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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

8,261

100.0

51

5.8

4,088

4,173

8,176

85

 

Under 1

82

1.0

65

-8.9

44

38

82

0

1 - 4

375

4.5

65

-0.3

184

191

373

2

5 - 9

466

5.6

73

-13.1

255

211

461

5

10 - 14

576

7.0

55

2.9

299

277

564

12

15 - 19

563

6.8

58

11.5

303

260

557

6

20 - 24

383

4.6

68

-5.2

181

202

379

4

25 - 29

403

4.9

67

-12.4

210

193

400

3

30 - 34

459

5.6

63

-1.7

220

239

457

2

35 - 39

573

6.9

52

5.9

272

301

564

9

40 - 44

586

7.1

44

8.9

307

279

574

12

45 - 54

1,201

14.5

2

36.9

587

614

1,186

15

55 - 64

1,004

12.2

11

9.7

521

483

997

7

65 - 74

848

10.3

11

0.8

411

437

843

5

75 - 84

551

6.7

8

-0.2

229

322

550

1

85+

191

2.3

19

29.1

65

126

190

1

10 - 17

950

11.5

64

6.3

497

453

935

15

18 - 19

189

2.3

10

10.5

105

84

187

2

65+

1,590

19.2

10

3.2

705

885

1,583

7

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

8,261

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

74

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

12 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

71

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,034

25.7%

7

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.3%

2,700

44

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

627

33.3%

6

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$16,272.00

68

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

214.2%

17,691

1

          Uninsured

1,753

22.4%

11

Medicaid Eligible Children

514.0%

10,994

1

          Medicare

1,032

13.2%

8

EPSDT Participation (2001)

26.4%

 

51

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

945

12.1%

14

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

21.8%

1,797

1

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,867

22.6%

8

WIC Average Caseload

 

273

74

+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

88

11.9**

66

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

438

74

Low Birth Weight

8

9.1%

34

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.4%

28

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

3

3.4%

72

General Fertility Rate (2000)

59.5**

55

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

20

22.7%

31

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

30.9**

75

Female Population,15 - 19

259

6.9%

65

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,478

74

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

14

169.5

1

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<48.4

48

Early Latent

2

24.2

7

AIDS

<4

<48.4

2

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

111

1,343.7

1

            Chlamydia

4

48.4

73

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

11.4+ 

19

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

107

956.1++

55

Cerebrovascular Disease

9

73.7++

42

Heart Disease

43

358.5++

17

Motor Vehicle Accidents

8

99.4++

1

Cardiovascular Disease

53

440.3++

23

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

26

227.6++

32

Suicide

1

14.0++

26

Lung Cancer

11

90.0++

16

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?

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:      8,261

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

8,261

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

6

Total Dental

9

Total Nursing

116

Primary Care Physicians

6

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

59

Total Chiropractors

 

Total Social Work

7

Registered Nurse

57

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Boston Mountain Rural Health

Marshall

2.4

0.8

0.0

0.0

12,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

MARSHALL

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

3.0

1,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

SEARCY COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Chimes Vol Fire Dept

Basic

North AR Med Ctr - Marshall

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