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Hughes County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hughes County is 223.6 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 362 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (265), Rail grade crossing (38), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27). 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: 35.0356, -96.2897.

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 Hughes County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	63.4	30.2	2.1xSignificant	48.1 to 82.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.1	17.9	1.74xSignificant	20.3 to 46	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	223.6	143.2	1.56xSignificant	193.2 to 257.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	20	14.5	1.38x	11.2 to 33.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.3	18.7	1.3x	15.1 to 37.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.1	51.8	1.28x	50.8 to 85.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	471	453.4	1.04x	425.4 to 520.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18	18.5	0.97x	10.2 to 30.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.2	23.8	0.93x	12.9 to 35.8	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 Hughes County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,288.7	9,842.6	+65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.4	75.3	-8%	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	165.3	96.9	+70%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.5	28.6	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde22.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Pahpom0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)265
Rail grade crossing38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Brownfield property8
Major air pollution source6
Public airport4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Heliport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Northridge Gas Plant, Calvin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 18,741 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7453WNRTHR49NS3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Hickory Hills Gas Plant, Stuart
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Benzene, n-Hexane, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 15,772 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7457WHCKRY8636H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Enogex Prod Corp/Wetumka Gas Plt, Wetumka
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,835.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Wetumka Gas Processing Plant, Wetumka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Propylene. 19,627 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7488WNGXPR12MIS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Northridge Gas Plant, Calvin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Hickory Hills Gas Plant, Stuart
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070379455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Enogex Prod Corp/Wetumka Gas Plt, Wetumka
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,835.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Wetumka Landfill, Wetumka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,333.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022587235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Markwest Oklahoma Gas Co Llc / West Relay Compessor Station, Horntown
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067575822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Holdenville Pwa, Holdenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $46,688.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
The Pork Group Inc / Holdenville Feed Mill, Holdenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Markwest Oklahoma G/Stuart S Cmpsr Sta, Stuart
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028009189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Markwest Oklahoma Gas Co Llc/Stuart N Cmpsr Sta, Stuart
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031094759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Devon Gas Svc Lp/Northridge Gas Plt, Stuart
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033178175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Markwest Oklahoma Gas Co Llc/Brewer Cmpsr Sta, Stuart
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037613231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Holdenville Pwa, Holdenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,850.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064596520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Village, Holdenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013720857 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clayton T. Project, F449, Holdenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038750438 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
White T. 2 Project, F150, Wetumka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038750642 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wetumka Armory, Wetumka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964948 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Holdenville Industrial Park, Holdenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974073 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wetumka Theater, Wetumka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975966 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
June'S Restaurant, Holdenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985507 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dustin - Former Pittstop, Dustin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135912 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dustin Public Works Authority, Dustin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Hughes 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 Hughes 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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