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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

45,629

100.0

20

-2.4

21,814

23,815

30,595

15,034

 

Under 1

545

1.2

50

-22.3

288

257

310

235

1 - 4

2,397

5.3

32

-12.4

1,261

1,136

1,419

978

5 - 9

3,219

7.1

35

-11.4

1,696

1,523

1,843

1,376

10 - 14

3,461

7.6

19

-4.4

1,815

1,646

1,995

1,466

15 - 19

3,459

7.6

27

4.9

1,787

1,672

2,059

1,400

20 - 24

2,527

5.5

46

-8.2

1,226

1,301

1,583

944

25 - 29

2,648

5.8

45

-21.5

1,273

1,375

1,720

928

30 - 34

2,753

6.0

47

-23.2

1,301

1,452

1,775

978

35 - 39

3,388

7.4

30

-3.3

1,654

1,734

2,242

1,146

40 - 44

3,509

7.7

13

13.9

1,723

1,786

2,327

1,182

45 - 54

6,103

13.4

27

33.7

2,991

3,112

4,340

1,763

55 - 64

4,270

9.4

55

2.3

2,017

2,253

3,209

1,061

65 - 74

3,548

7.8

42

-16.1

1,529

2,019

2,726

822

75 - 84

2,718

6.0

20

4.0

986

1,732

2,202

516

85+

1,084

2.4

14

19.0

267

817

832

252

10 - 17

5,671

12.4

33

-0.9

2,942

2,729

3,322

2,349

18 - 19

1,249

2.7

29

4.8

660

589

743

506

65+

7,350

16.1

29

-5.2

2,782

4,568

5,760

1,590

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

45,629

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

21,530

47.2%

21

County Rank:

16

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

21,530

47.2%

11

Population Density:

43 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

23

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

7,969

17.7%

45

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.4%

19,775

41

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,148

25.8%

40

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$24,862.00

4

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

24.5%

11,164

29

          Uninsured

9,241

19.8%

26

Medicaid Eligible Children

48.7%

6,641

30

          Medicare

4,915

10.5%

23

EPSDT Participation (2001)

50.2%

 

4

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

4,870

10.4%

26

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

3.3%

1,493

19

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

8,396

18.4%

36

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,290

19

+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

598

14.6**

32

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

3,107

16

Low Birth Weight

55

9.2%

31

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.9%

31

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

44

7.4%

22

General Fertility Rate (2000)

64.2**

34

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

166

28.4%

13

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

81.3**

20

Female Population,15 - 19

1,672

7.8%

30

Female Population, 15 - 44

9,320

16

**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

11

24.1

6

Primary/Secondary

3

6.6

9

HIV

11

24.1

24

Early Latent

6

13.1

17

AIDS

4

8.8

65

Congenital

1

2.2

3

Gonorrhea

138

302.4

15

            Chlamydia

200

438.3

16

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

10

16.7+ 

8

Breast Cancer

18

34.0++

3

All Causes

639

1,126.5++

12

Cerebrovascular Disease

67

114.2++

6

Heart Disease

147

244.9++

61

Motor Vehicle Accidents

9

18.9++

58

Cardiovascular Disease

232

389.2++

41

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

155

280.9++

8

Suicide

3

6.5++

60

Lung Cancer

48

88.7++

18

Homicide

5

10.4++

25

+ 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?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      3,365

(7.4% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

3,365

(7.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

90

Total Dental

72

Total Nursing

775

Primary Care Physicians

51

Total Optometry

6

Licensed Practical Nurse

391

Total Chiropractors

5

Total Social Work

17

Registered Nurse

382

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

CABUN Rural Health Services

Strong

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

3,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

EL DORADO

3.8

2.0

1.0

2.0

7.0

4.0

7,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

COMMUNITY HOSPICE

Hospice

0

MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

UNION COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS HOME HEALTH AGENCY

Home Health Agency

0

MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS

General

149

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Junction City Ambulance

Basic

City of Huttig

Basic

El Dorado Fire Department/ALS

Advanced

ProMed-  El Dorado

Advanced