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Jasper County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jasper County is 178.3 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 941 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (315), Rail grade crossing (208), Industrial wastewater discharge (88). 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: 37.198, -94.3366.

How this county ranks in Missouri

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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 Jasper County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.9	3.4	1.74xSignificant	4.3 to 8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.7	4.1	1.63xSignificant	4.9 to 8.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.4	6.2	1.52xSignificant	7.2 to 12.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.8	30.2	1.45xSignificant	39.2 to 48.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.3	51.8	1.42xSignificant	67.2 to 79.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	3.6 to 6.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.1	18.7	1.34xSignificant	21.5 to 29	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.8	18.5	1.29xSignificant	20.3 to 27.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.9	17.9	1.28xSignificant	19.4 to 26.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	178.3	143.2	1.25xSignificant	168.7 to 188.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	4.2 to 8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.4	4.4	1.23x	3.8 to 7.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	14.5 to 21	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.9	6.6	1.2x	6 to 10.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	539.9	453.4	1.19xSignificant	522.8 to 557.5	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	19	16.4	1.16x	12.2 to 28.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.3	2	1.15x	1.3 to 3.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.7	13	1.13x	11.8 to 18.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	7.7 to 12.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	4.6 to 8.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	12.1 to 17.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.5	4.6	0.98x	3.1 to 6.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11	11.3	0.97x	8.7 to 13.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23	23.8	0.97x	19.5 to 26.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3.8 to 7.4	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 Jasper County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,590.3	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	60.2	59.8	+1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.7	6.2	-8%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	77.6	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.7	28.6	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde21.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.96 per million
Naphthalene1.17 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 305 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 162.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit315
Rail grade crossing208
Industrial wastewater discharge88
Air permit holder (minor source)76
Gas station (mapped facility)66
Small hazardous waste generator36
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)31
TRI reporting facility25
Hazardous waste transporter21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
Large hazardous waste generator13
Brownfield property12
Public airport9
Major air pollution source8
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Gas power plant3
EPA air quality monitor2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt, Jasper County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 46.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MOD980686281 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Carbonyl sulfide, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 1,779,484 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64802DNPRDW20TH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Able Manufacturing & Assembly Llc, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 312,867 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801BLBDY1000S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Lozier Corp, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 10,530 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801LZRCR1625S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Tamko Building Products Llc, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 10,465 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801TMKSPRANGE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Precision / Master Made Paints, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene, Toluene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,160 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64804PRCSN84EAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Ajinomoto Foods N.A., Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,209 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6480WJNMTF2399S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ebv Explosives Environmental Co, Carthage
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, Dibutyl phthalate, Diphenylamine and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,134 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64802CXPLS3078C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Leggett & Platt Inc, Carthage
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,032 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64836LGGTTEASTC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Ebv Explosives Environmental Co, Carthage
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064173291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
State Line Power Plant, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017996873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Able Manufacturing & Assembly Llc, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057737178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Dyno Nobel Inc - Carthage Plant, Carthage
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012608455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Mars Petcare Us Inc, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Empire Energy Center, Sarcoxie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017977821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Dyno Nobel Inc - Carthage Plant, Carthage
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Ethylene glycol and 2 more. 20,812 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64836RCNCRROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Modine Manufacturing Co, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Copper, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 177 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801MDNMN3300W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Eaglepicher Technologies Llc, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. 10,762 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801GLPCHCPORT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Thermal Engineering International, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 110 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64801THRML272W9 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Tamko Building Products Llc Rangeline Plant, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Carl Junction Pws, Carl Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lozier Corp-Afi Division, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
State Line Power Plant, Joplin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017996873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Jasper Products, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 3,750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64804JSPRP3877E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Precision/Master Made Paints, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022812090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6

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 Jasper 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 Jasper 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.

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

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