SD / county FIPS 46067 / county research

Hutchinson County, South Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hutchinson County is 154.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 90 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (10). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 43.3345, -97.7558.

How this county ranks in South Dakota

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 Hutchinson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	154.6	143.2	1.08x	124.2 to 191.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	401.4	453.4	0.89x	346.6 to 463	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	26.1	51.8	0.5x	14.7 to 44.7	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 Hutchinson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,739.7	9,842.6	-32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	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	76.2	96.9	-21%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde13.05 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.05 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (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.

Associated Milk Producers, Inc, Freeman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Wildcat Manufacturin Company Incorporated, Freeman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008058948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Vermeer Corp, Freeman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 28 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 57029WLDCT420SH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Former Vern'S Body Shop, Parkston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964290 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wildcat Manufacturin Company Incorporated, Freeman
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008058948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Associated Milk Producers Inc., Freeman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 57029SSCTD136EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Parkston, City Of, Parkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006692365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Associated Milk Producers, Inc, Freeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Freeman, City Of, Freeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009705248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Parkston Muni, Parkston
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8V3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1462277474 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Menno, City Of, Menno
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006692640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tripp, City Of, Tripp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009791449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wildcat Manufacturin Company Incorporated, Freeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008058948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tschetter Hutterian Brethren Inc, Olivet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012954936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dimock, Town Of, Dimock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028183463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Old Elm Springs Hutterian, Parkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033201274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Menno Water Distribution (Wtp), Menno
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041923014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mds Manufacturing, Parkston
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055947935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mds Manufacturing, Parkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055947935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vermeer Inc., Freeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066910668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dimock Dairy, Dimock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071438289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pcn 0851, Milltown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pcn 08mx, Parkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Avera St. Benedict Health Center, Parkston
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072020998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Hutchinson County

South Dakota 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 Hutchinson County, and their findings.
South Dakota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
South Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
South Dakota 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.
South Dakota 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 Hutchinson County View on the heat map All South Dakota counties