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Liberty County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Liberty County is 158.8 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 81 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 30.2933, -84.8882.

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 Liberty County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.6	30.2	1.68xSignificant	32.8 to 75.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.1	51.8	1.16x	40.6 to 86.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.8	143.2	1.11x	125.5 to 199.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	454.8	453.4	1x	395.9 to 520.7	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 Liberty County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,119.3	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	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	100.8	96.9	+4%	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.

Formaldehyde20.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.1 per million
Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 341 days: 336 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 33, peak 77.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc, Hosford
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059578176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc - Hosford Osb, Hosford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Phenol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 324,052 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32334GRGPC12995 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Apalachee Pole Company, Bristol
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 117,655 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32321PLCHPHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Rex Lumber Bristol Florida, Bristol
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009074358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc, Hosford
Major air pollution source. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059578176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Apalachee Pole Co, Bristol
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Copper compounds, Arsenic and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 62 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3232WPLCHP186NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc, Hosford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059578176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Telogia Power Llc, Telogia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007435365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc, Hosford
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059578176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Telogia Power Llc, Telogia
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007435365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Apalachee Pole Company, Bristol
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070550793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Rex Lumber Bristol Florida, Bristol
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009074358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Rex Lumber Bristol Florida, Bristol
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009074358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Rex Lumber Bristol Florida, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009074358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1119300462 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1119300463 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Liberty Correctional Institute, Bristol
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013192473 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1.6
C. W. Roberts Contracting, Inc., Hosford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007466535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Liberty County High School & R, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022474286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Liberty 67 Mine, Gulf Coast Aggregates Llc, Carrabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027967528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Liberty County Mosquito Control, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044886503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C.W. Roberts - Plant 1, Hosford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056122716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rex Lumber - Bristol Wetyard, Bristol
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cr 67, Hosford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071239785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ward Property Borrow Pit, Hosford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896453 (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.

Liberty Correctional Institute, Bristol
EPA FRS registry ID
110013192473
Water system
FL1394001
Health-based violations
3 all time, 1 in 5 years
All violations
15
Contaminants cited
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Lead and Copper Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Liberty 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 Liberty 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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