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Miller County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Miller County is 190.3 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). 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: 31.1628, -84.7302.

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 Miller County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.2	30.2	1.93xSignificant	37.2 to 88.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	94.9	51.8	1.83xSignificant	66.2 to 132.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190.3	143.2	1.33xSignificant	150.3 to 238.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	441.5	453.4	0.97x	375.9 to 516	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 Miller County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	22,798.7	9,842.6	+132%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67.3	75.3	-11%	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	132.2	96.9	+36%	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.

Formaldehyde23.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.59 per million
Pahpom0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Brownfield property3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Wilkin'S Warehouse, Colquitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972646 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Main Street Service Center, Colquitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973649 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Bus Shop Property, Colquitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987515 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Colquitt, City Of (Colquitt Wpcp), Colquitt
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit GA0047252: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Jla International, Colquitt
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005715716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Colquitt, City Of (Colquitt Wpcp), Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064243830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Miller County Inert Landfill, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063660532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sewer & Detention System Improvments Miller County, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Steven Nguyen'S Broiler Farm, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070839389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burger King Colquitt, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071206202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Medical Office & Pt Building, Miller County Hospital, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nutrien Ag Solutions - Colquitt, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
William Nguyen'S Broiler Farm, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sheffield Borrow Pit, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Ridge, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Minh Nguyen'S Broiler Farm, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
East Colquitt 115kv Substation, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072146200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mass Poultry Llc Broiler Farm, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072147946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colquitt School Sewer & Water Extension, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072175173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crop Production Services, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072175451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miller County K-12 School, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072181529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072186402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gas System Improvements To Serve Birdsong Peanuts, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072189838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pinewood Apartments, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072192429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Colquitt Drainage Canal Dredging Activities, Colquitt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072193180 (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 Miller 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 Miller 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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