Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Lane County, Kansas
EPA puts Lane County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 8 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%
- Finney
- 30.1%
2 of 4 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2019
Nearest county
61.5%
Scott County, 24 miles
- Scott
- 61.5%
- Kansas
- 33.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 39 tests, 2019
Ground above low
100.0%
Level with Kansas
- Lane
- 100.0%
- Kansas
- 100.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
15
Too few for a share
- Lane
- 15
- Needed
- 30
2021
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 Lane 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
Lane County, At a glance
Lane County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Lane 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 Lane County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5% |
2022: 87.5%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 100.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 8 tests were reported to CDC for Lane 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).
Lane County, Compared
Lane County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Lane County rests on 15 tests in 2021, 12 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 6.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 14.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 10.7 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 Finney County the smallest, 30.1%. Farther out, Ford County (63 miles away) at 42.4%, Thomas County (68 miles away) at 45.5% and Ellis County (69 miles away) at 41.6% 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 Lane 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.
Lane County, Geology
The ground under Lane County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Lane County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. The map puts 81.3% of Lane County in the area it calls Ogallala Formation and 18.7% in Smoky Hills. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 81.3% |
| Smoky Hills | Cretaceous marine sandstone, shale, and siltstone covered by discontinuous loess deposits. | High | 12 | 18.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Lane County beside the ground around it
Lane County has more high-potential ground than Kansas as a whole: 100% of its land against 59.9%. Of the 4 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Gove County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Lane County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Lane 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.
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- Professionals in Kansas178 professionals are listed in Kansas.
What Kansas's program says
- Phone
- (800) 693-5343
What it means
Lane County, Questions
Questions about radon in Lane County
Are radon levels high in Lane County?
In 2022, 87.5% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Lane County, Kansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 6.8 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 Finney County the smallest, 30.1%.
Which counties border Lane County?
Lane County borders 4 counties: Scott County, Gove County, Ness County and Finney County.
Products
Lane County, Products
Testing a home in Lane County
No CDC figure names Lane County; the nearest county with one, Scott County (24 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 Lane 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-3699 radon monitor with a 2.1-inch touchscreen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 1 hour
Short-term kitempowerDX
Standard Radon Test short-term mail-in radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Passive sampler
In home: 48 to 96 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Lane County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Lane 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 Gove CountyEPA zone 1
75.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 9.1 pCi/L · 8 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 Finney CountyEPA zone 1
30.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 156 tests
Lane County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Lane County
About 1,508 people live in Lane County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 60 fewer than in 2020 (−3.8%). Spread over its land, that is 2.1 people to the square mile. Dighton, its one incorporated place, has 922 residents, 61.1% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 15 tests over 2021, or 9.9 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kansas as a whole comes to 23.5.
Dighton is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Lane County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton | 922 | −4.1% | 61.1% |
One incorporated place, 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).
Lane County, Homes
Homes in Lane County
Lane County is a place of houses on their own lots: 89% of its 885 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Kansas. The homes are older than Kansas' as a whole: half were built before 1962 (1975 for Kansas), and 48% 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 | Lane County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 885 | 1,285,221 |
| Detached houses | 89% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 6% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 48% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 9% | 20% |
| Middle year built | 1962 | 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.