Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

total

67,165

100.0

57

22.3

32,753

34,412

64,025

3,140

Under 1

830

1.2

40

14.6

411

419

760

70

1 - 4

3,384

5.0

51

18.4

1,709

1,675

3,152

232

5 - 9

4,614

6.9

44

21.8

2,303

2,311

4,325

289

10 - 14

4,740

7.1

52

20.6

2,443

2,297

4,472

268

15 - 19

5,700

8.5

7

14.5

2,831

2,869

5,354

346

20 - 24

5,676

8.5

6

18.0

2,871

2,805

5,328

348

25 - 29

4,252

6.3

27

6.5

2,149

2,103

4,026

226

30 - 34

4,292

6.4

27

14.0

2,129

2,163

4,067

225

35 - 39

5,060

7.5

21

40.4

2,529

2,531

4,815

245

40 - 44

4,650

6.9

60

25.8

2,332

2,318

4,453

197

45 - 54

8,438

12.6

55

45.9

4,177

4,261

8,130

308

55 - 64

6,276

9.3

56

26.5

3,022

3,254

6,104

172

65 - 74

4,808

7.2

55

9.4

2,205

2,603

4,696

112

75 - 84

3,191

4.8

51

13.0

1,271

1,920

3,113

78

85+

1,254

1.9

47

56.4

371

883

1,217

37

10 - 17

7,548

11.2

3

19.0

3,873

3,675

7,104

444

18 - 19

2,892

4.3

55

12.9

1,401

1,491

2,716

176

65+

9,253

13.8

55

15.4

3,847

5,406

9,026

227

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

67,165

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

27,068

40.3%

35

County Rank:

10

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

18,928

28.2%

24

Population Density:

64 people per square mile

County Rank:

15

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

10,000

15.9%

54

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.2%

29,875

46

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,453

21.0%

64

Per Capita Income (1998)

$18,207.00

49

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

Medicaid Eligible

17.7%

11,897

62

          Uninsured

8,980

16.4%

57

Medicaid Eligible Children

35.8%

7,425

65

          Medicare

4,119

7.5%

63

EPSDT Participation (2001)

26.4%

52

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

4,579

8.4%

52

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.9%

633

59

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

11,821

17.6%

40

WIC Average Caseload

1,815

11

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

894

14.8**

30

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

4,344

12

Low Birth Weight

87

9.7%

23

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.1%

42

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

36

4.0%

66

General Fertility Rate (2000)

60.5**

51

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

152

18.9%

49

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

54.0**

60

Female Population,15 - 19

2,869

9.3%

7

Female Population, 15 - 44

14,789

10

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

5

7.4

21

           Syphilis:

Tuberculosis

4

6.0

30

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

5

7.4

7

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<6.0

70

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

32

47.6

46

            Chlamydia

77

114.6

54

Number

Rate

County Rank

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

11

12.3+ 

16

Breast Cancer

8

11.6++

41

All Causes

717

989.1++

44

Cerebrovascular Disease

95

127.1++

2

Heart Disease

210

285.1++

44

Motor Vehicle Accidents

19

28.1++

42

Cardiovascular Disease

316

426.9++

26

Work Related Injuries

1

1.6++

36

Cancer

144

199.6++

49

Suicide

17

25.6++

7

Lung Cancer

54

74.4++

33

Homicide

2

2.9++

47

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:      29,999

(44.7% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

Population of HPSA:

0

(0.0% of county population)

Number

Number

Number

Total Physicians

101

Total Dental

95

Total Nursing

1,023

Primary Care Physicians

46

Total Optometry

8

Licensed Practical Nurse

421

Total Chiropractors

13

Total Social Work

54

Registered Nurse

598

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

White River Rural Health Center

Bald Knob

1.5

1.0

0.0

0.0

7,789

White River Rural Health Center

Kensett

1.5

0.9

0.0

0.0

9,370

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

BEEBE

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.5

0.0

2,500

SEARCY

3.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

7.0

3.0

8,067

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL, INC.

General

193

HOSPICE HOME CARE, INC.

Hospice

0

LOWERY MEDICAL/SURGICAL EYE CENTER, P.A.

Outpatient Surgery Center

0

WHITE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

General

245

WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE

Home Health Agency

0

WHITE RIVER AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Home Health Agency

0

Name of Service

Type of Service

Bald Knob Area Ambulance

Basic

NorthStar- Searcy

Advanced

Central Ambulance Transport Svc.

Advanced