Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

total

82,148

100.0

67

18.6

39,770

42,378

74,715

7,433

Under 1

1,168

1.4

19

7.2

630

538

1,010

158

1 - 4

4,472

5.4

25

18.6

2,261

2,211

3,823

649

5 - 9

5,562

6.8

48

19.1

2,838

2,724

4,800

762

10 - 14

5,415

6.6

66

14.3

2,796

2,619

4,748

667

15 - 19

6,580

8.0

17

12.6

3,208

3,372

5,675

905

20 - 24

8,150

9.9

4

17.0

4,017

4,133

7,041

1,109

25 - 29

6,255

7.6

5

8.4

3,179

3,076

5,534

721

30 - 34

5,569

6.8

17

2.7

2,793

2,776

5,049

520

35 - 39

6,006

7.3

34

18.3

2,954

3,052

5,545

461

40 - 44

5,712

7.0

55

23.4

2,834

2,878

5,287

425

45 - 54

10,501

12.8

52

47.3

5,133

5,368

9,937

564

55 - 64

7,096

8.6

67

22.1

3,352

3,744

6,882

214

65 - 74

5,127

6.2

69

9.6

2,234

2,893

4,967

160

75 - 84

3,329

4.1

67

14.7

1,204

2,125

3,258

71

85+

1,206

1.5

67

52.7

337

869

1,170

36

10 - 17

8,607

10.5

7

14.1

4,424

4,183

7,479

1,128

18 - 19

3,388

4.1

69

11.5

1,580

1,808

2,922

466

65+

9,662

11.8

69

15.4

3,775

5,887

9,395

267

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

82,148

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

55,515

67.6%

6

County Rank:

9

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

55,515

67.6%

3

Population Density:

115 people per square mile

County Rank:

7

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

11,609

15.2%

63

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.4%

40,575

56

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

4,085

21.2%

62

Per Capita Income (1998)

$21,853.00

13

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

Medicaid Eligible

17.5%

14,372

61

          Uninsured

9,942

14.4%

68

Medicaid Eligible Children

33.2%

8,327

66

          Medicare

4,003

5.8%

71

EPSDT Participation (2001)

36.3%

24

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

4,988

7.2%

65

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.6%

1,345

41

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

13,226

16.1%

51

WIC Average Caseload

2,366

8

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

1265

17.2**

12

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

5,694

7

Low Birth Weight

95

7.5%

51

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.1%

59

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

62

4.9%

50

General Fertility Rate (2000)

65.6**

32

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

278

22.1%

36

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

52.5**

61

Female Population,15 - 19

3,372

8.9%

11

Female Population, 15 - 44

19,287

6

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

0

0.0

56

           Syphilis:

Tuberculosis

3

3.7

45

Primary/Secondary

1

1.2

17

HIV

6

7.3

7

Early Latent

9

11.0

20

AIDS

9

11.0

61

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

126

153.4

28

            Chlamydia

169

205.7

35

Number

Rate

County Rank

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

12

9.5+ 

30

Breast Cancer

11

14.2++

33

All Causes

726

937.2++

59

Cerebrovascular Disease

65

85.1++

23

Heart Disease

221

287.1++

43

Motor Vehicle Accidents

16

18.8++

61

Cardiovascular Disease

301

391.4++

39

Work Related Injuries

4

4.6++

25

Cancer

152

196.2++

53

Suicide

11

13.7++

30

Lung Cancer

47

60.2++

59

Homicide

4

4.9++

42

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

Is this a total county MUA?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

Population of MUA:      4,013

(4.9% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

Number

Number

Number

Total Physicians

244

Total Dental

152

Total Nursing

1,445

Primary Care Physicians

106

Total Optometry

17

Licensed Practical Nurse

548

Total Chiropractors

19

Total Social Work

112

Registered Nurse

895

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

JONESBORO

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

9.8

2.0

12,678

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

EXTENDED FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

EYE SURGERY CENTER OF ARKANSAS

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Jonesboro

Rehabilitation Center

61

JONESBORO SURGERY CENTER, LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS SURGERY CENTER, INC.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

REGIONAL HOME CARE OF NEA

Home Health Agency

0

REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NEA

General

104

ST BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

Psychiatric Hospital

60

ST. BERNARDS HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

351

ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE

Hospice

0

Name of Service

Type of Service

Medic One- Jonesboro

Advanced

PTS- Jonesboro

Advanced

Emerson Ambulance Service

Advanced

Buffalo Island E.M.S.

Basic

Caraway Vol Ambulance Serv

Basic

Air-Evac Lifeteam- Jonesboro

Air