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Lenoir County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 107
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VI
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Eastern HSA VI
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Eastern
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 98
Population per Non-Federal Physician 602
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 33
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 7
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 11
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 5
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 9
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,789
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 65
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 7
Nurse Practitioners 7
Chiropractors 4
Dentists 28
Dental Hygienists 27
Licensed Practical Nurses 217
Optometrists 6
Pharmacists 72
Physical Therapists 24
Physical Therapy Assistants 13
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 14
Psychologists 5
Registered Nurses 549
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 332
1996 General Hospital Beds 263
1996 General Hospital Admissions 9,383
1997 Laborforce 29,695
---1997 Employed 28,277
---1997 Unemployed 1,418
1997 Unem Rate 4.8
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 19,889
1997 Medicaid Eligible 14,954
1996 Total Resident Births 902
1996 Total Resident Deaths 665
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,151
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 89.4
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 234
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 126.5
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 10.2
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 12.2
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 8.4
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 16.4
1997 Population: Total 59,042
---1997 Population: White 34,831
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 24,211
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 15,399
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 7,727
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 7,672
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 34,971
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 21,273
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 13,698
1997 Population: 65+ Total 8,672
---1997 Population: 65+ White 5,831
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 2,841

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