Lenoir County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 107 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 103 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 569 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 41 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 8 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 3 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 16 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 6 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 8 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,430 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 62 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 9 Nurse Practitioners 10 Registered Nurses 554 Licensed Practical Nurses 212 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 4 Dentists 27 Dental Hygienists 29 Optometrists 5 Pharmacists 76 Physical Therapists 25 Physical Therapy Assistants 10 Podiatrists 3 Psychological Associates 15 Practicing Psychologists 4 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 29,695 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 332 ........1997 Employed 28,277 1997 General Hospital Beds 258 ........1997 Unemployed 1,418 1997 General Hospital Discharges 9,401 1997 Unemployment Rate 4.8 1997 Per Capita Income $20,350 1998 Medicaid Eligible 14,756 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 829 1998 Total Resident Deaths 688 1997 Total Pregnancies 1,068 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 84.3 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 227 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 124.6 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 11.6 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 17.6 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.9 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 20.3 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 58,610 Total 19-64 Population: 34,546 ........Total White 34,472 ........19-64 White 20,944 ........Total Nonwhite 24,138 ........19-64 Nonwhite 13,602 Total 0-18 Population: 15,394 Total 65+ Population: 8,670 ........0-18 White 7,703 ........65+ White 5,825 ........0-18 Nonwhite 7,691 ........65+ Nonwhite 2,845