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Steuben County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Steuben County is 162.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 724 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (244), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (160), Large hazardous waste generator (108). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 42.2931, -77.4184.

How this county ranks in New York

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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 Steuben County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46xSignificant	3.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.9	6.2	1.44xSignificant	6.4 to 12	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.2	30.2	1.43xSignificant	38.5 to 48.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.9	18.7	1.39xSignificant	22.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37x	4 to 7.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26xSignificant	14.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.1	51.8	1.24xSignificant	58.3 to 70.4	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	19.9	16.4	1.21x	11.4 to 32.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.3	4.4	1.2x	3.6 to 7.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.4	4.6	1.17x	3.7 to 7.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.5	23.8	1.16x	23.3 to 32.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.9 to 7.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	162.7	143.2	1.14xSignificant	153.2 to 172.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	16.8 to 24.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	502.4	453.4	1.11xSignificant	484.6 to 520.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.4	13	1.03x	10.3 to 17.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	3.7 to 7.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.8	18.5	0.91x	13.7 to 20.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	9.4 to 15	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.4	6.6	0.82x	3.8 to 7.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	8.9	11.3	0.79x	6.8 to 11.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.6	3.4	0.76x	1.5 to 4.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.5	8.7	0.75x	4.8 to 8.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	3.7	6.6	0.56x	2.4 to 5.7	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 Steuben County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,363	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	44.4	59.8	-26%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	71.7	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.3	28.6	-15%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 304 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 143.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing244
NPDES wastewater discharge permit160
Large hazardous waste generator108
Air permit holder (minor source)50
Small hazardous waste generator47
Gas station (mapped facility)45
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility7
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Wind power plant4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Heliport2
Solar power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Corning Inc - Erwin Manufacturing Complex, Painted Post
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Belgioioso Cheese Inc. Polly-O Campbell Plant, Campbell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 125,230 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14821PLLDR8600M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Corning Inc - Integrated Die Manufacturing, Painted Post
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, 1-Bromopropane. Reports carcinogens. 877 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14870CRNNGADDIA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Kraft Foods, Campbell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000498373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Alstom - Hornell Car Shop, Hornell
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hickling Station, Corning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Bath Wwtp, Bath
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007151624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Corning (C) Wwtp, Corning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008006335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hp Hood Llc Crowley Foods Arkport, Arkport
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $23,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Hornell City Water Pollution Control Plant, Hornell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058017881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Siemens Energy Inc., Painted Post
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 22 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14870DRSSR100CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Troups Creek Auto Parts Corp, Troupsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,660.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035857392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Woodhull Wastewater Treatment Plant, Woodhull
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Dresser Rand Compressor Division, Painted Post
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001584982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Gunlocke Co, Wayland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000327762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
World Kitchen Llc Pressware Plant, Corning
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Corning Inc Steuben Plant, Corning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $75,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Erwin (T) Wwtp, Painted Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Gunlocke Co, Wayland
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000327762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Gunlocke Co, Wayland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000327762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Bombardier Mass Transit Corporation, Bath
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006103439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Damin Farm, Prattsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010798583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lp Building Solutions, Bath
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Griffith Energy - Wayland, Wayland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Cyclohexane, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 14572GRFFT119MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Dolomite Hornell Facility, Hornell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 1484WDLMTH7612C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6

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 Steuben County

New York 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 Steuben County, and their findings.
New York 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 York health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
New York 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 York 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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