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Sumter County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sumter County is 178.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 800 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (559), Rail grade crossing (92), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73). 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: 32.0553, -84.2055.

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 Sumter County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.8	17.9	1.5xSignificant	19.1 to 36.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.7	13	1.36x	11.1 to 26.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18.4	13.9	1.32x	12.3 to 26.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	12.2 to 26.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	178.1	143.2	1.24xSignificant	159 to 199.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	546.1	453.4	1.2xSignificant	511.1 to 583	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	7.4 to 18.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	5.5 to 14.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.1	51.8	1.01x	42.5 to 63.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.1	30.2	1x	22.9 to 39	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.7	18.7	0.84x	10.3 to 22.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.6	23.8	0.82x	13.2 to 28	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11	18.5	0.59x	6.7 to 17.3	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 Sumter County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,124.7	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	67.9	59.8	+14%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.4	6.2	+35%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	77.7	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.6	28.6	-56%	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.

Formaldehyde24.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.41 per million
Pahpom0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2024

Monitored on 244 days: 228 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 84.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge559
Rail grade crossing92
NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Combined sewer overflow outfall16
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property9
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Solar power plant1
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.

Rainbow Fertilizer Llc, Americus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Recreation Unlimited Llc, Americus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 24,954 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31709CRVLL111MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Elite Comfort Solutions - Americus, Americus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31709HCKRYSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Rainbow Fertilizer Llc, Americus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 3 more. 51,378 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31709MCFRT1611O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Elite Comfort Solutions - Americus, Americus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rainbow Fertilizer Llc, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sak Marine Company, Llc, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043532585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodgrain Millwork - Americus, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046101712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reeves Construction, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061668681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
R&R Ii Readymix, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061685172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cooper Lighting, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067129226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mullite Co. Of America - Lane/Mcmichael Area, Andersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mullite Co. Of America, Andersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J & M Tank Lines, Americus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070026750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rainbow Fertilizer Llc, Americus
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sak Marine Company, Llc, Americus
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043532585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Woodgrain Millwork - Americus, Americus
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110046101712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR0 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR2 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR3 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR4 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR5 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Columbus Water Works (Columbus Cso), Columbus
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036838:STR6 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Albany, City Of (Albany Cso), Albany
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036854:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Albany, City Of (Albany Cso), Albany
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0036854:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4

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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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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