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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Borden County, Texas
EPA puts Borden 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
57.8%
Lubbock County, 64 miles
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 128 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
99.0%
71.7 pts above Texas
- Borden
- 99.0%
- Texas
- 27.3%
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 Borden 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
Borden County, At a glance
Borden County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 99% 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 Borden County. Lubbock County, 64 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Borden County, Compared
Borden County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Borden County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals name 140 other Texas counties and leave it out. Pooled across 140 Texas counties, 10.4% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Lubbock County (64 miles away) at 57.8%, Midland County (70 miles away) at 1.0% and Randall County (155 miles away) at 71.4%. Statewide for the same period, Randall County reported the highest share (71.4%) and Nueces County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Borden County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 99% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Borden County, Geology
The ground under Borden County
PredictedMost of the ground under Borden County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.0% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 1.0% low. 99.0% of it lies in the area the map calls Northern High Plains and Plateaus, to which USGS gives a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern High Plains and Plateaus | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, shale. | Moderate | 10 | 99.0% |
| Southern High Plains and Plateaus | Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstone, limestone, shale. | Low | 7 | 1.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Borden County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Borden County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Garza County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Borden County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Borden County
- Texas Radon GroupTexas Radon Group, run by Texas Tech University, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Texas.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The Texas Radon Group offers free radon test kits for Texas individuals who qualify.
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- Professionals in Texas7 professionals are listed in Texas.
What Texas's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no radon certification requirements for the State of Texas at this time, but the National Radon Proficiency Program lists radon testers and mitigators within Texas that have passed a rigorous national certification program.
What it means
Borden County, Questions
Questions about radon in Borden County
Are radon levels high in Borden County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Borden County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 261 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 1.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Borden County?
Borden County borders 7 counties: Scurry County, Dawson County, Howard County, Garza County, Lynn County, Mitchell County and Martin County.
Products
Borden County, Products
Testing a home in Borden County
No CDC figure names Borden County; the nearest county with one, Lubbock County (64 miles away), reported 57.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 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 Borden County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
View Radon Wi-Fi radon monitor with an e-paper display
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Battery
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
Readings: Every 60 minutes
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Borden County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Borden County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Scurry CountyEPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 11.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Dawson CountyEPA zone 3
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Howard CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Garza CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Lynn CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Mitchell CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Martin CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Borden County, Residents
Who lives in Borden County
Borden County has been losing residents: from 643 in 2020 to 567 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 11.8% by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 0.6 people to the square mile. CDC publishes no radon test count for Borden County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
Census lists no incorporated place in Borden County: every home in it reads the county's figures.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Borden County, Homes
Homes in Borden County
Borden County is a place of houses on their own lots: 87% of its 352 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1970 (1990 for Texas), and 32% date from before 1960. 64% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Texas: 63%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Borden County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 352 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 87% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 0% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 13% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 32% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1970 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 64% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.