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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Maine
Among 16 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Androscoggin County, ME (20, 0.67 times the U.S. county median of 30), Cumberland County, ME (20, 0.67 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Franklin County, ME (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.
All Maine counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Androscoggin County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 2 | Cumberland County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 3 | Franklin County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 4 | Hancock County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 5 | Kennebec County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 6 | Knox County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 7 | Lincoln County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 8 | Oxford County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 9 | Penobscot County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 10 | Piscataquis County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 11 | Sagadahoc County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 12 | Somerset County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 13 | Waldo County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 14 | York County | ME | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 15 | Aroostook County | ME | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 16 | Washington County | ME | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |