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Wilkin County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wilkin County is 144.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 128 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (94), Industrial wastewater discharge (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 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: 46.3261, -96.4402.

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 Wilkin 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	55.4	23.8	2.33xSignificant	33.4 to 86.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.1	51.8	1.57xSignificant	57.5 to 112.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	520.6	453.4	1.15x	452.7 to 596.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.7	30.2	1.05x	18 to 53.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	144.1	143.2	1.01x	111.5 to 184.5	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 Wilkin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,029.7	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	118	96.9	+22%	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.

Formaldehyde11.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde1.02 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing94
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Air permit holder (minor source)8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Large 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.

Breckenridge Dump (Mobile Homes), Breckenridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038751473 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Campbell, Campbell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008801779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Thrifty White Pharmacy #781, Breckenridge
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070559467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Breckenridge Wwtp, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008801840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Rothsay Wwtp, Rothsay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068532403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wilkin County Highway Department, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017697287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Campbell, Tintah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Turner Sand And Gravel Inc, Wolverton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071365109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
360th St, Breckenridge
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062475M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
8th St N - Breck Yard, Breckenridge
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062479P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
5th St S, Breckenridge
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062480J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pope St, Breckenridge
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062484L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
110th St, Comstock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062600X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
120th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062601E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
130th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062602L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
135th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062603T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
140th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062604A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Lind Ave, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062605G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
150th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062606N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
160th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062607V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
170th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062608C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
180th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062610D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
190th St, Wolverton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062611K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
205th St, Kent
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062612S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
210th St, Kent
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 062614F (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 Wilkin 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 Wilkin 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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