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Baldwin County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Baldwin County is 142.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 2,686 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,463), Industrial wastewater discharge (916), Gas station (mapped facility) (108). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 30.7699, -87.7827.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Baldwin County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinNew cases31.923.81.34xSignificant29.1 to 352019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.34.41.2x4.2 to 6.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths43.41.18x3.1 to 5.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinDeaths2.321.15x1.6 to 3.22020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.24.61.13x4.2 to 6.42019-2023
BladderNew cases20.918.71.12xSignificant18.8 to 23.22019-2023
EsophagusDeaths4.13.71.11x3.2 to 5.22020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases19.317.91.08x17.2 to 21.72019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths32.530.21.08x30 to 35.22020-2024
BladderDeaths4.44.11.07x3.5 to 5.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases55.351.81.07xSignificant51.9 to 58.82019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.36.21.02x5 to 7.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths142.5143.21x136.9 to 148.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases444.5453.40.98x434.1 to 455.12019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.46.60.97x5.3 to 7.62020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases15.916.40.97x10.9 to 22.42019-2023
StomachNew cases6.36.60.95x5.1 to 7.72019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.45.70.95x4.3 to 6.62020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.513.90.9x10.9 to 14.32019-2023
PancreasDeaths9.911.30.88x8.5 to 11.52020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases16.118.50.87x14.2 to 18.32019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases7.58.70.86x6.3 to 8.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.14.80.85x3.1 to 5.22020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases12.114.50.83x10.3 to 142019-2023
StomachDeaths2.12.70.78x1.4 to 2.92020-2024
ThyroidNew cases8.1130.62x6.5 to 9.92019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Baldwin County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,957.19,842.6-9%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.675.3+2%years
Child mortality50.259.8-16%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.46.2-13%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths82.496.9-15%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths31.628.6+11%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde20.99 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
  • Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 355 days: 268 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 87.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,686 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,463
  • Industrial wastewater discharge916
  • Gas station (mapped facility)108
  • Air permit holder (minor source)28
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)25
  • Small hazardous waste generator25
  • Public airport21
  • Brownfield property19
  • Rail grade crossing18
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
  • TRI reporting facility14
  • Heliport7
  • Large hazardous waste generator6
  • Airfield4
  • Commercial airport4
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. Crown Usa Inc., Foley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Dichloromethane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 81,465 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36535SFTYCHWY59 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  2. Si Group Inc, Bay Minette

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Ethylbenzene, Dinitrobutyl phenol. Reports carcinogens. 30,996 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36507CRMPT43300 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  3. Safety Coatings, Inc., Foley

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000369253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  4. Rohr Inc (A Collins Aerospace Company), Foley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 62 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36536RHRND1300W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  5. Everwood Treatment Co, Spanish Fort

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 57 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36527VRWDT11349 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  6. Chemtura Corp, Bay Minette

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001168691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  7. Gulf Coast Paint Manufacturing, Loxley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 2,807 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36551GLFCS30075 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  8. Plasmine Technology Inc, Bay Minette

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000369226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  9. Gulf Coast Paint Mfg, Loxley

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006034576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  10. Plasmine Technology Inc, Bay Minette

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Maleic anhydride. 505 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36507RCHHL251NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  11. Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Fld, Gulf Shores

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID JKA (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5

  12. Stella-Jones Corp, Bay Minette

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Pentachlorophenol, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 36507BLDWN1307A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.9

  13. Harry Still Sr Wwtp, Bay Minette

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,100.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002041727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  14. Mmc Materials Gulf Coast Llc - Foley, Foley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3653WBYCNC9138C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.7

  15. Goodrich Aerostructures, Foley

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000369262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.7

  16. Stella-Jones Corp, Bay Minette

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 36507BLDWNOLDPE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  17. Bayou Concrete Llc - Loxley, Loxley

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 3655WBYCNC13555 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  18. La Recycling Service, Fairhope

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110062652883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. FAIRHOPE, Alabama, Fairhope

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 010030010 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 4.5

  20. Daphne Water Reclamation Fac, Daphne

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002041843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  21. Baldwin Recycling, Summerdale

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013742799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  22. Mmc Materials Gulf Coast - Foley Plant, Foley

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025362177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  23. Fgd, Fairhope

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067172874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  24. Everwood Treatment Company, Inc., Spanish Fort

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000589667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  25. Vulcan, Inc, Foley

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000780192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Baldwin County

  • Alabama state cancer registry

    Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Baldwin County, and their findings.

  • Alabama vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Alabama health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Alabama environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office

    Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.

  • Alabama drinking water program

    Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.

  • Department of corrections or county sheriff

    Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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