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Jim Hogg County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jim Hogg County is 192.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 39 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 27.0718, -98.7105.

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 Jim Hogg County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	192.6	143.2	1.34x	142.6 to 255	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	392.5	453.4	0.87x	318 to 479.4	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 Jim Hogg County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,253.1	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	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	59.5	96.9	-39%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde0.92 per million
Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Wind power plant1
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.

Thompsonville Gas Plant, Mirando City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071398967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Hebbronville Station, Hebbronville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006908980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Midcon Texas Pipeline Company, Hebbronville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007207076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Enterprise Hydrocarbons Lp, Hebbronville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031506289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jim Hogg County Wcid 2 Wwtp, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Jim Hogg County, Hebbronville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HBV (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Canales Concrete Ready Mix, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034343725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canales Concrete Ready Mix, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054125442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Department Of Transportation, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071786013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aep - Del Sol To Cruce Electrical T-Line Constr, Rio Grande City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aep - Cruce To Cenizo Transmission Line Construct, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071994993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ett - Cruce To Del Sol Electrical T-Line Constr, Hebbronville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072082446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793639U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793640N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S Vaello Avenue, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793693M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pine Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793694U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
South Cedar Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793695B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sh0016 / Smith Avenue, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793696H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
West Galbraith Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793697P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
North Oscar Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793698W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N0rth Rigma Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793699D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793702J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793703R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 793704X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
North Sigrid Street, Hebbronville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 923779H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg 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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