STATE
OF ARKANSAS
|
|
Overall
Percent |
State
Rank |
Percent
Change* |
Male |
Female |
White |
NonWhite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
total |
2,673,400 |
100.0 |
NA |
0.0 |
1,304,693 |
1,368,707 |
2,203,157 |
470,243 |
|
Under 1 |
36,065 |
1.3 |
NA |
0.0 |
18,437 |
17,628 |
27,764 |
8,301 |
|
1 - 4 |
145,520 |
5.4 |
NA |
0.0 |
74,212 |
71,308 |
111,573 |
33,947 |
|
5 - 9 |
187,224 |
7.0 |
NA |
0.0 |
95,940 |
91,284 |
143,227 |
43,997 |
|
10 - 14 |
192,935 |
7.2 |
NA |
0.0 |
99,300 |
93,635 |
148,733 |
44,202 |
|
15 - 19 |
198,765 |
7.4 |
NA |
0.0 |
102,105 |
96,660 |
153,369 |
45,396 |
|
20 - 24 |
181,598 |
6.8 |
NA |
0.0 |
91,763 |
89,835 |
142,280 |
39,318 |
|
25 - 29 |
176,674 |
6.6 |
NA |
0.0 |
89,038 |
87,636 |
142,982 |
33,692 |
|
30 - 34 |
176,171 |
6.6 |
NA |
0.0 |
88,236 |
87,935 |
144,657 |
31,514 |
|
35 - 39 |
200,340 |
7.5 |
NA |
0.0 |
99,280 |
101,060 |
165,757 |
34,583 |
|
40 - 44 |
197,787 |
7.4 |
NA |
0.0 |
97,840 |
99,947 |
163,179 |
34,608 |
|
45 - 54 |
349,519 |
13.1 |
NA |
0.0 |
171,244 |
178,275 |
296,753 |
52,766 |
|
55 - 64 |
256,783 |
9.6 |
NA |
0.0 |
122,870 |
133,913 |
228,610 |
28,173 |
|
65 - 74 |
198,334 |
7.4 |
NA |
0.0 |
89,904 |
108,430 |
177,870 |
20,464 |
|
75 - 84 |
129,193 |
4.8 |
NA |
0.0 |
50,963 |
78,230 |
116,104 |
13,089 |
|
85+ |
46,492 |
1.7 |
NA |
0.0 |
13,561 |
32,931 |
40,411 |
6,081 |
|
10 - 17 |
311,560 |
11.7 |
NA |
0.0 |
160,686 |
150,874 |
240,293 |
71,267 |
|
18 - 19 |
80,140 |
3.0 |
NA |
0.0 |
40,719 |
39,421 |
61,837 |
18,303 |
|
65+ |
374,019 |
14.0 |
NA |
0.0 |
154,428 |
219,591 |
334,385 |
39,634 |
|
Number |
Percent of Total |
State Rank |
2000 |
Percent
of Total |
Number |
State Rank |
|
|
Population
Less Than 100% Poverty |
417,961 |
16.4% |
NA |
Unemployment Rate (2001) |
5.1% |
|
NA |
|
Population
0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty |
156,989 |
23.5% |
NA |
Per Capita Income (1998) |
|
$22,233.00 |
NA |
|
Federal
Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and: |
|
Medicaid Eligible |
20.0% |
534,911 |
NA |
||
|
Uninsured |
414,524 |
17.6% |
NA |
Medicaid Eligible Children |
41.4% |
331,229 |
NA |
|
Medicare |
194,473 |
8.3% |
NA |
EPSDT Participation (2001) |
35.0% |
|
NA |
|
Under Age 65 and Medicaid+ |
218,857 |
9.3% |
NA |
TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload |
0.8% |
20,326 |
NA |
|
Uninsured
- State survey (1998 - 2000) |
454,478 |
17.0% |
NA |
WIC Average Caseload |
|
81,386 |
NA |
+Federal
estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error. See definition for discussion.
|
Number |
Percent or Rate |
State Rank |
|
Number
or Rate |
State Rank |
|
|
Live
Births |
37790 |
15.9** |
NA |
Live Births (1996 - 2000) |
184,104 |
NA |
|
Low
Birth Weight |
3,263 |
8.6% |
NA |
Low Birth Weight (1996 -
2000) |
8.6% |
NA |
|
Birth
To Adolescents (10 - 17) |
2,153 |
5.7% |
NA |
General Fertility Rate
(2000) |
67.1** |
NA |
|
Prenatal
Care (no 1st trimester care |
7,496 |
20.3% |
NA |
Teen Fertility Rate (2000) |
66.2** |
NA |
|
Female
Population,15 - 19 |
96,661 |
7.9% |
NA |
Female Population, 15 - 44 |
563,207 |
NA |
**Rate
is per 1,000 population.
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Rate++ |
State Rank |
|
Number |
Rate++ |
State Rank |
|
|
Vaccine
Preventable Diseases |
162 |
6.1 |
NA |
Syphilis: |
|
|
|
|
Tuberculosis |
201 |
7.5 |
NA |
Primary/Secondary |
49 |
1.8 |
NA |
|
HIV |
339 |
12.7 |
NA |
Early Latent |
220 |
8.2 |
NA |
|
AIDS |
207 |
7.7 |
NA |
Congenital |
9 |
0.3 |
NA |
|
Gonorrhea |
4,659 |
174.3 |
NA |
Chlamydia |
7,297 |
272.9 |
NA |
++Rate
is per 100,000 population.
2000
MORTALITY
|
|
Rate |
State Rank |
|
Number |
Rate |
State Rank |
|
|
Infant
Mortality |
315 |
8.3+ |
NA |
Breast
Cancer |
379 |
13.3++ |
NA |
|
All
Causes |
28,182 |
975.4++ |
NA |
Cerebrovascular
Disease |
2,252 |
77.0++ |
NA |
|
Heart
Disease |
8,260 |
283.2++ |
NA |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents |
706 |
26.3++ |
NA |
|
Cardiovascular
Disease |
11,084 |
379.8++ |
NA |
Work
Related Injuries |
72 |
2.7++ |
NA |
|
Cancer |
6,085 |
210.4++ |
NA |
Suicide |
344 |
12.8++ |
NA |
|
Lung
Cancer |
1,992 |
68.6++ |
NA |
Homicide |
204 |
7.6++ |
NA |
+
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)
|
NA |
|
Is
this a total state MUA? |
NA |
|
|
Are
there geographic county HPSAs? |
NA |
|
Is
this a partial state MUA? |
NA |
|
Are
there population group HPSAs? |
NA |
|
Population
of MUA: 774,830 |
(29.0%
of county population) |
|
Are
there facility HPSAs? |
NA |
|
|
|
|
Population
of HPSA: |
551,254 |
(20.6%
of county population) |
|
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2001
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
|
|
|
Number |
|
Number |
|
|
Total
Physicians |
5,057 |
Total
Dental |
3,954 |
Total
Nursing |
39,178 |
|
Primary
Care Physicians |
2,436 |
Total
Optometry |
303 |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
14,640 |
|
Total
Chiropractors |
423 |
Total
Social Work |
1,954 |
Registered
Nurse |
24,057 |
COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS
|
Number of Sites |
Physician FTE |
Registered Nurse Practioner
FTE |
Physician's Assistant FTE |
Dentist FTE |
Encounters |
|
|
NA |
225 |
55 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
295,368 |
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PHN |
Sanitarian |
LPN |
PHT |
Clerk |
Other |
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Local Health Units |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
FTE |
Encounters |
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99 |
244.4 |
140.0 |
75.7 |
94.5 |
521.6 |
410.2 |
554,578 |
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MEDICAL
FACILITIES
|
Number
of Facilities |
Number
of Beds |
|
|
Alcohol
& Drug Abuse Facility |
0 |
0 |
|
Abortion
Facility |
3 |
0 |
|
Alcohol
& Drug Abuse Facility |
0 |
0 |
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General |
39 |
4,156 |
|
General/Recuperation
Center |
16 |
4,075 |
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Home
Health Agency |
233 |
0 |
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Health
Maintenance Organization |
8 |
0 |
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Hospice |
48 |
40 |
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Invitro
Fertilization Facility |
1 |
0 |
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Infirmary |
13 |
108 |
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Outpatient
Psychiatric Center |
10 |
0 |
|
Outpatient
Surgery Center |
40 |
0 |
|
Private
Care Agency |
1 |
0 |
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Psychiatric
Hospital |
10 |
819 |
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Recuperation
Center |
4 |
58 |
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Rehabilitation
Center |
4 |
313 |
|
Rehabilitation/Recuperation
Center |
1 |
80 |
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Surgery
And General Medical Care |
31 |
2,177 |
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
|
Number
of Services |
|
|
Advanced |
122 |
|
Air |
9 |
|
Basic |
79 |