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Iowa Radon Data

Iowa Radon Levels by County

Every county in Iowa is an EPA Radon Zone 1 county. Use the table to find your county, see its zone, and get to a local radon resource. Radon varies home to home, so testing your own home is the only way to know your level.

All 99 Iowa counties are EPA Radon Zone 1, the highest-risk category. Iowa averages about 8.5 pCi/L of indoor radon versus a US average near 1.3 pCi/L, and roughly 71.6% of Iowa homes test at or above the 4 pCi/L action level, the highest share of any state.

99

Iowa counties, all EPA Radon Zone 1

Source: EPA

8.5

Iowa average indoor radon (pCi/L)

Source: Iowa HHS

71.6%

of Iowa homes at or above 4 pCi/L

Source: Iowa Radon Survey

A note on county averages

We publish only figures we can attribute to a primary source. The EPA Radon Zone (1 for every Iowa county) is official. A single official average for each individual county is not published by the EPA or Iowa HHS, and the county or zip-code averages shown on many radon directory sites are user-submitted estimates rather than authoritative data. Where a county average is not backed by a primary Iowa HHS or Iowa Radon Survey figure, the table reads "Not published" instead of a number we cannot stand behind. Because radon varies house to house, radon testing of your own home is the only accurate measure. If a test comes back at or above the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L, a radon mitigation system is what brings the level down, and what that costs in Iowa is set by the foundation type rather than by the county reading.

All 99 Iowa Counties

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Avg indoor radon (pCi/L) Local resource
Adair County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Adams County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Allamakee County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Appanoose County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Audubon County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Benton County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Black Hawk County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Boone County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Bremer County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Buchanan County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Buena Vista County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Butler County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Calhoun County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Carroll County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Cass County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Cedar County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Cerro Gordo County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Cherokee County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Chickasaw County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Clarke County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Clay County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Clayton County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Clinton County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Crawford County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Dallas County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Davis County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Decatur County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Delaware County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Des Moines County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Dickinson County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Dubuque County Zone 1 Not published Dubuque
Emmet County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Fayette County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Floyd County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Franklin County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Fremont County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Greene County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Grundy County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Guthrie County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Hamilton County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Hancock County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Hardin County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Harrison County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Henry County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Howard County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Humboldt County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Ida County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Iowa County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Jackson County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Jasper County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Jefferson County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Johnson County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Jones County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Keokuk County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Kossuth County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Lee County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Linn County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Louisa County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Lucas County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Lyon County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Madison County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Mahaska County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Marion County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Marshall County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Mills County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Mitchell County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Monona County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Monroe County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Montgomery County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Muscatine County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
O'Brien County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Osceola County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Page County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Palo Alto County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Plymouth County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Pocahontas County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Polk County Zone 1 Not published Des Moines
Pottawattamie County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Poweshiek County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Ringgold County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Sac County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Scott County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Shelby County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Sioux County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Story County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Tama County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Taylor County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Union County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Van Buren County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Wapello County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Warren County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Washington County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Wayne County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Webster County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Winnebago County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Winneshiek County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Woodbury County Zone 1 Not published Sioux City
Worth County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote
Wright County Zone 1 Not published Get a quote

EPA Radon Zone from the US EPA Map of Radon Zones. Statewide figures from Iowa HHS and the Iowa Radon Survey. Counties marked "Not published" have no per-county average from a primary source, so no figure is shown.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are radon levels by county in Iowa?

All 99 Iowa counties are classified by the EPA as Radon Zone 1, the highest-risk category, meaning the predicted average indoor level is above 4 pCi/L. Statewide, Iowa averages about 8.5 pCi/L per Iowa HHS. Iowa does not publish a single official average for every individual county, and county averages listed on third-party sites are usually user-submitted rather than official, so the only reliable way to know a specific home is to test it.

Which Iowa counties are in EPA Radon Zone 1?

Every one of Iowa’s 99 counties is in EPA Radon Zone 1. Iowa is the only state where all counties carry the highest-risk EPA zone designation, according to the EPA Map of Radon Zones.

How do I find radon levels by zip code in Iowa?

There is no official radon average by zip code, and online zip-code or county averages are typically user-submitted estimates, not authoritative figures. Because radon varies house to house even on the same street, a short-term or long-term test of your own home is the only accurate way to find your level. A credentialed specialist can run that test for you.

What is the average radon level in Iowa?

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports a statewide average indoor radon level around 8.5 pCi/L, compared with a US average near 1.3 pCi/L. The Iowa Radon Survey found roughly 71.6% of Iowa homes test at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L, the highest share of any state.

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