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Gray County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gray County is 161.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 111 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (15). 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: 37.7514, -100.4335.

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 Gray County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	161.5	143.2	1.13x	121.9 to 210.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.2	453.4	0.96x	363.2 to 515.3	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 Gray County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,691.8	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.5	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	71.6	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde12.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.47 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing52
NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Wind power plant4
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Southern Star Central - Montezuma Station, Montezuma
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014010756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ingalls Muni, Ingalls
Public airport. O.
Record ID 30K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cimarron Muni, Cimarron
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8K8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Montezuma Muni, Montezuma
Public airport. O.
Record ID K17 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/14157755745 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Old City Sewer Ponds
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/98524788 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Montezuma, Ks 5573 Satellite, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008346478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Midwest Feeders, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingalls Feedyard East, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingalls Feed Yard, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hy Plains Feedyard, Montezuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R & P Calf Ranch, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Royal Farms Dairy, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc - Southwest Pork #665-668, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dewey Feedyard, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cimarron Wastewater Plant, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cimarron Dairy, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sagebrush Feeders, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cimarron Crossing Feeders, Llc, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gray County Feed Yard, Llc, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017470191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattle Country Feeders, Inc., Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022446290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Santa Fe Feeders, Llc, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024748736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Far West Starter Yard, Cj Land & Cattle, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rathmourne Dairy, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
50-35 Ka-2383-01, Cimarron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071095446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

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

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Gray 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 Gray 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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