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Edmonson County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Edmonson County is 162.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 70 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Industrial wastewater discharge (23), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 37.1858, -86.2302.

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 Edmonson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	60.9	30.2	2.02xSignificant	46.2 to 79.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	88.2	51.8	1.7xSignificant	70.4 to 109.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.2	14.5	1.53x	12.8 to 36.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.8	17.9	1.5x	16.3 to 42	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.1	143.2	1.13x	137.2 to 191	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21	18.7	1.12x	12.8 to 33.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.2	18.5	1.09x	11.4 to 33.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	480.2	453.4	1.06x	433.9 to 530.7	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 Edmonson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,976.1	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	101.1	59.8	+69%	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	81.7	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde20.79 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 356 days: 328 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 77.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Industrial wastewater discharge23
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Rail grade crossing4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Scrapyard (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.

Edmonson Co Rd Dept, Brownsville [Edmonson]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009012987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Brownsville Stp, Brownsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009052112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Edmonson Co State Maintenance Garage, Brownsville [Edmonson]
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004701: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Edmonson Co State Maintenance Garage, Brownsville [Edmonson]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071707060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kyrock Elementary School, Sweeden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027856835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Edmonson Co. Water District, Brownsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071914765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Edmonson Co. Water District, Brownsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit KYG640206: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Edmonson Co Water District-Edmonson Wtp, Brownsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110050052759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Great Onyx Job Corps Center, Mammoth Cave
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0066621: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Edmonson County Cleaner Water Project, Brownsville (Edmonson)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006758650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Edmonson County Maintenance Garage, Brownsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006810674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Great Onyx Job Corps Center, Mammoth Cave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006889750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ky Dop Nolin Lake State Park Campground, Mammoth Cave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009933340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bluegrass Materials Company Llc - Park City Quarry, Park City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009958162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bluegrass Materials Co. Llc, Smiths Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009958304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dunaway Timber Co - Roundhill, Roundhill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058921010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
2017 Edmonson Hart Waterline, Brownsville (Edmonson)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Park Mammoth Golf Club, Park City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070837619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
To Construct 40' X 530' Perdue Breeder House, Brownsville (Edmonson)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070839479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mammoth Cave Repair Vc Sewer System, Mammoth Cave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Old Hotel Site Excavation Project, Mammoth Cave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071068828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bee Spring Dollar General Store, Bee Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071206274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paul C Hughes Residence, Bee Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sam Habeeb Residence, Leitchfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Five Oaks, Smiths Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071914417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson 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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