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Caddo County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Caddo County is 219.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 392 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (252), Rail grade crossing (70), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 35.1965, -98.3547.

How this county ranks in Oklahoma

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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 Caddo County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.6	30.2	1.97xSignificant	48.2 to 73.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	16.2	8.7	1.86xSignificant	10.5 to 24	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.1	6.6	1.68x	6.5 to 17.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	219.8	143.2	1.53xSignificant	196.8 to 244.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69	51.8	1.33xSignificant	56.9 to 83.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	13.7 to 29.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	493.8	453.4	1.09xSignificant	459.1 to 530.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	7.4 to 19.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	9.3 to 21.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.5	18.7	1.04x	13.2 to 27.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	8.1 to 21.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.3	14.5	0.99x	8.9 to 22	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.2	23.8	0.81x	12.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.7	18.5	0.79x	9.2 to 22.5	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 Caddo County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,064.8	9,842.6	+63%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69	75.3	-8%	years
Child mortality	102.8	59.8	+72%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.4	6.2	+68%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	147.5	96.9	+52%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.5	28.6	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde18.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.31 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)252
Rail grade crossing70
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Public airport15
Brownfield property14
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source4
Gas power plant3
Solar power plant3
Wind power plant3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Oklahoma Refining Co., Cyril
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OKD091598870 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Hydro, Town Of, Hydro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $56,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Pso-Southwestern Power Station, Anadarko
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000705041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Anadarko Station, Anadarko
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001631440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pso-Southwestern Power Station, Anadarko
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000705041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Anadarko Station, Anadarko
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001631440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mustang Gas Prod Ll/Binger Plt, Binger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007163791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southwestern, Anadarko
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2964 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission / Cogar Compressor Station, Binger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007388380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anadarko Plant, Anadarko
Gas power plant.
Record ID 3006 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.5
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Anadarko Station, Anadarko
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001631440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Blake Production Co Inc / Alameda 1112 1 8 5xh, Hinton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110072129260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wfec Genco Llc, Anadarko
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55655 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Holly Tex 2 (Holly T2), Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060966361 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Caddo Nation 11 Acres, Binger
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060974450 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Anadarko Armory, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964951 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Caddo Nation Travel Plaza, Binger
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968659 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wichita Travel Plaza Site, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968958 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wichita 9.32 Acres, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968962 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Delaware Nation Green Tech Property, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973922 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kiowa Tribe'S 197 Acre Ceremonial Ground, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974092 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North 40 Tribal Complex, Apache
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974093 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fort Sill Apache Tribal Complex, Apache
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979232 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Miller Theater, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984098 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Center, Anadarko
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984099 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Caddo County

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