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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

25,614

100.0

31

4.0

12,452

13,162

23,638

1,976

 

Under 1

371

1.4

16

-3.9

196

175

331

40

1 - 4

1,375

5.4

26

0.2

714

661

1,225

150

5 - 9

1,848

7.2

20

2.6

939

909

1,636

212

10 - 14

1,907

7.4

27

1.0

995

912

1,695

212

15 - 19

1,888

7.4

38

6.0

999

889

1,682

206

20 - 24

1,568

6.1

26

-2.4

794

774

1,439

129

25 - 29

1,663

6.5

20

-6.2

826

837

1,551

112

30 - 34

1,585

6.2

33

-12.7

793

792

1,471

114

35 - 39

1,868

7.3

37

11.7

904

964

1,726

142

40 - 44

1,813

7.1

46

11.5

885

928

1,674

139

45 - 54

3,348

13.1

36

18.5

1,646

1,702

3,145

203

55 - 64

2,722

10.6

28

16.4

1,300

1,422

2,600

122

65 - 74

1,964

7.7

44

-5.8

881

1,083

1,862

102

75 - 84

1,292

5.0

41

-2.1

470

822

1,238

54

85+

402

1.6

63

22.2

110

292

363

39

10 - 17

3,090

12.1

32

3.8

1,623

1,467

2,750

340

18 - 19

705

2.8

48

1.7

371

334

628

77

65+

3,658

14.3

48

-2.1

1,461

2,197

3,463

195

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

25,614

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

9,689

37.8%

37

County Rank:

26

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

34 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

29

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

5,325

21.5%

17

Unemployment Rate (2001)

9.4%

9,175

7

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,929

29.6%

18

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,193.00

50

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

27.3%

7,005

16

          Uninsured

4,979

20.2%

21

Medicaid Eligible Children

52.3%

4,037

19

          Medicare

2,192

8.9%

48

EPSDT Participation (2001)

26.3%

 

53

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

2,699

10.9%

22

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.0%

519

32

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

5,533

21.6%

14

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,325

18

+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

382

16.8**

16

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,787

25

Low Birth Weight

31

8.1%

42

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.6%

25

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

20

5.2%

45

General Fertility Rate (2000)

73.7**

11

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

111

29.4%

9

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

72.0**

35

Female Population,15 - 19

889

7.6%

39

Female Population, 15 - 44

5,184

28

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

3.9

32

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

1

3.9

43

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<15.6

16

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<15.6

53

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

23

89.8

39

            Chlamydia

62

242.1

31

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

4

10.5+ 

24

Breast Cancer

6

21.6++

12

All Causes

319

1,150.8++

9

Cerebrovascular Disease

21

73.2++

43

Heart Disease

114

408.3++

9

Motor Vehicle Accidents

5

18.9++

59

Cardiovascular Disease

144

515.8++

8

Work Related Injuries

1

4.2++

28

Cancer

66

232.7++

27

Suicide

4

15.4++

20

Lung Cancer

19

64.1++

50

Homicide

3

13.0++

18

+ 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:      25,614

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

14,214

(55.5% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

9

Total Dental

23

Total Nursing

266

Primary Care Physicians

9

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

141

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

5

Registered Nurse

125

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

East AR Family Health Center

Lepanto

0.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

6,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

HARRISBURG

1.0

1.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

2.0

2,784

MARKED TREE

2.0

0.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

0.0

4,141

TRUMANN

1.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.0

3,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

POINSETT COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

RIVERSIDE HOME HEALTH - MARKED TREE

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Lifeline Paramedics

Advanced

Lepanto Ambulance Service

Basic

Trumann Paramedic, Inc.

Advanced

Riverside EMS, Inc.

Advanced

Medic One- Trumann

Advanced

Tyronza Fire Department

Basic