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Cabarrus County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cabarrus County is 140.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 674 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (337), Gas station (mapped facility) (71), Air permit holder (minor source) (42). 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: 35.3454, -80.5462.

How this county ranks in North Carolina

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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 Cabarrus County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.8	6.6	1.18x	6.3 to 9.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.9	30.2	1.16xSignificant	31.7 to 38.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27	23.8	1.13xSignificant	24.2 to 30.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	8.1 to 11.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.6	4.1	1.12x	3.4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	18.1 to 23.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.3	4.8	1.1x	4 to 6.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1xSignificant	52.8 to 61.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.8	6.2	1.1x	5.4 to 8.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	3.5 to 6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	9.8 to 13.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	464.9	453.4	1.03x	452.8 to 477.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	12 to 16.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.1	13	1.01x	11.1 to 15.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18	17.9	1.01x	15.7 to 20.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.4	14.5	0.99x	12.3 to 16.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.3	143.2	0.98x	133.6 to 147.2	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16	16.4	0.98x	11.3 to 22.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.7	18.5	0.96x	15.4 to 20.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.8 to 7.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.2	4.6	0.91x	3.2 to 5.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.8	2	0.9x	1.1 to 2.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3	3.4	0.88x	2.1 to 4.2	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.5 to 3.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	4.6	5.7	0.81x	3.5 to 6.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	2.6	3.7	0.7x	1.8 to 3.7	2020-2024

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 Cabarrus County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,537.1	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	46.9	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.4	6.2	-14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	79.2	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.1	28.6	+9%	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.

Formaldehyde24.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.49 per million
Benzene1.37 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit337
Gas station (mapped facility)71
Air permit holder (minor source)42
Small hazardous waste generator40
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)34
Rail grade crossing34
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)24
TRI reporting facility19
Brownfield property18
Public airport10
Major air pollution source9
Large hazardous waste generator6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Heliport4
Solar power plant4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Biomass power plant2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination, Concord
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 37.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NCD044440303 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Venator Chemicals Llc, Harrisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057679739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Venator Chemicals Llc, Harrisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 595,978 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28075MNRLRHWY49 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Galvan Industries, Inc., Harrisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006844969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Corning Inc, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, 1-Bromopropane. Reports carcinogens. 102,486 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28107CRNNG14556 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Intertape Polymer Group, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acrylamide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 56,714 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2810WNTRTP138BI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Galvan Industries Inc, Harrisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust), Lead compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 14,654 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28075GLVNNHWY49 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Mateenbar Composite Reinforcements Llc, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 8,340 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2802WWNSCR211ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Corning Incorporated- Midland, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000724360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Tarheel Marble Co Inc, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 4,049 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28107TRHLM12445 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Mauser Usa Llc, Harrisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 160,436 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28075FLRDSHWY49 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Dnp Imagingcomm America Corp, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol. 121,550 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2802WDNPMS4524E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Pass & Seymour Legrand, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28025PSSSY4515E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Concord Further Processing Plant, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 30,226 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28025PRDFR862HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Airgas Specialty Products-Concord Nc, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 18,783 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28025LRCHN2200S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Berenfield Containers Se Limited, Harrisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000348302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Dnp Imagingcomm America Corporation, Concord
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001493492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Venator Chemicals Llc, Harrisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057679739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Airgas Specialty Products Inc - Concord Facility, Concord
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000545134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Owens Corning Reinforcement Solutions, Llc, Concord
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071396024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Concrete Pipe & Precast-Concord, Concord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 24 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2802WCNCRT121BI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Silver Maples Estates Mhp, Harrisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $127,538.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018667067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wsa Rocky River Regional Wwtp, Concord
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001475653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Carolina Village Mobile Home Park, Harrisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,818.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018537993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Corning Incorporated- Midland, Midland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000724360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus 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.

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