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Cumberland County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cumberland County is 271.2 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 2.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 81 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Brownfield property (15). 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: 36.7783, -85.4078.

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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 Cumberland County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths79.130.22.62xSignificant55.5 to 111.22020-2024
All cancerDeaths271.2143.21.89xSignificant225.3 to 325.22020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases44.323.81.86xSignificant24.8 to 742019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases92.951.81.79xSignificant67.1 to 127.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases619.8453.41.37xSignificant543.3 to 704.92019-2023

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 Cumberland County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,295.79,842.6+5%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.175.3-3%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths9896.9+1%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde18.74 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.12 per million
  • Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge28
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
  • Brownfield property15
  • Gas station (mapped facility)8
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Heliport1
  • 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.

  1. Ky Dop Dale Hollow State Park, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009937792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  2. Burkesville Wwtp, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009938265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  3. Kelvion Inc, Burkesville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063620265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  4. Larry Stalcup Lumber Company, Marrowbone [Cumberland]

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071308994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  5. Former Doctor'S Office, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972189 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Former Dairy Queen, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972190 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Former Burkesville Jail, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972191 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Cumberland County Old Courthouse, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071978650 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Burkesville First United Methodist Residence, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980486 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Former Hotel Property, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981546 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Former Auto Dealership Property, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981548 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Former Feed Store Property, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981549 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Glenn'S Auto Parts, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071983523 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Vacant Building-Burkesville, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984386 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Downtown Pawn Shop, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984387 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Vacant Property, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984389 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Former Pepsi Plant, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984390 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Cumberland River Industrial Park, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985391 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. S High Street Commercial Property, Burkesville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985444 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Larry Stalcup Lumber Company, Marrowbone [Cumberland]

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit KYR004517: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  21. Kelvion Products Inc. - Burkesville, Burkesville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.

    TRI facility ID 4271WRCRBR644SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  22. Cumberland Co State Maintenance Garage, Burkesville

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KYR004601: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  23. Cumberland Co State Maintenance Garage, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071546610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  24. Stephens Manufacturing, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067611695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  25. Rocore Thermal Systems Llc, Burkesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069996583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.

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