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Jones County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jones County is 164.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 78 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (51), Air permit holder (minor source) (6), Major air pollution source (5). 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: 32.7389, -99.8788.

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 Jones County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.7	17.9	1.72xSignificant	21.4 to 42.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.9	13.9	1.29x	11 to 27.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.2	30.2	1.23x	27.1 to 50.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	164.6	143.2	1.15x	142.1 to 189.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.6	14.5	1.14x	10.1 to 26.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55	51.8	1.06x	42.4 to 70.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	12.2 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	448.7	453.4	0.99x	411.1 to 489	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	14.7 to 33.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.3	18.5	0.83x	9 to 24.5	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 Jones County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,127.9	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	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	89.4	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.4	28.6	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde15.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde1.08 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit51
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Major air pollution source5
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property3
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

City Of Hamlin Wwtp, Hamlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hamby Wwtp, Hamby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008136864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Abilene Landfill, Abilene
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007019038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hamlin Gas Plant, Hamlin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007177526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Presidio Power Station, Abilene
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010575895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Abilene Environmental Landfill Inc, Abilene
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031248317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fort Phantom Power Station, Abilene
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064222880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stamford Inn, Stamford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015333147 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Brown Station, Hamlin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984801 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot By Allsup'S, Hamlin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984802 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abilene Terminal, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000619260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Abilene Environmental Landfill, Abilene
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070209450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arledge Fld, Stamford
Public airport. O.
Record ID F56 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/505318705 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Stamford Wtp, Stamford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034693963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Abilene Terminal, Abilene
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000619260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Department Of Transportation Abilene District Ms4, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041936180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Champion Stone, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062048341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
True Limestone Operations, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070187963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abilene Environmental Landfill, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070209450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hamby Wastewater Treatment Plant, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
True Limestone Operations, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070359520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aguado Stone Lueders Facility, Leuders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070366782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fm 600 Wrecking, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dansco Manufacturing, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370216 (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 Jones 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 Jones 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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