Is Meade County, KS a radon risk area?

Meade County is mapped as Zone 1 - Highest Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted above 4 pCi/L. That puts Meade County in the 69th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 69% of the counties EPA has rated.

Meade County by the numbers

About 3,892 people live in Meade County, Kansas, spread over 978.083 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Meade County runs about 4 people per square mile. Rank 955 by population within its EPA zone puts Meade County at the 10th percentile among zone peers. Geologically, Meade County is grouped into EPA Region 7 alongside 411 other counties that share its rock and soil setting.

What this actually means for a house in Meade County

Meade County carries a Zone 1 label because its predicted average clears 4 pCi/L outright — three-plus times the 0.4 pCi/L typical outdoors and above the 1.3 pCi/L most homes see. Being in Zone 1 raises the odds Meade 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.

Testing and mitigation in Meade County

Nothing about Meade 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 Kansas's state radon program

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