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In home: 72 to 168 hours
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Radon Levels in Bracken County, Kentucky
EPA puts Bracken County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 5 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
50.0%
Clermont County
- Clermont
- 50.0%
- Mason
- 25.0%
5 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
26.5%
Pendleton County, 15 miles
- Pendleton
- 26.5%
- Kentucky
- 43.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 34 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
5.7 pts above Kentucky
- Bracken
- 100.0%
- Kentucky
- 94.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
6
Too few for a share
- Bracken
- 6
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
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 Bracken 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
Bracken County, At a glance
Bracken County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Bracken County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 99% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Bracken County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 5 reported tests for Bracken County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 2.0 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Bracken County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 5 tests were reported to CDC for Bracken County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), 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: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Bracken County, Compared
Bracken County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Bracken County rests on 6 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 1 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 16.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 4.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.8 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Clermont County, OH reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 50.0%, and Mason County the smallest, 25.0%, with Brown County, OH at 47.1%, Harrison County at 46.8% and Pendleton County at 26.5% between. Farther out, Campbell County (24 miles away) at 26.2%, Grant County (29 miles away) at 33.3% and Kenton County (29 miles away) at 26.0% have figures too. Pooled across 120 Kentucky counties, 43.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Meade County reported the highest share (68.4%) and Hopkins County the lowest (9.5%). EPA's 1993 map puts Bracken County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 99% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Bracken County, Geology
The ground under Bracken County
PredictedMost of the ground under Bracken County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.1% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 0.9% high. 98.9% of it lies in the area the map calls Outer Bluegrass, to which USGS gives a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Bluegrass | Ordovician-Devonian limestone and shale. | Moderate | 11 | 98.9% |
| Inner Bluegrass | Ordovician limestones, dolomites and shales. | High | 13 | 0.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Bracken County beside the ground around it
Kentucky as a whole has more high-potential ground than Bracken County: 18.2% of its land, against 0.9% here. Of the 6 counties that border it, 3 have more high-potential ground, Pendleton County the most at 39.8%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Bracken County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Bracken County
- Kentucky's radon programKentucky Board of Radon SafetyKentucky's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Kentucky.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 Kentucky8 professionals are listed in Kentucky.
What Kentucky's program says
- Phone
- 502-782-2782
- Radon@ky.gov
What it means
Bracken County, Questions
Questions about radon in Bracken County
Are radon levels high in Bracken County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 20.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Bracken County, Kentucky were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.0 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Clermont County, OH reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 50.0%, and Mason County the smallest, 25.0%, with Brown County, OH at 47.1%, Harrison County at 46.8% and Pendleton County at 26.5% between.
Which counties border Bracken County?
Bracken County borders 6 counties: Robertson County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Mason County, KY, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH and Harrison County, KY.
Products
Bracken County, Products
Testing a home in Bracken County
No CDC figure names Bracken County; the nearest county with one, Pendleton County (15 miles away), reported 26.5% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 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 Bracken County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
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XR0A-iR Wi-Fi battery radon detector with a screen
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- Battery
- Wi-Fi
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Bracken County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Bracken County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Clermont County, OHEPA zone 2
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 1,363 tests
- Radon levels in Brown County, OHEPA zone 2
47.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 70 tests
- Radon levels in Harrison County, KYEPA zone 1
46.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.4 pCi/L · 111 tests
- Radon levels in Pendleton County, KYEPA zone 1
26.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 34 tests
- Radon levels in Robertson County, KYEPA zone 1
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Mason County, KYEPA zone 2
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 32 tests
Bracken County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Bracken County
The Census Bureau estimates 8,511 residents in Bracken County for July 1, 2025, 112 more than in 2020 (+1.3%). That works out to 42 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Augusta, the largest, has 1,099 residents, 12.9% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 6 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.7 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kentucky as a whole comes to 5.7.
From Augusta to Germantown, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Bracken County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | 1,099 | +0.1% | 12.9% |
| Brooksville | 656 | +0.8% | 7.7% |
| Germantownextends beyond Bracken County | 144 | +1.4% | Counted whole |
3 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 Bracken County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Bracken County, Homes
Homes in Bracken County
Of Bracken County's 3,847 homes, 62% are detached houses, against 68% across Kentucky; 29% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1982, close to Kentucky's 1982: 31% date from before 1960 and 24% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (Kentucky: 68%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Bracken County | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,847 | 2,010,655 |
| Detached houses | 62% | 68% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 29% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 31% | 22% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% | 24% |
| Middle year built | 1982 | 1982 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 68% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.