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Jefferson County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jefferson County is 148 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 85 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (15), Industrial wastewater discharge (14). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 30.3772, -83.9398.

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 Jefferson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.3	30.2	1.24x	27.5 to 50.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.4	51.8	1.11x	45.3 to 72.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	9.3 to 24.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	9.3 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148	143.2	1.03x	127.5 to 171.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	423.4	453.4	0.93x	386.3 to 463.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.9	18.5	0.81x	8.1 to 25.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.6	18.7	0.78x	8.4 to 24.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.6	23.8	0.66x	8.4 to 27	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 Jefferson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,233.2	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	102.5	59.8	+72%	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	96.3	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde21.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.24 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Rail grade crossing11
Landfill (mapped facility)9
Public airport5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1047277830 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1047277937 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1049516629 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868478 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868479 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868498 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868499 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868500 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868501 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868503 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115868504 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1115880751 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Monticello, City Of, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002042165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walker And Sons Farms 2, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011367500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jefferson Builders Mart, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016729673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xpo Logistics Freight, Inc - Nth, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016729968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jeffco Dairy, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022838278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walker And Sons Farms I, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024383059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Llc - Srm Plant #123, Lloyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035647823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jefferson Mosquito Control District, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045507206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tractor Supply Company #1720, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054120312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cr 259 Ove Scl Railroad Bridge, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071223507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Road Resurfacing, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jefferson County Rest Area Sprayfield, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trulieve Jefferson, Monticello
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071678829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

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

Jefferson Correctional Inst., Monticello
EPA FRS registry ID
110013195229
Water system
FL2331185
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
18
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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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