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Pike County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pike County is 198.1 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 225 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (124), Industrial wastewater discharge (66), Public airport (16). 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: 33.0894, -84.3832.

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 Pike 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	50.5	23.8	2.12xSignificant	38 to 66.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15	8.7	1.72xSignificant	8.9 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.1	14.5	1.52x	14.3 to 32.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.4	30.2	1.5xSignificant	34.2 to 59.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.1	13.9	1.45x	13 to 30	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	198.1	143.2	1.38xSignificant	173.1 to 225.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.8	11.3	1.31x	8.7 to 24	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.8	17.9	1.27x	15.1 to 33.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	518.3	453.4	1.14xSignificant	477.5 to 561.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	40.7 to 67.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.7	18.7	1x	11.6 to 28.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.7	18.5	0.74x	7.9 to 22.6	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 Pike County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,051.2	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	90.4	59.8	+51%	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	83.2	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.8	28.6	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde23.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 359 days: 319 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 108.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit124
Industrial wastewater discharge66
Public airport16
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
EPA air quality monitor1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Hm Southeast Concrete Llc - Griffin Plant, Griffin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3022WFRBRN15LIB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Wabash National L.P., Griffin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005681155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bob'S Auto Salvage, Griffin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070032032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Molena Sand Pits, Molena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tencate Protective Fabrics - Weaving Plant, Zebulon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hm Southeast Concrete (Griffin Plant), Griffin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071285044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Concord, City Of (South Wpcp), Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yancey Brothers Co. - Pike County Testing Facility, Griffin
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037577798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Zebulon, City Of (Zebulon Wpcp), Zebulon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Concord, City Of (North Wpcp), Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lot 27 Fox Tale, Williamson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071202210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lot 26 Fox Tale, Williamson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Polyvalent Staffing Agency, Llc (Molena Extended Care Wpcp), Molena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015723680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wabash National Corperation, Griffin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070891331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wabash National Corporation, Griffin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070894284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Peach State Aerodrome, Williamson
Public airport. O.
Record ID GA2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Pike County Water & Sewerage Authority (Midway Road Wtp), Zebulon
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640146: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Rolling Frito Lay Sales, Zebulon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hm Southeast Concrete Llc - Griffin, Griffin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wabash National L.P., Griffin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005681155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griffin (City Of) - Still Branch Wtp, Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011331317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Baptist Children'S Home And Family Ministries, Inc. (Meansville Campus, Meansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017709229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Still Branch Water Treatment Plant, Concord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024598871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Olde Gumlog Sd Lot 3, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041550256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson Battery Company - Corporate, Zebulon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056314411 (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 Pike 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 Pike 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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