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Randall County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Randall County is 145.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 341 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (145), Gas station (mapped facility) (61), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (42). 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: 34.9507, -101.8971.

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 Randall County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.3	2	1.65xSignificant	2.1 to 4.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.8	3.4	1.41x	3.4 to 6.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.8	13	1.37xSignificant	14.8 to 21.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	4 to 7.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.1	17.9	1.18xSignificant	18 to 24.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.1	4.4	1.16x	3.6 to 6.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	13.3 to 19	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	13.6 to 19.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.7	8.7	1.11x	7.7 to 12.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	10.3 to 15.2	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	17.2	16.4	1.05x	11 to 25.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	4.3 to 7.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.8	6.6	1.03x	5.1 to 8.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	145.4	143.2	1.02x	137.2 to 153.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	458.1	453.4	1.01x	443.2 to 473.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.7	3.7	1x	2.5 to 5.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.1	6.2	0.98x	4.5 to 8.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.8	23.8	0.96x	19.5 to 26.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.9	30.2	0.96x	25.4 to 32.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.7	18.5	0.9x	13.9 to 19.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.3	51.8	0.87x	40.8 to 50.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	2.8 to 5.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.3	4.1	0.8x	2.2 to 4.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	14.4	18.7	0.77x	11.9 to 17.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.2	6.6	0.64x	2.9 to 5.9	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 Randall County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,070.2	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	54.4	59.8	-9%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.5	6.2	+4%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	75.2	96.9	-22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde13.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.63 per million
Acetaldehyde0.84 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 298 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 97.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit145
Gas station (mapped facility)61
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)42
Rail grade crossing38
Small hazardous waste generator8
Major air pollution source6
Public airport6
Hazardous waste transporter6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility5
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Wind power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Owens-Corning Amarillo, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 512,134 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79144WNSCR1701H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Power Pipe & Tank Llc, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 145,796 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79110MRTXC511W4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
United Fiberglass Inc, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 82,919 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79118NTDFB3625S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Owens Corning-Randall County, Amarillo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Mur-Tex, Amarillo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
United Fiberglass Inc, Amarillo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042002944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Hollywood Road Water Reclamation Facility, Amarillo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $44,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000502313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Crouse-Hinds Div Of Cooper Inds, Amarillo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cooper Crouse-Hinds Amarillo Tx, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79118CRSHN1901F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Osage Wwtp, Amarillo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Chs Lubricants Plant, Amarillo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005090604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Owens Corning-Randall County, Amarillo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Schafer Compressor Station, Pampa
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001870592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mcspadden, Canyon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007205639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Amarillo Compressor Station, Bushland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007205906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bfi Southwest Landfill, Canyon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037183268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
United Fiberglass Inc, Amarillo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042002944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
110 N. 23rd Street-Former Texaco, Canyon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043637945 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Crouse-Hinds Div Of Cooper Inds, Amarillo
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chs Inc, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 79105FRMLN6300S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Caviness Amarillo Beef Plant, Amarillo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia.
TRI facility ID 7911WCVNSS851SF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Owens Corning-Randall County, Amarillo
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bfi Southwest Landfill, Canyon
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037183268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lowes Of Amarillo 270, Amarillo
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070225302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tierra Blanca Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Amarillo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Randall 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 Randall 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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