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Jones County, South Dakota: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 70 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (60), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (4), Gas station (mapped facility) (3). 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: 43.9662, -100.7155.

How this county ranks in South Dakota

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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 Jones County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases578453.41.27x399.4 to 821.62019-2023

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 Jones County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.54 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.7 per million
  • Benzene0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing60
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • Public airport2
  • Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Former Ghost Town, Okaton

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072135992 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  2. Murdo Muni, Murdo

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 8F6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  3. Murdo, City Of, Murdo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069417633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  4. Draper, Town Of, Draper

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009791323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. 1880 Town, Murdo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020148829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Pump Station 19 Murdo, Unknown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071321281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Private, Fort Pierre

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189901X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  8. Private, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189902E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  9. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189903L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  10. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189904T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  11. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189905A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  12. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189906G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  13. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189907N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  14. Van Metre Rd, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189908V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  15. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189910W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  16. Private, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189912K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  17. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189913S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  18. County Road N3, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189914Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  19. Capa Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189915F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  20. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189916M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  21. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189917U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  22. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189918B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  23. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 189919H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  24. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 976499C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  25. Private Road, Midland

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 976500U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

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 Jones County

  • South Dakota 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 Jones County, and their findings.

  • South Dakota vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • South Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • South Dakota 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.

  • South Dakota 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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