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York County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in York County is 127.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 224 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (76), Gas station (mapped facility) (33), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (28). 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: 37.2358, -76.5529.

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 York 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	37.1	23.8	1.56xSignificant	31.4 to 43.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	2.7 to 6.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	15.3 to 23.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.8	4.8	1x	3 to 7.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	14.6 to 23	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.9	30.2	0.96x	24.2 to 34.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	433.6	453.4	0.96x	414.1 to 453.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.5	3.7	0.95x	2 to 5.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.9	51.8	0.91x	40.8 to 53.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	127.3	143.2	0.89x	117.2 to 138.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	3.2 to 7.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.9	4.6	0.85x	2.3 to 6.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.3	13	0.79x	7.3 to 14.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.9	17.9	0.78x	10.6 to 17.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5	6.6	0.76x	3.2 to 7.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.5	13.9	0.76x	7.7 to 14.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.4	14.5	0.72x	7.5 to 14.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8	11.3	0.71x	5.7 to 11.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.3	6.6	0.65x	2.6 to 6.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4	6.2	0.65x	2.2 to 6.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	3.9	8.7	0.45x	2.3 to 6.2	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 York County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,165.7	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.9	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	36.2	59.8	-39%	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	57.8	96.9	-40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.2	28.6	-50%	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.

Formaldehyde18.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit76
Gas station (mapped facility)33
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)28
Small hazardous waste generator20
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Brownfield property8
Rail grade crossing8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Superfund (NPL) site3
TRI reporting facility3
Major air pollution source2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Gas 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.

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown - Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VA3170024605 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown, Yorktown
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VA8170024170 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Chisman Creek, York County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VAD980712913 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Anheuser-Busch Llc, Williamsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 99,610 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23185NHSRB7801P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Us Navy Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Base, Yorktown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 20,624 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2369WSNVYYRUTE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
U.S Navy Cheatham Annex Base, Williamsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9,735 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23185SNVYC18SAN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Us Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Yorktown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23690SCSTGENDOF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Afeta Camp Peary, Williamsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070070726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Yorktown Power Station, Yorktown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 23692YRKTW1600W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Eaton Corp - Williamsburg Manufacturing, Williamsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2318WTNCRP149WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Us Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Yorktown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Eaton Corporation - Williamsburg Manufacturing, Williamsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039497096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Yorktown, Yorktown
Gas power plant.
Record ID 3809 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.8
Yorktown Power Station, Yorktown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dominion Yorktown Phase I And Phase Ii, Grafton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Us Navy - Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown, Yorktown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006910174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yorktown Power Station, Yorktown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dominion Yorktown Phase I And Phase Ii, Grafton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hampton Industrial Plating Site, Tabb
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000907868 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
4361 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981503 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
410 Old York-Hampton Highway, Yorktown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983403 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1801 Penniman Road (York County), Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984281 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
312 Waller Mill Road (York County), Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984282 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
2420 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984283 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
George Washington Hotel (500 Merrimac Trail), Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985215 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 York 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 York 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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