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Rankin County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rankin County is 133 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 646 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (337), Rail grade crossing (96), Gas station (mapped facility) (87). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 32.3186, -89.9418.

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 Rankin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.6	23.8	1.2xSignificant	25.1 to 32.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.2	30.2	1.13xSignificant	30.7 to 38.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	5.7 to 9.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.2	17.9	1.07x	16.5 to 22.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.1	51.8	1.04x	49.6 to 59	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.8	2.7	1.04x	1.9 to 4.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	2.9 to 5.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	8.7 to 12.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	4 to 7.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	133	143.2	0.93x	125.9 to 140.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	418.8	453.4	0.92x	405.7 to 432.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6	6.6	0.91x	4.6 to 7.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.8	2	0.9x	1.1 to 2.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.9	4.4	0.89x	2.7 to 5.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	10.2 to 14.7	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	14.3	16.4	0.87x	8.9 to 22	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.3	18.7	0.87x	13.8 to 19.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16	18.5	0.86x	13.5 to 18.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	3 to 5.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.4	8.7	0.85x	5.8 to 9.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.5	13	0.81x	8.4 to 13	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.5	6.2	0.73x	3.2 to 6.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10	14.5	0.69x	8 to 12.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.3	3.4	0.68x	1.5 to 3.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	2.4	3.7	0.65x	1.5 to 3.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	2.4	4.6	0.52x	1.5 to 3.6	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 Rankin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,368.6	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	58.4	59.8	-2%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.8	6.2	-6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.1	96.9	-24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.9	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde25.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.4 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit337
Rail grade crossing96
Gas station (mapped facility)87
Air permit holder (minor source)28
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Small hazardous waste generator18
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Public airport11
TRI reporting facility8
Hazardous waste transporter7
Brownfield property5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Sonford Products, Flowood
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MSD086556388 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Sanderson Farms Inc, Foods Division, Flowood
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Nucor Steel Jackson Inc, Flowood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,310 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39208BSCSTFOURT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Airgas Carbonic, Star
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 61,388 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39167CRBNCANDRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Sanderson Farms Llc, Flowood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 33,001 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39208SNDRS4418M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Airgas Carbonic, Star
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000708618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Azz Galvanizing Services-Jackson, Richland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 193 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39218ZTCND106AZ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Messer Brandon Ms, Brandon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 11,746 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39042BCGSS159AN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Nucor Steel Jackson Inc, Flowood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Traditions Meal Solutions, Pearl
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 2,210 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39208TRDTN100VA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Intl, Jackson
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JAN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Mmc Materials Inc - Reservoir, Brandon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3904WMMCMT2196H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 8, Brandon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3904WJCKSN51EAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Mmc Materials Inc, Lakeland Drive 30106, Brandon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002327081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
M & F Construction Llc, Little Woods Mine, Brandon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070561898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Waring Oil Co, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 39208WRNGL630HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Flowood Investment Group Llc, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008520298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Allen Creek Resort Inc, Brandon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011066087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ks Kids Learning Center Inc, Pearl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022890139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sanderson Farms Inc, Foods Division, Flowood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Waring Oil Co, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000870512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Calvert Company Inc, The, Richland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001472013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Siemens Energy Inc, Richland Ms, Richland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002474901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 8, Brandon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060260051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nucor Steel Jackson Inc, Flowood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Pearl
EPA FRS registry ID
110002324075
Water system
MS0610089
Health-based violations
4 all time, 2 in 5 years
All violations
152
Contaminants cited
Groundwater Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, TTHM
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Rankin 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 Rankin 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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