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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

16,464

100.0

15

17.9

8,169

8,295

15,931

533

 

Under 1

204

1.2

38

12.7

104

100

197

7

1 - 4

851

5.2

41

10.8

443

408

828

23

5 - 9

1,144

6.9

39

14.5

594

550

1,101

43

10 - 14

1,323

8.0

10

21.5

662

661

1,280

43

15 - 19

1,153

7.0

51

5.3

618

535

1,104

49

20 - 24

915

5.6

45

6.4

473

442

890

25

25 - 29

1,041

6.3

28

2.9

518

523

1,010

31

30 - 34

1,146

7.0

12

3.8

574

572

1,120

26

35 - 39

1,380

8.4

4

34.2

662

718

1,337

43

40 - 44

1,305

7.9

6

19.8

686

619

1,261

44

45 - 54

2,304

14.0

12

33.3

1,144

1,160

2,224

80

55 - 64

1,693

10.3

39

37.8

857

836

1,650

43

65 - 74

1,110

6.7

63

12.0

522

588

1,074

36

75 - 84

645

3.9

69

4.0

240

405

612

33

85+

250

1.5

66

43.7

72

178

242

8

10 - 17

2,069

12.6

55

15.7

1,044

1,025

1,992

77

18 - 19

407

2.5

66

3.0

236

171

390

17

65+

2,005

12.2

66

12.3

834

1,171

1,928

77

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

16,464

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

3,872

23.5%

58

County Rank:

47

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

26 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

43

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,802

11.1%

72

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.2%

6,475

30

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

702

16.5%

71

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,559.00

25

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

13.8%

2,266

67

          Uninsured

1,805

12.9%

74

Medicaid Eligible Children

29.7%

1,446

69

          Medicare

810

5.8%

70

EPSDT Participation (2001)

38.1%

 

16

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

779

5.6%

73

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.8%

126

67

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,498

9.1%

74

WIC Average Caseload

 

380

65

+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

214

14.6**

34

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

985

50

Low Birth Weight

19

8.9%

36

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.1%

44

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

11

5.1%

47

General Fertility Rate (2000)

62.8**

41

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

22

10.4%

74

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

56.1**

54

Female Population,15 - 19

535

7.2%

54

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,409

45

**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

2

12.1

16

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

24

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

30

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

7

42.5

48

            Chlamydia

21

127.6

50

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

9.3+ 

31

Breast Cancer

1

7.0++

59

All Causes

168

1,051.8++

26

Cerebrovascular Disease

18

112.6++

8

Heart Disease

58

360.0++

16

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

37.4++

22

Cardiovascular Disease

77

478.6++

16

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

31

195.6++

55

Suicide

1

7.0++

59

Lung Cancer

7

46.6++

72

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?

YES

 

Is this a total county MUA?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      0

(0.0% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

16,464

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

7

Total Dental

24

Total Nursing

280

Primary Care Physicians

7

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

118

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

7

Registered Nurse

142

 

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

SHERIDAN

0.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

0.0

2,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

GRANT COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Grant County Rescue

Basic

MEMS-Sheridan

Advanced