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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

9,245

100.0

60

17.8

4,532

4,713

9,063

182

 

Under 1

113

1.2

45

24.2

50

63

111

2

1 - 4

449

4.9

57

25.4

228

221

435

14

5 - 9

580

6.3

61

20.1

278

302

562

18

10 - 14

651

7.0

54

21.7

337

314

629

22

15 - 19

582

6.3

69

8.0

308

274

567

15

20 - 24

376

4.1

73

-7.4

193

183

368

8

25 - 29

444

4.8

69

-12.4

198

246

437

7

30 - 34

559

6.0

45

15.0

289

270

547

12

35 - 39

667

7.2

41

32.3

330

337

660

7

40 - 44

641

6.9

58

33.0

329

312

629

12

45 - 54

1,233

13.3

29

29.4

642

591

1,205

28

55 - 64

1,201

13.0

7

26.8

572

629

1,180

21

65 - 74

970

10.5

10

9.4

457

513

958

12

75 - 84

600

6.5

11

11.9

267

333

597

3

85+

179

1.9

41

31.6

54

125

179

0

10 - 17

1,032

11.2

69

18.9

532

500

1,001

31

18 - 19

201

2.2

11

-2.4

113

88

196

5

65+

1,749

18.9

11

12.2

778

971

1,734

15

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

9,245

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

68

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

12 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

73

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,769

20.0%

27

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.4%

3,775

55

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

576

28.7%

21

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$17,713.00

55

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

18.1%

1,672

59

          Uninsured

1,065

13.6%

73

Medicaid Eligible Children

39.5%

970

55

          Medicare

702

9.0%

47

EPSDT Participation (2001)

32.6%

 

34

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

430

5.5%

74

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.6%

58

69

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,831

19.8%

24

WIC Average Caseload

 

392

62

+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

89

10.9**

71

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

491

72

Low Birth Weight

6

6.7%

59

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

4.7%

75

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

4

4.5%

55

General Fertility Rate (2000)

54.6**

69

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

18

22.2%

33

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

54.7**

58

Female Population,15 - 19

274

6.6%

70

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,630

72

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

0

0.0

56

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

43

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

8

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

2

21.6

53

            Chlamydia

10

108.2

55

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

22.5+ 

4

Breast Cancer

2

16.1++

24

All Causes

133

1,078.9++

16

Cerebrovascular Disease

7

52.8++

65

Heart Disease

40

312.0++

31

Motor Vehicle Accidents

2

19.3++

57

Cardiovascular Disease

48

372.3++

45

Work Related Injuries

1

7.3++

15

Cancer

28

215.3++

36

Suicide

2

24.9++

8

Lung Cancer

9

64.2++

49

Homicide

1

13.5++

17

+ 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:      9,245

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

9,245

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

5

Total Dental

7

Total Nursing

110

Primary Care Physicians

3

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

58

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

3

Registered Nurse

52

 

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

MOUNT IDA

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

1.0

2,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-HOSPICE IV

Hospice

0

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

VISITING NURSES AGENCY OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

St. Joseph's  EMS- Mt. Ida

Advanced