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Hancock County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hancock County is 164.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 69 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Rail grade crossing (21), Industrial wastewater discharge (11). 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: 33.2596, -82.9988.

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 Hancock County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.7	30.2	1.28x	25.8 to 57.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62	51.8	1.2x	45.6 to 84.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.2	143.2	1.15x	134.9 to 199.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	455.2	453.4	1x	403.5 to 512.9	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 Hancock County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,831.6	9,842.6	+61%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	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	118.2	96.9	+22%	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.

Formaldehyde23.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.3 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Rail grade crossing21
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Pumped storage 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.

Mayfield Wpcp, Jewell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,435.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg Llc (Sparta Quarry), Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Verescence, Inc, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sparta, City Of (Sparta Wtp), Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011330782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Georgia Power Company, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007909736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Aggregates Usa, Llc (Sparta Quarry), Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070914084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Verescence, Inc, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020124293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg Llc (Sparta Quarry), Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063901096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Culverton Plantation Quarry, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064506164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sparta, City Of (Sparta Wpcp), Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064641008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lagrange- Yates 115kv Mando Project (Epd-Wcd), Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Communication Line Installation - At&T Project No. A00sam5, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Turkey Run Msw Landfill- Cell No.5 Construction, Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070017657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Butler Residence, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070926239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
871 Jamesway Dr, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071093316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rackleff Residence, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071206239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0008016, Hancock County, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sandersville Rail Gravel Lot, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi # 0018054 Hancock; Libp Bridge Replacement, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071813918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0015602, Hancock County - Federal Aid, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071826020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hatcher Residence, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071918870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Drawhorn Solar, Llc, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071997634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene Properties And Development Corporation, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072104663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lagrange Gas Line Ext., Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072158224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gray Ready Mix - Sparta, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072199151 (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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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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