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Hodgeman County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hodgeman County is 187.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (17), Industrial wastewater discharge (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 38.0878, -99.8975.

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 Hodgeman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	187.9	143.2	1.31x	118.1 to 289.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	480	453.4	1.06x	360.8 to 630.5	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 Hodgeman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,196.6	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	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	135.5	96.9	+40%	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.

Formaldehyde13.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.77 per million
Acetaldehyde0.89 per million
Benzene0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing17
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired 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.

Jetmore, Jetmore
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1292 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Hanston Waste Water Treatment Plant, Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hideout Bar And Grill Bta, Jetmore
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044861548 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jetmore, City Of (Wwtp), Jetmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040321791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jetmore Muni, Jetmore
Public airport. O.
Record ID K79 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stone Post Dairy, Jetmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010800026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Capstone Feeders, Llc, Jetmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ruff Farms, Inc., Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ruff Feeders, Llc Dba Pawnee Valley Feed Yard, Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hahn Inc., Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanston, City Of, Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070003011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
156-42 Ka-5802-01, Jetmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanston Wastewater System Improvements, Hanston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071848842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U156042 Ka 5802-01 (Stormwater), Jetmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071878080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 156 Highway, Hanston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010163L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Hanston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010174Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Priv, Hanston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010165A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Dodge City Coop Dba Pride Ag Resources - Jetmore, Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001936157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Adm Grain - Jetmore (620 S Main), Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007285400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Adm Grain - Jetmore (S Hwy 283), Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010330999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Plains Pipeline - Hodgeman Station (Crude Stor), Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010331612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Dodge City Co-Op Exchange - Hanston, Hanston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010394377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Chs Mcpherson - Hanston Station (Crude Stor), Hanston Sta.
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010423924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Dodge City Co-Op Exchange - Gray, Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012155648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Jetmore Municipal Power Plant, Jetmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013908897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman 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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