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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

20,229

100.0

34

16.6

9,958

10,271

19,777

452

 

Under 1

249

1.2

41

-0.4

126

123

241

8

1 - 4

1,108

5.5

21

25.5

574

534

1,075

33

5 - 9

1,391

6.9

43

11.0

697

694

1,345

46

10 - 14

1,494

7.4

33

17.6

782

712

1,442

52

15 - 19

1,463

7.2

42

16.6

759

704

1,414

49

20 - 24

1,074

5.3

55

16.5

544

530

1,049

25

25 - 29

1,133

5.6

51

7.6

575

558

1,106

27

30 - 34

1,235

6.1

41

13.5

640

595

1,203

32

35 - 39

1,346

6.7

68

16.8

668

678

1,313

33

40 - 44

1,347

6.7

69

22.2

664

683

1,308

39

45 - 54

2,626

13.0

42

34.7

1,295

1,331

2,584

42

55 - 64

2,324

11.5

16

27.0

1,117

1,207

2,286

38

65 - 74

1,828

9.0

14

2.2

877

951

1,808

20

75 - 84

1,151

5.7

28

-8.6

491

660

1,145

6

85+

460

2.3

20

55.4

149

311

457

3

10 - 17

2,426

12.0

41

17.3

1,266

1,160

2,343

83

18 - 19

531

2.6

19

16.2

275

256

513

18

65+

3,439

17.0

19

2.9

1,517

1,922

3,410

29

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

20,229

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

5,637

27.9%

54

County Rank:

38

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

23 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

50

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,944

19.9%

29

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.4%

8,750

57

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,392

27.1%

31

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,470.00

46

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

22.7%

4,589

34

          Uninsured

3,126

18.0%

40

Medicaid Eligible Children

50.0%

2,969

27

          Medicare

1,856

10.7%

21

EPSDT Participation (2001)

31.5%

 

37

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,576

9.1%

42

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.8%

361

39

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

4,248

21.0%

20

WIC Average Caseload

 

648

42

+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

276

15.4**

26

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,443

35

Low Birth Weight

19

6.9%

56

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.8%

65

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

18

6.5%

31

General Fertility Rate (2000)

73.6**

12

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

65

24.3%

24

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

81.0**

21

Female Population,15 - 19

704

7.7%

32

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,750

41

**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

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<<19.8

20

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<19.8

40

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

2

9.9

62

            Chlamydia

25

123.6

52

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

7.2+ 

46

Breast Cancer

6

24.3++

9

All Causes

244

943.1++

58

Cerebrovascular Disease

5

18.7++

75

Heart Disease

85

323.8++

25

Motor Vehicle Accidents

10

49.3++

8

Cardiovascular Disease

97

369.6++

47

Work Related Injuries

2

9.5++

10

Cancer

65

247.5++

18

Suicide

2

7.8++

56

Lung Cancer

18

69.1++

37

Homicide

2

9.5++

28

+ 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:      20,229

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

4,366

(21.6% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

25

Total Dental

19

Total Nursing

277

Primary Care Physicians

15

Total Optometry

4

Licensed Practical Nurse

142

Total Chiropractors

4

Total Social Work

8

Registered Nurse

135

 

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

MENA

2.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

4,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARK., INC. - MENA

Hospice

0

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARK., INC. - POLK

Home Health Agency

0

MENA MEDICAL CENTER

General

65

MENA MEDICAL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Home Health Agency

0

MENA MEDICAL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Hospice

0

POLK COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

AET-Mena

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