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Floyd County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Floyd County is 154.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 41 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Air permit holder (minor source) (8), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 36.9111, -80.4083.

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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 Floyd County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.6	23.8	1.33x	21.1 to 45.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.1	17.9	1.12x	12.6 to 31.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.3	143.2	1.08x	133.1 to 178.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	43 to 70.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	11.7 to 28.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	443.7	453.4	0.98x	404.8 to 485.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.4	30.2	0.94x	20.3 to 39.6	2020-2024

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 Floyd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,542.3	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	122.3	96.9	+26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.4	28.6	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde15.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.77 per million
Acetaldehyde1.33 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Hollingsworth & Vose Company - Plant 2, Floyd
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070124922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Check Country Store Llc, Check
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070601706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Donkenny Property, Floyd
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979697 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Floyd Town - Floyd Co - Public Service Authority, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Estes Auto &Truck Parts Inc, Pilot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hollingsworth & Vose Company - Plant 2, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070124922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Salem Stone Corporation - Floyd Quarry, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001912182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hollingsworth & Vose, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008055068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stuart Concrete Incorporated - Floyd Division, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031217662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stuart Concrete Inc - Floyd Division, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031247167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G & B Auto Parts Inc, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070246926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fields Ila Residence, Check
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Floyd Eco Village, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Floyd Fest, Check
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Floyd Growth Center Building 1, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Newtown Rd Townhouses, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Floyd Biochar Site Development Plan, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Floyd County High School Ccdc Renovation And Vocat, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Skyline National Bank, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071822916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haycock Acres, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Parkview Development, Floyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072102619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Copper Hill Stream And Wetland Mitigation Bank, Copper Hil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salem Stone Corporation - Floyd Quarry, Floyd
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001912182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Stuart Concrete Incorporated - Floyd Division, Floyd
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031217662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Stuart Concrete Inc - Floyd Division, Floyd
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031247167 (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 Floyd 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 Floyd 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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