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Greer County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greer County is 163.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 20 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (8), Rail grade crossing (4), Public airport (2). 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: 34.9201, -99.5142.

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 Greer County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths163.9143.21.14x124.5 to 212.82020-2024
All cancerNew cases410.2453.40.9x344.8 to 485.22019-2023

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 Greer County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,764.39,842.6-1%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.175.3-3%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 deaths120.396.9+24%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: 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.

  • Formaldehyde15.46 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.09 per million
  • Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)8
  • Rail grade crossing4
  • Public airport2
  • Brownfield property2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit1

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. Mangum, Mangum

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 2991 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  2. Mangum Armory, Mangum

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038756110 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  3. Hotel Franklin, Mangum

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965977 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Scott Fld, Mangum

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 2K4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  5. Mangum Municipal Landfill, Mangum

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004772176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. E1510, Blair

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 018213P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  7. Hwy 283, Blair

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 018214W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  8. Private Road, Blair

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 018215D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  9. Mangum Farmers Coop / Mangum 50419, Mangum

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001642223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  10. Scott Jewett Truck Line Inc, Mangum

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002405816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  11. Mangum City Of / Mangum Diesel Plant, Mangum

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055580553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  12. New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Dba At An / Cct Mangum 12710957, Mangum

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070507450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  13. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative / Lake Creek Sw, Granite

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070616478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  14. New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Dba At An / Granite 10593168, Granite

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070791049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  15. Tmobile Central Llc / Ok01739a Granite, Granite

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071084234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  16. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative / Mangum Mw, Mangum

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071722334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  17. Private, Duke

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 849571T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1

  18. Auto Repair

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1206494531 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. Love's

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1255420462 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Scott, Mangum

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 7OK2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

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 Greer 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 Greer 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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