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Radon Levels in Curry County, New Mexico
EPA puts Curry County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and most reported tests there come back low, though 3.7% of 135 (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) reached 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
3.7%
24.8 pts below NM
- Curry
- 3.7%
- New Mexico
- 28.5%
135 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
0.6pCi/L
Below action level
- Curry
- 0.6 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
135
4th of 8 by tests
- Curry
- 135
- Santa Fe
- 1,819
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
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 New Mexico
8 of 8
Lowest quarter
- Curry
- 3.7%
- Taos
- 77.1%
By share, of 8 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Curry County
Starts at Curry County's median, 0.6 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 0.6 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. Curry County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Curry County, At a glance
Curry County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Curry County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Curry County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 92%2 to 4 pCi/L: 4%4 pCi/L and above: 4%
Of 135 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 125 | 92.6% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 5 | 3.7% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 5 | 3.7% |
What these figures count
These are the 135 tests reported to CDC for Curry County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), 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: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Curry County, Compared
Curry County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Only 5 of 135 radon tests reported for Curry County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L (3.7%). The median result, 0.6 pCi/L, sits below 2, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 57.0 pCi/L.
Across 29 New Mexico counties pooled together, 28.5% of tests reached that level, so Curry County runs 24.8 points below its state. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 32.0 points lower. Its place in the state: 8th of 8 New Mexico counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
The reported tests do not follow EPA's Zone 2 label for Curry County (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L): 3.7% of them reached 4 pCi/L, fewer than that label suggests.
Below the action level, 125 tests (92.6%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 41.3% statewide, and 5 tests (3.7%) fell between 2 and 4, against 30.2% statewide. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
CDC's ten-year totals for Curry County went from 14 tests (2005 to 2014) to 135 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 71.4% to 3.7%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Curry County, Geology
The ground under Curry County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Curry County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. The map puts 92.4% of Curry County in the area it calls Ogallala Formation/High Plains and 7.6% in Great Plains Pecos Valley Section. USGS gives both a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallala Formation/High Plains | Sandstone, siltstone, minor shale of the Ogallala Formation. | Moderate | 9 | 92.4% |
| Great Plains Pecos Valley Section | Triassic sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, Quaternary alluvial and eolian sand and silt. | Moderate | 9 | 7.6% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Curry County beside the ground around it
Across New Mexico 19.2% of the land is rated high; none of Curry County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Parmer County, TX comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Curry County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Curry County
- New Mexico Indoor Radon Outreach ProgramNew Mexico Indoor Radon Outreach Program, run by New Mexico Environment Department, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in New Mexico.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The New Mexico Environment Department seasonally distributes free radon testing kits to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Compare kits
- See the New Mexico directoryNo professionals are listed in New Mexico yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What New Mexico's program says
- Phone
- (505) 476-8600
- radon.questions@env.nm.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
There is not currently a certification program within the state.
What it means
Curry County, Questions
Questions about radon in Curry County
Are radon levels high in Curry County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 3.7% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Curry County, New Mexico were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.6 pCi/L. Of 8 New Mexico counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 7 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 28.5%.
Which counties border Curry County?
Curry County borders 5 counties: Roosevelt County, NM, Parmer County, TX, Quay County, NM, Bailey County, TX and Deaf Smith County, TX.
Products
Curry County, Products
Testing a home in Curry County
In Curry County, 3.7% of 135 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 28.5% pooled across New Mexico. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Curry County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
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Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
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XR0A-iR Wi-Fi battery radon detector with a screen
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- Battery
- Wi-Fi
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Curry County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Curry County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Roosevelt County, NMEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 8.0 pCi/L · 2 tests · 96.3 points above Curry County
- Radon levels in Parmer County, TXEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 10.6 pCi/L · 1 test · 96.3 points above Curry County
- Radon levels in Quay County, NMEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.3 pCi/L · 2 tests · 96.3 points above Curry County
- Radon levels in Deaf Smith County, TXEPA zone 2
83.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 8.2 pCi/L · 6 tests · 79.6 points above Curry County
- Radon levels in Bailey County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2008 to 2017; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Curry County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Curry County
About 46,655 people live in Curry County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 1,717 fewer than in 2020 (−3.5%). That works out to 33 people per square mile of land. Clovis alone is home to 37,127 of them, 79.6% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 83.0% of those residents; the other 17.0% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 135 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 2.9 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 1.8 for New Mexico.
From Clovis to Grady, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Curry County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis | 37,127 | −3.5% | 79.6% |
| Texico | 918 | −3.0% | 2.0% |
| Melrose | 603 | −3.5% | 1.3% |
| Grady | 79 | −6.0% | 0.2% |
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).
Curry County, Homes
Homes in Curry County
Of Curry County's 21,266 homes, 73% are detached houses, against 65% across New Mexico; 9% are mobile homes. The homes are older than New Mexico's as a whole: half were built before 1976 (1984 for New Mexico), and 24% date from before 1960. 61% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (New Mexico: 69%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Curry County | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 21,266 | 949,524 |
| Detached houses | 73% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 9% | 16% |
| Built before 1960 | 24% | 17% |
| Built since 2000 | 22% | 24% |
| Middle year built | 1976 | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.