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Ashe County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 9
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Western HSA I
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 24
Population per Non-Federal Physician 983
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 16
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 10
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 1
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 2
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,475
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 8
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 3
Nurse Practitioners 2
Chiropractors 2
Dentists 4
Dental Hygienists 4
Licensed Practical Nurses 68
Optometrists 4
Pharmacists 14
Physical Therapists 6
Physical Therapy Assistants 6
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 2
Psychologists 2
Registered Nurses 144
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 180
1996 General Hospital Beds 76
1996 General Hospital Admissions 1,981
1997 Laborforce 11,461
---1997 Employed 10,385
---1997 Unemployed 1,076
1997 Unem Rate 9.4
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 17,852
1997 Medicaid Eligible 4,458
1996 Total Resident Births 262
1996 Total Resident Deaths 279
1996 Total Pregnancies 298
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 64.7
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 51
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 78.6
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.5
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 11.5
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.5
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0
1997 Population: Total 23,596
---1997 Population: White 23,398
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 198
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 4,728
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 4,678
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 50
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 14,448
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 14,335
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 113
1997 Population: 65+ Total 4,420
---1997 Population: 65+ White 4,385
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 35

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