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Manistee County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Manistee County is 156.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 154 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (32), Brownfield property (31), Industrial wastewater discharge (17). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 44.3417, -86.046.

How this county ranks in Michigan

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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 Manistee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	11.1	4.6	2.41xSignificant	6.2 to 18.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.2	23.8	1.56xSignificant	28.1 to 48.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.5	4.8	1.56x	4.1 to 13.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8	5.7	1.4x	4.6 to 13.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15	11.3	1.33x	10.4 to 21.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.8	30.2	1.32xSignificant	32.3 to 49.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65	51.8	1.25xSignificant	55.1 to 76.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.2	18.5	1.25x	16.3 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.6	143.2	1.09x	140.2 to 174.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.3	18.7	1.09x	14.5 to 28.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.7	453.4	1.05x	444 to 509.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	12.3 to 25.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.5	13.9	0.97x	9 to 20.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	6.6 to 20.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.8	14.5	0.74x	6.9 to 17	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 Manistee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,236.7	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	53.1	59.8	-11%	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	117.3	96.9	+21%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	45.1	28.6	+58%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde10.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 361 days: 287 good, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 33, peak 167.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)32
Brownfield property31
Industrial wastewater discharge17
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Rail grade crossing12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Major air pollution source6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Packaging Corp. of America, Filer City
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980794747 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Packaging Corporation Of America, Manistee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Packaging Corp Of America, Filer City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Phenol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,453,950 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49634PCKGN2245U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Harland'S Sanitary Landfill, Manistee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003612822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Packaging Corporation Of America, Manistee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
T.E.S. Filer City Station, Filer City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. 17,042 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49634TSFLR700ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Tes Filer City Station, Filer City
Coal power plant.
Record ID 50835 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.1
Packaging Corporation Of America, Manistee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Morton Salt, Manistee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Harland'S Sanitary Landfill, Manistee
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003612822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Packaging Corporation Of America, Manistee
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tes Filer City Station, Filer City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056958225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Morton Salt Inc, Manistee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Mercury, Lead And Lead Compounds. 1,275 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49660MRTNT1806T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Co., Llc, Manistee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Manistee County/Blacker, Manistee
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MBL (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Morton Salt, Manistee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Co., Llc, Manistee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Packaging Corporation Of America, Manistee
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056957093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
LRB aka Little River Band-Manistee, Manistee
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 261010922 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.5
Morton Salt, Manistee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Co., Llc, Manistee
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Manistee Wwtp, Manistee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Morton Salt, Manistee
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hound Resources - Aztec Plant (B7093), Manistee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001840633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tes Filer City Station, Filer City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056958225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Manistee County

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