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Hill County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hill County is 186.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 240 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (108), Gas station (mapped facility) (41), Rail grade crossing (37). 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: 31.9872, -97.1212.

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 Hill County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	5.9	4.1	1.44x	3.4 to 9.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.3	6.6	1.41x	6.1 to 13.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.1	17.9	1.4xSignificant	19 to 32.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.1	51.8	1.35xSignificant	60.5 to 81.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31xSignificant	32.5 to 47.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	186.8	143.2	1.3xSignificant	170.5 to 204.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.1	8.7	1.28x	7.4 to 16.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.8	4.8	1.21x	3.4 to 9.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.2	14.5	1.19x	12.2 to 23.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	3.8 to 10.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	8.6 to 17.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482.7	453.4	1.06xSignificant	455.2 to 511.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.6	13.9	1.05x	10.4 to 20.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	14.4 to 25.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18	18.5	0.97x	13.1 to 24.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.3	13	0.87x	7.1 to 17.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.4	23.8	0.69x	11.4 to 22.9	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 Hill County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,166	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	69.1	59.8	+16%	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	103.4	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.7	28.6	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde20.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit108
Gas station (mapped facility)41
Rail grade crossing37
Public airport8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Hazardous waste transporter4
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hydroelectric plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

City Of Hillsboro Wwtp, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034014670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Attala Steel Llc, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 3,422 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7664WTTLST2135F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
City Of Hubbard Wwtf, Hubbard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,812.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
City Of Penelope Wwtp, Penelope
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Gate Precast, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7664WGTPRC122HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Gate Precast, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7664WGTPRC17HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
White Bluff Wwtp, Whitney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $53,424.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
City Of Abbott Wwtp, Abbott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Iko Southwest, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7664WKSTHW11IKW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Hillsboro Ready Mix, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7664WHLLSB119IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
City Of Blum, Blum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Itasca, Itasca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dynaenergetics Us Inc., Blum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7662WDYNNR358HC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Titan Specialties Ltd, Milford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043694687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Johns Manville, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071155921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gate Precast, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Gate Precast, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Polk Street Wwtp, Whitney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010124294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Iko Southwest, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070207333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Johns Manville, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 22 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7664WJHNSM858JH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Petro Stopping Center 340, Hill County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027991939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ratliff Ready-Mix Whitney Plant P3, Whitney
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034478394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dynaenergetics, Blum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059765357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hillsboro Ready Mix, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070071137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Mount Calm, Mount Calm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071299625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Hill 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 Hill 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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