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Ashe County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 9 Western HSA I

AHEC Region Northwest Perinatal Care Region II

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region III

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 21

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 8.8

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 15

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 11

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 1

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 1

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 1

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 6.3

Non-Federal Physicians Other 6

Federal Physicians 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 154

........Nurse Practitioners 2

........Certified Nurse Midwives 0

Licensed Practical Nurses 65

Chiropractors 4

Physician Assistants 3

Podiatrists 0

Dentists 4

Dental Hygienists 5

Optometrists 3

Pharmacists 11

Physical Therapists 6

Physical Therapy Assistants 8

Practicing Psychologists 1

Psychological Associates 2

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 23,966
Total 19-64 Population: 14,637

........Total White 23,779
........19-64 White 14,531

........Total Nonwhite 187
........19-64 Nonwhite 106

Total 0-18 Population: 4,688
Total 65+ Population: 4,641

........0-18 White 4,643
........65+ White 4,605

........0-18 Nonwhite 45
........65+ Nonwhite 36

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 237

Total Resident Deaths 286

Total Pregnancies 261

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 57.7

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 48

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 75.5

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 7.6

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 12.7

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 12.8

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 10,990
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 180

........1999 Employed 10,260
1998 General Hospital Beds 76

........1999 Unemployed 730
1999 General Hospital Discharges 3,448

1999 Unemployment Rate 6.6

1998 Per Capita Income $20,161

1999 Medicaid Eligible 4,361

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LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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