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Jerome County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jerome County is 162.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 210 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (66), Industrial wastewater discharge (38), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 42.6671, -114.2743.

How this county ranks in Idaho

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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 Jerome 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	41.1	23.8	1.73xSignificant	30.4 to 54.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	11.5 to 27.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.5	143.2	1.13x	140.2 to 187.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	10.8 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	426.2	453.4	0.94x	390 to 464.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	7 to 19.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.9	18.7	0.85x	9.4 to 25	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.9	30.2	0.79x	16.2 to 34.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	36.3	51.8	0.7x	26.7 to 48.4	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 Jerome County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,174.7	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	53	59.8	-11%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.9	6.2	+27%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.8	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.4	28.6	-53%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.67 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Naphthalene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing66
Industrial wastewater discharge38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Hydroelectric plant9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Jerome Cheese Co, Jerome
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $104,813.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001287615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Jerome Wwtp, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $243,706.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
True West Beef Llc, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 112,336 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8333WTRWST626US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
True West Beef Llc, Jerome
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071722041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Jerome Redi-Mix, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8333WJRMRD41SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Jerome Cheese Co, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $104,813.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001287615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Jerome Wwtp, Jerome
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $243,706.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Jerome Cheese Co, Jerome
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $104,813.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001287615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Idaho Milk Products, Jerome
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055557419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Idaho Milk Products Inc, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83338DHMLK165S1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Westfarm Foods Jerome, Jerome
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010026550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jerome City Water, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013066635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fiber Care Baths, Jerome
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071064250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Blue Lakes Trout Farm, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Seapac Of Idaho Pristine Springs Fish Hatchery, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064632928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
State Of Idaho Military Division Jerome Readiness Center, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Huber Feed, Jerome
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041619727 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jerome Butte Industrial Park, Jerome
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982066 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln Courtyards North, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071096920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Darigold-Jerome, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 83338DRGLD1703S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Agropur, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 83338JRMCH47W10 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Standard Dairy Consultants, Jerome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Selenium compounds, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 83338STNDR383E3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Shoshone Falls Power Plant, Twin Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $72,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028021637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cargill B6 Biofactory, Jerome
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 57343 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Tforce Freight - Twin Falls, Jerome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $860,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043776143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Jerome County

Idaho 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 Jerome County, and their findings.
Idaho vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Idaho health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Idaho 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.
Idaho 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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