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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

9,539

100.0

43

0.3

4,697

4,842

8,155

1,384

 

Under 1

101

1.1

61

-17.9

53

48

85

16

1 - 4

469

4.9

55

-11.8

245

224

378

91

5 - 9

592

6.2

62

-11.0

314

278

467

125

10 - 14

694

7.3

43

0.1

353

341

548

146

15 - 19

647

6.8

60

-6.8

343

304

520

127

20 - 24

498

5.2

58

-12.5

252

246

403

95

25 - 29

514

5.4

58

-23.5

256

258

436

78

30 - 34

571

6.0

50

-17.7

281

290

491

80

35 - 39

667

7.0

51

2.1

328

339

575

92

40 - 44

736

7.7

12

20.3

359

377

621

115

45 - 54

1,315

13.8

16

25.0

652

663

1,152

163

55 - 64

1,084

11.4

19

10.6

551

533

1,004

80

65 - 74

829

8.7

22

-6.3

380

449

738

91

75 - 84

601

6.3

13

10.9

259

342

544

57

85+

221

2.3

17

50.3

71

150

196

25

10 - 17

1,122

11.8

63

-1.7

581

541

894

228

18 - 19

219

2.3

16

-11.0

115

104

176

43

65+

1,651

17.3

16

4.9

710

941

1,478

173

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

9,539

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

67

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

14 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

69

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,623

17.4%

47

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.1%

3,750

47

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

569

24.3%

48

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$17,956.00

54

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

20.3%

1,939

46

          Uninsured

1,991

20.9%

16

Medicaid Eligible Children

41.5%

1,082

46

          Medicare

975

10.2%

29

EPSDT Participation (2001)

31.4%

 

38

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,113

11.7%

15

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.9%

185

36

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,717

18.0%

38

WIC Average Caseload

 

279

73

+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

111

13.1**

52

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

570

69

Low Birth Weight

9

8.1%

43

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

11.9%

4

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

6

5.4%

43

General Fertility Rate (2000)

61.2**

47

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

21

19.8%

48

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

59.8**

49

Female Population,15 - 19

301

7.0%

63

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,813

67

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

3

31.4

3

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

2

21.0

7

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<41.9

42

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<41.9

9

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

25

262.1

16

            Chlamydia

24

251.6

29

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

9.0+ 

33

Breast Cancer

1

11.6++

40

All Causes

126

1,005.6++

35

Cerebrovascular Disease

5

38.5++

70

Heart Disease

35

273.3++

48

Motor Vehicle Accidents

1

8.0++

73

Cardiovascular Disease

46

355.2++

53

Work Related Injuries

1

10.3++

8

Cancer

34

269.5++

9

Suicide

1

12.5++

37

Lung Cancer

13

100.8++

4

Homicide

2

23.2++

4

+ 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:      9,539

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

9,539

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

2

Total Dental

9

Total Nursing

96

Primary Care Physicians

1

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

48

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

5

Registered Nurse

47

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

White River Rural Health

Des Arc

1.9

1.0

0.0

0.0

10,089

White River Rural Health

Hazen

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6,185

Mid-Delta Rural Health

DeValls Bluff

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

3,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

DES ARC

1.6

0.0

1.0

0.0

2.8

0.0

1,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CARELINK

Home Health Agency

0

PRAIRIE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Southern Para. Svc.  Hazen

Advanced

Des Arc Ambulance Service

Basic

Southern Transfer Service

Basic