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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

total

17,771

99.4

18

19.1

8,795

8,976

17,428

343

 

Under 1

2

0.6

71

7.1

210

113

0

211

1 - 4

938

5.3

30

23.3

490

448

927

11

5 - 9

1,232

6.9

41

11.9

608

624

1,204

28

10 - 14

1,261

7.1

50

15.9

667

594

1,237

24

15 - 19

1,486

8.4

10

18.7

780

706

1,402

84

20 - 24

970

5.5

48

8.5

504

466

944

26

25 - 29

1,088

6.1

34

8.3

574

514

1,061

27

30 - 34

1,075

6.0

44

-1.2

543

532

1,050

25

35 - 39

1,274

7.2

43

20.2

659

615

1,253

21

40 - 44

1,313

7.4

25

36.9

656

657

1,293

20

45 - 54

2,273

12.8

51

40.4

1,143

1,130

2,239

34

55 - 64

1,849

10.4

33

32.4

895

954

1,830

19

65 - 74

1,423

8.0

35

5.1

664

759

1,409

14

75 - 84

981

5.5

33

16.2

400

581

974

7

85+

397

2.2

23

33.7

114

283

396

1

10 - 17

2,210

12.4

16

18.8

1,152

1,058

2,123

87

18 - 19

537

3.0

34

11.9

295

242

507

30

65+

2,801

15.8

34

12.3

1,178

1,623

2,779

22

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

17,771

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

6,490

36.5%

41

County Rank:

44

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

29 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

37

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,792

16.6%

48

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.3%

7,250

70

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,007

22.2%

58

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,438.00

47

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.6%

3,481

50

          Uninsured

2,559

17.2%

53

Medicaid Eligible Children

38.1%

2,025

60

          Medicare

1,341

9.0%

45

EPSDT Participation (2001)

25.0%

 

54

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,300

8.7%

49

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.8%

150

64

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,719

15.3%

55

WIC Average Caseload

 

488

52

+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

218

13.8**

45

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,150

42

Low Birth Weight

13

6.0%

71

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.6%

52

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

21

9.6%

8

General Fertility Rate (2000)

62.5**

44

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

49

22.8%

30

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

65.2**

43

Female Population,15 - 19

706

8.8%

13

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,490

43

**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

<4

<22.5

23

Early Latent

1

5.6

29

AIDS

<4

<22.5

34

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

4

22.5

52

            Chlamydia

8

45.0

74

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

4.6+ 

60

Breast Cancer

1

5.9++

61

All Causes

195

902.5++

64

Cerebrovascular Disease

12

56.5++

62

Heart Disease

58

259.5++

54

Motor Vehicle Accidents

4

22.6++

51

Cardiovascular Disease

71

319.9++

64

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

46

213.5++

39

Suicide

1

6.3++

62

Lung Cancer

17

80.8++

26

Homicide

0

0.0++

64

+ 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?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      17,771

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

10

Total Dental

17

Total Nursing

296

Primary Care Physicians

7

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

151

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

4

Registered Nurse

143

 

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

OZARK

2.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.0

2,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

MERCY HOSPITAL TURNER MEMORIAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Franklin County EMS

Advanced

Franklin County EMS- Intermed.

Basic