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Compound Signal

Field Burden

Pesticide + heat exposure × Farmworker population

50 counties are firing this signal at the elevated threshold (≥70/100) right now.

What it measures

Surfaces counties where outdoor agricultural workers face simultaneous heat-illness and pesticide-exposure risk. Anchors HRSA 330(g) migrant- and seasonal-worker health-center positioning. Top 5 are TX panhandle and AZ ag counties.

Component breakdown

Each component is independently percentile-ranked against all US counties (0–100), then blended into the final signal score using the weights below.

ComponentWeightSource
Pesticide intensity (kg/sq mi rank)TBDUSGS PNSP (EPest_HIGH estimate)
Summer max-temp percentileTBDNOAA / PRISM
Farmworker exposure proxyTBDUSDA NASS livestock + crop area

Evidence base

Pesticide-applicator and field-worker poisoning surveillance (NIOSH SENSOR-Pesticides) is sparse and state-dependent. This signal builds an exposure proxy from USGS PNSP pesticide-use estimates × crop-area weighted farmworker counts × heat-stress percentile. Used at HRSA 330(g) migrant-worker health centers and in CalEnviroScreen-style state programs to direct outreach and screening capacity.

  • USGS PNSP

    USGS Pesticide National Synthesis Project — county-level pesticide-use estimates (EPest_HIGH and EPest_LOW) since 1992.

  • NIOSH SENSOR-Pesticides

    NIOSH Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks — pesticide-poisoning surveillance, 11 reporting states (state-dependent coverage).

Counties firing this signal

Top 50 counties at the elevated threshold (70/100) or above, sorted by score. Click any county for the full profile.

CountyStateScoreConfidence
Hansford CountyTX96medium
Apache CountyAZ96low
Cochise CountyAZ96low
Coconino CountyAZ96low
Gila CountyAZ96low
Graham CountyAZ96low
Greenlee CountyAZ96low
La Paz CountyAZ96low
Maricopa CountyAZ96low
Mohave CountyAZ96low
Navajo CountyAZ96low
Pima CountyAZ96low
Santa Cruz CountyAZ96low
Yavapai CountyAZ96low
Anderson CountyTX96low
Andrews CountyTX96low
Angelina CountyTX96low
Aransas CountyTX96low
Atascosa CountyTX96low
Austin CountyTX96low
Bailey CountyTX96low
Bandera CountyTX96low
Bastrop CountyTX96low
Baylor CountyTX96low
Bee CountyTX96low
Bexar CountyTX96low
Blanco CountyTX96low
Borden CountyTX96low
Bowie CountyTX96low
Brazoria CountyTX96low
Brazos CountyTX96low
Brewster CountyTX96low
Briscoe CountyTX96low
Brooks CountyTX96low
Brown CountyTX96low
Burleson CountyTX96low
Burnet CountyTX96low
Caldwell CountyTX96low
Calhoun CountyTX96low
Cameron CountyTX96low
Camp CountyTX96low
Cass CountyTX96low
Castro CountyTX96low
Chambers CountyTX96low
Cherokee CountyTX96low
Childress CountyTX96low
Clay CountyTX96low
Cochran CountyTX96low
Coke CountyTX96low
Coleman CountyTX96low

Related service line: respiratory. The platform tool exposes per-county service-line opportunity scores on Pro, Studio, and Enterprise tiers.

Methodology

Every Compound Signal on this platform is a versioned, weighted composite published transparently. See the full methodology — every weight, every threshold, every data source — on the methodology page.

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