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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

total

10,209

99.4

40

28.2

5,061

5,148

9,898

311

 

 

 

 

35.1

 

 

 

 

Under 1

2

0.7

70

23.9

127

70

0

131

1 - 4

513

5.0

52

32.5

287

226

499

14

5 - 9

725

7.1

27

39.3

371

354

691

34

10 - 14

776

7.6

17

8.3

387

389

742

34

15 - 19

688

6.7

64

4.1

347

341

670

18

20 - 24

504

4.9

64

14.1

257

247

491

13

25 - 29

615

6.0

37

24.7

304

311

597

18

30 - 34

687

6.7

19

40.0

348

339

662

25

35 - 39

767

7.5

23

45.6

364

403

742

25

40 - 44

789

7.7

11

53.5

398

391

755

34

45 - 54

1,378

13.5

20

30.7

708

670

1,338

40

55 - 64

1,128

11.0

24

6.9

565

563

1,105

23

65 - 74

841

8.2

29

23.5

418

423

827

14

75 - 84

483

4.7

53

65.8

195

288

471

12

85+

184

1.8

51

26.2

51

133

181

3

10 - 17

1,217

11.9

57

8.3

605

612

1,174

43

18 - 19

247

2.4

41

17.0

129

118

241

6

65+

1,508

14.8

41

0.0

664

844

1,479

29

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

10,209

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

65

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

18 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

62

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,399

14.3%

65

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.9%

3,350

24

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

505

20.4%

67

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$15,706.00

71

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.7%

2,013

49

          Uninsured

1,155

14.5%

67

Medicaid Eligible Children

42.4%

1,245

43

          Medicare

589

7.4%

64

EPSDT Participation (2001)

31.4%

 

39

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

526

6.6%

68

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.9%

93

60

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,041

10.2%

71

WIC Average Caseload

 

333

70

+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

123

13.6**

48

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

615

65

Low Birth Weight

5

4.1%

75

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

5.5%

74

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

5

4.1%

65

General Fertility Rate (2000)

60.4**

54

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

16

13.0%

68

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

38.1**

71

Female Population,15 - 19

341

7.4%

45

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,036

62

**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

1

9.8

5

HIV

0

0.0

39

Early Latent

2

19.6

9

AIDS

0

0.0

11

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

8

78.4

41

            Chlamydia

10

98.0

61

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

16.3+ 

9

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

108

950.7++

56

Cerebrovascular Disease

6

52.3++

66

Heart Disease

22

188.0++

74

Motor Vehicle Accidents

4

42.4++

14

Cardiovascular Disease

28

240.3++

74

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

17

146.0++

75

Suicide

6

58.6++

1

Lung Cancer

10

83.0++

22

Homicide

1

10.4++

26

+ 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:      10,209

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

10,209

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

2

Total Dental

13

Total Nursing

162

Primary Care Physicians

2

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

71

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

3

Registered Nurse

86

 

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

PERRYVILLE

0.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

2,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

PERRY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

GEMS- Perry Co. - Intermediate

Basic

GEMS- Perry Co. - BLS

Basic