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Jackson Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson Parish is 200 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 459 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (335), Industrial wastewater discharge (38), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38). 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: 32.3196, -92.5431.

How this county ranks in Louisiana

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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 Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	28.4	13	2.18xSignificant	16.8 to 44.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.7	30.2	1.75xSignificant	40.4 to 68.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.7	13.9	1.49x	12.9 to 32.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	200	143.2	1.4xSignificant	174.3 to 229	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.2	51.8	1.37xSignificant	56.2 to 89.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.6	14.5	1.35x	11.4 to 31.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.1	17.9	1.29x	14.5 to 35.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	521.3	453.4	1.15xSignificant	477 to 569	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.3	18.5	0.88x	9.4 to 26.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.1	18.7	0.86x	9.7 to 26	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.2	23.8	0.76x	10.7 to 29.4	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 Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,806.5	9,842.6	+20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	120	59.8	+101%	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	87.1	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.3	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde23.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)335
Industrial wastewater discharge38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Westrock Cp Llc, Hodge
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,275,033 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71247STNHDMILLS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant, Ruston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 3,801 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7000WTCPNN155LP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Westrock Cp Llc - Hodge Mill, Hodge
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
North Oxidationpond, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011157309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Town Of Eros Stp, Eros
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070145664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Weston High School, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011170874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Town Of Jonesboro- East Oxidation Pond, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009925206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Westrock Cp Llc - Hodge Mill, Hodge
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Etc Tiger Pipeline Llc - Chatham Compressor Station, Chatham
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040484320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wyatt Manor Nursing & Rehab Center Inc., Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055041299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Westrock Cp Llc - Hodge Mill, Hodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Camp Lead Hodge Yard, Hodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043757208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
North Oxidationpond, Jonesboro
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit LA0046477: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Village Of Quitman, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063217790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Westrock Cp Llc - Hodge Mill, Hodge
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Town Of Jonesboro, Jonesboro
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0038547: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Westrock Hodge (La), Hodge
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 50810 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Town Of Jonesboro- East Oxidation Pond, Jonesboro
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0038539: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
North Hodge, Village Of- North Hodge Sewer System, Hodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009057661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pelican Enterprise Ll- Cedar Park Subdivision, Chatham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071401497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Town Of Jonesboro, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006746058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jackson Parish C/D Debris Landfill, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017699141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Sep Trucking Llc - Bear Creek Chip Mill, Hodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Village Of Quitman, Quitman
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit LAG560331: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Leonards Paint & Body Shop, Jonesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046395414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Parish

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