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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

16,140

100.0

52

34.3

7,986

8,154

15,940

200

 

Under 1

155

1.0

67

23.0

86

69

152

3

1 - 4

655

4.1

74

31.8

330

325

647

8

5 - 9

917

5.7

71

24.6

501

416

905

12

10 - 14

1,155

7.2

48

44.9

594

561

1,131

24

15 - 19

1,032

6.4

66

42.7

524

508

1,011

21

20 - 24

622

3.9

74

16.0

309

313

617

5

25 - 29

697

4.3

74

11.7

345

352

692

5

30 - 34

786

4.9

74

2.5

389

397

781

5

35 - 39

1,105

6.8

58

48.1

539

566

1,083

22

40 - 44

1,179

7.3

31

45.7

557

622

1,160

19

45 - 54

2,335

14.5

4

70.2

1,155

1,180

2,303

32

55 - 64

2,270

14.1

3

45.8

1,108

1,162

2,239

31

65 - 74

1,813

11.2

7

13.4

972

841

1,804

9

75 - 84

1,071

6.6

9

15.9

472

599

1,066

5

85+

348

2.2

29

70.6

105

243

348

0

10 - 17

1,844

11.4

71

46.8

951

893

1,806

38

18 - 19

343

2.1

8

29.9

167

176

336

7

65+

3,232

20.0

8

18.5

1,549

1,683

3,218

14

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

16,140

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

49

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

25 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

46

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,703

17.9%

42

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.6%

5,850

35

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

891

27.0%

32

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$17,070.00

62

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

20.7%

3,347

43

          Uninsured

2,561

21.3%

14

Medicaid Eligible Children

48.9%

1,984

29

          Medicare

1,804

15.0%

1

EPSDT Participation (2001)

16.7%

 

71

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,308

10.9%

23

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.2%

350

31

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,970

18.4%

36

WIC Average Caseload

 

468

53

+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

138

9.6**

74

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

694

61

Low Birth Weight

8

5.8%

72

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.6%

50

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

6

4.3%

60

General Fertility Rate (2000)

50.0**

74

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

34

25.0%

21

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

41.3**

70

Female Population,15 - 19

508

7.0%

61

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,758

52

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

6.2

24

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

25

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

28

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

2

12.4

60

            Chlamydia

13

80.5

67

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

7.2+ 

46

Breast Cancer

3

13.8++

35

All Causes

185

810.4++

73

Cerebrovascular Disease

8

36.7++

72

Heart Disease

61

263.2++

53

Motor Vehicle Accidents

4

32.3++

33

Cardiovascular Disease

72

310.8++

69

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

43

174.6++

65

Suicide

4

19.6++

11

Lung Cancer

14

55.5++

65

Homicide

1

9.1++

30

+ 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:      16,140

(100.0% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

16,140

(100.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

6

Total Dental

15

Total Nursing

233

Primary Care Physicians

4

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

92

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

7

Registered Nurse

140

 

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

YELLVILLE

1.4

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

3.0

3,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

MARION COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Baxter Regional EMS - Marion Co.

Advanced

Air Evac Lifeteam 12 Yellville

Air