What EPA's radon map says about Cherry County

EPA's own radon map rates Cherry County zone 3 - low potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level below 2 pCi/L. That puts Cherry County in the 3rd percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 3% of the counties EPA has rated.

How Cherry County compares

About 5,558 people live in Cherry County, Nebraska, spread over 5,960.099 square miles. Population density there runs about 1 people per square mile. Among counties sharing Cherry County's EPA zone, it outranks 10% of them by population. Cherry County falls in EPA Radon Region 7, one of 412 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

Why the zone isn't the answer by itself

Cherry County's predicted average sits below the national indoor average of about 1.3 pCi/L, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level. Don't read Zone 3 as a pass for Cherry County — EPA's guidance to test every home makes no exception for counties predicted low.

Testing and mitigation in Cherry County

Mitigation cost doesn't depend on Cherry County's zone — it depends on the house's foundation. A typical system runs $800–$2,500 (about $1,200 typical), and testing first is what tells you whether that's needed at all.

Find Nebraska's state radon program

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why a low zone still deserves a test, the zone explainer covers that directly.