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Beltrami County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Beltrami County is 141.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 153 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (34), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (21), Rail grade crossing (20). 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: 47.9764, -94.8405.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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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 Beltrami County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	41.4	23.8	1.74xSignificant	33.6 to 50.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	21	14.5	1.45xSignificant	15.8 to 27.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.6	17.9	1.43xSignificant	19.6 to 32.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.5	4.6	1.41x	3.9 to 10.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.9	51.8	1.35xSignificant	60.7 to 80.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.7	6.6	1.32x	5.4 to 13.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8	6.2	1.29x	4.6 to 12.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.3	5.7	1.28x	4.4 to 11.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	547.4	453.4	1.21xSignificant	519 to 576.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.6	18.5	1.17x	16.3 to 28.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14	13	1.08x	9.2 to 20.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.9	30.2	1.06x	25.8 to 39	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.7	18.7	1.05x	14.9 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.6	143.2	0.99x	127.9 to 156.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.5	13.9	0.97x	9.4 to 18.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	6.2 to 14.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.6	8.7	0.64x	3.2 to 9.2	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 Beltrami County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,759	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	68.5	59.8	+15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.7	6.2	+41%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	124	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54	28.6	+89%	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.

Formaldehyde10.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene1.34 per million
Acetaldehyde0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 363 days: 287 good, 17 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 191.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)34
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)21
Rail grade crossing20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Small hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
EPA air quality monitor3
Public airport3
Brownfield property3
Major air pollution source2
Airfield2
Commercial airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

West Fraser Us Ewp Llc - Bemidji, Solway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Diisocyanates and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 83,855 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56678NRTHWCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Northwood Panelboard Company, Solway
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $53,865.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Red Lake Nation, Red Lake
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 270072304 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.7
Bemidji Rgnl, Bemidji
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BJI (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Northwood Panelboard Company, Solway
Major air pollution source. Penalties $53,865.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kelliher Wwtp, Kelliher
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068381771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Otter Tail Power Co - Solway Plant, Solway
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038098769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bemidji Wwtp, Bemidji
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039737416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Solway Ct, Solway
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7947 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Stately Assignments, Redby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966395 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Forest Products, Redby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967077 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Hardware, Mechanic Shop, Red Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977747 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northwest Mech Service Of Bemidji Inc, Bemidji
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003753313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Stoney Creek Sand & Gravel, Kelliher
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070228003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mizpah Precision Mfg Inc, Bemidji
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071494762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Land O Lakes Wood Preserving Co., Tenstrike
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
TRI facility ID 56683LNDLKPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Otter Tail Power Co - Solway Plant, Solway
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038098769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Northstar Materials Inc-Portable Ashpalt Plants 1 & 2 & 5, Bemidji
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Kelliher Wwtp, Kelliher
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585068: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Waskish Muni, Waskish
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID VWU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Dress Club Cleaners, Bemidji
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12289050144 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Beltrami County
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1414651222 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Ponemah Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853913 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Redby Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853914 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Red Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853915 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 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 Beltrami County

Minnesota 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 Beltrami County, and their findings.
Minnesota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Minnesota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Minnesota 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.
Minnesota 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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