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Granville County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Granville County is 171.3 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 281 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (93), Rail grade crossing (87), Air permit holder (minor source) (26). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 36.2883, -78.6552.

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 Granville County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15.3	8.7	1.76xSignificant	11.8 to 19.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.1	17.9	1.51xSignificant	22.1 to 33.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.8	6.6	1.48xSignificant	7.1 to 13.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.4	6.6	1.42x	6.6 to 13	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71	51.8	1.37xSignificant	63.1 to 79.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.3	11.3	1.35xSignificant	11.7 to 19.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.2	30.2	1.26xSignificant	32.5 to 44.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.6 to 8.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5	4.1	1.22x	3.1 to 7.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	171.3	143.2	1.2xSignificant	158.6 to 184.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	12.8 to 21.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	539.6	453.4	1.19xSignificant	516.5 to 563.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	4.4 to 10.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.7	18.5	1.12x	16.2 to 26.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	2.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	15.7 to 25	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.8	3.7	1.03x	2.2 to 6.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.3	13	1.02x	9.7 to 17.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24	23.8	1.01x	19.2 to 29.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.4	5.7	0.95x	3.3 to 8.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.5	14.5	0.79x	8.3 to 15.7	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 Granville County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,719.9	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	59.4	59.8	-1%	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	92.2	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.5	28.6	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde20.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 238 days: 222 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 87.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit93
Rail grade crossing87
Air permit holder (minor source)26
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
TRI reporting facility11
Solar power plant7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Superfund (NPL) site2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Cristex Drum, Oxford
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NC0001606250 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
JFD Electronics/Channel Master, Oxford
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 39. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NCD122263825 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Certainteed Corp., Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 830,766 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27565CRTNT200CE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range, Stem
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 42,959 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27581SRMYN539RB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Altec Industries Inc., Creedmoor
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 12,540 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27522SPLND100AS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 12,393 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2750WFDRLCLDNCH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Bridgestone Bandag Llc Oxford Plant, Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole. Reports carcinogens. 5,339 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27565BNDGN505WI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Certainteed Corp Asphalt, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range, Stem
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037143490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co, Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts. 4,487 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27565SNTFN322KN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Altec Industries, Inc. - Creedmoor Facility, Creedmoor
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018584940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Revlon, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039204054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
J P Taylor Co Llc, Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts. 1,656 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 27565NVRSL311PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Bridgestone-Bandag, Llc, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
J. P. Taylor Company, Llc, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012656429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Concrete Pipe & Precast, Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2756WCNCRT38XFR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Sunrock Industries Llc - Butner Concrete, Butner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070500194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Sunrock Industries Llc - Butner, Butner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 184 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2750WCRLNS1SUNR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Englebright, Robert -Residence, Oxford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006671645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Smith, Mary Helen - Residence, Oxford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006711861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
4581 Old Nc Hwy 75, Oxford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022566427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sgwasa Wwtp, Butner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063666046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Concrete Pipe And Precast, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071947884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Revlon, Oxford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

Correctional facilities

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

Federal Bureau Of Prisons - Fed Corr Com, Butner
EPA FRS registry ID
110018728572
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Federal Correctional Complex, Butner
EPA FRS registry ID
110039204054
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Granville 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 Granville 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.

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