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Kittson County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kittson County is 181.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 178 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (126), Industrial wastewater discharge (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10). 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: 48.7703, -96.7779.

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 Kittson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	91	51.8	1.76xSignificant	59.5 to 135.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.5	30.2	1.71x	28.7 to 88	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	181.6	143.2	1.27x	138.5 to 236.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	525.1	453.4	1.16x	446 to 616.3	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 Kittson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,582.2	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	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	109.7	96.9	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde10.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Acetaldehyde0.92 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing126
Industrial wastewater discharge17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Chs Hallock, Kennedy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,235,905 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5673WNRTHS21USH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Chs Hallock, Kennedy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lancaster Wwtp, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069073727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Viking Gas Transmission - Humboldt, Humboldt
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002028092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great Lakes Compressor Station 1, Saint Vincent
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007276722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chs Hallock, Kennedy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Viking Gas Transmission - Humboldt, Humboldt
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002028092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Lakes Compressor Station 1, Saint Vincent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007276722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Kittson Memorial Hospital, Hallock
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040104972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chs Hallock, Kennedy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hallock Wwtp, Hallock
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585147: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Karlstad Wwtp, Karlstad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067795844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Great Lakes Compressor Station 1, Saint Vincent
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007276722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hallock Wwtp, Hallock Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $310.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068254070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Bronson Wwtp, Lake Bronson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kennedy Wwtp, Kennedy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067830039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Karlstad Muni, Karlstad
Public airport. O.
Record ID 23D (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hallock Muni, Hallock
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HCO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697525 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Karlstad Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697532 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lake Bronson Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697533 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kennedy Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697534 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lancaster, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kittson County Highway Department, Hallock
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020715163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Prairie Dairy Llc, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068515262 (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 Kittson 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 Kittson 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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