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Okmulgee County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Okmulgee County is 217 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 213 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (73), Air permit holder (minor source) (59), Gas station (mapped facility) (24). 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: 35.6018, -95.9529.

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 Okmulgee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	8	3.4	2.35xSignificant	4.8 to 12.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57	30.2	1.89xSignificant	48 to 67.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	8.5	4.6	1.85xSignificant	5.1 to 13.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8	4.4	1.82xSignificant	4.8 to 12.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.6	17.9	1.77xSignificant	24.6 to 40	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	89.4	51.8	1.73xSignificant	78.1 to 102.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	22.1	13	1.7xSignificant	15.6 to 30.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.7	6.2	1.56x	5.8 to 15.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.5	14.5	1.55xSignificant	16.6 to 30	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	217	143.2	1.52xSignificant	198.7 to 236.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.2	4.8	1.5x	4.2 to 11.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16	11.3	1.42xSignificant	11.4 to 21.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.7	6.6	1.32x	5.1 to 13.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	571.7	453.4	1.26xSignificant	540.7 to 604.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17	13.9	1.22x	12.2 to 23.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.8	6.6	1.18x	4.7 to 12.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	3.6 to 10.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	15.3 to 27.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.4	8.7	0.97x	5.2 to 13.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.5	18.5	0.84x	11 to 21.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.1	23.8	0.76x	12.9 to 24.9	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 Okmulgee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,057.9	9,842.6	+53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.9	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	93.4	59.8	+56%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9	6.2	+45%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	127.6	96.9	+32%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.6	28.6	+28%	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.

Formaldehyde21.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing73
Air permit holder (minor source)59
Gas station (mapped facility)24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Brownfield property8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Henryetta Iron and Metal, Henryetta
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OKN000607147 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
1200 W 20th St Okmulgee, Okmulgee
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Cp Kelco, Okmulgee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 391,718 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74447KLCDV1200W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Anchor Glass Container Corp, Henryetta
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
1200 W 20th St Okmulgee, Okmulgee
Major air pollution source. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Anchor Glass Container Corp, Henryetta
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Anchor Glass Container Corporation-Henryetta, Henryetta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 262 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74437NCHRG61EBL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
1200 W 20th St Okmulgee, Okmulgee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Anchor Glass Container Corp, Henryetta
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Anchor Glass Container Corp, Henryetta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Henryetta (Ok1020709), Henryetta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010774331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Polyvision Corp, Okmulgee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 74447LLNCM35MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
1200 W 20th St Okmulgee, Okmulgee
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Anchor Glass Container Corp, Henryetta
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Polyvision Corp, Okmulgee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Okmulgee Wwtp, Okmulgee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010650303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Morris, City Of -Nw Plant, Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Beggs, City Of, Beggs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Henryetta Greenspace , Dewar
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038717877 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Henryetta Iron & L Facility, Henryetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042233883 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dewar Acquisition, Dewar
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964940 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Henryetta Armory, Henryetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965978 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Country Club, Okmulgee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976608 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Honey Creek United Indian Methodist Church, Okmulgee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981647 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Sharpe'S Building, Okmulgee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114941 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) 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 Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee 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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