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Oldham County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Oldham County is 193.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (11), Wind power plant (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: 35.4461, -102.6034.

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 Oldham County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	193.6	143.2	1.35x	109.4 to 318.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	548.5	453.4	1.21x	410.7 to 721.1	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 Oldham County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,694.2	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde11.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.73 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Wind power plant6
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Rail grade crossing2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Oldham County, Vega
Public airport. O.
Record ID E52 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1510240587 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kirkland Feedyard, Vega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Doshier Dairy, Vega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021020722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quality Beef Producers, Wildorado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021021062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cal Farleys Boys Ranch Landfill, Boys Ranch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034681583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Amarillo Sand & Gravel, Vega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Creek Ranch Cedar Rapids Asphalt Plant, Channing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070824885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Creek Ranch Gen Core Asphalt Plant, Channing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071074700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ama-0041-02-016, Channing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071143282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ama-0041-02-016, Channing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071147791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amarillo Rock Crushing, Vega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071538870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ghost Town Hmp, Adrian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071897052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G&G Crushing Site In Oldham, Adrian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072228246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quien Sabe Ranch, Channing
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 276482R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
County Road W, Boys Ranch
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 675286K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Diamond Shamrock, Vega
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13483400072 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Diamond Shamrock, Vega
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13483400092 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Wilbur's Auto & Diesel Repair, Adrian
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13805790607 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Valero, Adrian
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/14067932914 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Valero
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1059829886 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Pilot
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1059829887 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Pilot
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1059829888 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Shell
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1059829890 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Shell
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1059829891 (OpenStreetMap contributors) 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 Oldham 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 Oldham 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.

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