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Bay County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bay County is 165.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,148 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (495), Industrial wastewater discharge (256), Gas station (mapped facility) (107). 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: 30.2463, -85.6656.

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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 Bay County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.9	2	1.45x	2 to 4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.6	30.2	1.38xSignificant	38.1 to 45.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.6	14.5	1.35xSignificant	17 to 22.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.1	6.2	1.31xSignificant	6.5 to 10.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.2	23.8	1.27xSignificant	27.1 to 33.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	4.2 to 7.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.2	51.8	1.22xSignificant	58.8 to 67.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	4.2 to 7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19xSignificant	19.7 to 25.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18xSignificant	11.4 to 15.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	3.7 to 6.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	165.2	143.2	1.15xSignificant	158 to 172.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.5	8.7	1.09x	7.9 to 11.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	494.2	453.4	1.09xSignificant	481.3 to 507.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.3	17.9	1.08x	16.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.1	5.7	1.07x	4.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	12.6 to 17.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.9	3.7	1.05x	2.9 to 5.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.9	6.6	1.05x	5.4 to 8.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.3	18.5	1.04x	16.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	5.3 to 8.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3	3.4	0.88x	2.1 to 4.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.2	4.8	0.88x	3.1 to 5.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.6	13	0.82x	8.6 to 12.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	12.6	16.4	0.77x	7.7 to 19.5	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.8	2.7	0.67x	1.1 to 2.8	2020-2024

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 Bay County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,538	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	72.5	59.8	+21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9	6.2	+46%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.8	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.9	28.6	+33%	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.

Formaldehyde19.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.64 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 239 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 92.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,148 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit495
Industrial wastewater discharge256
Gas station (mapped facility)107
Rail grade crossing85
Air permit holder (minor source)35
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)30
Scrapyard (mapped facility)26
Small hazardous waste generator25
Landfill (mapped facility)18
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
TRI reporting facility9
Major air pollution source8
Brownfield property8
Heliport7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Airfield2
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Biomass power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Kraton Chemical, Llc, Panama City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FL1570024124 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Hollingshead Materials (Formerly Westrock Cp Llc Rock-Tenn, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,181,002 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32401STNCN1EVER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Kraton Chemical Llc, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Styrene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 212,804 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32402RZNCHEVERE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Kraton Chemical, Llc, Panama City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Us Dod Usaf Tyndall Afb Florida, Tyndall Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 6,893 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32403SDDTYUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Kraton Chemical, Llc, Panama City
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Lynn Haven, City Of - Wwtf, Lynn Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $169,771.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000914887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Chevron Panama City Terminal, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 888 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32401CHVRN525WB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Gulf Power Co Plant Lansing Smith, Southport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 605 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32409GLFPW4300H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Millville Wastewater Treatment Facility, Panama City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014393600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Us Dod Usaf Tyndall Afb Range, Tyndall Afb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042011550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Panama Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant, Panama City Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $33,490.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000527715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Westrock Panama City Mill, Panama City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000518002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
St Andrews Wwtf, Panama City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064606029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Northwest Florida Beaches Intl, Panama City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ECP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Mmc Materials Gulf Coast Llc - Panama City, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3240WPRFRR191E1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Northwest Florida Holdings, Inc., Panama City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037929463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mmc Materials Gulf Coast Llc - Tafb, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3240WBYCNCEXPED (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Trane Commercial Systems, Panama City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Diisocyanates. 95 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32444TRNCX200AB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Bay County Military Point Awt, Panama City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014393637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trane U.S. Inc., Lynn Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006824124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Northwest Florida Holdings, Inc., Panama City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037929463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Preferred Materials Inc, Panama City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039608537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Textured Coatings Of America,Inc., Panama City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362312 (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 Bay County

Florida 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 Bay County, and their findings.
Florida vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Florida health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Florida 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.
Florida 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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