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Floyd County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Floyd County is 178.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 32 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Wind power plant (6), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (5). 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: 34.069, -101.303.

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 Floyd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	178.6	143.2	1.25x	136.7 to 230.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	389.4	453.4	0.86x	323.5 to 465.4	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 Floyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,824.3	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	75.3	-3%	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	75.5	96.9	-22%	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.

Formaldehyde13.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.66 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Wind power plant6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Rail grade crossing1
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.

Hallums Pit, Floydada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Floydada Muni, Floydada
Public airport. O.
Record ID 41F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Floydada Landfill, Floydada
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1075179563 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Lockney
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1187975921 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1190502436 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1302906065 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
The Trinity Lockney Warehouse, Lockney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035031006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Western Cattle Feeders, Lockney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063867980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marble Quarry, Lockney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plainview Regional Park, Plainview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071279852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whirlwind Switching Station, Floydada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Horizon Junction Technology Park, Floydada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072190378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Plains Wind Energy Phase 1, Floydada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072256155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Plainview
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 017428K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Quality Body Shop, Floydada
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1071319207 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Click Clack's
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1073191187 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1073374194 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Valero
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1073665378 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
R&S Automotive, Floydada
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1074603460 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fina, Floydada
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1074603503 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Don Hardy Race Cars, Floydada
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1074959633 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Phillips 66, Floydada
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1074972792 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Reyna's Classic Cars, Floydada
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1075240761 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Scrapyard
Scrapyard (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1076608765 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Graham's OK Tire, Floydada
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/852188742 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 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 Floyd 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 Floyd 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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