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Victoria County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Victoria County is 156 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 459 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (179), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (147), Gas station (mapped facility) (31). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 28.7947, -96.9367.

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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 Victoria County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	7.3	3.4	2.15xSignificant	5.2 to 10	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15.2	8.7	1.75xSignificant	12.2 to 18.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.4	6.6	1.73xSignificant	8.8 to 14.6	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	4.4	2.7	1.63xSignificant	2.8 to 6.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	10.1	6.6	1.53xSignificant	7.4 to 13.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.2	17.9	1.52xSignificant	22.9 to 32.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.8	14.5	1.43xSignificant	16.9 to 25.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.8	2	1.4x	1.6 to 4.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	4.6 to 9.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.4 to 8.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	156	143.2	1.09xSignificant	145.7 to 166.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.1	18.5	1.03x	15.5 to 23.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	467	453.4	1.03x	448.6 to 486	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	8.6 to 14.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.5	13.9	0.97x	10.5 to 17	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.8	51.8	0.96x	44.2 to 56	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.7	30.2	0.95x	24.4 to 33.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.6	4.1	0.88x	2.2 to 5.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11	13	0.85x	8.1 to 14.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.2	6.2	0.84x	3.4 to 7.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.4	4.6	0.74x	2 to 5.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.2	18.7	0.71x	10.3 to 16.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.6	3.7	0.7x	1.5 to 4.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.7	23.8	0.58x	10.6 to 17.4	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 Victoria County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,170.7	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	45.1	59.8	-25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.3	6.2	-31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	68.1	96.9	-30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.1	28.6	-54%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde19.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Ethylene Oxide2.68 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 312 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 100.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing179
NPDES wastewater discharge permit147
Gas station (mapped facility)31
Small hazardous waste generator17
Major air pollution source15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Hazardous waste transporter8
TRI reporting facility8
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Large greenhouse gas emitter7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Gas power plant5
Heliport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Battery storage plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Victoria Site, Victoria
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $21,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070558375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Cresol (mixed isomers), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,794,372 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77905NVSTS2695L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
Dow Victoria Site, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene, Vinyl acetate, Acrylic acid, Propylene. Reports carcinogens. 592,054 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77902DPNTVOLDBL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Diamond Fiberglass, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 182,420 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77902DMNDFALOEI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Equistar Chemicals, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylene. 850,904 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77902CCDNTOLDBL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Victoria Site, Victoria
Major air pollution source. Penalties $21,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070558375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Pilot Thomas Logistics Llc - Victoria, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,723 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7790WTHMSP971US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Gulfmark Energy Inc, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 4,549 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7790WGLFMRFM143 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Victoria Site, Victoria
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $21,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070558375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Victoria Site, Victoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070558375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas - Victoria Site, Victoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071903413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Diamond Fiberglass Fabricators, Victoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Equistar Chemicals, Lp, Victoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012498476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Thomas Petroleum, Victoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005029003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Gulfmark Energy Inc, Victoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064388684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Sam Rayburn Generating Station, Nursery
Major air pollution source. Penalties $30,825.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031000823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Victoria Rgnl, Victoria
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID VCT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Caterpillar Inc North American Hydraulic Excavator Facility, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese. 270 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7790WCTRPL73LNE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Victoria County Sra, Inez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,312.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Bloomington Junior High And High School Wwtp, Bloomington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,262.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024412161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Sam Rayburn Generating Station, Nursery
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,825.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031000823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Odem Street Wwtp, Victoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064623288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Atlas Oil - Victoria Facility, Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7790WTLSLV88BBW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Devereux Foundation-Plant - Devereux Foundation, Victoria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012684577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Placedo Wwtp, Placedo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $56,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009775804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

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 Victoria 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 Victoria 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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