Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

total

115,071

100.0

49

15.6

56,140

58,931

101,037

14,034

Under 1

1,703

1.5

13

8.3

861

842

1,430

273

1 - 4

6,770

5.9

11

17.9

3,450

3,320

5,644

1,126

5 - 9

8,183

7.1

25

12.6

4,171

4,012

6,854

1,329

10 - 14

8,162

7.1

51

14.6

4,193

3,969

6,888

1,274

15 - 19

8,219

7.1

46

17.8

4,220

3,999

6,886

1,333

20 - 24

7,481

6.5

21

10.6

3,730

3,751

6,403

1,078

25 - 29

8,014

7.0

9

-2.2

4,063

3,951

6,931

1,083

30 - 34

8,080

7.0

10

-1.1

4,157

3,923

7,009

1,071

35 - 39

9,033

7.8

10

17.4

4,532

4,501

7,872

1,161

40 - 44

8,807

7.7

14

24.6

4,423

4,384

7,748

1,059

45 - 54

15,222

13.2

32

44.0

7,404

7,818

13,594

1,628

55 - 64

10,490

9.1

61

24.2

5,043

5,447

9,705

785

65 - 74

7,547

6.6

66

-3.3

3,325

4,222

7,055

492

75 - 84

5,410

4.7

54

15.5

2,023

3,387

5,173

237

85+

1,950

1.7

57

29.6

545

1,405

1,855

95

10 - 17

13,281

11.5

37

17.5

6,834

6,447

11,167

2,114

18 - 19

3,100

2.7

60

10.8

1,579

1,521

2,597

503

65+

14,907

13.0

60

6.5

5,893

9,014

14,083

824

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

115,071

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

91,556

79.6%

2

County Rank:

4

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

80,268

69.8%

2

Population Density:

211 people per square mile

County Rank:

2

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

15,220

14.2%

66

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.0%

53,075

65

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

6,002

21.3%

60

Per Capita Income (1998)

$26,025.00

3

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

Medicaid Eligible

2.6%

3,031

74

          Uninsured

15,846

15.9%

62

Medicaid Eligible Children

5.6%

1,938

75

          Medicare

7,149

7.2%

66

EPSDT Participation (2001)

36.6%

22

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

7,869

7.9%

61

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.2%

179

75

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

19,332

16.8%

44

WIC Average Caseload

2,705

7

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

1857

18.2**

7

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

8,709

4

Low Birth Weight

115

6.2%

69

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.3%

56

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

96

5.2%

46

General Fertility Rate (2000)

75.8**

10

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

586

31.7%

6

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

73.0**

31

Female Population,15 - 19

3,999

7.6%

38

Female Population, 15 - 44

24,509

4

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

0

0.0

56

           Syphilis:

Tuberculosis

6

5.2

38

Primary/Secondary

1

0.9

19

HIV

21

18.2

18

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

5

4.3

74

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

22

19.1

54

            Chlamydia

259

225.1

34

Number

Rate

County Rank

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

8

4.3+ 

63

Breast Cancer

21

17.6++

18

All Causes

1,135

948.1++

57

Cerebrovascular Disease

93

76.6++

35

Heart Disease

383

318.1++

28

Motor Vehicle Accidents

18

15.6++

68

Cardiovascular Disease

494

409.5++

31

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

251

211.8++

40

Suicide

14

12.3++

41

Lung Cancer

88

74.5++

32

Homicide

1

0.8++

52

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:      21,556

(18.7% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

Number

Number

Number

Total Physicians

411

Total Dental

250

Total Nursing

1,809

Primary Care Physicians

171

Total Optometry

21

Licensed Practical Nurse

591

Total Chiropractors

27

Total Social Work

62

Registered Nurse

1,214

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

FORT SMITH

9.6

4.0

2.0

4.0

13.0

8.1

19,469

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

AREA AGENCY ON AGING HOSPICE OF WESTERN ARKANSAS

Hospice

0

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

COOPER CLINIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

FIANNA HILLS SURGERY CENTER,LLC

Outpatient Surgery Center

FORT SMITH HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES

Home Health Agency

0

HARBOR VIEW MERCY HOSPITAL

Psychiatric Hospital

57

HARBOR VIEW MERCY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PSY. CTR.

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

0

HEALTHSOUTH CENTER FOR DAY SURGERY

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF FORT SMITH

Rehabilitation/Recuperation Center

80

HOSPICE PEACHTREE,LLC

Hospice

0

MERCY HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General/Recuperation Center

457

SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH DEPT.

Home Health Agency

0

Name of Service

Type of Service

Sebastian Co EMS (Greenwood)

Advanced

Fort Smith EMS

Advanced

Lavaca Fire and Rescue

Basic

Sparks Reg. Med. Ctr.- Veronica Mathis

Advanced

Sebastian County Emergency Mgmt

Basic