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Neshoba County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Neshoba County is 199.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 143 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (66), Rail grade crossing (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 32.7553, -89.1168.

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 Neshoba County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	13	6.6	1.97xSignificant	8.3 to 19.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	10.4	5.7	1.82xSignificant	6 to 16.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.7	8.7	1.69xSignificant	9.5 to 21.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.4	17.9	1.64xSignificant	21.5 to 39.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.9	30.2	1.62xSignificant	39.2 to 60.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	199.4	143.2	1.39xSignificant	178.7 to 221.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.7	51.8	1.17x	49.7 to 73.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.8	11.3	1.13x	8.2 to 19.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.8	453.4	0.99x	415.9 to 481.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	8.6 to 21.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	10 to 22.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	12.9 to 27.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.9	13.9	0.78x	6.6 to 17.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11.6	18.7	0.62x	7 to 18.3	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 Neshoba County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	20,814.9	9,842.6	+111%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	66.5	75.3	-12%	years
Child mortality	113.6	59.8	+90%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.2	6.2	+49%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	115.2	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.2	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde24.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Pahpom0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit66
Rail grade crossing46
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport4
Brownfield property4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Philadelphia Lumber, Philadelphia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 226,978 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39350WYRHSWEYER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Philadelphia Lumber, Philadelphia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002342643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Pearl River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014411243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Neshoba County, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009714773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
New Harmony Wwtp, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013739160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Philadelphia Potw, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tyson Foods Inc, Union, Union
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002444221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Peco Farms Inc, Philadelphia Feed Mill, Philadelphia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008497091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Choctaw Utilities Tucker Lagoon, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009714693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Philadelphia Lumber, Philadelphia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002342643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Philadelphia Lumber, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002342643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Choctaw Transit Authority Dump Site, Philadelphia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330444 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Choctaw Dump Site/Jim Road, Philadelphia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966951 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Benwalt Hotel, Philadelphia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975093 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mbci-Hwy 16 Site, Philadelphia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980157 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Peco Foods Inc - Philadelphia Feed Mill, Philadelphia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 39350PHLDLHWY19 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Tyson Farms Neshoba County Feed Mill, Union
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 39365CHCTW1300R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Philadelphia Muni, Philadelphia
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MPE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1372612113 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Americrete Inc, Plant Number 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006724107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lowe'S Of Philadelphia, Ms #2208, Philadelphia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061709101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Richardson Molding Inc, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Weyerhaeuser Company, Offsite Disposal Area, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002216432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tyson Foods Inc, Union, Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002444221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Neshoba County Fair Association, Neshoba County Fairgrounds, Philadelphia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008519512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba 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.

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