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Deschutes County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Deschutes County is 121.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 349 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (80), Gas station (mapped facility) (60), Rail grade crossing (56). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 44.0032, -121.4059.

How this county ranks in Oregon

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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 Deschutes County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.6	23.8	1.54xSignificant	33.3 to 40.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	18.5 to 23.4	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18	16.4	1.1x	11.9 to 26	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	4.9 to 8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	16.4 to 21.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.6	5.7	0.98x	4.4 to 7.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	3 to 5.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.2	453.4	0.96x	423 to 445.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.9	2	0.95x	1.2 to 2.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.1	4.4	0.93x	3.1 to 5.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.3	14.5	0.92x	11.4 to 15.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.1	3.4	0.91x	2.2 to 4.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	4.7 to 7.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.1	4.6	0.89x	3.1 to 5.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10	11.3	0.88x	8.5 to 11.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.2	3.7	0.86x	2.3 to 4.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	10.1 to 13.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	121.2	143.2	0.85x	115.5 to 127.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.7	4.8	0.77x	2.7 to 4.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	39.6	51.8	0.76x	36.5 to 43.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.6	17.9	0.76x	11.6 to 15.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2	2.7	0.74x	1.3 to 3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.4	8.7	0.74x	5.1 to 7.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.3	13	0.72x	7.5 to 11.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.1	30.2	0.7x	18.8 to 23.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.2	6.6	0.64x	3.1 to 5.5	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 Deschutes County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,427.2	9,842.6	-45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.9	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	34.9	59.8	-42%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	3.1	6.2	-50%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	96.3	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.1	28.6	-58%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.48 per million
Naphthalene4.73 per million
Acetaldehyde3.38 per million
Pahpom2.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 326 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 23, peak 153.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit80
Gas station (mapped facility)60
Rail grade crossing56
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)43
Small hazardous waste generator21
Public airport13
Brownfield property12
Large hazardous waste generator11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Solar power plant4
EPA air quality monitor3
Heliport3
Hydroelectric plant3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Bend Research Manufacturing, Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane. Reports carcinogens. 24,616 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9770WBNDRS253BU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Suterra Llc, Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Methyl tert-butyl ether, n-Butyl alcohol and 2 more. 54,117 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9770WSTRRL295NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Pcc Schlosser, Redmond
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Pcc Structurals Inc Schlosser, Redmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 6,293 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97756PCCSC345NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Suterra Llc, Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040447905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Roberts Fld/Redmond Muni, Redmond
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RDM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Mdu Resources Redmond Concrete, Redmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97756RDMND1248N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Key Technology Inc., Redmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 97756KYTCHSELAK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Knife River Redmond Asphalt, Redmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067124445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Nosler Incorporated, Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pcc Schlosser, Redmond
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bend Research, Bend
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004786321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Knife River Corporation Northwest, Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037145103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Key Technology, Redmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064691873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nosler, Redmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070058967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Senneca Holdings, Redmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Knott Pit Landfill, Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013969811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gtn Pipeline Compressor Station 12, Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067366362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tumalo Concrete, Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97701TMLCN64543 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.4
Bend - Pump Station (BPS), Bend
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 410170120 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 3.1
Deschutes County 215 Acre Property, Redmond
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063205 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Troy Laundry Site Adjacent Property Tl 6900, Bend
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821377 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dsl Stevens Rd, Bend
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041721170 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Redmond City Hall, Redmond
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063597095 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mirror Pond Area, Bend
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070034224 (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 Deschutes County

Oregon 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 Deschutes County, and their findings.
Oregon vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Oregon health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Oregon 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.
Oregon 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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