Short-term kit
RA100 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
EPA puts Pushmataha County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
32.0%
Cherokee County, 105 miles
- Cherokee
- 32.0%
- Oklahoma
- 12.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 50 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
15.2 pts below Oklahoma
- Pushmataha
- 0.0%
- Oklahoma
- 15.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
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 Pushmataha 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
Pushmataha County, At a glance
Pushmataha 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
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Pushmataha County. Cherokee County, 105 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Pushmataha County, Compared
Pushmataha County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Pushmataha County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 53 Oklahoma counties without it. Pooled across 53 Oklahoma counties, 12.6% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 36.3%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Cherokee County (105 miles away) at 32.0%, Tulsa County (122 miles away) at 6.0% and Oklahoma County (139 miles away) at 8.9%. 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 Pushmataha 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.
Pushmataha County, Geology
The ground under Pushmataha County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Pushmataha County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 90.3% of Pushmataha County in the area it calls Ouachita Mountains and 9.7% in Gulf Coast Plain. USGS gives both a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Mountains | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian limestone, sandstone, siltstone, shale, conglomerate. | Low | 8 | 90.3% |
| Gulf Coast Plain | Cretaceous shale, nonmarine sand and clay and marine limestone and clay. | Low | 8 | 9.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Pushmataha County beside the ground around it
Across Oklahoma 0.6% of the land is rated high; none of Pushmataha County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Choctaw County the most at 23.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Pushmataha County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Pushmataha 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
Pushmataha County, Questions
Questions about radon in Pushmataha County
Are radon levels high in Pushmataha County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma yet. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 161 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.0% to 44.7%.
Which counties border Pushmataha County?
Pushmataha County borders 6 counties: Choctaw County, Atoka County, Latimer County, McCurtain County, Pittsburg County and Le Flore County.
Products
Pushmataha County, Products
Testing a home in Pushmataha County
No CDC figure names Pushmataha County; the nearest county with one, Cherokee County (105 miles away), reported 32.0% 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 Pushmataha County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorForensics Detectors
FD-65-RADON rechargeable radon detector with a color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Pushmataha County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Pushmataha County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Choctaw CountyEPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.8 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Le Flore CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 8 tests
- Radon levels in Atoka CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Latimer CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in McCurtain CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Pittsburg CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Pushmataha County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Pushmataha County
Pushmataha County's population has barely moved since 2020: 10,807 residents on July 1, 2025 against 10,793 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 7.7 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Antlers, has 2,186 residents, 20.2% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 28.5% of those residents; the other 71.5% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Pushmataha County; across Oklahoma its counts for 2006 to 2015 come to 0.2 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Antlers to Albion, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Pushmataha County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antlers | 2,186 | −1.6% | 20.2% |
| Clayton | 556 | +0.7% | 5.1% |
| Rattan | 280 | +1.1% | 2.6% |
| Albion | 61 | +1.7% | 0.6% |
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).
Pushmataha County, Homes
Homes in Pushmataha County
Of Pushmataha County's 5,694 homes, 73% are detached houses, against 73% across Oklahoma; 18% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1981, close to Oklahoma's 1980: 15% date from before 1960 and 22% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 76% of the occupied homes (Oklahoma: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Pushmataha County | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,694 | 1,763,036 |
| Detached houses | 73% | 73% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 18% | 9% |
| Built before 1960 | 15% | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 22% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1981 | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.