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Floyd County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Floyd County is 160.9 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 450 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (138), Industrial wastewater discharge (117), Rail grade crossing (68). 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: 38.2996, -85.8933.

How this county ranks in Indiana

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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 Floyd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	29	16.4	1.77xSignificant	17.9 to 44.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.9	30.2	1.49xSignificant	39.4 to 51.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.1	6.2	1.47xSignificant	6.5 to 12.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	3.4 to 7.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.5	51.8	1.26xSignificant	58.7 to 72.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.8 to 9.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.4	3.7	1.19x	2.8 to 6.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.2	4.4	1.18x	3.4 to 7.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.5	14.5	1.14x	12.9 to 20.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	12.4 to 19.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.9	143.2	1.12xSignificant	150.1 to 172.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.1	4.8	1.06x	3.4 to 7.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.8	4.6	1.04x	3.2 to 7.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	8.9 to 15	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	14.1 to 22	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	14 to 21.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	431.2	453.4	0.95x	412.8 to 450.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	6 to 11.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.1	3.4	0.91x	1.7 to 5.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.7 to 7.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.4 to 7.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.1	18.7	0.75x	10.9 to 17.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.6	23.8	0.7x	13 to 20.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.7	13	0.67x	6.2 to 11.8	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 Floyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,964.1	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	49.4	59.8	-17%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.4	6.2	-14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	100.7	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	49.1	28.6	+72%	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.

Formaldehyde21.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.3 per million
Naphthalene1.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 362 days: 238 good, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 126.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit138
Industrial wastewater discharge117
Rail grade crossing68
Brownfield property25
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Small hazardous waste generator11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
TRI reporting facility7
Hazardous waste transporter5
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
EPA air quality monitor1
Combined sewer overflow outfall1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Wise Technical Manufacturing, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,973 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47150FLNTN800IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Duke Energy Indiana Inc-Gallagher Generating Station, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,254 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47150PSNRG30JAC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Blue Grass Chemical Specialties, New Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $33,610.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000401958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Spawn Mate Inc, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 318 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47150SPWNM2049I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Samtec Inc, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 155 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47150SMTCN520PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Padgett Incorporated, New Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001354285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Flint Ink North America Corporation, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Padgett Inc, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 12 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4715WPDGTT91E4T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Blue Grass Chemical Specialtie S L.L.C., New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese compounds and 1 more. 625 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47150BLGRS895IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
, New Albany
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 180430008 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5
Samtec, Inc., New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003132226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Spawn Mate, Inc., New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Kennametal Conforma Clad, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Nickel. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 47150KNNMT51PAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Tg Missouri Corp New Albany In Site, New Albany
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024430445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
New Albany Wwtp, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064215308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bruce Fox Inc, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001373442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kennametal Incorporated, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012279266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tell City Wwtp, Tell City
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0021016:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Duke Energy Indiana, Llc-Gallagher Gene, New Albany
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007565214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Deerwood Environmental Inc (Fka Woods Of Lafayette Wwtp), Floyds Knobs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009974359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Flint Ink North America Corporation, New Albany
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Samtec, Inc., New Albany
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003132226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Fox Group Inc. Dba Bruce Fox Inc., New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4715WBRCFX199MC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.2
Stemwood, New Albany
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012118868 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Scribner Place Properties, New Albany
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038764833 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Floyd County

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