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Crow Wing County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crow Wing County is 145.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 157 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (38), Gas station (mapped facility) (29), Air permit holder (minor source) (24). 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: 46.4693, -94.0701.

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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 Crow Wing County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinDeaths422xSignificant2.3 to 6.52020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases46.223.81.94xSignificant39.9 to 53.32019-2023
EsophagusNew cases8.14.61.76xSignificant5.7 to 11.42019-2023
EsophagusDeaths5.83.71.57xSignificant3.8 to 8.72020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases22.214.51.53xSignificant18.1 to 27.12019-2023
BladderNew cases27.318.71.46xSignificant23.2 to 32.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.26.21.32x5.5 to 11.92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases23.317.91.3xSignificant18.8 to 28.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases23.518.51.27xSignificant19.3 to 28.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.94.81.23x4.1 to 8.42020-2024
StomachNew cases8.16.61.23x5.8 to 11.32019-2023
BladderDeaths4.84.11.17x3.2 to 7.12020-2024
All cancerNew cases529.8453.41.17xSignificant509 to 551.42019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.14.41.16x3.2 to 7.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases58.651.81.13xSignificant52.5 to 65.42019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.85.71.02x3.9 to 8.42020-2024
All cancerDeaths145.2143.21.01x135.2 to 1562020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths30.530.21.01x26.3 to 35.42020-2024
PancreasNew cases13.513.90.97x10.7 to 17.12019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.311.30.91x7.9 to 13.42020-2024
ThyroidNew cases10.9130.84x7.5 to 15.32019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths5.46.60.82x3.7 to 7.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.58.70.75x4.5 to 9.32019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths2.53.40.74x1.5 to 4.42020-2024

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 Crow Wing County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,320.69,842.6-26%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.775.3+4%years
Child mortality54.459.8-9%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.86.2-23%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths9496.9-3%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths15.928.6-44%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.

  • Formaldehyde12.1 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Benzene1.37 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 284 good, 14 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 37, peak 174.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing38
  • Gas station (mapped facility)29
  • Air permit holder (minor source)24
  • Small hazardous waste generator11
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
  • Industrial wastewater discharge9
  • Airfield7
  • Public airport4
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant), Baxter, Brainerd

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46.8. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MND000686196 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Keystone Automotive Industries Minnesota Inc, Brainerd

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 405 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 56401NRTHSPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  3. Knife River Corp N Central Baxter, Baxter

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 86 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5642WKNFRV7925I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6

  4. Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, Brainerd

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 270353204 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 5.2

  5. Brainerd Lakes Rgnl, Brainerd

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID BRD (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5

  6. Keystone Automotive Industries Inc, Brainerd

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000427379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  7. Brainerd Wwtp, Baxter

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,085.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039737522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Knife River Corp N Central Baxter, Baxter

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070557795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  9. Wausau Paper Mills Llc, Brainerd

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000737070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. Crosslake Wwtp, Crosslake

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041060883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  11. Mille Lacs Band Wade Property, Garrison

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071973862 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. River Oaks Dental (Crosslake), Cross Lake

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006061233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008725415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Minneapolis Heart Institute - Isle Dr, Baxter

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110068093191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/171528007 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  16. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/171528008 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  17. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/171528009 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  18. Viking Label And Packaging, Inc.-Softener, Nisswa

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007603815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  19. Serpent Lake Wwtp, Crosby

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110068769577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  20. Range Printing - Brainerd, Brainerd

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003728271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Isd 181 - Brainerd Senior High School, Brainerd

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003906033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Graphic Packaging International Inc, Crosby

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007607982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Anderson Brothers Constructio, Brainerd

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008798453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Crow Wing County Highway Department, Brainerd

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020839798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Wood Products Unlimited Inc, Brainerd

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035442704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

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 Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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