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Jackson County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 151.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (70), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 28.9703, -96.5621.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54x	17.5 to 41.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.8	30.2	1.22x	26.8 to 50	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	9.2 to 25.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.7	143.2	1.06x	129.2 to 177.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	8.5 to 25.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	420.9	453.4	0.93x	380.5 to 464.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44	51.8	0.85x	32.3 to 59.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.7	18.5	0.85x	9.1 to 25.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18	23.8	0.76x	10.1 to 29.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14	18.7	0.75x	8 to 23.4	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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,120	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	90.2	59.8	+51%	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	76.3	96.9	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde18.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.57 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing70
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport6
Major air pollution source5
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (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.

Jackson Gas Plant, Ganado
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055579217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9
Jackson Gas Plant, Ganado
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 58,373 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7796WJCKSNFRMGA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Dcp Midstream Eagle Gas Plant, Edna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 15,780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7795WDCPMD348CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Sun Coast Resources Llc, Edna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Benzene, Cumene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,878 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7795WSNCST176US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Jackson Gas Plant, Ganado
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055579217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Jackson Gas Plant, Ganado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055579217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Dcp Midstream, Eagle Gas Plant, Edna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058931492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Jackson Gas Plant, Ganado
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055579217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Jackson Co Wcid No. 2 - Wwtp, Vanderbilt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
City Of Edna Wwtp, Edna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $36,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039896547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tri County Point Property Owners Association Wwtp, Palacios
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066888782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ganado Wwtp, Ganado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033777278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sun Coast Resources Edna Warehouse, Edna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037883797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eagle 1 Gas Plant, Edna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056294326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
West Ranch Compressor Station, Vanderbilt
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Edna Compressor Station, Edna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064225627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Edna Compressor Station, Edna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064225645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Edna Theater, Edna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043425674 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lolita Wwtf, Lolita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of La Ward Wwtp, La Ward
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Alamo Concrete Products Plant 65, Lolita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009784956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Alamo Concrete Products Edna Plant 52, Edna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009707353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Texana Plant 1 Wwtp, Edna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jackson County, Edna
Public airport. O.
Record ID 26R (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Shank N Bank, La Ward
Public airport. O.
Record ID TX0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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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