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Hood County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hood County is 146.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 494 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (351), Rail grade crossing (53), Gas station (mapped facility) (30). 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: 32.3893, -97.8152.

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 Hood County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.2	5.7	1.61xSignificant	6.5 to 12.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.9	3.7	1.59xSignificant	4 to 8.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.9	17.9	1.45xSignificant	21.1 to 31.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.7	14.5	1.36xSignificant	15.5 to 24.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.6	3.4	1.35x	3 to 6.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.7 to 8.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.8 to 8.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.5	23.8	1.2x	23.7 to 34.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	18.4 to 26.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.7	4.1	1.15x	3.1 to 7.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.9	6.2	1.11x	4.4 to 10.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.5	8.7	1.09x	6.9 to 12.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.4	30.2	1.04x	27.1 to 36.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	464.7	453.4	1.02x	444.8 to 485.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.7	143.2	1.02x	136.3 to 157.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	10.4 to 17.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.5	51.8	0.94x	42.9 to 54.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.2 to 8.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	13.2 to 21.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.7 to 9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	7.3 to 12.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.8	4.8	0.79x	2.4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10	13	0.77x	6.9 to 14.1	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 Hood County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,472.1	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	66.1	59.8	+11%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.8	6.2	+9%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	98	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.1	28.6	-33%	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.

Formaldehyde20.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 355 days: 296 good, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 122.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit351
Rail grade crossing53
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Major air pollution source10
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Public airport5
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Gas power plant3
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Cowtown Gas Processing Plant, Cleburne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol, n-Hexane, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7604WCWTWN52MIT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Star Step Trinkote Coatings Llc, Cresson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Sodium nitrite, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,575 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7603WTRNKT8HUGH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Tolar Plant, Tolar
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031504361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Trinkote Industrial Finishes, Cresson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060259296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ingram Concrete - Granbury 1, Granbury
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7604WGRNBR1911A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Canyon Creek Wwtp, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009747113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
City Of Cresson Wwtp 1, Cresson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030452258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Acton Mud Wwtp 1 Decordova Bend, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010131071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Tolar-Plant - 516 W 7th St, Tolar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009003808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ridge Wwtp, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009747541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Lipan Wwtp, Lipan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015971885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wolf Hollow Ii, Granbury
Gas power plant.
Record ID 59812 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.1
Tri-Chem Specialty Llc, Cresson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers and 1 more. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7603WTRCHM26NCR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Wolf Hollow I Lp, Granbury
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55139 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.8
Decordova Plant, Granbury
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008149217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oak Trail Shores Wwtp, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009775626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wolf Hollow I, Granbury
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012628255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Corvette Gas Processing Plant, Granbury
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037541443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Acton Mud Wwtp, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,187.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Blue Water Shores Wwtp, Granbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Decordova Compressor Station, Granbury
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015743043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Home Depot Store 6571, Granbury
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $285,363.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020479695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cowtown Gas Processing Plant, Cleburne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031504370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tolar Booster Station, Tolar
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034940544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Phoenix West Compressor Station, Cresson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064848303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Hood 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 Hood 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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