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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

10,996

100.0

27

7.9

5,551

5,445

10,692

304

 

Under 1

179

1.6

2

27.0

104

75

176

3

1 - 4

627

5.7

17

6.1

345

282

612

15

5 - 9

776

7.1

33

7.9

407

369

745

31

10 - 14

850

7.7

14

22.0

454

396

815

35

15 - 19

772

7.0

50

7.1

430

342

741

31

20 - 24

603

5.5

47

-5.2

317

286

572

31

25 - 29

653

5.9

41

-12.6

328

325

641

12

30 - 34

679

6.2

34

-2.3

347

332

659

20

35 - 39

848

7.7

15

32.1

429

419

823

25

40 - 44

733

6.7

68

20.2

393

340

707

26

45 - 54

1,370

12.5

60

11.9

685

685

1,326

44

55 - 64

1,294

11.8

13

21.3

637

657

1,277

17

65 - 74

887

8.1

34

-1.2

403

484

878

9

75 - 84

515

4.7

55

-19.0

208

307

511

4

85+

210

1.9

43

24.3

64

146

210

0

10 - 17

1,337

12.2

46

16.8

727

610

1,283

54

18 - 19

285

2.6

43

4.4

157

128

274

11

65+

1,612

14.7

43

-5.3

675

937

1,599

13

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

10,998

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

3,508

31.9%

49

County Rank:

63

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

12 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

72

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,244

20.9%

20

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.8%

4,450

67

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

817

30.0%

16

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,515.00

37

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

22.5%

2,476

35

          Uninsured

1,908

18.7%

30

Medicaid Eligible Children

41.7%

1,389

45

          Medicare

1,060

10.4%

27

EPSDT Participation (2001)

20.6%

 

65

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,039

10.2%

31

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.2%

129

54

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,727

15.7%

54

WIC Average Caseload

 

467

54

+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

139

14.5**

35

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

722

59

Low Birth Weight

9

6.5%

63

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.4%

37

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

9

6.5%

32

General Fertility Rate (2000)

67.8**

27

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

34

24.6%

23

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

92.5**

6

Female Population,15 - 19

346

7.3%

53

Female Population, 15 - 44

2,050

61

**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

1

9.1

21

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

36

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<36.4

13

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

1

9.1

63

            Chlamydia

14

127.3

51

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

0

0.0+ 

71

Breast Cancer

1

8.7++

51

All Causes

122

987.1++

46

Cerebrovascular Disease

6

45.7++

69

Heart Disease

46

364.8++

15

Motor Vehicle Accidents

3

29.1++

40

Cardiovascular Disease

54

426.5++

27

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

24

197.1++

52

Suicide

2

18.9++

13

Lung Cancer

8

59.2++

60

Homicide

1

9.8++

27

+ 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:      10,996

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

10,996

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

7

Total Dentists

10

Total Nursing

154

Primary Care Physicians

6

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

80

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

4

Registered Nurse

74

 

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

WALDRON

2.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

0.0

3,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

MERCY HOSPITAL OF SCOTT COUNTY

Surgery And General Medical Care

24

SCOTT COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Mercy Hospital EMS

Basic

AET-Waldron

Advanced