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Outagamie County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Outagamie County is 140.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 911 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (374), Rail grade crossing (180), Gas station (mapped facility) (97). 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: 44.4301, -88.4638.

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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 Outagamie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	21.5	14.5	1.48xSignificant	18.8 to 24.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.8	2	1.4x	1.9 to 4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.2	6.2	1.32xSignificant	6.5 to 10.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3xSignificant	4.7 to 7.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	5.3 to 8.5	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	19.3	16.4	1.18x	13.5 to 26.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28	23.8	1.18xSignificant	24.8 to 31.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	12.6 to 17.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.8 to 6.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	3.4 to 6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	12.8 to 17.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.5	3.4	1.03x	2.5 to 4.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	9.7 to 13.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	462.4	453.4	1.02x	449.8 to 475.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	16.2 to 21.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.9	143.2	0.98x	134.1 to 148	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	14.2 to 19	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.7	30.2	0.92x	24.8 to 30.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	3.3 to 5.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.6	51.8	0.9x	42.7 to 50.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.5 to 7.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.5 to 7.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.3	18.7	0.87x	14 to 18.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.1	8.7	0.7x	4.7 to 7.7	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.6	2.7	0.59x	1 to 2.5	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 Outagamie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,072.4	9,842.6	-38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	45.5	59.8	-24%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5	6.2	-20%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	59.6	96.9	-39%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.9	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde13.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Naphthalene1.58 per million
Acetaldehyde1.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 264 good, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 38, peak 172.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit374
Rail grade crossing180
Gas station (mapped facility)97
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)48
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)35
Small hazardous waste generator32
TRI reporting facility31
Brownfield property25
Major air pollution source17
Large hazardous waste generator17
Hazardous waste transporter11
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Hydroelectric plant7
Public airport5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Gas power plant4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
EPA air quality monitor2
Biomass power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

N.W. Mauthe Co., Inc., Appleton
Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WID083290981 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions Llc, Kaukauna
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions Llc, Kaukauna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,958,132 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54130THLMNTHILM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Profile Finishing Systems Llc, Kaukauna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Zinc (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 78,678 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5413WPRFLF17PRG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Neenah Paper Inc - Appleton Mill, Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 48,186 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54912FXRVR600VU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Pierce Manufacturing Inc, Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Manganese and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 45,952 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54913PRCMN3100N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Luvata Appleton Llc, Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust), Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 26,305 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54911VLLYC908NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Appleton Coated Llc - Combined Locks Mill, Combined Locks
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017419523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Miller Electric (Central), Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Copper, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,567 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54914MLLRL1635W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Hillshire Brands, New London Plant, New London
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016862723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
3m Company - Disposal, Appleton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Appvion Llc, Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Zinc compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. 192,465 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54912PPLTN825EW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant, New London
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Sodium nitrite. 165,178 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54961HLLSHCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Mckinley Paper & Packaging Co, Combined Locks
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds and 1 more. 110,636 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54113PPLTN540PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Luvata Appleton Llc, Kimberly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust), Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds. 94,772 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54136VLLYC540EI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant, Appleton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 93,028 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5491WBLGSCN456V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions Llc, Kaukauna
Major air pollution source. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant, Appleton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039204483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Appvion, Llc, Appleton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Wisconsin Industrial Coatings Inc., Kaukauna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 302 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5413WWSCNS6WTBA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions Llc, Kaukauna
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions Llc, Kaukauna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Steel King Industries Inc, New London
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 189 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54961STLKN325EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Profile Finishing Systems Llc, Kaukauna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014366060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Miller Electric Mfg Co, Appleton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000423186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1

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 Outagamie 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 Outagamie 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.

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