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Jack County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jack County is 172.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 62 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Air permit holder (minor source) (15), Major air pollution source (6). 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: 33.2296, -98.1706.

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 Jack County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.2	23.8	1.44x	20 to 55.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34x	25.3 to 62.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	172.3	143.2	1.2x	139.1 to 211.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47	51.8	0.91x	31.1 to 69	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	408.9	453.4	0.9x	355.8 to 468.2	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 Jack County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,315.9	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	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	107.9	96.9	+11%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde18.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.37 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Major air pollution source6
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Wind power plant3
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Jack County, Bridgeport
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55230 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.2
Aero-Marine Engineering Inc, Bryson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jacksboro Compressor Station, Jacksboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009503448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Worsham-Steed Gas Storage Facility, Perrin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015744462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wizard Wells Compressor Station, Jacksboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033179067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jack County Generation Facility, Bridgeport
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033682218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Barton Chapel Gas Plant, Jacksboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055511209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Jacksboro, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jack County Generation Facility, Bridgeport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033682218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Worsham-Steed Gas Storage Facility, Perrin
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015744462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Perrin Whitt Cisd Wwtp, Perrin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054120321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jacksboro Muni, Jacksboro
Public airport. O.
Record ID 21F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of Jacksboro Wwtf, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010922519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Bowie Wastewater Treatment Facility, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034389258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Concrete Plant 13 Jacksboro, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034599575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Deer Stands, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070189239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Springfield Quarry, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richards Pit, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Asset Adrenaline, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Great Escapes North Texas, Perrin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Exporters, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070894570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aero-Marine Engineering Bryson Plant, Bryson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Ftw Csj 0134-05-034, Jacksboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071223136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Protocol Farms, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071277140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Ftw Csj 0249-05-031, Antelope
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071295118 (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 Jack 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 Jack 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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