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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

28,790

100.0

14

-5.2

13,622

15,168

17,394

11,396

 

Under 1

350

1.2

46

-12.5

182

168

197

153

1 - 4

1,418

4.9

54

-17.6

724

694

764

654

5 - 9

2,042

7.1

28

-12.2

1,033

1,009

1,042

1,000

10 - 14

2,251

7.8

13

-4.5

1,163

1,088

1,133

1,118

15 - 19

2,156

7.5

32

2.2

1,092

1,064

1,122

1,034

20 - 24

1,529

5.3

54

-10.6

745

784

845

684

25 - 29

1,540

5.3

60

-28.1

752

788

923

617

30 - 34

1,622

5.6

59

-28.9

763

859

994

628

35 - 39

2,020

7.0

50

-10.5

945

1,075

1,211

809

40 - 44

2,187

7.6

17

7.5

1,019

1,168

1,287

900

45 - 54

4,007

13.9

14

33.8

1,958

2,049

2,541

1,466

55 - 64

2,795

9.7

48

-8.4

1,339

1,456

1,946

849

65 - 74

2,504

8.7

21

-6.8

1,082

1,422

1,747

757

75 - 84

1,690

5.9

21

-4.4

625

1,065

1,199

491

85+

679

2.4

15

25.3

200

479

451

228

10 - 17

3,643

12.7

40

-1.5

1,877

1,766

1,864

1,779

18 - 19

764

2.7

22

-0.4

378

386

398

366

65+

4,873

16.9

22

-2.5

1,907

2,966

3,397

1,476

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

28,790

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

13,154

45.7%

24

County Rank:

24

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

13,154

45.7%

13

Population Density:

39 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

26

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

5,570

20.1%

24

Unemployment Rate (2001)

9.6%

10,100

6

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

2,157

30.1%

14

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,399.00

38

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

25.6%

7,381

20

          Uninsured

6,502

21.3%

15

Medicaid Eligible Children

51.2%

4,378

23

          Medicare

3,505

11.5%

15

EPSDT Participation (2001)

23.0%

 

62

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,436

11.2%

19

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.4%

993

18

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,800

13.2%

64

WIC Average Caseload

 

997

25

+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

366

14.2**

38

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,860

24

Low Birth Weight

43

11.7%

11

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

10.7%

10

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

26

7.1%

26

General Fertility Rate (2000)

63.8**

36

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

138

38.4%

1

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

75.2**

27

Female Population,15 - 19

1,064

7.8%

31

Female Population, 15 - 44

5,738

24

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

3.5

34

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

2

6.9

28

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

4

13.9

14

Early Latent

4

13.9

13

AIDS

<4

<13.9

56

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

116

402.9

8

            Chlamydia

125

434.2

17

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

0

0.0+ 

71

Breast Cancer

3

7.2++

57

All Causes

394

1,065.5++

22

Cerebrovascular Disease

43

114.6++

5

Heart Disease

134

347.3++

21

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10

37.5++

20

Cardiovascular Disease

184

479.4++

15

Work Related Injuries

2

6.9++

16

Cancer

78

214.8++

37

Suicide

2

6.4++

61

Lung Cancer

26

74.2++

34

Homicide

2

6.5++

39

+ 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?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      28,790

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

1,941

(6.7% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

23

Total Dental

24

Total Nursing

447

Primary Care Physicians

17

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

268

Total Chiropractors

6

Total Social Work

8

Registered Nurse

179

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

CABUN Rural Health Services

Bearden

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CAMDEN

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

6.0

2.0

8,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

DOCTOR'S HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

OUACHITA COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

General

98

OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE

Hospice

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Bearden Ambulance Service

Basic

Stephens Fire Department

Basic

Ouachita County Ambulance

Advanced

Ouachita County EMS - BLS

Basic

Ouachita County EMS- Inter

Basic