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Hopkins County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hopkins County is 176.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 271 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (115), Rail grade crossing (105), Gas station (mapped facility) (19). 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: 33.1725, -95.5852.

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 Hopkins County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.1	3.7	1.92xSignificant	4.3 to 11.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	8	4.6	1.74xSignificant	5 to 12.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11	6.6	1.67xSignificant	7.3 to 16.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.2	17.9	1.58xSignificant	21.6 to 36.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.5	30.2	1.37xSignificant	33.9 to 50.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26x	12.9 to 25.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	176.1	143.2	1.23xSignificant	160 to 193.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.8	51.8	1.21xSignificant	53.5 to 73.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.7	8.7	1.11x	6.1 to 14.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.3	13.9	1.1x	11 to 21	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	493.3	453.4	1.09xSignificant	464.9 to 523.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.9	6.6	1.05x	3.9 to 11.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.3	11.3	0.91x	6.9 to 15.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.7	13	0.82x	6.6 to 16.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.8	18.5	0.8x	10.3 to 20.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.9	18.7	0.8x	10.5 to 20.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.7	23.8	0.79x	13.1 to 25.8	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 Hopkins County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,185.9	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	63.1	59.8	+6%	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	105.3	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.5	28.6	-56%	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.

Formaldehyde24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit115
Rail grade crossing105
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Air permit holder (minor source)10
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Armorock Llc, Sulphur Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Dimethyl phthalate, Cumene hydroperoxide, Cyanide compounds. Reports carcinogens. 104,341 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7548WRMRCK27HER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Armorock Llc, Sulphur Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071361364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Bouma Dairy, Winnsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $65,424.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033227470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bef Foods, Sulphur Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Bef Foods Inc, Sulphur Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 30 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7548WBFFDS119IB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Clayton Homes Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Saputo Dairy Foods Usa - Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jeld-Wen, Sulphur Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008060267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sulphur Springs Wwtf, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063667615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Petal Dairy, Saltillo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,963.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064627514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cannon Craft Company, Sulphur Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034678052 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sulphur Springs Post Office/Public Library, Sulphur Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722420 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Flowserve Sulphur Springs Operation, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000619304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Exterior Door Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 75482CHLLN902HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Clayton Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 75482CLYTN2800M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc., Sulphur Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 75482SPCLT300IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
City Of Como Wwtp, Como
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010121705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
City Of Cumby Wwtp, Cumby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010121652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Winzen Research, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035063463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lowes Of Sulphur Springs 1810, Sulphur Springs
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070246890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Api Industries, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071881533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit Wwtp, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034723002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sulphur Springs Muni, Sulphur Springs
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SLR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1013504981 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bell Concrete Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017693520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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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