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Radon Levels in Burt County, Nebraska
EPA puts Burt County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 24 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
73.2%
25.8 pts above NE
- Burt
- 73.2%
- Nebraska
- 47.4%
414 tests, 2016
Median result
6.8pCi/L
Action level reached
- Burt
- 6.8 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2016
Tests reported
414
21st of 71 by tests
- Burt
- 414
- Douglas
- 20,817
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2016
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Nebraska
7 of 71
Top quarter
- Burt
- 73.2%
- Dixon
- 85.5%
By share, of 71 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Burt County
Starts at Burt County's median, 6.8 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 6.8 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. Burt County's median reported result, 2016.
The data
Burt County, At a glance
Burt County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Burt 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 Burt County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 72.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% |
| 2016 | 73.2% |
| 2017 | 72.1% |
| 2018 | 73.9% |
| 2019 | 64.6% |
| 2020 | 70.5% |
| 2021 | 74.5% |
| 2022 | 70.6% |
| 2023 | 91.7% |
2023: 91.7%. Across these years the share ran from 64.6% to 91.7%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 24 tests were reported to CDC for Burt County over 2023, 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: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Burt County, Compared
Burt County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411More than half: 73.2% of the 414 radon tests reported to CDC for Burt County in 2016 read at least 4 pCi/L. That places it 7th of 71 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. That is 25.8 points above the 47.4% pooled from 89 Nebraska counties.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 24 tests (91.7% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 414-test figure.
The median result, 6.8 pCi/L, sits above EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 44.1 pCi/L. The rest split 15.2% under 2 pCi/L and 11.6% from 2 to 4 (Nebraska: 24.9% and 27.7%). Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 73.2% share point the same way here.
No bordering county with a figure for the same period reported a higher share; the closest is Washington County at 61.3%, the lowest Dodge County at 48.8%. Statewide for the same period, Dixon County reported the highest share (85.5%) and Sheridan County the lowest (20.0%).
The busiest year on file was 2016, with 414 tests reported; the quietest, 2022, had 17.
Over 8 years of annual figures the share rose 2.1 points, from 72.4% in 2014 to 74.5% in 2021; its peak was 74.5% in 2021. Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 31.2%; Burt County sits 42.0 points above it.
Burt CountyNebraska, pooled
74.5% % of tests34.9% % of tests
| Year | Tests | Burt County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Nebraska, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 381 | 72.4% | 50.5% |
| 2015 | 399 | 69.2% | 53.3% |
| 2016 | 414 | 73.2% | 47.4% |
| 2017 | 258 | 72.1% | 47.7% |
| 2018 | 276 | 73.9% | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 246 | 64.6% | 44.3% |
| 2020 | 183 | 70.5% | 42.2% |
| 2021 | 141 | 74.5% | 34.9% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Burt County, Geology
The ground under Burt County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Burt County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Pre-Wisconsin glacial deposits, to which USGS gives a radon index of 13, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Wisconsin glacial deposits | Loess-mantled glacial drift. | High | 13 | 99.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Burt County beside the ground around it
Burt County has more high-potential ground than Nebraska as a whole: 100% of its land against 40.9%. Of the 6 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Cuming County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Burt County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Burt County
- Office of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor AirOffice of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor Air, run by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Nebraska.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Some local programs distribute radon kits for free or a reduced cost.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Nebraska116 professionals are listed in Nebraska.
What Nebraska's program says
- Phone
- (402) 471-1005
- Licensing of radon professionals
If radon testing is done in schools, offices, or other places of work, it must be done by a licensed radon measurement business.
What it means
Burt County, Questions
Questions about radon in Burt County
Are radon levels high in Burt County?
In 2023, 91.7% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Burt County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 9.0 pCi/L. Of 71 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 6 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 47.4%.
Which counties border Burt County?
Burt County borders 6 counties: Washington County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Monona County, IA, Thurston County, NE, Dodge County, NE and Harrison County, IA.
Products
Burt County, Products
Testing a home in Burt County
In Burt County, 73.2% of 414 tests reported to CDC in 2016 reached 4 pCi/L, against 47.4% pooled across Nebraska. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Burt 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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Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
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Burt County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Burt County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Washington County, NEEPA zone 1
61.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.1 pCi/L · 1,203 tests · 11.9 points below Burt County
- Radon levels in Thurston County, NEEPA zone 1
55.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.3 pCi/L · 162 tests · 17.6 points below Burt County
- Radon levels in Cuming County, NEEPA zone 1
51.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.2 pCi/L · 261 tests · 21.5 points below Burt County
- Radon levels in Dodge County, NEEPA zone 1
48.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.8 pCi/L · 1,506 tests · 24.4 points below Burt County
- Radon levels in Monona County, IAEPA zone 1
No CDC figure for 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Harrison County, IAEPA zone 1
No CDC figure for 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Burt County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Burt County
About 6,678 people live in Burt County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 43 fewer than in 2020 (−0.6%). That works out to 14 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Tekamah, has 1,705 residents, 25.5% of the total. Together its 5 incorporated places hold 66.8% of those residents; the other 33.2% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 414 reported tests for 2016 come to 62.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 33.4 for Nebraska.
From Tekamah to Craig, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Burt County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekamah | 1,705 | −0.2% | 25.5% |
| Oakland | 1,337 | −2.6% | 20.0% |
| Lyons | 805 | −1.9% | 12.1% |
| Decatur | 411 | +0.2% | 6.2% |
| Craig | 200 | Level | 3.0% |
5 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).
Burt County, Homes
Homes in Burt County
Burt County is a place of houses on their own lots: 84% of its 3,338 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. The homes are older than Nebraska's as a whole: half were built before 1956 (1975 for Nebraska), and 52% date from before 1960. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (Nebraska: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Burt County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,338 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 84% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 5% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 52% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1956 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.