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Method: Passive sampler
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Lafayette County, Arkansas
EPA puts Lafayette County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
45.8%
Garland County, 96 miles
- Garland
- 45.8%
- Arkansas
- 22.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 48 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
21.3 pts below Arkansas
- Lafayette
- 0.0%
- Arkansas
- 21.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Lafayette 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
Lafayette County, At a glance
Lafayette County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Lafayette County. Garland County, 96 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Lafayette County, Compared
Lafayette County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Lafayette County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals name 60 other Arkansas counties and leave it out. Pooled across 60 Arkansas counties, 22.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Garland County (96 miles away) at 45.8%, Saline County (111 miles away) at 31.9% and Pulaski County (129 miles away) at 6.8%. 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 Lafayette County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Lafayette County, Geology
The ground under Lafayette County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Lafayette County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls West Gulf Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Gulf Coastal Plain | Glauconitic, phosphatic, and carbonaceous sediments. | Low | 7 | 99.8% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Lafayette County beside the ground around it
Across Arkansas 21.3% of the land is rated moderate; none of Lafayette County's is. None of the 6 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Lafayette County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Lafayette 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
Lafayette County, Questions
Questions about radon in Lafayette County
Are radon levels high in Lafayette County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Lafayette County, Arkansas yet. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 217 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.8% to 45.8%.
Which counties border Lafayette County?
Lafayette County borders 6 counties: Miller County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Bossier Parish, LA and Webster Parish, LA.
Products
Lafayette County, Products
Testing a home in Lafayette County
No CDC figure names Lafayette County; the nearest county with one, Garland County (96 miles away), reported 45.8% 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. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Lafayette County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorKidde
Radon Detector (RAB) battery digital radon detector with an alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 12 hours
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Lafayette County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Lafayette County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Miller County, AREPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.8 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Bossier Parish, LAEPA zone 3
5.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 18 tests
- Radon levels in Columbia County, AREPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Webster Parish, LAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Hempstead County, AREPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Nevada County, AREPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Lafayette County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Lafayette County
Lafayette County has been losing residents: from 6,294 in 2020 to 5,888 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 6.5% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 11 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Stamps, has 1,181 residents, 20.1% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 43.4% of those residents; the other 56.6% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Lafayette County; across Arkansas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.2 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Stamps to Buckner, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Lafayette County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamps | 1,181 | −6.0% | 20.1% |
| Lewisville | 845 | −6.8% | 14.4% |
| Bradley | 380 | −6.6% | 6.5% |
| Buckner | 150 | −6.3% | 2.5% |
4 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).
Lafayette County, Homes
Homes in Lafayette County
Of Lafayette County's 3,940 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 70% across Arkansas; 26% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Arkansas' as a whole: half were built before 1977 (1987 for Arkansas), and 24% date from before 1960. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (Arkansas: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Lafayette County | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,940 | 1,382,664 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 70% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 26% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 24% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1977 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.