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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Beckham County, Oklahoma
EPA puts Beckham County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 3 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
8.9%
Oklahoma County, 130 miles
- Oklahoma
- 8.9%
- Oklahoma
- 12.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 135 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
0.1%
15.1 pts below Oklahoma
- Beckham
- 0.1%
- Oklahoma
- 15.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
5
Too few for a share
- Beckham
- 5
- Needed
- 30
2006 to 2015, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Beckham County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 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.
The data
Beckham County, At a glance
Beckham 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 Beckham County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 3 reported tests for Beckham County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.8 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Beckham County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 3 tests were reported to CDC for Beckham County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), 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: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Beckham County, Compared
Beckham County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Beckham County rests on 5 tests over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 20.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 2.3 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.5 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Oklahoma County (130 miles away) at 8.9%, Tulsa County (218 miles away) at 6.0% and Washington County (234 miles away) at 11.3%. Pooled across 53 Oklahoma counties, 12.6% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 36.3%.
Statewide for the same period, Delaware County reported the highest share (44.7%) and Tulsa County the lowest (6.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Beckham County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Beckham County, Geology
The ground under Beckham County
PredictedMost of the ground under Beckham County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.9% of its land is low radon potential, with 0.1% moderate. All of it lies in the area the map calls Central Oklahoma Plains and Hills, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Oklahoma Plains and Hills | Nonmarine Permian and Tertiary rocks, including shale, sandstone, and conglomerate in the western part, and Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rocks in the eastern part. | Low | 7 | 99.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Beckham County beside the ground around it
Across Oklahoma 0.6% of the land is rated high; none of Beckham County's is. Of the 8 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Wheeler County, TX the most at 47.4%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Beckham County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Beckham County
- Oklahoma's radon programDepartment of Environmental QualityOklahoma's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Oklahoma.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Oklahoma directoryNo professionals are listed in Oklahoma yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What it means
Beckham County, Questions
Questions about radon in Beckham County
Are radon levels high in Beckham County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Beckham County, Oklahoma were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.8 pCi/L. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 285 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.0% to 44.7%.
Which counties border Beckham County?
Beckham County borders 8 counties: Roger Mills County, OK, Greer County, OK, Wheeler County, TX, Harmon County, OK, Washita County, OK, Collingsworth County, TX, Custer County, OK and Kiowa County, OK.
Products
Beckham County, Products
Testing a home in Beckham County
No CDC figure names Beckham County; the nearest county with one, Oklahoma County (130 miles away), reported 8.9% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. 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 Beckham County.
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Beckham County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Beckham County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Collingsworth County, TXEPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 12.6 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Roger Mills County, OKEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.2 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Wheeler County, TXEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Washita County, OKEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.8 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Custer County, OKEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Greer County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Harmon County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Kiowa County, OKEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Beckham County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Beckham County
About 22,159 people live in Beckham County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 167 fewer than in 2020 (−0.7%). That works out to 25 people per square mile of land. Elk City alone is home to 11,335 of them, 51.2% of the total. CDC's 5 reported tests for 2006 to 2015 work out to 0.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Oklahoma's 0.2.
From Elk City to Texola, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Beckham County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk City | 11,335 | −1.5% | 51.2% |
| Sayre | 4,783 | −0.3% | 21.6% |
| Erick | 979 | −0.8% | 4.4% |
| Carter | 182 | −0.5% | 0.8% |
| Sweetwaterextends beyond Beckham County | 105 | +1.9% | Counted whole |
| Texola | 41 | −2.4% | 0.2% |
6 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). A place that extends beyond Beckham County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Beckham County, Homes
Homes in Beckham County
Of Beckham County's 10,120 homes, 69% are detached houses, against 73% across Oklahoma; 14% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1981, close to Oklahoma's 1980: 23% date from before 1960 and 28% from 2000 or later. 66% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Oklahoma: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Beckham County | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 10,120 | 1,763,036 |
| Detached houses | 69% | 73% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 10% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 14% | 9% |
| Built before 1960 | 23% | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 28% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1981 | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied | 66% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.