Short-term kitFirst Alert
RD1 short-term charcoal radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Hudspeth County, Texas
EPA puts Hudspeth 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
Highest bordering
0.0%
El Paso County
- El Paso
- 0.0%
1 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
0.0%
El Paso County, 54 miles
- El Paso
- 0.0%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 55 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
99.9%
72.6 pts above Texas
- Hudspeth
- 99.9%
- 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 Hudspeth 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
Hudspeth County, At a glance
Hudspeth County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Hudspeth County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 92% 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 Hudspeth County. El Paso County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Hudspeth County, Compared
Hudspeth County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 140 Texas counties, and Hudspeth 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%.
El Paso County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Midland County (200 miles away) at 1.0%, Lubbock County (256 miles away) at 57.8% and Randall County (315 miles away) at 71.4% have figures too. 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 Hudspeth County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 92% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Hudspeth County, Geology
The ground under Hudspeth County
PredictedMost of the ground under Hudspeth County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 91.7% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 8.2% high. The map puts 91.7% of Hudspeth County in the area it calls Western Mountains and Basins and 8.2% in Rocky Mountains (southern extension). USGS gives the first a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mountains and Basins | Precambrian igneous rocks, silicic volcanic rocks, and alluvium. | Moderate | 9 | 91.7% |
| Rocky Mountains (southern extension) | Sandstone, siltstone, shale, volcanic sediments, and valley-fill alluvium. | High | 12 | 8.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Hudspeth County beside the ground around it
On high-potential ground Hudspeth County is close to Texas as a whole: 8.2% of its land against 0.5%. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, El Paso County the most at 93.8%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Hudspeth County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Hudspeth 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
Hudspeth County, Questions
Questions about radon in Hudspeth County
Are radon levels high in Hudspeth County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Hudspeth County, Texas yet. El Paso County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Hudspeth County?
Hudspeth County borders 5 counties: El Paso County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Otero County, NM and Presidio County, TX.
Products
Hudspeth County, Products
Testing a home in Hudspeth County
No CDC figure names Hudspeth County; the nearest county with one, El Paso County (54 miles away), reported 0.0% 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 Hudspeth County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1011S rechargeable radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 12 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Hudspeth County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Hudspeth County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Jeff Davis County, TXEPA zone 2
28.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Otero County, NMEPA zone 2
13.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 22 tests
- Radon levels in El Paso County, TXEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 55 tests
- Radon levels in Culberson County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Presidio County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Hudspeth County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Hudspeth County
Hudspeth County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 3,433 residents on July 1, 2025, up 7.7% from 3,189 in 2020. Spread over its land, that is 0.8 people to the square mile. Dell City, its one incorporated place, has 275 residents, 8.0% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Hudspeth County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
Dell City is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Hudspeth County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell City | 275 | +11.8% | 8.0% |
One incorporated place, 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).
Hudspeth County, Homes
Homes in Hudspeth County
Mobile homes are 51% of Hudspeth County's 1,130 homes and detached houses 48%, against 65% across Texas. Half of its homes were built before 1984, close to Texas' 1990: 14% date from before 1960 and 24% from 2000 or later. 73% 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 | Hudspeth County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,130 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 48% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 0% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 51% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 14% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1984 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.