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Radon Levels in Cuming County, Nebraska
EPA puts Cuming County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and high results are common there: 70.3% of the 37 radon tests reported to CDC (2023) came back at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
70.3%
32.1 pts above NE
- Cuming
- 70.3%
- Nebraska
- 38.2%
37 tests, 2023
Median result
6.8pCi/L
Action level reached
- Cuming
- 6.8 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2023
Tests reported
37
30th of 33 by tests
- Cuming
- 37
- Lancaster
- 4,058
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023
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 33
Top quarter
- Cuming
- 70.3%
- Gage
- 79.8%
By share, of 33 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Cuming County
Starts at Cuming 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. Cuming County's median reported result, 2023.
The data
Cuming County, At a glance
Cuming County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Cuming 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 Cuming County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.2% |
| 2015 | 66.2% |
| 2016 | 51.7% |
| 2017 | 64.3% |
| 2018 | 47.2% |
| 2019 | 57.1% |
| 2020 | 67.9% |
| 2021 | 52.3% |
| 2022 | 44.4% |
| 2023 | 70.3% |
2023: 70.3%. Across these years the share ran from 44.4% to 70.3%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 37 tests reported to CDC for Cuming County over 2023, 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: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Cuming County, Compared
Cuming County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411More than half: 70.3% of the 37 radon tests reported to CDC for Cuming County in 2023 read at least 4 pCi/L. That places it 7th of 33 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. That is 32.1 points above the 38.2% pooled from 86 Nebraska counties.
The median result, 6.8 pCi/L, sits above EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 24.8 pCi/L. The rest split 5.4% under 2 pCi/L and 24.3% from 2 to 4 (Nebraska: 39.2% and 22.6%). Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 70.3% share point the same way here.
1 of its 3 bordering counties with figures ran higher, led by Wayne County at 74.4%; Dodge County reported 62.1%. Statewide for the same period, Gage County reported the highest share (79.8%) and Dakota County the lowest (3.1%).
The busiest year on file was 2017, with 294 tests reported; the quietest, 2023, had 37.
Over 10 years of annual figures the share rose 18.1 points, from 52.2% in 2014 to 70.3% in 2023; its peak was 70.3% in 2023. Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 33.4%; Cuming County sits 36.9 points above it. CDC also counts 16 tests taken after mitigation in Cuming County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
Cuming CountyNebraska, pooled
70.3% % of tests38.2% % of tests
| Year | Tests | Cuming County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Nebraska, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 207 | 52.2% | 50.5% |
| 2015 | 195 | 66.2% | 53.3% |
| 2016 | 261 | 51.7% | 47.4% |
| 2017 | 294 | 64.3% | 47.7% |
| 2018 | 216 | 47.2% | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 147 | 57.1% | 44.3% |
| 2020 | 159 | 67.9% | 42.2% |
| 2021 | 264 | 52.3% | 34.9% |
| 2022 | 54 | 44.4% | 34.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | 70.3% | 38.2% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Cuming County, Geology
The ground under Cuming County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Cuming 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 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Cuming County beside the ground around it
Cuming 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; Colfax County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Cuming County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Cuming 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.
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- 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
Cuming County, Questions
Questions about radon in Cuming County
Are radon levels high in Cuming County?
In 2023, 70.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Cuming County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 6.8 pCi/L. Of 33 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 6 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 38.2%.
Which counties border Cuming County?
Cuming County borders 6 counties: Dodge County, Stanton County, Thurston County, Burt County, Colfax County and Wayne County.
Products
Cuming County, Products
Testing a home in Cuming County
In Cuming County, 70.3% of 37 tests reported to CDC in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L, against 38.2% pooled across Nebraska. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Cuming 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.
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Cuming County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Cuming County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Burt CountyEPA zone 1
91.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 9.0 pCi/L · 24 tests · 21.4 points above Cuming County
- Radon levels in Wayne CountyEPA zone 1
74.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.9 pCi/L · 43 tests · 4.1 points above Cuming County
- Radon levels in Stanton CountyEPA zone 1
68.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 7.8 pCi/L · 32 tests · 1.5 points below Cuming County
- Radon levels in Dodge CountyEPA zone 1
62.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.0 pCi/L · 116 tests · 8.2 points below Cuming County
- Radon levels in Colfax CountyEPA zone 1
55.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 7.6 pCi/L · 18 tests · 14.7 points below Cuming County
- Radon levels in Thurston CountyEPA zone 1
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 8 tests · 20.3 points below Cuming County
Cuming County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Cuming County
About 8,823 people live in Cuming County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 188 fewer than in 2020 (−2.1%). That works out to 15 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, West Point, has 3,411 residents, 38.7% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 65.3% of those residents; the other 34.7% live outside any of them. CDC's 37 reported tests for 2023 work out to 4.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Nebraska's 5.5.
From West Point to Bancroft, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Cuming County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point | 3,411 | −2.6% | 38.7% |
| Wisner | 1,224 | −1.3% | 13.9% |
| Beemer | 643 | +2.2% | 7.3% |
| Bancroft | 485 | −1.8% | 5.5% |
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).
Cuming County, Homes
Homes in Cuming County
Cuming County is a place of houses on their own lots: 86% of its 4,150 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. The homes are older than Nebraska's as a whole: half were built before 1962 (1975 for Nebraska), and 48% date from before 1960. 71% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Nebraska: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Cuming County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,150 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 86% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 3% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 48% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1962 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 71% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.