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Radon Levels in Labette County, Kansas
EPA puts Labette County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 25 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
Share at 4+ pCi/L
13.3%
18.5 pts below KS
- Labette
- 13.3%
- Kansas
- 31.8%
45 tests, 2021
Median result
2.0pCi/L
Below action level
- Labette
- 2.0 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2021
Tests reported
45
54th of 62 by tests
- Labette
- 45
- Johnson
- 25,860
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2021
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Kansas
60 of 62
Lowest quarter
- Labette
- 13.3%
- Norton
- 93.8%
By share, of 62 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Labette County
Starts at Labette County's median, 2.0 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.0 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. Labette County's median reported result, 2021.
The data
Labette County, At a glance
Labette County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Labette County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Labette County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 13.3% |
| 2022 | 16.0% |
2022: 16.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 16.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 25 tests were reported to CDC for Labette 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).
Labette County, Compared
Labette County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Labette County reports fewer high tests than Kansas overall. 13.3% of its 45 tests in 2021 were at or above 4 pCi/L. That is 18.5 points below the 31.8% pooled from 96 Kansas counties.
The newest figure, in 2022, counts only 25 tests (16.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 45-test figure.
Ordered from highest share down, it comes 60th of 62 Kansas counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 24.4%; Labette County sits 11.1 points below it.
Next door, the shares run from 30.0% in Cherokee County to 35.3% in Crawford County. Zone 2 on EPA's map (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L) and a 13.3% share point the same way here.
Half the tests came in under 2.0 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 5.1 pCi/L. The rest split 46.7% under 2 pCi/L and 40.0% from 2 to 4 (Kansas: 45.3% and 22.9%).
The busiest year on file was 2021, with 45 tests reported; the quietest, 2017, had 9.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Labette County, Geology
The ground under Labette County
PredictedMost of the ground under Labette County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.8% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 0.2% low. All of it lies in the area the map calls Glaciated Area, to which USGS gives a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| 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 | 99.8% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Labette County beside the ground around it
Across Kansas 59.9% of the land is rated high; none of Labette County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Neosho County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Labette County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Labette County
Listed radon businesses with an address in Labette 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: Altamont
What Kansas's program says
- Phone
- (800) 693-5343
What it means
Labette County, Questions
Questions about radon in Labette County
Are radon levels high in Labette County?
In 2022, 16.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Labette County, Kansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.3 pCi/L. Of 62 Kansas counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 59 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 31.8%.
Which counties border Labette County?
Labette County borders 6 counties: Craig County, OK, Montgomery County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Nowata County, OK and Crawford County, KS.
Products
Labette County, Products
Testing a home in Labette County
In Labette County, 13.3% of 45 tests reported to CDC in 2021 reached 4 pCi/L, against 31.8% pooled across Kansas. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Labette County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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Labette County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Labette County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Montgomery County, KSEPA zone 2
66.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 9 tests · 53.4 points above Labette County
- Radon levels in Crawford County, KSEPA zone 2
35.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 102 tests · 22.0 points above Labette County
- Radon levels in Cherokee County, KSEPA zone 2
30.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 30 tests · 16.7 points above Labette County
- Radon levels in Neosho County, KSEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 21 tests · 13.3 points below Labette County
- Radon levels in Craig County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2021; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Nowata County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2021; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Labette County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Labette County
About 19,685 people live in Labette County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 484 fewer than in 2020 (−2.4%). That works out to 31 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Parsons, has 9,315 residents, 47.3% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 45 tests over 2021, or 2.3 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kansas as a whole comes to 23.5.
From Parsons to Labette, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Labette County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons | 9,315 | −2.8% | 47.3% |
| Oswegoextends beyond Labette County | 1,621 | −2.0% | Counted whole |
| Altamont | 1,053 | −2.1% | 5.3% |
| Chetopa | 907 | −2.6% | 4.6% |
| Edna | 381 | −2.1% | 1.9% |
| Mound Valley | 346 | −0.6% | 1.8% |
| Bartlett | 68 | −2.9% | 0.3% |
| Labette | 61 | −1.6% | 0.3% |
8 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 Labette County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Labette County, Homes
Homes in Labette County
Labette County is a place of houses on their own lots: 82% of its 9,508 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Kansas. The homes are older than Kansas' as a whole: half were built before 1959 (1975 for Kansas), and 52% date from before 1960. 74% 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 | Labette County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,508 | 1,285,221 |
| Detached houses | 82% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 7% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 52% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 10% | 20% |
| Middle year built | 1959 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 74% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.