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Dickey County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dickey County is 134.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 142 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (105), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 46.1044, -98.5058.

How this county ranks in North Dakota

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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 Dickey County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	134.6	143.2	0.94x	98.8 to 180.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	376.2	453.4	0.83x	310.7 to 452.3	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 Dickey County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,934.3	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	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	61.7	96.9	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde11.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde0.88 per million
Benzene0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing105
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Brownfield property3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Landfill (mapped facility)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.

Golden Rule, Ellendale
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038748291 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Main Street West End Project, Ellendale
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041720331 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Forbes School, Forbes
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042241286 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oakes, City Of, Oakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Oakes Muni, Oakes
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2D5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ellendale Muni, Ellendale
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4E7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/823261540 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Forbes City Of, Forbes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056167810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ellendale City Of, Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040029037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harris Machine Company, Oakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056169177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dakota Missouri Valley & Western Rr-Oakes, Oakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056184374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dickey County Shop, Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056211914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ellendale, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070212748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Wiek Farm, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070621069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Apld Eln-01 Llc, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Applied Digital - Applied Digital Eln-03, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ellendale Acres, Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071962589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ellendale Temporary Housing Development, Duane
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072103439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
25002 Dickey Co Nd Cp8795(001), Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072130244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carter Deering, Fullerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072156809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Ellendale - Ellendale Acres, Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072180561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ellendale Workforce Housing, Ellendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072187049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southeast Water Users District - Sewud West Wtp Phase 1 Improvements, Fullerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072199401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dickey Co. 2 Miles North Of Oakes, Nd, Oakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
10th Street N, Oakes
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 086465A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Dickey County

North Dakota 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 Dickey County, and their findings.
North Dakota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
North Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
North Dakota 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.
North Dakota 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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