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Goodhue County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Goodhue County is 159.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 304 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (45), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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 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: 44.4543, -92.7349.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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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 Goodhue 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	59.4	23.8	2.5xSignificant	50.5 to 69.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.5	3.4	1.91xSignificant	4.2 to 10	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	10.8	5.7	1.89xSignificant	7.5 to 15.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.8	4.6	1.48x	4.3 to 10.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.6	18.5	1.33xSignificant	19.5 to 30.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.6	17.9	1.26x	17.6 to 28.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	2.7 to 7.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.9	13	1.22x	11.2 to 21.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	13.3 to 23	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.2	4.4	1.18x	3 to 8.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.3 to 8.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12x	50.6 to 66.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.4	143.2	1.11xSignificant	146.3 to 173.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	502.7	453.4	1.11xSignificant	478 to 528.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	27.7 to 40	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	6.6 to 13.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	2.5 to 7.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.6	6.2	1.06x	4 to 10.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.9	6.6	1.05x	4.4 to 10.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	6.6 to 13.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.7	13.9	0.84x	8.2 to 16.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.4	18.7	0.82x	11.7 to 20.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.4	6.6	0.82x	3.2 to 8.7	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 Goodhue County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,295.7	9,842.6	-36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	42	59.8	-30%	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	93.6	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.4	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde14.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene1.5 per million
Acetaldehyde1.33 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 239 days: 214 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 97.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge45
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Air permit holder (minor source)31
Rail grade crossing29
Solar power plant22
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
TRI reporting facility14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property13
Small hazardous waste generator12
Major air pollution source10
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Nuclear power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Henkel Us Operations Corp, Cannon Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 40,897 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55009BRGQS301WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
409 - Redwing Oilseeds Plant, Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 336,027 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55066RCHRD118MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Red Wing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000497436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Red Wing Shoe Plant 2, Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 244,992 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55066RDWNG135CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
S B Foot Tanning Co, Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Formic acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 158,960 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55066SBFTTBENCH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Henkel Us Operations Corp - Cannon Falls, Cannon Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Usg Interiors Llc, Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 12,200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55066SGNTR27384 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Sb Foot Tanning Co, Red Wing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013867592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Plymold (615 Kenyon), Kenyon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 78 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55946FLDCR615CE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Usg Interiors - Red Wing, Red Wing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Foldcraft Company, Kenyon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $690.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Plant 2 Raw Materials And Fin, Red Wing
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Zumbrota Wwtp, Zumbrota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008815862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Hancock Concrete Products, Llc, Cannon Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057697826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Ccm - Red Wing, Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5506WCMSTN27592 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Foldcraft Company, Kenyon
Major air pollution source. Penalties $690.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000426511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hancock Concrete Products Llc, Cannon Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Mercury compounds. 180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5500WHNCCK22CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Cannon Equipment Midwest, Cannon Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 175 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 55009CNNNQ324WW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Cannon Equipment Midwest, Cannon Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Lincoln Industries Of Minnesota Inc., Pine Island
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 55963DSMNF67FIF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Rec - Cannon Falls, Cannon Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5500WRCCNN2133C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Dover Engineered Products Segment Inc., Red Wing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 55066CNTRL3965P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Red Wing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000497436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lincoln Industries Of Minnesota Inc, Pine Island
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000768447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gemini Inc, Cannon Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002122195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4

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-Red Wing, Red Wing
EPA FRS registry ID
110008816102
Water system
MN1250017
Health-based violations
3 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
3
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR), Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Goodhue 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 Goodhue 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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