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Wilson County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wilson County is 171.5 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 440 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (161), Rail grade crossing (89), Air permit holder (minor source) (47). 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: 35.7251, -77.9463.

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 Wilson County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths53.41.47x3.2 to 7.42020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths8.96.61.35x6.5 to 11.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths4030.21.32xSignificant34.8 to 45.72020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases11.18.71.28x8.5 to 14.42019-2023
EsophagusDeaths4.73.71.27x3 to 72020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases62.651.81.21xSignificant56.2 to 69.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths171.5143.21.2xSignificant160.4 to 183.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.317.91.13x16.6 to 24.72019-2023
PancreasDeaths12.611.31.12x9.7 to 16.12020-2024
EsophagusNew cases54.61.09x3.2 to 7.42019-2023
BladderDeaths4.44.11.07x2.8 to 6.62020-2024
BladderNew cases19.818.71.06x16.1 to 242019-2023
All cancerNew cases477.8453.41.05xSignificant458.8 to 497.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.56.21.05x4.4 to 9.42019-2023
PancreasNew cases14.213.91.02x11.1 to 17.82019-2023
StomachNew cases66.60.91x4.1 to 8.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.15.70.89x3.3 to 7.62020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.94.40.89x2.4 to 6.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases2123.80.88x17 to 25.82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.14.80.85x2.6 to 6.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.318.50.83x12 to 19.32019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases1114.50.76x8.2 to 14.52019-2023
ThyroidNew cases6.9130.53x4.6 to 102019-2023

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 Wilson County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,4039,842.6+26%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy72.675.3-3%years
Child mortality70.459.8+18%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality9.76.2+55%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths10096.9+3%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths38.128.6+33%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.

  • Formaldehyde20.68 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
  • Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit161
  • Rail grade crossing89
  • Air permit holder (minor source)47
  • Brownfield property37
  • Gas station (mapped facility)27
  • Small hazardous waste generator19
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
  • Solar power plant13
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • TRI reporting facility7
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
  • Large hazardous waste generator4
  • Public airport3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Heliport1
  • Oil-fired power plant1

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. Alliance One N.A. Llc, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts, Ammonia, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 95,519 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27894XPRTL2400S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  2. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Cobalt compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,185 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27893FRSTNFIRES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  3. Ardagh Glass Inc, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 301,815 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27893MRCNN2200F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  4. Kidde Aerospace & Defense, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211), Lead compounds, Diisocyanates. 48,726 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27893WLTRK2500A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.6

  5. Alliance One Specialty Products Llc, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts, Ammonia. 30,844 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27893LLNCN237BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  6. Walter Kidde Aerospace, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004018063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.4

  7. Bridgestone Firestone Incorporated, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000745196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  8. Alliance One International, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024422828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  9. Alliance One Specialty Products, Llc, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031469836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  10. Linamar Forgings, Inc., Wilson

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $135,824.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018831852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  11. Linamar Forging Carolina, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 27893NCRMC2401S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.9

  12. Hominy Creek Wrf, Wilson

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064646904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  13. Rinker Wilson Pipe, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2789WRNKRW16THR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  14. Mb Grain Llc Dba Smithfield Grain-Wilson, Wilson

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070251329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Wilson, Wilson

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2789WBLCKC252WI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  16. Bridgestone Firestone Incorporated, Wilson

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000745196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  17. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Wilson

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 56035 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  18. Town Of Stantonsburg, Stantonsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,008.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006709026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  19. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsion, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043968418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  20. Rinker Wilson Pipe, Wilson

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071428639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Bridgestone Firestone Incorporated, Wilson

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000745196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  22. Walter Kidde Aerospace, Wilson

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004018063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Alliance One Specialty Products, Llc, Wilson

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031469836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Bridgestone Firestone Incorporated, Wilson

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000745196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  25. Mellowbuttercup Ice Cream Company, Wilson

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009855978 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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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