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Tioga County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tioga County is 161.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 373 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (176), Air permit holder (minor source) (82), Rail grade crossing (32). 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: 41.7609, -77.2495.

How this county ranks in Pennsylvania

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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 Tioga County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.8	3.7	1.57x	3.4 to 9.4	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.4	4.1	1.56x	4 to 10	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.8	3.4	1.41x	2.7 to 8.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.3	17.9	1.25x	16.8 to 29.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.8 to 23.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.4 to 10.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15	13	1.15x	10.1 to 21.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.6	30.2	1.15x	28.6 to 41.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	3 to 8.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	161.6	143.2	1.13xSignificant	147.7 to 176.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	8.9 to 17.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	10.7 to 20.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.1	18.5	1.03x	14.2 to 25.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51	51.8	0.98x	43.5 to 59.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.4	18.7	0.98x	14.2 to 23.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	444.8	453.4	0.98x	420.2 to 470.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	2.9 to 8.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.8	23.8	0.75x	13.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5	8.7	0.57x	2.8 to 8.5	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 Tioga County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,304.7	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	60	59.8	+0%	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	79.5	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.4	28.6	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde12.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Benzene2.41 per million
Acetaldehyde1.19 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 299 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 127.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit176
Air permit holder (minor source)82
Rail grade crossing32
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Small hazardous waste generator12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Public airport6
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Heliport1
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.

Dairy Farmers Of America, Middlebury Center
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064195525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Wellsboro Muni Auth, Wellsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000926954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ward Mfg Plt 1 & 2, Blossburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009158883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Victaulic Co - Lawrenceville Facility, Tioga
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 1804WVCTLCPBX31 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Ward Manufacturing Llc, Blossburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Copper compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 2 more. 14,330 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16912WRDMN115GU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Dairy Farmers Of America, Middlebury Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 1,614 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16935DTRCHRT287 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Mansfield Boro Stp, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039789477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Waupaca Foundry Inc - Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Diisocyanates. 296 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16946WRDMNRTE15 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Elkland Boro Auth, Elkland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010962654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Delmar Twp Smithville Stp, Wellsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006662600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coach Stop Inn, Wellsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010209826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ward Manufacturing Llc War Dflex Div, Lawrenceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 16929WRDMFRTE15 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Metalkraft Industries Inc, Wellsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 16950MTLKRRTE49 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ward Mfg Plt 1 & 2, Blossburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009158883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hillside View Mhp, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001058587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Metalkraft, Charleston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007336686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wardflex, Tioga
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008054522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Delmar Twp Stony Fork, Wellsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014467166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
The Murus Company, Mansfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059282887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tioga Mhc Llc, Tioga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060149058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dairy Farmers Of America, Middlebury Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064195525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tioga County
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 421174000 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 3.8
Ward Mfg Plt 1 & 2, Blossburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009158883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Jellystone Park Pa Wilds, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009815717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mainesburg Stp/Collection System, Mainesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010960745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Tioga 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 Tioga 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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