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Radon Levels in Hooker County, Nebraska
EPA puts Hooker County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 9 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
20.0%
24.5 pts below NE
- Hooker
- 20.0%
- Nebraska
- 44.5%
30 tests, 2018
Median result
1.3pCi/L
Below action level
- Hooker
- 1.3 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2018
Tests reported
30
73rd of 73 by tests
- Hooker
- 30
- Lancaster
- 17,193
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2018
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Nebraska
70 of 73
Lowest quarter
- Hooker
- 20.0%
- Colfax
- 74.1%
By share, of 73 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Hooker County
Starts at Hooker County's median, 1.3 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.3 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Hooker County's median reported result, 2018.
The data
Hooker County, At a glance
Hooker County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Hooker County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
2023: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 50.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 9 tests were reported to CDC for Hooker 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).
Hooker County, Compared
Hooker County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Hooker County's 30 reported tests in 2018 had a middle value of 1.3 pCi/L and a maximum of 5.4 pCi/L, and 20.0% reached 4 pCi/L. Nebraska as a whole (85 Nebraska counties, pooled) comes to 44.5%: 24.5 points higher than here.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 9 tests (0.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 30-test figure.
Among its state's counties it ranks 70th of 73 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Colfax County reported the highest share (74.1%) and Cherry County the lowest (10.0%).
Below the action level, 24 tests (80.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 30.7% statewide, and 0 tests (0.0%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.8% statewide. The busiest year on file was 2018, with 30 tests reported; the quietest, 2019, had 6.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Hooker County in Zone 3, a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Cherry County, the one bordering county with a figure for the same period, reported 10.0%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Hooker County, Geology
The ground under Hooker County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Hooker County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Sand Hills, to which USGS gives a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hills | Quaternary windblown sand. | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Hooker County beside the ground around it
Across Nebraska 40.9% of the land is rated high; none of Hooker County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Cherry County the most at 1.5%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Hooker County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Hooker 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
Hooker County, Questions
Questions about radon in Hooker County
Are radon levels high in Hooker County?
In 2023, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Hooker County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.6 pCi/L. Of 73 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 69 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 44.5%.
Which counties border Hooker County?
Hooker County borders 5 counties: McPherson County, Thomas County, Grant County, Arthur County and Cherry County.
Products
Hooker County, Products
Testing a home in Hooker County
In Hooker County, 20.0% of 30 tests reported to CDC in 2018 reached 4 pCi/L, against 44.5% pooled across Nebraska. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Hooker County.
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Hooker County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Hooker County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Cherry CountyEPA zone 3
10.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 60 tests · 10.0 points below Hooker County
- Radon levels in Grant CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 12 tests · 20.0 points below Hooker County
- Radon levels in McPherson CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2018; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Thomas CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2018; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Arthur CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2018; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Hooker County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Hooker County
About 686 people live in Hooker County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 20 fewer than in 2020 (−2.8%). Spread over its land, that is 1.0 people to the square mile. Mullen, its one incorporated place, has 457 residents, 66.6% of the total. CDC's 30 reported tests for 2018 work out to 43.7 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Nebraska's 31.1.
Mullen is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Hooker County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen | 457 | −7.5% | 66.6% |
One incorporated place, 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).
Hooker County, Homes
Homes in Hooker County
Hooker County is a place of houses on their own lots: 89% of its 415 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. The homes are older than Nebraska's as a whole: half were built before 1959 (1975 for Nebraska), and 51% date from before 1960. 60% 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 | Hooker County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 415 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 89% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 4% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 51% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 9% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1959 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 60% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.