Short-term kit
RA400 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Upton County, Texas
EPA puts Upton 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
Highest bordering
1.0%
Midland County
- Midland
- 1.0%
1 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
1.0%
Midland County, 34 miles
- Midland
- 1.0%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 100 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
58.8%
31.5 pts above Texas
- Upton
- 58.8%
- 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 Upton 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
Upton County, At a glance
Upton County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 59% 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 Upton County. Midland County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 1.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Upton County, Compared
Upton County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 140 Texas counties, and Upton 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%.
Midland County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 1.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Lubbock County (155 miles away) at 57.8%, Randall County (248 miles away) at 71.4% and Bexar County (248 miles away) at 6.6% 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 Upton County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 59% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Upton County, Geology
The ground under Upton County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Upton County: 58.8% of its land is moderate radon potential and 41.2% low. The map puts 58.8% of Upton County in the area it calls Northern High Plains and Plateaus and 41.2% in Southern High Plains and Plateaus. 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 | 58.8% |
| Southern High Plains and Plateaus | Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstone, limestone, shale. | Low | 7 | 41.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Upton County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Upton County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Glasscock County the most at 84.0%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Upton County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Upton 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
Upton County, Questions
Questions about radon in Upton County
Are radon levels high in Upton County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Upton County, Texas yet. Midland County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 1.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Upton County?
Upton County borders 6 counties: Crane County, Midland County, Reagan County, Ector County, Glasscock County and Crockett County.
Products
Upton County, Products
Testing a home in Upton County
No CDC figure names Upton County; the nearest county with one, Midland County (34 miles away), reported 1.0% 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. 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 Upton 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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-3786 rechargeable radon monitor with a 3.5-inch color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Upton County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Upton County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Midland CountyEPA zone 3
1.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 100 tests
- Radon levels in Ector CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 27 tests
- Radon levels in Crane CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Reagan CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Glasscock CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Crockett CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Upton County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Upton County
Upton County has been losing residents: from 3,301 in 2020 to 3,131 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 5.1% by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 2.5 people to the square mile. McCamey alone is home to 1,743 of them, 55.7% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 79.1% of those residents; the other 20.9% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Upton County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From McCamey to Rankin, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Upton County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCamey | 1,743 | −5.0% | 55.7% |
| Rankin | 733 | −5.5% | 23.4% |
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).
Upton County, Homes
Homes in Upton County
Upton County is a place of houses on their own lots: 78% of its 1,629 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1965 (1990 for Texas), and 48% date from before 1960. Owners live in 75% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Upton County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,629 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 78% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 17% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 48% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 18% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1965 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 75% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.