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Kingman County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kingman County is 376.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 6.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 224 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (129), Air permit holder (minor source) (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 37.5599, -98.1363.

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 Kingman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	35.1	5.7	6.16xSignificant	19 to 59.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	376.7	143.2	2.63xSignificant	323.6 to 436.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	72.1	30.2	2.39xSignificant	50.6 to 100.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	38.4	23.8	1.61x	22.7 to 61.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	508.9	453.4	1.12x	447.7 to 577	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.9	51.8	0.89x	30.3 to 68.5	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 Kingman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	27,595.4	9,842.6	+180%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	61	75.3	-19%	years
Child mortality	173	59.8	+189%	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	119.4	96.9	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde16.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.27 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing129
Air permit holder (minor source)39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Brownfield property5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wastewater plant (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.

Kingman Gas Plant, Cheney
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 55,732 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6702WKNGMN13433 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Farrar Corp, Norwich
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 49 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67118FRRRC142WB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Concrete Enterprises, Kingman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6706WCNCRT319ES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Great Lakes Polymer Technologies Llc, Kingman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 67068PGNCX1SPEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Farrar Corporation, Norwich
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064230149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Pgi Inc, Kingman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039494188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cheney Gas Plant, Cheney
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kingman Municipal Power Plant, Kingman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017556116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kansas Gas Service - Calista Station (Air), Kingman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031501435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eshnaur'S Grocery, Norwich
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017938687 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Kingman Service Station Bta, Kingman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041307216 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cunningham Truck Stop, Cunningham
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043241710 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kingman Manufacturing Bta, Cunningham
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967600 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kingman Hospital Bta, Kingman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983952 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Calista Compressor, Kingman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041993867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lumen Energy Corp., Cheney
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007364501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kingman Municipal Power Plant, Kingman
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017556116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cunningham, City Of (Wwtp), Cunningham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Superior Midstream, Llc, Cheney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006810987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Kingman, City Of (Wwtp), Kingman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Norwich Wastewater Plant, Norwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Norwich, Norwich
Public airport. O.
Record ID 49K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Kingman/Clyde Cessna Fld, Kingman
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9K8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/687180313 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, Kingman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017592880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Kingman 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 Kingman 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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