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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change*

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

26,445

100.0

1

-8.1

12,129

14,316

10,567

15,878

 

Under 1

491

1.9

1

-14.6

241

250

146

345

1 - 4

1,754

6.6

2

-15.3

878

876

448

1,306

5 - 9

2,376

9.0

1

-13.4

1,201

1,175

580

1,796

10 - 14

2,383

9.0

1

-16.3

1,196

1,187

686

1,697

15 - 19

2,361

8.9

5

-5.2

1,174

1,187

709

1,652

20 - 24

1,635

6.2

25

2.6

740

895

544

1,091

25 - 29

1,400

5.3

61

-21.0

607

793

546

854

30 - 34

1,372

5.2

70

-25.8

606

766

581

791

35 - 39

1,617

6.1

73

-6.5

689

928

674

943

40 - 44

1,759

6.7

70

7.7

774

985

777

982

45 - 54

3,114

11.8

74

16.5

1,462

1,652

1,577

1,537

55 - 64

2,497

9.4

54

1.1

1,141

1,356

1,386

1,111

65 - 74

2,003

7.6

47

-13.8

845

1,158

1,087

916

75 - 84

1,205

4.6

59

-19.7

437

768

626

579

85+

478

1.8

48

-5.0

138

340

220

258

10 - 17

3,892

14.7

12

-12.9

1,966

1,926

1,144

2,748

18 - 19

852

3.2

52

-2.1

404

448

256

596

65+

3,686

13.9

52

-14.8

1,420

2,266

1,933

1,753

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

26,445

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

15,012

56.8%

13

County Rank:

25

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

36 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

27

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

8,832

32.6%

2

Unemployment Rate (2001)

10.2%

8,125

3

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,592

39.3%

1

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$15,766.00

70

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

52.2%

13,794

3

          Uninsured

8,149

28.3%

2

Medicaid Eligible Children

94.8%

9,238

3

          Medicare

3,408

11.8%

13

EPSDT Participation (2001)

5.0%

 

75

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

5,526

19.2%

2

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

13.6%

3,607

3

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

5,686

21.5%

15

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,810

12

+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

479

20.6**

1

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

2,599

18

Low Birth Weight

62

12.9%

6

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

10.2%

17

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

62

12.9%

2

General Fertility Rate (2000)

86.2**

2

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

171

37.5%

3

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

121.3**

1

Female Population,15 - 19

1,187

9.4%

5

Female Population, 15 - 44

5,554

26

**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

2

7.6

25

Primary/Secondary

2

7.6

7

HIV

8

30.3

30

Early Latent

5

18.9

11

AIDS

<4

<15.1

54

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

99

374.4

10

            Chlamydia

131

495.4

10

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

7

14.6+ 

13

Breast Cancer

3

10.3++

46

All Causes

363

1,316.2++

2

Cerebrovascular Disease

29

106.9++

12

Heart Disease

109

394.2++

11

Motor Vehicle Accidents

11

45.2++

11

Cardiovascular Disease

146

529.6++

5

Work Related Injuries

3

11.8++

6

Cancer

82

293.9++

4

Suicide

3

9.8++

49

Lung Cancer

25

92.7++

12

Homicide

5

20.9++

7

+ 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:      26,445

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

26,445

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

26

Total Dental

13

Total Nursing

269

Primary Care Physicians

16

Total Optometry

4

Licensed Practical Nurse

67

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

15

Registered Nurse

202

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Lee County Cooperative Clinic

Lake View

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

1,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

HELENA

4.7

1.0

2.0

2.0

13.0

7.8

13,643

HELENA

4.7

1.0

2.0

2.0

13.0

7.8

13,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

HELENA HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General

155

PHILLIPS COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Pafford- West Helena

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