Is Stanton County, NE a radon risk area?

Stanton 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 Stanton County in the 71st percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 71% of the counties EPA has rated.

Stanton County by the numbers

About 5,756 people live in Stanton County, Nebraska, spread over 427.633 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Stanton County runs about 13 people per square mile. Rank 894 by population within its EPA zone puts Stanton County at the 16th percentile among zone peers. Geologically, Stanton County is grouped into EPA Region 7 alongside 411 other counties that share its rock and soil setting.

Zone vs. an actual test

Fixing a home becomes an EPA recommendation past 4 pCi/L, and that is precisely the side of the line Stanton County's Zone 1 prediction lands on, well above the roughly 1.3 pCi/L most US homes average. That doesn't mean every Stanton County house tests high — a zone is a county-wide prediction, never a single-home reading — but it's a reason to test sooner rather than let it wait.

If Stanton County tests above the action level

Nothing about Stanton 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

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