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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

24,046

100.0

70

23.2

11,644

12,402

23,848

198

 

Under 1

248

1.0

63

31.2

128

120

244

4

1 - 4

984

4.1

73

17.4

517

467

970

14

5 - 9

1,412

5.9

68

18.8

697

715

1,388

24

10 - 14

1,534

6.4

70

23.6

761

773

1,519

15

15 - 19

1,454

6.0

73

24.1

734

720

1,433

21

20 - 24

1,068

4.4

69

12.8

530

538

1,062

6

25 - 29

1,132

4.7

70

-10.2

581

551

1,122

10

30 - 34

1,288

5.4

68

1.6

659

629

1,277

11

35 - 39

1,651

6.9

57

35.7

776

875

1,635

16

40 - 44

1,725

7.2

41

45.2

853

872

1,713

12

45 - 54

3,134

13.0

38

33.5

1,513

1,621

3,106

28

55 - 64

3,345

13.9

4

30.0

1,582

1,763

3,328

17

65 - 74

2,904

12.1

4

20.4

1,443

1,461

2,891

13

75 - 84

1,643

6.8

6

22.2

713

930

1,636

7

85+

524

2.2

27

62.2

157

367

523

1

10 - 17

2,478

10.3

72

23.5

1,211

1,267

2,448

30

18 - 19

510

2.1

6

25.3

284

226

503

7

65+

5,071

21.1

6

24.3

2,313

2,758

5,050

21

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

24,046

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

6,432

26.7%

56

County Rank:

30

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

41 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

24

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,644

15.5%

59

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.7%

9,100

53

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,260

25.5%

41

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,602.00

24

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

16.2%

3,895

63

          Uninsured

3,150

16.2%

60

Medicaid Eligible Children

40.3%

2,360

52

          Medicare

2,068

10.7%

22

EPSDT Participation (2001)

20.0%

 

68

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,529

7.9%

62

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.1%

272

56

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

5,050

21.0%

20

WIC Average Caseload

 

578

48

+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

253

11.8**

67

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,135

44

Low Birth Weight

29

11.5%

14

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.5%

54

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

14

5.5%

41

General Fertility Rate (2000)

60.4**

53

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

34

14.2%

62

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

68.1**

40

Female Population,15 - 19

720

6.5%

71

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,186

36

**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

1

4.2

42

Primary/Secondary

1

4.2

13

HIV

0

16.6

17

Early Latent

2

8.3

24

AIDS

1

16.6

49

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

2

8.3

66

            Chlamydia

17

70.7

70

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

3

11.9+ 

17

Breast Cancer

2

5.7++

62

All Causes

296

843.5++

72

Cerebrovascular Disease

56

156.3++

1

Heart Disease

81

225.1++

65

Motor Vehicle Accidents

5

23.7++

48

Cardiovascular Disease

142

395.4++

36

Work Related Injuries

1

4.3++

27

Cancer

62

166.1++

70

Suicide

5

16.9++

18

Lung Cancer

25

66.3++

42

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:      24,046

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

22,923

(95.3% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

29

Total Dental

41

Total Nursing

365

Primary Care Physicians

19

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

177

Total Chiropractors

8

Total Social Work

10

Registered Nurse

187

 

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

HEBER SPRINGS

1.2

2.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

9.0

3,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

BAPTIST HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HEBER SPRINGS

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

CLEBURNE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Greers Ferry Ambulance

Basic

Fairfield Bay Volunteer Rescue

Basic

Quitman Rescue

Basic

Wilburn Rescue

Basic

NorthStar EMS- Heber Spgs

Advanced

Prim Ambulance Service

Basic

Drasco EMS

Basic