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Hudson County, New Jersey: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hudson County is 105.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,880 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (567), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (534), Large hazardous waste generator (191). 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: 40.734, -74.0688.

How this county ranks in New Jersey

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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 Hudson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	8.5	6.6	1.29xSignificant	7.5 to 9.5	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3	2.7	1.11x	2.4 to 3.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14	13	1.08x	12.9 to 15.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	7.6 to 9.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	11.5 to 13.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.8	18.5	0.91x	15.5 to 18.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	377.2	453.4	0.83x	370.8 to 383.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.8	14.5	0.81x	10.7 to 13	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5	6.2	0.81x	4.3 to 5.8	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.2	16.4	0.8x	10.4 to 16.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.4	17.9	0.8x	13.2 to 15.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.5	5.7	0.79x	3.8 to 5.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.1	6.6	0.77x	4.4 to 5.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	8.4	11.3	0.74x	7.5 to 9.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	105.2	143.2	0.73x	101.8 to 108.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	13.4	18.7	0.72x	12.2 to 14.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	2.8	4.1	0.68x	2.2 to 3.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	35	51.8	0.68x	33.1 to 37	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	19.9	30.2	0.66x	18.5 to 21.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.2	3.4	0.65x	1.7 to 2.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.1	4.8	0.65x	2.6 to 3.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	2.6	4.6	0.57x	2.1 to 3.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	2.3	4.4	0.52x	1.8 to 2.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	1.7	3.7	0.46x	1.3 to 2.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	0.7	2	0.35x	0.4 to 1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	8	23.8	0.34x	7.1 to 8.9	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 Hudson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,243.8	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.9	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	30.6	59.8	-49%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	2.8	6.2	-56%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	48.7	96.9	-50%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.9	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.

Formaldehyde18.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Benzene2.52 per million
Acetaldehyde1.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 261 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 133.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,880 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)567
NPDES wastewater discharge permit534
Large hazardous waste generator191
Small hazardous waste generator170
Rail grade crossing97
Gas station (mapped facility)93
Brownfield property70
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)44
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)22
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
Solar power plant14
Major air pollution source12
TRI reporting facility12
Hazardous waste transporter8
Heliport7
Gas power plant5
EPA air quality monitor4
Superfund (NPL) site4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wind 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.

Standard Chlorine, Kearny
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD002175057 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Syncon Resins, South Kearny
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 43.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD064263817 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Diamond Head Oil Refinery Div., Kearny
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD092226000 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
PJP Landfill, Jersey City
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 28.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NJD980505648 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Parkway Generation Operating Llc - Kearny Generating Station, Kearny
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Us Env Inc, Kearny
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $46,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Five Roses Company L L C, Jersey City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $30,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000319833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Marzahl Chemical Co, Kearny
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $94,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Imtt - Bayonne, Bayonne
Major air pollution source. Penalties $825,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004259971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Parkway Generation Operating Llc - Kearny Generating Station, Kearny
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Bayonne Energy Center, Bayonne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 177,034 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07002BYNNN141HD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Marzahl Chemical Co, Kearny
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $94,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Five Roses Company L L C, Jersey City
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $30,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000319833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Us Env Inc, Kearny
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $46,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Us Env Inc, Kearny
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $46,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
United Parcel Service, Secaucus
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004169747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Imtt - Bayonne, Bayonne
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $825,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004259971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Imtt - Bayonne, Bayonne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $825,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004259971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Parkway Generation Operating Llc - Kearny Generating Station, Kearny
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Veckridge Chemical, Kearny
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024886881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Henry Repeating Arms Co, Bayonne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067543064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Kearny Generating Station, Kearny
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 22,180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07032KRNYGHACKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Clean Earth Of North Jersey Inc, Kearny
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 198 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07032SWWST115JA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Owens Corning - Kearny Plant, Kearny
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $89,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000318380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Kearny Smelting & Refining Corp, Kearny
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 106 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 07029KRNYS936HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1

Correctional facilities

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

Hudson County Correctional Facility, Kearny
EPA FRS registry ID
110012647671
Wastewater permit
Yes, 6 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Hudson Co. Correctional & Rehabilitation Imp., Kearny Town
EPA FRS registry ID
110071962773
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hudson County

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