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Sumter County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sumter County is 134.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 174 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Rail grade crossing (29). 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: 32.6497, -88.2175.

How this county ranks in Alabama

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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 Sumter County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.8	17.9	1.16x	11.6 to 35.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.5	30.2	0.98x	19.2 to 44.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	134.9	143.2	0.94x	108.4 to 166.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	418	453.4	0.92x	368.4 to 472.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.5	51.8	0.65x	22.1 to 49.7	2019-2023

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 Sumter County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,670	9,842.6	+59%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.3	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	120.2	59.8	+101%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	122.2	96.9	+26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde25.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.6 per million
Pahpom0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 284 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 90.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Rail grade crossing29
Scrapyard (mapped facility)13
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Brownfield property4
Major air pollution source3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility, Emelle
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $261,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Chemical Waste Management, Emelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Asbestos (friable), Lead And Lead Compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 102,283,428 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35459CHMCLHWY17 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Arcosa Lw Br Llc Livlite Div, Livingston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 120,339 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 35470BGRVRSINDU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility, Emelle
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $261,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility, Emelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $261,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Arcosa Lw Br, Llc, Livingston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043972001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility, Emelle
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $261,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility, Emelle
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $261,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ward, Sumter Co.
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 011190003 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.8
Dixie Gas Station No. 15, York
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028271714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Arcosa Lw Br, Llc, Livingston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043972001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Enviva Pellets Epes, Llc, Epes
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071932336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Natural Gas, Ward
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010283727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arcosa Lw Br, Llc, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043972001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Enviva Pellets Epes, Llc, Epes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071932336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sumter County Bus Stop, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969922 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston, City Of - Sumter Co Bus Shop, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970873 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of York/Iv Vets, York
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114760 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of York, York
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072197612 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wendy Hills Lagoon, Gainesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040432779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Arcosa Lw Br, Llc, Livingston
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043972001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bellamy Lagoon, Bellamy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055996123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston Main Lagoon, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055979357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mcelroy Truck Lines Inc, Cuba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042961621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
WM Emelle Treatment Facility
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1543044750 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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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