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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

33,948

100.0

62

19.8

16,371

17,577

33,511

437

 

Under 1

385

1.1

55

9.7

210

175

380

5

1 - 4

1,739

5.1

46

15.1

896

843

1,710

29

5 - 9

2,266

6.7

50

18.2

1,139

1,127

2,229

37

10 - 14

2,267

6.7

65

13.2

1,167

1,100

2,223

44

15 - 19

2,350

6.9

55

15.7

1,187

1,163

2,323

27

20 - 24

1,893

5.6

43

10.2

929

964

1,866

27

25 - 29

2,013

5.9

42

1.4

1,025

988

1,981

32

30 - 34

2,152

6.3

29

4.8

1,073

1,079

2,126

26

35 - 39

2,451

7.2

40

23.7

1,202

1,249

2,408

43

40 - 44

2,374

7.0

52

25.2

1,151

1,223

2,335

39

45 - 54

4,581

13.5

21

49.2

2,185

2,396

4,518

63

55 - 64

3,818

11.2

21

30.5

1,832

1,986

3,781

37

65 - 74

3,004

8.8

15

14.4

1,390

1,614

2,985

19

75 - 84

1,925

5.7

29

13.8

776

1,149

1,919

6

85+

730

2.2

30

28.1

209

521

729

1

10 - 17

3,733

11.0

44

15.9

1,912

1,821

3,676

57

18 - 19

884

2.6

24

9.0

442

442

874

10

65+

5,659

16.7

24

15.8

2,375

3,284

5,633

26

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

33,948

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

12,152

35.8%

44

County Rank:

21

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

12,152

35.8%

19

Population Density:

56 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

19

     

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

5,115

15.9%

54

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.0%

13,625

31

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,833

23.3%

54

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$21,717.00

14

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.0%

6,461

54

          Uninsured

4,627

16.4%

58

Medicaid Eligible Children

40.9%

3,854

48

          Medicare

2,606

9.2%

44

EPSDT Participation (2001)

34.5%

 

29

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,244

7.9%

59

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.8%

617

38

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

7,638

22.5%

10

WIC Average Caseload

 

933

28

+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

393

13.0**

54

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

2,125

22

Low Birth Weight

21

5.3%

73

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.8%

63

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

21

5.3%

44

General Fertility Rate (2000)

58.9**

59

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

80

20.4%

45

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

72.2**

34

Female Population,15 - 19

1,163

7.4%

48

Female Population, 15 - 44

6,667

20

**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

2

5.9

32

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<11.8

12

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<11.8

58

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

1

2.9

72

            Chlamydia

53

156.1

42

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

2.5+ 

67

Breast Cancer

7

18.7++

15

All Causes

374

874.4++

69

Cerebrovascular Disease

29

65.7++

50

Heart Disease

120

273.2++

49

Motor Vehicle Accidents

11

32.8++

32

Cardiovascular Disease

153

347.5++

57

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

82

194.0++

57

Suicide

5

15.4++

22

Lung Cancer

28

65.3++

45

Homicide

0

0.0++

64

+ 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?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      1,998

(5.9% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

1,998

(5.9% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

65

Total Dental

63

Total Nursing

434

Primary Care Physicians

31

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

201

Total Chiropractors

11

Total Social Work

17

Registered Nurse

233

 

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

HARRISON

3.4

2.0

1.0

2.0

9.0

6.0

6,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

ATLIS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

BOONE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

HOME HEALTH AGENCY OF NORTH ARKANSAS REG MED CENTER

Home Health Agency

0

NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

160

HOSPICE OF THE HILLS

Hospice

0

NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Recuperation Center

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

North AR Med Ctr

Advanced