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Cimarron County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cimarron County is 125.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 86 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (61), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7). 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: 36.7405, -102.5171.

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 Cimarron County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	125.3	143.2	0.88x	76.1 to 199.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	341.6	453.4	0.75x	250.6 to 457.7	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 Cimarron County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,801.6	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde10.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.6 per million
Acetaldehyde0.65 per million
Benzene0.41 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing61
Air permit holder (minor source)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
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.

Midstream Engry Svc Llc/Sturgis Cmpsr Sta, Keyes
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Colorado Interstate/Keyes Cmpsr Sta, Keyes
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Boise City, Boise City
Public airport. O.
Record ID 17K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Llc Dba Cimarron Feeders, Texhoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010696657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C & M Cattle, Boise City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brown Brothers Feedlot, Texhoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Browning Agri-Industries Sout, Felt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Browning Agri-Industries - North, Felt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lost Trail Dairy I, Boise City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058931107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lost Trail Dairy Ii, Boise City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058931170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N0290 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014056K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N0280 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014059F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S Cimarron Ave, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014070F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0200 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014071M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0190 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014073B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0180 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014074H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0170 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014075P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0160 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014077D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0150 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014078K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0140 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014079S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
D0263 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014081T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0072 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014082A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0050 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014085V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0350 Rd, Stratford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 017121Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0330 Rd, Boise City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 017123M (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 Cimarron 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 Cimarron 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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