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Wright County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wright County is 149.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 427 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (106), Gas station (mapped facility) (59), Air permit holder (minor source) (47). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 45.2006, -93.9511.

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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 Wright 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	37.6	23.8	1.58xSignificant	33.3 to 42.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.1	2	1.55x	2 to 4.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.6	18.5	1.44xSignificant	23 to 30.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.7	4.8	1.4xSignificant	4.9 to 8.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.3	3.4	1.26x	3 to 6.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2xSignificant	56.7 to 68.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.4	4.6	1.17x	3.9 to 7.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	3 to 6.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.6 to 8.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.9	18.7	1.12x	17.7 to 24.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.9	6.2	1.11x	5.1 to 9.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.9	453.4	1.1xSignificant	483 to 515.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	3 to 6.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.9	14.5	1.1x	13.1 to 19.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.9	30.2	1.09x	29 to 37.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	16.5 to 22.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	3.3 to 6.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	149.7	143.2	1.05x	141 to 158.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.4	16.4	1x	10.7 to 24	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	8.5 to 13.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	10.4 to 15.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.7	6.6	0.86x	4.2 to 7.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	4.1 to 7.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.1	13	0.85x	8.8 to 13.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.9	8.7	0.79x	5.2 to 9	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 Wright County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,105.8	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	27.7	59.8	-54%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	3.4	6.2	-46%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	53.5	96.9	-45%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.5	28.6	-67%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene2 per million
Naphthalene1.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 349 days: 255 good, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 170.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing106
Gas station (mapped facility)59
Air permit holder (minor source)47
Industrial wastewater discharge39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)30
Small hazardous waste generator28
Solar power plant20
Brownfield property11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Large hazardous waste generator8
TRI reporting facility7
Major air pollution source5
Airfield5
Hazardous waste transporter3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Nuclear power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Dura Supreme Inc, Howard Lake
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Dura Supreme, Howard Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol. 197,686 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55349DRSPR300DU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Knife River Albertville Ready Mix, Albertville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 540 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55362KNFRV98NE7 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Wsi Industries, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 327 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5536WWSNDS213CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Delano Wwtp, Delano
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,494.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041043652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
St. Michael Elementary School, St. Michael
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 271713201 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.4
Easiway Systems Inc, Delano
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003899693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Easiway Systems Inc., Delano
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5532WSWYSY54SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Cemstone - Delano, Delano
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5532WCMSTN111BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Monticello Wwtp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Trelleborg Medical Solutions, Delano
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068927219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Wsi Industries, Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003848061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Knife River Albertville Ready Mix, Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030817640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Twin City Die Castings Co, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 55362TWNCT520CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Dura Supreme Inc, Howard Lake
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pengo Attachments, Cokato
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5532WPNGTT13369 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Omg Building Products Llc, Rockford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020713165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Omg Building Products Llc, Rockford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 39 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55373RSYST69BLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.2
Delano, Delano
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1969 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Maple Lake, Maple Lake
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2042 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Dura Supreme Inc, Howard Lake
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Twin City Die Castings Co - Monticello, Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006542438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dentim Dba Etchit, Buffalo
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015590289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cemstone - Delano, Delano
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060261531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monticello Nuclear Facility, Monticello
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 1922 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6

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 Wright 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 Wright 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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