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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

21,139

100.0

39

18.9

10,545

10,594

20,480

659

 

Under 1

280

1.3

27

11.6

128

152

265

15

1 - 4

1,098

5.2

38

9.1

566

532

1,054

44

5 - 9

1,552

7.3

16

24.7

804

748

1,496

56

10 - 14

1,565

7.4

31

27.0

845

720

1,495

70

15 - 19

1,546

7.3

40

17.9

834

712

1,486

60

20 - 24

1,294

6.1

27

13.0

707

587

1,245

49

25 - 29

1,475

7.0

8

10.5

751

724

1,439

36

30 - 34

1,398

6.6

22

12.1

723

675

1,361

37

35 - 39

1,574

7.4

28

35.2

812

762

1,536

38

40 - 44

1,527

7.2

39

34.9

763

764

1,482

45

45 - 54

2,586

12.2

67

28.9

1,309

1,277

2,487

99

55 - 64

2,066

9.8

46

15.5

999

1,067

2,011

55

65 - 74

1,618

7.7

45

-0.9

748

870

1,586

32

75 - 84

1,147

5.4

34

12.8

419

728

1,127

20

85+

413

2.0

39

57.6

137

276

406

7

10 - 17

2,521

11.9

29

23.2

1,350

1,171

2,416

105

18 - 19

590

2.8

39

18.7

329

261

567

23

65+

3,178

15.0

39

9.2

1,304

1,874

3,119

59

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

21,139

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

4,228

20.%

60

County Rank:

35

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

22 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

53

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

3,134

16.4%

51

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.3%

8,850

72

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

1,154

23.9%

51

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,157.00

40

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.9%

4,201

49

          Uninsured

3,138

17.7%

45

Medicaid Eligible Children

38.1%

2,408

59

          Medicare

1,857

10.5%

25

EPSDT Participation (2001)

30.1%

 

41

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,577

8.9%

45

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

0.6%

124

71

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

2,790

13.2%

64

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,044

24

+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

335

17.7**

9

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

1,484

33

Low Birth Weight

27

8.1%

44

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.1%

60

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

24

7.2%

25

General Fertility Rate (2000)

79.3**

6

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

63

20.2%

46

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

89.9**

8

Female Population,15 - 19

712

7.5%

41

Female Population, 15 - 44

4,224

34

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

4

18.9

4

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<18.9

19

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

<4

<18.9

43

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

4

18.9

55

            Chlamydia

33

156.1

43

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

1

3.0+ 

66

Breast Cancer

2

9.3++

47

All Causes

243

1,000.3++

37

Cerebrovascular Disease

27

108.3++

10

Heart Disease

80

322.6++

26

Motor Vehicle Accidents

6

29.1++

38

Cardiovascular Disease

110

443.2++

22

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

48

198.3++

50

Suicide

4

18.8++

15

Lung Cancer

14

57.0++

63

Homicide

3

13.8++

16

+ 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:      2,412

(11.4% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

2,412

(11.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

16

Total Dental

16

Total Nursing

200

Primary Care Physicians

11

Total Optometry

 

Licensed Practical Nurse

112

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

3

Registered Nurse

87

 

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

DANVILLE

0.8

0.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

3,825

DARDANELLE

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

3,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-HOSPICE III

Hospice

0

DARDANELLE HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

25

DARDANELLE HOSPITAL HOMECARE

Home Health Agency

0

JOHN ED CHAMBERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

General

41

JOHN ED CHAMBERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

YELL COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

YELL COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Yell County Emergency Medical

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