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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

13,249

99.6

73

16.2

6,718

6,531

12,936

313

 

Under 1

130

0.6

74

-15.0

73

 

128

 

1 - 4

547

4.1

72

13.7

293

254

536

11

5 - 9

752

5.7

72

9.1

392

360

731

21

10 - 14

850

6.4

68

26.3

441

409

835

15

15 - 19

753

5.7

74

5.8

394

359

735

18

20 - 24

678

5.1

61

30.1

363

315

645

33

25 - 29

677

5.1

63

6.8

396

281

637

40

30 - 34

787

5.9

52

17.8

439

348

744

43

35 - 39

947

7.1

45

41.6

506

441

910

37

40 - 44

907

6.8

63

36.2

484

423

866

41

45 - 54

1,688

12.7

54

35.4

858

830

1,659

29

55 - 64

1,733

13.1

6

29.0

826

907

1,721

12

65 - 74

1,451

11.0

8

-10.2

703

748

1,444

7

75 - 84

1,040

7.8

3

-0.8

445

595

1,037

3

85+

309

2.3

16

11.6

105

204

309

0

10 - 17

1,339

10.1

75

19.0

696

643

1,311

28

18 - 19

264

2.0

5

1.5

139

125

258

6

65+

2,800

21.1

5

-4.8

1,253

1,547

2,790

10

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

13,249

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

57

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

23 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

51

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,542

20.0%

27

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.6%

3,875

27

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

781

27.5%

27

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$16,947.00

63

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

21.1%

2,797

41

          Uninsured

1,735

15.3%

65

Medicaid Eligible Children

51.3%

1,624

22

          Medicare

1,552

13.7%

4

EPSDT Participation (2001)

22.2%

 

63

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

749

6.6%

69

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.4%

186

48

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,690

20.3%

22

WIC Average Caseload

 

309

71

+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

10.0**

73

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

646

63

Low Birth Weight

10

8.5%

38

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.0%

46

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

9

7.6%

18

General Fertility Rate (2000)

54.3**

71

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

40

35.4%

4

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

72.6**

33

Female Population,15 - 19

358

6.1%

74

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,175

59

**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

30

Early Latent

1

7.5

25

AIDS

0

0.0

19

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

1

7.5

68

            Chlamydia

14

105.7

57

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

3

25.4+ 

3

Breast Cancer

3

15.1++

28

All Causes

191

972.3++

49

Cerebrovascular Disease

13

63.0++

54

Heart Disease

61

293.6++

39

Motor Vehicle Accidents

7

49.1++

9

Cardiovascular Disease

79

379.9++

44

Work Related Injuries

1

5.0++

22

Cancer

36

180.5++

64

Suicide

0

0.0++

72

Lung Cancer

14

65.6++

44

Homicide

1

8.8++

31

+ 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:      13,249

(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

9

Total Nursing

280

Primary Care Physicians

8

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

146

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

7

Registered Nurse

134

 

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

MELBOURNE

1.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

2.0

2,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AR DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - NORTH CENTRAL UNIT

Infirmary

8

CMCIC HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Home Health Agency

0

CMCIC HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Hospice

0

IZARD COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF IZARD COUNTY

General

25

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Baxter Regional EMS - Izard County

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