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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Ohio

Among 88 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Adams County, OH (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30), Allen County, OH (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Athens County, OH (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 Ohio
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. county median	Times reference
1	Adams County	OH	30	30	1x
2	Allen County	OH	30	30	1x
3	Athens County	OH	30	30	1x
4	Belmont County	OH	30	30	1x
5	Brown County	OH	30	30	1x
6	Butler County	OH	30	30	1x
7	Clark County	OH	30	30	1x
8	Clermont County	OH	30	30	1x
9	Clinton County	OH	30	30	1x
10	Columbiana County	OH	30	30	1x
11	Cuyahoga County	OH	30	30	1x
12	Delaware County	OH	30	30	1x
13	Fairfield County	OH	30	30	1x
14	Fayette County	OH	30	30	1x
15	Franklin County	OH	30	30	1x
16	Gallia County	OH	30	30	1x
17	Greene County	OH	30	30	1x
18	Guernsey County	OH	30	30	1x
19	Hamilton County	OH	30	30	1x
20	Harrison County	OH	30	30	1x
21	Highland County	OH	30	30	1x
22	Hocking County	OH	30	30	1x
23	Jackson County	OH	30	30	1x
24	Jefferson County	OH	30	30	1x
25	Lawrence County	OH	30	30	1x
26	Licking County	OH	30	30	1x
27	Lorain County	OH	30	30	1x
28	Lucas County	OH	30	30	1x
29	Madison County	OH	30	30	1x
30	Mahoning County	OH	30	30	1x
31	Meigs County	OH	30	30	1x
32	Miami County	OH	30	30	1x
33	Monroe County	OH	30	30	1x
34	Montgomery County	OH	30	30	1x
35	Morgan County	OH	30	30	1x
36	Muskingum County	OH	30	30	1x
37	Noble County	OH	30	30	1x
38	Perry County	OH	30	30	1x
39	Pickaway County	OH	30	30	1x
40	Pike County	OH	30	30	1x
41	Portage County	OH	30	30	1x
42	Preble County	OH	30	30	1x
43	Ross County	OH	30	30	1x
44	Scioto County	OH	30	30	1x
45	Shelby County	OH	30	30	1x
46	Stark County	OH	30	30	1x
47	Summit County	OH	30	30	1x
48	Trumbull County	OH	30	30	1x
49	Tuscarawas County	OH	30	30	1x
50	Union County	OH	30	30	1x
51	Vinton County	OH	30	30	1x
52	Warren County	OH	30	30	1x
53	Washington County	OH	30	30	1x
54	Ashland County	OH	20	30	0.67x
55	Ashtabula County	OH	20	30	0.67x
56	Auglaize County	OH	20	30	0.67x
57	Carroll County	OH	20	30	0.67x
58	Champaign County	OH	20	30	0.67x
59	Coshocton County	OH	20	30	0.67x
60	Crawford County	OH	20	30	0.67x
61	Darke County	OH	20	30	0.67x
62	Defiance County	OH	20	30	0.67x
63	Erie County	OH	20	30	0.67x
64	Fulton County	OH	20	30	0.67x
65	Geauga County	OH	20	30	0.67x
66	Hancock County	OH	20	30	0.67x
67	Hardin County	OH	20	30	0.67x
68	Henry County	OH	20	30	0.67x
69	Holmes County	OH	20	30	0.67x
70	Huron County	OH	20	30	0.67x
71	Knox County	OH	20	30	0.67x
72	Lake County	OH	20	30	0.67x
73	Logan County	OH	20	30	0.67x
74	Marion County	OH	20	30	0.67x
75	Medina County	OH	20	30	0.67x
76	Mercer County	OH	20	30	0.67x
77	Morrow County	OH	20	30	0.67x
78	Ottawa County	OH	20	30	0.67x
79	Paulding County	OH	20	30	0.67x
80	Putnam County	OH	20	30	0.67x
81	Richland County	OH	20	30	0.67x
82	Sandusky County	OH	20	30	0.67x
83	Seneca County	OH	20	30	0.67x
84	Van Wert County	OH	20	30	0.67x
85	Wayne County	OH	20	30	0.67x
86	Williams County	OH	20	30	0.67x
87	Wood County	OH	20	30	0.67x
88	Wyandot County	OH	20	30	0.67x

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