Radon in Iowa

About 6 in 10 homes tested in Iowa were at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

68,663 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 23%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 20%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 57%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 99 of Iowa's 99 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 0 in Zone 2 and 0 in Zone 3.

Every county in Iowa

Sorted by the share of homes tested at or above 4 pCi/L. Select a county for local details and costs.

CountyHomes testedAt or above 4MedianEPA zone
Sioux County
84%10.7 pCi/L1
Plymouth County
82%8.6 pCi/L1
O'Brien County
82%8.9 pCi/L1
Clay County
79%9.6 pCi/L1
Shelby County
78%9.0 pCi/L1
Audubon County
78%9.5 pCi/L1
Carroll County
78%7.8 pCi/L1
Lyon County
78%8.3 pCi/L1
Cass County
77%8.1 pCi/L1
Sac County
77%7.0 pCi/L1
Crawford County
75%7.0 pCi/L1
Monona County
75%7.0 pCi/L1
Cherokee County
75%7.6 pCi/L1
Franklin County
74%6.2 pCi/L1
Jasper County
73%8.2 pCi/L1
Allamakee County
73%7.0 pCi/L1
Adair County
72%9.3 pCi/L1
Buena Vista County
72%6.9 pCi/L1
Winnebago County
72%6.7 pCi/L1
Ida County
72%7.4 pCi/L1
Page County
72%7.2 pCi/L1
Greene County
71%6.2 pCi/L1
Emmet County
71%6.3 pCi/L1
Guthrie County
71%6.9 pCi/L1
Palo Alto County
71%5.9 pCi/L1
Mitchell County
71%6.4 pCi/L1
Poweshiek County
71%7.2 pCi/L1
Dickinson County
70%7.0 pCi/L1
Marshall County
70%8.2 pCi/L1
Humboldt County
70%7.0 pCi/L1
Mills County
70%6.1 pCi/L1
Calhoun County
70%6.1 pCi/L1
Fremont County
70%7.2 pCi/L1
Harrison County
70%6.2 pCi/L1
Webster County
69%6.5 pCi/L1
Woodbury County
69%6.1 pCi/L1
Pocahontas County
69%6.4 pCi/L1
Boone County
69%6.0 pCi/L1
Tama County
68%7.0 pCi/L1
Worth County
68%6.0 pCi/L1
Montgomery County
67%6.1 pCi/L1
Marion County
67%6.0 pCi/L1
Osceola County
67%6.8 pCi/L1
Grundy County
67%6.9 pCi/L1
Wright County
67%6.2 pCi/L1
Winneshiek County
66%6.2 pCi/L1
Kossuth County
66%5.7 pCi/L1
Warren County
66%6.3 pCi/L1
Adams County
65%6.1 pCi/L1
Hancock County
65%5.5 pCi/L1
Polk County
64%5.6 pCi/L1
Hamilton County
64%5.5 pCi/L1
Hardin County
63%5.6 pCi/L1
Fayette County
63%5.6 pCi/L1
Clayton County
63%5.8 pCi/L1
Madison County
62%6.0 pCi/L1
Benton County
62%5.6 pCi/L1
Union County
62%4.9 pCi/L1
Howard County
61%5.9 pCi/L1
Mahaska County
61%5.2 pCi/L1
Taylor County
61%4.6 pCi/L1
Cedar County
60%5.0 pCi/L1
Keokuk County
60%5.2 pCi/L1
Butler County
60%5.2 pCi/L1
Story County
60%5.0 pCi/L1
Floyd County
60%5.1 pCi/L1
Jones County
59%5.1 pCi/L1
Iowa County
59%5.1 pCi/L1
Cerro Gordo County
59%4.8 pCi/L1
Chickasaw County
59%4.9 pCi/L1
Dallas County
59%4.9 pCi/L1
Pottawattamie County
57%4.7 pCi/L1
Washington County
55%4.6 pCi/L1
Bremer County
53%4.3 pCi/L1
Clinton County
53%4.3 pCi/L1
Jackson County
53%4.1 pCi/L1
Louisa County
52%4.1 pCi/L1
Buchanan County
51%4.1 pCi/L1
Des Moines County
51%4.2 pCi/L1
Delaware County
50%4.0 pCi/L1
Black Hawk County
48%3.8 pCi/L1
Dubuque County
47%3.6 pCi/L1
Muscatine County
47%3.7 pCi/L1
Henry County
46%3.4 pCi/L1
Clarke County
46%3.5 pCi/L1
Appanoose County
45%3.7 pCi/L1
Scott County
44%3.3 pCi/L1
Lee County
44%3.2 pCi/L1
Davis County
42%3.1 pCi/L1
Johnson County
42%3.2 pCi/L1
Linn County
40%3.0 pCi/L1
Lucas County
39%3.3 pCi/L1
Wapello County
36%2.7 pCi/L1
Wayne County
35%3.0 pCi/L1
Monroe County
34%2.9 pCi/L1
Jefferson County
34%2.6 pCi/L1
Van Buren County
32%2.3 pCi/L1
Ringgold County
29%2.6 pCi/L1
Decatur County
26%2.5 pCi/L1

"–" means fewer than 20 tests or no lab data, too few for a reliable figure.

Sources

Last updated October 2026. How we calculate these numbers.