Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in South Dakota
The top 25 of 65 South Dakota 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 | Bennett County | 2 |
| 2 | Butte County | 2 |
| 3 | Custer County | 2 |
| 4 | Dewey County | 2 |
| 5 | Fall River County | 2 |
| 6 | Gregory County | 2 |
| 7 | Haakon County | 2 |
| 8 | Harding County | 2 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 2 |
| 10 | Jones County | 2 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 2 |
| 12 | Meade County | 2 |
| 13 | Mellette County | 2 |
| 14 | Pennington County | 2 |
| 15 | Todd County | 2 |
| 16 | Tripp County | 2 |
| 17 | Ziebach County | 2 |
| 18 | Aurora County | 1 |
| 19 | Beadle County | 1 |
| 20 | Bon Homme County | 1 |
| 21 | Brookings County | 1 |
| 22 | Brown County | 1 |
| 23 | Brule County | 1 |
| 24 | Buffalo County | 1 |
| 25 | Campbell County | 1 |
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 South Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-dakota/highest-radon-counties. Figures from EPA Map of Radon Zones (September 2025).
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