Interactive tool · County environmental burden
Environmental Justice Screening
County-level screening based on EPA data. It combines toxic releases, health-based SDWIS records, Superfund sites, and TRI carcinogen reporting into a composite across more than 3,000 US counties. Transparent derived index: not an official EPA rating or measured health-risk verdict. See our methodology.
How the 500 highest-activity counties break down
These are the most data-dense counties nationwide, so most land in the Elevated band. The screening exists to surface the smaller group that reaches High burden, start there.
Counties with the highest composite environmental burden
Top 15 by overall burden score, full ranking and per-state filter below
- Calhoun, TX
- Gila, AZ
- Iberville Parish, LA
- Union, AR
- Grant, NM
- Orange, TX
- Lee, IA
- Fairbanks North…, AK
- Harrison, WV
- Beaufort, NC
- Jasper, TX
- Clear Creek, CO
- Washington Pari…, LA
- Adams, NE
- Harrison, TX
What this shows The score is a composite percentile across four EPA-derived rates (releases per capita, health-based SDWIS records per system, Superfund sites per 100k residents, carcinogen-facility share): a screening proxy to prioritize where to look, not a measured health-risk verdict. The SDWIS input excludes monitoring and reporting violations.
| # | County | State | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun (19,921) | TX | 92 | F |
| 2 | Gila (53,610) | AZ | 88 | F |
| 3 | Iberville Parish (29,950) | LA | 87 | F |
| 4 | Union (38,368) | AR | 85 | F |
| 5 | Grant (27,856) | NM | 85 | F |
| 6 | Orange (84,993) | TX | 84 | F |
| 7 | Lee (33,175) | IA | 83 | F |
| 8 | Fairbanks North Star Borough (95,555) | AK | 82 | F |
| 9 | Harrison (65,407) | WV | 82 | F |
| 10 | Beaufort (44,597) | NC | 82 | F |
| 11 | Jasper (32,807) | TX | 82 | F |
| 12 | Clear Creek (9,358) | CO | 80 | F |
| 13 | Washington Parish (45,238) | LA | 80 | F |
| 14 | Adams (31,034) | NE | 80 | F |
| 15 | Harrison (69,584) | TX | 79 | D |
| 16 | Major (7,656) | OK | 79 | D |
| 17 | Desha (11,041) | AR | 79 | D |
| 18 | Ellsworth (6,366) | KS | 79 | D |
| 19 | Northwest Arctic Borough (7,611) | AK | 78 | D |
| 20 | Shoshone (13,580) | ID | 78 | D |
| 21 | Caribou (7,118) | ID | 78 | D |
| 22 | Crane (4,623) | TX | 77 | D |
| 23 | Mason (25,214) | WV | 77 | D |
| 24 | Jackson Parish (14,939) | LA | 77 | D |
| 25 | Jefferson (253,939) | TX | 76 | D |
| 26 | Apache (65,680) | AZ | 76 | D |
| 27 | Little River (11,959) | AR | 76 | D |
| 28 | Lake (7,411) | CO | 76 | D |
| 29 | Taylor (21,422) | FL | 76 | D |
| 30 | Ashtabula (97,343) | OH | 75 | D |
| 31 | Ford (34,133) | KS | 75 | D |
| 32 | Choctaw (12,525) | AL | 75 | D |
| 33 | Linn (9,723) | KS | 75 | D |
| 34 | Lea (73,154) | NM | 74 | D |
| 35 | Tooele (76,648) | UT | 74 | D |
| 36 | Guayama Municipio (35,845) | PR | 74 | D |
| 37 | Silver Bow (35,589) | MT | 73 | D |
| 38 | Brazoria (381,650) | TX | 73 | D |
| 39 | Ascension Parish (128,593) | LA | 73 | D |
| 40 | Rosebud (8,236) | MT | 73 | D |
| 41 | Ohio (23,704) | KY | 73 | D |
| 42 | Millard (13,179) | UT | 73 | D |
| 43 | Kleberg (30,629) | TX | 72 | D |
| 44 | Buchanan (19,857) | VA | 72 | D |
| 45 | Hancock (9,032) | KY | 72 | D |
| 46 | Wilcox (10,347) | AL | 72 | D |
| 47 | Montgomery (31,143) | KS | 72 | D |
| 48 | Marshall (30,129) | WV | 72 | D |
| 49 | Calcasieu Parish (208,668) | LA | 71 | D |
| 50 | Greenlee (9,452) | AZ | 70 | D |
| 51 | Posey (25,163) | IN | 70 | D |
| 52 | St. James Parish (19,797) | LA | 70 | D |
| 53 | Limestone (22,185) | TX | 70 | D |
| 54 | Brooke (22,053) | WV | 70 | D |
| 55 | Iron (9,482) | MO | 69 | D+ |
| 56 | Plaquemines Parish (23,070) | LA | 69 | D+ |
| 57 | De Soto Parish (26,897) | LA | 69 | D+ |
| 58 | Perry (11,459) | MS | 69 | D+ |
| 59 | Emery (9,968) | UT | 69 | D+ |
| 60 | Cape Girardeau (82,180) | MO | 69 | D+ |
| 61 | Clarke (22,802) | AL | 69 | D+ |
| 62 | Routt (24,990) | CO | 69 | D+ |
| 63 | Eddy (61,114) | NM | 68 | D+ |
| 64 | San Juan (121,178) | NM | 68 | D+ |
| 65 | Nueces (352,829) | TX | 67 | D+ |
| 66 | Mccurtain (30,825) | OK | 67 | D+ |
| 67 | Cass (28,582) | TX | 67 | D+ |
| 68 | Platte (8,606) | WY | 67 | D+ |
| 69 | Aroostook (67,227) | ME | 67 | D+ |
| 70 | New Madrid (16,041) | MO | 67 | D+ |
| 71 | Moffat (13,258) | CO | 67 | D+ |
| 72 | Salt Lake (1,184,689) | UT | 66 | D+ |
| 73 | Lander (5,745) | NV | 66 | D+ |
| 74 | Churchill (25,614) | NV | 66 | D+ |
| 75 | Beauregard Parish (36,646) | LA | 66 | D+ |
| 76 | Butler (12,373) | KY | 66 | D+ |
| 77 | Vermilion (73,179) | IL | 65 | D+ |
| 78 | Marshall (31,728) | KY | 65 | D+ |
| 79 | St. John The Baptist Parish (41,342) | LA | 65 | D+ |
| 80 | Nez Perce (42,477) | ID | 65 | D+ |
| 81 | Carbon (65,191) | PA | 65 | D+ |
| 82 | Harrison (209,443) | MS | 64 | D+ |
| 83 | Galveston (354,721) | TX | 64 | D+ |
| 84 | Columbia (53,178) | OR | 64 | D+ |
| 85 | Laramie (100,661) | WY | 64 | D+ |
| 86 | Decatur (29,118) | GA | 64 | D+ |
| 87 | Kay (43,731) | OK | 64 | D+ |
| 88 | Otoe (16,075) | NE | 64 | D+ |
| 89 | Elko (53,852) | NV | 63 | D+ |
| 90 | Juneau City And Borough (31,969) | AK | 63 | D+ |
| 91 | Ouachita Parish (158,916) | LA | 63 | D+ |
| 92 | Coshocton (36,679) | OH | 63 | D+ |
| 93 | Smith (20,196) | TN | 63 | D+ |
| 94 | Mayes (39,406) | OK | 63 | D+ |
| 95 | Sweetwater (41,786) | WY | 63 | D+ |
| 96 | Washington (59,318) | OH | 63 | D+ |
| 97 | Mclean (9,807) | ND | 63 | D+ |
| 98 | Kosciusko (80,357) | IN | 63 | D+ |
| 99 | Armstrong (65,069) | PA | 63 | D+ |
| 100 | Kimball (3,348) | NE | 63 | D+ |
| 101 | Columbia (22,527) | AR | 63 | D+ |
| 102 | Monongalia (106,520) | WV | 62 | D+ |
| 103 | Woodward (20,260) | OK | 62 | D+ |
| 104 | Ballard (7,678) | KY | 62 | D+ |
| 105 | Grand (15,794) | CO | 62 | D+ |
| 106 | Jasper (9,233) | IL | 62 | D+ |
| 107 | Mobile (413,162) | AL | 61 | D+ |
| 108 | Yavapai (241,656) | AZ | 61 | D+ |
| 109 | Warrick (64,650) | IN | 61 | D+ |
| 110 | Pottawatomie (25,808) | KS | 61 | D+ |
| 111 | Owyhee (12,284) | ID | 61 | D+ |
| 112 | Lawrence (26,574) | SD | 61 | D+ |
| 113 | Uintah (36,458) | UT | 61 | D+ |
| 114 | Humphreys (19,074) | TN | 60 | D+ |
| 115 | Kern (910,433) | CA | 60 | D+ |
| 116 | Garfield (62,322) | OK | 60 | D+ |
| 117 | Rogers (97,235) | OK | 60 | D+ |
| 118 | Victoria (91,281) | TX | 60 | D+ |
| 119 | Lowndes (58,187) | MS | 60 | D+ |
| 120 | Moore (21,234) | TX | 60 | D+ |
| 121 | Randolph (24,524) | MO | 60 | D+ |
| 122 | Lincoln (50,632) | OR | 60 | D+ |
| 123 | Roane (54,403) | TN | 60 | D+ |
| 124 | Clark (21,378) | AR | 60 | D+ |
| 125 | Monroe (33,928) | MS | 59 | C |
| 126 | Mercer (8,341) | ND | 59 | C |
| 127 | Carroll (10,878) | KY | 59 | C |
| 128 | Rutherford (64,850) | NC | 59 | C |
| 129 | Marquette (66,430) | MI | 59 | C |
| 130 | Hutchinson (20,413) | TX | 59 | C |
| 131 | Lowndes (119,055) | GA | 59 | C |
| 132 | Dawson (24,020) | NE | 59 | C |
| 133 | Jackson (144,437) | MS | 59 | C |
| 134 | Putnam (74,235) | FL | 59 | C |
| 135 | Trimble (8,531) | KY | 59 | C |
| 136 | Graham (38,860) | AZ | 59 | C |
| 137 | St. Mary Parish (48,455) | LA | 59 | C |
| 138 | Escambia (323,275) | FL | 58 | C |
| 139 | Mckenzie (14,280) | ND | 58 | C |
| 140 | Monroe (19,580) | AL | 58 | C |
| 141 | Wayne (30,519) | GA | 58 | C |
| 142 | Marathon (138,067) | WI | 58 | C |
| 143 | Columbus (50,453) | NC | 58 | C |
| 144 | Indiana (83,213) | PA | 58 | C |
| 145 | Warren (43,623) | MS | 58 | C |
| 146 | Person (39,275) | NC | 58 | C |
| 147 | Oxford (58,728) | ME | 58 | C |
| 148 | Rusk (52,613) | TX | 58 | C |
| 149 | Hempstead (19,778) | AR | 58 | C |
| 150 | Lawrence (11,883) | MS | 58 | C |
| 151 | Nye (53,207) | NV | 57 | C |
| 152 | Gibson (32,986) | IN | 57 | C |
| 153 | New Hanover (231,214) | NC | 57 | C |
| 154 | Gilliam (2,002) | OR | 57 | C |
| 155 | Schuylkill (143,259) | PA | 57 | C |
| 156 | Covington (city) (5,671) | VA | 57 | C |
| 157 | Cambria (132,355) | PA | 57 | C |
| 158 | Jasper (33,198) | IN | 57 | C |
| 159 | Columbia (58,322) | WI | 57 | C |
| 160 | Marlboro (26,285) | SC | 57 | C |
| 161 | Monroe (47,054) | TN | 57 | C |
| 162 | Adams (65,166) | IL | 57 | C |
| 163 | Hamilton (13,445) | FL | 57 | C |
| 164 | Lake (498,990) | IN | 56 | C |
| 165 | Cassia (25,165) | ID | 56 | C |
| 166 | Power (8,018) | ID | 56 | C |
| 167 | Stewart (13,859) | TN | 56 | C |
| 168 | Macon (102,591) | IL | 56 | C |
| 169 | Putnam (57,250) | WV | 56 | C |
| 170 | Isle Of Wight (39,444) | VA | 56 | C |
| 171 | Brunswick (145,889) | NC | 56 | C |
| 172 | Converse (13,759) | WY | 56 | C |
| 173 | Natchitoches Parish (37,047) | LA | 56 | C |
| 174 | Macon (11,953) | GA | 56 | C |
| 175 | Onslow (208,537) | NC | 56 | C |
| 176 | Webb (267,731) | TX | 56 | C |
| 177 | Eureka (1,660) | NV | 55 | C |
| 178 | Humboldt (17,299) | NV | 55 | C |
| 179 | Allegheny (1,240,476) | PA | 55 | C |
| 180 | Mississippi (39,749) | AR | 55 | C |
| 181 | Minnehaha (200,689) | SD | 55 | C |
| 182 | Pueblo (168,726) | CO | 55 | C |
| 183 | Chambers (49,178) | TX | 55 | C |
| 184 | Colfax (10,541) | NE | 55 | C |
| 185 | Allen (101,685) | OH | 54 | C |
| 186 | Pershing (6,505) | NV | 54 | C |
| 187 | Teller (24,774) | CO | 54 | C |
| 188 | Bladen (29,591) | NC | 54 | C |
| 189 | King William (18,232) | VA | 54 | C |
| 190 | Dekalb (43,584) | IN | 54 | C |
| 191 | Osage (45,963) | OK | 54 | C |
| 192 | Lincoln (34,122) | NE | 54 | C |
| 193 | Sumter (12,020) | AL | 53 | C |
| 194 | Jefferson (64,855) | OH | 53 | C |
| 195 | Benton (210,224) | WA | 53 | C |
| 196 | York (459,312) | PA | 53 | C |
| 197 | Cass (37,703) | IN | 53 | C |
| 198 | Shawnee (178,315) | KS | 53 | C |
| 199 | West Baton Rouge Parish (27,666) | LA | 53 | C |
| 200 | Halifax (48,219) | NC | 53 | C |
| 201 | Bay (181,368) | FL | 53 | C |
| 202 | Craven (101,074) | NC | 53 | C |
| 203 | Montgomery (227,957) | TN | 52 | C |
| 204 | Hawkins (57,446) | TN | 52 | C |
| 205 | Jackson (46,319) | IN | 52 | C |
| 206 | Campbell (47,018) | WY | 52 | C |
| 207 | Elkhart (206,868) | IN | 52 | C |
| 208 | Butler (195,870) | PA | 52 | C |
| 209 | Morgan (29,186) | CO | 52 | C |
| 210 | Orange (403,840) | NY | 52 | C |
| 211 | Blue Earth (69,386) | MN | 52 | C |
| 212 | Conway (20,872) | AR | 52 | C |
| 213 | Martin (21,773) | NC | 52 | C |
| 214 | Brookings (34,968) | SD | 52 | C |
| 215 | Wapello (35,265) | IA | 52 | C |
| 216 | Hartford | CT | 52 | C |
| 217 | Sebastian (128,448) | AR | 52 | C |
| 218 | Gallia (29,162) | OH | 51 | C |
| 219 | Monroe (155,001) | MI | 51 | C |
| 220 | Haywood (62,432) | NC | 51 | C |
| 221 | Minidoka (21,922) | ID | 51 | C |
| 222 | Ponce Municipio (134,676) | PR | 51 | C |
| 223 | Marengo (19,027) | AL | 51 | C |
| 224 | Jo Daviess (21,918) | IL | 51 | C |
| 225 | Grant (10,972) | WV | 51 | C |
| 226 | Calhoun (116,141) | AL | 51 | C |
| 227 | Ottawa (40,161) | OH | 51 | C |
| 228 | Bradford (59,971) | PA | 51 | C |
| 229 | Venango (50,096) | PA | 51 | C |
| 230 | Knox (36,108) | IN | 51 | C |
| 231 | St. Charles Parish (51,863) | LA | 50 | C |
| 232 | Jefferson Parish (432,484) | LA | 50 | C |
| 233 | Washington (13,682) | IL | 50 | C |
| 234 | Woodbury (105,760) | IA | 50 | C |
| 235 | Georgetown (64,200) | SC | 50 | C |
| 236 | Linn (129,794) | OR | 50 | C |
| 237 | Waupaca (51,714) | WI | 50 | C |
| 238 | Mccracken (67,584) | KY | 50 | C |
| 239 | Franklin (105,316) | MO | 50 | C |
| 240 | Saline (14,642) | NE | 50 | C |
| 241 | Vermillion (15,452) | IN | 50 | C |
| 242 | Union (65,293) | OH | 50 | C |
| 243 | Hancock (74,885) | OH | 50 | C |
| 244 | Allamakee (14,038) | IA | 50 | C |
| 245 | Whatcom (228,432) | WA | 50 | C |
| 246 | Harris (4,758,579) | TX | 49 | C+ |
| 247 | White Pine (8,856) | NV | 49 | C+ |
| 248 | Montgomery (99,159) | VA | 49 | C+ |
| 249 | Madison (264,631) | IL | 49 | C+ |
| 250 | Clinton (46,383) | IA | 49 | C+ |
| 251 | Middlesex (861,535) | NJ | 49 | C+ |
| 252 | Muscatine (42,735) | IA | 49 | C+ |
| 253 | Hardin (26,939) | TN | 49 | C+ |
| 254 | Atascosa (50,058) | TX | 49 | C+ |
| 255 | Mason (16,995) | KY | 49 | C+ |
| 256 | Hertford (20,492) | NC | 49 | C+ |
| 257 | Camp (12,652) | TX | 49 | C+ |
| 258 | Montgomery (38,155) | IN | 49 | C+ |
| 259 | Wood (83,829) | WV | 49 | C+ |
| 260 | Hendry (40,798) | FL | 49 | C+ |
| 261 | Kankakee (106,833) | IL | 49 | C+ |
| 262 | Webster (36,848) | IA | 49 | C+ |
| 263 | Berks (429,989) | PA | 48 | C+ |
| 264 | Muskegon (175,378) | MI | 48 | C+ |
| 265 | Tulsa (673,708) | OK | 48 | C+ |
| 266 | Box Elder (59,725) | UT | 48 | C+ |
| 267 | Clay (255,566) | MO | 48 | C+ |
| 268 | Ellis (203,927) | TX | 48 | C+ |
| 269 | Independence (38,120) | AR | 48 | C+ |
| 270 | Dutchess (297,144) | NY | 48 | C+ |
| 271 | East Baton Rouge Parish (452,821) | LA | 47 | C+ |
| 272 | Sherburne (99,178) | MN | 47 | C+ |
| 273 | Loudon (56,996) | TN | 47 | C+ |
| 274 | Lawrence (85,423) | PA | 47 | C+ |
| 275 | Pleasants (7,572) | WV | 47 | C+ |
| 276 | Marshall (39,971) | IA | 47 | C+ |
| 277 | Pend Oreille (13,811) | WA | 47 | C+ |
| 278 | Beaver (166,993) | PA | 47 | C+ |
| 279 | Sheboygan (117,783) | WI | 47 | C+ |
| 280 | Manitowoc (81,314) | WI | 47 | C+ |
| 281 | Midland (83,641) | MI | 47 | C+ |
| 282 | Spencer (19,871) | IN | 46 | C+ |
| 283 | Southeast Fairbanks Censu | AK | 46 | C+ |
| 284 | Richmond (206,040) | GA | 46 | C+ |
| 285 | Perry (19,218) | IN | 46 | C+ |
| 286 | Florence (136,921) | SC | 46 | C+ |
| 287 | Pike (32,953) | AL | 46 | C+ |
| 288 | Yazoo (26,837) | MS | 46 | C+ |
| 289 | Cowley (34,487) | KS | 46 | C+ |
| 290 | Sullivan (20,766) | IN | 46 | C+ |
| 291 | Gooding (15,740) | ID | 46 | C+ |
| 292 | Darlington (62,754) | SC | 46 | C+ |
| 293 | Delaware (112,109) | IN | 46 | C+ |
| 294 | New Castle (573,030) | DE | 45 | C+ |
| 295 | Jefferson (65,780) | AR | 45 | C+ |
| 296 | Montgomery (654,722) | TX | 45 | C+ |
| 297 | Jefferson (55,835) | TN | 45 | C+ |
| 298 | St. Lawrence (107,796) | NY | 45 | C+ |
| 299 | Madison (98,845) | TN | 45 | C+ |
| 300 | Jefferson (33,074) | IN | 45 | C+ |
| 301 | Marshall (46,225) | IN | 45 | C+ |
| 302 | Jefferson (228,227) | MO | 45 | C+ |
| 303 | Dallas (37,536) | AL | 45 | C+ |
| 304 | Sandusky (58,770) | OH | 44 | C+ |
| 305 | Union (572,549) | NJ | 44 | C+ |
| 306 | Kings (152,830) | CA | 44 | C+ |
| 307 | York (288,559) | SC | 44 | C+ |
| 308 | Onondaga (471,611) | NY | 44 | C+ |
| 309 | Wood (131,795) | OH | 44 | C+ |
| 310 | Pinal (449,219) | AZ | 44 | C+ |
| 311 | Monroe (7,546) | IA | 44 | C+ |
| 312 | Liberty (66,826) | GA | 44 | C+ |
| 313 | Warren (65,560) | NY | 44 | C+ |
| 314 | Caddo Parish (232,973) | LA | 44 | C+ |
| 315 | Daviess (103,195) | KY | 44 | C+ |
| 316 | Covington (18,226) | MS | 44 | C+ |
| 317 | Walla Walla (62,102) | WA | 44 | C+ |
| 318 | Huron (31,258) | MI | 44 | C+ |
| 319 | Noble (47,417) | IN | 44 | C+ |
| 320 | Reynolds (6,058) | MO | 43 | C+ |
| 321 | Hopewell (city) (22,944) | VA | 43 | C+ |
| 322 | Bertie (17,482) | NC | 43 | C+ |
| 323 | Russell (58,858) | AL | 43 | C+ |
| 324 | Dakota (442,204) | MN | 43 | C+ |
| 325 | Mclennan (263,608) | TX | 43 | C+ |
| 326 | Honolulu (1,003,666) | HI | 43 | C+ |
| 327 | Lorain (314,588) | OH | 43 | C+ |
| 328 | Pettis (43,205) | MO | 43 | C+ |
| 329 | Jones (66,839) | MS | 43 | C+ |
| 330 | St. Charles (409,830) | MO | 43 | C+ |
| 331 | Rankin (158,218) | MS | 43 | C+ |
| 332 | Saratoga (237,075) | NY | 43 | C+ |
| 333 | Pima (1,049,947) | AZ | 42 | C+ |
| 334 | Jefferson (669,744) | AL | 42 | C+ |
| 335 | Robertson (16,973) | TX | 42 | C+ |
| 336 | Richland (418,725) | SC | 42 | C+ |
| 337 | Allegan (120,913) | MI | 42 | C+ |
| 338 | Somerset (50,852) | ME | 42 | C+ |
| 339 | Early (10,683) | GA | 42 | C+ |
| 340 | Choctaw (8,172) | MS | 42 | C+ |
| 341 | Kitsap (276,581) | WA | 42 | C+ |
| 342 | Lasalle (109,049) | IL | 42 | C+ |
| 343 | Garland (100,062) | AR | 42 | C+ |
| 344 | Winnebago (171,357) | WI | 42 | C+ |
| 345 | Carlton (36,457) | MN | 42 | C+ |
| 346 | Ingham (282,015) | MI | 42 | C+ |
| 347 | Contra Costa (1,161,458) | CA | 41 | C+ |
| 348 | Itasca (45,141) | MN | 41 | C+ |
| 349 | Coffee (54,231) | AL | 41 | C+ |
| 350 | Multnomah (803,863) | OR | 41 | C+ |
| 351 | Hampden (462,853) | MA | 41 | C+ |
| 352 | Platte (108,751) | MO | 41 | C+ |
| 353 | Colbert (57,648) | AL | 41 | C+ |
| 354 | Bay (103,235) | MI | 41 | C+ |
| 355 | Manistee (25,247) | MI | 41 | C+ |
| 356 | Wayne (1,773,767) | MI | 40 | C+ |
| 357 | Marion (971,822) | IN | 40 | C+ |
| 358 | Oliver (1,821) | ND | 40 | C+ |
| 359 | Portage (70,375) | WI | 40 | C+ |
| 360 | Cass (12,826) | IL | 40 | C+ |
| 361 | Greene (301,121) | MO | 40 | C+ |
| 362 | Titus (31,284) | TX | 40 | C+ |
| 363 | Marion (65,145) | OH | 40 | C+ |
| 364 | Glynn (84,987) | GA | 40 | C+ |
| 365 | Tulare (475,774) | CA | 40 | C+ |
| 366 | Spartanburg (338,096) | SC | 40 | C+ |
| 367 | Hudson (710,478) | NJ | 40 | C+ |
| 368 | Gloucester (304,504) | NJ | 40 | C+ |
| 369 | Sacramento (1,584,047) | CA | 40 | C+ |
| 370 | Aiken (171,949) | SC | 40 | C+ |
| 371 | Dorchester (32,612) | MD | 39 | B |
| 372 | Louisa (10,710) | IA | 39 | B |
| 373 | Lancaster (323,673) | NE | 39 | B |
| 374 | Nassau (94,653) | FL | 39 | B |
| 375 | Wood (74,039) | WI | 39 | B |
| 376 | Shelby (45,104) | IN | 39 | B |
| 377 | Ozaukee (92,345) | WI | 39 | B |
| 378 | Canyon (242,405) | ID | 39 | B |
| 379 | Pike (39,930) | MS | 39 | B |
| 380 | Lane (382,628) | OR | 39 | B |
| 381 | Solano (450,824) | CA | 39 | B |
| 382 | St. Clair (254,777) | IL | 39 | B |
| 383 | Orangeburg (83,531) | SC | 38 | B |
| 384 | Tuscaloosa (234,036) | AL | 38 | B |
| 385 | Madison (94,064) | KY | 38 | B |
| 386 | Allen (388,791) | IN | 38 | B |
| 387 | Tippecanoe (187,399) | IN | 38 | B |
| 388 | Bibb (156,543) | GA | 38 | B |
| 389 | San Bernardino (2,187,816) | CA | 38 | B |
| 390 | Montgomery (861,225) | PA | 38 | B |
| 391 | Sussex (247,799) | DE | 38 | B |
| 392 | San Diego (3,282,782) | CA | 38 | B |
| 393 | Rockingham (91,585) | NC | 38 | B |
| 394 | Hanover (111,652) | VA | 38 | B |
| 395 | Westmoreland (353,345) | PA | 37 | B |
| 396 | Stark (373,764) | OH | 37 | B |
| 397 | Linn (229,463) | IA | 37 | B |
| 398 | Whiteside (55,192) | IL | 37 | B |
| 399 | Alameda (1,651,949) | CA | 37 | B |
| 400 | Lancaster (555,151) | PA | 37 | B |
| 401 | Tuscarawas (92,585) | OH | 37 | B |
| 402 | Talladega (81,170) | AL | 37 | B |
| 403 | Anne Arundel (590,936) | MD | 37 | B |
| 404 | Cumberland (336,749) | NC | 37 | B |
| 405 | Trumbull (201,367) | OH | 37 | B |
| 406 | Buncombe (271,790) | NC | 37 | B |
| 407 | Cuyahoga (1,249,418) | OH | 36 | B |
| 408 | Berkeley (238,723) | SC | 36 | B |
| 409 | Peoria (179,831) | IL | 36 | B |
| 410 | Sullivan (159,693) | TN | 36 | B |
| 411 | Cowlitz (111,539) | WA | 36 | B |
| 412 | Leake (21,288) | MS | 36 | B |
| 413 | Maricopa (4,491,987) | AZ | 36 | B |
| 414 | Mcminn (54,135) | TN | 36 | B |
| 415 | Charleston (414,711) | SC | 36 | B |
| 416 | Adams (524,408) | CO | 36 | B |
| 417 | Dallas (2,603,816) | TX | 36 | B |
| 418 | Niagara (211,341) | NY | 36 | B |
| 419 | Northampton (315,927) | PA | 36 | B |
| 420 | Erie (950,044) | NY | 36 | B |
| 421 | Utah (683,622) | UT | 36 | B |
| 422 | Lake (232,101) | OH | 36 | B |
| 423 | Guadalupe (178,368) | TX | 36 | B |
| 424 | El Paso (866,275) | TX | 36 | B |
| 425 | Madison (397,135) | AL | 35 | B |
| 426 | Polk (760,961) | FL | 35 | B |
| 427 | Hillsborough (1,489,634) | FL | 35 | B |
| 428 | Middlesex (1,622,896) | MA | 35 | B |
| 429 | Warren (110,238) | NJ | 35 | B |
| 430 | Ross (76,748) | OH | 35 | B |
| 431 | Palm Beach (1,507,453) | FL | 35 | B |
| 432 | Los Angeles (9,848,406) | CA | 34 | B |
| 433 | Will (698,450) | IL | 34 | B |
| 434 | Richland (125,138) | OH | 34 | B |
| 435 | Henderson (44,493) | KY | 34 | B |
| 436 | Maury (104,855) | TN | 34 | B |
| 437 | Rutherford (351,591) | TN | 34 | B |
| 438 | Shelby (922,195) | TN | 33 | B |
| 439 | Knox (487,401) | TN | 33 | B |
| 440 | Pottawattamie (93,407) | IA | 33 | B |
| 441 | Escambia (36,695) | AL | 33 | B |
| 442 | Orange (1,440,471) | FL | 33 | B |
| 443 | Lehigh (375,408) | PA | 33 | B |
| 444 | El Paso (736,008) | CO | 33 | B |
| 445 | Johnson (188,820) | TX | 33 | B |
| 446 | Ottawa (298,614) | MI | 32 | B |
| 447 | Duval (1,007,189) | FL | 32 | B |
| 448 | Rock Island (142,995) | IL | 32 | B |
| 449 | Buchanan (83,855) | MO | 32 | B |
| 450 | Weld (340,711) | CO | 32 | B |
| 451 | Tarrant (2,135,743) | TX | 32 | B |
| 452 | Laporte (112,141) | IN | 32 | B |
| 453 | Franklin (1,321,635) | OH | 32 | B |
| 454 | Wyandotte (167,277) | KS | 31 | B |
| 455 | Morgan (123,742) | AL | 31 | B |
| 456 | Hamilton (827,878) | OH | 31 | B |
| 457 | King (2,262,713) | WA | 31 | B |
| 458 | St Louis (city) (293,109) | MO | 31 | B |
| 459 | Cook (5,185,812) | IL | 30 | B |
| 460 | Clark (2,293,764) | NV | 30 | B |
| 461 | Milwaukee (927,656) | WI | 30 | B |
| 462 | Cullman (89,463) | AL | 30 | B |
| 463 | Greenville (537,575) | SC | 30 | B |
| 464 | Porter (174,150) | IN | 29 | B+ |
| 465 | Jefferson (777,392) | KY | 29 | B+ |
| 466 | Laurens (49,619) | GA | 29 | B+ |
| 467 | St. Clair (160,089) | MI | 29 | B+ |
| 468 | Hennepin (1,268,903) | MN | 29 | B+ |
| 469 | Kershaw (66,924) | SC | 29 | B+ |
| 470 | Brown (269,425) | WI | 29 | B+ |
| 471 | Harris (35,509) | GA | 29 | B+ |
| 472 | Lucas (428,748) | OH | 28 | B+ |
| 473 | Sedgwick (524,810) | KS | 28 | B+ |
| 474 | Monroe (754,068) | NY | 28 | B+ |
| 475 | Outagamie (191,537) | WI | 28 | B+ |
| 476 | Washington (272,298) | MN | 28 | B+ |
| 477 | Blount (59,292) | AL | 28 | B+ |
| 478 | Yakima (256,605) | WA | 28 | B+ |
| 479 | Lancaster (100,905) | SC | 27 | B+ |
| 480 | Autauga (59,285) | AL | 27 | B+ |
| 481 | Pierce (924,106) | WA | 27 | B+ |
| 482 | Macomb (877,624) | MI | 27 | B+ |
| 483 | Butler (389,910) | OH | 26 | B+ |
| 484 | Chesterfield (371,610) | VA | 26 | B+ |
| 485 | Etowah (103,208) | AL | 26 | B+ |
| 486 | Lynchburg (city) (79,255) | VA | 26 | B+ |
| 487 | Floyd (98,985) | GA | 25 | B+ |
| 488 | Sumner (200,553) | TN | 25 | B+ |
| 489 | Brazos (237,980) | TX | 25 | B+ |
| 490 | Forsyth (386,740) | NC | 25 | B+ |
| 491 | Chatham (298,143) | GA | 24 | B+ |
| 492 | Mecklenburg (1,130,906) | NC | 24 | B+ |
| 493 | Catawba (162,051) | NC | 24 | B+ |
| 494 | Scott (174,302) | IA | 24 | B+ |
| 495 | Jackson (717,021) | MO | 23 | B+ |
| 496 | Licking (180,311) | OH | 23 | B+ |
| 497 | Bartow (111,153) | GA | 23 | B+ |
| 498 | Fort Bend (859,721) | TX | 22 | B+ |
| 499 | Boone (137,676) | KY | 22 | B+ |
| 500 | Lee (177,663) | AL | 21 | B+ |
How Environmental Justice Screening Works
What is environmental justice screening?
This screening combines reported toxic chemical releases, health-based SDWIS records, Superfund sites, and TRI carcinogen reporting. It helps prioritize where to inspect source records; it does not measure an individual's exposure, health risk, or current drinking-water safety.
How is the environmental burden score calculated?
The score uses percentile ranking across four rates: toxic releases per capita (35% weight), health-based SDWIS records per active community water system (25%), Superfund sites per 100,000 residents (20%), and carcinogen-facility share of TRI reporters (20%). A score of 100 means the county sits at the top of this composite among the scored sample. Counties without population take a neutral 50th percentile on the per-capita indicators. Full formula: methodology.
What data sources are used?
EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for chemical releases, PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract joined to active community water systems, EPA Superfund/NPL data, and TRI chemical classifications.
Data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This screening tool is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the federal government.
Download the environmental statistics extract cited on this page: plainenviro-environmental-statistics.csv (EPA public records · CC BY 4.0).