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Anoka County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Anoka County is 139.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 577 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (129), Small hazardous waste generator (119), Gas station (mapped facility) (87). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 45.225, -93.2425.

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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 Anoka County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.7	23.8	1.71xSignificant	37.9 to 43.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.1	6.2	1.31xSignificant	6.9 to 9.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26xSignificant	16.5 to 20.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25xSignificant	4.6 to 6.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19xSignificant	20.3 to 24.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17xSignificant	19.7 to 23.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.7	51.8	1.17xSignificant	57.4 to 64.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.8	13.9	1.14xSignificant	14.1 to 17.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.4	6.6	1.12x	6.2 to 8.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	506.6	453.4	1.12xSignificant	496.8 to 516.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.7	8.7	1.11x	8.4 to 11.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.1	4.6	1.11x	4.2 to 6.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.8	17.9	1.11x	17.9 to 21.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	5.2 to 7.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	3.2 to 5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.6	3.4	1.06x	2.8 to 4.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.8	2.7	1.04x	2.1 to 3.6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	3.4 to 5.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.7	6.6	1.02x	5.6 to 7.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	139.4	143.2	0.97x	134.4 to 144.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	9.5 to 12.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.1	13	0.93x	10.6 to 13.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	3.5 to 5.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.8	2	0.9x	1.2 to 2.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.9	30.2	0.89x	24.8 to 29.3	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.8	16.4	0.84x	10.2 to 18.2	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 Anoka County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,214.1	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.9	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	42.7	59.8	-29%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.3	6.2	-31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	63.9	96.9	-34%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.2	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde16.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Naphthalene2.6 per million
Benzene2.26 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 363 days: 269 good, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 177.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)129
Small hazardous waste generator119
Gas station (mapped facility)87
Rail grade crossing43
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)33
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)29
TRI reporting facility28
Large hazardous waste generator25
Brownfield property16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Hazardous waste transporter12
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Superfund (NPL) site4
Major air pollution source3
EPA air quality monitor3
Public airport3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Airfield2
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Battery storage plant1
Solar 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.

Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Fridley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MN3170022914 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
FMC Corp. (Fridley Plant), Fridley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 65.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MND006481543 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kurt Manufacturing Co., Fridley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MND059680165 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
South Andover Site, Andover
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 35.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MND980609614 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Arrow Finishing, Blaine
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane. Reports carcinogens. 215,148 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55449RRWCR16719 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Plasti Dip International, Blaine
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 27,848 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55449PLSTD3920P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Federal Cartridge Co, Anoka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,403 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55303FDRLH900EH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Larsen'S Manufacturing Co, Minneapolis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Trichloroethylene. Reports carcinogens. 11,989 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55432LRSNS7421C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Nvent Hoffman, Anoka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Copper, Manganese, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,974 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55303HFFMN900EH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Eco Finishing, Fridley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Cyanide compounds, Zinc compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,927 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55421CFNSH5100I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Minncast Inc, Fridley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 5,224 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55432MNNCS200NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Incertec, Fridley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4,046 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55432KWKFL50473 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Minco Products Inc, Fridley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Invest Cast Inc., Minneapolis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 1,372 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55421NVSTC71439 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Kurt Manufacturing Co, Fridley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,193 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55432KRTMF7585V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Safety-Kleen Systems Blaine (Bla), Blaine
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,190 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55449SFTYK9261I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Federal Cartridge Co, Anoka
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $354,031.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056963727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Stylmark Inc, Fridley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid. 18,828 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55432STYLM6536M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Safety-Kleen Systems -510301, Minneapolis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Aveda Midwest Distribution Center, Blaine
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031372431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Arrow Cryogenics Inc, Blaine
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Alumiplate Inc, Coon Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Copper. 11,470 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55433LMPLT896SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Invest Cast Inc, Minneapolis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000425763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Minco Products Inc, Fridley
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Anoka County Airport, Blaine
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 270031002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Minnesota Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes, Lino Lakes
EPA FRS registry ID
110001975417
Water system
MN1020015
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
4
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Anoka County

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