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Franklin County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 167.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Rail grade crossing (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 33.1761, -95.2164.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	26.9	14.5	1.86xSignificant	15.4 to 44.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.5	17.9	1.82xSignificant	20 to 50.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.5	30.2	1.47xSignificant	31.1 to 62.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26	18.7	1.39x	16 to 41.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	12.3 to 38.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.2	143.2	1.17x	139.3 to 199.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12x	43 to 78.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	491.9	453.4	1.08x	440.6 to 548	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,460	9,842.6	+16%	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	91.8	96.9	-5%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde25.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.17 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Rail grade crossing19
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Lowes Texas Rdc 0955, Mount Vernon
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005175951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Mount Vernon Wwtp, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,188.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Mount Vernon Wwtp, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lowes Texas Rdc 0955, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005175951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Franklin County, Mount Vernon
Public airport. O.
Record ID F53 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Beton Concrete - Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071817065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Northshore Addition, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009783092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pleasant Hill Dairy, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coenen Dairy, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034360377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paris Switch-Rivercresttenaska 138 Kv Line Rebuild, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070381199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shanna Lee Pountry Farm, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070743273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thorn Tree Switch, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J & J, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071077084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Getaway, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071277364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Par Csj 0610-02-064, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071399756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot - Par - Csj 0189-05-051, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tri County Construction, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071729513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mount Vernon Additions And Renovations, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071786090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Talco Solar Site, Talco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot - Par - Csj 0633-01-025, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lupinus Solar 1, Hagansport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072102885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lupinus Solar 2, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072104796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lupinus 1 And 2 Bess And Substation Area, Hagensport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072110604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt Vernon To Mt Vernon Tap, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072224511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Monticello-Woodard 345 Kv Line Rebuild, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072227376 (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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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