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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in New Mexico

Among 33 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Eddy County, NM (40, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 30), Lea County, NM (40, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Bernalillo County, NM (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.

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Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).

Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in New Mexico
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Eddy CountyNM40301.33x
2Lea CountyNM40301.33x
3Bernalillo CountyNM30301x
4Doña Ana CountyNM30301x
5Chaves CountyNM20300.67x
6Curry CountyNM20300.67x
7De Baca CountyNM20300.67x
8Hidalgo CountyNM20300.67x
9Luna CountyNM20300.67x
10Otero CountyNM20300.67x
11Quay CountyNM20300.67x
12Rio Arriba CountyNM20300.67x
13Roosevelt CountyNM20300.67x
14San Juan CountyNM20300.67x
15Sandoval CountyNM20300.67x
16Santa Fe CountyNM20300.67x
17Sierra CountyNM20300.67x
18Valencia CountyNM20300.67x
19Catron CountyNM10300.33x
20Cibola CountyNM10300.33x
21Colfax CountyNM10300.33x
22Grant CountyNM10300.33x
23Guadalupe CountyNM10300.33x
24Harding CountyNM10300.33x
25Lincoln CountyNM10300.33x
26Los Alamos CountyNM10300.33x
27McKinley CountyNM10300.33x
28Mora CountyNM10300.33x
29San Miguel CountyNM10300.33x
30Socorro CountyNM10300.33x
31Taos CountyNM10300.33x
32Torrance CountyNM10300.33x
33Union CountyNM10300.33x

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