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Henderson County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 89
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region I
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region I
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Western HSA I
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Mountain
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 181
Population per Non-Federal Physician 437
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 76
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 32
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 26
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 11
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,041
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 105
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 11
Nurse Practitioners 15
Chiropractors 18
Dentists 37
Dental Hygienists 49
Licensed Practical Nurses 224
Optometrists 9
Pharmacists 54
Physical Therapists 41
Physical Therapy Assistants 25
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 8
Psychologists 9
Registered Nurses 694
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 732
1996 General Hospital Beds 263
1996 General Hospital Admissions 10,534
1997 Laborforce 36,014
---1997 Employed 35,238
---1997 Unemployed 776
1997 Unem Rate 2.2
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 23,564
1997 Medicaid Eligible 11,608
1996 Total Resident Births 876
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,028
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,054
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 75.1
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 154
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 83.1
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 6.2
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 14.8
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.4
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 23.8
1997 Population: Total 79,146
---1997 Population: White 75,795
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 3,351
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 16,187
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 15,080
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 1,107
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 44,802
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 42,907
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 1,895
1997 Population: 65+ Total 18,157
---1997 Population: 65+ White 17,808
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 349

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