Radon in Nebraska

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

29,758 homes tested, 2008–2017
  • Below 2 pCi/L: 19%
  • 2 to 4 pCi/L: 23%
  • 4 pCi/L or more: 58%
The line marks the EPA action level, 4 pCi/L.

The EPA puts 53 of Nebraska's 93 counties in Zone 1, its highest radon category, 24 in Zone 2 and 16 in Zone 3.

Every county in Nebraska

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
Clay County
85%8.6 pCi/L1
Webster County
83%7.7 pCi/L1
York County
80%7.7 pCi/L1
Burt County
80%8.6 pCi/L1
Butler County
79%7.9 pCi/L1
Nuckolls County
79%8.4 pCi/L1
Dixon County
78%7.6 pCi/L1
Thurston County
77%7.0 pCi/L1
Polk County
77%6.8 pCi/L1
Cedar County
77%8.3 pCi/L1
Fillmore County
77%6.8 pCi/L1
Wayne County
76%8.1 pCi/L1
Richardson County
76%7.4 pCi/L1
Seward County
75%7.6 pCi/L1
Hamilton County
75%6.7 pCi/L1
Nemaha County
75%8.7 pCi/L1
Boone County
74%6.3 pCi/L1
Saunders County
73%6.8 pCi/L1
Franklin County
72%6.1 pCi/L1
Antelope County
71%6.5 pCi/L2
Otoe County
70%6.5 pCi/L1
Gage County
70%6.8 pCi/L1
Saline County
69%6.2 pCi/L1
Adams County
69%5.7 pCi/L1
Gosper County
69%5.6 pCi/L1
Knox County
69%6.2 pCi/L1
Washington County
69%5.9 pCi/L1
Chase County
68%6.5 pCi/L2
Thayer County
68%5.6 pCi/L1
Jefferson County
67%6.6 pCi/L1
Furnas County
67%5.5 pCi/L1
Madison County
66%6.1 pCi/L1
Dodge County
66%5.6 pCi/L1
Cass County
66%6.3 pCi/L1
Harlan County
66%5.9 pCi/L1
Stanton County
64%5.8 pCi/L1
Hayes County6 tests––1
Johnson County
62%5.6 pCi/L1
Dakota County
62%5.0 pCi/L1
Red Willow County
61%4.6 pCi/L1
Nance County
61%5.3 pCi/L1
Phelps County
60%4.9 pCi/L1
Boyd County
60%4.6 pCi/L1
Cuming County
59%5.1 pCi/L1
Kearney County
59%4.7 pCi/L1
Dawes County
59%5.0 pCi/L2
Pawnee County
59%4.7 pCi/L1
Lancaster County
58%4.8 pCi/L1
Greeley County
58%4.7 pCi/L1
Scotts Bluff County
57%4.3 pCi/L2
Dundy County13 tests––2
Colfax County
57%4.9 pCi/L1
Buffalo County
57%4.4 pCi/L2
Pierce County
55%4.5 pCi/L1
Keith County
55%4.3 pCi/L2
Sarpy County
54%4.3 pCi/L1
Frontier County
54%4.3 pCi/L1
Cheyenne County
53%4.1 pCi/L2
Valley County
52%4.2 pCi/L2
Custer County
52%4.2 pCi/L2
Hitchcock County
52%4.2 pCi/L1
Platte County
52%4.1 pCi/L1
Douglas County
51%4.0 pCi/L1
Perkins County
50%4.0 pCi/L2
Sherman County
48%3.9 pCi/L2
Kimball County
44%3.6 pCi/L2
Deuel County
43%3.5 pCi/L2
Morrill County
43%3.3 pCi/L2
Dawson County
43%3.2 pCi/L2
Holt County
43%3.3 pCi/L3
Brown County
42%3.7 pCi/L3
Garden County
38%3.5 pCi/L3
Hall County
37%3.2 pCi/L2
Box Butte County
36%3.2 pCi/L2
Sheridan County
35%2.9 pCi/L2
Howard County
33%2.5 pCi/L2
Sioux County13 tests––2
Keya Paha County7 tests––2
Garfield County
28%2.3 pCi/L3
Lincoln County
27%2.6 pCi/L3
Merrick County
26%2.3 pCi/L2
Wheeler County7 tests––3
Cherry County
13%1.7 pCi/L3
Logan County6 tests––3
Thomas County9 tests––3
Loup County8 tests––3
Rock County14 tests––3
Arthur County4 tests––3
Banner County3 tests––2
Blaine County3 tests––3
Grant County4 tests––3
Hooker County3 tests––3
McPherson County6 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.