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Sangamon County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sangamon County is 156.8 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 1.2 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,022 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (236), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (226), Air permit holder (minor source) (218). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 39.749, -89.7053.

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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 Sangamon County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinNew cases38.723.81.63xSignificant35.1 to 42.52019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases27.217.91.52xSignificant24.4 to 30.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases75.851.81.46xSignificant71.2 to 80.62019-2023
EsophagusNew cases6.44.61.39xSignificant5.1 to 82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases24.418.51.32xSignificant21.7 to 27.42019-2023
EsophagusDeaths4.73.71.27x3.6 to 6.12020-2024
PancreasNew cases17.413.91.25xSignificant15.2 to 19.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths37.430.21.24xSignificant34.2 to 40.82020-2024
All cancerNew cases556.2453.41.23xSignificant543 to 569.62019-2023
PancreasDeaths13.511.31.19xSignificant11.6 to 15.72020-2024
BladderNew cases22.118.71.18xSignificant19.6 to 24.82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.64.81.17x4.4 to 7.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinDeaths2.321.15x1.5 to 3.32020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.16.21.15x5.6 to 8.92019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.55.71.14x5.2 to 8.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.83.41.12x2.8 to 5.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases1614.51.1x13.8 to 18.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths156.8143.21.09xSignificant150.1 to 163.82020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.58.71.09x8 to 11.42019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.64.41.05x3.5 to 62020-2024
BladderDeaths4.24.11.02x3.2 to 5.52020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.36.60.95x5.1 to 7.82020-2024
StomachNew cases6.26.60.94x4.9 to 7.72019-2023
ThyroidNew cases11.7130.9x9.7 to 14.12019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases12.216.40.74x7.6 to 18.72019-2023
StomachDeaths1.12.70.41x0.6 to 1.92020-2024

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 Sangamon County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,879.89,842.6-10%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.875.3+2%years
Child mortality60.659.8+1%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.66.2+22%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths88.896.9-8%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths32.828.6+15%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.

  • Formaldehyde17.96 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
  • Benzene0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 256 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 142.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,022 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • Rail grade crossing236
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit226
  • Air permit holder (minor source)218
  • Industrial wastewater discharge127
  • Gas station (mapped facility)76
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)35
  • Small hazardous waste generator31
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall13
  • Brownfield property11
  • Major air pollution source7
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Heliport5
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
  • Public airport3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Oil-fired power plant3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • EPA air quality monitor2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Coal power plant1
  • Gas 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.

  1. City Water Light & Power City Of Springfield, Springfield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 385,847 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 62707CTYWT3100S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.8

  2. City Water, Light And Power, Springfield

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  3. Scwrd Sugar Creek Wwtp, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,100.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000873207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  4. Solomon Colors Inc., Springfield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 839 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 6270WSLMNC45NCL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  5. Dallman, Springfield

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 963 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 6.4

  6. AGRICULTURE BUILDING

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 171670012 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 5.3

  7. Spring Creek Facility, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000554819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  8. City Water, Light And Power, Springfield

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  9. Solomon Grind-Chem Service Inc, Springfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069239826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  10. Scwrd Sugar Creek Wwtp, Springfield

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,100.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000873207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  11. Abraham Lincoln Capital, Springfield

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID SPI (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5

  12. Us Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang, Springfield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 62707SRFRC3101J (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  13. City Water, Light And Power, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  14. Us Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang, Springfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001355435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  15. Capital Ready Mix, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002386178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Certified Equip & Mfg Co, Springfield

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005812763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Farmingdale Elementary/Pleasant Plains Middle School Stp, Pleasant Plains

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009982965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. E L M Transit Co., Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010013243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Conway Central Express Xsf, Riverton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010017757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Illinois Department Of Transportation, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017703797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Southern View, Village Of, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017705919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Memorial Medical Center, Springfield

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018103336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Truman Flatt & Sons Co Inc, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018296896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Michael Trello Private Sewage Disposal System, Sherman

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070031164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Richard Herndon Private Sewage Disposal System, Springfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070518071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

  • Proposed Retrofit - Juvenile Detention Facility - Helping Hands Of Springfield, Springfield

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110071658571
    Wastewater permit
    Yes

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Sangamon County

  • Illinois 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 Sangamon County, and their findings.

  • Illinois vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Illinois health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Illinois 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.

  • Illinois 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.

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