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Rankin, MS

Moderate Risk (46/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Rankin in Mississippi · Population: 158,218

Rankin, MS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 27 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 46/100 (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 4.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
158,218
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
27
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.2M lbs

Water Systems (27)

System Population Violations
CITY OF FLOWOOD 27,997 0
FANNIN WATER ASSN-NORTH 7,690 0
CITY OF RICHLAND 7,000 6
GREENFIELD WATER ASSOCIATION 6,088 2
TOWN OF FLORENCE 5,824 39
LANGFORD WATER ASSOCIATION 4,013 0
CITY OF FLOWOOD - NORANCO 3,952 0
MS STATE HOSPITAL-WHITFIELD 3,950 0
LEESBURG WATER ASSOCIATION 3,836 0
SOUTHERN RANKIN W/A #2 PLAIN 3,810 0
EVERGREEN WATER ASSOCIATION 3,462 1
CENTRAL MISS CORR FACILITY 3,150 2
SW RANKIN WATER ASSOCIATION #1 3,128 3
MONTEREY WATER ASSN-WEST 2,827 0
CENTRAL RANKIN WATER ASSN 2,732 0
CLEARY WATER SEWER & FIRE DEPT 2,500 26
SW RANKIN WATER ASSOCIATION #2 2,334 0
ACL WATER ASSOCIATION #2 1,861 1
TOWN OF PELAHATCHIE 1,761 0
V LAKES UTILITY DISTRICT 1,661 2
ACL WATER ASSOCIATION #1 1,492 1
POPLAR SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT 1,188 0
HUDSPETH CENTER 1,000 0
STAR WATER COMPANY 904 0
UNION WATER ASSOCIATION 739 0
TOWN OF PUCKETT 655 0
PINEY WOODS COUNTRY LIFE SCH 150 1

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nucor Steel Jackson Inc 4.0M lbs
2 Airgas Carbonic 69.5K lbs
3 Azz Galvanizing Services-Jackson 54.1K lbs
4 Sanderson Farms LLC 38.4K lbs
5 Messer Brandon Ms 15.7K lbs
6 Traditions Meal Solutions 2.2K lbs
7 Mmc Materials Inc - Reservoir 2 lbs
8 Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 8 2 lbs
9 Siemens Energy Inc. Richland Ms 0 lbs
10 Waring Oil Co 0 lbs
11 The Calvert Co 0 lbs
12 Pumpelly Oil Acquisitions LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Rankin (5)

Brandon
Pop: -
3 facilities · 10 water
Star
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Flowood
Pop: -
2 facilities · 2 water
Richland
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Pearl
Pop: -
2 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Rankin, Mississippi? ▼
Rankin, MS has an environmental risk score of 46/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 27 water systems on record. 11 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Rankin? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Rankin, MS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Rankin? ▼
Rankin, MS has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Rankin? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Rankin, MS. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Rankin? ▼
Rankin, MS has 27 EPA-regulated water systems. 11 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Rankin? ▼
Environmental compliance in Rankin, Mississippi is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Mississippi 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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