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Love County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Love County is 228.7 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 112 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (72), Rail grade crossing (16), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 33.8937, -97.3498.

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 Love County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.5	30.2	1.97xSignificant	42.8 to 81.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	228.7	143.2	1.6xSignificant	193.4 to 269	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.8	17.9	1.5x	15.4 to 43.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.6	51.8	1.23x	46.6 to 85.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	377.8	453.4	0.83x	331.8 to 428.9	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 Love County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,673.5	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	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	123.4	96.9	+27%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde21.65 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.7 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 274 days: 203 good, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 169.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)72
Rail grade crossing16
Gas station (mapped facility)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Public airport4
EPA air quality monitor1
Solar power plant1
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.

Chickasaw Tribal Utilities Authority, Thackerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043303939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Marietta, City Of, Marietta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009154672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/20582203 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cni Manufacturing Llc, Marietta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004764318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Amrize South Central Inc / Thackerville Sand Plant 66, Marietta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063712415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Border Casino, Thackerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Redi-Mix, Llc-Thackerville, Thackerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gladney Lake Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020679H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sandpiper Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020680C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fairview St, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020681J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Nashoba Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020682R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Reed Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020683X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Addington Bend Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020687A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Grice Rd, Thackerville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020688G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mcgehee Rd, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020690H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Creek St, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020691P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Main St, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020692W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Bill Halstied St, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020693D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Tims Rd, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020694K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020695S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Marietta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020696Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Overbrook Rd, Ardmore
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020698M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Lodge Rd, Ardmore
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020699U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Carlyle Chevrolet-Geo, Marietta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001649547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Atlas Pipeline Midc/Enville Booster Sta, Marietta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007161597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Love 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 Love 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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