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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

14,492

100.0

71

5.6

8,510

5,982

9,619

4,873

 

Under 1

169

1.2

52

2.4

76

93

115

54

1 - 4

662

4.6

64

-1.2

350

312

422

240

5 - 9

896

6.2

63

5.5

459

437

578

318

10 - 14

899

6.2

73

-4.2

466

433

558

341

15 - 19

1,047

7.2

43

12.9

599

448

658

389

20 - 24

1,332

9.2

5

15.5

973

359

710

622

25 - 29

1,200

8.3

2

-22.5

864

336

687

513

30 - 34

1,097

7.6

1

-21.7

733

364

688

409

35 - 39

1,355

9.3

1

19.3

901

454

898

457

40 - 44

1,156

8.0

5

21.2

732

424

773

383

45 - 54

1,807

12.5

58

39.8

1,082

725

1,294

513

55 - 64

1,151

7.9

73

11.2

601

550

912

239

65 - 74

860

5.9

71

2.1

396

464

675

185

75 - 84

590

4.1

66

-1.3

222

368

462

128

85+

271

1.9

46

30.9

56

215

196

75

10 - 17

1,488

10.3

14

-0.5

776

712

930

558

18 - 19

458

3.2

67

23.8

289

169

288

170

65+

1,721

11.9

67

4.5

674

1,047

1,333

388

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

14,492

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

52

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

25 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

45

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,682

23.4%

11

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.3%

4,875

29

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

887

25.8%

40

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$14,479.00

73

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

21.3%

3,082

40

          Uninsured

2,498

18.2%

36

Medicaid Eligible Children

47.9%

1,897

34

          Medicare

1,133

8.3%

55

EPSDT Participation (2001)

28.1%

 

45

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,434

10.5%

25

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.7%

395

25

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,420

16.7%

48

WIC Average Caseload

 

389

63

+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

162

12.3**

63

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

788

56

Low Birth Weight

23

14.2%

3

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.4%

27

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

9

5.6%

40

General Fertility Rate (2000)

67.8**

26

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

29

18.4%

51

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

66.8**

41

Female Population,15 - 19

449

8.4%

18

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,388

56

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

2

13.8

11

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

4

27.6

3

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

28

Early Latent

2

13.8

14

AIDS

0

0.0

24

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

20

138.0

33

            Chlamydia

34

234.6

32

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

3

18.5+ 

7

Breast Cancer

3

22.7++

11

All Causes

142

991.6++

43

Cerebrovascular Disease

8

57.2++

59

Heart Disease

43

289.9++

42

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

39.6++

18

Cardiovascular Disease

54

368.1++

50

Work Related Injuries

1

7.7++

13

Cancer

23

171.3++

68

Suicide

2

13.9++

27

Lung Cancer

6

45.5++

73

Homicide

4

29.2++

3

+ 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:      14,492

(100.0% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

YES

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

14,492

(100.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

3

Total Dental

4

Total Nursing

158

Primary Care Physicians

3

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

67

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

2

Registered Nurse

91

 

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

STAR CITY

1.6

1.0

1.0

0.0

3.0

1.0

2,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 - CUMMINS UNIT

Infirmary

8

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - VARNER UNIT

Infirmary

8

LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

MedSouth Emer. Resp

Basic