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Logan County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 100.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (61), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (5), Public airport (3). 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: 46.4613, -99.4768.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths100.1143.20.7x54.6 to 175.32020-2024
All cancerNew cases313.1453.40.69x221.6 to 434.42019-2023

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 Logan County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,386.29,842.6-35%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy80.575.3+7%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.76 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.76 per million
  • Benzene0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing61
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
  • Public airport3
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Napoleon Muni, Napoleon

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 5B5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  2. Gackle Muni, Gackle

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 9G9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  3. Gackle City Of, Gackle

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011045298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  4. Fredonia City Of, Fredonia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056166394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. Napoleon City Of, Napoleon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056178443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. City Of Napoleon - Water System Improvements 2025, Napoleon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072165484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Gross Cattle Company Deep Pit Barn, Napoleon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072257105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. County Line, Kulm

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690533M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  9. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690534U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  10. 64th Ave Se, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690536H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  11. Main St, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690537P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  12. Nd 56, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690539D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  13. C-2420/75 St Se, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690540X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  14. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690541E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  15. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690542L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  16. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690543T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  17. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690544A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  18. Field, Fredonia

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690545G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  19. Field, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690546N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  20. 58th Ave Se, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690547V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  21. 55th Ave Se, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690551K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  22. 54th Ave Se, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690553Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  23. 53rd Ave Se, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690554F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  24. 52nd Ave Se, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690556U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  25. Mcintsh St/Hwy 30, Lehr

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 690558H (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 Logan 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 Logan 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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