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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

84,278

100.0

25

-1.3

41,249

43,029

41,343

42,935

 

Under 1

1,208

1.4

18

-8.9

645

563

482

726

1 - 4

4,593

5.4

24

-9.5

2,310

2,283

1,766

2,827

5 - 9

6,045

7.2

22

-10.8

3,069

2,976

2,279

3,766

10 - 14

6,346

7.5

22

-5.6

3,188

3,158

2,438

3,908

15 - 19

6,988

8.3

11

-7.8

3,565

3,423

2,518

4,470

20 - 24

6,119

7.3

11

-5.9

3,134

2,985

2,117

4,002

25 - 29

5,424

6.4

25

-13.5

2,788

2,636

2,470

2,954

30 - 34

5,350

6.3

28

-18.0

2,669

2,681

2,537

2,813

35 - 39

6,266

7.4

29

1.7

3,141

3,125

3,236

3,030

40 - 44

6,421

7.6

15

15.5

3,203

3,218

3,148

3,273

45 - 54

11,262

13.4

28

34.6

5,650

5,612

6,428

4,834

55 - 64

7,368

8.7

65

4.3

3,599

3,769

4,978

2,390

65 - 74

5,565

6.6

64

-12.7

2,370

3,195

3,681

1,884

75 - 84

3,858

4.6

58

-0.4

1,521

2,337

2,480

1,378

85+

1,465

1.7

55

22.2

397

1,068

803

662

10 - 17

10,315

12.2

9

-5.7

5,221

5,094

3,834

6,481

18 - 19

3,019

3.6

61

-10.3

1,532

1,487

1,088

1,931

65+

10,888

12.9

61

-4.9

4,288

6,600

6,964

3,924

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

84,278

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

59,817

71.%

4

County Rank:

7

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

55,085

65.4%

5

Population Density:

92 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

9

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

17,491

22.5%

14

Unemployment Rate (2001)

8.2%

32,750

15

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

6,811

31.0%

11

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,141.00

30

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

25.6%

21,553

21

          Uninsured

17,057

20.0%

24

Medicaid Eligible Children

52.1%

13,869

20

          Medicare

7,003

8.2%

56

EPSDT Participation (2001)

24.2%

 

59

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

9,644

11.3%

18

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

4.4%

3,710

9

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

14,412

17.1%

42

WIC Average Caseload

 

3,027

3

+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

1288

17.1**

13

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

6,474

5

Low Birth Weight

164

12.7%

8

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

11.8%

6

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

112

8.7%

14

General Fertility Rate (2000)

71.3**

16

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

412

32.2%

5

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

83.0**

16

Female Population,15 - 19

3,423

8.9%

12

Female Population, 15 - 44

18,068

7

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

7

8.3

18

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

5

5.9

31

Primary/Secondary

3

3.6

14

HIV

15

17.8

18

Early Latent

25

29.7

6

AIDS

12

14.2

55

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

538

638.4

3

            Chlamydia

637

755.8

1

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

10

7.8+ 

42

Breast Cancer

9

10.7++

45

All Causes

872

1,003.8++

36

Cerebrovascular Disease

56

63.8++

51

Heart Disease

280

318.1++

27

Motor Vehicle Accidents

21

25.3++

45

Cardiovascular Disease

359

408.2++

33

Work Related Injuries

4

4.8++

23

Cancer

176

204.8++

44

Suicide

6

7.1++

58

Lung Cancer

60

70.1++

36

Homicide

16

19.0++

10

+ 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?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      35,131

(41.7% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

35,131

(41.7% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

166

Total Dental

87

Total Nursing

1,265

Primary Care Physicians

91

Total Optometry

9

Licensed Practical Nurse

567

Total Chiropractors

13

Total Social Work

52

Registered Nurse

694

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

Pine Bluff

3.2

0.0

0.0

1.4

19,499

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

Altheimer

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8,236

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

Redfield

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

PINE BLUFF

3.6

4.0

5.0

2.0

11.0

9.0

14,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

Surgery And General Medical Care

27

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - MAX.SECU. UNIT

Infirmary

7

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - TUCKER UNIT

Infirmary

8

ARKANSAS SURGERY AND ENDOSCOPY CENTER, L.L.C.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

DIGESTIVE DISEASE CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

HOSPICE CARE SERVICES

Hospice

0

HOSPICE HOME  CARE, INC. OF PINE BLUFF

Hospice

0

JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

JEFFERSON REGIONAL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

JEFFERSON REGIONAL HOME SERVICES, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

JEFFERSON REGIONAL HOSPICE

Hospice

0

JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

446

JEFFERSON SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

PHYSICIANS DAY SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

SOUTH ARKANSAS SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

TRINITY VILLAGE INFIRMARY

Infirmary

16

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

International Paper Company

Basic

Ambulance Transport Service

Advanced

Emergency Ambulance Service

Advanced

Raytheon Corporation

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 
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