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Radon Levels in Manatee County, Florida
EPA puts Manatee County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and most reported tests there come back low, though 11.0% of 263 (2023) reached 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
11.0%
7.5 pts below FL
- Manatee
- 11.0%
- Florida
- 18.5%
263 tests, 2023
Median result
1.5pCi/L
Below action level
- Manatee
- 1.5 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2023
Tests reported
263
13th of 30 by tests
- Manatee
- 263
- Broward
- 2,165
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Florida
12 of 30
Middle half
- Manatee
- 11.0%
- Marion
- 44.5%
By share, of 30 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Manatee County
Starts at Manatee County's median, 1.5 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.5 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Manatee County's median reported result, 2023.
The data
Manatee County, At a glance
Manatee County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 87% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Manatee County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.4% |
| 2015 | 10.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6% |
| 2018 | 17.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 18.5% |
| 2023 | 11.0% |
2023: 11.0%. Across these years the share ran from 4.1% to 32.4%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 263 tests reported to CDC for Manatee County over 2023, many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Manatee County, Compared
Manatee County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Manatee County reports fewer high tests than Florida overall. 11.0% of its 263 tests in 2023 were at or above 4 pCi/L. That is 7.5 points below the 18.5% pooled from 49 Florida counties.
Ordered from highest share down, it comes 12th of 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 33.4%; Manatee County sits 22.4 points below it.
Next door, the shares run from 7.5% in Hillsborough County to 12.3% in Sarasota County, with Hillsborough County below Manatee County. Zone 3 on EPA's map (predicted average under 2 pCi/L) and a 11.0% share point the same way here.
Half the tests came in under 1.5 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 13.3 pCi/L. The rest split 65.8% under 2 pCi/L and 23.2% from 2 to 4 (Florida: 57.3% and 24.2%). Year by year, 2014 opened at 32.4% and 2023 closed at 11.0% (down 21.4 points), with 2014 the high at 32.4%.
The busiest year on file was 2022, with 1,263 tests reported; the quietest, 2016, had 22.
Manatee CountyFlorida, pooled
11.0% % of tests18.5% % of tests
| Year | Tests | Manatee County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Florida, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 173 | 32.4% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 120 | 10.0% | 26.5% |
| 2017 | 69 | 11.6% | 21.7% |
| 2018 | 56 | 17.9% | 23.5% |
| 2019 | 98 | 9.2% | 29.6% |
| 2020 | 112 | 7.1% | 23.2% |
| 2021 | 121 | 4.1% | 15.4% |
| 2022 | 1,263 | 18.5% | 22.8% |
| 2023 | 263 | 11.0% | 18.5% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Manatee County, Geology
The ground under Manatee County
PredictedMost of the ground under Manatee County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 86.6% of its land is low radon potential, with 6.9% moderate. The map puts 86.6% of Manatee County in the area it calls Gulf/Atlantic Lowland and Central Highland and 6.9% in Highland Anomalous areas. USGS gives the first a radon index of 6, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf/Atlantic Lowland and Central Highland | sand, silt, clay, gravel | Low | 6 | 86.6% |
| Highland Anomalous areas | Phosphate deposits. | Moderate | 11 | 6.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Manatee County beside the ground around it
On moderate-potential ground Manatee County is close to Florida as a whole: 6.9% of its land against 7.1%. Of the 5 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Hillsborough County the most at 41.4%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Manatee County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Manatee County
Listed radon businesses with an address in Manatee County:
- Florida’s Radon ProgramFlorida’s Radon Program, run by Florida Department of Health, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Florida.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Protect your family by requesting a FREE radon test kit.
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- Professionals in Florida77 professionals are listed in Florida.
Listed radon professionals by town: Bradenton
What Florida's program says
- Phone
- 850-245-4288
- PHtoxicology@FLhealth.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
Florida Statutes require the certification of businesses and individuals providing radon services or any other radon related activity.
What it means
Manatee County, Questions
Questions about radon in Manatee County
Are radon levels high in Manatee County?
In 2023, 11.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Manatee County, Florida were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.5 pCi/L. Of 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 11 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 18.5%.
Which counties border Manatee County?
Manatee County borders 5 counties: Sarasota County, Hardee County, Hillsborough County, DeSoto County and Polk County.
Products
Manatee County, Products
Testing a home in Manatee County
In Manatee County, 11.0% of 263 tests reported to CDC in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L, against 18.5% pooled across Florida. 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 Manatee County.
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Manatee County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Manatee County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Sarasota CountyEPA zone 3
12.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 496 tests · 1.3 points above Manatee County
- Radon levels in Polk CountyEPA zone 2
11.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 136 tests · 0.0 points above Manatee County
- Radon levels in Hillsborough CountyEPA zone 2
7.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 984 tests · 3.5 points below Manatee County
- Radon levels in DeSoto CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 1 test · 11.0 points below Manatee County
- Radon levels in Hardee CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2023; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Manatee County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Manatee County
Manatee County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 468,200 residents on July 1, 2025, up 16.6% from 401,622 in 2020. That works out to 630 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Bradenton, the largest, has 58,014 residents, 12.4% of the total. CDC's 263 reported tests for 2023 work out to 0.6 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Florida's 0.7.
From Bradenton to Bradenton Beach, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Manatee County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton | 58,014 | +3.9% | 12.4% |
| Palmetto | 13,562 | +1.8% | 2.9% |
| Longboat Keyextends beyond Manatee County | 7,359 | −1.9% | Counted whole |
| Holmes Beach | 3,027 | +0.5% | 0.6% |
| Anna Maria | 1,023 | +5.4% | 0.2% |
| Bradenton Beach | 921 | +1.5% | 0.2% |
6 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 Manatee County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Manatee County, Homes
Homes in Manatee County
Fewer than six in ten of Manatee County's 214,510 homes are detached houses (54%, against 55% across Florida); the rest are attached, in shared buildings or mobile. Half of its homes were built before 1990, close to Florida's 1988: 9% date from before 1960 and 37% from 2000 or later. 75% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Florida: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Manatee County | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 214,510 | 10,082,356 |
| Detached houses | 54% | 55% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 19% | 25% |
| Mobile homes | 14% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 9% | 10% |
| Built since 2000 | 37% | 30% |
| Middle year built | 1990 | 1988 |
| Owner-occupied | 75% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.