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Coffee County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coffee County is 166.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 292 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (128), Rail grade crossing (48), Industrial wastewater discharge (41). 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: 31.5954, -82.8436.

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 Coffee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.1	6.6	1.53x	6.4 to 15.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.2	30.2	1.33xSignificant	32.6 to 49.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.1 to 12.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.9	51.8	1.25xSignificant	55.2 to 75.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21x	9.4 to 19.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.3 to 23.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.7	143.2	1.16xSignificant	150.5 to 184.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	10.7 to 21.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	14.2 to 26.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	453.9	453.4	1x	427.1 to 482	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	5 to 12.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.5	18.7	0.88x	11.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.2	23.8	0.85x	14.7 to 27	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.1	18.5	0.76x	9.9 to 19.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.5	13	0.65x	5 to 13.4	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 Coffee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,805.2	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	79.4	59.8	+33%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.2	6.2	+48%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	90.7	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.6	28.6	-60%	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.

Formaldehyde21.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.2 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 247 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 98.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit128
Rail grade crossing48
Industrial wastewater discharge41
Air permit holder (minor source)28
Gas station (mapped facility)15
TRI reporting facility9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Small hazardous waste generator7
Large hazardous waste generator3
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Pcc Airfoils Inc, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009354974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Optima Chemical Group Llc, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,756 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533FFNCC1415W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Pcc Airfoils Llc, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,621 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533PCCRF1400P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Pilgrim'S Pride Douglas Processing Plant, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Ammonia. 30,645 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533GLDNPMCNEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
General Coffee
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 130690002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6
Douglas Southeast Wpcp, Douglas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Pilgrim'S Pride - Douglas Processing Plant, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Optima Chemical Group L L C, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Pilgrim?S Pride Corporation - Animal Feed Ingredients Plant, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Pilgrim'S Pride Corp - Animal Feed Ingredients Plant, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 538 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3153WPLGRM29PRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation (Feed Mill), Ambrose
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Elixir Inds, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Southwire Company Douglas Plant 2, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Southwire Co Douglas Plant 2, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 96 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533NTRMT1500P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fleetwood Homes Of Georgia Inc 07, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fab Tec Inc, Douglas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005715191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pcc Airfoils Inc, Douglas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009354974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pcc Airfoils Inc, Douglas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009354974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coats & Clark, Douglas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043631978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southwire Douglas Plant, Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024523434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Elixir Door & Metals Co, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloro-2-fluoroethane (HCFC-121a), Diisocyanates, Aluminum (fume or dust), Zinc (fume or dust). 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533LXRNDSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Southwire Co Douglas Plant, Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc compounds, Antimony compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. 42 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31533TCMSH1545K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Fab Tec Inc, Douglas
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005715191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pcc Airfoils Inc, Douglas
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009354974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hutchenson Surface Mine, Douglas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071877950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Coffee 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 Coffee 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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