Is Love County, OK a radon risk area?

EPA's own radon map rates Love County zone 3 - low potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level below 2 pCi/L. That puts Love County in the 7th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 7% of the counties EPA has rated.

Where Love County sits nationally

About 10,423 people live in Love County, Oklahoma, spread over 513.914 square miles. That works out to roughly 20 people per square mile. Rank 811 by population within its EPA zone puts Love County at the 21st percentile among zone peers. Love County falls in EPA Radon Region 6, one of 503 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

What this actually means for a house in Love County

At Zone 3, Love 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. Even at Zone 3, Love County homes are not guaranteed a low reading — zone is a county-wide average, and EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.

Next steps for a home in Love County

Nothing about Love 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 Oklahoma's state radon program

Love County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Love County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout knocks 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. If you're unsure why a low zone still deserves a test, the zone explainer covers that directly.