Jackson, MO

Moderate Risk (57/100)

Environmental data for Jackson in Missouri

Jackson, MO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 57/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 8.4M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 46 and a peak AQI of 109 in 2024, with 59% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
50
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
8.4M lbs

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
2024 Good Air Quality: 59% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 46

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County 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 detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Missouri on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Cargill Inc 3.6M lbs
2 Hawthorn Generating Station 1.5M lbs
3 US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant 1.0M lbs
4 Oregon Tool Inc. 769.2K lbs
5 Bayer Cropscience LP - Kc 445.5K lbs
6 Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant 399.6K lbs
7 Aero Transportation Products Inc 245.4K lbs
8 General Mills Operations LLC 105.6K lbs
9 A. Zeregas Sons Inc. 51.5K lbs
10 Brenntag Mid-South Inc. 48.5K lbs
11 Allied Oil & Tire Co LLC 41.4K lbs
12 Missouri Plating Co 32.9K lbs
13 Paseo Cargill Energy LLC 31.7K lbs
14 Sibley Generating Station 22.9K lbs
15 Fordyce Concrete Co Inc 63RD St Facility 11.3K lbs
16 Azz Galvanizing Services-Kansas City 8.3K lbs
17 Ioditech Inc 7.1K lbs
18 Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc. 4.7K lbs
19 Nitto Automotive Inc 4.6K lbs
20 Kc Tank 4.3K lbs
21 Sioux Chief Manufacturing 3.3K lbs
22 Hiland Dairy Co 3.0K lbs
23 Faurecia Interior System 2.6K lbs
24 Western Forms Inc. 2.2K lbs
25 Paulo - Kansas City 1.5K lbs
26 Kansas City Readymix LLC DBA Talon Concrete - 85TH 1.4K lbs
27 Etched LLC 1.2K lbs
28 Century Concrete Inc Lees Summit Facility 1.1K lbs
29 Dayton Superior (unitex) 755 lbs
30 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. Kansas City Missouri 564 lbs
31 Martin Foundry Co 558 lbs
32 Audubon Readymix LLC DBA Quicksilver Readymix - Sck 507 lbs
33 Shick Esteve 317 lbs
34 Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind) 303 lbs
35 Vance Brothers LLC 299 lbs
36 U.S. Doe's Kansas City National Security Campus (kcnsc) 281 lbs
37 Ctb Inc Brock Grain Systems Div 185 lbs
38 Custom Truck One Source 79 lbs
39 Northeast Generating Station 52 lbs
40 Geiger Ready Mix 41 lbs
41 Vance Brothers LLC 30 lbs
42 Grupo Antolin Missouri 30 lbs
43 Pennys Concrete 17 lbs
44 Greenwood Generating Station 10 lbs
45 Livers Bronze 8 lbs
46 Alstom Signaling LLC 4 lbs
47 Penny's Concrete 2 lbs
48 Quikrete - Kansas City 2 Plant 0 lbs
49 Pavestone - Lee's Summit Mo Plant 0 lbs
50 85TH St Miller Materials 0 lbs

Cities in Jackson (11)

Blue Springs
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2 facilities · 1 water
Grain Valley
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2 facilities · 2 water
Grandview
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3 facilities · 1 water
Sugar Creek
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2 facilities · 1 water
Independence
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6 facilities · 3 water
Kansas City
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52 facilities · 4 water
Lees Summit
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4 facilities · 2 water
Sibley
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1 facilities · 2 water
Buckner
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1 facilities · 1 water
Greenwood
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1 facilities · 1 water
Lake Lotawana
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1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Jackson, Missouri?
Jackson, MO has an environmental risk score of 57/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 50 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Jackson?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Jackson, MO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Jackson?
Jackson, MO has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 8.4M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Jackson?
In 2024, Jackson, MO recorded a median AQI of 46 and a peak AQI of 109. 59% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Jackson?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Jackson, MO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Jackson?
Environmental compliance in Jackson, Missouri is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Missouri state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

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.

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