Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Kent County, Texas
EPA puts Kent 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, 67 miles
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 128 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
58.1%
30.8 pts above Texas
- Kent
- 58.1%
- 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 Kent 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
Kent County, At a glance
Kent County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 58% 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 Kent County. Lubbock County, 67 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Kent County, Compared
Kent County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Kent County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 140 Texas counties without 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 Lubbock County (67 miles away) at 57.8%, Midland County (116 miles away) at 1.0% and Randall County (139 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 Kent County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 58% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Kent County, Geology
The ground under Kent County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Kent County: 58.1% of its land is moderate radon potential and 41.9% low. The map puts 58.1% of Kent County in the area it calls Northern High Plains and Plateaus and 41.9% in Central Texas. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern High Plains and Plateaus | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, shale. | Moderate | 10 | 58.1% |
| Central Texas | Cretaceous through Quaternary marine sandstone, shale, chalk, limestone, siltstone, clay, and lignite. | Low | 7 | 41.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Kent County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Kent County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Crosby County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Kent County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Kent 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
Kent County, Questions
Questions about radon in Kent County
Are radon levels high in Kent County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Kent County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 237 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 1.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Kent County?
Kent County borders 7 counties: Dickens County, Garza County, Stonewall County, Scurry County, Fisher County, Crosby County and King County.
Products
Kent County, Products
Testing a home in Kent County
No CDC figure names Kent County; the nearest county with one, Lubbock County (67 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 Kent County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
RadonScan-Plus USB-powered radon monitor with Wi-Fi
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- Alarm
- Screen, app
First reading: Within 5 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Kent County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Kent 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 Dickens CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- 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 Stonewall CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Fisher CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Crosby CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in King CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Kent County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Kent County
Kent County has been losing residents: from 758 in 2020 to 674 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 11.1% by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 0.7 people to the square mile. Jayton, its one incorporated place, has 453 residents, 67.2% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Kent County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
Jayton is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Kent County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayton | 453 | −10.8% | 67.2% |
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).
Kent County, Homes
Homes in Kent County
Kent County is a place of houses on their own lots: 82% of its 484 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1974 (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 | Kent County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 484 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 82% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 0% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 17% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 28% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1974 | 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.