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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Barber County, Kansas
EPA puts Barber County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 3 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2022). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
20.8%
Reno County, 60 miles
- Reno
- 20.8%
- Kansas
- 33.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 303 tests, 2019
Ground above low
99.7%
0.3 pts below Kansas
- Barber
- 99.7%
- Kansas
- 100.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
7
Too few for a share
- Barber
- 7
- Needed
- 30
2019
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 Barber 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
Barber County, At a glance
Barber County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Barber County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 77% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Barber County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% |
2022: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 66.7%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 3 tests were reported to CDC for Barber County over 2022, 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: 2022. Measured data period: 2016 to 2022 (every CDC figure on file).
Barber County, Compared
Barber County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Barber County rests on 7 tests in 2019, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 14.3 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 3.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.6 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Reno County (60 miles away) at 20.8%, Sumner County (67 miles away) at 32.8% and Pawnee County (72 miles away) at 66.7%. Pooled across 102 Kansas counties, 33.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 29.0%.
Statewide for the same period, Jewell County reported the highest share (71.9%) and Reno County the lowest (20.8%). EPA's 1993 map puts Barber County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 77% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Barber County, Geology
The ground under Barber County
PredictedMost of the ground under Barber County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 76.8% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 22.9% high and 0.3% low. The map puts 76.8% of Barber County in the area it calls Glaciated Area and 22.9% in Ogallala Formation. USGS gives the first a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaciated Area | Glacial till underlain by Pennsylvanian and Permian marine and nonmarine sedimentary shale, sandstone, limestone, coal. | Moderate | 9 | 76.8% |
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 22.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Barber County beside the ground around it
Kansas as a whole has more high-potential ground than Barber County: 59.9% of its land, against 22.9% here. Of the 7 counties that border it, 4 have more high-potential ground, Pratt County the most at 71.6%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Barber County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Barber County
- Kansas Radon ProgramKansas Radon Program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Kansas.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
- Professionals in Kansas178 professionals are listed in Kansas.
What Kansas's program says
- Phone
- (800) 693-5343
What it means
Barber County, Questions
Questions about radon in Barber County
Are radon levels high in Barber County?
In 2022, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Barber County, Kansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.1 pCi/L. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 89 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 20.8% to 66.7%.
Which counties border Barber County?
Barber County borders 7 counties: Pratt County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Harper County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Woods County, OK, Kingman County, KS and Kiowa County, KS.
Products
Barber County, Products
Testing a home in Barber County
No CDC figure names Barber County; the nearest county with one, Reno County (60 miles away), reported 20.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L in 2019, 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 Barber County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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
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Barber County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Barber County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Pratt County, KSEPA zone 1
52.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.5 pCi/L · 25 tests
- Radon levels in Harper County, KSEPA zone 2
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Kingman County, KSEPA zone 1
4.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 25 tests
- Radon levels in Kiowa County, KSEPA zone 1
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.8 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Comanche County, KSEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2019; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Alfalfa County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2019; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Woods County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2019; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Barber County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Barber County
About 4,083 people live in Barber County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 121 fewer than in 2020 (−2.9%). Spread over its land, that is 3.6 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Medicine Lodge, has 1,707 residents, 41.8% of the total. Together its 7 incorporated places hold 75.1% of those residents; the other 24.9% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 7 tests over 2019, or 1.7 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kansas as a whole comes to 8.1.
From Medicine Lodge to Sun City, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Barber County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lodge | 1,707 | −3.3% | 41.8% |
| Kiowa | 870 | −2.8% | 21.3% |
| Hardtner | 164 | −3.0% | 4.0% |
| Sharon | 142 | −3.4% | 3.5% |
| Hazelton | 82 | −2.4% | 2.0% |
| Isabel | 65 | −3.0% | 1.6% |
| Sun City | 35 | −2.8% | 0.9% |
7 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).
Barber County, Homes
Homes in Barber County
Barber County is a place of houses on their own lots: 91% of its 2,461 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Kansas. The homes are older than Kansas' as a whole: half were built before 1956 (1975 for Kansas), and 57% date from before 1960. Owners live in 81% of the occupied homes (Kansas: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Barber County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,461 | 1,285,221 |
| Detached houses | 91% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 4% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 57% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 12% | 20% |
| Middle year built | 1956 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 81% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.