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Clay County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clay County is 163.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Brownfield property (14). 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: 33.6576, -88.7742.

How this county ranks in Mississippi

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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 Clay County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.3	17.9	1.75xSignificant	22.1 to 43.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.6	8.7	1.56x	7.8 to 22.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.5	143.2	1.14x	141.6 to 188	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	500	453.4	1.1xSignificant	460.3 to 542.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.5	30.2	1.08x	23.5 to 44.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.5	51.8	0.99x	40.2 to 65.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.3	18.7	0.82x	9.3 to 24.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.5	18.5	0.78x	8.2 to 24	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.5	23.8	0.53x	7.1 to 20.8	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 Clay County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,573.7	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	101.6	59.8	+70%	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	85.3	96.9	-12%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde25.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.64 per million
Pahpom0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Brownfield property14
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi Llc, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 8,305 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3977WYKHMT1YKHA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi Llc, West Point
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066973341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Prairie Livestock Incorporated, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011052500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
M And N Nurseries, Inc, Cedar Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016768096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi Llc, West Point
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066973341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Owls Head Alloys, West Point
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072077625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Adams Trailer Park, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017879134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hebron Christian School, Pheba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021034272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi Llc, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066973341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Owls Head Alloys, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072077625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Main Street Amoco, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044626072 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mary Holmes College, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964441 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
102 East Main Street, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965134 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sara Lee Facility, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965539 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Side School, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965540 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Side School, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965541 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Big Yank / Ennis Paint Building, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965542 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bank Of West Point (Former), West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965552 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clay County Emergency Operations Center (Eoc), West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972675 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Clay Elementary School, Cedarbluff
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973076 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bell South Building, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973647 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clay County Court House, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973697 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Central School, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976178 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clay County Health Department, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984598 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Point Potw, West, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Clay County

Mississippi 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 Clay County, and their findings.
Mississippi vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Mississippi health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Mississippi 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.
Mississippi 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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