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Jackson County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 155.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 2,893 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (789), Air permit holder (minor source) (477), Brownfield property (359). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 39.0356, -94.3584.

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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
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusNew cases65.751.81.27xSignificant63.3 to 68.22019-2023
EsophagusDeaths4.53.71.22xSignificant3.9 to 5.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths36.530.21.21xSignificant34.7 to 38.32020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases10.48.71.2xSignificant9.5 to 11.42019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.76.61.17xSignificant6.9 to 8.62020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases16.514.51.14xSignificant15.3 to 17.82019-2023
EsophagusNew cases54.61.09x4.3 to 5.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths155.1143.21.08xSignificant151.3 to 158.92020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases19.317.91.08xSignificant18 to 20.82019-2023
PancreasDeaths1211.31.06x10.9 to 13.12020-2024
BladderDeaths4.34.11.05x3.7 to 52020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths54.81.04x4.3 to 5.72020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths5.95.71.04x5.2 to 6.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.53.41.03x2.9 to 4.12020-2024
PancreasNew cases14.313.91.03x13.1 to 15.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases18.718.51.01x17.4 to 20.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases456.5453.41.01x449.9 to 463.22019-2023
StomachNew cases6.56.60.98x5.7 to 7.32019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.16.20.98x5.4 to 72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.34.40.98x3.6 to 52020-2024
Melanoma of the skinDeaths1.920.95x1.5 to 2.32020-2024
BladderNew cases17.118.70.91x15.8 to 18.42019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases14.916.40.91x12.1 to 182019-2023
ThyroidNew cases10.5130.81x9.5 to 11.62019-2023
ThyroidDeaths0.40.50.8x0.3 to 0.72020-2024
StomachDeaths2.12.70.78x1.7 to 2.62020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases16.623.80.7x15.3 to 17.92019-2023

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 Jackson County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,090.39,842.6+13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.875.3-1%years
Child mortality76.959.8+29%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality6.96.2+12%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths11896.9+22%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths34.528.6+20%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde21.43 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide3.04 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Naphthalene2.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 209 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 47, peak 293.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,893 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit789
  • Air permit holder (minor source)477
  • Brownfield property359
  • Rail grade crossing274
  • Gas station (mapped facility)247
  • Small hazardous waste generator166
  • Industrial wastewater discharge110
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)100
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall89
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)65
  • TRI reporting facility50
  • Large hazardous waste generator39
  • Major air pollution source19
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)17
  • Heliport17
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)15
  • Hazardous waste transporter12
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter9
  • Landfill (mapped facility)8
  • Public airport7
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
  • Gas power plant4
  • EPA air quality monitor3
  • Oil-fired power plant3
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Solar power plant2
  • Superfund (NPL) site2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Battery storage plant1
  • Coal 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.

  1. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon), Independence

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.6. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MO3213890012 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Conservation Chemical Co., Kansas City

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.9. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MOD000829705 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Hawthorn Generating Station, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Vanadium compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,123,331 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120HWTHR8700H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.4

  4. Bayer Cropscience Lp - Kc, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Ammonia, Toluene, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 503,883 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120MBYCR8400H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.9

  5. Aero Transportation Products Inc, Independence

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Toluene, n-Hexane. Reports carcinogens. 253,645 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64056RTRNS3300E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.6

  6. Us Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042063021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.5

  7. Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 62,031 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120HCCHM5200S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2

  8. Bayer Cropscience Kansas City, Kansas City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000443226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.1

  9. Cargill Inc, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane. 3,994,000 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120CRGLL2301R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  10. Sugar Creek Cement Plant, Sugar Creek

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012704136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  11. Kc Tank, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 8,629 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 6414WKCTNKE149T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.5

  12. Vicinity Energy Kansas City, Kansas City

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009412171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  13. Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kansas City

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,811.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018009723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  14. Azz Galvanizing Services-Kansas City, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4,696 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64126LLBRT7700E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  15. Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant, Sugar Creek

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, n-Hexane, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. 397,278 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64050LFRGN2200N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  16. Western Forms Inc., Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,188 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120WSTRN62EQU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.1

  17. Vicinity Energy Kansas City, Kansas City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009412171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  18. Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kansas City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,811.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018009723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  19. Cargill Inc Kansas City, Kansas City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000443191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  20. Hawthorn, Kansas City

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 2079 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 7

  21. Us Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyclohexane, Toluene, Dibutyl phthalate, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. 109,910 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64051SRMYLINTER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  22. General Mills Operations Llc, Kansas City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuryl fluoride, Chlorine. 105,051 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 64120GNRLM2917G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  23. Faurecia Interior System, Blue Springs

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Chromium, Manganese, 1-Bromopropane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 908 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 6402WFRCNT25NEJ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  24. Hawthorn Generating Facility, Kansas City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017410942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.7

  25. A. Zeregas Sons Inc., Lees Summit

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuryl fluoride. 61,500 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 6408WWNLND2NWVI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

Correctional facilities

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Jackson County

  • Missouri 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.

  • Missouri vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Missouri health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Missouri 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.

  • Missouri 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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