Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in New Mexico
The top 25 of 32 New Mexico counties on GIS Map, ranked by EPA radon zone, where zone 1 carries the highest predicted indoor radon potential and zone 3 the lowest.
| # | County | EPA radon zone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catron County | 2 |
| 2 | Chaves County | 2 |
| 3 | Cibola County | 2 |
| 4 | Curry County | 2 |
| 5 | De Baca County | 2 |
| 6 | Eddy County | 2 |
| 7 | Grant County | 2 |
| 8 | Guadalupe County | 2 |
| 9 | Harding County | 2 |
| 10 | Hidalgo County | 2 |
| 11 | Lea County | 2 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 2 |
| 13 | Los Alamos County | 2 |
| 14 | Luna County | 2 |
| 15 | McKinley County | 2 |
| 16 | Otero County | 2 |
| 17 | Quay County | 2 |
| 18 | Roosevelt County | 2 |
| 19 | San Juan County | 2 |
| 20 | Sandoval County | 2 |
| 21 | Sierra County | 2 |
| 22 | Socorro County | 2 |
| 23 | Torrance County | 2 |
| 24 | Union County | 2 |
| 25 | Valencia County | 2 |
Source: EPA Map of Radon Zones (September 2025). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in New Mexico”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-mexico/highest-radon-counties. Figures from EPA Map of Radon Zones (September 2025).
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