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Arlington County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Arlington County is 106.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 535 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (186), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (127), Industrial wastewater discharge (57). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 38.8816, -77.1082.

How this county ranks in Virginia

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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 Arlington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	21.5	16.4	1.31x	15.3 to 29.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.1	2	1.05x	1.3 to 3.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	10.9 to 15	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.7	4.1	0.9x	2.6 to 5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.7	11.3	0.86x	7.9 to 11.8	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.1	2.7	0.78x	1.4 to 3.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	8.9 to 13.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.1	18.5	0.76x	12 to 16.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.2	18.7	0.76x	12 to 16.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	106.6	143.2	0.74x	100.5 to 113	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.6	6.2	0.74x	3.4 to 6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	331.1	453.4	0.73x	320.4 to 342.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	3.9	5.7	0.68x	2.8 to 5.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.4	6.6	0.67x	3.3 to 5.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.3	6.6	0.65x	3.2 to 5.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.1	4.8	0.65x	2.1 to 4.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.6	8.7	0.64x	4.2 to 7.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	11.5	17.9	0.64x	9.5 to 13.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	2.7	4.4	0.61x	1.8 to 3.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	8.6	14.5	0.59x	6.9 to 10.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	16.9	30.2	0.56x	14.5 to 19.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	1.9	3.4	0.56x	1.2 to 3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	2.2	4.6	0.48x	1.4 to 3.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	24.2	51.8	0.47x	21.3 to 27.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	1.6	3.7	0.43x	0.9 to 2.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	9.9	23.8	0.42x	8.1 to 11.9	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 Arlington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	3,512.7	9,842.6	-64%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	83.9	75.3	+12%	years
Child mortality	35	59.8	-41%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	2.8	6.2	-55%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	29.1	96.9	-70%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.3	28.6	-57%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde22.97 per million
Naphthalene3.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Benzene2.35 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 319 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 37, peak 140.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)186
NPDES wastewater discharge permit127
Industrial wastewater discharge57
Small hazardous waste generator44
Gas station (mapped facility)43
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)31
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)30
Hazardous waste transporter5
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

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

Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063002236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc, Arlington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl tert-butyl ether, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,693 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22202GDNVTRONAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Virginia Concrete Shirlington Plant, Arlington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3,422 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22206VRGNC2651S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Naphthalene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,740 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2220WPNTRSNRTAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc, Arlington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000601849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Virginia Concrete Company Incorporated Springfiel, Arlington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001886344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl, Washington
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DCA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Us Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (Jbm-Hh), Fort Myer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2221WSRMYJ24LEE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Aurora Hills Visitors Center, Arlington
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 510130020 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.7
Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063002236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063002236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,330.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001886335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Us Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Firing Range (Part), Fort Myer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063848118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
George Washington Memorial Pkwy Maintenance, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021091655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
1812 N Moore Street, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,946.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070547458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pentagon Reservation, Arlington
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110021091655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Avis Car Rental - 3206 10th St N, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
1901 N Moore Street, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Swissport Usa, Washington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064861289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Anc Southern Expansion Phase Ii Operations Complex, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,112.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006883435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006883435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jasper Columbia Pike, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070546877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant, Arlington
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $52,330.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001886335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Arlington County

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