Radon levels in Texas: Low

The model predicts a population-weighted basement average of 1.5 pCi/L across Texas's 253 counties - about 16% below the US average of 1.8 pCi/L. Above-ground floors average 0.8 pCi/L.

Predicted (model estimate). The pCi/L figures on this page are long-term area averages from a peer-reviewed national model built on millions of real radon tests (2001-2021). They describe the typical home in this area - not your home, which can be several times higher or lower. The EPA radon zone is a separate, 1993 county-level classification. How the numbers work.

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EPA Zone 1 counties (0%)

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Zone 2 / Zone 3 counties

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counties predicted ≥ 4 pCi/L

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of ZIP codes predicted ≥ 4 pCi/L

Texas counties by predicted radon

Sorted highest to lowest predicted basement average. 254 counties.

CountyPredicted basementUpstairsGradeEPA zoneZIPs
Hemphill County2.5 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 21
Lipscomb County2.5 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 24
Moore County2.5 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 21
Ochiltree County2.5 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 21
Gray County2.4 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 22
Sherman County2.4 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 22
Roberts County2.4 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 21
Dallam County2.4 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 22
Carson County2.4 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 24
Glasscock County2.4 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 31
Hansford County2.4 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 22
Armstrong County2.4 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 22
Donley County2.4 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 23
Deaf Smith County2.4 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 22
Parmer County2.3 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 23
Hartley County2.3 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 22
Randall County2.3 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 27
Castro County2.3 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 24
Oldham County2.3 pCi/L1.4ModerateEPA Zone 22
Hutchinson County2.3 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 24
Brewster County2.3 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 24
Crosby County2.3 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 23
Floyd County2.2 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 22
Hale County2.2 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 24
Mason County2.2 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 23
Presidio County2.2 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 21
Lynn County2.2 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 22
Swisher County2.2 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 22
Briscoe County2.2 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 32
Sutton County2.2 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 31
Wheeler County2.2 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 34
Dickens County2.2 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 34
Lamb County2.2 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 26
Borden County2.2 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 32
Garza County2.2 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 22
Bailey County2.1 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 24
Mills County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 33
Mitchell County2.1 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 33
Stephens County2.1 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 32
Callahan County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 33
Nolan County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 36
Sterling County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 31
Potter County2.1 pCi/L1.2ModerateEPA Zone 29
Reagan County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 31
Culberson County2.1 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 22
San Saba County2.1 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 35
Jack County2.1 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 34
Stonewall County2.1 pCi/L1.1ModerateEPA Zone 32
Jeff Davis County2.1 pCi/L1.3ModerateEPA Zone 22
Crockett County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 32
Scurry County2.0 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 33
Childress County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 32
Collingsworth County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 32
Hall County2.0 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 34
Lubbock County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 217
Shackelford County2.0 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 33
Eastland County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 37
Reeves County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 22
Howard County2.0 pCi/L0.9ModerateEPA Zone 33
Kimble County2.0 pCi/L0.8ModerateEPA Zone 33
Palo Pinto County2.0 pCi/L1.0ModerateEPA Zone 36
El Paso County2.0 pCi/L1.3LowEPA Zone 325
Hudspeth County2.0 pCi/L1.0LowEPA Zone 22
Llano County2.0 pCi/L1.1LowEPA Zone 27
Throckmorton County2.0 pCi/L1.0LowEPA Zone 33
Comanche County2.0 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 35
Concho County2.0 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 34
Hamilton County2.0 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 35
Terrell County2.0 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 22
Cottle County2.0 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 31
Andrews County2.0 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Dawson County2.0 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Pecos County2.0 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 33
Burnet County1.9 pCi/L1.0LowEPA Zone 34
Hardeman County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Motley County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 33
Hockley County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 25
Irion County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Lampasas County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Schleicher County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Upton County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Young County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 34
Coleman County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 39
Erath County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Johnson County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 310
McCulloch County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Parker County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 311
Blanco County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Brown County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 37
Haskell County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 36
Kent County1.9 pCi/L1.0LowEPA Zone 32
Montague County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Wilbarger County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Fannin County1.9 pCi/L1.0LowEPA Zone 312
Fisher County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 34
Foard County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Wise County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 38
Cochran County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Coke County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Edwards County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Gaines County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Jones County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Coryell County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Gillespie County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Grayson County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 315
Baylor County1.9 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 31
Kerr County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Clay County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Crane County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Winkler County1.9 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Menard County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Yoakum County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Bosque County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Kendall County1.8 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 35
Martin County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Runnels County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Bandera County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Knox County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Lamar County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 311
Terry County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Real County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Ward County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Ellis County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 311
Taylor County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 312
Tom Green County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 39
Loving County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 31
Hill County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 313
Hood County1.8 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Midland County1.8 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Ector County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Val Verde County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Cooke County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Archer County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Comal County1.7 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 36
Bell County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 317
Somervell County1.7 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 33
Uvalde County1.7 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Denton County1.7 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 324
Medina County1.7 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 39
Wichita County1.7 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 39
Williamson County1.6 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 317
Kinney County1.6 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 31
Camp County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Collin County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 327
Tarrant County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 362
Wood County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Delta County1.6 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Franklin County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Robertson County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Van Zandt County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Morris County1.6 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 33
Bastrop County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Cherokee County1.6 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 36
McLennan County1.6 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 318
Rusk County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Dallas County1.6 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 382
Leon County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Falls County1.6 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 37
San Augustine County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Wilson County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Burleson County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Freestone County1.6 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Lee County1.6 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Hays County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 37
Rockwall County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Travis County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 347
Cass County1.5 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 310
Kaufman County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 38
Upshur County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Guadalupe County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 36
Limestone County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 37
Maverick County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Rains County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Red River County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 36
Gregg County1.5 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 37
Lavaca County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Shelby County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Smith County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 314
Angelina County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Atascosa County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Colorado County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 37
Nacogdoches County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Titus County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Caldwell County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
DeWitt County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Fayette County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Gonzales County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 38
Harrison County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Henderson County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 310
Hopkins County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 38
Houston County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Hunt County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 39
Milam County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 36
Polk County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
San Jacinto County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Anderson County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Austin County1.5 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 36
Madison County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Sabine County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Trinity County1.5 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 33
Grimes County1.5 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Karnes County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Navarro County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 312
Tyler County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Webb County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 38
Frio County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Jackson County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 33
Liberty County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 35
Newton County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 36
Panola County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Bowie County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 38
Chambers County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Jasper County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Jim Hogg County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 31
Montgomery County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 322
Bexar County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 368
Dimmit County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Marion County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Waller County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Aransas County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 31
Brazoria County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 315
Goliad County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 31
Walker County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 33
Washington County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 35
Zavala County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Hardin County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 36
La Salle County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Wharton County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 35
Duval County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 34
Live Oak County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 34
Orange County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 34
Bee County1.4 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 33
Brazos County1.4 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 37
Galveston County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 315
Starr County1.4 pCi/L0.9LowEPA Zone 36
Calhoun County1.4 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 33
Fort Bend County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 317
Refugio County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 34
Victoria County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 35
Willacy County1.3 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 35
Zapata County1.3 pCi/L0.8LowEPA Zone 32
Matagorda County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 39
San Patricio County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 37
Jefferson County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 314
McMullen County1.3 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Brooks County1.3 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Jim Wells County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 33
Harris County1.3 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 3128
Hidalgo County1.3 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 322
Cameron County1.2 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 313
Kleberg County1.2 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 33
Kenedy County1.2 pCi/L0.7LowEPA Zone 32
Nueces County1.2 pCi/L0.6LowEPA Zone 320
King Countyn/a-zone onlyEPA Zone 30

Texas radon questions

Is radon high in Texas?
Texas's population-weighted predicted basement average is 1.5 pCi/L, about 16% below the US average of 1.8. 0 of its 253 modeled counties are predicted at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L, 61 are in the 2-4 "consider fixing" range and 192 are below 2. 0% of Texas ZIP codes are predicted at 4 or higher.
Which Texas county has the highest radon?
Hemphill County has the highest predicted basement average in Texas at 2.5 pCi/L (EPA Zone 2). The lowest is Nueces County at 1.2 pCi/L. These are modeled area averages; individual homes in any county can test far higher.
How many EPA Zone 1 counties are in Texas?
0 of Texas's 254 counties (0%) are EPA Zone 1 (highest potential), 39 are Zone 2 and 215 are Zone 3. The EPA zone map dates from 1993; the predicted values on this page come from a 2001-2021 model built on millions of actual tests, so the two can disagree for a given county.
Should I test for radon in Texas?
Yes. Even though Texas's predicted average is below 2 pCi/L, the EPA recommends every home be tested - radon varies house to house, and 11.7% of Texas ZIP codes are still predicted at 2 pCi/L or higher.

Texas radon program

Many states offer free or discounted test kits and keep lists of certified mitigators. Find the Texas radon office through the EPA state radon contacts page. Then read how to test and what mitigation costs.