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Mecklenburg County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 119
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region III
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 Charlotte
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 1,624
Population per Non-Federal Physician 375
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 629
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 150
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 4
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 221
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 119
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 135
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 968
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 995
Federal Physicians 10
Residents-in-Training 183
Physician Assistants 103
Nurse Practitioners 91
Chiropractors 138
Dentists 350
Dental Hygienists 401
Licensed Practical Nurses 1,090
Optometrists 67
Pharmacists 575
Physical Therapists 330
Physical Therapy Assistants 182
Podiatrists 22
Psychological Associates 75
Psychologists 161
Registered Nurses 7,461
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 3,006
1996 General Hospital Beds 2,032
1996 General Hospital Admissions 92,728
1997 Laborforce 350,217
---1997 Employed 341,013
---1997 Unemployed 9,204
1997 Unem Rate 2.6
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 30,541
1997 Medicaid Eligible 76,300
1996 Total Resident Births 9,446
1996 Total Resident Deaths 4,175
1996 Total Pregnancies 13,123
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 87.8
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 1,582
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 81.7
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.6
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.4
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 4.9
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.0
1997 Population: Total 608,887
---1997 Population: White 432,761
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 176,126
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 162,892
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 103,185
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 59,707
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 388,440
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 282,444
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 105,996
1997 Population: 65+ Total 57,555
---1997 Population: 65+ White 47,132
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 10,423

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