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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

20,336

100.0

30

6.1

9,873

10,463

17,455

2,881

 

Under 1

268

1.3

29

-1.8

152

116

224

44

1 - 4

1,044

5.1

45

-3.4

538

506

865

179

5 - 9

1,401

6.9

42

-4.0

727

674

1,161

240

10 - 14

1,487

7.3

39

-0.5

728

759

1,198

289

15 - 19

1,515

7.4

33

6.3

762

753

1,262

253

20 - 24

1,145

5.6

41

-0.3

576

569

968

177

25 - 29

1,141

5.6

50

-15.9

583

558

992

149

30 - 34

1,233

6.1

43

-14.3

599

634

1,071

162

35 - 39

1,563

7.7

17

23.3

785

778

1,344

219

40 - 44

1,487

7.3

29

25.8

709

778

1,270

217

45 - 54

2,641

13.0

41

31.6

1,314

1,327

2,291

350

55 - 64

2,131

10.5

30

13.1

1,049

1,082

1,916

215

65 - 74

1,729

8.5

25

-2.4

772

957

1,541

188

75 - 84

1,158

5.7

27

7.8

467

691

1,013

145

85+

393

1.9

42

32.3

112

281

341

52

10 - 17

2,456

12.1

38

2.6

1,209

1,247

2,013

443

18 - 19

546

2.7

28

3.6

281

265

455

91

65+

3,280

16.1

28

4.4

1,351

1,929

2,895

385

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

20,336

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

6,550

32.2%

48

County Rank:

37

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

36 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

28

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,293

16.5%

50

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.3%

8,550

44

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,221

24.0%

50

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,642.00

23

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

21.3%

4,331

39

          Uninsured

3,339

17.4%

48

Medicaid Eligible Children

40.2%

2,398

53

          Medicare

1,624

8.5%

52

EPSDT Participation (2001)

35.0%

 

27

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,720

9.0%

44

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.0%

412

33

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

4,271

21.0%

20

WIC Average Caseload

 

599

46

+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

249

13.7**

46

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,282

39

Low Birth Weight

21

8.4%

40

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.3%

41

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

19

7.6%

16

General Fertility Rate (2000)

61.1**

48

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

44

17.9%

53

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

70.4**

37

Female Population,15 - 19

753

8.0%

23

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,072

39

**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

9.8

19

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<19.7

20

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<19.7

41

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

34

167.2

25

            Chlamydia

41

201.6

36

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

8.0+ 

38

Breast Cancer

1

3.9++

66

All Causes

217

883.2++

66

Cerebrovascular Disease

25

98.8++

15

Heart Disease

53

212.0++

69

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10

51.5++

6

Cardiovascular Disease

78

310.7++

70

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

43

172.4++

67

Suicide

2

9.5++

50

Lung Cancer

11

43.6++

74

Homicide

2

10.8++

23

+ 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?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      20,336

(100% 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

17

Total Dental

21

Total Nursing

246

Primary Care Physicians

13

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

135

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

5

Registered Nurse

102

 

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

MORRILTON

1.6

1.0

1.0

0.0

4.0

1.0

4,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

CONWAY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

ST ANTHONY'S HEALTH CARE CENTER

General

49

PETIT JEAN HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPICE

Hospice

0

ST ANTHONY'S HEALTH CARE CENTER

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Med-Tech EMS of Conway County

Advanced

Green Bay Packaging, Inc.

Basic