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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

15,757

100.0

28

14.8

7,842

7,915

14,606

1,151

 

Under 1

251

1.6

4

37.2

125

126

233

18

1 - 4

984

6.2

4

37.4

496

488

915

69

5 - 9

1,300

8.3

3

23.5

655

645

1,187

113

10 - 14

1,151

7.3

41

13.0

587

564

1,034

117

15 - 19

1,219

7.7

22

20.9

670

549

1,123

96

20 - 24

1,044

6.6

20

20.3

530

514

977

67

25 - 29

1,141

7.2

7

9.0

586

555

1,069

72

30 - 34

1,102

7.0

11

9.5

581

521

1,009

93

35 - 39

1,120

7.1

47

20.0

565

555

1,022

98

40 - 44

1,007

6.4

72

8.3

533

474

928

79

45 - 54

1,899

12.1

69

30.9

943

956

1,763

136

55 - 64

1,462

9.3

57

15.0

710

752

1,374

88

65 - 74

1,086

6.9

59

-8.7

485

601

1,026

60

75 - 84

707

4.5

60

-14.6

301

406

675

32

85+

284

1.8

50

26.2

75

209

270

14

10 - 17

1,911

12.1

21

17.0

996

915

1,739

172

18 - 19

459

2.9

58

16.5

261

198

423

36

65+

2,077

13.2

58

-7.4

861

1,216

1,971

106

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

15,757

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

5,765

36.6%

40

County Rank:

50

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

27 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

41

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

2,742

18.6%

36

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.9%

6,700

66

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,073

26.9%

33

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,371.00

27

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

0.0%

4

75

          Uninsured

2,487

18.2%

37

Medicaid Eligible Children

45.2%

2,327

39

          Medicare

1,299

9.5%

41

EPSDT Participation (2001)

56.4%

 

1

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,270

9.3%

39

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.9%

459

22

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,631

16.7%

48

WIC Average Caseload

 

916

29

+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

276

19.8**

4

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,265

40

Low Birth Weight

21

7.6%

49

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.4%

39

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

16

5.8%

38

General Fertility Rate (2000)

87.1**

1

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

59

21.7%

38

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

78.3**

25

Female Population,15 - 19

549

7.8%

29

Female Population, 15 - 44

3,169

48

**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

6.3

29

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<25.4

25

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<25.4

27

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

2

12.7

59

            Chlamydia

62

393.5

21

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

4

14.5+ 

14

Breast Cancer

1

7.1++

58

All Causes

172

1,047.7++

28

Cerebrovascular Disease

8

48.1++

68

Heart Disease

71

430.6++

4

Motor Vehicle Accidents

8

49.0++

10

Cardiovascular Disease

81

491.0++

14

Work Related Injuries

1

6.0++

20

Cancer

26

161.6++

72

Suicide

3

18.0++

16

Lung Cancer

10

61.0++

57

Homicide

3

19.7++

9

+ 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:      2,309

(14.7% 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

15

Total Dental

8

Total Nursing

207

Primary Care Physicians

12

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

121

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

5

Registered Nurse

86

 

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

DEQUEEN

2.2

0.0

1.0

1.7

5.0

2.0

8,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

COLUMBIA DE QUEEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

General

94

DE QUEEN HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

SEVIER COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

AET-DeQueen

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