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Crittenden County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crittenden County is 215.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 50 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (3). 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: 37.3363, -88.0858.

How this county ranks in Kentucky

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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 Crittenden County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.3	51.8	1.65xSignificant	64.8 to 111.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	215.9	143.2	1.51xSignificant	180.8 to 256.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.1	30.2	1.49x	30.1 to 66	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24x	13 to 39.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	434.7	453.4	0.96x	383.2 to 491.9	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 Crittenden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,654.3	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	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	110.1	96.9	+14%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde21.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

New Marion Wwtp, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071312502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Crittenden Co State Maintenance Garage - New, Marion
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004588: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Marion Stp, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006752424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Marion Hardwoods Inc, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056396840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
New Marion Wwtp, Marion
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KY0113247: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Marion Hardwoods Inc, Marion
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR003831: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Liberty Tire Recycling Llc, Marion
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KYR004184: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Liberty Tire Recycling Llc, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069337417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Rgnl, Marion
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GDA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Marion Water Treatment Plant, Marion
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0116171: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Ohio River Concrete Corp, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013874619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rogers Group Inc - Crittenden Co Quarry, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009744562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Crittenden County Maintenance Garage, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009959937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Conceptual Stone Inc, Salem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045168643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marion Water Treatment Plant, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064628434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marion Asphalt Plant, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064784130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group Inc - Crittenden Co Asphalt, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067592377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070688352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marion Wastewater Treatment Plant, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071068371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crittenden County Offices Addition, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071324339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake George Dam Rehab Project, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crittenden Co State Maintenance Garage - New, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071545763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cole Springs, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071781586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Rivers Wma - Moist Soil Unit Project, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marathon
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11654058359 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Crittenden County

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