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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

18,418

100.0

65

-3.1

8,787

9,631

15,052

3,366

 

Under 1

202

1.1

59

-18.5

99

103

155

47

1 - 4

850

4.6

63

-9.3

435

415

648

202

5 - 9

1,075

5.8

69

-16.4

556

519

844

231

10 - 14

1,202

6.5

67

-17.3

614

588

961

241

15 - 19

1,395

7.6

28

-0.4

797

598

955

440

20 - 24

1,466

8.0

9

42.2

912

554

889

577

25 - 29

1,025

5.6

53

-21.2

476

549

839

186

30 - 34

1,087

5.9

55

-19.7

481

606

933

154

35 - 39

1,349

7.3

32

5.0

551

798

1,102

247

40 - 44

1,336

7.3

36

1.8

596

740

1,113

223

45 - 54

2,474

13.4

25

18.5

1,173

1,301

2,154

320

55 - 64

1,914

10.4

34

1.2

902

1,012

1,745

169

65 - 74

1,579

8.6

24

-13.4

672

907

1,412

167

75 - 84

1,065

5.8

23

-14.7

412

653

951

114

85+

399

2.2

28

12.4

111

288

352

47

10 - 17

1,954

10.6

10

-17.3

994

960

1,442

512

18 - 19

643

3.5

25

31.5

417

226

440

203

65+

3,043

16.5

25

-11.2

1,195

1,848

2,715

328

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

18,418

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

7,811

42.4%

30

County Rank:

41

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

29 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

36

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,910

22.4%

15

Unemployment Rate (2001)

8.6%

6,925

13

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,374

32.3%

9

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,213.00

29

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

26.9%

4,955

17

          Uninsured

3,890

20.5%

19

Medicaid Eligible Children

58.4%

2,966

12

          Medicare

1,960

10.3%

28

EPSDT Participation (2001)

18.5%

 

69

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,058

10.9%

24

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.5%

652

17

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,573

19.4%

28

WIC Average Caseload

 

609

45

+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

215

13.0**

55

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,142

43

Low Birth Weight

24

11.2%

15

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.7%

22

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

16

7.4%

19

General Fertility Rate (2000)

55.9**

67

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

22

11.3%

72

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

81.9**

19

Female Population,15 - 19

598

6.9%

66

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,845

40

**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

<4

<21.7

22

Early Latent

4

21.7

8

AIDS

<4

<21.7

37

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

26

141.2

30

            Chlamydia

63

342.1

24

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

4.7+ 

58

Breast Cancer

2

8.7++

49

All Causes

248

1,075.3++

17

Cerebrovascular Disease

26

107.1++

11

Heart Disease

96

400.5++

10

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

32.9++

31

Cardiovascular Disease

125

519.9++

6

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

45

193.1++

58

Suicide

4

21.9++

9

Lung Cancer

15

63.7++

51

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?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      18,418

(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

27

Total Dental

22

Total Nursing

279

Primary Care Physicians

17

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

162

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

7

Registered Nurse

117

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

White River Rural Health

Swifton

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

3,340

White River Rural Health

Newport

0.5

 

 

 

2,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

NEWPORT

1.6

1.0

0.0

0.6

3.0

0.0

3,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

"RONALD OPIE" MCPHERSON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Infirmary

6

HARRIS HOSPITAL

General

133

HARRIS HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

NEWPORT HOSPITAL AND CLINIC HOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Home Health Agency

0

NEWPORT HOSPITAL AND CLINIC, INC.

General

86

SCOTT GRIMES CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Infirmary

6

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Tuckerman Vol Fire Department

Basic

White River Ambulance Service

Basic

Newport Fire Dept Ambulance

Advanced

White River Paramedic Serv

Advanced