercuts the roughly 1.3 pCi/L most US homes average, nowhere near EPA's 4 pCi/L threshold for recommending mitigation. Don't read Zone 3 as a pass for Bee County — EPA's guidance to test every home makes no exception for counties predicted low.

Next steps for a home in Bee County

Nothing about Bee County's EPA zone changes the mitigation number: $800–$2,500 nationally (around $1,200 typical), set by the house's foundation rather than the county it sits in — and only relevant once a test actually clears 4 pCi/L.

Find Texas's state radon program

Bee County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Bee County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Use code RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout for 10% off.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide shows exactly which EPA and Census sources feed Bee County's numbers. Whatever zone Bee County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.