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Pacific County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pacific County is 165.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 107 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (68), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 46.5165, -123.6269.

How this county ranks in Washington

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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 Pacific County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7	4.6	1.52x	3.6 to 13.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.8	6.6	1.33x	5.4 to 14.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.1	30.2	1.16x	28.2 to 44	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	165.8	143.2	1.16xSignificant	148.9 to 184.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12x	49.2 to 69.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.4	8.7	1.08x	5.9 to 15.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	7.6 to 18.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	9.7 to 20.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.2	18.7	0.97x	13.3 to 25.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.6	14.5	0.87x	8 to 19.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	383.7	453.4	0.85x	356.9 to 412.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.4	23.8	0.73x	11.3 to 26.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13	17.9	0.73x	8.7 to 19.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.1	18.5	0.71x	8.2 to 20.6	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 Pacific County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,076.1	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	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	118.6	96.9	+22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.4	28.6	+13%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde7.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Acetaldehyde1.09 per million
Naphthalene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 364 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 16, peak 51.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit68
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Public airport4
Brownfield property3
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
EPA air quality monitor1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind 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.

Weyerhaeuser Co Raymond Lumbermill, Raymond
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001916516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Weyerhaeuser Co Raymond Lumbermill, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001916516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Weyerhaeuser Co Raymond Lumbermill, Raymond
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001916516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
South Bend Products, South Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $33,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015549389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lincoln Ave Road & Utility, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Naselle Youth Camp, Naselle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005393467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fort Columbia State Park, Chinook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008222823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Long Beach Stp, Long Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009764807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nemah Hatchery South Bend, South Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009766486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wa Dfw Naselle Hatchery, Naselle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010135219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
South Bend Wtp, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012999595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Naselle Rock And Asphalt Co Lane Cr, Naselle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015406513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Forks Creek Hatchery, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015439881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Willapa Valley Water Dist Wtp, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015531860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Indian Creek Water Plant, Ilwaco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015537800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Harbor Rock Milne Quarry, South Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015542019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Naselle Rock And Asphalt Chinook Qry, Chinook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015545613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Raymond Wtp, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015551213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chinook Water District Wtp, Chinook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015559144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coast Seafood South Bend, South Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015562951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rainbow Valley Landfill Inc, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015575803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Halosource Inc, Raymond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015970430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
South Bend Products Chinook, Chinook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017890503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Evergreen Septic Yard Seaview, Seaview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037548437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Long Beach Wtp, Long Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040118896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Pacific County

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