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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Nevada
Among 17 Nevada counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Clark County, NV (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30), Washoe County, NV (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Carson City, NV (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 Nevada counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | NV | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 2 | Washoe County | NV | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 3 | Carson City | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 4 | Churchill County | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 5 | Douglas County | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 6 | Lyon County | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 7 | Pershing County | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 8 | Storey County | NV | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 9 | Elko County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 10 | Esmeralda County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 11 | Eureka County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 12 | Humboldt County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 13 | Lander County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 14 | Lincoln County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 15 | Mineral County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 16 | Nye County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 17 | White Pine County | NV | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |