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Bailey County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bailey County is 124.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 70 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Rail grade crossing (21), Public airport (4). 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: 34.0706, -102.8295.

How this county ranks in Texas

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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 Bailey County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	124.6	143.2	0.87x	90.1 to 168	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	381.2	453.4	0.84x	319.1 to 451.9	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 Bailey County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,522.8	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	75.3	-1%	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	104.8	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde12.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.88 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Rail grade crossing21
Public airport4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Brownfield property1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Sudan Feedyard Inc, Sudan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Booster Station 168, Maple
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
L & L Pallet Supply Progress Site, Muleshoe
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038313955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Edward Warren Field, Muleshoe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335920 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Muleshoe Muni, Muleshoe
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2T1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Shipmans Body Shop, Muleshoe
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005182480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bee And Tee Co Inc, Muleshoe
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006130276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Saylor Dairy, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J & S Dairies, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford Famrs, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Track Dairy, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025187786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitch Chester, Sudan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027989498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Larry Simnacher, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028270332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Optimum Calves Dairy, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028290524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
County Line Dairy, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Muleshoe Dairy, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034454677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Minsa, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034457399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coyote Lake Feeders, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034627456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T & S Concrete Muleshoe, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037917127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frontera Cattle, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043266907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bailey County Feeders, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043477886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stonegate Farms, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044255258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tejas Dunes, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055370637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Williams Feedyard, Sudan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059808123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3-H Dairy Progress Site, Muleshoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063024551 (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 Bailey County

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