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Greene County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 192.7 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 315 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (143), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54). 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: 39.0346, -86.9616.

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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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	11.7	6.2	1.89xSignificant	7.1 to 18.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.6	4.6	1.65x	4.1 to 12.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.3	30.2	1.63xSignificant	40.7 to 59.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	84.1	51.8	1.62xSignificant	72.6 to 97.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28	18.7	1.5xSignificant	21.6 to 36.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.1	5.7	1.42x	4.5 to 13.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	192.7	143.2	1.35xSignificant	174.7 to 212.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.4	4.8	1.33x	3.6 to 10.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.3	13.9	1.32x	13 to 25.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.4	6.6	1.27x	5 to 13.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.8	17.9	1.22x	15.7 to 29.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21x	9.5 to 19.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	11.1 to 24.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.2	8.7	1.17x	6.4 to 15.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	501.9	453.4	1.11xSignificant	471.3 to 534	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.4	18.5	1.1x	14.7 to 27.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	6.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.2	23.8	0.72x	11.9 to 24.3	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,312.1	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	77.2	59.8	+29%	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	86.8	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde18.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.83 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 263 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 90.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing143
Industrial wastewater discharge65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Brownfield property6
Public airport4
Major air pollution source3
EPA air quality monitor1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Griffin Industries Llc, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Darling Ingredients Inc, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 70,893 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4744WGRFFN7358S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Dave Omara Contractor Incorporated, Switz City
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043961718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Plummer, 2500 S. W- Citizens gas Plummer maintenance faciliy
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 180550001 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.8
Worthington Generation Llc, Worthington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021315254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lyons Water Utility, Lyons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006765312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Linton Wwtp, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009975376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Erc Mining Indiana Corporation Gold Star Mine, Jasonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041924530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Countrymark Cooperative Switz City Terminal, Switz City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007054926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Citizens Gas & Coke Worthington Station, Worthington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011986342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Worthington Generation Llc, Worthington
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55148 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.2
Russ Tire Center Building, Bloomfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743349 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Eagles Lodge, Linton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976169 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Java Cafe, Worthington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976203 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Holtsclaw Standard, Bloomfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977138 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jasonville Residential Property, Jasonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980781 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Residential Prop #1 Lyons, Lyons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072111343 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eastern Greene Elementary & Middle School, Bloomfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006680225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Countrymark Cooperative Switz City Terminal, Switz City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007054926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Worthington Landfill, Worthington
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012055060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Griffin Industries Llc, Newberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Linton Wwtp, West Linton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0020575: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Lyons Municipal Wwtp, Lyons
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IN0023639: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Jasonville Water Department, Jasonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009975269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Worthington Municipal Wwtp, Worthington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012062882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8

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 Greene 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 Greene 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.

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