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Overall
Percent |
County
Rank |
Percent
Change |
Male |
Female |
White |
NonWhite |
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total |
14,300 |
100.0 |
12 |
5.3 |
6,972 |
7,328 |
10,995 |
3,305 |
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Under 1 |
214 |
1.5 |
9 |
25.9 |
112 |
102 |
157 |
57 |
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1 - 4 |
745 |
5.2 |
35 |
-4.5 |
393 |
352 |
538 |
207 |
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5 - 9 |
1,063 |
7.4 |
13 |
0.5 |
524 |
539 |
761 |
302 |
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10 - 14 |
1,138 |
8.0 |
11 |
6.1 |
583 |
555 |
803 |
335 |
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15 - 19 |
1,083 |
7.6 |
29 |
6.3 |
576 |
507 |
762 |
321 |
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20 - 24 |
821 |
5.7 |
36 |
-4.1 |
398 |
423 |
609 |
212 |
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25 - 29 |
890 |
6.2 |
29 |
-8.4 |
481 |
409 |
699 |
191 |
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30 - 34 |
938 |
6.6 |
23 |
1.4 |
448 |
490 |
731 |
207 |
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35 - 39 |
1,162 |
8.1 |
6 |
27.4 |
581 |
581 |
882 |
280 |
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40 - 44 |
991 |
6.9 |
59 |
13.6 |
499 |
492 |
741 |
250 |
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45 - 54 |
1,742 |
12.2 |
68 |
22.9 |
845 |
897 |
1,377 |
365 |
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55 - 64 |
1,353 |
9.5 |
53 |
12.4 |
656 |
697 |
1,121 |
232 |
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65 - 74 |
1,040 |
7.3 |
53 |
-10.0 |
478 |
562 |
868 |
172 |
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75 - 84 |
773 |
5.4 |
35 |
-10.6 |
289 |
484 |
669 |
104 |
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85+ |
347 |
2.4 |
11 |
16.8 |
109 |
238 |
279 |
68 |
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10 - 17 |
1,818 |
12.7 |
28 |
5.9 |
954 |
864 |
1,281 |
537 |
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18 - 19 |
403 |
2.8 |
37 |
7.2 |
205 |
198 |
284 |
119 |
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65+ |
2,160 |
15.1 |
37 |
-6.8 |
876 |
1,284 |
1,816 |
344 |
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Number |
Percent of Total |
County Rank |
2000 |
Percent
of Total |
Number |
County Rank |
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Population
Less Than 100% Poverty |
2,365 |
17.5% |
46 |
Unemployment Rate (2001) |
5.6% |
6,275 |
36 |
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Population
0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty |
895 |
23.8% |
52 |
Per Capita Income (1998) |
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$22,479.00 |
10 |
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Federal
Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and: |
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Medicaid Eligible |
21.0% |
3,002 |
42 |
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Uninsured |
2,204 |
16.2% |
59 |
Medicaid Eligible Children |
38.0% |
1,673 |
61 |
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Medicare |
1,261 |
9.3% |
42 |
EPSDT Participation (2001) |
39.8% |
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12 |
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Under Age 65 and Medicaid+ |
1,073 |
7.9% |
60 |
TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload |
1.6% |
234 |
42 |
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Uninsured
- State survey (1998 - 2000) |
2,846 |
19.9% |
23 |
WIC Average Caseload |
|
732 |
36 |
+Federal
estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error. See definition for discussion.
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Number |
Percent or Rate |
County Rank |
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Number
or Rate |
County Rank |
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Live
Births |
238 |
18.6** |
5 |
Live Births (1996 - 2000) |
1,050 |
46 |
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Low
Birth Weight |
28 |
11.8% |
10 |
Low Birth Weight (1996 -
2000) |
8.9% |
34 |
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Birth
To Adolescents (10 - 17) |
16 |
6.7% |
29 |
General Fertility Rate
(2000) |
81.9** |
4 |
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Prenatal
Care (no 1st trimester care |
40 |
16.9% |
57 |
Teen Fertility Rate (2000) |
90.7** |
7 |
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Female
Population,15 - 19 |
507 |
7.7% |
35 |
Female Population, 15 - 44 |
2,905 |
49 |
**Rate
is per 1,000 population.
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Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Vaccine
Preventable Diseases |
2 |
14.0 |
10 |
Syphilis: |
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Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
62 |
Primary/Secondary |
0 |
0.0 |
48 |
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HIV |
<4 |
<28.0 |
28 |
Early Latent |
2 |
14.0 |
12 |
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AIDS |
<4 |
<28.0 |
23 |
Congenital |
0 |
0.0 |
41 |
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Gonorrhea |
22 |
153.8 |
27 |
Chlamydia |
63 |
440.6 |
14 |
++Rate
is per 100,000 population.
2000
MORTALITY
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Rate |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate |
County Rank |
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Infant
Mortality |
1 |
4.2+ |
64 |
Breast
Cancer |
6 |
36.0++ |
2 |
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All
Causes |
186 |
1,059.5++ |
23 |
Cerebrovascular
Disease |
16 |
89.9++ |
21 |
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Heart
Disease |
58 |
316.4++ |
29 |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents |
5 |
35.8++ |
25 |
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Cardiovascular
Disease |
79 |
435.8++ |
24 |
Work
Related Injuries |
0 |
0.0++ |
57 |
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Cancer |
44 |
262.3++ |
11 |
Suicide |
0 |
0.0++ |
72 |
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Lung
Cancer |
16 |
94.3++ |
9 |
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)
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NO |
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Is
this a total county MUA? |
YES |
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Are
there geographic county HPSAs? |
YES |
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Is
this a partial county MUA? |
NO |
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Are
there population group HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of MUA: 14,300 |
(100%
of county population) |
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Are
there facility HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of HPSA: |
921 |
(6.4%
of county population) |
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2001
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Number |
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Number |
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Total
Physicians |
13 |
Total
Dental |
15 |
Total
Nursing |
191 |
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Primary
Care Physicians |
7 |
Total
Optometry |
2 |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
107 |
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Total
Chiropractors |
1 |
Total
Social Work |
7 |
Registered
Nurse |
84 |
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HEALTH CENTERS
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FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
Encounters |
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NASHVILLE |
3.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
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MEDICAL
FACILITIES
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Type
of Facility |
Number
of Beds |
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HMH
HOME HEALTH SERVICE |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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HOWARD
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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HOWARD
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
Surgery
And General Medical Care |
25 |
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SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. HHA |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
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Type
of Service |
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Howard
Memorial Hospital- BLS |
Basic |
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Dierks
Vol. Ambulance Service |
Basic |
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Howard
Memorial Hosp.- Paramedic |
Advanced |