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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

24,209

100.0

22

-0.3

11,687

12,522

17,451

6,758

 

Under 1

312

1.3

31

-15.4

168

144

223

89

1 - 4

1,321

5.5

23

-4.0

655

666

904

417

5 - 9

1,858

7.7

10

0.4

939

919

1,211

647

10 - 14

1,829

7.6

21

-8.5

901

928

1,161

668

15 - 19

1,788

7.4

36

-9.1

928

860

1,157

631

20 - 24

1,392

5.7

35

-9.9

660

732

967

425

25 - 29

1,565

6.5

23

-7.7

743

822

1,177

388

30 - 34

1,610

6.7

21

-5.7

788

822

1,187

423

35 - 39

1,728

7.1

46

1.9

861

867

1,231

497

40 - 44

1,686

7.0

53

1.6

851

835

1,209

477

45 - 54

3,264

13.5

22

22.1

1,594

1,670

2,460

804

55 - 64

2,514

10.4

36

13.4

1,246

1,268

1,996

518

65 - 74

1,758

7.3

54

-8.6

792

966

1,357

401

75 - 84

1,162

4.8

48

-5.8

426

736

915

247

85+

422

1.7

54

13.4

135

287

306

116

10 - 17

3,000

12.4

52

-6.7

1,503

1,497

1,923

1,077

18 - 19

617

2.5

54

-17.8

326

291

399

218

65+

3,342

13.8

54

-5.3

1,353

1,989

2,578

764

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

24,209

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

9,136

37.7%

38

County Rank:

29

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

26 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

44

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

4,531

18.6%

36

Unemployment Rate (2001)

9.0%

9,375

12

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,813

26.7%

35

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,824.00

21

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

24.6%

5,949

27

          Uninsured

4,825

19.8%

25

Medicaid Eligible Children

48.7%

3,595

31

          Medicare

2,095

8.6%

51

EPSDT Participation (2001)

21.4%

 

64

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,687

11.0%

21

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.9%

701

24

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

6,706

27.7%

3

WIC Average Caseload

 

706

39

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

314

14.6**

33

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,655

29

Low Birth Weight

25

8.0%

46

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.2%

29

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

21

6.7%

30

General Fertility Rate (2000)

63.6**

37

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

67

21.3%

40

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

69.8**

39

Female Population,15 - 19

860

7.7%

33

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,938

30

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

0

0.0

56

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<16.5

17

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<16.5

50

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

30

123.9

34

            Chlamydia

60

247.8

30

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

6.4+ 

52

Breast Cancer

3

10.8++

44

All Causes

301

1,152.0++

8

Cerebrovascular Disease

30

113.9++

7

Heart Disease

102

389.6++

12

Motor Vehicle Accidents

7

28.2++

41

Cardiovascular Disease

133

507.2++

10

Work Related Injuries

4

17.3++

2

Cancer

63

243.0++

20

Suicide

2

8.5++

53

Lung Cancer

19

73.6++

35

Homicide

1

4.8++

43

+ Rate is per 1,000 live births.

++ Rate is per 100,000 and  age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.

 

2000 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA)                                   2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

 

Is this a total county MUA?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      24,209

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

4,058

(16.8% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

18

Total Dental

31

Total Nursing

295

Primary Care Physicians

15

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

146

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

5

Registered Nurse

147

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Mainline Health Systems

Wilmot

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

4,442

Mainline Health Systems

Portland

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,127

Mainline Health Systems

Fountain Hill

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CROSSETT

2.2

0.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

1.0

2,435

HAMBURG

1.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

4.0

3,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

ASHLEY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

ASHLEY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

MEDICAL  CENTER HOME CARE AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

ASHLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

General

46

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Dermott City EMS-ALS

Advanced

Pafford- Hamburg

Advanced

Crossett Fire Department Paramedic

Advanced

Georgia-Pacific Crossett Mill

Basic

Dermott City EMS-BLS

Basic