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Wexford County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wexford County is 166.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 207 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (76), Gas station (mapped facility) (26), Industrial wastewater discharge (20). 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: 44.3386, -85.5789.

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 Wexford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6	3.7	1.62x	3.4 to 10.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54x	4.2 to 11.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17	11.3	1.5xSignificant	11.9 to 23.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.8	13.9	1.5xSignificant	15.3 to 28	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.3	5.7	1.46x	4.9 to 13.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42xSignificant	35.2 to 52.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.4	14.5	1.34x	14 to 26.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.8	51.8	1.33xSignificant	59 to 80.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.9	18.5	1.29x	17.8 to 31.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18x	16.6 to 29.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.6	143.2	1.16xSignificant	150.4 to 184.2	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.1	6.6	1.08x	4.1 to 11.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	481.5	453.4	1.06x	452.7 to 511.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.3	17.9	1.02x	13 to 25.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	7.4 to 19.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.9	23.8	0.75x	12.7 to 24.8	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 Wexford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,388.5	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	62.4	59.8	+4%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.2	6.2	+31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	100	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.5	28.6	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde11.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.05 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 339 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 93.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing76
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Industrial wastewater discharge20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Small hazardous waste generator13
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Major air pollution source8
TRI reporting facility7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Large hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric 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.

Northernaire Plating, Cadillac
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 57.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID020883609 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kysor Industrial Corp., Cadillac
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID043681840 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Aar Mobility Systems, Cadillac
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $220,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Rec Boat Holdings-Cruiser Plant, Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 464,590 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601FRWNN609W1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Rec Boat Holdings Llc-Sport/Engineering, Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 322,553 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601FRWNN925FR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Aar Mobility Systems, Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 28,586 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601RBRKS201HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc, Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 27,445 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601PLSTR6007T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Aar Mobility Systems, Cadillac
Major air pollution source. Penalties $220,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Cadillac Casting, Incorporated, Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Aar Mobility Systems, Cadillac
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $220,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Aar Mobility Systems, Cadillac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $220,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Cadillac Casting, Incorporated, Cadillac
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Akwel Cadillac Usa Inc., Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 1 more. 28,355 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601CDLLC603WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Rec Boat Holdings Llc, Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042013932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Rec Boat Holdings Llc - Sport And Engineering, Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041190243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Hutchinson Antivibration Systems, Inc (A9364), Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Akwel Cadillac Usa, Inc., Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Cadillac Casting, Incorporated, Cadillac
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cadillac Wwtp, Cadillac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039750114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Michigan Rubber Products Inc., Cadillac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003706259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Michigan Rubber Products Inc, Cadillac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 132 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49601MCHGN12EIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Cadillac Financing Auth Gwcu, Cadillac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Haring Twp Wwtp, Cadillac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055634318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Akwel Cadillac Usa, Inc., Cadillac
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hutchinson Antivibration Systems, Inc (A9364), Cadillac
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411992 (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 Wexford 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 Wexford 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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