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Jackson County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 148.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 107 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Rail grade crossing (12). 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: 39.4486, -95.8028.

How this county ranks in Kansas

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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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.1	30.2	1.36x	29.3 to 56.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.3	23.8	1.23x	18.1 to 44.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.9	51.8	1.18x	46.2 to 79.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.7	143.2	1.04x	124.9 to 176.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	454.6	453.4	1x	410.5 to 502.5	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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,798.3	9,842.6	-0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	101.3	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde16.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Rail grade crossing12
Brownfield property10
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired 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.

Banner Creek Llc., Holton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064197051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Harrah'S/Prairie Band Casino, Mayetta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - K Road, Mayetta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022548082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Holton, City Of Holton
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1287 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Hoyt, City Of, Hoyt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Kickapoo Truck Stop Wwtf, Netawaka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017455476 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-260, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976715 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
13579 162nd Road, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986606 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-257, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072005101 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt 303, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072077775 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-106, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072077791 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-130, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080270 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-148, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080271 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-250, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080272 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pt-119, Mayetta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080288 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northeast Kansas Regl Hhw, Holton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038919196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - Casino Complex, Mayetta
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KS0093777: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Whiting, City Of (Wwtp), Whiting
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017608846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Holton, City Of (Wwtp), Holton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022850609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Public Wholesale Water Dist #18, Holton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - K Road , Mayetta
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KS0096202: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Netawaka Waste Water Treatment Plant, Netawaka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Soldier City Of Waste Water Treatment Plant, Soldier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1060264318 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1060264321 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Jackson County

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