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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Mayes County, Oklahoma
EPA puts Mayes County in Zone 2, its middle 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
Highest bordering
44.7%
Delaware County
- Delaware
- 44.7%
- Cherokee
- 32.0%
2 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2006 to 2015
Nearest county
44.7%
Delaware County, 25 miles
- Delaware
- 44.7%
- Oklahoma
- 12.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 38 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
41.2%
26.0 pts above Oklahoma
- Mayes
- 41.2%
- Oklahoma
- 15.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
8
Too few for a share
- Mayes
- 8
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Mayes 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
Mayes County, At a glance
Mayes County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Mayes County is a
USGS geologic potential: Low across 59% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Mayes County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 3 reported tests for Mayes County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 3.8 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Mayes County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 3 tests were reported to CDC for Mayes 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).
Mayes County, Compared
Mayes County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Mayes County rests on 8 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 1 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 12.5 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 10.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.3 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals: Delaware County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 44.7%, and Cherokee County the smallest, 32.0%. Farther out, Tulsa County (42 miles away) at 6.0%, Washington County (47 miles away) at 11.3% and Oklahoma County (133 miles away) at 8.9% have figures too. 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 Mayes County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 59% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Mayes County, Geology
The ground under Mayes County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Mayes County: 58.8% of its land is low radon potential and 41.2% moderate. The map puts 58.8% of Mayes County in the area it calls Central Oklahoma Plains and Hills and 41.2% in Ozark Plateau. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| 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 | 58.8% |
| Ozark Plateau | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian limestone and shale. | Moderate | 9 | 41.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Mayes County beside the ground around it
Across Oklahoma 0.6% of the land is rated high; none of Mayes County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Delaware County the most at 99.9%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Mayes County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Mayes 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
Mayes County, Questions
Questions about radon in Mayes County
Are radon levels high in Mayes County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 33.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Mayes County, Oklahoma were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.8 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals: Delaware County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 44.7%, and Cherokee County the smallest, 32.0%.
Which counties border Mayes County?
Mayes County borders 5 counties: Rogers County, Delaware County, Craig County, Wagoner County and Cherokee County.
Products
Mayes County, Products
Testing a home in Mayes County
No CDC figure names Mayes County; the nearest county with one, Delaware County (25 miles away), reported 44.7% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Mayes County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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Mayes County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Mayes County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Delaware CountyEPA zone 2
44.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.5 pCi/L · 38 tests
- Radon levels in Craig CountyEPA zone 3
33.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.7 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Cherokee CountyEPA zone 2
32.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 50 tests
- Radon levels in Rogers CountyEPA zone 3
11.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 17 tests
- Radon levels in Wagoner CountyEPA zone 3
7.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 14 tests
Mayes County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Mayes County
The Census Bureau estimates 40,416 residents in Mayes County for July 1, 2025, 1,362 more than in 2020 (+3.5%). That works out to 62 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Pryor Creek, has 9,723 residents, 24.1% of the total. CDC's 8 reported tests for 2007 to 2016 work out to 0.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Oklahoma's 0.2.
From Pryor Creek to Hoot Owl, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Mayes County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pryor Creek | 9,723 | +2.9% | 24.1% |
| Chouteau | 2,175 | +5.9% | 5.4% |
| Locust Grove | 1,397 | +2.3% | 3.5% |
| Salina | 1,127 | +2.3% | 2.8% |
| Adair | 750 | +2.6% | 1.9% |
| Langleyextends beyond Mayes County | 646 | +3.4% | Counted whole |
| Ketchumextends beyond Mayes County | 514 | +2.6% | Counted whole |
| Spavinaw | 366 | +2.8% | 0.9% |
| Sportsmen Acres | 337 | +0.6% | 0.8% |
| Disney | 229 | +2.7% | 0.6% |
| Pensacola | 109 | +7.9% | 0.3% |
| Grand Lake Towne | 80 | +1.3% | 0.2% |
- Strang
- Hoot Owl
14 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. “(part)” marks a place that extends into another county. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025). A place that extends beyond Mayes County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Mayes County, Homes
Homes in Mayes County
Of Mayes County's 18,365 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 73% across Oklahoma; 18% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1981, close to Oklahoma's 1980: 18% date from before 1960 and 25% from 2000 or later. 74% 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 | Mayes County | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 18,365 | 1,763,036 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 73% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 18% | 9% |
| Built before 1960 | 18% | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 25% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1981 | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied | 74% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.