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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Idaho
Among 44 Idaho counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Ada County, ID (40, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 30), Canyon County, ID (40, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Kootenai County, ID (30, 1 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.
All Idaho counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada County | ID | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 2 | Canyon County | ID | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 3 | Kootenai County | ID | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 4 | Nez Perce County | ID | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 5 | Adams County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 6 | Bannock County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 7 | Benewah County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 8 | Bingham County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 9 | Blaine County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 10 | Boise County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 11 | Bonner County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 12 | Bonneville County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 13 | Boundary County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 14 | Camas County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 15 | Caribou County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 16 | Cassia County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 17 | Clearwater County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 18 | Elmore County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 19 | Fremont County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 20 | Gem County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 21 | Gooding County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 22 | Idaho County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 23 | Jefferson County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 24 | Jerome County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 25 | Latah County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 26 | Lewis County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 27 | Lincoln County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 28 | Madison County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 29 | Minidoka County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 30 | Owyhee County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 31 | Payette County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 32 | Power County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 33 | Shoshone County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 34 | Twin Falls County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 35 | Valley County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 36 | Washington County | ID | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 37 | Bear Lake County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 38 | Butte County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 39 | Clark County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 40 | Custer County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 41 | Franklin County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 42 | Lemhi County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 43 | Oneida County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 44 | Teton County | ID | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |