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Overall
Percent |
County
Rank |
Percent
Change |
Male |
Female |
White |
NonWhite |
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total |
51,979 |
100.0 |
6 |
-9.6 |
24,876 |
27,103 |
34,296 |
17,683 |
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Under 1 |
838 |
1.6 |
3 |
-23.0 |
441 |
397 |
452 |
386 |
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1 - 4 |
3,385 |
6.5 |
3 |
-17.6 |
1,677 |
1,708 |
1,816 |
1,569 |
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5 - 9 |
4,266 |
8.2 |
4 |
-13.3 |
2,193 |
2,073 |
2,347 |
1,919 |
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10 - 14 |
4,287 |
8.2 |
6 |
-14.6 |
2,193 |
2,094 |
2,376 |
1,911 |
|
15 - 19 |
4,211 |
8.1 |
13 |
-7.8 |
2,092 |
2,119 |
2,396 |
1,815 |
|
20 - 24 |
3,559 |
6.8 |
16 |
-23.8 |
1,694 |
1,865 |
2,111 |
1,448 |
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25 - 29 |
3,362 |
6.5 |
22 |
-31.7 |
1,621 |
1,741 |
2,140 |
1,222 |
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30 - 34 |
3,385 |
6.5 |
24 |
-24.5 |
1,630 |
1,755 |
2,297 |
1,088 |
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35 - 39 |
3,736 |
7.2 |
42 |
-7.3 |
1,807 |
1,929 |
2,541 |
1,195 |
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40 - 44 |
3,809 |
7.3 |
28 |
7.9 |
1,843 |
1,966 |
2,610 |
1,199 |
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45 - 54 |
6,370 |
12.3 |
66 |
25.6 |
3,122 |
3,248 |
4,600 |
1,770 |
|
55 - 64 |
4,418 |
8.5 |
69 |
1.4 |
2,115 |
2,303 |
3,583 |
835 |
|
65 - 74 |
3,412 |
6.6 |
65 |
-9.4 |
1,461 |
1,951 |
2,708 |
704 |
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75 - 84 |
2,147 |
4.1 |
64 |
-10.1 |
762 |
1,385 |
1,735 |
412 |
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85+ |
794 |
1.5 |
64 |
36.7 |
225 |
569 |
587 |
207 |
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10 - 17 |
6,918 |
13.3 |
15 |
-11.3 |
3,473 |
3,445 |
3,885 |
3,033 |
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18 - 19 |
1,580 |
3.0 |
65 |
-11.4 |
812 |
768 |
899 |
681 |
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65+ |
6,353 |
12.2 |
65 |
-5.7 |
2,448 |
3,905 |
5,030 |
1,323 |
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Number |
Percent of Total |
County Rank |
2000 |
Percent
of Total |
Number |
County Rank |
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Population
Less Than 100% Poverty |
11,534 |
22.9% |
13 |
Unemployment Rate (2001) |
13.9% |
21,725 |
1 |
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Population
0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty |
4,752 |
30.4% |
13 |
Per Capita Income (1998) |
|
$20,032.00 |
31 |
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Federal
Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and: |
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Medicaid Eligible |
32.5% |
16,891 |
9 |
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Uninsured |
11,953 |
20.8% |
17 |
Medicaid Eligible Children |
60.6% |
10,767 |
10 |
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Medicare |
4,343 |
7.5% |
62 |
EPSDT Participation (2001) |
17.1% |
|
70 |
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Under Age 65 and Medicaid+ |
6,991 |
12.2% |
13 |
TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload |
5.0% |
2,585 |
7 |
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Uninsured
- State survey (1998 - 2000) |
11,020 |
21.2% |
16 |
WIC Average Caseload |
|
2,761 |
5 |
+Federal
estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error. See definition for discussion.
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Number |
Percent or Rate |
County Rank |
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Number
or Rate |
County Rank |
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Live
Births |
938 |
20.4** |
3 |
Live Births (1996 - 2000) |
4,652 |
10 |
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Low
Birth Weight |
96 |
10.2% |
18 |
Low Birth Weight (1996 -
2000) |
10.1% |
20 |
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Birth
To Adolescents (10 - 17) |
100 |
10.7% |
4 |
General Fertility Rate
(2000) |
82.5** |
3 |
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Prenatal
Care (no 1st trimester care |
162 |
17.9% |
52 |
Teen Fertility Rate (2000) |
101.5** |
3 |
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Female
Population,15 - 19 |
2,119 |
8.8% |
15 |
Female Population, 15 - 44 |
11,375 |
14 |
**Rate
is per 1,000 population.
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Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate++ |
County Rank |
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Vaccine
Preventable Diseases |
0 |
0.0 |
56 |
Syphilis: |
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Tuberculosis |
6 |
11.5 |
17 |
Primary/Secondary |
0 |
0.0 |
48 |
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HIV |
<4 |
<7.7 |
8 |
Early Latent |
7 |
13.5 |
15 |
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AIDS |
6 |
11.5 |
60 |
Congenital |
1 |
1.9 |
4 |
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Gonorrhea |
165 |
317.4 |
12 |
Chlamydia |
279 |
536.8 |
8 |
++Rate
is per 100,000 population.
2000
MORTALITY
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Rate |
County Rank |
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Number |
Rate |
County Rank |
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Infant
Mortality |
8 |
8.5+ |
35 |
Breast
Cancer |
6 |
12.0++ |
38 |
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All
Causes |
586 |
1,171.6++ |
7 |
Cerebrovascular
Disease |
36 |
72.1++ |
44 |
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Heart
Disease |
206 |
412.9++ |
8 |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents |
12 |
24.2++ |
47 |
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Cardiovascular
Disease |
253 |
507.4++ |
9 |
Work
Related Injuries |
1 |
2.1++ |
33 |
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Cancer |
117 |
234.3++ |
26 |
Suicide |
6 |
12.4++ |
38 |
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Lung
Cancer |
38 |
76.2++ |
30 |
Homicide |
8 |
14.9++ |
14 |
+
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)
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NO |
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Is
this a total county MUA? |
YES |
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Are
there geographic county HPSAs? |
NO |
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Is
this a partial county MUA? |
NO |
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Are
there population group HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of MUA: 51,979 |
(100%
of county population) |
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Are
there facility HPSAs? |
NO |
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Population
of HPSA: |
0 |
(0.0%
of county population) |
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2001
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Number |
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Number |
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Total
Physicians |
42 |
Total
Dental |
41 |
Total
Nursing |
419 |
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Primary
Care Physicians |
29 |
Total
Optometry |
6 |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
178 |
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Total
Chiropractors |
5 |
Total
Social Work |
16 |
Registered
Nurse |
239 |
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HEALTH CENTERS
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PHT |
Clerk |
Other |
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Local Health Units |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
Encounters |
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BLYTHEVILLE |
5.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
10.8 |
7.0 |
14,908 |
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OSCEOLA |
3.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
3.0 |
7,371 |
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MEDICAL
FACILITIES
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Type
of Facility |
Number
of Beds |
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BAPTIST
MEMORIAL HOME CARE |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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BAPTIST
MEMORIAL HOME CARE |
Hospice |
0 |
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BAPTIST
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - BLYTHEVILLE |
General |
168 |
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BAPTIST
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - OSCEOLA |
Surgery
And General Medical Care |
82 |
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EAST
ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC. |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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HOME
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INC. |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY HEALTH UNIT |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
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RIVERSIDE
HOME HEALTH |
Home
Health Agency |
0 |
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
|
Type
of Service |
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Nucor-Yamato
Steel Co. |
Basic |
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Baptist
Memorial EMS |
Advanced |
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Baptist
Memorial Hospital |
Advanced |
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Blytheville
C.B. Emer Squad |
Basic |
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PTS-
Osceola |
Advanced |
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Northeast
Arkansas Ambulance-ALS |
Advanced |