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Charlton County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Charlton County is 163 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 435 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (344), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (50), Rail grade crossing (30). 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: 30.7173, -82.1041.

How this county ranks in Georgia

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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 Charlton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.9	30.2	1.59xSignificant	33.6 to 66.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73	51.8	1.41xSignificant	55 to 95.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163	143.2	1.14x	135.3 to 195.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	401.4	453.4	0.89x	356.6 to 450.6	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 Charlton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,364.8	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.5	75.3	-2%	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	91.8	96.9	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde18.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Pahpom0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 95 days: 88 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 27, peak 61.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge344
NPDES wastewater discharge permit50
Rail grade crossing30
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Major air pollution source2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Ufp Ashburn, Llc - Folkston, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
International Paper-Folkston Lumber, Folkston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001326342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Folkston, City Of (Folkston Wpcp Wetlands), Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064243536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chesser Island Road Landfill - Cells 3d & 4d Construction, Folkston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tnt Readymix, Inc. ? Folkston Plant, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071878310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
International Paper-Folkston Lumber, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001326342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chesser Island Road Landfill - Cells 3d & 4d Construction, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chesser Island Road Landfill - Cells 3d & 4d Construction, Folkston
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saunders Mine, St. Georgia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070603375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saunders Demonstration Mine, St. George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071644859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saunders Mine Mineral Separation Plant, Saint George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070826398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Davis Fld, Folkston
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3J6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Georgia Department Of Natural Resources (Stephen Foster State Park Wpcp), Fargo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008995258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fulghum Fibres, Inc. - St. George, Saint George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden County Sheriff'S Office Range Improvements, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070124803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charlton County Cdbg 17, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Michael Nixon, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070547304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Riverbend Oaks Apartments, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Bethune Elementary School, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Black River Development, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Farm At Okefenokee Phase 3, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071275817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
6131 Old Moniac Rd, St. George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charlton Co Athletic Facility At Bethune Middle School, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Raceway Edo Folkston, Folkston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405475 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Charlton County

Georgia 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 Charlton County, and their findings.
Georgia vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Georgia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Georgia 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.
Georgia 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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