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Anson County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 7
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region III
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region V
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Cardinal HSA V
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Charlotte
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 20
Population per Non-Federal Physician 1,193
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 13
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 5
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 4
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,835
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 7
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 3
Nurse Practitioners 1
Chiropractors 1
Dentists 4
Dental Hygienists 1
Licensed Practical Nurses 96
Optometrists 2
Pharmacists 12
Physical Therapists 1
Physical Therapy Assistants 3
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 5
Psychologists 0
Registered Nurses 104
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 161
1996 General Hospital Beds 52
1996 General Hospital Admissions 1,427
1997 Laborforce 11,101
---1997 Employed 10,449
---1997 Unemployed 652
1997 Unem Rate 5.9
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 18,292
1997 Medicaid Eligible 6,566
1996 Total Resident Births 338
1996 Total Resident Deaths 294
1996 Total Pregnancies 424
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 82.9
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 100
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 129.2
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 14.8
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 14.8
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 23.8
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.4
1997 Population: Total 23,854
---1997 Population: White 12,198
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 11,656
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 6,180
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 2,477
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 3,703
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 13,869
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 7,347
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 6,522
1997 Population: 65+ Total 3,805
---1997 Population: 65+ White 2,374
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,431

For additional information regarding this county, check out the North Carolina
LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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Last update: 10/98