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Kenosha County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kenosha County is 155.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 481 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (175), Rail grade crossing (79), Gas station (mapped facility) (58). 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: 42.5812, -88.0596.

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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 Kenosha County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.5	4.1	1.59xSignificant	4.9 to 8.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	20.6	14.5	1.42xSignificant	17.7 to 23.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.7	18.7	1.37xSignificant	22.6 to 29.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.8	51.8	1.35xSignificant	64.7 to 75.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.4	6.6	1.27xSignificant	6.7 to 10.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.8	30.2	1.25xSignificant	34.1 to 41.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.6	4.6	1.22x	4.2 to 7.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.4	2	1.2x	1.5 to 3.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	5.2 to 8.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	522.8	453.4	1.15xSignificant	508.4 to 537.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	4.1 to 7.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21	18.5	1.14x	18.2 to 24.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.9	17.9	1.11x	17.2 to 23	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.2	23.8	1.1x	23 to 29.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	155.1	143.2	1.08xSignificant	147.3 to 163.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.6	3.4	1.06x	2.5 to 5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	12.4 to 17.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.9	3.7	1.05x	2.7 to 5.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	11.1 to 16.2	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.7	2.7	1x	1.8 to 4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.6	8.7	0.99x	7 to 10.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.8 to 8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.4	11.3	0.92x	8.5 to 12.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4	4.4	0.91x	2.9 to 5.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.5	6.2	0.89x	4.1 to 7.3	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	14.3	16.4	0.87x	8.8 to 21.8	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 Kenosha County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,666.3	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	45.1	59.8	-25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6	6.2	-4%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	102.7	96.9	+6%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde13.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Naphthalene1.43 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 347 days: 240 good, 19 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 167.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit175
Rail grade crossing79
Gas station (mapped facility)58
Small hazardous waste generator27
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)22
Brownfield property21
Large hazardous waste generator19
TRI reporting facility19
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Public airport7
Hazardous waste transporter7
Major air pollution source4
Heliport4
EPA air quality monitor2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Kksp Precision Maching Llc, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane. Reports carcinogens. 83,639 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53158KKSCR179GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Five Star Fabricating Inc., Twin Lakes
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 50,357 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53181FVSTR36620 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Dichloromethane, n-Hexane, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 46,205 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53158LWTRN86019 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Rust-Oleum Corp, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,945 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53148RSTLM8105F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Finishing & Plating Service Inc, Kenosha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,768 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53144FNSHN45456 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Paris Generating Station, Union Grove
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041698268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Kenosha Steel Castings, Kenosha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Diisocyanates. 6,812 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53142RNSNF33036 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc, Pleasant Prairie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057185898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Five Star Fabricating Inc, Twin Lakes
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041000984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Southwire Co Llc, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 2 more. 4,047 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53158HNYWL77195 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Paris Generating Station, Union Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041698268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Rust-Oleum Corporation, Pleasant Prairie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000858956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Five Star Coatings Group, Twin Lakes
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol. 2,644 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5318WFVSTR36761 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Kenosha Water Utility Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kenosha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000570301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Twin Lakes Wastewater Treatment Fac, Twin Lakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Village Of Salem Lakes, Trevor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Honeywell International Inc, Pleasant Prairie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024887229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Kenosha Steel Castings, Kenosha
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001922082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Five Star Coatings Group, Twin Lakes
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070666647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Finishing & Plating Service Inc, Kenosha
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000417442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Five Star Coatings Group, Twin Lakes
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol. 836 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5318WFVSTR36616 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE STATELINE, Pleasant Prairie
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 550590019 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.1
Aludyne N.A. Llc - Pleasant Prairie, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Copper, Aluminum (fume or dust) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53142LBNYC82001 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Voestalpine Precision Strip Llc, Pleasant Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5315WWCKDR78881 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Sanmina-Sci Corp Plant E20/1520, Pleasant Prairie
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $61,774.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013794046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Kenosha County

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