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Radon Levels in Livingston County, Kentucky
EPA puts Livingston County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 11 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
15.2%
Massac County
- Massac
- 15.2%
- Marshall
- 10.6%
2 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
10.6%
Marshall County, 23 miles
- Marshall
- 10.6%
- Kentucky
- 43.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 85 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
98.5%
4.2 pts above Kentucky
- Livingston
- 98.5%
- Kentucky
- 94.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
18
Too few for a share
- Livingston
- 18
- Needed
- 30
2005 to 2014, 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 Livingston 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
Livingston County, At a glance
Livingston County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Livingston 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 Livingston County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 11 reported tests for Livingston County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.3 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Livingston County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 11 tests were reported to CDC for Livingston 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).
Livingston County, Compared
Livingston County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Livingston County rests on 18 tests over the 2005 to 2014 laboratory totals, 3 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.6 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 6.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.6 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Massac County, IL reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 15.2%, and Marshall County the smallest, 10.6%. Farther out, Trigg County (38 miles away) at 22.2%, Hopkins County (45 miles away) at 9.5% and Christian County (52 miles away) at 36.1% 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 Livingston 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.
Livingston County, Geology
The ground under Livingston County
PredictedMost of the ground under Livingston County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 98.5% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 1.5% low. 97.5% of it lies in the area the map calls Mississippian Plateau, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippian Plateau | Mississippian marine limestones, dolomites, marine sandstones, siltstones, and shales. | Moderate | 11 | 97.5% |
| Jackson Purchase | Cretaceous and Tertiary marine and continental gravels, sands, silts, and clays, overlain by alluvium and loess. | Low | 6 | 1.4% |
| Shawnee Hills Section | Unglaciated Ordovician to Pennsylvanian limestone, sandstone, and shale. | Moderate | 10 | 1.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Livingston County beside the ground around it
Across Kentucky 18.2% of the land is rated high; none of Livingston County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Crittenden County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Livingston County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Livingston 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
Livingston County, Questions
Questions about radon in Livingston County
Are radon levels high in Livingston County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Livingston County, Kentucky were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.3 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Massac County, IL reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 15.2%, and Marshall County the smallest, 10.6%.
Which counties border Livingston County?
Livingston County borders 7 counties: Pope County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Hardin County, IL, Massac County, IL and McCracken County, KY.
Products
Livingston County, Products
Testing a home in Livingston County
No CDC figure names Livingston County; the nearest county with one, Marshall County (23 miles away), reported 10.6% 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 Livingston County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
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HOUND-1011 rechargeable radon detector with a screen
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- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Livingston County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Livingston County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Lyon County, KYEPA zone 2
35.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.5 pCi/L · 14 tests
- Radon levels in Crittenden County, KYEPA zone 2
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 8 tests
- Radon levels in Hardin County, ILEPA zone 2
22.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in McCracken County, KYEPA zone 3
21.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 28 tests
- Radon levels in Massac County, ILEPA zone 3
15.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 33 tests
- Radon levels in Marshall County, KYEPA zone 3
10.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 85 tests
- Radon levels in Pope County, ILEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.8 pCi/L · 7 tests
Livingston County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Livingston County
Livingston County's population has barely moved since 2020: 8,863 residents on July 1, 2025 against 8,871 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 28 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Salem, the largest, has 704 residents, 7.9% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 15.1% of those residents; the other 84.9% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 18 tests over 2005 to 2014, or 2.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kentucky as a whole comes to 4.4.
From Salem to Carrsville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Livingston County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 704 | −1.3% | 7.9% |
| Grand Rivers | 345 | −0.9% | 3.9% |
| Smithland | 242 | −1.2% | 2.7% |
| Carrsville | 45 | +2.3% | 0.5% |
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).
Livingston County, Homes
Homes in Livingston County
Of Livingston County's 4,617 homes, 72% are detached houses, against 68% across Kentucky; 25% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1977, close to Kentucky's 1982: 23% date from before 1960 and 16% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 81% of the occupied homes (Kentucky: 68%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Livingston County | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,617 | 2,010,655 |
| Detached houses | 72% | 68% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 25% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 23% | 22% |
| Built since 2000 | 16% | 24% |
| Middle year built | 1977 | 1982 |
| Owner-occupied | 81% | 68% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.