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RD1 short-term charcoal radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Independence County, Arkansas
EPA puts Independence County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 15 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
6.8%
Pulaski County, 79 miles
- Pulaski
- 6.8%
- Arkansas
- 22.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 103 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
63.8%
42.5 pts above Arkansas
- Independence
- 63.8%
- Arkansas
- 21.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
20
Too few for a share
- Independence
- 20
- Needed
- 30
2005 to 2014, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Independence County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Independence County, At a glance
Independence County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Independence County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 64% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Independence County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 15 reported tests for Independence County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 2.4 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Independence County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 15 tests were reported to CDC for Independence County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Independence County, Compared
Independence County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Independence County rests on 20 tests over the 2005 to 2014 laboratory totals, 4 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 5.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.9 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Pulaski County (79 miles away) at 6.8%, Saline County (98 miles away) at 31.9% and Garland County (120 miles away) at 45.8%. Pooled across 60 Arkansas counties, 22.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
Statewide for the same period, Garland County reported the highest share (45.8%) and Pulaski County the lowest (6.8%). EPA's 1993 map puts Independence County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 64% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Independence County, Geology
The ground under Independence County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Independence County: 63.8% of its land is moderate radon potential and 36.2% low. The map puts 47.8% of Independence County in the area it calls Springfield Plateau and 20.8% in Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with 3 smaller areas beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Plateau | Mississippian limestone, shale, and sandstone. | Moderate | 9 | 47.8% |
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | Alluvial sand, silt, gravel, and clay. | Low | 8 | 20.8% |
| Salem Plateau | Ordovician dolomite. | Moderate | 9 | 16.0% |
| Boston Mountains | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 12.4% |
| Arkansas Valley | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 3.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Independence County beside the ground around it
Independence County has more moderate-potential ground than Arkansas as a whole: 63.8% of its land against 21.3%. Of the 7 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Izard County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Independence County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Independence County
- Arkansas's radon programArkansas Department of HealthArkansas's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Arkansas.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Arkansas directoryNo professionals are listed in Arkansas yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Arkansas's program says
- Phone
- 501-661-2621
- ADH.EPI.Radon@arkansas.gov
What it means
Independence County, Questions
Questions about radon in Independence County
Are radon levels high in Independence County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 26.7% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Independence County, Arkansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.4 pCi/L. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 156 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.8% to 45.8%.
Which counties border Independence County?
Independence County borders 7 counties: Jackson County, Izard County, Cleburne County, White County, Sharp County, Lawrence County and Stone County.
Products
Independence County, Products
Testing a home in Independence County
No CDC figure names Independence County; the nearest county with one, Pulaski County (79 miles away), reported 6.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Independence County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
EcoQube Flex battery digital radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- Alarm
- Screen, app
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 15 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Independence County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Independence County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Sharp CountyEPA zone 2
44.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.9 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Jackson CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Izard CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Cleburne CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in White CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Lawrence CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Stone CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
Independence County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Independence County
The Census Bureau estimates 38,785 residents in Independence County for July 1, 2025, 844 more than in 2020 (+2.2%). That works out to 51 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Batesville, has 11,860 residents, 30.6% of the total. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 20 reported tests for 2005 to 2014 come to 0.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 0.2 for Arkansas.
From Batesville to Moorefield, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Independence County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | 11,860 | +5.9% | 30.6% |
| Southside | 4,274 | −0.2% | 11.0% |
| Cave Cityextends beyond Independence County | 1,987 | +3.4% | Counted whole |
| Newark | 1,184 | +0.5% | 3.1% |
| Sulphur Rock | 655 | +0.5% | 1.7% |
| Cushman | 447 | +0.9% | 1.2% |
| Pleasant Plains | 348 | −0.3% | 0.9% |
| Oil Trough | 222 | −1.8% | 0.6% |
| Magness | 221 | +4.2% | 0.6% |
| Moorefield | 129 | +2.4% | 0.3% |
10 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025). A place that extends beyond Independence County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Independence County, Homes
Homes in Independence County
Of Independence County's 16,740 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 70% across Arkansas; 23% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1987, close to Arkansas' 1987: 13% date from before 1960 and 26% from 2000 or later. 68% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Arkansas: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Independence County | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 16,740 | 1,382,664 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 70% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 23% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 26% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1987 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.