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Hansford County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hansford County is 175.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 52 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Major air pollution source (8), Rail grade crossing (8). 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: 36.2838, -101.3546.

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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 Hansford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	175.2	143.2	1.22x	130.4 to 231.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.1	51.8	1.1x	32.8 to 92.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	394.7	453.4	0.87x	324.3 to 476.1	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 Hansford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,540	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	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	87	96.9	-10%	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.

Formaldehyde12.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
Acetaldehyde0.81 per million
Benzene0.45 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Major air pollution source8
Rail grade crossing8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Wind power plant4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Anr Pipeline E G Hill Compressor Station, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001878086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Racol Booster, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007177713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sherhan Gas Plant, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Collard Amine Plant, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007204239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Holt Compressor Station, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007207110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Guymon Compressor Station, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
East Sherman Booster Station, Gruver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007397584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hansford Compressor Station, Spearman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015744293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hansford County Feeders, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024411894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sherhan Gas Plant, Gruver
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Gruver Muni, Gruver
Public airport. O.
Record ID E19 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Major Samuel B Cornelius Fld, Spearman
Public airport. O.
Record ID E42 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Northern Natural Gas Co, Spearman
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007198308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Spearman Wwtp, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Gruver Wwtp, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010124123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frontier Feedyard, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010920753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Palo Duro Feeders, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flint Rock Feeders, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usa Feedyard, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021020624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitaker Site, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028290793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dean Cluck Feedyard, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034212171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Sunray Farm, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034245065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spearman Cattle Feeders, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034986889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mc Cattle, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041745500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farms 52 95-96 & 509, Spearman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069584042 (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 Hansford 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 Hansford 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.

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