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Gwinnett County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gwinnett County is 129.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 7,997 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (3,693), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (3,357), Gas station (mapped facility) (259). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 33.9605, -84.0452.

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 Gwinnett County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	9.3	6.6	1.41xSignificant	8.4 to 10.3	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.5	2.7	1.3xSignificant	2.9 to 4.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	3.5 to 4.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.9	8.7	1.02x	8 to 9.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.7	6.6	1.02x	6 to 7.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	451.6	453.4	1x	445.2 to 458	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	13 to 15.3	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.9	16.4	0.97x	13.5 to 18.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	16.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.3	13.9	0.96x	12.2 to 14.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	11.2 to 13.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	15.3 to 17.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.6	6.2	0.9x	4.9 to 6.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	129.1	143.2	0.9x	125.6 to 132.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.8	18.7	0.9x	15.5 to 18.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.2	23.8	0.89x	19.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	8.9 to 10.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.8	4.4	0.86x	3.2 to 4.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	3.4 to 4.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	2.3 to 3.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	Deaths	0.4	0.5	0.8x	0.3 to 0.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	Deaths	1.5	1.9	0.79x	0.9 to 2.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.5	51.8	0.78x	38.6 to 42.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.4	5.7	0.77x	3.8 to 5.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23	30.2	0.76x	21.5 to 24.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.4	2	0.7x	1 to 1.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	2.5	3.7	0.68x	2.1 to 3.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3	4.6	0.65x	2.5 to 3.6	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 Gwinnett County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,208.9	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.3	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	45.6	59.8	-24%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.2	6.2	+0%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	50.4	96.9	-48%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde26.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde2.51 per million
Benzene1.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 362 days: 211 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 47, peak 92.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

7,997 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge3,693
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3,357
Gas station (mapped facility)259
Air permit holder (minor source)203
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)145
Small hazardous waste generator100
Rail grade crossing78
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)43
TRI reporting facility39
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)24
Large hazardous waste generator13
Combined sewer overflow outfall10
Hazardous waste transporter7
Major air pollution source5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Heliport4
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Crematorium (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass 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.

At&T, Norcross
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Mti Baths, Sugar Hill
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 227,848 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30518MRTBS670NP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Purafil, Doraville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $370,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006398656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Heraeus Tenevo Inc, Buford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Agco Inc, Norcross
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 46,858 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30071GCNCX2782S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Mti Whirlpools Inc., Buford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005713166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Sherwin-Williams Co, Lawrenceville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000357239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Univar Solutions Usa, Norcross
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formic acid, Nitric acid, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,786 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30071VNWTR2145S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Heatcraft, Inc., Stone Mountain
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Suzanna'S Kitchen Inc. 1, Duluth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000529704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Suzanna'S Kitchen Ii, Duluth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017766540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ofs Fitel Llc., Norcross
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Chlorine. 43,912 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30071TTNTW2000N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Arrow Adhesives Co, Norcross
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lafarge Lawrenceville Concrete Plant, Lawrenceville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022447636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Anitox Corp, Lawrenceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Ammonia. Reports carcinogens. 252 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30043NTXCR1055P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Agco Inc, Norcross
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000355909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Richland Creek Road Landfill - Construction Of Stage 7a, Buford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038646533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Hussmann Corp, Suwanee
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $74,123.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001427206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Proform Finishing Products - Atlanta, Duluth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinyl acetate, Lead compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 128 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30096NWNGC4125B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Ryerson Inc., Norcross
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 123 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3007WRYRSN44PEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc (Norcross), Norcross
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072214729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
National Gypsum Co (New Ngc), Peachtree Corners
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012707179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Richland Creek Road Landfill - Construction Of Stage 7a, Buford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038646533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Heraeus Quartz N.A. Llc (Hqna) F/K/A Heraeus Tenevo, Buford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride. 3,589 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30518HRSMR100HE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Gwinnett
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 131350002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.6

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 Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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.

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