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Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Hansford County, Texas
EPA puts Hansford County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
20.0%
Potter County, 68 miles
- Potter
- 20.0%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 70 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
100.0%
72.7 pts above Texas
- Hansford
- 100.0%
- 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 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Hansford 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
Hansford County, At a glance
Hansford County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Hansford 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
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Hansford County. Potter County, 68 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Hansford County, Compared
Hansford County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 140 Texas counties, and Hansford County is not among them: no year's figure and no ten-year laboratory total names it. 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 Potter County (68 miles away) at 20.0%, Randall County (95 miles away) at 71.4% and Lubbock County (186 miles away) at 57.8%. 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 Hansford County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Hansford County, Geology
The ground under Hansford County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Hansford County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. All 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 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Hansford County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Hansford County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Hutchinson County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Hansford County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Hansford 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.
- Compare kits
- 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
Hansford County, Questions
Questions about radon in Hansford County
Are radon levels high in Hansford County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Hansford County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 356 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 1.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Hansford County?
Hansford County borders 6 counties: Texas County, OK, Ochiltree County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX and Roberts County, TX.
Products
Hansford County, Products
Testing a home in Hansford County
No CDC figure names Hansford County; the nearest county with one, Potter County (68 miles away), reported 20.0% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Hansford 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
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorPYZYCKYH
RD17 plug-in radon detector with a rechargeable battery and color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Hansford County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Hansford County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Ochiltree County, TXEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 12.1 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Moore County, TXEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.7 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Texas County, OKEPA zone 2
71.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.2 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Hutchinson County, TXEPA zone 2
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Sherman County, TXEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Roberts County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Hansford County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Hansford County
Hansford County has been losing residents: from 5,253 in 2020 to 4,944 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 5.9% by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 5.4 people to the square mile. Spearman alone is home to 2,956 of them, 59.8% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 81.3% of those residents; the other 18.7% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Hansford County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Spearman to Gruver, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Hansford County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman | 2,956 | −6.1% | 59.8% |
| Gruver | 1,064 | −6.1% | 21.5% |
2 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).
Hansford County, Homes
Homes in Hansford County
Hansford County is a place of houses on their own lots: 88% of its 2,284 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1971 (1990 for Texas), and 28% date from before 1960. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Hansford County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,284 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 88% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 6% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 28% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 9% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1971 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.