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Stafford County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stafford County is 145.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 414 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (225), Air permit holder (minor source) (54), Gas station (mapped facility) (37). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 38.4172, -77.4766.

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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 Stafford County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
BladderDeaths4.94.11.2x3.3 to 6.92020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.85.71.19x4.9 to 9.12020-2024
StomachDeaths3.12.71.15x1.9 to 4.72020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases53.851.81.04x48.5 to 59.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.86.61.03x5.1 to 8.92020-2024
All cancerDeaths145.3143.21.01x136.3 to 154.72020-2024
EsophagusDeaths3.73.71x2.4 to 5.42020-2024
PancreasDeaths11.311.31x8.9 to 14.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths29.630.20.98x25.8 to 342020-2024
BladderNew cases17.818.70.95x14.8 to 21.22019-2023
All cancerNew cases427.7453.40.94x412.9 to 442.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.28.70.94x6.3 to 10.62019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.218.50.93x14.3 to 20.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.44.80.92x3 to 6.32020-2024
EsophagusNew cases4.24.60.91x2.8 to 5.92019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths44.40.91x2.8 to 5.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases16.117.90.9x13.5 to 19.22019-2023
PancreasNew cases12.413.90.89x9.9 to 15.32019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.56.20.89x4 to 7.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases11.4130.88x9.2 to 14.12019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases12.714.50.88x10.2 to 15.72019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths2.93.40.85x1.7 to 4.42020-2024
StomachNew cases5.36.60.8x3.7 to 7.32019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases12.416.40.76x7.7 to 19.12019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases15.823.80.66x13 to 192019-2023

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 Stafford County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death5,9769,842.6-39%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.375.3+5%years
Child mortality42.259.8-29%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.36.2-14%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths55.696.9-43%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths24.128.6-16%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.

  • Formaldehyde21.27 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.17 per million
  • Benzene1.36 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 347 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 35, peak 77.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit225
  • Air permit holder (minor source)54
  • Gas station (mapped facility)37
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)24
  • Rail grade crossing16
  • Small hazardous waste generator13
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)10
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)6
  • TRI reporting facility4
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Public airport2
  • Commercial airport2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Heliport1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Biomass 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.

  1. U.S. Doj Fbi Training Academy, Quantico

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds. 135,398 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 22135SDJFBMCB4B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  2. Virginia Concrete-Stafford Plant, Stafford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 527 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2255WVRGNC32WYC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.6

  3. Stafford Plant, Stafford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 360 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2255WSTFFR169WY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  4. Virginia Paving Company Garrisonville Plant, Stafford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 20 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2255WVRGNP75VUL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  5. Titan Virginia Ready Mix Llc - Stafford, Falmouth

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001891203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  6. Cardinal Concrete - Stafford Plant, Stafford

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001891043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.1

  7. Ftg Circuits Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000340961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Road Tested Parts, Fredericksburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001906929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Ftg Corp., Fredericksburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 22405CLNLC1026W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  10. Walk Residence Wastewater Treatment Plant, Stafford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010912389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Mapei Corp, Fredericksburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039019380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  12. Titan Virginia Ready-Mix Llc-Stafford Plant, Falmouth

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 26 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2240WTTNVR48PWE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.1

  13. Ftg Circuits Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000340961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, Stafford

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001914956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, Stafford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110034169003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Ameresco Stafford Llc - Lfgte Facility, Stafford

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038526155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Restaurant -Tire Shop - Rental Residence, Fredericksburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070599470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Dalo Auto Recycling Limited Liability Company, Stafford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071711206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Aquia Wastewater Treatment Pla, Stafford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008180244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  20. Falmouth Ready Mix Concrete, Falmouth

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

    TRI facility ID 2240WFLMTH31WAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  21. Little Falls Run Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fredericksburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010913903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Amazon.Com Services Llc - Rmn3, Fredericksburg

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071674512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Mapei Corp, Fredericksburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lithium carbonate.

    TRI facility ID 22406MPCRP3NELM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  24. Hartwood Elem., Hartwood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110021466545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  25. Chaney Materials - Stafford Plant, Stafford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070568307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Stafford 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 Stafford 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.

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