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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

11,642

99.5

55

15.5

5,702

5,940

11,506

136

 

Under 1

120

0.5

75

1.7

61

 

119

 

1 - 4

515

4.4

67

9.6

256

259

507

8

5 - 9

692

5.9

65

5.6

386

306

685

7

10 - 14

798

6.9

62

19.6

389

409

790

8

15 - 19

778

6.7

65

11.1

413

365

769

9

20 - 24

487

4.2

72

1.9

256

231

482

5

25 - 29

540

4.6

72

-0.2

264

276

535

5

30 - 34

650

5.6

61

0.9

312

338

643

7

35 - 39

720

6.2

72

10.4

361

359

705

15

40 - 44

844

7.2

37

23.9

404

440

831

13

45 - 54

1,603

13.8

17

44.0

776

827

1,572

31

55 - 64

1,542

13.2

5

24.9

742

800

1,530

12

65 - 74

1,324

11.4

6

8.2

667

657

1,316

8

75 - 84

767

6.6

10

7.9

328

439

762

5

85+

262

2.3

22

36.5

87

175

261

1

10 - 17

1,323

11.4

70

19.6

664

659

1,309

14

18 - 19

253

2.2

7

-3.1

138

115

250

3

65+

2,353

20.2

7

10.6

1,082

1,271

2,339

14

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

11,642

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

60

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

19 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

59

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,436

22.1%

16

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.5%

3,850

38

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

761

30.9%

12

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$14,310.00

74

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

27.9%

3,247

15

          Uninsured

1,398

13.9%

72

Medicaid Eligible Children

60.2%

1,810

11

          Medicare

987

9.8%

37

EPSDT Participation (2001)

16.2%

 

72

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

565

5.6%

72

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.7%

434

14

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,666

22.9%

7

WIC Average Caseload

 

347

69

+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

118

11.4**

68

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

606

66

Low Birth Weight

9

7.6%

48

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.6%

51

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

9

7.6%

18

General Fertility Rate (2000)

58.4**

64

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

26

22.2%

33

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

57.2**

53

Female Population,15 - 19

367

7.0%

62

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,022

63

**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

0.0

34

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

16

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

1

8.6

65

            Chlamydia

5

42.9

75

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

0

0.0+ 

71

Breast Cancer

4

25.8++

6

All Causes

162

971.2++

51

Cerebrovascular Disease

10

57.0++

60

Heart Disease

42

252.5++

57

Motor Vehicle Accidents

2

16.8++

67

Cardiovascular Disease

56

332.2++

59

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

37

213.8++

38

Suicide

2

15.4++

21

Lung Cancer

13

77.7++

28

Homicide

2

16.1++

13

+ 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:      11,642

(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

9

Total Dental

8

Total Nursing

179

Primary Care Physicians

8

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

95

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

1

Registered Nurse

84

 

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

SALEM

1.6

0.0

0.0

0.9

2.0

1.0

1,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

FULTON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL

General

49

FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES

Home Health Agency

0

SPRING RIVER HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

WHITE RIVER AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Fulton County Hospital (Para)

Advanced

Fulton Co. Hosp. (Basic)

Basic