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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Oregon
Among 36 Oregon counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Clackamas County, OR (80, 2.67 times the U.S. county median of 30), Lane County, OR (50, 1.67 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Multnomah County, OR (50, 1.67 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 Oregon counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clackamas County | OR | 80 | 30 | 2.67x |
| 2 | Lane County | OR | 50 | 30 | 1.67x |
| 3 | Multnomah County | OR | 50 | 30 | 1.67x |
| 4 | Deschutes County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 5 | Douglas County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 6 | Hood River County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 7 | Jefferson County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 8 | Linn County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 9 | Marion County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 10 | Wasco County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 11 | Washington County | OR | 40 | 30 | 1.33x |
| 12 | Benton County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 13 | Crook County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 14 | Gilliam County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 15 | Jackson County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 16 | Josephine County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 17 | Morrow County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 18 | Polk County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 19 | Sherman County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 20 | Umatilla County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 21 | Wheeler County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 22 | Yamhill County | OR | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 23 | Baker County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 24 | Clatsop County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 25 | Columbia County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 26 | Coos County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 27 | Curry County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 28 | Grant County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 29 | Harney County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 30 | Klamath County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 31 | Lake County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 32 | Lincoln County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 33 | Malheur County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 34 | Tillamook County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 35 | Union County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 36 | Wallowa County | OR | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |