Radon in Missouri

About 3 in 10 homes tested in Missouri were at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

42,913 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 41%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 28%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 31%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 11 of Missouri's 115 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 97 in Zone 2 and 7 in Zone 3.

Every county in Missouri

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
Atchison County
70%5.6 pCi/L1
Holt County
62%4.9 pCi/L1
Andrew County
61%4.9 pCi/L1
Buchanan County
53%4.2 pCi/L1
Iron County11 tests––1
Ozark County4 tests––2
Saline County
49%3.7 pCi/L2
Lafayette County
47%3.5 pCi/L2
Howell County
46%3.5 pCi/L2
Cass County
46%3.5 pCi/L1
Howard County
44%3.5 pCi/L2
Barry County
42%3.1 pCi/L2
Marion County
42%3.2 pCi/L2
Gentry County
42%3.5 pCi/L2
Jefferson County
42%3.1 pCi/L2
Stone County
42%2.9 pCi/L2
Jackson County
41%3.1 pCi/L1
Cooper County
41%2.6 pCi/L2
St. Francois County
41%2.9 pCi/L2
Pike County
40%2.9 pCi/L2
Clay County
39%3.1 pCi/L1
Madison County17 tests––2
Ray County
39%2.5 pCi/L2
Henry County
38%3.4 pCi/L2
Clinton County
38%2.8 pCi/L1
Pettis County
38%2.8 pCi/L2
Perry County
38%3.2 pCi/L2
Platte County
38%3.0 pCi/L1
Grundy County
37%2.8 pCi/L2
Laclede County
37%2.3 pCi/L2
Taney County
37%3.0 pCi/L2
Warren County
37%2.7 pCi/L2
Dent County10 tests––2
Cape Girardeau County
35%2.8 pCi/L2
Nodaway County
34%2.7 pCi/L1
Lincoln County
34%2.2 pCi/L2
Carroll County17 tests––2
Oregon County3 tests––2
Putnam County7 tests––2
Reynolds County3 tests––2
Sullivan County5 tests––2
Franklin County
33%2.6 pCi/L2
Greene County
33%2.5 pCi/L2
Ralls County
33%2.7 pCi/L2
Lewis County
32%2.6 pCi/L2
Gasconade County
32%2.3 pCi/L2
Christian County
32%1.9 pCi/L2
Newton County
31%2.5 pCi/L2
Ste. Genevieve County
31%2.5 pCi/L2
Benton County
31%2.0 pCi/L2
Ripley County4 tests––2
Audrain County
30%2.5 pCi/L2
Clark County12 tests––2
Scott County
29%2.2 pCi/L3
Harrison County19 tests––2
Jasper County
29%2.0 pCi/L2
Wright County14 tests––2
Mercer County7 tests––2
Adair County
27%1.8 pCi/L2
Callaway County
27%1.7 pCi/L2
Lawrence County
27%1.8 pCi/L2
Daviess County
27%2.0 pCi/L2
St. Charles County
27%2.2 pCi/L2
Shannon County5 tests––2
St. Louis County
26%2.3 pCi/L2
Washington County
26%1.5 pCi/L2
Bates County13 tests––2
Johnson County
26%1.9 pCi/L2
Carter County4 tests––2
Moniteau County
25%2.2 pCi/L2
Cole County
25%2.1 pCi/L2
DeKalb County
24%2.3 pCi/L2
Shelby County
24%1.7 pCi/L2
Wayne County9 tests––2
Monroe County
23%1.5 pCi/L2
Camden County
23%2.2 pCi/L2
Livingston County
22%2.1 pCi/L2
Boone County
22%1.9 pCi/L2
Butler County
21%1.9 pCi/L3
McDonald County17 tests––2
Morgan County
21%2.2 pCi/L2
Webster County
20%1.6 pCi/L2
Macon County
19%1.7 pCi/L2
Texas County
19%1.3 pCi/L2
Linn County
19%1.8 pCi/L2
Pulaski County
19%1.3 pCi/L2
Randolph County
17%1.8 pCi/L2
Miller County
17%1.9 pCi/L2
St. Louis city
17%1.9 pCi/L2
Barton County
17%1.4 pCi/L2
Scotland County12 tests––2
Osage County
15%1.5 pCi/L2
Dallas County
15%1.4 pCi/L2
Crawford County
15%1.5 pCi/L2
Phelps County
15%1.5 pCi/L2
Maries County
14%1.8 pCi/L2
Chariton County15 tests––2
Montgomery County
13%1.6 pCi/L2
Stoddard County
12%1.1 pCi/L3
Polk County
12%1.6 pCi/L2
New Madrid County9 tests––3
Schuyler County7 tests––2
Worth County10 tests––2
Vernon County
9%0.9 pCi/L2
St. Clair County13 tests––2
Caldwell County16 tests––2
Dunklin County15 tests––3
Cedar County19 tests––2
Bollinger County4 tests––2
Dade County7 tests––2
Douglas County1 tests––2
Hickory County7 tests––2
Knox County8 tests––2
Mississippi County4 tests––3
Pemiscot County5 tests––3

"–" 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.