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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

15,341

100.0

2

-8.6

7,163

8,178

8,078

7,263

 

Under 1

235

1.5

6

-15.8

116

119

92

143

1 - 4

914

6.0

8

-16.8

456

458

390

524

5 - 9

1,116

7.3

18

-27.5

562

554

457

659

10 - 14

1,296

8.4

4

-15.1

657

639

535

761

15 - 19

1,321

8.6

6

-4.0

657

664

548

773

20 - 24

933

6.1

28

-9.5

437

496

454

479

25 - 29

875

5.7

48

-25.1

394

481

486

389

30 - 34

862

5.6

60

-29.0

385

477

468

394

35 - 39

984

6.4

69

-13.9

437

547

528

456

40 - 44

1,150

7.5

21

12.1

547

603

609

541

45 - 54

2,003

13.1

37

26.9

943

1,060

1,156

847

55 - 64

1,479

9.6

49

12.0

722

757

1,003

476

65 - 74

1,097

7.2

57

-13.1

461

636

696

401

75 - 84

763

5.0

44

-15.7

296

467

479

284

85+

313

2.0

36

1.0

93

220

169

144

10 - 17

2,163

14.1

18

-9.3

1,084

1,079

895

1,268

18 - 19

454

3.0

49

-12.4

230

224

188

266

65+

2,173

14.2

49

-12.3

850

1,323

1,344

829

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

15,341

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

9,808

63.9%

10

County Rank:

51

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

19 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

60

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,739

25.2%

8

Unemployment Rate (2001)

10.9%

5,900

2

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,547

33.9%

5

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,638.00

44

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

32.4%

4,967

10

          Uninsured

4,216

25.1%

6

Medicaid Eligible Children

61.6%

3,154

9

          Medicare

1,712

10.2%

31

EPSDT Participation (2001)

24.4%

 

58

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,483

14.8%

7

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.6%

557

16

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,252

21.2%

16

WIC Average Caseload

 

895

30

+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

240

17.7**

10

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,233

41

Low Birth Weight

31

12.9%

7

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

11.3%

8

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

24

10.0%

6

General Fertility Rate (2000)

73.5**

13

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

59

24.8%

22

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

83.5**

15

Female Population,15 - 19

659

9.0%

10

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,267

46

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

6.5

23

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

4

26.1

5

Primary/Secondary

2

13.0

3

HIV

0

26.1

26

Early Latent

3

19.6

10

AIDS

0

26.1

26

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

39

254.2

18

            Chlamydia

82

534.5

9

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

8.3+ 

36

Breast Cancer

5

29.5++

5

All Causes

183

1,071.5++

18

Cerebrovascular Disease

13

73.9++

40

Heart Disease

73

417.9++

7

Motor Vehicle Accidents

4

29.1++

39

Cardiovascular Disease

88

502.6++

11

Work Related Injuries

1

7.8++

12

Cancer

43

249.3++

16

Suicide

1

6.2++

63

Lung Cancer

11

64.9++

46

Homicide

1

7.8++

34

+ 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?

YES

 

Population of MUA:      15,341

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

6,968

(45.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

12

Total Dental

16

Total Nursing

171

Primary Care Physicians

8

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

85

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

0

Registered Nurse

86

 

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

DUMAS

1.8

1.0

1.0

0.0

4.0

1.0

4,149

MCGEHEE

1.8

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

2.0

3,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

General

50

DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

DESHA COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL

General

25

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Dumas Emergency Medical Serv

Advanced

Potlatch Corporation

Basic

McGehee Fire and Ambulance

Basic

McGehee Fire and EMS

Basic