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Newton County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newton County is 163.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 43 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (19), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), EPA air quality monitor (2). 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: 35.9247, -93.2148.

How this county ranks in Arkansas

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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 Newton County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases31.618.51.71x17.8 to 53.62019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths47.230.21.56xSignificant31.6 to 70.12020-2024
All cancerDeaths163.3143.21.14x132.9 to 200.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases57.151.81.1x40.7 to 80.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases460.8453.41.02x404.3 to 524.32019-2023

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 Newton County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,5369,842.6+17%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.675.3-2%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths104.296.9+7%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde18.75 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
  • Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 329 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 91.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge19
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
  • EPA air quality monitor2
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Public airport1
  • Brownfield property1

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. Jasper Wwtp, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,800.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055982557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  2. Mockingbird Hill Water Assoc-Water Treatment Plant, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009124152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Down By The Falls Llc, Marble Falls

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070868415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  4. Newton County Health Unit & Former Nursing Home, Jasper

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071975619 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Jasper, City Of - Jasper Wwtf, Jasper

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit AR0034584: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.3

  6. Marble Falls Sid No. 1 - Wwtp, Marble Falls

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010066604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  7. B & E Sawmill, Inc, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024951168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Boen Lumber Company, Ozone

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110025089188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Clark Backhoe & Gravel, Ponca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033632665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Phillips (Sawmill), Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035765188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Hudson Lumber Company, Western Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037265429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Fowler Lumber Company Inc, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037265474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Newton County Recycling Center/Transfer Station, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044253802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Ar Erfo Buff 2015-1[2] Erbie Improvements, Erbie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070504622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company-Harrison West Quarry, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071328083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Duffield Aggregate, Llc-Jasper West Quarry, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071400851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Harrison East Quarry, Jasper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071401167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Leo Dye - 1955 Mt. Hersey Rd, Western Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072193775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Arkansas Game & Fish Commission - Gene Rush W.M.A., Mount Judea

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067427494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company-Harrison West Quarry, Jasper

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071328083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  21. Buffalo Gas Station

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1096063261 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  22. Fuel Station, Deer

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1108797408 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Marble Falls Water, Sewer, & Solid Waste Suburban Improvement District No 1 Wwtp, Marble Falls

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit AR0034088: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  24. Marble Falls Water, Sewer, & Solid Waste Suburban Improvement District No 1 Wwtp, Marble Falls

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit AR0034088:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  25. Jasper, City Of - Jasper Wwtf, Jasper

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit AR0034584:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

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 Newton County

  • Arkansas 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 Newton County, and their findings.

  • Arkansas vital statistics office

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

  • Arkansas health department, environmental epidemiology

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

  • Arkansas 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.

  • Arkansas 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.

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