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Sheridan County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sheridan County is 103.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 59 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Rail grade crossing (15), Industrial wastewater discharge (11). 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: 39.3517, -100.4417.

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 Sheridan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	397.9	453.4	0.88x	304.6 to 513.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	103.3	143.2	0.72x	65 to 162.3	2020-2024

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 Sheridan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,931.7	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.4	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	136.3	96.9	+41%	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.

Formaldehyde11.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde0.79 per million
Benzene0.45 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Rail grade crossing15
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
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 - Hoxie Station, Hoxie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014379537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hoxie-Sheridan County, Hoxie
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1F5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Goetz & Son Feedlot, Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hoxie Feedyard, Llc, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baalman Feedyard, Rexford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
H.J. Stephens & Sons, Inc., Grinnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sealock Inc., Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bixenman Brothers, Grainfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sheridan County Landfill, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055225224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Double D Farms Feedlot, Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064621379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hoxie, City Of, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U024-090 Ka 3248-01, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070154830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sheridan County Msw Landfill Permit #181, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sand Creek Concrete Llc, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071157558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D & M Cattle Inc, Grinnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071426615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
23-90 Ka-6019-01, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071656331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
23-90 Ka-5756-01, Selden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
90c-5298-01, Hoxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N Road 40w, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599046V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Us-83 Highway, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599048J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N Road 60 W, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599049R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599050K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Kentucky Avenue, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599051S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
364, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599052Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N Road 80 W, Selden
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 599053F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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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