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Wilkes County

1999 Profile
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FIPS County Code 193 Western HSA I

AHEC Region Northwest Perinatal Care Region II

MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan DEHNR Region III

Physicians

Total Non-Federal Physicians 70

Total Non-Federal Physicians per 10,000 Population 11.0

Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 38

........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 13

........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0

........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 15

........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 4

........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 6

Non-Federal Primary Care Physician per 10,000 Population 6.0

Non-Federal Physicians Other 32

Federal Physicians 0

Residents-in-Training 0

Other Health Professionals

Registered Nurses 387

........Nurse Practitioners 9

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

Licensed Practical Nurses 100

Chiropractors 8

Physician Assistants 14

Podiatrists 1

Dentists 13

Dental Hygienists 16

Optometrists 6

Pharmacists 33

Physical Therapists 13

Physical Therapy Assistants 9

Practicing Psychologists 2

Psychological Associates 7

Population Estimates 1999

Total Population: 63,760
Total 19-64 Population: 39,636

........Total White 60,390
........19-64 White 37,718

........Total Nonwhite 3,370
........19-64 Nonwhite 1,918

Total 0-18 Population: 14,712
Total 65+ Population: 9,412

........0-18 White 13,701
........65+ White 8,971

........0-18 Nonwhite 1,011
........65+ Nonwhite 441

Vital Statistics 1998

Total Resident Births 821

Total Resident Deaths 644

Total Pregnancies 933

........Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 72.0

Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 164

........Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 94.7

Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 7.3

Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 7.3

........White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.7

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

Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data

1999 Laborforce 31,700
1999 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 417

........1999 Employed 30,880
1998 General Hospital Beds 120

........1999 Unemployed 820
1999 General Hospital Discharges 8,157

1999 Unemployment Rate 2.6

1998 Per Capita Income $22,014

1999 Medicaid Eligible 10,314

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provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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