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Radon Levels in Ford County, Kansas
EPA puts Ford County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and 36.0% of its 50 reported radon tests (2022) were at or above 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
36.0%
4.0 pts above KS
- Ford
- 36.0%
- Kansas
- 32.0%
50 tests, 2022
Median result
3.8pCi/L
Below action level
- Ford
- 3.8 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2022
Tests reported
50
30th of 38 by tests
- Ford
- 50
- Johnson
- 5,240
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2022
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Kansas
16 of 38
Middle half
- Ford
- 36.0%
- Mitchell
- 57.4%
By share, of 38 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Ford County
Starts at Ford County's median, 3.8 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.8 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Ford County's median reported result, 2022.
The data
Ford County, At a glance
Ford County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Ford County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 77% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Ford County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 53.1% |
| 2017 | 45.2% |
| 2018 | 45.8% |
| 2019 | 42.4% |
| 2020 | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 57.9% |
| 2022 | 36.0% |
2022: 36.0%. Across these years the share ran from 36.0% to 57.9%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 50 tests reported to CDC for Ford County over 2022, 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: 2022. Measured data period: 2016 to 2022 (every CDC figure on file).
Ford County, Compared
Ford County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Ford County, about 4 in 10 reported tests in 2022 (18 of 50) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 23.9%, the gap is 12.1 points higher. Across 96 Kansas counties pooled together, 32.0% of tests reached that level, so Ford County runs 4.0 points above its state.
By share, Ford County is 16th of 38 Kansas counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Year by year, 2016 opened at 53.1% and 2022 closed at 36.0% (down 17.1 points), with 2021 the high at 57.9%. Half the tests came in under 3.8 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 11.1 pCi/L. Below the action level, 12 tests (24.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 45.8% statewide, and 20 tests (40.0%) fell between 2 and 4, against 22.1% statewide.
Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 36.0% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 77% of the county's land high radon potential. CDC also counts 15 tests taken after mitigation in Ford County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
The busiest year on file was 2021, with 228 tests reported; the quietest, 2022, had 50.
Ford CountyKansas, pooled
| Year | Tests | Ford County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Kansas, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 81 | 53.1% | 35.4% |
| 2017 | 126 | 45.2% | 37.3% |
| 2018 | 131 | 45.8% | 37.3% |
| 2019 | 165 | 42.4% | 33.7% |
| 2020 | 95 | 49.5% | 31.3% |
| 2021 | 228 | 57.9% | 31.8% |
| 2022 | 50 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Ford County, Geology
The ground under Ford County
PredictedMost of the ground under Ford County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 77.0% of its land is high radon potential, with 23.0% moderate. The map puts 71.7% of Ford County in the area it calls Ogallala Formation and 23.0% in Arkansas River Lowlands, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17), and the second 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 71.7% |
| Arkansas River Lowlands | Dune sands and alluvium. | Moderate | 10 | 23.0% |
| Smoky Hills | Cretaceous marine sandstone, shale, and siltstone covered by discontinuous loess deposits. | High | 12 | 5.3% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Ford County beside the ground around it
Ford County has more high-potential ground than Kansas as a whole: 77.0% of its land against 59.9%. Of the 6 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Hodgeman County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Ford County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Ford County
Listed radon businesses with an address in Ford 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.
Listed radon professionals by town: Dodge City, Spearville
What Kansas's program says
- Phone
- (800) 693-5343
What it means
Ford County, Questions
Questions about radon in Ford County
Are radon levels high in Ford County?
In 2022, 36.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Ford County, Kansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.8 pCi/L. Of 38 Kansas counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 15 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 32.0%.
Which counties border Ford County?
Ford County borders 6 counties: Clark County, Gray County, Kiowa County, Edwards County, Meade County and Hodgeman County.
Products
Ford County, Products
Testing a home in Ford County
In Ford County, 36.0% of 50 tests reported to CDC in 2022 reached 4 pCi/L, against 32.0% pooled across Kansas. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Ford 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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Monitor
EcoQube Wi-Fi continuous radon monitor
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- App only
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
Short-term kit
Air Chek Short-Term radon test kit you hang, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
In home: 72 to 168 hours
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Ford County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Ford County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Kiowa CountyEPA zone 1
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 8.0 pCi/L · 1 test · 64.0 points above Ford County
- Radon levels in Meade CountyEPA zone 1
55.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.3 pCi/L · 9 tests · 19.6 points above Ford County
- Radon levels in Gray CountyEPA zone 1
35.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 14 tests · 0.3 points below Ford County
- Radon levels in Edwards CountyEPA zone 2
30.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 10 tests · 6.0 points below Ford County
- Radon levels in Clark CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Hodgeman CountyEPA zone 1
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Ford County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Ford County
About 33,993 people live in Ford County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 220 fewer than in 2020 (−0.6%). That works out to 31 people per square mile of land. Dodge City alone is home to 27,653 of them, 81.3% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 86.2% of those residents; the other 13.8% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 50 tests over 2022, or 1.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kansas as a whole comes to 6.2.
From Dodge City to Ford, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Ford County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City | 27,653 | −0.3% | 81.3% |
| Spearville | 774 | −2.3% | 2.3% |
| Bucklin | 687 | −4.8% | 2.0% |
| Ford | 200 | −2.0% | 0.6% |
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).
Ford County, Homes
Homes in Ford County
Of Ford County's 12,638 homes, 70% are detached houses, against 72% across Kansas; 10% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1972, close to Kansas' 1975: 34% date from before 1960 and 14% from 2000 or later. 64% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Kansas: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Ford County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 12,638 | 1,285,221 |
| Detached houses | 70% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 10% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 34% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% | 20% |
| Middle year built | 1972 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 64% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.