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Jackson County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 193.5 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 191 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (73), Gas station (mapped facility) (27), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21). 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: 39.027, -82.6174.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.9	30.2	1.85xSignificant	46.3 to 67.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	88.4	51.8	1.71xSignificant	76.4 to 102	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.7	23.8	1.58xSignificant	29.1 to 48.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.7	5.7	1.53x	5 to 14	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.1	17.9	1.51xSignificant	20 to 36	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	193.5	143.2	1.35xSignificant	174.6 to 213.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.6	18.5	1.22x	16.4 to 30.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.1	13	1.16x	9.6 to 22.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	15.6 to 29.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	11.4 to 23.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	515.2	453.4	1.14xSignificant	483.8 to 548.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.5	13.9	0.9x	8 to 18.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	5.7 to 15.3	2020-2024

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 Jackson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,453.2	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	50.4	59.8	-16%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	129.3	96.9	+33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	58.4	28.6	+104%	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.

Formaldehyde18.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing73
Gas station (mapped facility)27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property8
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

General Mills Inc, Wellston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Osco Industries Inc Jackson Div, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Phenol, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. 290,374 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45640SCNDSATHEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Osco Industries Inc - Jackson Div, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
General Mills Inc, Wellston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 22,206 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45692JNSXX2403S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Bellisio Foods, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid. 12,522 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45640JNSXX100EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Bellisio Foods, Jackson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000537321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
General Mills Inc, Wellston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jackson Wwtp, Jackson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000735232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wellston Public Water System, Wellston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013282768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
General Mills Inc, Wellston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nock & Son Co, Oak Hill
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Osco Industries Inc - Jackson Div, Jackson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Wellston North Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wellston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001855476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Meridian Automotive, Jackson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004588517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Beech Hollow Sanitary Landfill *, Wellston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006308548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Coalton Wwtp, Coalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039720754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Columbia Pipeline Group-Oak Hill Compressor Station, Madison, Township Of
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070226539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing Site, Wellston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591903 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Meridian Automotive, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004588517 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jackson, City Of, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006308478 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mcnally Pitt, Wellston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009655319 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jackson County Courthouse, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973726 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Yard Waste Dump Disposal Yard, Former, Wellston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977766 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dickason Bulk Fueling, Former, Jackson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987408 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tat Warehouse, Ray
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080278 (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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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