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Ashtabula County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ashtabula County is 161.5 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 620 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (123), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (96), Air permit holder (minor source) (84). 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: 41.7271, -80.7611.

How this county ranks in Ohio

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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 Ashtabula County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.4	4.4	1.45x	4.4 to 9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.8	2	1.4x	1.6 to 4.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.3 to 8.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.4	51.8	1.3xSignificant	61.6 to 73.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.8	3.7	1.3x	3.4 to 6.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.2	30.2	1.26xSignificant	33.9 to 43	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.8	18.7	1.22xSignificant	19.4 to 26.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.8	13	1.22x	12.5 to 19.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.8	4.8	1.21x	4.1 to 8.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	4.8 to 9.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	19.2	16.4	1.17x	11.2 to 30.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	10.7 to 16.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	161.5	143.2	1.13xSignificant	152 to 171.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	12.4 to 18.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.3	23.8	1.06x	21.4 to 29.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7	6.6	1.06x	5.1 to 9.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	466.4	453.4	1.03x	449.7 to 483.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.9	18.5	1.02x	15.6 to 22.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	4.4 to 8.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.2	17.9	0.91x	13.2 to 19.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.7	4.1	0.9x	2.4 to 5.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.4	2.7	0.89x	1.4 to 4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	5.6 to 10.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	9.6 to 15.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.7	3.4	0.79x	1.6 to 4.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.6 to 7.3	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 Ashtabula County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,961.4	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	60.2	59.8	+1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7	6.2	+13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105	96.9	+8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.3	28.6	+44%	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.

Formaldehyde13.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene1.29 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 245 days: 199 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 43, peak 122.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing123
NPDES wastewater discharge permit96
Air permit holder (minor source)84
Scrapyard (mapped facility)60
Gas station (mapped facility)50
Brownfield property43
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)36
TRI reporting facility28
Small hazardous waste generator24
Large hazardous waste generator16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Major air pollution source13
Public airport7
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Superfund (NPL) site4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Heliport3
Hazardous waste transporter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas 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.

Ineos Pigments Usa, Inc.- Plant 1, Ashtabula
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057445581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Old Mill, Rock Creek
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD980510200 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Big D Campground, Kingsville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD980611735 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fields Brook, Ashtabula
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 45. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD980614572 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
New Lyme Landfill, New Lyme
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD980794614 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ineos Pigments Usa Inc, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Carbonyl sulfide, Manganese, Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 24,709,559 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004SCMCH2426M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Ineos Pigments Usa Inc, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Carbonyl sulfide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,081,121 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004SCMCH2900M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
Molded Fiber Glass Composite Systems Co, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 284,319 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004MLDDF1601W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Plastpro Inc, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 232,795 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004PLSTP4736K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Detrex Corporation, Ashtabula Plant (0204010192), Ashtabula
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Zehrco-Giancola Composites Inc., Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 197,743 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004ZRHCP1501W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Teijin Automotive Technologies - Conneaut, Conneaut
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 181,292 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44030TRNSP333GO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Ashta Chemicals, Inc., Ashtabula
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000385011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Lake City Plating Plant 2, Ashtabula
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $32,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031397138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Premix Inc., North Kingsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 104,903 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44068PRMXNROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Zehrco Giancola Acquisition Four, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 72,758 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004PCKNS4212A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Hadlock Plastics Llc, Geneva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 39,364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44041HDLCK110NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Lake City Plating Plant 2, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Copper compounds, Cyanide compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 37,187 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4400WLKCTY17LAK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Cw Ohio Inc, Conneaut
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 35,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44030CWHNC1209M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc., Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 29,763 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004PLSTC2600M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Llc, Ashtabula
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $189,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Cabinetworks Group Middlefield Plant 3, Orwell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,966 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44076KRFTM150GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Epichlorohydrin, Naphthalene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,740 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44004CCDNT725ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Lyondellbasell Composites Llc, Conneaut
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 11,940 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4403WLYNDL786HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Iten Industries, Ashtabula
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 10,995 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4400WTNNDS35NRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6

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 Ashtabula County

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