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Person County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Person County is 178.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 219 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (118), Rail grade crossing (26), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 36.3737, -78.9731.

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 Person County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths42.930.21.42xSignificant35.9 to 51.12020-2024
EsophagusNew cases6.24.61.35x3.7 to 10.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.94.41.34x3.3 to 10.12020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths6.44.81.33x3.8 to 10.52020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases31.723.81.33xSignificant25 to 39.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases68.651.81.32xSignificant59.5 to 78.92019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases8.26.21.32x4.7 to 13.32019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths7.55.71.32x4.6 to 11.82020-2024
All cancerDeaths178.5143.21.25xSignificant163.2 to 1952020-2024
All cancerNew cases524.3453.41.16xSignificant496.9 to 5532019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.617.91.15x15.4 to 27.22019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases15.714.51.08x11.3 to 21.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.86.61.03x4.2 to 10.72020-2024
PancreasDeaths11.411.31.01x7.9 to 16.12020-2024
PancreasNew cases1413.91.01x10.1 to 19.22019-2023
BladderNew cases18.618.70.99x13.8 to 24.72019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.818.50.96x13.1 to 23.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.38.70.95x5.4 to 12.62019-2023
ThyroidNew cases7.7130.59x4.4 to 12.52019-2023

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 Person County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,159.49,842.6+3%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.875.3-1%years
Child mortality45.259.8-24%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality8.16.2+31%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths109.496.9+13%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths27.928.6-3%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.

  • Formaldehyde20.71 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
  • Benzene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 237 days: 227 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 74.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit118
  • Rail grade crossing26
  • Gas station (mapped facility)12
  • Air permit holder (minor source)10
  • Solar power plant7
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
  • Major air pollution source6
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter5
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Public airport3
  • Landfill (mapped facility)3
  • Coal power plant2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • 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.

  1. GMH Electronics, Roxboro

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NCN000410161 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Duke Energy Progress Llc - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,623,055 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27343RXBRS1700D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.7

  3. Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000346386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.7

  4. Duke Energy Progress Llc Mayo E.G. Plt, Roxboro

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057382666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.3

  5. Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant, Roxboro

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,875,797 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27573MYLCT10660 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.3

  6. Louisiana Pacific Corp. Roxboro Osb, Roxboro

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Acrolein and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 305,402 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27573LSNPC10475 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.7

  7. Cpi Usa North Carolina Llc, Roxboro

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 76,206 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27573CGNTR331AL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2

  8. Roxboro, Semora

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 2712 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 8

  9. Mayo, Roxboro

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 6250 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 6.7

  10. City Of Roxboro, Roxboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,702.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000562891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  11. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation - Roxboro, Roxboro

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000492636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.4

  12. Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000346386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  13. Duke Energy Progress Llc Mayo E.G. Plt, Roxboro

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057382666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  14. Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000346386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  15. Duke Energy Progress Llc Mayo E.G. Plt, Roxboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057382666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  16. Us Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc., Timberlake

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts. 2,346 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27583VCTRT250CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  17. Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000346386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  18. Duke Energy Progress Llc Mayo E.G. Plt, Roxboro

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057382666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  19. Us Flue Cured Tobacco Growers, Timberlake

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012167742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  20. City Of Roxboro Water Treatment Plant, Roxboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,565.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035798269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  21. Certainteed Gypsum Nc Inc, Semora

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2734WCRTNT921SH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  22. Ellison, Martha Cates - Res., Roxboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006711932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Bass, Gerald, Rougemont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006712664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Jacobs, Faye B. - Residence, Rougemont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006713020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. 10325 Hurdle Mills Road, Hurdle Mills

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009847096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

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 Person 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 Person 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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