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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

23,587

100.0

19

16.3

11,407

12,180

16,102

7,485

 

Under 1

351

1.5

11

3.3

168

183

224

127

1 - 4

1,418

6.0

7

14.0

717

701

887

531

5 - 9

1,744

7.4

14

20.1

886

858

1,015

729

10 - 14

1,788

7.6

20

9.5

951

837

1,094

694

15 - 19

1,810

7.7

26

6.5

940

870

1,152

658

20 - 24

1,607

6.8

18

19.9

788

819

1,057

550

25 - 29

1,546

6.6

18

4.4

777

769

1,068

478

30 - 34

1,466

6.2

32

-2.7

754

712

995

471

35 - 39

1,761

7.5

27

15.2

860

901

1,182

579

40 - 44

1,654

7.0

50

20.9

773

881

1,143

511

45 - 54

2,930

12.4

63

48.8

1,446

1,484

2,035

895

55 - 64

2,186

9.3

58

19.8

1,080

1,106

1,693

493

65 - 74

1,724

7.3

52

5.6

734

990

1,339

385

75 - 84

1,098

4.7

57

12.3

397

701

847

251

85+

504

2.1

31

35.3

136

368

376

128

10 - 17

2,933

12.4

27

10.5

1,531

1,402

1,831

1,102

18 - 19

665

2.8

50

-2.4

360

305

423

242

65+

3,326

14.1

50

10.7

1,267

2,059

2,562

764

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

23,587

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

10,616

45.%

25

County Rank:

31

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

10,616

45.0%

15

Population Density:

32 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

32

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

4,566

20.5%

21

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.8%

10,400

51

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,757

28.8%

20

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,938.00

33

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

24.6%

5,806

26

          Uninsured

4,263

19.7%

27

Medicaid Eligible Children

47.7%

3,555

35

          Medicare

2,263

10.5%

24

EPSDT Participation (2001)

39.5%

 

13

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,232

10.3%

28

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.6%

610

28

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,491

14.8%

60

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,153

22

+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

338

16.2**

22

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,676

27

Low Birth Weight

31

9.2%

33

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

10.1%

19

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

21

6.2%

35

General Fertility Rate (2000)

68.3**

23

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

72

21.7%

39

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

77.0**

26

Female Population,15 - 19

870

8.0%

24

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,952

29

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

2

8.5

17

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

4

17.0

17

Early Latent

2

8.5

23

AIDS

4

17.0

48

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

102

432.4

6

            Chlamydia

150

635.9

3

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

5.9+ 

53

Breast Cancer

2

7.8++

55

All Causes

275

1,057.7++

24

Cerebrovascular Disease

21

80.6++

30

Heart Disease

80

304.0++

36

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13

57.0++

5

Cardiovascular Disease

106

401.7++

34

Work Related Injuries

2

8.5++

11

Cancer

64

245.7++

19

Suicide

3

12.8++

34

Lung Cancer

19

76.4++

29

Homicide

2

9.4++

29

+ 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:      23,587

(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

23

Total Dental

23

Total Nursing

275

Primary Care Physicians

16

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

124

Total Chiropractors

2

Total Social Work

12

Registered Nurse

151

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

CABUN Rural Health Services

Hope

1.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

4,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

HOPE

4.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

7.0

6.7

11,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

HOSPICE OF HOPE

Hospice

0

 MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL

General

91

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Pafford- Hope

Advanced