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Finney County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Finney County is 136.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 352 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (93), Rail grade crossing (83), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (74). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 38.0007, -100.8836.

How this county ranks in Kansas

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Finney County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	15.5	13	1.19x	10.1 to 22.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	14.1 to 28	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	5.2 to 15.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	136.4	143.2	0.95x	119.5 to 155	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.1	30.2	0.93x	20.7 to 37.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	379.2	453.4	0.84x	350.8 to 409.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.8	18.5	0.8x	9.6 to 21.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.7	13.9	0.77x	6.4 to 16.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.9	18.7	0.74x	9 to 20.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.1	11.3	0.72x	4.6 to 13.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	10.3	14.5	0.71x	6.2 to 16.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	30.1	51.8	0.58x	22.6 to 39.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	10.8	23.8	0.45x	6.5 to 16.8	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Finney County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,166.9	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	50.9	59.8	-15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	85.5	96.9	-12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.6	28.6	-28%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde13.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.72 per million
Acetaldehyde0.92 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

352 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)93
Rail grade crossing83
NPDES wastewater discharge permit74
Industrial wastewater discharge29
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Major air pollution source8
TRI reporting facility8
Small hazardous waste generator7
Brownfield property5
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Large hazardous waste generator3
Gas power plant3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Coal power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Holcomb Unit 1, Holcomb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,422,572 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67851HLCMB2440H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Lead, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 143,243 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67846FBRCR2814W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Reeve Agri Energy, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 31,161 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6784WRVGRN5665S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Bonanza Bioenergy Llc, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Methanol, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 21,939 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67846BNNZB283EU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Tex Ok Kan Oil Field Services Llc, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 18,527 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67846HYCNC2005N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Holcomb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Peracetic acid. 344,093 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67851BPNCXWESTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Reeve Agri Energy, Inc., Garden City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,319.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010422676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Sunflower Electric - Holcomb, Holcomb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009570259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Holcomb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057418888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Holcomb, Holcomb
Coal power plant.
Record ID 108 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.4
Tex-Ok-Kan Oilfield Services West Site, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015326128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Tex Ok Kan Oil Field Services Llc, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011457789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Bonanza Bioenergy, Llc, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071062688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Concrete Industries, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6784WCNCRT111JC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Garden City Rgnl, Garden City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GCK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Hi Plains Feed Llc, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cobalt, Selenium, Ammonia, Zinc compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 67846HPLNS165NS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hi Plains Feed Llc, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037146175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dairy Farmers Of America - Garden City, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070225845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Garden City, Garden City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003215299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tex-Ok-Kan Oilfield Services West Site, Garden City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015326128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Holcomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057418888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sunflower Electric - Holcomb, Holcomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009570259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
North End Disposal - Finney County (Weldon) Landfill, Garden City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010323845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout Energy - Finney Co. #4 Compressor Station, Garden City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010422667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tallgrass Interstate - Holcomb Station, Holcomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015791133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Finney County Detention Center (H25d0174), Garden City
EPA FRS registry ID
110072255403
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Finney County

Kansas state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Finney County, and their findings.
Kansas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Kansas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Kansas environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Kansas drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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