MO / county FIPS 29213 / county research

Taney County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taney County is 166.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 359 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (247), Gas station (mapped facility) (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (21). 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: 36.6492, -93.04.

How this county ranks in Missouri

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Taney County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	8.3	4.1	2.02xSignificant	5.7 to 11.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.2	3.7	1.41x	3.3 to 8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.4	6.2	1.35x	5.3 to 12.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.3	4.8	1.31x	4.2 to 9.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	8.2 to 15.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.9 to 11.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.8	13.9	1.21x	13 to 21.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.4	18.7	1.2x	18.1 to 27.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.5 to 8.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.6	143.2	1.16xSignificant	154.3 to 179.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.7	13	1.13x	10.4 to 20.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.5	51.8	1.13x	51.4 to 66.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.8	30.2	1.12x	28.6 to 39.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	500.5	453.4	1.1xSignificant	477.7 to 524.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.8	23.8	1.08x	20.7 to 31.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	9 to 16.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	3.7 to 9.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.5	4.4	1.02x	2.5 to 7.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	10.8 to 19.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.8	17.9	0.99x	13.6 to 23	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.1	18.5	0.87x	12.3 to 20.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3 to 8.5	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 Taney County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,525.1	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	60.1	59.8	+1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+23%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	84.7	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.8	28.6	+22%	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.

Formaldehyde20.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
Naphthalene1.09 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 98 days: 88 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 28, peak 79.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit247
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Small hazardous waste generator10
Rail grade crossing8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Brownfield property2
Heliport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Hazardous waste transporter1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Branson, Branson
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BBG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Concrete Co Of The Ozarks- Branson East, Hollister
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020055027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Highlands Sewer And Water Assoc Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009712864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
White Water Park, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042508131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Holiday Hills Coa, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064334803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kanakuk Kamps Branson Swimming Pools, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Branson Cove Condominiums, Hollister
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Concrete Co Of The Ozarks- Branson East, Hollister
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 75 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65672CNCRT586QU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Liberty Utilities Venice-Wl 6 Redrock Treatment, Rockaway Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013038621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Oak Brook Estates Wwtp, Walnut Shade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030763001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Emory Creek Ranch Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042462028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rolling Meadows Community Llc, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006727729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ocwc Hidden Ridge Estates, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012961278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cross Timbers Community Wwtf, Kissee Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006726098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Branson Cooper Creek Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010819524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Branson View Campground, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110052961684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Summer Bay Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071823454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oremus Ozark Ventures Wwtp, Forsyth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006725384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Forsyth Pws-Well # 5 - Old Forsyth, Forsyth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009870719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hollister Wwtf, Hollister
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039785186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Branson Compton Drive Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064174058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tcrsd Forest Park Estates Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009870489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Paradise Point Resort Llc, Hollister
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017891959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Beaver Creek, Bradleyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030447693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Swan Creek, Taneyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035765883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Taney 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 Taney 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.

Scan an address in Taney County View on the heat map All Missouri counties