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Vanderburgh County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Vanderburgh County is 168.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 939 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (317), Industrial wastewater discharge (201), Rail grade crossing (124). 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: 37.9973, -87.5741.

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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 Vanderburgh County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46xSignificant	4.1 to 6.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.8	30.2	1.32xSignificant	36.3 to 43.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.4	3.4	1.29x	3.3 to 5.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.1	4.8	1.27x	4.8 to 7.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.5	51.8	1.26xSignificant	61 to 70.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	4.5 to 7.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21xSignificant	18.8 to 24.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.4	6.2	1.19x	5.8 to 9.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18xSignificant	19.4 to 25	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.6	143.2	1.18xSignificant	161.1 to 176.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	13.8 to 18.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.8 to 6.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.8 to 15	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	491.5	453.4	1.08xSignificant	478.2 to 505	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.8	13	1.06x	11.4 to 16.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	4.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.9	8.7	1.02x	7.3 to 10.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	16.2 to 21.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	5.2 to 8.3	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.9	4.1	0.95x	2.9 to 5.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.2	23.8	0.93x	19.5 to 25.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.7	2	0.85x	1 to 2.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.4	14.5	0.79x	9.5 to 13.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5	6.6	0.76x	3.7 to 6.6	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	12.3	16.4	0.75x	7.5 to 19	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2	2.7	0.74x	1.3 to 3.1	2020-2024

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 Vanderburgh County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,888.5	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	76.1	59.8	+27%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.2	6.2	+15%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	104.2	96.9	+8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.9	28.6	+36%	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.

Formaldehyde22.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Naphthalene1.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 217 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 47, peak 100.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit317
Industrial wastewater discharge201
Rail grade crossing124
Gas station (mapped facility)49
Combined sewer overflow outfall48
Air permit holder (minor source)41
Small hazardous waste generator31
Hazardous waste transporter18
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)18
TRI reporting facility15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Major air pollution source13
Large hazardous waste generator13
Brownfield property12
EPA air quality monitor5
Public airport4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport2
Solar power plant2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination, Evansville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 35.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID INN000508142 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company Inc, Evansville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co Inc, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 139,774 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47711RDSPT96610 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Silgan White Cap Corp, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 138,247 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47710MRCNN2201W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Ticona Polymers Inc, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Cobalt, Zinc compounds, Antimony compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 34,953 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47711DMTCC2300L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Srg Global Trim Llc, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,678 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47715WNDSR601NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Chem Group Us Llc, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Biphenyl, Sodium nitrite, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Anthracene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,391 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47711HRTLN2504L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Mplx Terminals Llc - Evansville In, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,571 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4771WMRTHN25BRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Evansville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001367164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Emi, Evansville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,183.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020575082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company Inc, Evansville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Evansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001367164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Azteca Milling Lp, Evansville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006009808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
George Koch Sons Llc, Evansville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 262 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47744GRGKC10SEL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Hartford Bakery Incorporated, Evansville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $31,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001373317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Silgan Closures Llc, Evansville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company Inc, Evansville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Evansville Westside Wwtp, Evansville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0032956: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
Srg Global - Evansville, Evansville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hartford Bakery Incorporated, Evansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $31,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001373317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Mead Johnson And Company Llc, Evansville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005983793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Evansville- Buena Vista, Evansville
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 181630021 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.7
Evansville Oak Hill, Evansville
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 181630024 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.7
Robur Corporation, Evansville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000403830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Mead Johnson And Company Llc, Evansville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005983793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3

Correctional facilities

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

Vanderburgh County Jail Expansion, Evansville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071671824
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh 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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