OR / county FIPS 41043 / county research

Linn County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Linn 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 Bladder deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 794 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (341), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (255), Gas station (mapped facility) (41). 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: 44.4974, -122.5253.

How this county ranks in Oregon

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 Linn County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	8	4.1	1.95xSignificant	6.2 to 10.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.6	2	1.8xSignificant	2.4 to 5.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.9	3.7	1.59xSignificant	4.4 to 7.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.3	3.4	1.56xSignificant	3.8 to 7.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.4	30.2	1.3xSignificant	35.4 to 43.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.5 to 7.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	5.7 to 9.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.1	4.8	1.27x	4.5 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	173.3	143.2	1.21xSignificant	164.5 to 182.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.8	6.6	1.18x	6.1 to 9.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	18.6 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10	8.7	1.15x	8 to 12.3	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.6	16.4	1.13x	11.7 to 28.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	12.9 to 18.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	10.4 to 15.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	3.3 to 6.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.1	17.9	1.01x	15.2 to 21.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	4.3 to 8.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.1	51.8	0.95x	44.7 to 54	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.4	2.7	0.89x	1.5 to 3.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	385.8	453.4	0.85x	372.4 to 399.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	12.5 to 18.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.2	14.5	0.77x	8.9 to 13.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18	23.8	0.76x	15.1 to 21.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.7	13	0.75x	7.5 to 12.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	3.5	6.6	0.53x	2.3 to 5.1	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 Linn County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,439.5	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	57.3	59.8	-4%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.5	6.2	-28%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	101.5	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21	28.6	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde21.9 per million
Naphthalene6.82 per million
Acetaldehyde3.49 per million
Pahpom3.2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 292 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 27, peak 122.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing341
NPDES wastewater discharge permit255
Gas station (mapped facility)41
Public airport21
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)17
TRI reporting facility15
Major air pollution source14
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Brownfield property11
Large hazardous waste generator11
Small hazardous waste generator10
Hazardous waste transporter6
Hydroelectric plant5
EPA air quality monitor4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
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.

Teledyne Wah Chang, Albany
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 54.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID ORD050955848 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill, Halsey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,284,393 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97348PPTLB30480 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Ati Specialty Alloys & Components Llc, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,013,285 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321TLDYN1600O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Arauco N.A. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 414,271 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321FLKBR255LD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Highline-Warren Llc, Millersburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004795516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Entek International Llc, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Trichloroethylene. Reports carcinogens. 241,752 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97355MRKNC250NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill, Halsey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Ati Millersburg, Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $36,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Lacamas Laboratories, Inc., Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,000,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Bakelite Chemicals Llc, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Ammonia, Phenol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 53,917 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321GRGPC2190O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Entek International, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
W.R. Grace & Co., Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl tert-butyl ether, sec-Butyl alcohol, Methanol, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 30,129 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321SYNTH1290I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Selmet, Inc., Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $19,088.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007170113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Wyman-Gordon Titanium Castings, Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000487982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations Llc, Halsey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead compounds. 568,730 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97348JMSRV30470 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Arauco North America, Inc., Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Selmet Inc, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol. 150,479 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321SLMTN33992 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Albany-Millersburg Wrf, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000916796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Sweet Home Stp, Sweet Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,214.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002053599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pacific Cast Technologies Inc, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 59,874 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 97321MTTNM150QU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Steelfab Of Oregon, Tangent
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 554 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9738WSTLFB31975 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Gp Halsey Paper Mill, Halsey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Highline Warren - Albany, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol. 38,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9732WCMCMN375AR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Ti Squared Technologies, Inc., Albany
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,779.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070231778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc., Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000487964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1

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 Linn 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 Linn 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.

Scan an address in Linn County View on the heat map All Oregon counties