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Radon Levels in Morrill County, Nebraska
EPA puts Morrill County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 7 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
44.0%
6.5 pts below NE
- Morrill
- 44.0%
- Nebraska
- 50.5%
75 tests, 2014
Median result
3.5pCi/L
Below action level
- Morrill
- 3.5 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2014
Tests reported
75
51st of 69 by tests
- Morrill
- 75
- Douglas
- 18,288
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2014
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
50 of 69
Middle half
- Morrill
- 44.0%
- Clay
- 81.6%
By share, of 69 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Morrill County
Starts at Morrill County's median, 3.5 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.5 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. Morrill County's median reported result, 2014.
The data
Morrill County, At a glance
Morrill County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Morrill County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 59% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Morrill County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% |
| 2016 | 44.4% |
| 2017 | 57.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 44.4% |
| 2020 | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.1% |
2023: 57.1%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 75.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 7 tests were reported to CDC for Morrill 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).
Morrill County, Compared
Morrill County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Morrill County, about 4 in 10 reported tests in 2014 (33 of 75) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 34.9%, the gap is 9.1 points higher. Across 85 Nebraska counties pooled together, 50.5% of tests reached that level, so Morrill County runs 6.5 points below its state.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 7 tests (57.1% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 75-test figure.
Of 4 neighbours with a figure, 2 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 2 a smaller one; the spread is 25.0% (Box Butte County) to 75.0% (Sheridan County). By share, Morrill County is 50th of 69 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Year by year, 2014 opened at 44.0% and 2018 closed at 50.0% (up 6.0 points), with 2015 the high at 75.0%. Half the tests came in under 3.5 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 14.1 pCi/L. Below the action level, 15 tests (20.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 23.6% statewide, and 27 tests (36.0%) fell between 2 and 4, against 25.8% statewide.
Zone 2 on EPA's map (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L) and a 44.0% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 59% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
The busiest year on file was 2014, with 75 tests reported; the quietest, 2022, had 3.
Morrill CountyNebraska, pooled
| Year | Tests | Morrill County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Nebraska, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75 | 44.0% | 50.5% |
| 2015 | 60 | 75.0% | 53.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | 57.1% | 47.7% |
| 2018 | 30 | 50.0% | 44.5% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Morrill County, Geology
The ground under Morrill County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Morrill County: 59.3% of its land is moderate radon potential and 40.7% low. The map puts 59.3% of Morrill County in the area it calls Tertiary Rocks and 40.7% in Sand Hills. USGS gives the first a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary Rocks | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, and volcanic ash. | Moderate | 11 | 59.3% |
| Sand Hills | Quaternary windblown sand. | Low | 8 | 40.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Morrill County beside the ground around it
Across Nebraska 40.9% of the land is rated high; none of Morrill County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Sheridan County the most at 0.3%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Morrill County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Morrill 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
Morrill County, Questions
Questions about radon in Morrill County
Are radon levels high in Morrill County?
In 2023, 57.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Morrill County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 4.7 pCi/L. Of 69 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 49 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 50.5%.
Which counties border Morrill County?
Morrill County borders 6 counties: Garden County, Scotts Bluff County, Box Butte County, Banner County, Cheyenne County and Sheridan County.
Products
Morrill County, Products
Testing a home in Morrill County
In Morrill County, 44.0% of 75 tests reported to CDC in 2014 reached 4 pCi/L, against 50.5% pooled across Nebraska. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Morrill County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Morrill County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Morrill County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Sheridan CountyEPA zone 2
75.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.0 pCi/L · 72 tests · 31.0 points above Morrill County
- Radon levels in Scotts Bluff CountyEPA zone 2
53.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.1 pCi/L · 822 tests · 9.6 points above Morrill County
- Radon levels in Cheyenne CountyEPA zone 2
40.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 411 tests · 3.1 points below Morrill County
- Radon levels in Box Butte CountyEPA zone 2
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 108 tests · 19.0 points below Morrill County
- Radon levels in Garden CountyEPA zone 3
22.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 27 tests · 21.8 points below Morrill County
- Radon levels in Banner CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 3 tests · 44.0 points below Morrill County
Morrill County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Morrill County
About 4,404 people live in Morrill County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 150 fewer than in 2020 (−3.3%). Spread over its land, that is 3.1 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Bridgeport, has 1,421 residents, 32.3% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 59.2% of those residents; the other 40.8% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 75 tests over 2014, or 17.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Nebraska as a whole comes to 28.0.
From Bridgeport to Broadwater, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Morrill County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 1,421 | −2.7% | 32.3% |
| Bayard | 1,087 | −3.9% | 24.7% |
| Broadwater | 97 | −3.0% | 2.2% |
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).
Morrill County, Homes
Homes in Morrill County
Morrill County is a place of houses on their own lots: 87% of its 2,276 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. The homes are older than Nebraska's as a whole: half were built before 1958 (1975 for Nebraska), and 52% date from before 1960. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (Nebraska: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Morrill County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,276 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 87% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 7% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 52% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 6% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1958 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.