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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

52,828

100.0

4

33.9

25,988

26,840

48,793

4,035

 

Under 1

745

1.4

20

38.2

362

383

674

71

1 - 4

3,029

5.7

14

34.0

1,539

1,490

2,777

252

5 - 9

4,172

7.9

5

24.9

2,159

2,013

3,797

375

10 - 14

4,532

8.6

3

32.2

2,359

2,173

4,132

400

15 - 19

4,067

7.7

24

29.4

2,115

1,952

3,693

374

20 - 24

2,869

5.4

50

25.5

1,456

1,413

2,590

279

25 - 29

3,414

6.5

24

13.8

1,644

1,770

3,201

213

30 - 34

3,832

7.3

5

14.4

1,894

1,938

3,607

225

35 - 39

4,682

8.9

2

54.9

2,224

2,458

4,391

291

40 - 44

4,410

8.3

2

49.9

2,234

2,176

4,090

320

45 - 54

6,813

12.9

45

52.8

3,371

3,442

6,302

511

55 - 64

4,772

9.0

63

51.8

2,377

2,395

4,457

315

65 - 74

2,967

5.6

72

17.7

1,377

1,590

2,766

201

75 - 84

1,802

3.4

73

15.1

668

1,134

1,659

143

85+

722

1.4

69

55.3

209

513

648

74

10 - 17

7,242

13.7

49

33.2

3,739

3,503

6,590

652

18 - 19

1,357

2.6

72

19.7

735

622

1,232

125

65+

5,491

10.4

72

20.7

2,254

3,237

5,073

418

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

52,828

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

25,100

47.5%

20

County Rank:

13

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

15,261

28.9%

22

Population Density:

66 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

12

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

6,009

11.6%

71

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.5%

24,825

69

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

2,463

16.1%

72

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$22,131.00

11

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

15.3%

8,098

64

          Uninsured

6,868

17.5%

47

Medicaid Eligible Children

30.4%

5,223

68

          Medicare

2,660

6.8%

68

EPSDT Participation (2001)

46.8%

 

6

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,696

9.4%

37

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.9%

462

61

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

4,913

9.3%

73

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,154

21

+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

697

14.8**

31

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

3,403

15

Low Birth Weight

59

8.5%

39

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.0%

47

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

27

3.9%

68

General Fertility Rate (2000)

59.5**

56

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

106

15.6%

60

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

50.7**

64

Female Population,15 - 19

1,952

8.1%

22

Female Population, 15 - 44

11,707

12

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

3

5.7

27

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<7.6

8

Early Latent

1

1.9

35

AIDS

<4

<7.6

67

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

30

56.8

45

            Chlamydia

71

134.4

47

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

4

5.7+ 

54

Breast Cancer

8

17.5++

19

All Causes

469

1,008.1++

34

Cerebrovascular Disease

45

98.9++

14

Heart Disease

114

245.0++

60

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13

24.7++

46

Cardiovascular Disease

172

371.9++

46

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

117

250.0++

15

Suicide

4

7.2++

57

Lung Cancer

42

89.6++

17

Homicide

2

4.0++

46

+ 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?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      52,828

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

5,655

(10.7% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

24

Total Dental

93

Total Nursing

914

Primary Care Physicians

16

Total Optometry

4

Licensed Practical Nurse

279

Total Chiropractors

5

Total Social Work

31

Registered Nurse

627

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Carlisle Medical Clinic

Carlisle

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CABOT

1.8

2.0

0.5

0.0

2.0

1.6

3,095

ENGLAND

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

0.0

1,637

LONOKE

1.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

2,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CARELINK

Home Health Agency

0

SOLEUS HEALTCHARE SERVI CES OF ARKANSAS, INC

Home Health Agency

0

LONOKE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

MEMS- Lonoke

Advanced

Emergency Ambulance Svc.- England

Advanced

Allied Life Star

Basic

Allied Life Star - Para

Advanced

Allied Life Star- BLS

Basic

Allied Life Star- Carlisle

Advanced