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Jackson County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jackson County is 190.5 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Air permit holder (minor source) (4), Brownfield property (2). 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: 36.3622, -85.6657.

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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
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths62.330.22.06xSignificant47.4 to 81.42020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases86.651.81.67xSignificant69 to 108.32019-2023
All cancerDeaths190.5143.21.33xSignificant162.9 to 222.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases404.2453.40.89x363 to 449.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases18.323.80.77x10.1 to 31.52019-2023

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 Jackson County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,794.79,842.6+40%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.975.3-4%years
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 deaths136.996.9+41%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths50.628.6+77%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.

  • Formaldehyde19.39 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.11 per million
  • Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Brownfield property2
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

  1. Nielsen Moulding Llc, Gainesboro

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 274,817 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 38562NLSNB1267N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  2. Nielsen Bainbridge, Llc, Gainesboro

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000375380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.7

  3. Gainesboro Stp, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009788505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  4. Fox Middle School, Gainesboro

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043692251 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Jackson County Health Department, Gainesboro

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043692260 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Nielsen Bainbridge, Llc, Gainesboro

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000375380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  7. Nielsen Bainbridge, Llc, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000375380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  8. Jackson County, Gainesboro

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 1A7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  9. Rogers Group, Inc.Gainesboro Quarry, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009785615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  10. Nielsen Bainbridge, Llc, Gainesboro

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000375380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Nielsen Moulding, Llc, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070003849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Cummins Falls State Park, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070203696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Flynn'S Lick Fire Hall Fill Site, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070568112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Aviagen York Highway Chicken Barns, Hilham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070830739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Dollar General Store, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071345499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. New T-Hangar Project At Jackson County Airport, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071408710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Putnam/Jackson Arp Water Line, Granville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071435576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Bloomington Springs, Bloomington Springs

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071443481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Benjamin Smith Property, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071525706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Art Warden Dba Warden Farms, Whitleyville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071894663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Trace Creek Road Grading Area, Whitleyville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071896618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Tdot Pin 136243.00 (Formerly Pin 070044.00d), Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071963511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Etng Line 3100-1 Launcher Installation Mp 63.22, Gainesboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072177597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Eaton Aeroquip Llc, Gainesboro

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000375399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Rogers Group, Inc. - Gainesboro Quarry, Gainesboro

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013743119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

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

  • Tennessee 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.

  • Tennessee vital statistics office

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

  • Tennessee health department, environmental epidemiology

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

  • Tennessee 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.

  • Tennessee 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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