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Choctaw County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Choctaw County is 184.5 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 179 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (116), Air permit holder (minor source) (27), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). 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: 34.0076, -95.5472.

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 Choctaw County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.4	30.2	1.7xSignificant	38.4 to 68	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.6	13.9	1.34x	11 to 30.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.5	51.8	1.32xSignificant	53.5 to 86.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.5	143.2	1.29xSignificant	158.9 to 213.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.6	17.9	1.26x	14.1 to 35	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.4	18.5	1.1x	11 to 34.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.3	453.4	1.07x	441.1 to 535.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	12.5 to 30.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.7	23.8	0.91x	13 to 34.5	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 Choctaw County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,858.3	9,842.6	+81%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.3	75.3	-9%	years
Child mortality	110.2	59.8	+84%	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	141.8	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30	28.6	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde22.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing116
Air permit holder (minor source)27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Coal power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Western Farmers Electric Coop, Hugo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Western Farmers Electric Coop, Hugo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 456,622 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74735WSTRNHWY70 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Hugo, Fort Towson
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6772 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.4
Western Farmers Electric Coop, Hugo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Western Farmers Electric Coop, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hugo Municipal Authority, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064606369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Choctaw Defense, Hugo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Chontnm0107, Hugo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978446 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chotf0118, Boswell
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986270 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Choctaw Mfg And Dev Corp / Choctaw Metal And Goods Mfg Faclty, Hugo
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013813169 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Soper Public Works Authority, Soper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,530.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014332775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Choctaw Defense, Hugo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds.
TRI facility ID 7474WCHCTWCHCTA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Boswell, Town Of, Boswell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Meridian Aggregates Co-Sawyer Facility, Sawyer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020151075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Stan Stamper Muni, Hugo
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HHW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Town of Fort Towson
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1144935691 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1427744297 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Choctaw Co. Rw & Sd #1, Grant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022590766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Trinityrail Maintenance Services Inc / Trinityrail Maintenance Services Hugo, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Choctaw Manufacturing & Devlp, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011011591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meridian Aggregates Co.-Hugo, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022423028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hugo Affordable Rental Homes (Group 1), Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071907374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Murphy Usa #6651, Hugo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 70, Hugo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669535A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S A St - 300 Dewey St, Hugo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 670788E (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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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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