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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

8,571

100.0

24

10.4

4,185

4,386

7,380

1,191

 

Under 1

102

1.2

51

1.0

47

55

86

16

1 - 4

458

5.3

28

14.5

224

234

383

75

5 - 9

628

7.3

17

14.2

324

304

500

128

10 - 14

640

7.5

25

7.7

343

297

527

113

15 - 19

626

7.3

41

2.6

291

335

492

134

20 - 24

467

5.4

49

-6.2

232

235

401

66

25 - 29

526

6.1

33

6.5

260

266

452

74

30 - 34

579

6.8

18

3.0

290

289

502

77

35 - 39

665

7.8

12

28.4

326

339

578

87

40 - 44

605

7.1

47

2.4

317

288

524

81

45 - 54

1,148

13.4

26

23.6

538

610

1,004

144

55 - 64

965

11.3

20

27.3

480

485

887

78

65 - 74

639

7.5

49

5.1

309

330

583

56

75 - 84

378

4.4

61

-12.3

169

209

343

35

85+

145

1.7

58

20.8

35

110

119

26

10 - 17

1,054

12.3

54

7.1

537

517

848

206

18 - 19

212

2.5

57

-3.6

97

115

167

45

65+

1,162

13.6

57

0.3

513

649

1,045

117

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

8,571

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

72

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

14 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

68

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,341

15.5%

59

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.3%

3,350

28

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

509

22.7%

56

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,836.00

35

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

20.2%

1,729

47

          Uninsured

1,430

18.4%

33

Medicaid Eligible Children

40.4%

1,032

51

          Medicare

744

9.6%

40

EPSDT Participation (2001)

34.7%

 

28

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

726

9.3%

38

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.4%

202

29

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,097

12.8%

66

WIC Average Caseload

 

290

72

+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

104

13.7**

47

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

503

71

Low Birth Weight

12

11.5%

13

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.9%

32

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

6

5.8%

39

General Fertility Rate (2000)

59.3**

57

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

14

13.5%

65

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

35.8**

73

Female Population,15 - 19

335

8.6%

17

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,753

68

**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

0

46.7

47

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

46.7

4

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

10

116.7

36

            Chlamydia

26

303.3

27

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

0

0.0+ 

0

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

114

1,229.3++

4

Cerebrovascular Disease

6

63.0++

55

Heart Disease

33

350.6++

18

Motor Vehicle Accidents

1

12.3++

71

Cardiovascular Disease

43

458.6++

18

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

28

302.9++

3

Suicide

1

9.0++

52

Lung Cancer

9

96.5++

7

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:      8,571

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

8,452

(98.6% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

1

Total Dental

17

Total Nursing

167

Primary Care Physicians

1

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

77

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

1

Registered Nurse

89

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

Rison

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

RISON

0.8

2.0

1.0

0.0

2.0

1.0

2,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

CLEVELAND COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

MedSouth Emergency Response

Advanced