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Crosby County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crosby County is 186.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 56 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Gas station (mapped facility) (5), Wind power plant (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: 33.6132, -101.3.

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 Crosby County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	186.8	143.2	1.3x	143 to 240.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.3	51.8	1.26x	41.7 to 99.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	482.3	453.4	1.06x	409 to 565.8	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 Crosby County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,652.6	9,842.6	+69%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.3	75.3	-8%	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	110.3	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde13.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.67 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Wind power plant4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)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.

White River Mwd Wtp, Crosby County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Crosbyton Muni, Crosbyton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8F3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
The Trinity Ralls Compress, Ralls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034832938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lorenzo Manufacturing, Lorenzo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037542497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windstone, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quaker Widening, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St Claire Masseyparkview, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakmont, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakeridge, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070376939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abbey Glen, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakmont Estates, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stratford Pointe, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wake Wind Energy Center, Floydada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Samson Corporation Oxy Permian Field Office, Levelland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bushland Springs, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070567542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakeridge, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakewood Estates, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakewood Villas, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070603173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Viridian, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escondido Ranch, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070666841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Preston Manor, Wolfforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070712543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escondido Ranch, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eastwick At Kelsey, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070838933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iron Horse, Wolfforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Memphis Gardens, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865356 (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 Crosby 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 Crosby 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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