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Hinds County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hinds County is 167.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 701 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (239), Air permit holder (minor source) (95), Gas station (mapped facility) (93). 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: 32.3112, -90.4252.

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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 Hinds County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	Deaths	4.5	2.7	1.67xSignificant	3.3 to 5.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.2	6.6	1.39xSignificant	7.6 to 11.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.5	51.8	1.32xSignificant	64.1 to 73.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.9	30.2	1.29xSignificant	35.5 to 42.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22	17.9	1.23xSignificant	19.5 to 24.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.5	143.2	1.17xSignificant	160.4 to 174.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16xSignificant	14 to 18.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	480	453.4	1.06xSignificant	467.8 to 492.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.9	11.3	1.05x	10.1 to 14	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.9	6.6	1.05x	5.5 to 8.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.7	4.6	1.02x	3.6 to 6.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.4	3.4	1x	2.4 to 4.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.6	5.7	0.98x	4.4 to 7.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.9	8.7	0.91x	6.4 to 9.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.3	3.7	0.89x	2.3 to 4.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.2	4.8	0.88x	3.1 to 5.5	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.9	16.4	0.85x	9.4 to 19.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.6	4.4	0.82x	2.6 to 4.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.3	4.1	0.8x	2.4 to 4.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.8	18.5	0.8x	12.7 to 17.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.9	6.2	0.79x	3.7 to 6.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.3	14.5	0.71x	8.6 to 12.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12.3	18.7	0.66x	10.5 to 14.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	7.5	13	0.58x	5.9 to 9.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.4	23.8	0.48x	9.5 to 13.5	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 Hinds County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,086.3	9,842.6	+63%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	112.1	59.8	+88%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.1	6.2	+63%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	127.2	96.9	+31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.4	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde26.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 167 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 52, peak 84.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit239
Air permit holder (minor source)95
Gas station (mapped facility)93
Rail grade crossing90
Brownfield property79
Small hazardous waste generator16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Hazardous waste transporter12
Major air pollution source10
TRI reporting facility10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Large hazardous waste generator7
Heliport6
Public airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
EPA air quality monitor2
Commercial airport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Industrial wastewater discharge1

Highest-severity records

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

Sequa Corporation, Dba Precoat Metals, Jackson
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $48,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Precoat Metals, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 286,325 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39212PRCTM1095M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Bluescope Coated Products, Byram
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 261,093 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39212DBLCT951PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Bluescope Coated Products Llc, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Darling Ingredients Inc., Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia. 271,612 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39272GRFFN1299P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Sequa Corporation, Dba Precoat Metals, Jackson
Major air pollution source. Penalties $48,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 526 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39212PCMSS2902M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Hinds CC, Jackson
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 280490021 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6.4
Sequa Corporation, Dba Precoat Metals, Jackson
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $48,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Sequa Corporation, Dba Precoat Metals, Jackson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $48,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc, Jackson
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc, Jackson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Process Engineering Company, Inc., Jackson
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Griffin Industries, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001472629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Armstrong Flooring Inc, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 66 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39204RMSTR1085U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Jackson NCORE, Jackson
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 280490020 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.8
Double G Coatings Co Lp, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese. 2,785 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39212DBLGC1096M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Dunn Utility Products - Byram, Byram
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 28 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39272HPPJC6699I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Double G Coatings Co Lp, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956487 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bluescope Coated Products Llc, Jackson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mmc Materials Inc - Elton Road, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3921WMMCMT123EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Tri State Brick & Tile Co Inc, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 282 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3921WTRSTT25FRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Tri State Brick And Tile Company Inc, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001472638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 4, Byram
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3927WJCKSNWESTF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Apac Mississippi Inc, Meter Road, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002214130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8

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 Hinds 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 Hinds 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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