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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Kiowa County, Colorado
EPA puts Kiowa County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 4 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2021). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
59.4%
Bent County
- Bent
- 59.4%
- Prowers
- 31.4%
3 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
59.4%
Bent County, 38 miles
- Bent
- 59.4%
- Colorado
- 47.0%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 32 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
Level with Colorado
- Kiowa
- 100.0%
- Colorado
- 100.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
13
Too few for a share
- Kiowa
- 13
- Needed
- 30
2006 to 2015, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Kiowa 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
Kiowa County, At a glance
Kiowa County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Kiowa County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Kiowa County, 2021
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% |
2021: 75.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 100.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 4 tests were reported to CDC for Kiowa County over 2021, 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: 2021. Measured data period: 2005 to 2021 (every CDC figure on file).
Kiowa County, Compared
Kiowa County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Kiowa County rests on 13 tests over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, 8 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 7.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 18.6 pCi/L, with a middle value of 4.8 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Bent County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 59.4%, and Prowers County the smallest, 31.4%, with Otero County at 57.9% between. Farther out, Kit Carson County (61 miles away) at 71.4%, Baca County (77 miles away) at 67.7% and Elbert County (96 miles away) at 42.9% have figures too. Pooled across 63 Colorado counties, 47.0% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Kit Carson County reported the highest share (71.4%) and Alamosa County the lowest (26.6%). EPA's 1993 map puts Kiowa County in Zone 1, the map's highest label: a predicted county average above 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land high radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Kiowa County, State data
Colorado's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat Colorado's own agencies publish about radon tests in Kiowa County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What Colorado CDPHE reports for Kiowa County
Radon data (county results): radon test results received from radon testing labs, primarily short-term household tests taken by the homeowner. Period: 2005-2025.
Share over 4 pCi/L
66.7%
12 of 18 tests
Median result
4.6 pCi/L
Highest result
251.0 pCi/L
Tests behind these figures
18 tests
- CDPHE says these data do not give actual radon levels in homes that have not been tested.
- When possible, only tests conducted before a mitigation system was installed are used.
- Some counties have very small numbers of test results, and their summaries may be less representative.
- These figures describe tests reported to Colorado CDPHE in this area. They count a different set of tests than CDC's figures and are not a reading of any one home.
Measured: Colorado CDPHE data, 2005-2025.
Kiowa County, Geology
The ground under Kiowa County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Kiowa County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. The map puts 78.6% of Kiowa County in the area it calls High Plains and 21.4% in Ogallala Formation. USGS gives both a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Plains | Quaternary deposits and Cretaceous marine shales that locally have a high radiometric signature. | High | 12 | 78.6% |
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 21.4% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Kiowa County beside the ground around it
Kiowa County has more high-potential ground than Colorado as a whole: 100% of its land against 74.8%. Of the 7 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Cheyenne County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Kiowa County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Kiowa County
- Colorado's radon programColorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentColorado's radon program licenses or certifies radon professionals, offers free or discounted test kits and states the rule for disclosing radon when a home is sold, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Colorado.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Order a discounted radon test kit
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Colorado25 professionals are listed in Colorado.
What Colorado's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
Listed contractors are certified by the National Radon Proficiency Program or the National Radon Safety Board, and must be licensed by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.
- Disclosure when a home is sold or rented
As of August 7, 2023, landlords in Colorado are required to disclose radon information when a tenant signs a lease agreement.
What it means
Kiowa County, Questions
Questions about radon in Kiowa County
Are radon levels high in Kiowa County?
In 2021, 75.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Kiowa County, Colorado were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 6.3 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Bent County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 59.4%, and Prowers County the smallest, 31.4%, with Otero County at 57.9% between.
Which counties border Kiowa County?
Kiowa County borders 7 counties: Bent County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Crowley County, CO, Lincoln County, CO and Otero County, CO.
Products
Kiowa County, Products
Testing a home in Kiowa County
No CDC figure names Kiowa County; the nearest county with one, Bent County (38 miles away), reported 59.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Kiowa County is the one to know: a long-term test (more than 90 days) or a monitor, with a short-term kit for a first answer.
Test kits and monitors3
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- Screen, app
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First reading: Within 10 minutes
Short-term kit
RA100 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
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Kiowa County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Kiowa County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Crowley County, COEPA zone 1
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.8 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Cheyenne County, COEPA zone 1
66.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.9 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Bent County, COEPA zone 1
59.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.2 pCi/L · 32 tests
- Radon levels in Otero County, COEPA zone 1
57.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.6 pCi/L · 57 tests
- Radon levels in Lincoln County, COEPA zone 1
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 16 tests
- Radon levels in Prowers County, COEPA zone 1
31.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 137 tests
- Radon levels in Greeley County, KSEPA zone 1
No CDC figure for 2008 to 2017; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Kiowa County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Kiowa County
About 1,412 people live in Kiowa County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 41 fewer than in 2020 (−2.8%). Spread over its land, that is 0.8 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Eads, has 642 residents, 45.5% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 54.5% of those residents; the other 45.5% live outside any of them. CDC's 13 reported tests for 2006 to 2015 work out to 9.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Colorado's 13.2.
From Eads to Sheridan Lake, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Kiowa County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eads | 642 | −5.0% | 45.5% |
| Haswell | 71 | Level | 5.0% |
| Sheridan Lake | 56 | +3.7% | 4.0% |
3 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).
Kiowa County, Homes
Homes in Kiowa County
Kiowa County is a place of houses on their own lots: 81% of its 704 homes are detached single-family houses, against 62% across Colorado. The homes are older than Colorado's as a whole: half were built before 1961 (1987 for Colorado), and 48% date from before 1960. 70% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Colorado: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Kiowa County | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 704 | 2,545,124 |
| Detached houses | 81% | 62% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 22% |
| Mobile homes | 11% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 48% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 7% | 31% |
| Middle year built | 1961 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.