OK / county FIPS 40119 / county research

Payne County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Payne County is 169.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 296 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (124), Gas station (mapped facility) (43), Rail grade crossing (37). 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: 36.1011, -96.9882.

How this county ranks in Oklahoma

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Payne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	4.5	2	2.25xSignificant	2.6 to 7.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.4	3.4	1.59x	3.3 to 8.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.6	4.4	1.5x	4.2 to 9.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.7	17.9	1.44xSignificant	20.6 to 31.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.9	6.2	1.27x	5.3 to 11.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	18.5 to 28.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.8 to 8.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	169.5	143.2	1.18xSignificant	156.8 to 183	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.3	13	1.18x	11.3 to 20.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.3	30.2	1.17x	29.7 to 41.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.1	23.8	1.14x	22 to 33.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	3.1 to 8.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	4.1 to 9.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1x	49.7 to 64.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	9.2 to 16.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	494.6	453.4	1.09xSignificant	472.2 to 517.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	2.3 to 6.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	10.6 to 18.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	2.3 to 6.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.9	14.5	0.96x	10.4 to 18.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	5.7 to 11.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.5	18.5	0.95x	13.5 to 22.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6	6.6	0.91x	3.9 to 8.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.1	6.6	0.77x	3.1 to 7.9	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 Payne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,054.5	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	46.9	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.3	6.2	-14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	66.8	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.2	28.6	-50%	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.

Formaldehyde20.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)124
Gas station (mapped facility)43
Rail grade crossing37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Major air pollution source12
Brownfield property7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Public airport5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Oil-fired power plant3
TRI reporting facility3
Commercial airport2
Heliport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Hudson Refinery, Cushing
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OKD082471988 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Armstrong Flooring Inc., Stillwater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds. 2,649 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74075RMSTR4115N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Dw-National Standard-Stillwater Llc, Stillwater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds and 1 more. 1,157 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74074NTNLS3602N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Yale City Of / Yale City Of, Yale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,313.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cushing, City Of - South Stp, Cushing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Stillwater Rgnl, Stillwater
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SWO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Yale City Of / Yale City Of, Yale
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,313.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Dw-National Standard-Stillwater Llc, Stillwater
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stillwater, City Of, Stillwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039769453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cushing, Cushing
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2975 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Boomer Lake Station, Stillwater
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 3000 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Stillwater Water Treatment Plant, Stillwater
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 55987 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Stillwater Ready Mix Inc / Concrete Batch Plant, Stillwater
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001642982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Perkins Wwt, Perkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028273357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cushing Batch Plant, Cushing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dw-National Standard-Stillwater Llc, Stillwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cushing Terminal, Cushing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007161588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stillwater Marine Propulsion Sys, Stillwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
World Color Usa Llc/Stillwater Div, Stillwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sheet Vinyl Flooring Mfg Facility, Stillwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000816458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Grandstaff Terminal, Cushing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007388674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Magellan Terminal Holdings Lp - Cushing Station, Cushing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007730839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Payne 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 Payne 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.

Scan an address in Payne County View on the heat map All Oklahoma counties