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Randolph County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Randolph County is 146.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 88 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (42), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 31.7744, -84.7808.

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 Randolph County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.3	30.2	1.3x	24.8 to 62	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	146.1	143.2	1.02x	113.7 to 186.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	448.1	453.4	0.99x	386.1 to 518.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43.2	51.8	0.83x	27.5 to 67.1	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 Randolph County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,237.8	9,842.6	+75%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.3	75.3	-5%	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	91.8	96.9	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde23.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.38 per million
Pahpom0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing42
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert, Cuthbert
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 186,310 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31740GRGFDRTE1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Georgia Feed Products, Cuthbert
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012244197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
American Proteins Inc., Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070008015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
American Proteins Trucking - Cuthbert, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oxford Construction Co.- Hracek Borrow Pit, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071886662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Georgia Feed Products, Cuthbert
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012244197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Randolph County Board Of Education (Randolph-Clay High School Wpcp), Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012322094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
American Proteins, Inc. (Cuthbert Division), Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $43,872.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064584506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert Blend Mill - Nee, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Randolph County, Cuthbert
Public airport. O.
Record ID 25J (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/837943870 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cuthbert, City Of (Cuthbert Wpcp), Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shellman, City Of (Shellman Wpcp), Shellman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Randolph County Permit-By-Rule Yard Trimmings Landfill, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070237848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0016826, Randolph County, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070919425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General Store #24093, Shellman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0015563, Randolph County, Brooksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071319811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0011429, Harris County, Sr 1/ Us Highway 27 (Corrected), Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chatsworth,Ga Family Dollar Tree, Chatsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River Valley Ingredients-Cuthbert Trucking, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071409476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River Valley Ingredients-Cuthbert, Ga, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water System Improvements City Of Cuthbert, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iris Gardens, Cuthbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Benevolence Area Improvements, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072176284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oscar Aycock Pond Dam, Shellman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072184323 (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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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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