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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

13,628

100.0

50

-2.6

6,630

6,998

10,444

3,184

 

Under 1

174

1.3

33

-11.7

101

73

123

51

1 - 4

765

5.6

19

0.3

381

384

534

231

5 - 9

922

6.8

49

-14.9

476

446

669

253

10 - 14

974

7.1

49

-17.6

518

456

719

255

15 - 19

946

6.9

54

-16.1

506

440

690

256

20 - 24

792

5.8

32

-12.6

385

407

542

250

25 - 29

826

6.1

36

-9.6

413

413

604

222

30 - 34

818

6.0

48

-23.8

395

423

612

206

35 - 39

937

6.9

54

-0.3

447

490

729

208

40 - 44

928

6.8

65

-7.7

441

487

713

215

45 - 54

1,934

14.2

9

22.9

933

1,001

1,509

425

55 - 64

1,558

11.4

18

22.6

784

774

1,293

265

65 - 74

1,081

7.9

38

1.4

502

579

925

156

75 - 84

696

5.1

39

5.9

264

432

581

115

85+

277

2.0

37

19.9

84

193

202

75

10 - 17

1,569

11.5

48

-17.5

832

737

1,151

418

18 - 19

351

2.6

38

-14.0

192

159

256

95

65+

2,054

15.1

38

5.1

850

1,204

1,708

346

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

13,268

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

4,781

36.%

42

County Rank:

56

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

23 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

49

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,375

18.0%

41

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.7%

5,125

54

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

882

24.9%

46

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$21,403.00

16

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

22.4%

2,972

36

          Uninsured

2,640

18.9%

29

Medicaid Eligible Children

42.0%

1,659

44

          Medicare

1,107

7.9%

59

EPSDT Participation (2001)

37.6%

 

19

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,434

10.3%

30

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.4%

182

50

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,932

22.1%

12

WIC Average Caseload

 

424

59

+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

152

12.7**

59

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

886

51

Low Birth Weight

15

9.9%

21

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

10.4%

12

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

5

3.3%

73

General Fertility Rate (2000)

57.1**

65

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

15

9.9%

75

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

54.5**

59

Female Population,15 - 19

440

7.1%

56

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,660

55

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

7.5

19

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<30.1

30

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<30.1

20

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

41

309.0

13

            Chlamydia

45

339.2

25

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

3

19.7+ 

5

Breast Cancer

1

8.2++

52

All Causes

163

1,028.6++

31

Cerebrovascular Disease

15

92.3++

20

Heart Disease

38

229.4++

64

Motor Vehicle Accidents

5

34.1++

28

Cardiovascular Disease

58

351.5++

55

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

41

258.9++

13

Suicide

7

46.5++

3

Lung Cancer

15

92.4++

13

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:      13,628

(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

7

Total Dental

13

Total Nursing

193

Primary Care Physicians

5

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

106

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

1

Registered Nurse

87

 

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

ASHDOWN

2.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

5,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

LITTLE RIVER COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

42

LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HHA

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. HHA

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Nekoosa Papers

Basic

Lifenet-Ashdown

Advanced