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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Young County, Texas
EPA puts Young 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
10.6%
Tarrant County, 86 miles
- Tarrant
- 10.6%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 312 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
27.3 pts below Texas
- Young
- 0.0%
- 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 Young 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
Young County, At a glance
Young County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low 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 Young County. Tarrant County, 86 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Young County, Compared
Young County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 140 Texas counties, and Young 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 Tarrant County (86 miles away) at 10.6%, Denton County (91 miles away) at 7.2% and Dallas County (114 miles away) at 8.7%. 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 Young County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Young County, Geology
The ground under Young County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Young County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Central Texas, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas | Cretaceous through Quaternary marine sandstone, shale, chalk, limestone, siltstone, clay, and lignite. | Low | 7 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Young County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Young County's is. None of the 6 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Young County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Young 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
Young County, Questions
Questions about radon in Young County
Are radon levels high in Young County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Young County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 186 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 2.0% to 57.8%.
Which counties border Young County?
Young County borders 6 counties: Jack County, Throckmorton County, Archer County, Stephens County, Palo Pinto County and Baylor County.
Products
Young County, Products
Testing a home in Young County
No CDC figure names Young County; the nearest county with one, Tarrant County (86 miles away), reported 10.6% 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 Young 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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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Young County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Young County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Stephens CountyEPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.3 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Jack CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Throckmorton CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Archer CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Palo Pinto CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Baylor CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Young County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Young County
The Census Bureau estimates 18,154 residents in Young County for July 1, 2025, 307 more than in 2020 (+1.7%). That works out to 20 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Graham, has 8,814 residents, 48.6% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 68.1% of those residents; the other 31.9% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Young County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Graham to Newcastle, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Young County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham | 8,814 | +1.4% | 48.6% |
| Olney | 3,000 | +0.2% | 16.5% |
| Newcastle | 540 | +2.7% | 3.0% |
3 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).
Young County, Homes
Homes in Young County
Young County is a place of houses on their own lots: 79% of its 8,550 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1975 (1990 for Texas), and 28% date from before 1960. 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 | Young County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 8,550 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 79% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 9% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 28% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1975 | 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.