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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

83,529

100.0

36

29.7

41,367

42,162

80,600

2,929

 

Under 1

1,000

1.2

49

19.3

515

485

957

43

1 - 4

4,383

5.2

33

22.5

2,215

2,168

4,192

191

5 - 9

5,903

7.1

32

21.4

2,999

2,904

5,681

222

10 - 14

6,182

7.4

32

21.7

3,244

2,938

5,910

272

15 - 19

5,757

6.9

56

16.5

3,016

2,741

5,470

287

20 - 24

4,468

5.3

52

12.4

2,282

2,186

4,284

184

25 - 29

5,537

6.6

15

9.5

2,718

2,819

5,343

194

30 - 34

5,935

7.1

6

7.0

3,017

2,918

5,713

222

35 - 39

7,026

8.4

3

33.2

3,459

3,567

6,757

269

40 - 44

6,694

8.0

3

35.9

3,369

3,325

6,448

246

45 - 54

11,497

13.8

18

54.4

5,714

5,783

11,115

382

55 - 64

8,727

10.4

31

51.8

4,238

4,489

8,526

201

65 - 74

6,131

7.3

51

43.5

2,926

3,205

6,002

129

75 - 84

3,228

3.9

70

42.4

1,350

1,878

3,161

67

85+

1,061

1.3

71

82.6

305

756

1,041

20

10 - 17

9,990

12.0

62

21.6

5,259

4,731

9,522

468

18 - 19

1,949

2.3

64

8.2

1,001

948

1,852

97

65+

10,420

12.5

64

46.4

4,581

5,839

10,204

216

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

83,529

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

34,315

41.1%

33

County Rank:

8

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

21,906

26.2%

25

Population Density:

114 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

8

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

6,806

8.6%

75

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.3%

39,750

71

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

2,545

12.1%

75

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$22,884.00

8

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

3.1%

2,583

73

          Uninsured

8,283

12.9%

75

Medicaid Eligible Children

6.3%

1,529

74

          Medicare

2,946

4.6%

75

EPSDT Participation (2001)

36.5%

 

23

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,915

6.1%

71

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.2%

181

74

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

11,527

13.8%

61

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,457

15

+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

954

12.8**

57

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

4,776

9

Low Birth Weight

85

8.9%

35

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.5%

55

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

22

2.3%

75

General Fertility Rate (2000)

54.3**

70

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

120

12.9%

69

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

36.8**

72

Female Population,15 - 19

2,741

7.3%

52

Female Population, 15 - 44

17,556

8

**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

2

2.4

49

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<4.8

5

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<4.8

72

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

12

14.4

57

            Chlamydia

89

106.5

56

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

4

4.2+ 

65

Breast Cancer

11

14.5++

32

All Causes

705

894.4++

65

Cerebrovascular Disease

60

80.3++

31

Heart Disease

194

255.7++

55

Motor Vehicle Accidents

19

22.4++

54

Cardiovascular Disease

269

355.4++

52

Work Related Injuries

1

1.2++

37

Cancer

167

200.2++

48

Suicide

10

12.3++

40

Lung Cancer

44

49.2++

68

Homicide

0

0.0++

64

+ 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?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      7,388

(8.8% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

72

Total Dental

130

Total Nursing

1,647

Primary Care Physicians

39

Total Optometry

6

Licensed Practical Nurse

386

Total Chiropractors

8

Total Social Work

64

Registered Nurse

1,073

 

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

BENTON

5.2

3.0

0.0

1.0

7.0

2.0

8,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CARELINK

Home Health Agency

0

CCS/LITTLE ROCK, INC.

Psychiatric Hospital

77

CCS/LITTLE ROCK, INC.

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE SVCS OF SALINE MEMORIAL HOSP

Home Health Agency

0

HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE SVCS OF SALINE MEMORIAL HOSP

Hospice

0

SALINE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

General/Recuperation Center

141

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Benton Fire Department

Advanced

Medtran

Advanced