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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Gove County, Kansas
EPA puts Gove County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 12 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
Highest bordering
61.5%
Scott County
- Scott
- 61.5%
- Thomas
- 45.5%
2 of 8 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2019
Nearest county
61.5%
Scott County, 38 miles
- Scott
- 61.5%
- Kansas
- 33.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 39 tests, 2019
Ground above low
100.0%
Level with Kansas
- Gove
- 100.0%
- Kansas
- 100.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
19
Too few for a share
- Gove
- 19
- Needed
- 30
2017
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 Gove 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
Gove County, At a glance
Gove County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Gove 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 Gove County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 63.2% |
| 2018 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% |
| 2020 | 81.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% |
| 2022 | 66.7% |
2022: 66.7%. Across these years the share ran from 63.2% to 100.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 12 tests were reported to CDC for Gove 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).
Gove County, Compared
Gove County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Gove County rests on 19 tests in 2017, 12 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.3 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 11.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 7.0 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure in 2019: Scott County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 61.5%, and Thomas County the smallest, 45.5%. Farther out, Finney County (62 miles away) at 30.1%, Ellis County (63 miles away) at 41.6% and Sherman County (73 miles away) at 58.7% have figures too. 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 Gove 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.
Gove County, Geology
The ground under Gove County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Gove County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. The map puts 56.1% of Gove County in the area it calls Smoky Hills and 43.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Hills | Cretaceous marine sandstone, shale, and siltstone covered by discontinuous loess deposits. | High | 12 | 56.1% |
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 43.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Gove County beside the ground around it
Gove County has more high-potential ground than Kansas as a whole: 100% of its land against 59.9%. Of the 8 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Graham County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Gove County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Gove 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: Oakley
What Kansas's program says
- Phone
- (800) 693-5343
What it means
Gove County, Questions
Questions about radon in Gove County
Are radon levels high in Gove County?
In 2022, 66.7% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Gove County, Kansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 8.3 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure in 2019: Scott County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 61.5%, and Thomas County the smallest, 45.5%.
Which counties border Gove County?
Gove County borders 8 counties: Lane County, Sheridan County, Trego County, Logan County, Scott County, Ness County, Thomas County and Graham County.
Products
Gove County, Products
Testing a home in Gove County
No CDC figure names Gove County; the nearest county with one, Scott County (38 miles away), reported 61.5% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L in 2019, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Gove 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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MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
Short-term kit
Radon Short Term Test Kit short-term charcoal radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 7 days
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Gove County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Gove County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Ness CountyEPA zone 1
83.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 10.4 pCi/L · 12 tests
- Radon levels in Sheridan CountyEPA zone 1
71.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.5 pCi/L · 14 tests
- Radon levels in Trego CountyEPA zone 1
66.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.2 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Scott CountyEPA zone 1
61.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.1 pCi/L · 39 tests
- Radon levels in Lane CountyEPA zone 1
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 7.3 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Thomas CountyEPA zone 1
45.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.8 pCi/L · 44 tests
- Radon levels in Logan CountyEPA zone 1
28.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Graham CountyEPA zone 1
No CDC figure for 2019; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Gove County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Gove County
About 2,631 people live in Gove County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 81 fewer than in 2020 (−3.0%). Spread over its land, that is 2.5 people to the square mile. Oakley, the largest place on its list (1,974 residents in all), extends beyond Gove County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. CDC's 19 reported tests for 2017 work out to 7.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Kansas' 8.0.
From Oakley to Gove City, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Gove County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleyextends beyond Gove County | 1,974 | −2.9% | Counted whole |
| Quinter | 912 | −2.3% | 34.7% |
| Grainfield | 307 | −3.5% | 11.7% |
| Grinnell | 253 | −3.4% | 9.6% |
| Park | 111 | −2.6% | 4.2% |
| Gove City | 77 | −3.8% | 2.9% |
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 Gove County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Gove County, Homes
Homes in Gove County
Gove County is a place of houses on their own lots: 92% of its 1,332 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Kansas. The homes are older than Kansas' as a whole: half were built before 1958 (1975 for Kansas), and 54% date from before 1960. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Kansas: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Gove County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,332 | 1,285,221 |
| Detached houses | 92% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 3% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 54% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 7% | 20% |
| Middle year built | 1958 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.