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Young County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Young County is 190.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (7), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 33.1776, -98.6882.

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 Young County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.2	17.9	1.52xSignificant	18 to 39.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.1	23.8	1.52xSignificant	25.2 to 50.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.1	30.2	1.43xSignificant	32.5 to 56.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	190.7	143.2	1.33xSignificant	167.1 to 217	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	9.9 to 25.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	9.9 to 26.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.5	453.4	1.11xSignificant	464.2 to 549.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.2	51.8	1.07x	43.1 to 70.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	11.2 to 28.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.4	18.7	0.82x	9.3 to 24.4	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 Young County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,482.4	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	64.8	59.8	+8%	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	104.6	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde17.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
Commercial airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas power plant1
Wind power 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.

Trc Recreation Lp, Graham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 40,115 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76450TXSRC316NC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Texas Recreation Graham Division, Graham
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000460224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
City Of Graham Wwtp, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064249905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Luminant Graham Steam Electric Station- Duplicate-See Comments, Graham
Major air pollution source. Penalties $15,478.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025239837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Luminant Graham Steam Electric Station- Duplicate-See Comments, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,478.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025239837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Graham Steam Electric Station, Graham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7645WGRHMS48PWE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Tower Extrusions Ltd, Olney
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006172364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Graham, Graham
Gas power plant.
Record ID 3490 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Millers Bend Comp Stn, Graham
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010500047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dark Canyon Compressor Station, Graham
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044310590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Conley Gas Plant, Quanah
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054880456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Abandoned Service Station, Olney
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978484 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Olney Wwtp, Olney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Olney Muni, Olney
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ONY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Graham Muni, Graham
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RPH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tower Extrusions Ltd, Olney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006172364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Air Tractor, Olney
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pitcock Ready Mix Concrete, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031275091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shockwatch Div Of Texas Mri, Graham
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031338498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
K & K Motors, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033723040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iesi Graham, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033954184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southern Bleacher Manufacturing, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034903317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Concrete Plant Olney, Olney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037517210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nt-52 Cystal Falls To Clearfork, Eliasville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070067539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Concrete Plant 16, Graham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070235750 (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 Young 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 Young 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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