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Schoolcraft County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Schoolcraft County is 177.2 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 125 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), Brownfield property (30), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 46.1427, -86.1775.

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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 Schoolcraft County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths46.730.21.55xSignificant32.8 to 67.12020-2024
All cancerDeaths177.2143.21.24xSignificant148.8 to 211.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases54.851.81.06x39.8 to 76.12019-2023
BladderNew cases1918.71.02x10.7 to 34.52019-2023
All cancerNew cases363.6453.40.8x315.8 to 417.92019-2023

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 Schoolcraft County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,566.29,842.6-13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.475.3+2%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 deaths74.196.9-24%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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde7.39 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.77 per million
  • Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 355 days: 296 good, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 33, peak 167.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing39
  • Brownfield property30
  • Gas station (mapped facility)16
  • Industrial wastewater discharge13
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
  • Air permit holder (minor source)3
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Landfill (mapped facility)2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Graymont Western Lime Inc, Gulliver

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024825509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  2. Graymont Western Lime Inc, Gulliver

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $25,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024825509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  3. Proampac, Manistique

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  4. Proampac, Manistique

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  5. Proampac, Manistique

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  6. Proampac, Manistique

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  7. Manistique Wwtp, Manistique

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039739977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  8. Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Germfask, MI

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 261530001 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 4.4

  9. O-N Minerals-Port Inland Plant, Gulliver

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007275233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Manistique, Manistique

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 1750 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  11. Manistique Wwtp, Manistique

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit MI0023515:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  12. Manistique Wwtp, Manistique

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit MI0023515:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  13. Manistique Wwtp, Manistique

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit MI0023515:SLD (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  14. Western Lime Port Inland Facility, Gulliver

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 49840WSTRN181WC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.2

  15. Warshawsky Iron & Metal, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003673864 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Fannin Oil Station, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020482725 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Schoolcraft Industrial Park, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038056297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Family Dollar/Norden'S Foodland, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709403 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. 212 Bear Street, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709412 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Auction Block, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709421 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. City Industrial Park, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709430 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. County Industrial Park, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709449 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Flodin'S Property, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709458 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. M&Ls Railroad Property, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709467 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Former Manistique Armory, Manistique

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038709476 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

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 Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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.

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