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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

9,955

100.0

35

-1.2

4,833

5,122

6,779

3,176

 

Under 1

122

1.2

43

-11.6

65

57

70

52

1 - 4

513

5.2

44

-1.2

252

261

326

187

5 - 9

681

6.8

46

-9.9

356

325

411

270

10 - 14

724

7.3

44

-11.1

375

349

472

252

15 - 19

768

7.7

23

-5.0

432

336

482

286

20 - 24

566

5.7

39

-5.8

267

299

370

196

25 - 29

597

6.0

39

-12.7

306

291

394

203

30 - 34

609

6.1

39

-7.7

292

317

414

195

35 - 39

748

7.5

22

8.6

384

364

513

235

40 - 44

648

6.5

71

-3.6

326

322

424

224

45 - 54

1,368

13.7

19

36.8

689

679

980

388

55 - 64

1,005

10.1

42

11.5

477

528

703

302

65 - 74

786

7.9

39

-18.4

339

447

603

183

75 - 84

594

6.0

19

-7.8

208

386

453

141

85+

226

2.3

21

-0.4

65

161

156

70

10 - 17

1,193

12.0

17

-10.4

635

558

763

430

18 - 19

299

3.0

27

3.1

172

127

188

111

65+

1,606

16.1

27

-12.4

612

994

1,212

394

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

9,955

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

3,686

37.%

39

County Rank:

66

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

16 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

65

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,893

18.9%

34

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.8%

4,500

52

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

688

25.0%

44

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,700.00

43

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

23.7%

2,355

30

          Uninsured

2,028

20.1%

22

Medicaid Eligible Children

42.4%

1,237

42

          Medicare

1,190

11.8%

14

EPSDT Participation (2001)

40.3%

 

11

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,050

10.4%

27

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.2%

120

53

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,483

14.9%

58

WIC Average Caseload

 

379

66

+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

134

15.1**

27

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

647

62

Low Birth Weight

18

13.4%

5

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

11.9%

5

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

5

3.7%

70

General Fertility Rate (2000)

69.4**

21

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

32

23.9%

26

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

65.3**

42

Female Population,15 - 19

337

7.3%

50

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,932

66

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

10.0

15

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<40.2

40

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<40.2

10

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

14

140.6

31

            Chlamydia

46

462.1

13

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

14.9+ 

12

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

164

1,307.1++

3

Cerebrovascular Disease

12

96.8++

18

Heart Disease

47

349.7++

20

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10

99.4++

2

Cardiovascular Disease

66

497.8++

13

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

24

192.7++

59

Suicide

1

10.4++

46

Lung Cancer

7

55.1++

66

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?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      9,955

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

2

Total Dental

4

Total Nursing

139

Primary Care Physicians

2

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

70

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

4

Registered Nurse

69

 

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

PRESCOTT

3.4

0.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

5.0

3,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

NEVADA COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Nevada Co. Amb. Serv. Inc.

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