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Indiana County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Indiana County is 144.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 667 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (251), Rail grade crossing (161), Air permit holder (minor source) (107). 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: 40.6412, -79.0935.

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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 Indiana County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.6	4.4	1.5x	4.4 to 9.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.2	13	1.32xSignificant	13.2 to 22.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	5.3 to 10.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26xSignificant	19.8 to 27.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.5	2	1.25x	1.4 to 4.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.5	6.2	1.21x	5.1 to 10.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	3.3 to 7.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	10.5 to 16.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.9	14.5	1.1x	12.4 to 20	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.2	4.8	1.08x	3.5 to 7.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	144.1	143.2	1.01x	134.3 to 154.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.7	3.7	1x	2.2 to 5.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	442.4	453.4	0.98x	424.2 to 461.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.3	3.4	0.97x	2.1 to 5.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.5 to 8.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.5 to 9.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.3	4.6	0.93x	2.6 to 6.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.1	30.2	0.9x	23.1 to 31.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	5.5 to 10.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12	13.9	0.86x	9.3 to 15.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.4	51.8	0.86x	39.2 to 50.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	12.1 to 19.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.7	17.9	0.82x	11.4 to 18.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.2	23.8	0.64x	11.9 to 19.2	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 Indiana County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,212.4	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	44.2	59.8	-26%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.9	6.2	-21%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	112.7	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	49.3	28.6	+72%	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.

Formaldehyde16.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Benzene2.01 per million
Acetaldehyde1.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 273 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 122.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit251
Rail grade crossing161
Air permit holder (minor source)107
Small hazardous waste generator43
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Major air pollution source7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Public airport6
Large greenhouse gas emitter6
TRI reporting facility6
Coal power plant3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Conemaugh Generating Station, New Florence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,357,452 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 15944CNMGHRTE20 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Homer City Generation Lp, Homer City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Nickel compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,833,814 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 15748MHMRC1750P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Seward Power Plant, New Florence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 92,678 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 15944SWRDS595PL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Homer City Generating Station, Homer City
Coal power plant.
Record ID 3122 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.9
Keystone Conemaugh Proj Llc/Conemaugh Station, New Florence
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $190,577.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000538801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Conemaugh, New Florence
Coal power plant.
Record ID 3118 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.7
Prime Metals Acquisition Llc - Lucerne Mines, Lucernemines
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033005021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Prime Metals Acquisitions Llc, Homer City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 895 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 15748PRMMT11INN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Seward (Pa), New Florence
Coal power plant.
Record ID 3130 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.5
Seward Power Plant, New Florence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006623519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Joy Global Underground Mining Llc, Homer City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 1,029 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1574WJYGLB61LUC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Armagh Sta, New Florence
Major air pollution source. Penalties $283.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001060574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Specialty Tires Amer/Indiana Plt, Indiana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000330286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Prime Metals Acquisition Llc - Lucerne Mines, Lucernemines
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033005021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Homer City Gen Lp/Center Twp, Homer City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $43,108.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000330339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Armagh Sta, New Florence
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $283.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001060574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Armagh Sta, New Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $283.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001060574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Blairsville Muni Auth Stp, Blairsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010266194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Joy Global Underground Mining Llc, Homer City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070813998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Strongstown
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 420630004 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.6
Specialty Tires Amer/Indiana Plt, Indiana
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000330286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Keystone Conemaugh Proj Llc/Conemaugh Station, New Florence
Major air pollution source. Penalties $190,577.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000538801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Homer City Stp, Homer City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012509080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Glen Campbell Boro Scts, Glen Campbell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013336381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mulligan Hill Materials, New Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070923986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Indiana County

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