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Jackson County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 185.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 337 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (78), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (77), Industrial wastewater discharge (45). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 30.7818, -85.1765.

How this county ranks in Florida

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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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.5	3.4	1.91xSignificant	4 to 10.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.3	30.2	1.63xSignificant	42.3 to 57.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.2	4.8	1.5x	4.7 to 10.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8	5.7	1.4x	5.2 to 12	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.9	3.7	1.32x	2.8 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	185.4	143.2	1.29xSignificant	171.4 to 200.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26x	10.7 to 18.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.8	14.5	1.23x	13.3 to 23.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	2.8 to 7.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.1	4.4	1.16x	2.9 to 8.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.5	51.8	1.05x	47.1 to 63	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.5 to 8.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.6	13.9	0.83x	8.4 to 15.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.8	17.9	0.77x	10.1 to 18.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	343.5	453.4	0.76x	323.6 to 364.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.7	18.5	0.69x	9.1 to 17.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.5	8.7	0.63x	3.3 to 8.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	9.2	18.7	0.49x	6.3 to 13.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	7.9	23.8	0.33x	5.2 to 11.7	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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,578.9	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	111.5	59.8	+87%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.9	6.2	+60%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	118.7	96.9	+22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.2	28.6	-19%	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.

Formaldehyde23.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.49 per million
Pahpom0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing78
NPDES wastewater discharge permit77
Industrial wastewater discharge45
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Scrapyard (mapped facility)21
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Small hazardous waste generator7
Landfill (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Heliport2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric 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.

United Metals, Inc., Marianna
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD098924038 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Sapp Battery Salvage, Cottondale
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD980602882 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Rex Lumber Graceville Llc, Graceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 180,525 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32440RXLMB5299A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Enviva Pellets Llc Cottondale Plant, Cottondale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 151,775 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3243WNVVPL25GRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Marianna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,772 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3244WFDRLC3625F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Rex Lumber Llc Graceville, Graceville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Spanish Trail Lumber Co Llc, Marianna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 139 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32432LPMRN6112O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Springhill Regional Landfill, Campbellton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002434740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Enviva Pellets Llc, Cottondale
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057424899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Marianna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002523993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Springhill Regional Landfill, Campbellton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002434740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Graceville, City Of - Graceville Advanced Wwtf, Graceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Enviva Pellets Llc, Cottondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057424899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Spanish Trail Lumber Company Llc, Marianna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001737238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Springhill Regional Landfill, Campbellton
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002434740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Spanish Trail Lumber Company Llc, Marianna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001737238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rex Lumber Llc Graceville, Graceville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Enviva Pellets Llc, Cottondale
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057424899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lehigh Furniture, Marianna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000856486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Spanish Trail Lumber Company Llc, Marianna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001737238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rex Lumber Llc Graceville, Graceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jackson Square, Marianna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976750 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tranquility At Hope School, Marianna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979468 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Land, Marianna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982333 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jackson County Proposed Gas Station Redevelopment, Marianna
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983326 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Marianna
EPA FRS registry ID
110002523993
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Jackson 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 Jackson 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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