Radon in Minnesota

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

90,826 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 28%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 29%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 43%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 68 of Minnesota's 87 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 19 in Zone 2 and 0 in Zone 3.

Every county in Minnesota

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
Rock County
84%7.7 pCi/L1
Murray County
76%6.7 pCi/L1
Renville County
75%7.0 pCi/L1
Brown County
74%6.7 pCi/L1
Yellow Medicine County
72%6.0 pCi/L1
Pipestone County
71%5.8 pCi/L1
Polk County
71%6.7 pCi/L1
Nobles County
70%7.0 pCi/L1
Redwood County
70%6.5 pCi/L1
Jackson County
70%6.8 pCi/L1
Freeborn County
69%6.2 pCi/L1
Cottonwood County
68%6.3 pCi/L1
Big Stone County
67%5.0 pCi/L1
Sibley County
67%5.5 pCi/L1
Le Sueur County
66%5.9 pCi/L1
Kandiyohi County
66%5.5 pCi/L1
Faribault County
65%5.3 pCi/L1
Martin County
65%5.2 pCi/L1
Blue Earth County
65%5.6 pCi/L1
Chippewa County
65%6.1 pCi/L1
Waseca County
65%5.9 pCi/L1
Lyon County
64%5.3 pCi/L1
Lincoln County
64%6.8 pCi/L1
Fillmore County
64%6.1 pCi/L1
Steele County
64%5.2 pCi/L1
Grant County
64%5.6 pCi/L1
Lac qui Parle County
64%5.3 pCi/L1
Dodge County
63%5.4 pCi/L1
Stevens County
63%5.2 pCi/L1
Nicollet County
63%5.3 pCi/L1
Watonwan County
63%5.3 pCi/L1
Wabasha County
63%5.2 pCi/L1
Mahnomen County
63%4.8 pCi/L1
Douglas County
62%5.1 pCi/L1
McLeod County
62%5.1 pCi/L1
Clay County
62%5.6 pCi/L1
Houston County
60%5.1 pCi/L1
Rice County
59%4.8 pCi/L1
Norman County
58%4.8 pCi/L1
Otter Tail County
57%4.7 pCi/L1
Traverse County
57%4.8 pCi/L1
Goodhue County
56%4.5 pCi/L1
Meeker County
56%4.4 pCi/L1
Olmsted County
56%4.6 pCi/L1
Marshall County
56%5.4 pCi/L1
Swift County
53%4.3 pCi/L1
Pennington County
52%4.1 pCi/L1
Wright County
52%4.1 pCi/L1
Becker County
51%4.0 pCi/L1
Clearwater County
51%4.0 pCi/L2
Stearns County
50%4.0 pCi/L1
Winona County
50%4.0 pCi/L1
Pope County
49%3.9 pCi/L1
Todd County
48%3.7 pCi/L1
Mower County
48%3.8 pCi/L1
Scott County
47%3.7 pCi/L1
Kanabec County
47%3.6 pCi/L1
Hubbard County
46%3.6 pCi/L1
Carlton County
45%3.5 pCi/L2
Beltrami County
42%3.4 pCi/L2
Wilkin County
42%3.3 pCi/L1
Carver County
41%3.3 pCi/L1
Cook County
40%3.2 pCi/L2
Hennepin County
40%3.3 pCi/L1
Dakota County
39%3.1 pCi/L1
Sherburne County
38%3.1 pCi/L1
Wadena County
37%3.1 pCi/L1
Morrison County
36%3.0 pCi/L2
Itasca County
35%2.8 pCi/L2
Cass County
34%3.1 pCi/L2
Red Lake County
33%2.7 pCi/L1
Chisago County
32%2.6 pCi/L2
Washington County
32%2.7 pCi/L1
Benton County
31%2.8 pCi/L2
Aitkin County
31%2.5 pCi/L2
Ramsey County
31%2.7 pCi/L1
Kittson County15 tests––1
Roseau County
29%3.0 pCi/L1
Crow Wing County
28%2.4 pCi/L2
Mille Lacs County
28%2.5 pCi/L2
Koochiching County
24%1.6 pCi/L2
Pine County
24%2.3 pCi/L2
St. Louis County
24%2.0 pCi/L2
Lake County
22%1.6 pCi/L2
Isanti County
19%2.3 pCi/L2
Anoka County
17%1.9 pCi/L2
Lake of the Woods County6 tests––2

"–" 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.