NC / county FIPS 37005 / county research

Alleghany County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Alleghany County is 154.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 41 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (7), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 36.4701, -81.1263.

How this county ranks in North Carolina

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Alleghany County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.2	30.2	1.33x	29.5 to 55.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.3	51.8	1.24x	49.4 to 83.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.8	13.9	1.21x	9.8 to 28.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19x	14.2 to 35.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.8	143.2	1.08x	131.1 to 182.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.4	18.5	0.94x	8.9 to 31.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.9	23.8	0.92x	13.8 to 34.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	399.9	453.4	0.88x	358.2 to 446	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 Alleghany County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,598.1	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	75.3	+3%	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	120.2	96.9	+24%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
Acetaldehyde1.31 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Town Of Sparta, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,866.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006673607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pioneer Eclipse Corp, Sparta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Roaring Gap Club Wwtp, Roaring Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009844687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sparta Teapot Museum, Sparta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038721737 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Olde Beau Golf Club Wwtp, Roaring Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009842803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Amano Pioneer Eclipse Corp, Sparta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran, Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 28675PNRCLECLIP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Alleghany Quarry, Glade Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007122112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant, Sparta
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/635448890 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
International Pipes And Accessories Llc, Sparta
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
International Pipes And Accessories Llc, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Watauga Ready Mix Sparta Plant, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001483902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone Mountain State Park, Roaring Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006711335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alleghany Quarry, Glade Valley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007122112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nikola'S Restaurant Wwtp, Roaring Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009842322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Village At Gleneagles, Cherry Lane
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071912230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Granite Resources Industrial Site, Glade Valler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071916176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bledsoe Creek Sewer Interceptor Replacement, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071924924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alleghany High School Additions & Renovations, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071929895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beau'S View, Cherry Lane
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071930135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cave Rock Estates Phase 1, Glade Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072082229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cave Rock Estates Phase 2, Glade Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Truitt Mountain Dr Grading Plan, Sparta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cave Rock Estates Phase 3 Lots 24a/24b, Glade Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x33a3dcd31c5961f60f5a6626ba65487b (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
International Pipes And Accessories Llc, Sparta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Watauga Ready Mix Sparta Plant, Sparta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001483902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Alleghany County

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

Scan an address in Alleghany County View on the heat map All North Carolina counties