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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

361,474

100.0

61

3.3

173,200

188,274

237,694

123,780

 

Under 1

5,190

1.4

17

-10.5

2,578

2,612

2,951

2,239

1 - 4

20,715

5.7

15

-1.4

10,565

10,150

11,469

9,246

5 - 9

25,343

7.0

37

-0.5

12,805

12,538

13,641

11,702

10 - 14

24,790

6.9

61

1.0

12,748

12,042

13,395

11,395

15 - 19

24,512

6.8

61

0.1

12,595

11,917

13,326

11,186

20 - 24

25,228

7.0

14

-3.3

12,350

12,878

14,687

10,541

25 - 29

28,633

7.9

3

-10.9

14,072

14,561

18,354

10,279

30 - 34

26,403

7.3

4

-17.9

13,030

13,373

17,334

9,069

35 - 39

28,513

7.9

9

-3.2

13,920

14,593

18,953

9,560

40 - 44

28,863

8.0

4

11.4

13,875

14,988

19,205

9,658

45 - 54

51,158

14.2

10

46.2

24,448

26,710

36,365

14,793

55 - 64

30,701

8.5

70

11.2

14,360

16,341

24,080

6,621

65 - 74

21,574

6.0

70

-6.9

9,094

12,480

17,546

4,028

75 - 84

14,783

4.1

65

14.4

5,390

9,393

12,379

2,404

85+

5,068

1.4

68

25.7

1,370

3,698

4,087

981

10 - 17

39,962

11.1

47

1.7

20,601

19,361

21,659

18,303

18 - 19

9,340

2.6

70

-4.1

4,742

4,598

5,078

4,262

65+

41,425

11.5

70

3.2

15,854

25,571

34,012

7,413

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

361,474

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

305,550

84.5%

1

County Rank:

1

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

305,550

84.5%

1

Population Density:

447 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

1

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

48,082

13.7%

68

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.1%

181,275

64

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

19,260

21.3%

60

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$30,124.00

1

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.1%

69,219

53

          Uninsured

55,639

15.9%

61

Medicaid Eligible Children

44.7%

47,176

40

          Medicare

20,198

5.8%

72

EPSDT Participation (2001)

38.9%

 

14

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

27,985

8.0%

58

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.3%

11,822

20

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

45,907

12.7%

67

WIC Average Caseload

 

8,872

1

+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

5843

18.1**

8

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

28,078

1

Low Birth Weight

563

9.6%

25

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.7%

24

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

234

4.0%

67

General Fertility Rate (2000)

71.0**

18

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

931

16.1%

59

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

62.9**

46

Female Population,15 - 19

11,917

7.1%

58

Female Population, 15 - 44

82,310

1

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

53

14.7

8

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

16

4.4

41

Primary/Secondary

9

2.5

15

HIV

120

33.2

33

Early Latent

48

13.3

16

AIDS

83

23.0

32

Congenital

4

1.1

6

Gonorrhea

1,353

374.3

11

            Chlamydia

1,387

383.7

22

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

65

11.1+ 

21

Breast Cancer

50

14.6++

31

All Causes

3,298

973.1++

48

Cerebrovascular Disease

270

81.1++

29

Heart Disease

822

246.2++

59

Motor Vehicle Accidents

81

22.4++

53

Cardiovascular Disease

1,155

346.0++

58

Work Related Injuries

7

1.9++

35

Cancer

699

206.5++

43

Suicide

41

11.3++

45

Lung Cancer

225

66.5++

40

Homicide

51

13.9++

15

+ 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?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      37,977

(10.9% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

YES

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

23,220

(6.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

1,872

Total Dental

709

Total Nursing

7,015

Primary Care Physicians

690

Total Optometry

43

Licensed Practical Nurse

1,688

Total Chiropractors

59

Total Social Work

733

Registered Nurse

5,192

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

College Station

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,467

JCCS Homeless Clinic

Little Rock

0.2

1.0

 

0.4

2,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

COLLEGE STATION

1.8

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

2,636

JACKSONVILLE

3.1

1.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

1.0

5,590

LITTLE ROCK

8.2

9.0

2.0

3.0

23.0

18.0

22,619

NORTH LITTLE ROCK

3.3

4.0

1.0

1.0

6.0

0.0

7,941

SCOTT HAMILTON

1.0

1.0

1.8

0.0

3.6

0.0

5,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AMERICAN DENTAL PROVIDERS, INC.

Health Maintenance Organization

0

ARKANSAS BEHAVIORAL CARE

Health Maintenance Organization

0

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

280

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - PULASKI COUNTY

Home Health Agency

0

ARKANSAS DEPT. OF CORRECTION - WRIGHTSVILLE UNIT

Infirmary

4

ARKANSAS ENDOSCOPY CENTER, P.A.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

ARKANSAS HEALTHCARE CENTER INC

Abortion Facility

0

ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

84

ARKANSAS HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

ARKANSAS HOSPICE

Hospice

40

AOC SURGERY CENTER INC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

ARKANSAS  SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

Infirmary

12

ARKANSAS SPECIALTY ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

ARKANSAS STATE HOSPITAL - PSYCHIATRIC DIVISION

Psychiatric Hospital

321

ARKANSAS DEPT OF HEALTH-IN HOME SVCS

Home Health Agency

0

BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

758

BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-NLR

General/Recuperation Center

165

BAPTIST HOME HEALTH NETWORK

Home Health Agency

0

BAPTIST HOME LINK

Home Health Agency

0

BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPICE

Hospice

0

BAPTIST HEALTH REHABILITATION INSTITUTE

Rehabilitation Center

120

CARELINK

Home Health Agency

0

CARE NETWORK OF LITTLE ROCK

Home Health Agency

0

CARE IV HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

DENTICARE OF ARKANSAS

Health Maintenance Organization

0

FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER OF LITTLE ROCK, INC.

Abortion Facility

0

GASTROENTEROLOGY & SURGERY CENTER OF ARKANSAS, P.A.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL CENTER, INC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES

Home Health Agency

0

HEALTH ADVANTAGE

Health Maintenance Organization

0

HEALTHLINK HMO OF  ARKANSAS, INC

Health Maintenance Organization

0

HOSPICE HOME CARE, INC.

Hospice

0

INTRA VAGINAL  CULTURE FERTILIZATION PROGRAM OF ARKANSAS

In Vitro Fertilization Facility

0

KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS

Hospice

0

LITTLE ROCK DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC ASC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

LITTLE ROCK FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, P.A.

Abortion Facility

0

LITTLE ROCK SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

METHODIST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF ARKANSAS

Psychiatric Hospital

60

NORTH RIVER SURGERY CENTER, LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

ODYSSEY HEALTH CARE OF LITTLE ROCK

Hospice

0

ORTHOARKANSAS SURGERY CENTER, LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

PAIN CONTROL CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

PINNACLE POINTE HOSPITAL

Psychiatric Hospital

102

PINNACLE POINTE HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PSY. CTR.

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN OF ARKANSAS, INC.

Health Maintenance Organization

0

QCA HEALTH PLAN, INC.

Health Maintenance Organization

0

REBSAMEN HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

REBSAMEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

General

113

ST VINCENT DOCTORS HOSPITAL

General

282

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Surgery And General Medical Care

125

ST. VINCENT HOMECARE

Home Health Agency

0

ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER

Surgery And General Medical Care

615

ST VINCENT DOCTORS HOSPITAL OUTPT PSY CENTER

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

ST. VINCENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

Rehabilitation Center

60

ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER NORTH

General

69

SEMPER CARE HOSPITAL OF LITTLE ROCK

Surgery And General Medical Care

37

SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

43

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General

125

SPRINGHILL SURGERY CENTER, LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

THE SURGICAL PAVILION,LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

THE BRIDGEWAY, INC

Psychiatric Hospital

70

UNITED HEALTHCARE OF ARKANSAS, INC.

Health Maintenance Organization

0

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF ARKANSAS

General

400

VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSAS

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Ark Children's Hospital (Air)

Air

Med-Flight

Air

AET-Jacksonville

Advanced

AET-Sherwood

Advanced

Metropolitan EMS

Advanced

Gravel Ridge V F D

Basic

Jacksonville Fire Department

Advanced

Runyan Acres V F D

Basic

Ark Children's Hospital

Basic

Lake Maumelle Fire Dept.

Basic

North Little Rock ALS Rescue

Advanced

AR State Police

Basic