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Hunt County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hunt County is 174 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 667 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (310), Rail grade crossing (152), Gas station (mapped facility) (49). 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: 33.115, -96.0795.

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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 Hunt County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases29.616.41.8xSignificant20.1 to 422019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.93.41.74xSignificant4 to 8.32020-2024
BladderDeaths6.74.11.63xSignificant4.8 to 9.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths49.330.21.63xSignificant44 to 55.12020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths9.96.61.5xSignificant7.7 to 12.72020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases20.814.51.43xSignificant17.2 to 24.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases12.48.71.43xSignificant9.8 to 15.52019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases73.251.81.41xSignificant66.7 to 80.22019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.64.41.27x3.9 to 7.92020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases22.717.91.27xSignificant19 to 27.12019-2023
EsophagusNew cases5.84.61.26x4 to 8.12019-2023
All cancerDeaths174143.21.22xSignificant163.7 to 184.82020-2024
EsophagusDeaths43.71.08x2.6 to 62020-2024
All cancerNew cases480.3453.41.06xSignificant462.8 to 498.32019-2023
BladderNew cases1918.71.02x15.7 to 22.82019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases66.20.97x4.2 to 8.32019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.811.30.96x8.4 to 13.82020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.54.80.94x2.9 to 6.62020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths5.25.70.91x3.5 to 7.42020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.613.90.91x9.9 to 15.92019-2023
StomachNew cases5.86.60.88x4 to 82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.418.50.83x12.4 to 192019-2023
ThyroidNew cases10.6130.82x7.9 to 13.92019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases17.423.80.73x14.1 to 21.32019-2023

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 Hunt County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,488.89,842.6+7%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.175.3-1%years
Child mortality70.659.8+18%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.16.2+15%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths77.296.9-20%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths16.128.6-44%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.

  • Formaldehyde22.11 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 362 days: 332 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 119.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit310
  • Rail grade crossing152
  • Gas station (mapped facility)49
  • Brownfield property45
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)23
  • Public airport17
  • TRI reporting facility13
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
  • Hazardous waste transporter8
  • Major air pollution source7
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Small hazardous waste generator5
  • Heliport5
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Solar power plant2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Hydro Aluminum, Commerce

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Manganese, Nickel, Lead and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,807 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75428HYDRL2000E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  2. Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc, Greenville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 154 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75401TRCND6325T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2

  3. Cytec Engineered Materials Inc, Greenville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 3,393 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75401FBRTX4300J (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  4. Fsti Waterloo Plant, Greenville

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042002365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  5. Zurn Water Llc, Caddo Mills

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 32 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7513WZRNND4894I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  6. City Of Hawk Cove Wwtf, Quinlan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $39,525.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017693432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  7. Mallard Point Wwtp, Greenville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,312.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071710394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  8. Cytec Engineerd Materials, Greenville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000457880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  9. Greenville Station, Caddo Mills

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,550.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  10. City Of Quinlan Wwtp, Quinlan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $31,874.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009781815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. Hydro Aluminum, Commerce

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015679452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  12. L3harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P., Greenville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate, Lead, Tetrabromobisphenol A. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75401SYSTMMAJOR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  13. City Of Commerce-Wwtp, Commerce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $68,249.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000506104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  14. Greenville Asphalt Plant, Greenville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7540WGRNVL5651H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  15. L-3 Communications Integrated Sys Ltd, Greenville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013887801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  16. Greenville Station, Caddo Mills

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,550.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  17. Greenville Station, Caddo Mills

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,550.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  18. Hasa Inc., Greenville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine. 153 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7540WFSTWT341LN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.7

  19. Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc, Greenville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002132022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.7

  20. City Of Wolf City Wwtp, Wolfe City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010923545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. City Of West Tawakoni Wwtp, West Tawakoni

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012293801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Greenville Steam Electric Station, Greenville

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,875.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110014389606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Zurn Industries, Llc Dba Stainlessdrains.Com, Caddo Mills

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070790419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4

  24. Greenville 224 Asphalt Plant, Greenville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070824582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  25. Hixson Lumber Sales, Caddo Mills

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008157573 (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 Hunt 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 Hunt 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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