Person, NC
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 Person in North Carolina · Population: 39,275
TRI sites such as Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant; SDWIS systems such as ROXBORO, CITY OF; NPL sites such as GMH Electronics anchor Person, NC's EPA extract. Derived burden score 39/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Person; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. AQS median AQI 39 / peak 77 in 2024.
Burden score 39/100 (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 Person -- 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 Person, NC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+26.8%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+26.8%
1.4 million lb → 1.8 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Person, NC's total reported releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Person, NC's off-site transfers rose from 16.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Person, NC's land releases rose from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Person, NC's water releases fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand 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 | 225 (93%) | 18 | 0 | 77 |
| 2023 | 221 (91%) | 22 | 1 | 101 |
| 2022 | 229 (94%) | 14 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | 220 (90%) | 25 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | 240 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 North Carolina, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (1)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ROXBORO, CITY OF | 13,139 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant | 5.4M lbs |
| 2 | Cpi USA North Carolina LLC | 4.8M lbs |
| 3 | Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant | 1.9M lbs |
| 4 | Louisiana Pacific Corp. Roxboro Osb | 339.6K lbs |
| 5 | US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers Inc. | 73.4K lbs |
| 6 | Eaton - Roxboro | 5 lbs |
| 7 | Certainteed Gypsum Nc Inc | 3 lbs |
| 8 | Sunrock Industries LLC - Woodsdale | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| GMH Electronics | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Person (3)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.