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Perry County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 164.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 113 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (57), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18). 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: 34.9434, -92.8809.

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 Perry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	93.3	51.8	1.8xSignificant	72.7 to 118.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.9	30.2	1.69xSignificant	36.6 to 70.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.5	23.8	1.58x	23.2 to 57.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.5	143.2	1.15x	136.9 to 196.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.3	18.7	1.14x	12 to 36.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.3	453.4	1.1x	446.5 to 555.1	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 Perry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,348.7	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	89.9	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde22.29 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Pahpom0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing57
Industrial wastewater discharge28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Perry County Class 4 Landfill, Casa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056397019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bigelow, City Of, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013812614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Perryville, City Of, Perryville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0020125: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Perryville, City Of, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010067328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Perryville Treatment Plant, Perryville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ARG640076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Perryville Treatment Plant, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group - Toadsuck Quarry, Houston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017844662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mallard Ready Mix - Bigelow, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025016809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southern Chips, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025146946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Little Rock And Western Railroad, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035766668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amp Properties Llc, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044313187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Perry County Transfer Station, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045009138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Toad Suck Mine, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055192740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sports Field Complex, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070235526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fa5309- Hwy. 155 - East (Phase 3) (S), Aplin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071375827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James Penny Land Owner, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James A. Penney, Jr. Dba Penney Construction (Lic#0096810824) - Quail Meadows, Bigelow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071885104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Army Corps Of Engineers - Maumelle River Eco-System Restoration, Cap Section, Perryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Green Bay Packaging Inc. - Green Bay Packaging - Fiber Resource Division - Cswpp, Oppelo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071961711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nathaniel Mcchesney - Mcchesney Broilers, Adona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072187483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Copperas Gap Rd, Houston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 600394Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Main, Casa
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 601045S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Bigelow
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 600386G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Wroten Road, Houston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 600388V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Hwy 60, Houston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 600389C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1

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 Perry 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 Perry 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.

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

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