Jackson, MO
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Jackson in Missouri · Population: 717,021
TRI sites such as Cargill Inc; Hawthorn Generating Station; US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant; SDWIS systems such as KANSAS CITY PWS; INDEPENDENCE PWS; LEES SUMMIT PWS; NPL sites such as Conservation Chemical Co.; Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon) anchor Jackson, MO's EPA extract. Derived burden score 73/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Jackson total 8.4M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include KANSAS CITY PWS; UNITY VILLAGE, while Cargill Inc leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 46 / peak 109 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Cargill Inc; Hawthorn Generating Station; US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Named SDWIS systems: KANSAS CITY PWS; INDEPENDENCE PWS; LEES SUMMIT PWS. NPL sites on record: Conservation Chemical Co.; Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon). Burden score 73/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Jackson, MO: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.1%
46 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.0%
2.2 million lb → 2.0 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 4 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Jackson, MO's total reported releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, MO's land releases fell from 807.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 522.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, MO's off-site transfers fell from 276.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 215.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, MO's air releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 213 (59%) | 145 | 1 | 109 |
| 2023 | 171 (47%) | 192 | 1 | 155 |
| 2022 | 160 (44%) | 205 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021 | 132 (36%) | 228 | 5 | 147 |
| 2020 | 175 (48%) | 188 | 2 | 159 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Missouri, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (24)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| KANSAS CITY PWS | 553,295 | 1 |
| INDEPENDENCE PWS | 120,000 | 0 |
| LEES SUMMIT PWS | 99,400 | 0 |
| BLUE SPRINGS PWS | 61,084 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 1 | 24,500 | 0 |
| RAYTOWN WATER COMPANY | 17,066 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 2 | 16,440 | 0 |
| GRAIN VALLEY PWS | 16,000 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 13 | 9,700 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 15 | 8,772 | 0 |
| OAK GROVE PWS | 8,289 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 | 5,705 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 16 | 4,075 | 0 |
| SUGAR CREEK PWS | 3,500 | 0 |
| BUCKNER PWS | 3,076 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 17 | 2,530 | 0 |
| LAKE WINNEBAGO PWS | 1,600 | 0 |
| UNITY VILLAGE | 1,000 | 7 |
| LAKE TAPAWINGO PWS | 995 | 0 |
| HIGHLAND MANOR | 805 | 0 |
| SIBLEY PWS | 375 | 0 |
| LIBERTY VILLAGE MHP | 350 | 0 |
| LEVASY PWS | 82 | 0 |
| TRI COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Chemical Co. | NPL Site | 29.85 |
| Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon) | NPL Site | 33.62 |
Cities in Jackson (17)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.