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St. Lucie County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in St. Lucie County is 141.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,127 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (551), Industrial wastewater discharge (258), Gas station (mapped facility) (89). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 27.3871, -80.4679.

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 St. Lucie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31xSignificant	17.3 to 20.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.4	18.5	1.26xSignificant	21.5 to 25.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.5	2	1.25x	1.9 to 3.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.6	23.8	1.2xSignificant	26.5 to 30.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	Deaths	0.6	0.5	1.2x	0.3 to 1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	3.6 to 5.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.6	16.4	1.13x	13.9 to 24.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.9	4.4	1.11x	4 to 5.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.8	6.2	1.1x	5.6 to 8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1xSignificant	18.9 to 22.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.4	51.8	1.09xSignificant	53.6 to 59.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	4.2 to 6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.1	6.6	1.08x	6.2 to 8.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	3.7 to 5.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	479.8	453.4	1.06xSignificant	471.1 to 488.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.9	30.2	1.06x	29.9 to 33.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.3	13	1.02x	11.7 to 15.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	12.8 to 15.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	4.9 to 6.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	141.2	143.2	0.99x	136.9 to 145.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	5.5 to 7.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	15.6 to 19.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.1	8.7	0.93x	7 to 9.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	9.4 to 11.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	3.4 to 4.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.9	3.4	0.85x	2.3 to 3.6	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.3	2.7	0.85x	1.8 to 3	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 St. Lucie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,816.1	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	50.7	59.8	-15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.2	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.4	28.6	-1%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.97 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 351 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 67.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,127 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit551
Industrial wastewater discharge258
Gas station (mapped facility)89
Rail grade crossing50
Small hazardous waste generator45
Air permit holder (minor source)35
TRI reporting facility13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source8
Public airport8
Brownfield property8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Heliport5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Solar power plant3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Nuclear 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.

Pb Holdco Inc., Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 881,822 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 34946SYCHT3901S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Maverick Boat Group Inc., Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 464,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3494WMVRCK4551S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Maverick Boat Group Inc., Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 373,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 34946MVRCK3054I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Twin Vee Powercats, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 117,307 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 34982TWNVP311SF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Contender Boats Fort Pierce Plant, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 48,315 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3498WCNTND571EN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Peracetic acid, Ammonia and 1 more. 322,335 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33482TRPCN6500G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Twin Vee Catamarans Inc, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $75,186.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Pb Holdco, Inc., Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000365881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Maverick Boat Company Inc, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070557773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Maverick Boat Group, Inc., Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001749252 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Titan Florida-Ft. Pierce Rmc/Blk Plant, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 125 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3498WTRMCM4199S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Contender Boats Fort Pierce Plant, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc., Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000520927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Treasure Coast Intl, Fort Pierce
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FPR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
St Lucie, Jensen Beach
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 6045 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 5
Coastal An Oldcastle Co, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 34981MTTST46MAG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Maschmeyer-Fort Pierce Rm, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3498WMSCHM419SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Port Consolidated Inc (West), Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 34950PRTCN121NJ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Allied New Technologies Inc, Port St Lucie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032816692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied New Technologies Inc, Fort Pierce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine. 34 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 34987LLDNW9545R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.2
Titan Florida Llc, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022455332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Maschmeyer Concrete - Fort Pierce Plant, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017370879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coastal An Oldcastle Co, Fort Pierce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Twin Vee Catamarans Inc, Fort Pierce
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $75,186.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
James E. Anderson Water Treatment Plant, Port Saint Lucie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023010597 (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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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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