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Standard Radon Test short-term mail-in radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Passive sampler
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Scott County, Arkansas
EPA puts Scott 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, 56 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
- Scott
- 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 Scott 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
Scott County, At a glance
Scott 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 Scott County. Garland County, 56 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Scott County, Compared
Scott County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 60 Arkansas counties, and Scott County is not among them: no year's figure and no ten-year laboratory total names it. 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 (56 miles away) at 45.8%, Washington County (78 miles away) at 14.3% and Saline County (80 miles away) at 31.9%. 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 Scott 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.
Scott County, Geology
The ground under Scott County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Scott County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 85.7% of Scott County in the area it calls Athens Plateau/Fourche Mountains and 14.2% in Arkansas Valley. USGS gives both a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Plateau/Fourche Mountains | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 85.7% |
| Arkansas Valley | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 14.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Scott County beside the ground around it
Across Arkansas 21.3% of the land is rated moderate; none of Scott County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Montgomery County the most at 72.4%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Scott County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Scott 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
Scott County, Questions
Questions about radon in Scott County
Are radon levels high in Scott County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Scott County, Arkansas yet. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 102 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.8% to 45.8%.
Which counties border Scott County?
Scott County borders 6 counties: Sebastian County, AR, Polk County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Logan County, AR, Le Flore County, OK and Yell County, AR.
Products
Scott County, Products
Testing a home in Scott County
No CDC figure names Scott County; the nearest county with one, Garland County (56 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 Scott County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1011 rechargeable radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Scott County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Scott County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Logan County, AREPA zone 3
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Sebastian County, AREPA zone 3
3.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 29 tests
- Radon levels in Polk County, AREPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Montgomery County, AREPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Le Flore County, OKEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Yell County, AREPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 2 tests
Scott County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Scott County
The Census Bureau estimates 9,965 residents in Scott County for July 1, 2025, 137 more than in 2020 (+1.4%). That works out to 11 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Waldron, has 3,387 residents, 34.0% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Scott County; across Arkansas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.2 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Waldron to Mansfield, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Scott County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron | 3,387 | +0.2% | 34.0% |
| Mansfieldextends beyond Scott County | 1,066 | +1.8% | Counted whole |
2 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 Scott County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Scott County, Homes
Homes in Scott County
Of Scott County's 4,873 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 70% across Arkansas; 17% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Arkansas' as a whole: half were built before 1979 (1987 for Arkansas), and 20% date from before 1960. 74% 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 | Scott County | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,873 | 1,382,664 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 70% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 17% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 20% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1979 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 74% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.