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Lipscomb County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lipscomb County is 136 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 49 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 36.3245, -100.2732.

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 Lipscomb County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	136	143.2	0.95x	88.9 to 201.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	371	453.4	0.82x	287.4 to 472.8	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 Lipscomb County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,790.4	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	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	71	96.9	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde13.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.72 per million
Acetaldehyde0.86 per million
Benzene0.47 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport3
Major air pollution source2

Highest-severity records

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

Twin Grove Booster Station, Lipscomb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033180830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Transwestern Pipeline Company, Darrouzett
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037605071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Higgins/Lipscomb County, Higgins
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1X1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of Higgins Wwtp, Higgins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Follett Wwtf, Follett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cates Feeders, Follett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canadian Feedyard, Canadian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020846959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wh Braum Follett Farm, Follett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034958197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Creek Feeders, Booker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063719917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Schilling Farms, Follett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070113557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Booker Municipal Landfill, Booker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070369922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sand Hill Livestock, Canadian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ama017202023, Higgins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ama133701026, Booker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beef Plant, Booker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072082359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Higgins
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014507L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fm1453, Higgins
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014508T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Higgins
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014509A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Higgins
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014511B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Higgins
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014512H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Kiowa Creek Booster, Booker
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007178259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Kiowa Creek 1 Compressor Station, Follett
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007205407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Wolf Creek Compressor Station, Follett
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031508811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Drey Booster, Higgins
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110033178816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Follett Booster Station, Follett
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110033180849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb 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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