Henderson County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 89 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region I DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region I HSA Region Western HSA I AHEC Region Mountain MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 201 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 403 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 74 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 31 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 27 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 9 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,096 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 127 Federal Physicians: 2 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 11 Nurse Practitioners 17 Registered Nurses 728 Licensed Practical Nurses 203 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 19 Dentists 37 Dental Hygienists 49 Optometrists 9 Pharmacists 56 Physical Therapists 41 Physical Therapy Assistants 28 Podiatrists 2 Psychological Associates 9 Practicing Psychologists 11 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 36,014 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 732 ........1997 Employed 35,238 1997 General Hospital Beds 263 ........1997 Unemployed 776 1997 General Hospital Discharges 11,110 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.2 1997 Per Capita Income $24,093 1998 Medicaid Eligible 11,795 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 963 1998 Total Resident Deaths 1,022 1997 Total Pregnancies 1,086 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 76.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 138 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 74.2 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.1 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.6 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 4.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 53.6 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 81,068 Total 19-64 Population: 45,502 ........Total White 77,617 ........19-64 White 43,561 ........Total Nonwhite 3,451 ........19-64 Nonwhite 1,941 Total 0-18 Population: 16,641 Total 65+ Population: 18,925 ........0-18 White 15,490 ........65+ White 18,566 ........0-18 Nonwhite 1,151 ........65+ Nonwhite 359