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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

19,526

100.0

7

1.6

9,461

10,065

14,747

4,779

 

Under 1

239

1.2

44

-22.9

124

115

159

80

1 - 4

1,073

5.5

20

-8.1

561

512

732

341

5 - 9

1,525

7.8

6

-4.6

763

762

1,031

494

10 - 14

1,601

8.2

9

-4.6

817

784

1,094

507

15 - 19

1,560

8.0

18

-3.4

824

736

1,046

514

20 - 24

1,096

5.6

42

-12.7

545

551

797

299

25 - 29

1,199

6.1

32

-12.5

555

644

915

284

30 - 34

1,203

6.2

36

-13.4

575

628

920

283

35 - 39

1,494

7.7

18

15.4

727

767

1,127

367

40 - 44

1,455

7.5

22

12.5

708

747

1,111

344

45 - 54

2,532

13.0

43

26.9

1,256

1,276

2,015

517

55 - 64

1,881

9.6

50

17.6

926

955

1,580

301

65 - 74

1,397

7.2

56

-3.1

618

779

1,161

236

75 - 84

933

4.8

50

2.5

365

568

774

159

85+

338

1.7

56

10.1

97

241

281

57

10 - 17

2,598

13.3

22

-4.6

1,361

1,237

1,759

839

18 - 19

563

2.9

56

-1.2

280

283

377

186

65+

2,668

13.7

56

0.3

1,080

1,588

2,216

452

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

19,526

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

8,615

44.1%

26

County Rank:

40

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

31 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

33

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

4,086

21.0%

18

Unemployment Rate (2001)

7.5%

7,125

20

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,614

27.8%

25

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$17,314.00

60

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

27.9%

5,455

14

          Uninsured

3,850

20.0%

23

Medicaid Eligible Children

53.3%

3,309

18

          Medicare

1,546

8.0%

58

EPSDT Participation (2001)

33.3%

 

33

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,202

11.5%

17

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.9%

759

13

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,632

18.6%

34

WIC Average Caseload

 

670

41

+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

258

14.9**

29

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,372

36

Low Birth Weight

18

7.0%

55

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.7%

23

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

25

9.7%

7

General Fertility Rate (2000)

63.3**

39

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

45

17.7%

55

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

82.9**

17

Female Population,15 - 19

736

8.2%

21

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,073

38

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

2

10.2

14

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

1

5.1

39

Primary/Secondary

1

5.1

11

HIV

<4

<20.5

20

Early Latent

2

10.2

21

AIDS

<4

<20.5

38

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

46

235.6

20

            Chlamydia

78

399.5

18

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

4

15.5+ 

11

Breast Cancer

4

19.7++

14

All Causes

223

1,066.4++

20

Cerebrovascular Disease

17

81.5++

28

Heart Disease

62

295.4++

38

Motor Vehicle Accidents

7

33.8++

30

Cardiovascular Disease

82

391.9++

38

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

49

232.6++

28

Suicide

2

9.9++

48

Lung Cancer

14

66.5++

41

Homicide

1

5.4++

41

+ 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:      19,526

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

19,302

(98.9% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

9

Total Dental

23

Total Nursing

272

Primary Care Physicians

9

Total Optometry

5

Licensed Practical Nurse

98

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

4

Registered Nurse

174

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

White River Rural Health Center

Parkin

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,480

White River Rural Health Center

Wynne

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

WYNNE

3.0

0.5

0.0

1.0

4.4

4.6

3,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CROSS COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

General

15

CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITYHOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Southern Para.-  Wynne

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