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Sheridan County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sheridan County is 138.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 54 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (16), Public airport (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 42.5053, -102.4198.

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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 Sheridan County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths138.8143.20.97x104.9 to 182.42020-2024
All cancerNew cases345.2453.40.76x285.7 to 414.92019-2023

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 Sheridan County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,483.29,842.6-14%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.275.3+3%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 deaths105.296.9+8%deaths 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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde10.1 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.67 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.67 per million
  • Benzene0.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing24
  • Air permit holder (minor source)16
  • Public airport4
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • Brownfield property2
  • Commercial airport1

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. Hay Springs Filling Station, Hay Springs

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984048 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  2. Former Gordon Refinery, Gordon

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985812 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  3. Hay Springs Muni, Hay Springs

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 4V6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  4. Modisett, Rushville

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 9V5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  5. Gordon Muni, Gordon

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID GRN (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  6. Sheridan Livestock Auction Co, Rushville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008932833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  7. Black Ranches, Inc., Antioch

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045817201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Strategy Feeders, Llc, Ellsworth

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071898681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Terrell Farms, Llc, Hay Springs

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071953733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Private, Bingham

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064737Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  11. Private, Bingham

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064738F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  12. County Road, Bingham

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064739M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  13. Private, Bingham

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064740G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  14. Private, Bingham

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064741N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  15. County Road, Ellsworth

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064743C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  16. Private, Ellsworth

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064744J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  17. Private, Ellsworth

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064745R (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Sheridan Rd, Ellsworth

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064746X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Private, Ellsworth

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064747E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Private, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064748L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Private, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064749T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Private, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064750M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. Fillmore Ave, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064751U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  24. Private, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064752B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  25. Private, Lakeside

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 064753H (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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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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