Is Live Oak County, TX a radon risk area?

Live Oak County is mapped as Zone 3 - Low Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted below 2 pCi/L. That puts Live Oak County in the 8th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 8% of the counties EPA has rated.

Live Oak County by the numbers

About 11,967 people live in Live Oak County, Texas, spread over 1,039.695 square miles. Population density there runs about 12 people per square mile. Rank 771 by population within its EPA zone puts Live Oak County at the 25th percentile among zone peers. Geologically, Live Oak County is grouped into EPA Region 6 alongside 502 other counties that share its rock and soil setting.

Zone vs. an actual test

At Zone 3, Live Oak County's predicted county average is under the national indoor average (~1.3 pCi/L) and well below EPA's 4 pCi/L action level — outdoor air nationally runs about 0.4 pCi/L for comparison. A Zone 3 label describes Live Oak County's average, not any one basement or slab in it — testing is still the only way an individual homeowner actually finds out.

Testing and mitigation in Live Oak County

Nothing about Live Oak 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

Live Oak County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Live Oak 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 Live Oak County's numbers. Whatever zone Live Oak County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.