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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Alaska

Among 28 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Anchorage Municipality, AK (50, 1.67 times the U.S. county median of 30), Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (40, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (20, 0.67 times the U.S. county median of 30). Values are in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).

Source: EPA AirToxScreen. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.