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Boyd County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boyd County is 151.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 21 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7), Public airport (2). 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: 42.8801, -98.6249.

How this county ranks in Nebraska

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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 Boyd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	151.2	143.2	1.06x	102.9 to 229.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	349.4	453.4	0.77x	242.1 to 492.6	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 Boyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,953.2	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde12.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Public airport2
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Blair Property, Spencer
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154729 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Spencer Wastewater Treatment Facility, Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008951526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Butte Wastewater Treatment Facility, Butte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009163154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hagberg Feedyards, Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023153415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koenig Feedlot, Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koenig Feedlot, Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haun Land & Cattle, Inc., Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haun Land & Cattle, Inc., Spencer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farmers Union Cooperative Co, Spencer
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Farmers Union Cooperative Associationn, Lynch
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002080612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Niobrara Valley Hospital, Lynch
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007124405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Bristow Burn Site, Bristow
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007129286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Rustgo Co, Spencer
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007129990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lynch Burn Site, Lynch
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012168000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Spencer Burn Site, Spencer
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012168019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Hagberg Feedyards, Spencer
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110023153415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Butte Burn Site, Butte
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110027228685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Spencer Livestock Co West, Spencer
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030741767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Russ & Louise Garwood Farm, Butte
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Woolf Brothers, Lynch
Public airport. O.
Record ID NE06 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Huffy'S, Spencer
Public airport. O.
Record ID NE81 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5

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 Boyd County

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