Allen, IN

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, Safe Drinking Water Information System, and Superfund National Priorities List, this Environmental Justice Screening Report covers Allen, IN (population 388,791).

Burden Score
45
C+ – Moderate
Rank #355 of 500

This report synthesizes four indicator layers into a single burden score for Allen, IN: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) volume, Safe Drinking Water Act health violations, Superfund National Priorities List presence, and carcinogen-releasing facility density. The county's overall score is 45/100 (grade C+), ranking #355 of 500 counties analyzed in the current dataset.

Underlying values: 49 TRI-reporting facilities releasing 10.3M lbs of disclosed toxics; 15 health-based SDWIS violations across the county's water systems; 1 Superfund NPL site; and 27 facilities reporting carcinogenic chemicals.

Percentile scores compare this county against a national sample of up to 500 counties ranked by the same four indicators. A high burden grade does not by itself establish current health harm, it documents the cumulative regulatory and disclosure footprint drawn from EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund data. Use the indicator breakdown below to see which component drives the score, and drill into the top chemicals and facilities for the underlying Form R filings. This percentile-based score is a different measure than the county profile's fixed-threshold risk score, expect the two numbers to differ.

Toxic Releases Moderate
50th %ile
10.3M lbs total
Water Quality Low
46th %ile
15 health violations
Superfund Moderate
50th %ile
1 site
Carcinogens Low
32th %ile
27 facilities w/ carcinogens

Top Chemicals Released

Chemical Total Released Carcinogen PBT Facilities
n-Butyl alcohol 2.3M lbs No No 1
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2.1M lbs No No 3
Styrene 2.0M lbs Yes No 6
Copper And Copper Compounds 546.8K lbs No No 3
Xylene (mixed isomers) 494.9K lbs No No 3
Zinc compounds 440.6K lbs No No 8
Nitric acid 431.3K lbs No No 7
Formaldehyde 404.7K lbs Yes No 2
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 146.5K lbs No No 5
Methyl isobutyl ketone 142.4K lbs Yes No 1

What is the environmental burden score for Allen, IN?

Allen has an environmental burden score of 45/100 (grade: C+), ranking #355 out of 500 counties analyzed. This score is based on toxic releases, water quality, Superfund contamination, and carcinogen exposure.

How many TRI facilities are in Allen?

Allen has 49 TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) facilities reporting to the EPA, with total releases of 10.3M lbs.

Data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This screening tool is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the federal government.

What to do with Allen's screening report

Use this county's score as a starting point, then drill into the specific concern that matters to you.

This score synthesizes four EPA indicator layers into a single 0-100 index; it is not a health-risk diagnosis or a substitute for local environmental testing.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this Environmental Justice Screening Score is computed from the 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, the Safe Drinking Water Information System, and the Superfund National Priorities List, spanning PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities nationwide; see our methodology for the full scoring formula and source citations.