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Neosho County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Neosho County is 171.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 245 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (75), Air permit holder (minor source) (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 37.5603, -95.3068.

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 Neosho County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.1	17.9	1.46x	16.9 to 38.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.7	18.5	1.44x	16.8 to 40.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.5	30.2	1.34x	29.5 to 54.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	171.6	143.2	1.2xSignificant	147.9 to 198.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.4	51.8	1.03x	40.7 to 69.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	460.6	453.4	1.02x	419.4 to 505.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.8	23.8	0.96x	13.8 to 35.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.2	18.7	0.87x	9.6 to 26.2	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 Neosho County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,634.5	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	98.2	59.8	+64%	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	78.2	96.9	-19%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde18.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.62 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 234 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 315.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing75
Air permit holder (minor source)49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Industrial wastewater discharge32
Brownfield property11
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Oil-fired power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Wind 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.

Ash Grove Cement Co, Chanute
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 824,585 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66720SHGRVNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Hi-Lo Industries Inc, Chanute
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 106,280 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6672WHLNDS3928R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute Plant, Chanute
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Hi Lo Industries Incorporated, Chanute
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001238740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Hbd/Thermoid Inc, Chanute
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 14,450 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66720THRMD201NA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Orizon, Chanute
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017523045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
CHANUTE
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 201330003 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.7
Hbd/Thermoid Inc, Chanute
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute Plant, Chanute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute Plant, Chanute
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute Plant, Chanute
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Erie Energy Center, Erie
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7766 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Erie, Erie
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1276 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute Plant, Chanute
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Erie, Erie
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110041107218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hbd/Thermoid Inc, Chanute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chanute Mun. Power Plant #3, Chanute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001370178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chanute Mun. Power Plant #2, Chanute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001370187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hi Lo Industries Incorporated, Chanute
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001238740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City Of Chanute Landfill, Chanute
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039997750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Chanute 2, Chanute
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1268 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Chanute 3, Chanute
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7018 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
City Of Chanute - S. Santa Fe Bta, Chanute
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001244216 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hi-Lo Industries, Chanute
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017516428 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chanute Movie Theater Bta, Chanute
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024616325 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Neosho 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 Neosho 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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