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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

14,300

100.0

12

5.3

6,972

7,328

10,995

3,305

 

Under 1

214

1.5

9

25.9

112

102

157

57

1 - 4

745

5.2

35

-4.5

393

352

538

207

5 - 9

1,063

7.4

13

0.5

524

539

761

302

10 - 14

1,138

8.0

11

6.1

583

555

803

335

15 - 19

1,083

7.6

29

6.3

576

507

762

321

20 - 24

821

5.7

36

-4.1

398

423

609

212

25 - 29

890

6.2

29

-8.4

481

409

699

191

30 - 34

938

6.6

23

1.4

448

490

731

207

35 - 39

1,162

8.1

6

27.4

581

581

882

280

40 - 44

991

6.9

59

13.6

499

492

741

250

45 - 54

1,742

12.2

68

22.9

845

897

1,377

365

55 - 64

1,353

9.5

53

12.4

656

697

1,121

232

65 - 74

1,040

7.3

53

-10.0

478

562

868

172

75 - 84

773

5.4

35

-10.6

289

484

669

104

85+

347

2.4

11

16.8

109

238

279

68

10 - 17

1,818

12.7

28

5.9

954

864

1,281

537

18 - 19

403

2.8

37

7.2

205

198

284

119

65+

2,160

15.1

37

-6.8

876

1,284

1,816

344

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

14,300

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

4,878

34.1%

46

County Rank:

53

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

24 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

47

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,365

17.5%

46

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.6%

6,275

36

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

895

23.8%

52

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$22,479.00

10

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

21.0%

3,002

42

          Uninsured

2,204

16.2%

59

Medicaid Eligible Children

38.0%

1,673

61

          Medicare

1,261

9.3%

42

EPSDT Participation (2001)

39.8%

 

12

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,073

7.9%

60

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.6%

234

42

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.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

238

18.6**

5

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,050

46

Low Birth Weight

28

11.8%

10

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.9%

34

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

16

6.7%

29

General Fertility Rate (2000)

81.9**

4

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

40

16.9%

57

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

90.7**

7

Female Population,15 - 19

507

7.7%

35

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,905

49

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

2

14.0

10

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<28.0

28

Early Latent

2

14.0

12

AIDS

<4

<28.0

23

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

22

153.8

27

            Chlamydia

63

440.6

14

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

4.2+ 

64

Breast Cancer

6

36.0++

2

All Causes

186

1,059.5++

23

Cerebrovascular Disease

16

89.9++

21

Heart Disease

58

316.4++

29

Motor Vehicle Accidents

5

35.8++

25

Cardiovascular Disease

79

435.8++

24

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

44

262.3++

11

Suicide

0

0.0++

72

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)

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

 

Is this a total county MUA?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      14,300

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

921

(6.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

13

Total Dental

15

Total Nursing

191

Primary Care Physicians

7

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

107

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

7

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

NASHVILLE

3.4

0.0

1.0

2.0

5.0

4.0

8,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

HMH HOME HEALTH SERVICE

Home Health Agency

0

HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. HHA

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Howard Memorial Hospital- BLS

Basic

Dierks Vol. Ambulance Service

Basic

Howard Memorial Hosp.- Paramedic

Advanced