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Hubbard County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hubbard County is 138 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (9), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Air permit holder (minor source) (7). 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: 47.1196, -94.9167.

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 Hubbard County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	26.8	14.5	1.85xSignificant	18.3 to 38	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.5	23.8	1.7xSignificant	30.4 to 53.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	20.3	13	1.56x	12.1 to 31.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.9	18.7	1.44xSignificant	19.7 to 36.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.2 to 13	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.9	17.9	1.22x	14.6 to 31.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	533.5	453.4	1.18xSignificant	496.7 to 572.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	8.4 to 20.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16	13.9	1.15x	10.4 to 24.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.1	51.8	1.1x	46.9 to 69.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	138	143.2	0.96x	121.5 to 156.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.4	18.5	0.94x	11.6 to 25.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.6	30.2	0.88x	19.8 to 35.7	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 Hubbard County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,267.6	9,842.6	-36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.1	75.3	+6%	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	77.6	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde10.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Benzene1 per million
Acetaldehyde0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)9
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Rail grade crossing7
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Airfield3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Lamb-Weston/Rdo Frozen, Park Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine. 297,237 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56470NVRSKHWY71 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Lamb-Weston/Rdo Frozen, Park Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber Llc - Bemidji Lumbermill, Bemidji
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 14 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56601PTLTC5518C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Potlatch Land & Lumber Llc - Bemidji Lumbermill, Bemidji
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022810831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Team Industries Park Rapids, Park Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022411317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lamb-Weston/Rdo Frozen, Park Rapids
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Potlatch Land & Lumber Llc - Bemidji Lumbermill, Bemidji
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022810831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Park Rapids Dump, Park Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749192 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Team Industries Park Rapids, Park Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 56470TMNDS51IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lamb-Weston/Rdo Frozen, Park Rapids
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Founders Fiberglass Llc, Park Rapids
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,288.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071064238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Park Rapids Muni/Konshok Fld, Park Rapids
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PKD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Park Rapids Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853899 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Akeley Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853903 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Nevis Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853907 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Vogts Dirt Service Llc, Solway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041957521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Saint Joseph'S Area Health Services, Park Rapids
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003814463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gladen Construction Inc, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008780710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long Construction Inc, Park Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cumber Construction Inc, Park Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068224969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ras Excavating Llc, Akeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072187573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pembina Co - Pcn 23962, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072246556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nd22 Drainage Improvements Pcn 23878, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C.P. 029-030-021 C.S.A.H. 30, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072249581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pine Products Inc, Bemidji
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Hubbard 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 Hubbard 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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