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Escambia County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Escambia County is 171.9 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 Bladder deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,355 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (488), Industrial wastewater discharge (192), Rail grade crossing (166). 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: 30.64, -87.3276.

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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 Escambia County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.9	23.8	1.55xSignificant	34.2 to 39.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.4	30.2	1.44xSignificant	40.6 to 46.3	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.7	4.1	1.39xSignificant	4.7 to 6.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.9	51.8	1.35xSignificant	66.3 to 73.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.8	17.9	1.33xSignificant	21.6 to 26.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.6	14.5	1.28xSignificant	16.7 to 20.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.1	5.7	1.25xSignificant	5.9 to 8.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.2	6.6	1.24xSignificant	7.1 to 9.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.9	18.7	1.22xSignificant	20.9 to 25.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.6	8.7	1.22xSignificant	9.2 to 12.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	3.2 to 5.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.3	18.5	1.21xSignificant	20.2 to 24.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.9	143.2	1.2xSignificant	166.2 to 177.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.4	2	1.2x	1.8 to 3.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	535.1	453.4	1.18xSignificant	524.8 to 545.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	4.3 to 6.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.9	4.4	1.11x	4 to 6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	10.8 to 13.9	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.9	16.4	1.03x	12.5 to 22.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.8	6.6	1.03x	5.7 to 8.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.8	3.7	1.03x	3 to 4.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	12.3 to 15.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	4.9 to 7.3	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.4	2.7	0.89x	1.7 to 3.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	8.6 to 11.8	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 Escambia County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,586	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	73.6	59.8	+23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8	6.2	+29%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	123.2	96.9	+27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	62	28.6	+117%	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.

Formaldehyde21.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.77 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 269 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 43, peak 104.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,355 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit488
Industrial wastewater discharge192
Rail grade crossing166
Gas station (mapped facility)99
Brownfield property81
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)56
Air permit holder (minor source)51
Scrapyard (mapped facility)45
Small hazardous waste generator43
Landfill (mapped facility)37
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)20
TRI reporting facility18
Major air pollution source14
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)9
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Large hazardous waste generator5
Heliport5
Superfund (NPL) site4
Public airport3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
EPA air quality monitor2
Commercial airport2
Biomass power plant2
Gas power plant2
Hazardous waste transporter1
Coal power plant1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Ascend Pensacola Plant, Cantonment
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $39,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027373045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FL9170024567 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
American Creosote Works (Pensacola Plant), Pensacola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD008161994 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Escambia Wood - Pensacola, Pensacola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD008168346 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Agrico Chemical Co., Pensacola
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 45. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD980221857 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc, Cantonment
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Formic acid, Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 110,796,067 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32533MNSNT3000O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
International Paper Pensacola Mill, Cantonment
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,293,520 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32533CHMPN375MU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Jupiter Bach N.A., Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 192,180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3251WJPTRC331ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Bluewindtechnology, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 184,822 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3251WBLWND75SEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Gulf Clean Energy Center, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 148,258 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32514GLFPW11999 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Polynt Composites Usa Inc, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Styrene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 126,840 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32501RCHHL407SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Blazer Boats Inc, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 72,404 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32514BLZRB3300M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Kraton Chemical Llc, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Phenol, Ethylbenzene, Boron trifluoride. Reports carcinogens. 44,549 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32501RZNCH411SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Pensacola Mill, Cantonment
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $587,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035614234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Armstrong World Industries Inc., Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate, Zinc compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,252 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32501RMSTR300SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,341 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32508NSPNS190RA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Ascend Pensacola Plant, Cantonment
Major air pollution source. Penalties $39,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027373045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Cytiva Us Llc, Pensacola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N,N-Dimethylformamide, Methanol, Ethylene glycol, 2-Methoxyethanol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,646 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32514GLMNS8780E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Ascend Pensacola Plant, Cantonment
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $39,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027373045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ascend Pensacola Plant, Cantonment
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $39,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027373045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
West Fraser Mcdavid Lumber Mill, Mc David
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 146,578 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32568NTRNT401CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Crist, Pensacola
Coal power plant.
Record ID 641 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.9
Jupiter Bach North America, Inc, Pensacola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060259349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Ascend Pensacola Plant, Cantonment
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $39,876.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027373045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Bluewindtechnology, Pensacola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071045784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1

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 Escambia 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 Escambia 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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