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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in Wyoming
Among 23 Wyoming counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Albany County, WY (20, 0.67 times the U.S. county median of 30), Campbell County, WY (20, 0.67 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Crook County, WY (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 Wyoming counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 2 | Campbell County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 3 | Crook County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 4 | Goshen County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 5 | Laramie County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 6 | Natrona County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 7 | Platte County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 8 | Sheridan County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 9 | Sweetwater County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 10 | Weston County | WY | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 11 | Big Horn County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 12 | Carbon County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 13 | Converse County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 14 | Fremont County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 15 | Hot Springs County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 16 | Johnson County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 17 | Lincoln County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 18 | Niobrara County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 19 | Park County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 20 | Sublette County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 21 | Teton County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 22 | Uinta County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |
| 23 | Washakie County | WY | 10 | 30 | 0.33x |