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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

18,195

100.0

37

9.9

8,914

9,281

17,880

315

 

Under 1

212

1.2

53

-12.8

111

101

207

5

1 - 4

881

4.8

58

4.8

465

416

861

20

5 - 9

1,212

6.7

51

7.4

656

556

1,196

16

10 - 14

1,354

7.4

29

8.3

706

648

1,325

29

15 - 19

1,295

7.1

48

7.2

713

582

1,246

49

20 - 24

1,041

5.7

38

7.5

510

531

1,018

23

25 - 29

1,005

5.5

55

-7.5

493

512

977

28

30 - 34

1,091

6.0

49

-6.4

523

568

1,071

20

35 - 39

1,324

7.3

38

16.4

650

674

1,310

14

40 - 44

1,253

6.9

62

21.8

641

612

1,228

25

45 - 54

2,445

13.4

24

31.7

1,206

1,239

2,400

45

55 - 64

1,984

10.9

25

10.3

959

1,025

1,968

16

65 - 74

1,683

9.2

13

6.5

762

921

1,672

11

75 - 84

1,014

5.6

32

7.6

415

599

1,004

10

85+

401

2.2

24

23.8

104

297

397

4

10 - 17

2,174

11.9

43

7.3

1,166

1,008

2,110

64

18 - 19

475

2.6

18

10.2

253

222

457

18

65+

3,098

17.0

18

8.8

1,281

1,817

3,073

25

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

18,195

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

6,518

35.8%

43

County Rank:

42

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

28 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

39

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,423

19.1%

33

Unemployment Rate (2001)

8.5%

7,300

14

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,181

26.7%

35

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$15,936.00

69

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

24.8%

4,508

25

          Uninsured

3,071

18.5%

32

Medicaid Eligible Children

50.2%

2,602

26

          Medicare

1,595

9.6%

39

EPSDT Participation (2001)

23.1%

 

61

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,642

9.9%

33

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.5%

282

45

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

3,930

21.6%

14

WIC Average Caseload

 

568

51

+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

184

11.3**

69

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,027

48

Low Birth Weight

16

8.7%

37

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.8%

64

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

8

4.3%

60

General Fertility Rate (2000)

52.9**

73

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

22

12.7%

70

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

48.1**

65

Female Population,15 - 19

582

7.0%

60

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,479

44

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

5.5

28

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

1

5.5

37

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

22.0

22

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

22.0

36

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

1

5.5

70

            Chlamydia

25

137.4

46

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

2

10.9+ 

23

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

203

876.4++

68

Cerebrovascular Disease

8

33.9++

73

Heart Disease

65

270.1++

50

Motor Vehicle Accidents

7

40.7++

16

Cardiovascular Disease

77

319.5++

65

Work Related Injuries

1

4.4++

26

Cancer

46

195.9++

54

Suicide

3

15.3++

23

Lung Cancer

13

57.5++

62

Homicide

2

12.0++

21

+ 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:      18,195

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

18,195

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

14

Total Dental

26

Total Nursing

210

Primary Care Physicians

8

Total Optometry

3

Licensed Practical Nurse

111

Total Chiropractors

3

Total Social Work

14

Registered Nurse

99

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Corning Area Health Care

Pocahontas

1.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

[POCAHONTAS

1.2

1.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

0.0

3,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

RANDOLPH COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Surgery And General Medical Care

50

RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Private Enterprise Transfer Service

Basic

PTS- Pocahontas

Advanced

Medic One-Pocahontas

Advanced