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Ellis County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ellis County is 158.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 785 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (754), Rail grade crossing (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (3). 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: 36.2319, -99.7982.

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 Ellis County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.4	30.2	1.87xSignificant	31.8 to 95.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.7	51.8	1.38x	43.9 to 113.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.6	143.2	1.11x	112.2 to 219.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	398.6	453.4	0.88x	321.3 to 490.3	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 Ellis County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,086.6	9,842.6	+43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	75.3	-3%	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	131.2	96.9	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde15.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
Acetaldehyde0.98 per million
Benzene0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)754
Rail grade crossing21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Wastewater plant (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.

Dcp Midstream Lp/Ellis Cnty 3 - Nng, Shattuck
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007165147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Unbridled Resources Llc / Jimmie Joyce Ctb Production Facility, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070262748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Teddy 1 Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070222924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unbridled Resources Llc / Carroll Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,715.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unbridled Resources Llc / Miller Fielder Ctb Production Facility, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unbridled Resources Llc / Willa Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $15,645.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unbridled Resources Llc / Holloway 22 Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $28,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070616476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unbridled Resources Llc / Roberta Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070684156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dcp Midstream Lp/Ellis Cnty 2, Fargo
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007165548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Unbridled Resources Llc / Berryman Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070222830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Miller 6 Ctb, Arnett
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070248613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Gage, Gage
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GAG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Town of Gage
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1177230019 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Luthi Farms, Llc., Gage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3 M&H Land And Cattle Llc (Formerly Panhandle Feeders Of Shattuck, Llc), Gage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattleman'S Choice Feedyard, Inc., Gage
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iofina Resources, Inc. (Io8), Arnett
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070912134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oneok - Ogt - Gage Mlv & M-1024 (Shanandoah), Gage
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071517478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N1910 Rd, Fargo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014471F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main St, Fargo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014472M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N1890 Rd, Fargo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014474B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Fargo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014475H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N1870 Rd, Fargo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014476P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pecan St, Gage
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014481L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N Main St, Gage
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014482T (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 Ellis 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 Ellis 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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