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Jackson County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 122.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 135 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), 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: 43.6743, -95.1539.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.1	51.8	1.28x	48.3 to 89.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.5	23.8	1.24x	16.9 to 48.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	467.4	453.4	1.03x	417.2 to 522.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	122.6	143.2	0.86x	99.3 to 150.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	24.7	30.2	0.82x	15 to 39.5	2020-2024

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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,472.6	9,842.6	-24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.7	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	119	59.8	+99%	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	101.2	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde13.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.07 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Wind power plant13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Small hazardous waste generator3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Heron Lake Bioenergy Llc, Heron Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Methanol, n-Hexane, Cyclohexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 93,507 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56137HRNLK91246 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Agco Corp. Jackson Operations, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 80,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56143GCHMQ202IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Agco Corp Jackson Operations, Jackson
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,675.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Agco Corp Jackson Operations, Jackson
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,675.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lakefield Utilities, Lakefield
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7415 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Agco Corp Jackson Operations, Jackson
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,675.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hussong Mfg, Lakefield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Heron Lake, Heron Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008811036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Former Jackson Dump, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038710838 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jackson Dump, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743303 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jackson Wwtp, Jackson
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0021377: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Brewster Wwtp, Brewster
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0021750: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Hussong Mfg, Lakefield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 5615WHSSNG24IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Okabena Wwtp, Okabena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008811250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lakefield Wwtp, Lakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jackson Wwtp, Jackson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008811214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Brewster Wwtp, Brewster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009893767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Fca Coop, Jackson
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $21,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000534949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Alpha Wtp, Alpha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033631513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Full Tilt Performance, Jackson
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $450,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jackson Muni, Jackson
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MJQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/703421329 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Technical Services Electronics - Jackson, Jackson
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003742843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agco East Part Of Agco Jackson, Jackson
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043660712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hansen Concrete Co, Lakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055634407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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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