Is Kearney County, NE a radon risk area?

Kearney County is mapped as Zone 1 - Highest Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted above 4 pCi/L. Rank it against the rest of the country and Kearney County lands in the 73rd percentile for radon potential.

Where Kearney County sits nationally

About 6,749 people live in Kearney County, Nebraska, spread over 516.193 square miles. Population density there runs about 13 people per square mile. Rank 855 by population within its EPA zone puts Kearney County at the 20th percentile among zone peers. Kearney County falls in EPA Radon Region 7, one of 412 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

What this actually means for a house in Kearney County

Fixing a home becomes an EPA recommendation past 4 pCi/L, and that is precisely the side of the line Kearney County's Zone 1 prediction lands on, well above the roughly 1.3 pCi/L most US homes average. Being in Zone 1 raises the odds Kearney County homes test above the action level, but it does not mean any specific house does — EPA recommends every home be tested, in every zone, because the only way to know is to test.

If Kearney County tests above the action level

Nothing about Kearney 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 Nebraska's state radon program

Kearney County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Kearney 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

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. Whatever zone Kearney County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.