Hertford County 1997 Profile

Hertford FIPS County Code 91 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region VI DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region VI HSA Region Eastern HSA VI AHEC Region Eastern MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 34 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 634 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 22 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 9 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 5 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 5 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 980 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 12 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 3 Nurse Practitioners 5 Registered Nurses 225 Licensed Practical Nurses 78 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 3 Dentists 8 Dental Hygienists 3 Optometrists 3 Pharmacists 26 Physical Therapists 3 Physical Therapy Assistants 9 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 2 Practicing Psychologists 1 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 9,852 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 161 ........1997 Employed 9,346 1997 General Hospital Beds 94 ........1997 Unemployed 506 1997 General Hospital Discharges 4,722 1997 Unemployment Rate 5.1 1997 Per Capita Income $17,140 1998 Medicaid Eligible 7,294 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 266 1998 Total Resident Deaths 254 1997 Total Pregnancies 295 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 61.4 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 72 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 82.7 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 10.8 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 12.4 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 16.6 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 21,566 Total 19-64 Population: 12,134 ........Total White 8,265 ........19-64 White 4,922 ........Total Nonwhite 13,301 ........19-64 Nonwhite 7,212 Total 0-18 Population: 6,125 Total 65+ Population: 3,307 ........0-18 White 1,651 ........65+ White 1,692 ........0-18 Nonwhite 4,474 ........65+ Nonwhite 1,615