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Taylor County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taylor County is 142.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 113 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 45.2068, -90.4856.

How this county ranks in Wisconsin

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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 Taylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.4	17.9	1.25x	14.7 to 32.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	8.2 to 20.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.7	18.7	1.16x	14.5 to 31.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142.9	143.2	1x	123.4 to 164.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	7.7 to 21.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	427.6	453.4	0.94x	392.7 to 465	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.1	51.8	0.87x	35.1 to 57.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	25.1	30.2	0.83x	17.8 to 34.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.7	23.8	0.79x	11.6 to 28.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.4	18.5	0.67x	7.3 to 20.3	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 Taylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,979.7	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.2	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	49.3	59.8	-17%	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	87.2	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde11.05 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.14 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 363 days: 346 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 97.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Great Northern Cabinetry Llc, Rib Lake
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002037812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Weathershield Mfg Llc - Millwork Div, Medford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007769726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rib Lake Village Of, Rib Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010887200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Doberstein Lumber, Medford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038748941 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Hamm'S S&B Upholstery, Medford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965218 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Westboro Sanitary District #1, Westboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chelsea Sanitary District, Chelsea
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010885872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Medford City Of, Medford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008231706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Stetsonville, Village Of, Stetsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Taylor County, Medford
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MDZ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/12892560 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Phillips-Medisize Llc - Medford Facility, Medford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nestle Pizza Division, Medford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000537152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Island Inc, Medford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002037796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Weathershield Mfg Llc - Millwork Div, Medford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007769726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lublin Village Of, Lublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Village Of Gilman Wwtf, Gilman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Augustine Dairy Farm, Mckinley, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farmers Union Co-Op Transport, Stetsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070633877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dons Salvage, Withee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070634900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lublin Garage, Roosevelt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070938832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alter Metal Recycling Dba Reliable Recycling, Medford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070941004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Withee Sewage Collection System, Withee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070948944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wis Dot - 8896-05-04, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071076742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stetson Hardwood Inc, Stetsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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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