Wilbarger County, TX radon potential

EPA's own radon map rates Wilbarger County zone 3 - low potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level below 2 pCi/L. Wilbarger County sits at the 9th percentile nationally for radon potential — above 9 of every 100 rated counties.

Wilbarger County by the numbers

Wilbarger County, Texas is home to about 12,455 people across 970.946 square miles. Population density there runs about 13 people per square mile. Within its own EPA zone, Wilbarger County is bigger by population than 26% of the counties that share it. Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County

Wilbarger County's predicted average sits below the national indoor average of about 1.3 pCi/L, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level. Don't read Zone 3 as a pass for Wilbarger County — EPA's guidance to test every home makes no exception for counties predicted low.

If Wilbarger County tests above the action level

A short-term test kit is the standard first step and typically costs far less than mitigation itself. If a test comes back at or above 4 pCi/L, a radon mitigation system for a typical home runs roughly $800–$2,500 (around $1,200 for a common single-family install), driven mainly by foundation type, not by county.

Find Texas's state radon program

For Wilbarger County, an ongoing number beats a one-time test - a Airthings radon monitor tracks Wilbarger County's levels over time. RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout knocks 10% off.

Where Wilbarger County's figures come from

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