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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

9,210

100.0

5

-4.0

4,470

4,740

5,357

3,853

 

Under 1

114

1.2

39

-19.7

51

63

48

66

1 - 4

451

4.9

56

-10.5

207

244

217

234

5 - 9

609

6.6

52

-14.1

311

298

303

306

10 - 14

759

8.2

7

6.6

378

381

373

386

15 - 19

749

8.1

12

4.2

424

325

379

370

20 - 24

492

5.3

53

-7.5

244

248

282

210

25 - 29

494

5.4

59

-19.3

254

240

284

210

30 - 34

506

5.5

65

-23.7

247

259

276

230

35 - 39

625

6.8

61

-9.0

299

326

338

287

40 - 44

630

6.8

64

-2.9

299

331

338

292

45 - 54

1,322

14.4

6

33.9

654

668

806

516

55 - 64

895

9.7

47

-4.6

466

429

632

263

65 - 74

773

8.4

26

-14.7

344

429

524

249

75 - 84

559

6.1

18

-12.4

212

347

391

168

85+

232

2.5

8

17.2

80

152

159

73

10 - 17

1,236

13.4

19

5.2

645

591

616

620

18 - 19

272

3.0

20

6.3

157

115

138

134

65+

1,564

17.0

20

-10.2

636

928

1,074

490

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

9,210

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

4,799

52.1%

15

County Rank:

69

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

14 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

70

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,725

19.4%

30

Unemployment Rate (2001)

9.2%

3,200

9

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

633

27.3%

28

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$21,162.00

18

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

29.3%

2,701

13

          Uninsured

1,722

17.9%

42

Medicaid Eligible Children

57.7%

1,611

13

          Medicare

979

10.2%

32

EPSDT Participation (2001)

32.2%

 

35

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

848

8.8%

46

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.6%

241

27

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,796

19.5%

26

WIC Average Caseload

 

416

60

+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

109

13.2**

51

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

600

67

Low Birth Weight

18

16.5%

1

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

13.7%

1

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

8

7.3%

23

General Fertility Rate (2000)

62.9**

40

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

41

38.3%

2

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

73.8**

28

Female Population,15 - 19

325

7.7%

37

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,734

69

**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

43.4

43

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

43.4

7

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

20

217.2

21

            Chlamydia

43

466.9

12

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

9.2+ 

32

Breast Cancer

5

49.3++

1

All Causes

170

1,446.2++

1

Cerebrovascular Disease

15

117.3++

4

Heart Disease

52

423.5++

6

Motor Vehicle Accidents

3

34.3++

27

Cardiovascular Disease

71

574.2++

2

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

38

332.7++

1

Suicide

0

0.0++

72

Lung Cancer

13

109.6++

1

Homicide

1

13.0++

19

+ 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?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      9,210

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

2,940

(31.9% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

5

Total Dental

5

Total Nursing

105

Primary Care Physicians

2

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

62

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

6

Registered Nurse

42

 

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

FORDYCE

1.6

1.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

3,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. HHA

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Dallas Co Hospital Ambulance

Basic

Dallas County Amb. Svc.- Para

Advanced

Medsouth Emer Resp- Fordyce

Advanced