STATE OF ARKANSAS

 
 



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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

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

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

State Rank

Population in 2000:

2,673,400

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

1,382,820

51.7%

NA

State Rank:

NA

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

1,044,745

39.1%

NA

Population Density:

50 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

State Rank:

NA

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

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.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

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.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

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     

 

Number

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)

Is this a total state HPSA?

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)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

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  

Name of Center

Number of Sites

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

NA

225

55

11

1

10

295,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

Number of

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

99

244.4

140.0

75.7

94.5

521.6

410.2

554,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Type of Facility

Number of Facilities

Number of Beds

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Facility

0

0

Abortion Facility

3

0

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Facility

0

0

General

39

4,156

General/Recuperation Center

16

4,075

Home Health Agency

233

0

Health Maintenance Organization

8

0

Hospice

48

40

Invitro Fertilization Facility

1

0

Infirmary

13

108

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

10

0

Outpatient Surgery Center

40

0

Private Care Agency

1

0

Psychiatric Hospital

10

819

Recuperation Center

4

58

Rehabilitation Center

4

313

Rehabilitation/Recuperation Center

1

80

Surgery And General Medical Care

31

2,177

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Type of Service

Number of Services

Advanced

122

Air

9

Basic

79