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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

40,443

100.0

42

5.1

19,707

20,736

30,563

9,880

 

Under 1

611

1.5

8

0.2

316

295

423

188

1 - 4

2,394

5.9

10

3.2

1,252

1,142

1,648

746

5 - 9

2,931

7.2

19

-2.3

1,560

1,371

1,967

964

10 - 14

2,979

7.4

37

-6.1

1,537

1,442

2,081

898

15 - 19

2,983

7.4

37

0.4

1,563

1,420

2,100

883

20 - 24

2,742

6.8

19

4.9

1,368

1,374

1,994

748

25 - 29

2,775

6.9

13

-4.4

1,377

1,398

2,104

671

30 - 34

2,859

7.1

9

-2.9

1,438

1,421

2,186

673

35 - 39

2,981

7.4

31

9.5

1,532

1,449

2,252

729

40 - 44

2,943

7.3

35

15.4

1,443

1,500

2,231

712

45 - 54

5,231

12.9

44

34.1

2,513

2,718

4,124

1,107

55 - 64

3,707

9.2

60

10.0

1,752

1,955

3,071

636

65 - 74

2,773

6.9

61

-7.1

1,190

1,583

2,303

470

75 - 84

1,889

4.7

56

1.2

694

1,195

1,573

316

85+

645

1.6

62

18.1

172

473

508

137

10 - 17

4,798

11.9

23

-3.8

2,499

2,299

3,365

1,433

18 - 19

1,164

2.9

59

0.5

601

563

819

345

65+

5,307

13.1

59

-1.7

2,056

3,251

4,384

923

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

40,443

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

26,448

65.4%

8

County Rank:

17

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

26,448

65.4%

4

Population Density:

63 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

17

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

7,924

20.0%

27

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.3%

16,200

60

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,047

27.3%

28

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,305.00

39

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

24.8%

10,035

24

          Uninsured

7,165

18.6%

31

Medicaid Eligible Children

48.1%

5,990

33

          Medicare

3,193

8.3%

54

EPSDT Participation (2001)

27.6%

 

48

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,891

10.1%

32

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

4.0%

1,616

11

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

7,118

17.6%

40

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,442

16

+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

592

16.5**

20

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

2,979

17

Low Birth Weight

57

9.6%

26

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.1%

30

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

43

7.3%

24

General Fertility Rate (2000)

69.1**

22

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

120

20.4%

44

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

83.8**

14

Female Population,15 - 19

1,420

7.7%

36

Female Population, 15 - 44

8,562

17

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

2.5

35

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

3

7.4

26

Primary/Secondary

1

2.5

16

HIV

11

27.2

27

Early Latent

3

7.4

26

AIDS

4

9.9

64

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

163

403.0

7

            Chlamydia

236

583.5

6

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

6

10.1+ 

26

Breast Cancer

2

5.2++

65

All Causes

382

920.6++

61

Cerebrovascular Disease

39

93.9++

19

Heart Disease

86

207.2++

70

Motor Vehicle Accidents

9

22.8++

50

Cardiovascular Disease

137

329.7++

61

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

86

206.7++

42

Suicide

5

12.3++

39

Lung Cancer

34

81.8++

24

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?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      36,736

(90.8% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

YES

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

31

Total Dental

38

Total Nursing

631

Primary Care Physicians

20

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

250

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

14

Registered Nurse

381

 

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

TEXARKANA

6.4

3.0

1.9

2.0

10.5

8.8

15,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - HOSPICE V

Hospice

0

VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

Home Health Agency

0

THE DOCTORS SURGERY CENTER OF TEXARKANA

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

HOSPICE ALTERNATIVES IN PALLIATIVE CARE, LLC

Hospice

0

LIVING HOPE SOUTHWEST MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC

Psychiatric Hospital

62

MILLER COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

WADLEY REGIONAL HOSPICE

Hospice

0

SUPERIOR SENIOR CARE, INC.

Private Care Agency

0

SOUTHWEST AR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Lifenet (Air)

Air