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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

18,723

100.0

32

7.9

9,078

9,645

13,447

5,276

 

Under 1

279

1.5

10

6.5

148

131

183

96

1 - 4

974

5.2

36

-0.1

470

504

662

312

5 - 9

1,321

7.1

34

-0.8

672

649

831

490

10 - 14

1,357

7.2

45

-5.0

688

669

883

474

15 - 19

1,689

9.0

4

9.2

861

828

1,118

571

20 - 24

1,579

8.4

7

9.0

814

765

1,130

449

25 - 29

1,238

6.6

16

0.0

608

630

916

322

30 - 34

1,156

6.2

35

-8.9

585

571

820

336

35 - 39

1,341

7.2

44

6.1

623

718

952

389

40 - 44

1,364

7.3

34

22.7

666

698

964

400

45 - 54

2,327

12.4

62

34.0

1,145

1,182

1,766

561

55 - 64

1,696

9.1

62

20.4

822

874

1,349

347

65 - 74

1,290

6.9

60

5.0

583

707

1,021

269

75 - 84

778

4.2

63

-9.4

299

479

607

171

85+

334

1.8

53

38.0

94

240

238

96

10 - 17

2,258

12.1

5

0.4

1,152

1,106

1,483

775

18 - 19

788

4.2

62

8.4

397

391

522

266

65+

2,402

12.8

62

3.1

976

1,426

1,866

536

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

19,723

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

9,146

46.4%

22

County Rank:

39

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

24 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

48

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,128

18.1%

40

Unemployment Rate (2001)

10.2%

8,350

4

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,220

25.3%

43

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,924.00

34

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

23.3%

4,603

31

          Uninsured

3,182

18.3%

34

Medicaid Eligible Children

48.4%

2,893

32

          Medicare

1,354

7.8%

61

EPSDT Participation (2001)

28.0%

 

47

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,697

9.8%

34

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.7%

527

26

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,170

11.0%

70

WIC Average Caseload

 

624

44

+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

267

15.9**

24

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,305

38

Low Birth Weight

25

9.4%

30

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.8%

36

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

17

6.4%

33

General Fertility Rate (2000)

63.4**

38

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

37

13.9%

63

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

58.0**

52

Female Population,15 - 19

828

9.6%

3

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,210

35

**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

1

5.1

40

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<20.3

20

Early Latent

1

5.1

31

AIDS

<4

<20.3

39

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

47

238.3

19

            Chlamydia

68

344.8

23

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

7.5+ 

45

Breast Cancer

3

15.5++

26

All Causes

182

956.9++

54

Cerebrovascular Disease

10

52.9++

64

Heart Disease

48

255.1++

56

Motor Vehicle Accidents

8

44.3++

13

Cardiovascular Disease

71

369.3++

48

Work Related Injuries

3

17.6++

1

Cancer

41

216.3++

35

Suicide

2

11.8++

44

Lung Cancer

17

90.7++

15

Homicide

2

11.8++

22

+ 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:      18,743

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

1,281

(6.5% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

11

Total Dentists

19

Total Nursing

241

Primary Care Physicians

7

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

93

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

10

Registered Nurse

146

 

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

MONTICELLO

2.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

1.0

4,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

DREW COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

General

50

DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

HOSPICE HOME CARE, INC. OF MONTICELLO

Hospice

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Monticello Ambulance Service

Advanced