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Jefferson County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jefferson County is 212.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 15 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Major air pollution source (2), Air permit holder (minor source) (1). 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: 31.7298, -91.0244.

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 Jefferson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	212.7	143.2	1.49xSignificant	172.5 to 260.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.8	30.2	1.38x	25.3 to 66	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.9	51.8	1.14x	38.3 to 87.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	449.4	453.4	0.99x	389.6 to 516.5	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 Jefferson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,286.7	9,842.6	+65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	124.3	96.9	+28%	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.

Formaldehyde23.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (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.

Green Meadow Sustainable Solutions- Jefferson County Landfill, Fayette
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039138493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Texas Eastern Transmission Lp, Union Chu, Union Church
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040911216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Green Meadow Sustainable Solutions- Jefferson County Landfill, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039138493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Texas Eastern Transmission Lp, Union Chu, Union Church
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040911216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Texas Eastern Transmission Lp, Union Chu, Union Church
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040911216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Greenway Environmental Services
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167549837 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Fayette Potw, North Lagoon, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fayette Potw, Northeast, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fayette Potw, Southwest, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Midway Construction Inc, Old Hwy 2ob Mine, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070203923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alcorn State University, New Faculty And Staff Housing Gs #101-310, Claiborne County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070262783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Midway Construction Inc, Keating Mine, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070884807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Jefferson, 107036 301000, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072157481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc, Fayette
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022409259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Shell
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1010349181 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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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