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Stafford County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stafford County is 163.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 38.033, -98.6928.

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 Stafford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	163.9	143.2	1.14x	117.5 to 223.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	375.3	453.4	0.83x	304.1 to 459.7	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 Stafford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,057.1	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	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	147	96.9	+52%	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.

Formaldehyde15.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing35
Air permit holder (minor source)28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Major air pollution source1
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.

St John, St. John
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1322 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Stafford, Stafford
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1325 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Southern Star Central - Stafford Station (Air), Stafford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010323202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Saint John Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, St John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Stafford Muni, Stafford
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3TA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1371840541 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Stafford Wastewater Plant, Stafford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006811076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Golden Belt Feeders, Inc., St John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Je Cattle Company, Llc, Macksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010800008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Leon L & Janice K Dunn, Saint John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lsi - Fanshier Site, Great Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G & S Feeders, Inc., Macksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stafford County C&D Landfill, St John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055230888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heifer Source - Pen Grading, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056988292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Fish & Wildlife Service - Quivera, Stafford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070619417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Estate Management Services Of Mo, Topeka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hooray Ranch Restoration - Ducks Unlimited Inc., Stafford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071878167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stafford County Intermodal Terminal, St. John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071942883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stafford Co., St. John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072162991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stafford Co. Nw 30th St. Hrrr, St John
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072228221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salt Marsh Rd, Sylvia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 008990U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fairview St, Zenith
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 008991B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sherman St, Zenith
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 008992H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ne 130th Ave, Zenith
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 008993P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ne 120th Ave, Zenith
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 008994W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Stafford 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 Stafford 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.

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