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Radon Levels in Deuel County, Nebraska
EPA puts Deuel County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 10 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
40.9%
3.6 pts below NE
- Deuel
- 40.9%
- Nebraska
- 44.5%
66 tests, 2018
Median result
3.4pCi/L
Below action level
- Deuel
- 3.4 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2018
Tests reported
66
62nd of 73 by tests
- Deuel
- 66
- Lancaster
- 17,193
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2018
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Nebraska
59 of 73
Lowest quarter
- Deuel
- 40.9%
- Colfax
- 74.1%
By share, of 73 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Deuel County
Starts at Deuel County's median, 3.4 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.4 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Deuel County's median reported result, 2018.
The data
Deuel County, At a glance
Deuel County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Deuel County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 98% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Deuel County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 75.0% |
| 2017 | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9% |
| 2019 | 75.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% |
2023: 50.0%. Across these years the share ran from 23.5% to 100.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 10 tests were reported to CDC for Deuel 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).
Deuel County, Compared
Deuel County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Deuel County, about 4 in 10 reported tests in 2018 (27 of 66) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 29.1%, the gap is 11.8 points higher. Across 85 Nebraska counties pooled together, 44.5% of tests reached that level, so Deuel County runs 3.6 points below its state.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 10 tests (50.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 66-test figure.
Of 3 neighbours with a figure, 1 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 2 a smaller one; the spread is 25.9% (Keith County) to 46.2% (Garden County). By share, Deuel County is 59th of 73 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Year by year, 2014 opened at 23.5% and 2020 closed at 50.0% (up 26.5 points), with 2017 the high at 72.7%. Half the tests came in under 3.4 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 17.4 pCi/L. Below the action level, 12 tests (18.2%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 30.7% statewide, and 27 tests (40.9%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.8% statewide.
Zone 2 on EPA's map (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L) and a 40.9% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 98% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
The busiest year on file was 2018, with 66 tests reported; the quietest, 2022, had 1.
Deuel CountyNebraska, pooled
50.0% % of tests42.2% % of tests
| Year | Tests | Deuel County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Nebraska, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51 | 23.5% | 50.5% |
| 2017 | 33 | 72.7% | 47.7% |
| 2018 | 66 | 40.9% | 44.5% |
| 2020 | 30 | 50.0% | 42.2% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Deuel County, Geology
The ground under Deuel County
PredictedMost of the ground under Deuel County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 98.0% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 2.0% high. The map puts 79.3% of Deuel County in the area it calls Tertiary Rocks and 18.7% in White River Formation, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary Rocks | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, and volcanic ash. | Moderate | 11 | 79.3% |
| White River Formation | Siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, volcanic tuff. | Moderate | 11 | 18.7% |
| Ogallala Formation | Tertiary sandstone, in part covered by windblown eolian sand and loess deposits. | High | 12 | 2.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Deuel County beside the ground around it
Nebraska as a whole has more high-potential ground than Deuel County: 40.9% of its land, against 2.0% here. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Sedgwick County, CO the most at 78.5%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Deuel County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Deuel 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
Deuel County, Questions
Questions about radon in Deuel County
Are radon levels high in Deuel County?
In 2023, 50.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Deuel County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 4.1 pCi/L. Of 73 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 58 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 44.5%.
Which counties border Deuel County?
Deuel County borders 5 counties: Sedgwick County, CO, Garden County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Keith County, NE and Perkins County, NE.
Products
Deuel County, Products
Testing a home in Deuel County
In Deuel County, 40.9% of 66 tests reported to CDC in 2018 reached 4 pCi/L, against 44.5% pooled across Nebraska. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Deuel County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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Deuel County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Deuel County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Sedgwick County, COEPA zone 1
57.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 7 tests · 16.2 points above Deuel County
- Radon levels in Perkins County, NEEPA zone 2
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.3 pCi/L · 24 tests · 9.1 points above Deuel County
- Radon levels in Garden County, NEEPA zone 3
46.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 39 tests · 5.3 points above Deuel County
- Radon levels in Cheyenne County, NEEPA zone 2
33.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 330 tests · 7.3 points below Deuel County
- Radon levels in Keith County, NEEPA zone 2
25.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 81 tests · 15.0 points below Deuel County
Deuel County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Deuel County
The Census Bureau estimates 1,862 residents in Deuel County for July 1, 2025, 29 more than in 2020 (+1.6%). Spread over its land, that is 4.2 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Chappell, has 839 residents, 45.1% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 66.4% of those residents; the other 33.6% live outside any of them. CDC's 66 reported tests for 2018 work out to 35.4 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Nebraska's 31.1.
From Chappell to Big Springs, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Deuel County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappell | 839 | −0.1% | 45.1% |
| Big Springs | 397 | Level | 21.3% |
2 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).
Deuel County, Homes
Homes in Deuel County
Deuel County is a place of houses on their own lots: 91% of its 1,000 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. The homes are older than Nebraska's as a whole: half were built before 1947 (1975 for Nebraska), and 73% date from before 1960. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (Nebraska: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Deuel County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,000 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 91% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 3% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 73% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 4% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1947 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.