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Johnson County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Johnson County is 143.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 55 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Industrial wastewater discharge (8). 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: 32.6674, -82.6421.

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 Johnson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.6	23.8	1.37x	20.6 to 50.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.8	30.2	1.28x	25.4 to 57.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62	51.8	1.2x	44.9 to 84.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	143.8	143.2	1x	116.2 to 176.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	449.2	453.4	0.99x	398.8 to 505	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 Johnson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,597	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	130.5	59.8	+118%	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	84.4	96.9	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde23.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Public airport1
Gas station (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.

Wrightsville, City Of (Big Cedar Creek Wpcp), Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wrightsville, City Of (Ohoopee Wpcp), Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson County Ltc, Llc (Scott Health & Rehabilitation Wpcp), Adrian
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0031551: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Johnson County Ltc, Llc (Scott Health & Rehabilitation Wpcp), Adrian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037941831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
I-16 North Industrial Park Ga- Jef-4002 (Epd-Wcd), Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sweat'S Pond, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Magnolia Valley Subdivision (Epd-Wcd), N/A
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrightsville - Lynn Street, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070673475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0007179, Johnson County, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070869208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0013748, Johnson & Emanuel Counties, Garfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071254936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Kite Substation, Kite
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071297813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
0015613 Johnson County; Bridge Replacement, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson County High School Stadium Replacement, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071922776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrightsville Wwtp, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071994676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Community Missionary Baptist Church, Wrightsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072160402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Lovett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732819A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Pvt Hershal Walker Road, Wrightsville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732820U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private Road, Lovett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732821B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private Road, Wrightsville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732822H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Piney Mountain Church Road, Lovett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732823P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Idylwood Road, Lovett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732824W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Tucker Grove Church Road, Lovett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732825D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Idlewild Rd, Wrightsville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732826K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Idylwood Dr, Wrightsville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732827S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Loop Road, Wrightsville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732830A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1

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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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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