Jones, MS
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 Jones in Mississippi · Population: 66,839
TRI sites such as Southern Hens Inc.; Masonite Corp; Howard Industries Inc.; SDWIS systems such as SOUTHWEST JONES W/A-NORTH; PLEASANT RIDGE W/A; CITY OF ELLISVILLE anchor Jones, MS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 41/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Jones include BEAVER MEADOW WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION; TOWN OF SANDERSVILLE, while Southern Hens Inc. leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 41/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Jones -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Jones, MS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.3%
15 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.3%
1.3 million lb → 1.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Jones, MS's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jones, MS's off-site transfers fell from 143.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 128.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jones, MS's water releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jones, MS's chemicals reported fell from 34 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (18)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST JONES W/A-NORTH | 6,690 | 0 |
| PLEASANT RIDGE W/A | 5,808 | 0 |
| CITY OF ELLISVILLE | 4,600 | 0 |
| J P UTILITY DISTRICT | 3,839 | 0 |
| CALHOUN WATER ASSOCIATION | 3,730 | 0 |
| GLADE WATERWORKS ASSN | 3,340 | 0 |
| MOSELLE WATER ASSOCIATION | 3,002 | 0 |
| SHARON WATER WORKS | 2,769 | 0 |
| SHADY GROVE UTILITY DISTRICT | 2,390 | 0 |
| SOSO COMMUNITY WATER SYS. INC | 1,840 | 0 |
| BEAVERDAM W/A-NORTH | 1,800 | 0 |
| BEAVER MEADOW WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION | 1,687 | 39 |
| J P UTILITY DIST #2 | 1,521 | 0 |
| OAK GROVE WATER ASSN | 1,405 | 0 |
| WATER ASSOCIATION OF PINE GROVE, INC | 1,188 | 0 |
| MATTHEWS MOSS WATER ASSN | 1,051 | 0 |
| ERATA WATER ASSOCIATION | 818 | 0 |
| TOWN OF SANDERSVILLE | 636 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (15)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Hens Inc. | 5.1M lbs |
| 2 | Masonite Corp | 937.7K lbs |
| 3 | Howard Industries Inc. | 128.8K lbs |
| 4 | Sanderson Farms Inc | 55.6K lbs |
| 5 | Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville | 53.9K lbs |
| 6 | Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Processing Plant | 24.7K lbs |
| 7 | Howard Industries Inc | 18.7K lbs |
| 8 | Essmueller Co | 2.2K lbs |
| 9 | Allied Universal Corp | 25 lbs |
| 10 | Mmc Materials Inc - Laurel | 1 lbs |
| 11 | Amick Farms LLC - Laurel Feed Mill | 0 lbs |
| 12 | Sanderson Farms LLC | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Thermo-Kool | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Howard Industries Inc | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Robine & Welch Machine & Tool Co Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Jones (5)
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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.