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Jackson County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 177.4 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 73 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Brownfield property (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: 37.4148, -83.9957.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	21.7	13	1.67x	12 to 36.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.9	30.2	1.65xSignificant	36.2 to 67.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	83.9	51.8	1.62xSignificant	66.1 to 105.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.4	143.2	1.24xSignificant	149.8 to 208.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.2	13.9	1.17x	9.2 to 27.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.8	23.8	1.08x	15.5 to 40.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.3	453.4	1.05x	429.4 to 527.2	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	13,111.6	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	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	131.7	96.9	+36%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.6	28.6	+25%	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.

Formaldehyde18.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.94 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Brownfield property7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)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.

Mckee Stp, Mckee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009938489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
United Farming Inc [855-0169], Mckee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
120 Old School Rd Mckee, Mckee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455034 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln Hall, Annville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966394 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Annville Institute, Annville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974136 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mid-South Electronics, Annville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974396 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Mckee School, Mckee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977926 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mckee Old Jail, Mc Kee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984051 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harold'S Standard Station, Mc Kee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984052 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mckee Stp, Mckee
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0034444: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Jackson Co Regional Ind Park, Mckee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009057260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Annville Institute, Annville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0082937: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Jackson Manor, Annville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0091596: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Phillips Diversified Mfg, Annville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013872513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Tyner Elementary School, Tyner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023140331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sand Gap Elementary School, Sandgap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023140359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jackson Co State Maintenance Garage, Gray Hawk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041153140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
The Allen Co Inc - Astec Asphalt Plant, Mckee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067577241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jackson County Water Association, Tyner
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG640076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Jackson Co Regional Ind Park, Mckee
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0088251: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Annville Institute, Annville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006750373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
The Allen Co Inc - Clover Bottom Quarry, Mckee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007365252 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ktc Jackson County Maintenance Garage, Gray Hawk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009960131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
The Allen Co Inc - Astec Asphalt Plant, Mckee
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYG110192: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7
Mckee, City Of, Tyner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006682740 (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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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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