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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

17,609

99.4

66

-2.6

8,511

9,098

17,433

176

 

Under 1

214

0.6

72

3.4

105

 

213

 

1 - 4

840

4.8

59

-0.2

437

403

832

8

5 - 9

1,152

6.5

55

5.2

639

513

1,145

7

10 - 14

1,177

6.7

63

-4.2

603

574

1,159

18

15 - 19

1,123

6.4

67

-8.6

602

521

1,097

26

20 - 24

920

5.2

57

-12.3

480

440

915

5

25 - 29

955

5.4

56

-20.0

479

476

948

7

30 - 34

1,100

6.2

30

-5.2

530

570

1,091

9

35 - 39

1,205

6.8

59

7.2

585

620

1,189

16

40 - 44

1,190

6.8

67

7.3

594

596

1,173

17

45 - 54

2,247

12.8

53

9.8

1,092

1,155

2,216

31

55 - 64

2,078

11.8

12

0.4

993

1,085

2,063

15

65 - 74

1,756

10.0

12

-11.1

795

961

1,751

5

75 - 84

1,181

6.7

7

-14.9

438

743

1,174

7

85+

471

2.7

6

29.4

139

332

468

3

10 - 17

1,862

10.6

53

-6.7

981

881

1,826

36

18 - 19

438

2.5

9

-5.2

224

214

428

10

65+

3,408

19.4

9

-8.6

1,372

2,036

3,393

15

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

17,609

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

7,573

43.%

29

County Rank:

45

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

27 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

40

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,854

16.6%

48

Unemployment Rate (2001)

8.1%

6,825

16

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

939

24.2%

49

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,602.00

45

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

22.1%

3,883

37

          Uninsured

3,026

16.7%

55

Medicaid Eligible Children

47.3%

2,232

36

          Medicare

1,892

10.4%

26

EPSDT Participation (2001)

24.1%

 

60

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,410

7.8%

63

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.2%

391

30

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,469

19.7%

25

WIC Average Caseload

 

576

49

+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

195

12.5**

61

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,020

49

Low Birth Weight

19

9.7%

22

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.8%

35

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

9

4.6%

53

General Fertility Rate (2000)

60.4**

52

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

57

29.2%

10

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

84.5**

13

Female Population,15 – 19

521

6.4%

72

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,226

47

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

5.7

26

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

1

5.7

35

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

22.7

23

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

22.7

33

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

0

0.0

74

            Chlamydia

18

102.2

59

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

10.3+ 

25

Breast Cancer

5

18.3++

16

All Causes

267

1,028.3++

32

Cerebrovascular Disease

17

63.4++

52

Heart Disease

103

381.2++

13

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13

60.7++

4

Cardiovascular Disease

122

452.1++

20

Work Related Injuries

2

10.2++

9

Cancer

49

189.5++

60

Suicide

1

3.8++

67

Lung Cancer

16

63.0++

52

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?

YES

 

Is this a total county MUA?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      17,609

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

17,025

(96.7% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

10

Total Dental

14

Total Nursing

212

Primary Care Physicians

9

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

115

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

4

Registered Nurse

97

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Corning Area Health Care

Corning

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

15,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CORNING

1.4

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.0

0.0

1,911

PIGGOTT

0.6

1.0

0.0

1.0

1.4

0.0

1,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CLAY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

35

PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Piggott Comm. Hosp. EMS

Advanced

Piggott Hospital Ambulance

Basic