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Radon Levels in Stanton County, Nebraska

EPA puts Stanton County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and high results are common there: 68.8% of the 32 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.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    68.8%

    30.6 pts above NE

    Stanton
    68.8%
    Nebraska
    38.2%

    32 tests, 2023

  • Median result

    7.8pCi/L

    Action level reached

    Stanton
    7.8 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2023

  • Tests reported

    32

    32nd of 33 by tests

    Stanton
    32
    Lancaster
    4,058

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 1

    Highest potential

    1. Zone 1
    2. 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Nebraska

    8 of 33

    Top quarter

    Stanton
    68.8%
    Gage
    79.8%

    By share, of 33 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Stanton County

Starts at Stanton County's median, 7.8 pCi/L

7.8pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 7.8 pCi/L

At or above 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 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. Stanton County's median reported result, 2023.

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The data

Stanton County, At a glance

Stanton County at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential

EPA puts all of Stanton County in and predicts an average indoor of greater than 4 pCi/L (greater than 150 Bq/m³) across the county. That is one forecast for the whole county, not a reading of any address in it; homes above EPA's turn up in all three zones.

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 Stanton County, 2023

Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, by year, Stanton County
Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, by year, Stanton County
YearShare of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L
201474.1%
201560.0%
201659.2%
201752.7%
201852.9%
201955.3%
202052.8%
202142.1%
202260.0%
202368.8%

2023: 68.8%. Across these years the share ran from 42.1% to 74.1%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.

What these figures count

These are the 32 tests reported to CDC for Stanton 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).

How to read these figures

Stanton County, Compared

Stanton County radon figures, compared

Calculated by Radon411

More than half: 68.8% of the 32 radon tests reported to CDC for Stanton County in 2023 read at least 4 pCi/L. That places it 8th of 33 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. That is 30.6 points above the 38.2% pooled from 86 Nebraska counties.

The median result, 7.8 pCi/L, sits above EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 25.4 pCi/L. The rest split 12.5% under 2 pCi/L and 18.8% from 2 to 4 (Nebraska: 39.2% and 22.6%). Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 68.8% share point the same way here.

2 of its 5 bordering counties with figures ran higher, led by Wayne County at 74.4%; Platte County reported 26.4%. 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 2019, with 228 tests reported; the quietest, 2022, had 25.

Over 9 years of annual figures the share fell 5.3 points, from 74.1% in 2014 to 68.8% in 2023; its peak was 74.1% in 2014. Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 33.4%; Stanton County sits 35.4 points above it. CDC also counts 12 tests taken after mitigation in Stanton County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.

Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L by year, Stanton County against Nebraska2014 to 2023, years with 30 or more tests: Stanton County 74.1% to 68.8%, the state's pooled share 38.2% in 2023.
Stanton CountyNebraska, pooled
Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L by year, Stanton County against Nebraska: data table
YearTestsStanton County, at or above 4 pCi/LNebraska, pooled
201417474.1%50.5%
20159060.0%53.3%
201614759.2%47.4%
201716552.7%47.7%
201820452.9%44.5%
201922855.3%44.3%
202010852.8%42.2%
202111442.1%34.9%
20233268.8%38.2%
Stanton County against Nebraska, the United States and nearby counties, 2023
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Stanton County
Stanton County3268.8%7.8 pCi/LThis county
Nebraska, pooled86 counties, pooled11,16338.2%Not pooled−30.6 points
United States, pooled642 counties, pooled128,74033.4%Not pooled−35.4 points
Gage Countyhighest in the state8479.8%9.4 pCi/L+11.0 points
Dakota Countylowest in the state1303.1%0.4 pCi/L−65.7 points
Wayne County, NEborders it4374.4%6.9 pCi/L+5.6 points
Cuming County, NEborders it3770.3%6.8 pCi/L+1.5 points
Madison County, NEborders it21366.7%5.8 pCi/L−2.1 points
Pierce County, NEborders it5556.4%5.0 pCi/L−12.4 points
Colfax County, NEborders it1855.6%7.6 pCi/L−13.2 points
Platte County, NEborders it21226.4%1.6 pCi/L−42.4 points
Where Stanton County's reported results fell, 2023, beside Nebraska and the United States
ResultStanton County testsStanton County shareNebraska shareU.S. shareAgainst Nebraska
Under 2 pCi/L412.5%39.2%41.4%−26.7 points
2 to 4 pCi/L618.8%22.6%25.2%−3.8 points
4 pCi/L and above2268.8%38.2%33.4%+30.6 points
Stanton County ranked among the 33 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2023
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Seward County3 of 338877.3%7.8 pCi/L
Washington County4 of 337176.1%6.5 pCi/L
Wayne County5 of 334374.4%6.9 pCi/L
Saunders County6 of 339773.2%6.2 pCi/L
Cuming County7 of 333770.3%6.8 pCi/L
Stanton County8 of 333268.8%7.8 pCi/L
Cass County9 of 3311168.5%5.5 pCi/L
Madison County10 of 3321366.7%5.8 pCi/L
Adams County11 of 3315566.5%4.8 pCi/L
Phelps County12 of 334365.1%4.9 pCi/L
Hamilton County13 of 334864.6%5.0 pCi/L
Stanton County radon tests by year, against Nebraska's pooled share
YearTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestNebraska, pooledChange from the row before
20233268.8%7.8 pCi/L25.4 pCi/L38.2%+8.8 points
20222560.0%4.4 pCi/L27.0 pCi/L34.0%+17.9 points
202111442.1%3.4 pCi/L27.7 pCi/L34.9%−10.7 points
202010852.8%4.5 pCi/L9.3 pCi/L42.2%−2.5 points
201922855.3%4.2 pCi/L14.0 pCi/L44.3%+2.4 points
201820452.9%4.4 pCi/L20.6 pCi/L44.5%+0.2 points
201716552.7%4.4 pCi/L23.8 pCi/L47.7%−6.5 points
201614759.2%4.8 pCi/L25.0 pCi/L47.4%−0.8 points
20159060.0%4.6 pCi/L14.2 pCi/L53.3%−14.1 points
201417474.1%6.2 pCi/L25.1 pCi/L50.5%First on file

Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.

Stanton County, Geology

The ground under Stanton County

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Stanton 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).

USGS's geologic areas under Stanton County
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Pre-Wisconsin glacial depositsLoess-mantled glacial drift.High13100%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Stanton County beside the ground around it

Stanton 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%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Stanton County, the 6 counties bordering it and Nebraska
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Stanton CountyZone 1NoneNone100%
Wayne CountyZone 1NoneNone100%
Cuming CountyZone 1NoneNone100%
Madison CountyZone 1None10.0%90.0%
Colfax CountyZone 1NoneNone100%
Platte CountyZone 1None17.4%82.6%
Pierce CountyZone 1None43.2%56.8%
Nebraska93 counties, pooled by land areaVaries28.2%30.9%40.9%

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Local help

Stanton County, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Stanton County

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

Stanton County, Questions

Questions about radon in Stanton County

Are radon levels high in Stanton County?

In 2023, 68.8% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Stanton County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 7.8 pCi/L. Of 33 Nebraska counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 7 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 38.2%.

Which counties border Stanton County?

Stanton County borders 6 counties: Wayne County, Cuming County, Madison County, Colfax County, Platte County and Pierce County.

Products

Stanton County, Products

Testing a home in Stanton County

In Stanton County, 68.8% of 32 tests reported to CDC in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L, against 38.2% pooled across Nebraska. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Stanton 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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Stanton County, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Stanton County

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Stanton County, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Stanton County

About 5,744 people live in Stanton County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 79 fewer than in 2020 (−1.4%). That works out to 13 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Stanton, has 1,506 residents, 26.2% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 30.2% of those residents; the other 69.8% live outside any of them. CDC's 32 reported tests for 2023 work out to 5.6 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Nebraska's 5.5.

From Stanton to Pilger, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Stanton County's.

The cities and towns in Stanton County by residents, July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Stanton1,506−0.9%26.2%
Pilger230−3.0%4.0%

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).

Stanton County, Homes

Homes in Stanton County

Stanton County is a place of houses on their own lots: 91% of its 2,475 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. Half of its homes were built before 1971, close to Nebraska's 1975: 39% date from before 1960 and 14% from 2000 or later. 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 in Stanton County, Nebraska, 2019 to 2023
HomesStanton CountyNebraska
Housing units2,475855,631
Detached houses91%72%
In buildings of 5 or more3%17%
Mobile homes3%3%
Built before 196039%32%
Built since 200014%22%
Middle year built19711975
Owner-occupied77%67%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.