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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

8,559

100.0

23

-10.8

4,139

4,420

5,365

3,194

 

Under 1

80

0.9

68

-44.8

39

41

41

39

1 - 4

435

5.1

49

-15.0

228

207

230

205

5 - 9

600

7.0

38

-17.6

308

292

326

274

10 - 14

631

7.4

35

-22.7

341

290

336

295

15 - 19

647

7.6

31

-15.1

359

288

334

313

20 - 24

476

5.6

44

-19.5

222

254

269

207

25 - 29

426

5.0

65

-30.8

192

234

293

133

30 - 34

477

5.6

62

-24.4

229

248

282

195

35 - 39

588

6.9

55

-1.2

289

299

349

239

40 - 44

595

7.0

56

-1.8

285

310

362

233

45 - 54

1,128

13.2

33

10.3

557

571

774

354

55 - 64

959

11.2

22

10.5

473

486

666

293

65 - 74

749

8.8

19

-15.7

342

407

567

182

75 - 84

523

6.1

15

-12.7

210

313

385

138

85+

245

2.9

2

15.0

65

180

150

95

10 - 17

1,059

12.4

51

-16.9

579

480

555

504

18 - 19

219

2.6

13

-27.7

121

98

113

106

65+

1,517

17.7

13

-10.8

617

900

1,102

415

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

8,559

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

73

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

16 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

66

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,170

24.4%

9

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.4%

3,050

40

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

718

29.8%

17

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,192.00

51

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

30.2%

2,589

11

          Uninsured

2,213

22.9%

9

Medicaid Eligible Children

57.7%

1,440

14

          Medicare

1,177

12.2%

11

EPSDT Participation (2001)

33.9%

 

31

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,331

13.8%

10

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.9%

336

12

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,977

23.1%

6

WIC Average Caseload

 

370

67

+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

126

16.5**

19

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

578

68

Low Birth Weight

18

14.3%

2

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

10.2%

16

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

12

9.5%

10

General Fertility Rate (2000)

76.6**

9

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

28

22.2%

33

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

107.3**

2

Female Population,15 - 19

289

7.3%

51

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,645

71

**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

47

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

3

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

12

140.2

32

            Chlamydia

34

397.2

19

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

15.9+ 

10

Breast Cancer

1

13.7++

36

All Causes

126

1,066.0++

21

Cerebrovascular Disease

3

24.2++

74

Heart Disease

27

206.1++

71

Motor Vehicle Accidents

3

30.0++

36

Cardiovascular Disease

33

249.3++

73

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

36

319.2++

2

Suicide

2

27.4++

6

Lung Cancer

10

85.2++

19

Homicide

4

42.5++

1

+ 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?

YES

 

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:      8,559

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

8,559

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

3

Total Dental

1

Total Nursing

44

Primary Care Physicians

3

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

18

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

2

Registered Nurse

26

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

CABUN Rural Health Services

Lewisville

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

8,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

LEWISVILLE

1.6

0.0

1.0

0.0

3.0

1.0

3,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

LAFAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Lafayette County Ambulance Ser

Basic

Lafayette County Ambulance Ser

Advanced