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Jackson County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 173.3 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 245 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (169), Air permit holder (minor source) (36), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (11). 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: 34.5982, -99.3748.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	16.9	11.3	1.5x	10.9 to 25.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.9	8.7	1.48x	7.5 to 20.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32	23.8	1.34x	22.9 to 43.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33xSignificant	30.8 to 51.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.9	18.5	1.29x	16.1 to 34.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.3	143.2	1.21xSignificant	152.2 to 196.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.6	17.9	1.15x	13.8 to 29.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	8.8 to 22.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	11.3 to 25.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	413	453.4	0.91x	379.3 to 449	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42	51.8	0.81x	32.2 to 53.9	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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,788.1	9,842.6	+20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	51.8	59.8	-13%	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	111.3	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19	28.6	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde16.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing169
Air permit holder (minor source)36
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Public airport3
Commercial airport2
Major air pollution source1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

American Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Duke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,096 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73532MRCNG18972 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Altus Se Wastewater Treatment Plant, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000753471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Altus Air Force Base, Altus Afb
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042090082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
American Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Duke
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043694605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
American Gypsum Co Llc / Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Duke
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
American Gypsum Co Llc / Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Duke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Altus Air Force Base, Altus Afb
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042090082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
American Gypsum Co Llc / Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Duke
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bar-S Foods - Altus Plant, Altus
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000566076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Altus/Quartz Mountain Rgnl, Altus
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AXS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Olustee Muni, Olustee
Public airport. O.
Record ID F09 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Altus Laundry & Cleaners, Altus
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13927894975 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
American Gypsum Co Llc / Gypsum Quarry Duke, Duke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007165076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kizziar Feed Lots Inc, Olustee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010690270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Altus, City Of - Sw Wds, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mock Feed Yards, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Altus Lp Lf Replacement Phases 1-5, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070672321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Altus Lg Phase 1-7, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Altus Lm Phases 1-4, Altus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071436599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ae5063 Duke Replacement Project (Wo# Pending), Duke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072246833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N Broadway, Headrick
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669674V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N2150 Rd, Headrick
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669675C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N2140 Rd, Altus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669676J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N2130 Rd, Altus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669677R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
N2120 Rd, Altus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 669678X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.

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