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Wilkes County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 193
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Western HSA I
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Northwest
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Nonmetropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 66
Population per Non-Federal Physician 956
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 14
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 13
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 4
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 7
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,661
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 28
Federal Physicians 0
Residents-in-Training 0
Physician Assistants 10
Nurse Practitioners 8
Chiropractors 9
Dentists 13
Dental Hygienists 20
Licensed Practical Nurses 110
Optometrists 7
Pharmacists 27
Physical Therapists 14
Physical Therapy Assistants 8
Podiatrists 0
Psychological Associates 8
Psychologists 3
Registered Nurses 359
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 417
1996 General Hospital Beds 120
1996 General Hospital Admissions 5,167
1997 Laborforce 31,882
---1997 Employed 30,794
---1997 Unemployed 1,088
1997 Unem Rate 3.4
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 19,285
1997 Medicaid Eligible 10,180
1996 Total Resident Births 810
1996 Total Resident Deaths 592
1996 Total Pregnancies 901
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 67.7
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 158
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 88.1
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 8.1
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.9
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.1
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 26.3
1997 Population: Total 63,106
---1997 Population: White 59,806
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 3,300
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 14,596
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 13,625
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 971
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 39,424
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 37,524
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 1,900
1997 Population: 65+ Total 9,086
---1997 Population: 65+ White 8,657
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 429

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