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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

153,406

100.0

48

56.0

75,686

77,720

147,664

5,742

 

Under 1

2,280

1.5

12

65.1

1,143

1,137

2,151

129

1 - 4

9,336

6.1

6

74.4

4,695

4,641

8,840

496

5 - 9

11,423

7.4

12

61.1

5,904

5,519

10,881

542

10 - 14

11,301

7.4

36

69.8

5,752

5,549

10,756

545

15 - 19

10,473

6.8

57

60.3

5,398

5,075

10,027

446

20 - 24

9,169

6.0

30

50.5

4,680

4,489

8,680

489

25 - 29

10,654

6.9

10

48.5

5,366

5,288

10,002

652

30 - 34

11,256

7.3

2

49.2

5,734

5,522

10,662

594

35 - 39

11,983

7.8

11

75.0

5,983

6,000

11,548

435

40 - 44

11,194

7.3

32

73.9

5,637

5,557

10,786

408

45 - 54

18,193

11.9

73

85.9

8,891

9,302

17,644

549

55 - 64

14,171

9.2

59

42.7

6,636

7,535

13,928

243

65 - 74

12,199

8.0

37

14.8

5,794

6,405

12,047

152

75 - 84

7,682

5.0

43

40.0

3,364

4,318

7,635

47

85+

2,092

1.4

70

50.5

709

1,383

2,069

23

10 - 17

17,782

11.6

45

68.9

9,139

8,643

16,973

809

18 - 19

3,992

2.6

47

49.9

2,011

1,981

3,822

170

65+

21,973

14.3

47

25.5

9,867

12,106

21,751

222

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

153,406

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

77,000

50.2%

18

County Rank:

3

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

69,402

45.2%

14

Population Density:

175 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

3

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

13,460

9.6%

74

Unemployment Rate (2001)

2.2%

69,650

75

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

5,503

15.4%

73

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$26,435.00

2

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

9.0%

13,817

70

          Uninsured

13,646

14.0%

69

Medicaid Eligible Children

19.5%

9,135

73

          Medicare

7,875

8.1%

57

EPSDT Participation (2001)

35.0%

 

26

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

6,332

6.5%

70

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.6%

927

70

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

22,857

14.9%

58

WIC Average Caseload

 

2,808

4

+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

2272

16.7**

17

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

10,546

3

Low Birth Weight

169

7.4%

52

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.0%

61

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

93

4.1%

65

General Fertility Rate (2000)

71.2**

17

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

365

16.5%

58

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

59.5**

50

Female Population,15 - 19

5,075

7.4%

50

Female Population, 15 - 44

31,931

3

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

7

4.6

30

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

9

5.9

33

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

11

7.2

7

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<2.6

75

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

11

7.2

69

            Chlamydia

161

105.0

58

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

10

4.4+ 

62

Breast Cancer

14

8.7++

48

All Causes

1,243

786.5++

74

Cerebrovascular Disease

74

48.5++

67

Heart Disease

462

296.9++

37

Motor Vehicle Accidents

28

18.8++

60

Cardiovascular Disease

561

361.2++

51

Work Related Injuries

4

2.9++

31

Cancer

286

172.7++

66

Suicide

19

12.2++

42

Lung Cancer

82

48.6++

69

Homicide

7

4.3++

45

+ 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?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      44,136

(28.8% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

189

Total Dental

276

Total Nursing

1,484

Primary Care Physicians

110

Total Optometry

19

Licensed Practical Nurse

393

Total Chiropractors

43

Total Social Work

65

Registered Nurse

1,088

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

BENTONVILLE

8.6

7.0

2.0

5.0

13.5

3.0

19,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

BATES MEDICAL CENTER

Surgery And General Medical Care

63

BOOZMAN-HOF EYE SURGERY AND LASER CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

CARE NETWORK OF  LOWELL

Home Health Agency

0

COMMUNITIES HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

GRAVETTE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL

General

99

SILOAM SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

General/Recuperation Center

73

SILOAM SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

ST. MARY'S HOSPICE

Hospice

0

ST. MARY-ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

General

145

ST. MARY-ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HHA

Home Health Agency

0

SUPERIOR SENIOR CARE, INC.

Recuperation Center

12

ST. MARY-ROGERS MEMORAL HOSPITAL RECUP

Recuperation Center

20

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Aero-Med Express

Air

Bella Vista Amb. Svc., Inc.

Advanced

Rogers Fire Dept/EMS

Advanced

Bentonville Fire Department

Advanced

Pea Ridge Ambulance Service

Basic

Vol Amb Serv/NE Benton Co.

Basic

Arkansas Patient Transfer-Rogers

Basic

Siloam Springs ALS/Rescue

Advanced

Arkansas Transfer Service-Rogers

Advanced

Northwest Medical Transfer Svc.

Basic

Pulse EMS

Advanced

Transport Resource Service-Gravette

Advanced

Medical Transport Svcs of AR- BLS

Basic

Transport Resource Svcs (BLS)

Basic

Medical Transport Svcs- ALS

Advanced