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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in New Hampshire
Among 10 New Hampshire counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Hillsborough County, NH (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30), Rockingham County, NH (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Belknap County, NH (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 New Hampshire counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsborough County | NH | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 2 | Rockingham County | NH | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 3 | Belknap County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 4 | Carroll County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 5 | Cheshire County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 6 | Coos County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 7 | Grafton County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 8 | Merrimack County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 9 | Strafford County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 10 | Sullivan County | NH | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |