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Iredell County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 97
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region II
HSA (Health Service Area) Region So. Piedmont HSA III
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 186
Population per Non-Federal Physician 586
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 78
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 15
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 33
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 14
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 15
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,397
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 108
Federal Physicians 3
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 10
Nurse Practitioners 7
Chiropractors 17
Dentists 48
Dental Hygienists 43
Licensed Practical Nurses 177
Optometrists 10
Pharmacists 91
Physical Therapists 40
Physical Therapy Assistants 22
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 9
Psychologists 9
Registered Nurses 1,051
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 542
1996 General Hospital Beds 430
1996 General Hospital Admissions 16,408
1997 Laborforce 58,136
---1997 Employed 56,519
---1997 Unemployed 1,617
1997 Unem Rate 2.8
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 21,713
1997 Medicaid Eligible 14,447
1996 Total Resident Births 1,440
1996 Total Resident Deaths 1,004
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,776
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 78.3
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 282
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 90.3
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.1
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.9
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 5.9
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 11.5
1997 Population: Total 108,940
---1997 Population: White 91,427
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 17,513
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 27,284
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 21,528
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 5,756
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 66,840
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 56,623
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 10,217
1997 Population: 65+ Total 14,816
---1997 Population: 65+ White 13,276
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,540

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