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Radon Levels in Meade County, Kentucky

EPA puts Meade County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and high results are common there: 68.4% of the 117 radon tests reported to CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) came back at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    68.4%

    24.7 pts above KY

    Meade
    68.4%
    Kentucky
    43.7%

    117 tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Median result

    8.2pCi/L

    Action level reached

    Meade
    8.2 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Tests reported

    117

    32nd of 69 by tests

    Meade
    117
    Jefferson
    6,590

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 2

    Moderate potential

    1. 1
    2. Zone 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Kentucky

    1 of 69

    Top quarter

    Meade
    68.4%
    Meade
    68.4%

    By share, of 69 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Meade County

Starts at Meade County's median, 8.2 pCi/L

8.2pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 8.2 pCi/L

At or above 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 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. Meade County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

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The data

Meade County, At a glance

Meade County at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential

Meade County is a county: EPA's forecast for it as a whole is an average indoor of 2 to 4 pCi/L (75 to 150 Bq/m³). It describes no single address, and homes above EPA's are found in every zone, this one included.

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 Meade County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory

Reported results by concentration band, Meade County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 10%2 to 4 pCi/L: 22%4 pCi/L and above: 68%

Of 117 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.

Reported results by concentration band, Meade County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory: data table
Result bandTests MeasuredShare Measured
Under 2 pCi/L1210.3%
2 to 4 pCi/L2521.4%
4 pCi/L and above8068.4%
What these figures count

These are the 117 tests reported to CDC for Meade County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.

Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).

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Meade County, Compared

Meade County radon figures, compared

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More than half: 68.4% of the 117 radon tests reported to CDC for Meade County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals read at least 4 pCi/L. That places it 1st of 69 Kentucky counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. That is 24.7 points above the 43.7% pooled from 120 Kentucky counties.

The median result, 8.2 pCi/L, sits above EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 133.7 pCi/L. The rest split 10.3% under 2 pCi/L and 21.4% from 2 to 4 (Kentucky: 33.2% and 23.1%). The reported tests do not follow EPA's Zone 2 label for Meade County (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L): 68.4% of them reached 4 pCi/L, fewer than that label suggests.

No bordering county with a figure for the same period reported a higher share; the closest is Harrison County, IN at 62.4%, the lowest Breckinridge County at 31.3%. Statewide for the same period, Nelson County reported the highest share (66.1%) and Hopkins County the lowest (9.5%).

CDC's ten-year totals for Meade County went from 103 tests (2005 to 2014) to 117 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 72.8% to 68.4%.

Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 35.7%; Meade County sits 32.7 points above it. CDC also counts 21 tests taken after mitigation in Meade County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.

Meade County against Kentucky, the United States and nearby counties, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Meade County
Meade County11768.4%8.2 pCi/LThis county
Kentucky, pooled120 counties, pooled28,79343.7%Not pooled−24.7 points
United States, pooled2,661 counties, pooled2,013,54435.7%Not pooled−32.7 points
Nelson Countyhighest in the state30466.1%6.3 pCi/L−2.3 points
Hopkins Countylowest in the state429.5%1.7 pCi/L−58.9 points
Harrison County, INborders it22162.4%5.5 pCi/L−6.0 points
Hardin County, KYborders it42950.3%4.0 pCi/L−18.1 points
Breckinridge County, KYborders it3231.3%2.5 pCi/L−37.1 points
Crawford County, INborders it1030.0%2.7 pCi/L−38.4 points
Perry County, INborders it2623.1%2.3 pCi/L−45.3 points
Where Meade County's reported results fell, 2008 to 2017, laboratory, beside Kentucky and the United States
ResultMeade County testsMeade County shareKentucky shareU.S. shareAgainst Kentucky
Under 2 pCi/L1210.3%33.2%39.6%−22.9 points
2 to 4 pCi/L2521.4%23.1%24.7%−1.7 points
4 pCi/L and above8068.4%43.7%35.7%+24.7 points
Meade County ranked among the 69 Kentucky counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Meade County1 of 6911768.4%8.2 pCi/L
Nelson County2 of 6930466.1%6.3 pCi/L
Hart County3 of 698465.5%8.0 pCi/L
Warren County4 of 691,62461.5%6.3 pCi/L
Wayne County5 of 696460.9%5.0 pCi/L
Pulaski County6 of 6939559.5%5.1 pCi/L
Woodford County7 of 6934257.9%4.9 pCi/L
Taylor County8 of 699157.1%4.4 pCi/L
Jessamine County9 of 6978955.5%4.7 pCi/L
Fayette County10 of 695,26354.5%4.5 pCi/L
Boyle County11 of 6949253.9%4.4 pCi/L
Meade County ten-year laboratory totals, against Kentucky's pooled share
PeriodTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestKentucky, pooledChange from the row before
2008 to 201711768.4%8.2 pCi/L133.7 pCi/L43.7%−3.2 points
2007 to 201611671.6%9.1 pCi/L133.7 pCi/L45.1%−0.1 points
2006 to 201511371.7%9.2 pCi/L133.7 pCi/L46.4%−1.1 points
2005 to 201410372.8%9.6 pCi/L133.7 pCi/L47.3%First on file

Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.

Meade County, Geology

The ground under Meade County

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Meade County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. 98.5% 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).

USGS's geologic areas under Meade County
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Mississippian PlateauMississippian marine limestones, dolomites, marine sandstones, siltstones, and shales.Moderate1198.5%
Crawford Upland/Mitchell Plain/Norman UplandUnglaciated, underlain by karsted Mississippian carbonate rocks.Moderate111.5%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Meade County beside the ground around it

Across Kentucky 18.2% of the land is rated high; none of Meade County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Hardin County the most at 3.4%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Meade County, the 5 counties bordering it and Kentucky
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Meade CountyZone 2None100%None
Breckinridge CountyZone 2None100%None
Harrison County, INZone 1None100%None
Perry County, INZone 2None100%None
Crawford County, INZone 2None100%None
Hardin CountyZone 2None96.6%3.4%
Kentucky120 counties, pooled by land areaVaries5.7%76.1%18.2%

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Local help

Meade County, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Meade County

What Kentucky's program says
Phone
502-782-2782
Email
Radon@ky.gov

What it means

Meade County, Questions

Questions about radon in Meade County

Are radon levels high in Meade County?

Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 68.4% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Meade County, Kentucky were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 8.2 pCi/L. Of 69 Kentucky counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, none reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 43.7%.

Which counties border Meade County?

Meade County borders 5 counties: Breckinridge County, KY, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Crawford County, IN and Hardin County, KY.

Products

Meade County, Products

Testing a home in Meade County

In Meade County, 68.4% of 117 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 43.7% pooled across Kentucky. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Meade County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.

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Meade County, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Meade County

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Meade County, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Meade County

The Census Bureau estimates 30,699 residents in Meade County for July 1, 2025, 669 more than in 2020 (+2.2%). That works out to 101 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Brandenburg, the largest, has 3,003 residents, 9.8% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 117 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 3.8 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Kentucky as a whole comes to 6.3.

From Brandenburg to Ekron, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Meade County's.

The cities and towns in Meade County by residents, July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Brandenburg3,003+3.6%9.8%
Muldraughextends beyond Meade County1,009−2.7%Counted whole
Ekron170−2.3%0.6%

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 Meade County is counted whole, so it has no share.

Meade County, Homes

Homes in Meade County

Of Meade County's 12,111 homes, 67% are detached houses, against 68% across Kentucky; 21% are mobile homes. Much of Meade County is recent building: 31% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1990, against 1982 for Kentucky. 73% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Kentucky: 68%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.

Homes in Meade County, Kentucky, 2019 to 2023
HomesMeade CountyKentucky
Housing units12,1112,010,655
Detached houses67%68%
In buildings of 5 or more3%12%
Mobile homes21%11%
Built before 196016%22%
Built since 200031%24%
Middle year built19901982
Owner-occupied73%68%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.