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Polk County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 149
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 27
Population per Non-Federal Physician 607
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 10
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 6
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 4
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 0
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,639
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 17
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 3
Nurse Practitioners 4
Chiropractors 3
Dentists 7
Dental Hygienists 7
Licensed Practical Nurses 50
Optometrists 3
Pharmacists 12
Physical Therapists 3
Physical Therapy Assistants 7
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 2
Psychologists 4
Registered Nurses 128
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 221
1996 General Hospital Beds 55
1996 General Hospital Admissions 1,326
1997 Laborforce 7,603
---1997 Employed 7,440
---1997 Unemployed 163
1997 Unem Rate 2.1
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 25,288
1997 Medicaid Eligible 1,985
1996 Total Resident Births 172
1996 Total Resident Deaths 232
1996 Total Pregnancies 199
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 72.3
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 33
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 94.6
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 9.3
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 17.4
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 19.4
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0
1997 Population: Total 16,394
---1997 Population: White 15,257
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 1,137
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 3,245
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 2,930
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 315
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 8,992
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 8,346
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 646
1997 Population: 65+ Total 4,157
---1997 Population: 65+ White 3,981
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 176

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