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Henderson County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 89 Western HSA I

AHEC Region Mountain Perinatal Care Region I

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region I

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 201

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 24.4

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 80

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 35

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

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 23

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 9

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 12

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 9.7

Non-Federal Physicians Other 121

Federal Physicians 2

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 753

........Nurse Practitioners 19

........Certified Nurse Midwives 5

Licensed Practical Nurses 207

Chiropractors 17

Physician Assistants 14

Podiatrists 2

Dentists 39

Dental Hygienists 54

Optometrists 9

Pharmacists 59

Physical Therapists 44

Physical Therapy Assistants 24

Practicing Psychologists 11

Psychological Associates 9

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 82,365
Total 19-64 Population: 45,874

........Total White 78,834
........19-64 White 43,888

........Total Nonwhite 3,531
........19-64 Nonwhite 1,986

Total 0-18 Population: 16,926
Total 65+ Population: 19,565

........0-18 White 15,742
........65+ White 19,204

........0-18 Nonwhite 1,184
........65+ Nonwhite 361

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 1,000

Total Resident Deaths 1,032

Total Pregnancies 1,173

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 82.1

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 177

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 91.1

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 8.4

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 10.0

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 9.6

........Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 15.2

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 36,130
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 822

........1999 Employed 35,270
1998 General Hospital Beds 263

........1999 Unemployed 860
1999 General Hospital Discharges 12,485

1999 Unemployment Rate 2.4

1998 Per Capita Income $26,115

1999 Medicaid Eligible 11,553

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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