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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

17,774

100.0

59

2.1

8,594

9,180

17,561

213

 

Under 1

218

1.2

42

-7.2

111

107

213

5

1 - 4

910

5.1

47

3.4

482

428

893

17

5 - 9

1,143

6.4

56

-3.7

555

588

1,128

15

10 - 14

1,225

6.9

60

1.4

650

575

1,210

15

15 - 19

1,346

7.6

30

-0.7

715

631

1,318

28

20 - 24

1,115

6.3

24

1.4

573

542

1,088

27

25 - 29

1,062

6.0

40

-8.6

526

536

1,049

13

30 - 34

1,088

6.1

38

-9.3

542

546

1,074

14

35 - 39

1,204

6.8

63

10.8

591

613

1,194

10

40 - 44

1,246

7.0

51

9.1

592

654

1,233

13

45 - 54

2,222

12.5

57

18.8

1,098

1,124

2,197

25

55 - 64

1,900

10.7

27

9.8

896

1,004

1,887

13

65 - 74

1,563

8.8

17

-7.7

719

844

1,550

13

75 - 84

1,086

6.1

16

-10.0

418

668

1,082

4

85+

446

2.5

9

24.2

126

320

444

2

10 - 17

1,987

11.2

11

0.6

1,065

922

1,954

33

18 - 19

584

3.3

15

-0.7

300

284

572

12

65+

3,095

17.4

15

-5.0

1,263

1,832

3,076

19

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

17,774

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

7,742

43.6%

27

County Rank:

43

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

30 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

35

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,519

20.4%

22

Unemployment Rate (2001)

8.0%

6,600

17

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,214

28.6%

22

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$17,289.00

61

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

26.3%

4,682

18

          Uninsured

3,128

17.9%

41

Medicaid Eligible Children

50.5%

2,580

25

          Medicare

1,725

9.9%

36

EPSDT Participation (2001)

34.4%

 

30

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,584

9.1%

43

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.3%

237

51

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,986

16.8%

44

WIC Average Caseload

 

682

40

+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

221

14.0**

41

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,113

45

Low Birth Weight

14

6.3%

65

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.6%

68

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

14

6.3%

34

General Fertility Rate (2000)

62.7**

42

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

43

20.1%

47

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

72.8**

32

Female Population,15 - 19

632

7.7%

34

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,522

42

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

3

16.9

6

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

3

16.9

11

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

23

Early Latent

2

11.3

19

AIDS

0

0.0

35

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

15

84.4

40

            Chlamydia

17

95.6

62

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

4.5+ 

61

Breast Cancer

2

7.6++

56

All Causes

250

1,048.7++

27

Cerebrovascular Disease

16

62.9++

56

Heart Disease

80

324.5++

24

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

30.8++

35

Cardiovascular Disease

106

423.5++

28

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

61

265.0++

10

Suicide

3

19.6++

12

Lung Cancer

24

109.2++

2

Homicide

1

6.3++

40

+ 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:      17,774

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

17,774

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

11

Total Dental

11

Total Nursing

222

Primary Care Physicians

9

Total Optometry

2

Licensed Practical Nurse

125

Total Chiropractors

4

Total Social Work

6

Registered Nurse

97

 

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

WALNUT RIDGE

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

0.6

3,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Emergency Care, Inc.

Advanced

PTS- Walnut Ridge

Advanced

Arkansas Excellent Transport

Advanced