North Carolina health professions data book

              A Special Report on Health Care Resources in North Carolina
North Carolina Health Professions
2001 DATA BOOK
Effective: October 2001
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
through support provided by
The North CaroUna Area Health Education Centers Program
The UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Provost (Health Affairs)
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North Carolina Health Professions
2001 DATA BOOK
Effective: October 2001
An annual report prepared by:
The N.C. Health Professions Data and Analysis System
Shayla Higginbotham, Research Assistant
Laura M. Smith, Research Associate
Erin P. Fraher, Director
Hazel L. Hadley, Applications Analyst Programmer
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box #7590, 725 Airport Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590
nchp@unc.edu
http://ww-w.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp
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North Carolina Health Professions Data and Analysis System
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Copyright © 2002 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ii
Acknowledgments iii
Introduction 1
Sources and Limitations of the Data 2
Source of Health Professions Data 2
Definitions and Limitations 3
Population Data 4
Demographic and Economic Data 4
Summary of Trends in North Carolina Health Professional Supply 5
Changes in Supply 6
Physicians 6
Nurses Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives and Physician Assistants 7
Licensed Practical and Registered Nurses 8
Dentists and Dental Hygienists 8
Pharmacists 9
Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants 9
Psychologists and Psychological Associates 10
Podiatrists, Optometrists and Chiropractors 10
Omnges in Practitioner to Population Ratios 11
Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratio 11
Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratio 13
Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio 14
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population Ratio 15
Pharmacists per 10,000 Population Ratio 16
Active Health Professionals per 10,000 Population Ratios for All Counties 17
Inventory of Health Professions Including Selected Demographic, Economic and Health-Related
Statistics 24
County Totals in Alphabetic Order by County 24
State Totals 124
Nonmetropolitan County Totals 125
MetropoHtan County Totals 126
Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Regional Totals 127
Health Service Area (HSA) Regional Totals 136
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR) Regional Totals 142
Perinatal Care Regional (PCR) Totals 149
Appendix I: Technical Notes on Methods 155
Appendix II: Definition of Terms 156
Health Professions Related 156
Demographics 157
Location 162
Appendix III: Procedures for Requesting Additional Information 166
Procedures for Requesting Additional Information 166
Addresses of Health Professions Licensing Boards 167
Data Listing for Each Profession 168
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List of Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Yearly Increases in the Number ofLicensed Physicians, 1980-2001 6
Table 1: Number of Residents-In-Training by Sponsor Location, 2001 2
Table 2: North Carolina Health Professions Statistics: 2000 and 2001 5
Table 3: Counties with the Largest Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000 12
Table 4: Counties with the Smallest Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000 12
Table 5: Physicians & Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population, US and Selected States, 2000 13
Table 6: Counties with the Largest Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000 13
Table 7: Counties with the Smallest Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000 13
Table 8: Counties with the Largest Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000. 14
Table 9: Counties with the Smallest Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000 15
Table 10: Counties with the Largest RNs per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000 15
Table 11: Counties with the Smallest RNs per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000 16
Table 12: Counties with the Largest Pharmacist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000 16
Table 13: Counties with the Smallest Pharmacist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000 17
Table 14: Active Health Professionals per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 17
Table 15: Active Health Professionals per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2000 19
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Acknowledgments
Information included in this report has been made available by the following organizations:
North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
North Carolina Board of Nursing
North Carolina Board of Pharmacy
North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
North Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners
North Carolina Medical Board
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Midwifery Joint Committee
North Carolina Psychology' Board
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry
American Medical Association
Government and Business Services Branch, North Carolina State Library
North Carolina Department of Commerce, Employment Security Commission
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Facility Services
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Office of State Planning, Office of the Governor
This report was developed by the N.C. Health Professions Data and Analysis System, Cecil G.
Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Funds for
the publication of this document were provided by the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
Program (NC AHEC), UNC-CH School of Medicine, and the Office of the Provost (Health Affairs),
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Introduction
This is the twenty-fourth annual report prepared from data collected by the N.C. Health
Professions Data and Analysis System (HPDS), formerly the Health Manpower Component of the North
Carolina Cooperative Health Information System and the N.C. Health Professions Data System. The N.C.
Health Professions Data and Analysis System was developed to collect and disseminate timely and
reliable data on licensed health professionals in North Carolina. The System was initiated in 1975 with
federal funding from the National Center for Health Statistics and was assisted in the early 1980s by a
grant from the Duke Endowment through the N.C. Hospital Association. Although selected data are
available beginning in 1976, continuous and equivalent data files have been maintained since 1979. For
most professions these data include name, mailing address, birth year, gender, race, information on basic
professional education, specialty of practice, activity status, form of employment, and practice setting.
Special analyses and reports from all data files may be requested.
This report draws on data from the HPDS and describes the supply and distribution in 2001 of
licensed individuals in sixteen health professions by county and selected regions. The HPDS is
maintained by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Support for the HPDS is provided by the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (NC
AHEC) Program and the University of North Carolina Office of the Provost (Health Affairs). This report
would not be possible without the cooperation of the independent health professions licensing boards
that provide data to the Sheps Center.
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Sources and Limitations of the Data
Source of Health Professions Data
Health professions data for this report are provided annually by the regulatory boards for each of
the following professions: certified nurse midwives, chiropractors, dental hygienists, dentists, licensed
practical nurses, nurse practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physical therapist
assistants, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, practicing psychologists, psychological associates,
and registered nurses. The Boards provide demographic, practice, and location information on every
professional licensed to practice in the state of North Carolina between January 1st and October 31st of
each year. This year, and for the past twenty-four years, this annual report has been prepared using data
files current up to October for the respective year; this makes it possible for users to perform longitudinal
analyses and to examine yearly changes in health persormel over time.
Physician data are derived from the N.C. Medical Board's licensure files. These data contain some
physicians who are currently in postgraduate medical training programs but who have permanent
licenses. In an effort to accurately separate physicians in residency training from those not in residency
training, listings of physicians in postgraduate medical education programs as of July 2001 were obtained
from all North Carolina residency program institutions. These lists were compared with the N.C. Medical
Board's licensing file. All resident physicians enrolled in postgraduate medical education programs were
identified and are reported in Table 1
.
Table 1: Number of Residents-In-Training by Sponsor Location, 2001
Residency Program
Duke University Medical Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-UNC Hospitals
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
East Carolina University-Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Charlotte AHEC-Carolinas Medical Center
Coastal AHEC-New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Greensboro AHEC-Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
Mountain AHEC Family Practice Residency Program-Asheville
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
Southern Regional AHEC-Fayetteville
State Totals 2,420 100.0%
Source: Residency data are received annually from the respective residency programs and are based on the ii\stitutions'
lists of house staff, residents and fellows as of July 2001.
The N.C. Midwifery Joint Committee provided data on certified nurse midwives (CNMs). Data
for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) were obtained from the N.C. Medical Board.
Certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners are included in the registered nurse (RN) counts
because CNMs and NPs maintain their RN licensure with the N.C. Board of Nursing.
County Residents Total
Durham 797 32.8%
Orange 530 21.8%
Forsyth 454 18.7%
Pitt 277 11.4%
Mecklenburg 178 7.3%
New Hanover 55 2.3%
Guilford 45 1.9%
Buncombe 46 1.9%
Cabarrus 22 0.9%
Cumberland 16 0.7%
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Definitions and Limitations
Because state law requires a license to practice for each of the professions profiled, the data
reported reflect an accurate enumeration of the supply and distribution of licensed practitioners.
However, because the actual activity status of a given professional may change over time (i.e. the person
may retire, move out of the state but maintain a license, or maintain a license while working in another
profession), having a license does not always indicate that the individual is actively practicing. To adjust
for this, the data presented in this report include only those individuals who indicated on their
registration renewal form that they were working in North Carolina and were actively engaged in the
profession. Active status may include administrators, researchers and educators who are active in the
profession but not engaged in direct patient care. Active status is assigned to individuals who are newly
licer^ed and have not reported their status. Those with unknown activity status often include newly
licensed professionals who at the time of licensure had not yet secured employment in their profession.
Those individuals who report a business address or hours but who do not report their status are also
assigned active status'. Health care professionals are assigned to their self-designated primary practice
location county if they are active and to their mailing address county if they are active and their primary
practice location is unknown. For physicians, this is based on zip code information, for all other
professions, counties are identified by the professional on their licensure form. The nursing professions
(registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and licensed practical nurses) and the
dental professions (dentists and dental hygienists) are grouped together in the region and county pages.
Physicians are broken down separately. The remaining professions are listed in alphabetical order.
For the purpose of this report, doctors of medicine (MDs) and doctors of osteopathy (DOs), both
of whom register with the N.C. Medical Board, are grouped together. Physicians are classified by
specialty according to the self-reported primary specialty indicated on their Application for Registration
with the N.C. Medical Board. Physicians whose primary and/or secondary specialty has changed since
2000 were checked against specialty data provided by the N.C. Medical Society. Physician data in this
report are classified by residency-training status in 2001 and federal or non-federal employment status.
The physician data reported in this publication are for non-resident licensed physicians who are not
currently participating in one of the postgraduate medical education programs listed in Table 1.
Within the category of non-resident physicians are federal and non-federal physicians. Physicians
included in the federal category have reported that their principal employer is the federal government.
These individuals may have primary practice settings in a health facility in a military installation.
Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, or other federal health
facility. Because their practices are in community settings, all National Health Service Corps physicians
are included in the non-federal category, except for uniformed Public Health Service physicians who may
be in a Corps placement. The N.C. Medical Board supplied federal physician data reported in this
' For physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, individuals who report that they are not
actively employed in physical therapy but are seeking employment in physical therapy are also
considered active. These are the only professions that have data available on whether individuals are
seeking employment.
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document. Federal physicians practicing in government facilities are not required to be licensed by the
N.C. Medical Board to practice medicine in North Carolina, so the numbers for federal physicians
reported in this publication may fall short of the actual numbers of federal physicians in the state. Federal
providers are not asked to specify their employment setting on the annual registration form; therefore,
military providers cannot be subcategorized within the federal providers category.
The N.C. Board of Nursing requires biennial registration for the state's registered nurses (RNs)
and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) with half of the state's RNs and LPNs registering with the Board
each year. Therefore, the report includes data on the 50% of RNs and LPNs who renewed their
registration in 2001, and data for the remaining 50% who renewed their registration in 2000. Additionally,
the N.C. Psychology Board requires biermial registration. Both the Board of Nursing and the Psychology
Board update their data in non-renewal years to reflect address changes and deceased practitioners.
Population Data
The population data reported in this publication were downloaded from Log Into North Carolina
(LINC), the State Data Center's online data system <http://www.linc.state.nc.us/> administered through
the Office of State Planning, N.C. Office of the Governor. The year 2001 population figures are based on
the April 1, 2000 Census. Ratios of professionals per 10,000 population for years prior to 2000 reported in
this report may differ from previous editions because the ratios have been updated using smoothed
population estimates that were recalculated by the state demographer based on the 2000 Census.
Demographic and Economic Data
This publication includes additional health, vital statistics and socio-demographic data. The
majority of these data are available on-line via the websites of the specific source agencies or through
LINC. A list of the variable names, numbers, definitions, and the source of data by variable number can
be found in Appendix II: Definition of Terms. All county and substate regional level health professions data
provided in this publication are also available on-line at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp.
This publication reports the number of discharges in 2001 from acute care, short-stay hospitals by
county of patient residence. The data exclude normal newborn discharges (DRG 391). These data are
made available through the LINC Data Base. Previous editions, released in 1997 and 1998, reported
county-level hospitalizations by the location of the facility where the patient was hospitalized instead of
by the county of patient residence.
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Summary of Trends in North Carolina
Health Professional Supply
The overall number of health professionals in North Carolina grew from November 2000 to
October 2001. Table 2 below summarizes the number of health professionals licensed in the past two
years and the percent change in those numbers between 2000 and 2001.
Table 2: North Carolina Health Professions Statistics: 2000 and 2001
Active in Profession (October)'
2000 2001 Percent Change
Physicians
Nonfederal, not in training 15,925 16,392 2.9%
Primary Care Specialties 6,696 6,908 3.2%
Family Practice 2,173 2,224 2.3%
General Practice 199 176 -11.6%
Internal Medicine 2,203 2,313 5.0%
Obstetrics /Gynecology 919 937 2.0%
Pediatrics 1,202 1,258 4.7%
Other Specialties 9,229 9,484 2.8%
Federal^ 390 393 0.8%
Residency Training 2,396 2,420 1.0%
Nurses'
Registered Nurses 72,421 74,790 3.3%
Certified Nurse Midwives 167 172 3.0%
Nurse Practitioners 1,656 1,845 11.4%
Licensed Practical Nurses 17,545 17,797 1.4%
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors 1,053 1,098 4.1%
Optometrists 815 821 0.7%
Pharmacists 6,917 7,060 2.1%
Physician Assistants 1,880 2,032 8.1%
Physical Therapists 2,884 3,168 9.8%
Physical Therapist Assistants 1,506 1,594 5.8%
Podiatrists 216 231 6.9%
Practicing Psychologists 1,467 1,541 5.0%
Psychological Associates 927 946 2.0%
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists 3,225 3,314 2.8%
Dental Hygienists 3,669 3,866 5.4%,
Data are for in-state professionals; includes unknown activity status.
' Includes federal physicians in the armed services, U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal physicians practicing in government facilities are not required to be
licensed in the state and therefore may underestimate actual supply.
Data on nurse practitioners are from the N.C. Medical Board.
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Moderate increases were seen for most of the professioris with a few notable exceptions. The
number of primary care physicians expanded by 3.2% (+212) from 2000 to 2001. Broken down by primary
care specialty, family practitioners grew by 2.3% (+51), obstetricians-gynecologists by 2.0% (+18),
pediatricians by 4.7% (+56), and internists by 5.0% (+110). Only general practitioners decreased in
number by -11.6% (-23). The largest percentage increases were seen among nurse practitioners (+189,
11.4%), physical therapists (+284, 9.8%), and physician assistants (+152, 8.1%). The number of registered
nurses moderately rose by 3.3% (+2,369), while licensed practical nurses grew by only 1.4% (+252). The
sHght growth in federal physicians between 2000 and 2001 (0.8%) follows a 35.4% (+102) growth between
1999 and 2000. However, these increases should be interpreted with caution as they follow a marked
decline occurring between 1998 and 1999 (-58, -16.8%). Since federal physicians are not required to hold
licenses with the N.C. Medical Board, the fluctuation in numbers is likely a reporting anomaly rather than
a reflection of an actual shift in numbers. The overall increase between 1998 and 2001 was only 13.6%
(+47).
CHANGES IN SUPPLY
Physicians
Figure 1 depicts the annual growth, over the past 21 years, for the total number of active licensed
physicians practicing in North Carolina, excluding those in residency training or employed by the federal
government. For the second consecutive year, there was a 2.9% annual increase in the number of
physicians licensed by the N.C. Medical Board between October 1999 and October 2001, compared to
2.2% in 1999, 5.4% in 1998, and 4.2% in 1997.
Figure 1: Yearly Increases in the Number of Licensed Physicians
1980-2001
10.0%
9.0%
8.0% 4
9.2%
2.9% 2.9%
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Prior to 1997, physician licensure renewal was a biennial process that, through 1994, was held in
even numbered years. In 1995, a switch was made to odd numbered years. However, in 1997, licensure
renewal became an annual process. Figure 1 shows a greater increase in non-renewal years, e.g., 95-96, 92-
93, 90-91, and 88-89. This is because a non-renewal year reflects the migration of doctors into the state or
into active practice (i.e., newly licer\sed physicians or those who notified the Board of their change in
status) but not the corresponding out-migration or inactivity because the license remains in effect
throughout the entire two-year period.
In 2001, every county in North Carolina had a physician reporting a primary practice location; the
fewest number were found in Hyde (1), Perquimans (2), and Tyrrell (1). Counties with the largest
percentage growth in the supply of physicians between 2000 and 2001 included Anson (+4, 26.7%) and
Caswell {+3, 27.3%). Fifty-four coimties experienced an increase in the number of physicians, sixteen had
no change in supply, and thirty counties lost physicians. The largest numerical reduction was in Onslow
(-12, -8.16%).
The supply of primary care physicians in North Carolina increased at a slightly lower rate (3.2%,
+212) than the previous year. Between 1999 and 2000 there was strong growth of 5.2% (+332), reversing a
-0.3% (-16) loss of primary care physicians between 1998 and 1999. Fifty-six counties had increased
numbers of primary care physicians, with Hyde (+1, 100.0%), Polk (+5, 62.5%), Aiison (+4, 50.0%), and
Clay (+2, 50.0%) experiencing the largest percentage gains. The number of primary care physicians
remained constant in seventeen counties; and twenty-seven counties had a reduction in supply, compared
to thirty-one from 1999-2000. The largest decrease was also seen in Onslow (-11, -15.49%).
Nurses Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives and Physician Assistants
The sharpest increase in supply for all the health professior\s included in the N.C. Health
Professions Data and Analysis System was experienced by nurse practitioners. The 11.4% (+189)
expansion in the nurse practitioner (NP) numbers in 2001 continued a seven-year trend of substantial
growth. For four of the six years between 1995 and 2000, the annual total of NPs has grown by more than
16.0%. In 2001, the largest percentage growth was seen in Jones (+3, 300.0%), with Franklin following
closely at 200.0% (+2). Three counties (Chowan, Greene, and Hoke) doubled their NP supply.
Perquimans and Washington counties lost their only NPs^ in 2000 and were still without NPs in 2001. In
2001, Hyde lost its sole NP, while Gates gained one after having none since 1999. Five counties had no
nurse practitioners (Alexander, Camden, Hyde, Perquimans, and Washington) and seven counties orvly
had one (Clay, Gates, Lincoln, Martin, Stokes, Tyrrell, and Warren) in 2001. Alexander and Camden have
had no NPs since 1998 and 1997 respectively. In sum, fifty-four counties increased their supply of nurse
practitioners, while eighteen lost providers and twenty-eight experienced no change.
The state's supply of certified nurse midwives (CNMs) improved this year, gaining five
providers (3.0%). For each of the previous five years, the state's annual supply of CNMs grew by more
than 5%: 9.2% (+14) in 2000, 10.9% (+15) in 1999, 14.0% (+17) in 1998, 15.2% (+16) in 1997, and 12.9%
' Data are based on primary practice location only; there may be NPs with secondary or other practice locations in
these counties.
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(+12) in 1996. In 2001, Dare and Iredell experienced the largest percentage expansion in CNM supply
(100.0%), both gaining one CNM since the previous year. Overall, twelve counties saw their CNM supply
rise, eighty-one experienced no change, and seven counties lost providers. The supply*' of CNMs in two of
these seven counties (New Hanover and Rutherford) dropped to one provider (-2, -66.7%) and (-1, -
50.0%) respectively. However, five counhes that previously had no CNMs gained one midwife (Beaufort,
Chatham, Rockingham, Stanly, and Wilson). The net result was that fifty-three coimties in North Carolina
had no CNMs in 2001, a slight improvement from fifty-eight counties with no CNMs in 2000.
While this year's 8.1% (+152) growth in physician assistants (PAs) continued a pattern of steady
improvement, each of the previous three years yielded gains of more than 10.0%: 13.7% (+226) in 2000,
14.9% (+214) in 1999, and 12.3% (+158) in 1998. In 2001, forty-nine counties expanded their PA supply,
one of these doubling its number of PAs (Perquimans +1). The highest percentage changes were seen in
Chatham (+3, 300.0%) and Graham (+2, 200.0%). Twenty-six counties experienced no change in their PA
supply, including two counties that had no PAs in both 2000 and 2001 (Camden and Currituck). Of the six
counties that had no PAs in 1999, four gained one or more providers in 2000 (Chowan, Clay, Tyrrell, and
Washington) and retained at least one PA in 2001 (excluding Tyrrell). Twenty-five counties decreased
their supply, with two counties (Clay and Polk) reduced to one PA, and one county (Mitchell) losing its
only two physician assistants. ~
Licensed Practical and Registered Nurses
There was a 3.3% (+2369) rise in counts of registered nurses (RN) in the state between 2000 and
2001. This is an increase from last year's 2.6% (+1801) gain in the RN supply. In 2001, seventy-seven
counties expanded their RN supply. Two counties (Avery and Madison) had no change in supply. RN
numbers declined in twenty-one counties, with the largest percentage decreases in Tyrrell (-6, -33.3%) and
Clay (-11, -15.7%). The largest numeric losses were in Columbus (-36, -7.3%) and Lee (-28, -7.2%). The two
counties with the fewest RNs in 2001, Camden and Tyrrell, experienced a small gain of (+4, 18.2%) and a
significant loss of (-6, -33.3%) respectively.
The supply of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) expanded 1.7% (+252) between 2000 and 2001,
deviating from a trend of moderate losses in 1999 (-0.4%) and 2000 (-0.1%). Between 2000 and 2001, fifty-six
counties increased their number of LPNs, two counties stayed the same, and LPN counts dropped in
forty-two coimties. The largest percentage losses were in Graham (-8, -44.4%) and Hoke (-23, -24.2%)
counties. The largest reductions in number were in Guilford (-46, -6.1%) and Robeson (-40, -14.6%)
counties.
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Between 2000 and 2001, North Carolina experienced a 2.8% (+89) increase in its supply of
dentists. This increase follows a 4.4% (+136) expansion in the number of dentists between 1999 and 2000.
The 2001 growth rate is in line with annual rates from 1997 to 1999 when the supply of dentists grew by
Data are based on primary practice location only; there may be CNMs with secondary or other practice locations in
these counties.
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2.7% (+79) in 1997, 2.0% (+58) in 1998, and 1.7% (+52) in 1999. Thirty-five counties showed reduced
numbers of dentists between 2000 and 2001, while only twenty counties had decreases in their supply
between 1999 and 2000. Four counties have had no dentists designating a primary practice location since
1995 (Camden, Hyde, Jones, and Tyrrell). Although Bertie and Northampton improved their dentist
supply by (+1, 100.0%) and (+2, 200.0%) respectively in 2000, they only possessed one provider each in
2001. Three counties (Currituck, Gates, and Graham) only had one dentist each in 2001.
In 2001, there was a 5.4% (+197) rise in the number of dental hygienists registered with the
Board. This improvement is in range with the state's 5.3% (+186) gain in 2000. While forty-three counties
showed growth in 2001, fifty-two counties increased their supply of dental hygienists in 2000. In 2000, the
largest percentage expansions were seen in Scotland (+6, 120.0%), Perquimans (+1, 100.0%), and Warren
(+2, 100.0%) in 2001 and in Swain (+2, 66.7%). In 2000 the largest numeric gains occurred in New
Hanover (+20, 22.0%) and Wake (+27, 6.8%); in 2001 the largest gains occurred in Mecklenburg (+69,
15.3%) and Wake (+54, 12.8%). The supply of dental hygienists went down in thirty-five counties in 2001;
in contrast, only twenty-four counties lost providers in 2000. In 2001, six counties only had one hygienist
with a primary practice location (Alleghany, Camden, Caswell, Currituck, Northampton, and
Washington) and five counties did not possess any (Bertie, Gates, Hyde, Jones, and Tyrrell).
Pharmacists
The number of licensed pharmacists increased 2.1% (+143) between 2000 and 2001, continuing a
steady growth trend for the last several years: 2.9% (+197) in 2000, and 3.4% in both 1999 (+213) and 1998
(+227). In 2001, Camden was the only county without a pharmacist claiming it as a practice location.
Between 2000 and 2001, the supply of pharmacists grew in fifty-three counties. Wake experienced the
largest raw number increase (+31, 4.5%) in pharmacists while Hyde had the largest positive percentage
change (100.0%) with the addition of one pharmacist. Thirty-two counties lost pharmacists; the largest
reduction in numbers occurred in Catawba (-8, -6.4%) and Pitt (-8, -4.2%) counties. Gates lost two of its
three pharmacists for the largest percentage decrease (-66.7%), while fifteen counties had no changes.
Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist- Assistants^
Between 2000 and 2001, the supply of licensed physical therapists (PTs) grew 9.9% (+284). Fifty-three
counties expanded their supply of PTs, seventeen lost PTs, and thirty counties had no change in
numbers. Seven counties doubled or more than doubled their PT supply Qones +1, 100.0%, Washington
+1, 100.0%, Caswell +2, 200.0%, Franklin +6, 200.0%, Hoke +4, 200.0%, and Davie +3, 300.0%). In 2001,
Anson, Camden, Greene, Perquimans, and Tyrrell were without PTs claiming a primary practice location
in the county. Currituck, Gates, Graham, Hyde, Northampton, and Yadkin possessed only one provider.
Changes between 1999 and 2000 were calculated using revised 1999 counts due to a change in the licensure form
and the collection of data on activity status. Individuals who had an unknown activity status in 1999, but who were
retired, students, unemployed or employed in a profession other than physical therapy in 2000 were not included in
the revised 1999 counts used in this edition.
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The number of physical therapist assistants (PTAs) increased 5.8% (+88) from 2000 to 2001.
Three counties doubled their supply of PTAs (Currituck +1, Graham +1, McDowell +4, and Perquimans
+1). Northampton, which lost three PTAs, and Washington, which experienced no change, were the only
two counties without a practicing PTA. The following counties obtained providers after having no PTAs
in 2000: Alexander (+2), Camden (+2), Clay (+1), Gates (+1), Greene (+1), and Hyde (+1).
Psychologists and Psychological Associates
The number of psychologists in North Carolina grew by 5.0% (+74) between 2000 and 2001. This
followed an unusual -3.4% (-51) decline in the count of psychologists between 1999 and 2000. This loss
was preceded by a strong increase between 1998 and 1999 (5.9% +84). It is possible that these annual
fluctuatior\s may be attributed to the Board's biannual renewal cycle for licensure. Annual increases for
three years prior to 1999 had been no more than 3%. Only five counties lost psychologists in 2001. In
contrast, during the same time period twenty-seven counties lost psychological associates. Overall,
North Carolina experienced a 2.1% (+19) increase in the supply of psychological associates in 2001.
Thirteen counties had no psychological associates in 2000 or 2001, two more counties than in 1999. Forty-three
counties experienced no change, and thirty gained associates. Sixteen coimties only had one
provider, including Caswell, which had an 80.0% (-4) reduction. Mitchell experienced the highest
percentage growth (+2, 200.0%) while Buncombe had the highest numeric gain (+6, 15.0%).
Podiatrists, Optometrists and Chiropractors
In 2001, the podiatry workforce experienced a substanhal 7.0% expansion (+15), breaking the
trend of small workforce increases since 1998". Thirteen counties gained podiatrists. Eighty-four had no
change in numbers; forty of these had no podiatrists in 1999, 2000, or 2001. Three counties, Cabarrus (-
20.0%), Durham (-11.1%), and Polk (-100.0%), lost one podiatrist each. Camden had the highest
percentage growth (+1, 100.0%), and Forsyth had the highest numeric gain (+3, 16.7%). Together,
Forsyth, Mecklenburg, and Wake accounted for more than one-fourth (28.6%) of all podiatrists in the state
(66 out of 231).
In 2001, North Carolina's optometrist workforce grew by 0.7% (+6), a small recovery from last
year's 0.1% decline (-1), which was the first break in a slow growth trend extending back to 1993 (changes
ranged between 1.5% and 2.8% for those years). Twenty-three counties gained providers; nineteen lost
providers; and fifty-eight counties experienced no change. Ten counties had no optometrists; eight of
these have had none since 1993. Ashe (+1), Harnett (+3), Pasquotank (+2), Pender (+1), and Yadkin (+1)
experienced the largest gains, increasing their numbers by 50.0%. Together, Mecklenburg and Wake
accounted for about one-fifth (19.4%) of all optometrists in the state (159 out of 821).
Between 2000 and 2001, North Carolina's coimt of chiropractors grew by 7.7% (+81). Since 1993,
there have been no losses in supply; and 1995 and 1997 showed peak increases of 9.1% (+65) and 13.5%
(+109) respectively. In 2001, forty counties increased their number of providers, sixteen lost providers.
This fluctuation may be attributed to a change in processing of podiatry records between 2000 and 2001.
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and forty-four experienced no change. Anson, Duplin, and Northampton gained single providers, while
Perquimans lost its only provider. Ten counties remained without any chiropractors since 1993.
Cherokee and Montgomery had the largest percentage gains of (+3, 150.0%) and (+2, 200.0%)
respectively. Again, Mecklenburg and Wake accounted for a high proportion of chiropractors in the state
(27.6%, 303 out of 1098).
CHANGES IN PRACTITIONER TO POPULATION RATIOS
The North Carolina population rose 1.7% between 2000 and 2001, similar to the 1.4% growth rate
experienced the previous year^ Any examination of the changes in the supply and distribution of the
health care workforce must take into account North Carolina's rapid population growth rate, as well as
the differences in population growth rates across counties of the state. To account for these factors,
changes in the supply are illustrated in this section by examining the number of health care professionals
per 10,000 people'". The practitioners per 10,000 population ratio provides a better mechanism to compare
the supply and distribution of health professionals across varying geographic areas than the use of simple
raw counts. Tables 3 through 13 (except Table 5) include the ten highest and lowest ranked North
Carolina counties based on active physicians, primary care physicians", registered nurses, denhsts, and
pharmacists per 10,000 population'^
Table 5 provides the physician and primary care physician ratios per 10,000 population for the
United States, North Carolina, and selected states that border North Carolina based on American Medical
Association (AMA) data. Caution should be used in comparing these figures to the ratios shown
elsewhere in the book because of differences in the data collection efforts at the AMA; the AMA master
file relies on survey data and is updated throughout the year while the North Carolina licensure data is
collected every fall.
Table 14 shows the practitioner per 10,000 population ratios for all North Carolina counties in
alphabetical order. Similar to Table 2, those licensed professionals for whom activity status is "unknown"
are included in the "active" category. Professionals are only counted once and are located in counties
based on primary practice location.
Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratio
In 2001, N.C. had 20.0 physicians per 10,000 population, a slight increase from 2000, when there
were 19.8 physicians per 10,000 population. The counties with the ten largest and ten smallest ratios in
2001 are included in Tables 3 and 4.
The population change reported here was calculated using the July 1, 2001 population estimate and the April 1,
2000 Census count as reported by the NC State Data Center < http://www.linc.state.nc.us/>. Revised certified
estimates for 2000, posted by the Office of State Planning in August 2001 <http://demog.state.nc.us/>, showed a
population growth of 1.9% for the state from 1999 to 2000.
Publications of this document prior to the 1999 edition reported population per health professional ratios.
Primary care physicians are those who report their primary care specialty as family practice, general practice,
internal medicine, pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
Professional per 10,000 population ratios are for 2001 except for dentists which are 2000 and 2001.
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Table 3: Counties with the Largest Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 2001 Total 2001 Total 2001 Physicians per 2000 Physicians per 2000
Rank County Name Physicians Population 10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
1 Orange 1,070 120,952 88.5 87.1 1
2 Durham 1,501 228,087 65.8 64.2 2
3 Pitt 577 134,998 42.7 40.5 3
4 Forsyth 1,201 310,331 38.7 37.3 4
5 Buncombe 686 208,593 32.9 31.9 5
6 New Hanover 509 163,804 31.1 30.1 6
7 Moore 212 76,356 27.8 27.2 8
8 Pasquotank 94 35,030 26.8 27.5 7
9 Mecklenburg 1,733 713,757 24.3 24.4 9
10 Henderson 212 91,546 23.2 23.5 10
Table 4: Counties with the Smallest Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 Total 2001 Total 2001 Physicians per 2000 Physicians per 2000
Physicians Population 10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
2001
Rank County Name
100 Perquimans
99 Gates
98 Greene
97 Tyrrell
96 Currituck
95 Hyde
94 Northampton
93 Graham
92 Stokes
91 Camden
2
2
4
1
6
2
8
3
17
3
11,545
10,492
19,008
4,148
18,861
5,738
22,016
8,034
45,282
7,075
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.4
3.2
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.2
1.8 99
2.9 97
2.1 98
4.8 89
3.3 96
1.7 100
4.5 92
5.0 87
3.8 95
5.8 82
According to the data from the AMA and the U.S. Bureau of the Census, as seen in Table 5, there
were, on average, about 21.7 physiciaris per 10,000 population in the United States at the beginning of
2000'"\ According to the AMA data. North Carolina's ratio was 19.8, which lags behind the national
average. Compared to other contiguous states, North Carolina has fewer physicians per 10,000
population than Tennessee and Virginia, but more physicians per population than Georgia and South
Carolina. As mentioned earlier, the county- and state-level ratios using the N.C. Medical Board data are
difficult to compare with the AMA figures due to differences in methodology and timing of data
collection and reporting.
Area Resource File, Federal Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Information and
Analysis, data from AMA Masterfile, effective 12/31/99, data for 2001 was not yet available at time of publication;
U.S. Census Bureau "Table 1. States Ranked by Population: 2000"
<http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t2.html> Internet Release Date: April 2, 2001.
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Table 5: Physicians & Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population, US and Selected States, 2000
AMA Physician Data: US Physician/ NC Physician/ GA Physician/ SC Physician/ TN Physician/ VA Physician/
10,000 Pop 10,000 Pop 10,000 Pop 10,000 Pop 10,000 Pop 10,000 Pop
Total Physicians *
Primary Care Physicians**
Source: Area Resource File, Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis, data
from AMA Masterfile, effective 12/31 /99, data for 2001 was not yet available at time of publication; U.S. Census Bureau "(PHC-T-
2) Ranking Tables for States: 1990 and 2000- Table T'States Ranked by Population: 2000"
<http://www.census.gov/popuiation/wvi'U'/cen2000/phc-t2.htinl> Internet Release Date: April 2, 2001
* Active, nonfederal physicians, excluding residents /feUovi's.
** Active, nonfederal physicians, excluding residents /fellows with specialties of family practice, general practice, internal medicine,
obstetrics/gynecology, and pediatrics.
21.7 19.8 18.0 18.3 20.8 20.5
7.8 7.2 6.8 6.9 7.5 71
Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratio'*
On average, there were 8.4 primary care physicians per 10,000 population in North Carolina in
2001, a slight improvement from 8.3 per 10,000 population in 2000. Tables 6 and 7 illustrate the counties
with the largest and the smallest primary care physician per 10,000 ratios.
Table 6: Counties with the Largest Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios,
2001 vs. 2000
2001
Rank County Name
2001 Total 2001 Primary Care 2000 Primary Care
Primary Care 2001 Total Physicians per 10,000 Physicians per 10,000 2000
Physicians Population Population Population Rank
1
2
3
4
4
6
7
8
9
10
Orange
Durham
Pitt
Jones
Buncombe
Forsyth
Jackson
New Hanover
Macon
Pasquotank
385
470
222
14
283
408
39
180
32
36
120,952
228,087
134,998
10,304
208,593
310,331
33,662
163,804
30,414
35,030
31.8
20.6
16.4
13.6
13.6
13.1
11.6
11.0
10.5
10.3
32.1 1
19.4 2
16.4 3
16.4 3
12.8 5
12.5 6
11.5 7
10.9 8
10.1 12
10.6 9
Table 7: Counties with the Smallest Primary Care Physicians per 10,000 Population Ratios,
2001 vs. 2000
2001
Rank County Name
2001 Total 2001 Primary Care 2000 Primary Care
Primary Care 2001 Total Physicians per 10,000 Physicians per 10,000 2000
Physicians Population Population Population Rank
100
99
98
97
96
95
94
92
92
91
Perquimans
Gates
Greene
Tyrrell
Currituck
Camden
Washington
Pender
Stokes
Northampton
2
2
4
1
5
2
4
13
14
7
11,545
10,492
19,008
4,148
18,861
7,075
13,602
42,051
45,282
22,016
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.4
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.2
1.8 98
1.9 97
1.6 100
4.8 70
2.7 95
2.9 94
2.2 96
3.2 92
3.1 93
3.6 88
Primary care physicians are those who report their primary specialty as family practice, general practice, internal
medicine, pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
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According to the national AMA data (see Table 5 on page 13), which, as mentioned above, has
differences in data collection and timing of collection, there were 7.8 primary care physicians per 10,000
population on average in the United States at the beginning of 2000. This compares to a ratio in North
Carolina of 7.2 primary care physicians per 10,000 population". Tennessee and Virginia had larger
numbers of primary care physicians per 10,000 population than North Carolina (with ratios of 7.5 and IH
respectively), and Georgia and South Carolina had smaller ratios (with ratios of 6.8 and 6.9 respectively).
Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio
North Carolina had 4.0 dentists per 10,000 population in both 2000 and 2001. National statishcs
show a ratio of 3.2 dentists per 10,000 population in 2000". Caution should be used in comparing these
national figures to the ratios shown elsewhere in the book because of differences in the data collection
efforts of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tables 8 and 9 report the counties with the highest and lowest
supply of dentists per 10,000 population ratios in 2001. The four counties tied for 100~Camden, Hyde,
Jones and Tyrrell— have not had any dentists with primary practice locations since 1995.
Table 8: Counties with the Largest Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 2001 Total 2001 Total 2001 Dentists per 2000 Dentists per 2000
Rank County Name Dentists Population 10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
1 Orange 146 120,952 12.1 11.1 1
2 New Hanover 114 163,804 7.0 6.4 2
3 Durham 143 228,087 6.3 5.7 6
4 Mecklenburg 445 713,757 6.2 6.0 4
5 Wake 408 658,481 6.2 6.2 3
6 Buncombe 119 208,593 5.7 5.7 5
7 Moore 42 76,356 5.5' 4.8 12
8 Forsyth 170 310,331 5.5 5.4 7
9 Watauga 23 42,690 5.4 5.2 8
10 Guilford 221 424,031 5.2 5.1 9
Area Resource File, Federal Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Information and
Analysis, data from AMA Masterfile, effective 12/31/99; U.S. Census Bureau "Table 1. States Ranked by
Population; 2000" <http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t2.html> Internet Release Date:
April 2, 2001.
" Bureau of Labor Statistics; "2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: Healthcare
Practitioners and Technical Occupations;" http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oes_29he.htm; (accessed: 30 November
2001). Census Bureau; "DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics;2000;" http://factfinder.census.gov
(accessed: 30 November 2001).
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Table 9: Counties with the Smallest Dentist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 2001 Total 2001 Total 2001 Dentists per 2000 Dentists per 2000
Rank County Name Dentists Population 10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
100 Jones 10,304 0.0 0.0 100
100 Camden 7,075 0.0 0.0 100
100 Hyde 5,738 0.0 0.0 100
100 Tyrrell 4,148 0.0 0.0 100
94 Northampton 1 22,016 0.5 1.4 89
94 Bertie 1 19,857 0.5 1.0 93
94 Currituck 1 18,861 0.5 0.5 96
93 Anson 2 25,323 0.8 0.8 95
91 Gates 1 10,492 1.0 1.0 93
91 Franklin 5 48,813 1.0 1.1 92
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population Ratio
The average number of registered nurses (RNs) per 10,000 population increased slightly in 2001,
from 90.0 to 91.3. The most current national statistics show the national number was 77.8 in 2000".
Caution should be used in comparing these national figures to the ratios shown elsewhere in the book
because of differences in the data collection efforts of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tables 10 and 11
represent the counties with the largest and the smallest registered nurse per 10,000 population ratios in
year 2001.
Table 10: Counties with the Largest RNs per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 Registered Nurses 2000 Registered Nurses 2000
per 10,000 Population per 10,000 Population Rank
200.5
192.6
175.5
156.1
149.7
130.3
129.7
119.6
117.4
109.5
2001 Total
2001 Registered 2001 Total
Rank County Name Nurses Population
1 Durham 4,573 228,087
2 Orange 2,330 120,952
3 Pitt 2,369 134,998
4 Buncombe 3,256 208,593
5 Forsyth 4,645 310,331
6 Moore 995 • 76,356
7 New Hanover 2,125 163,804
8 Pasquotank 419 35,030
9 Mecklenburg 8,377 713,757
10 Hertford 243 22,182
201.6 1
186.0 2
172.8 3
152.4 4
147.8 5
126.9 7
129.5 6
123.5 8
119.5 9
103.1 12
Bureau of Labor Statistics; "2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: Healthcare
Practitioners and Technical Occupations;" http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oes_29he.htm; (accessed: 30 November
2001). Census Bureau; "DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:2000;" http://factfinder.census.gov
(accessed: 30 November 2001).
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Table 11: Counties with the Smallest RNs per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 Total
2001 Registered 2001 Total
Rank County Name Nurses Population
100 Hoke 90 34,843
99 Gates 29 10,492
98 Tyrrell 12 4,148
97 Currituck 58 18,861
96 Madison 64 19,779
95 Warren 65 19,975
94 Caswell 79 23,718
93 Greene 64 19,008
92 Northampton 75 22,016
91 Alexander 124 33,961
2001 Registered Nurses 2000 Registered Nurses 2000
per 10,000 Population per 10,000 Population Rank
25.8
27.6
28.9
30.8
32.4
32.5
33.3
33.7
34.1
36.5
30.6 96
21.9 100
43.4 75
35.7 89
32.6 92
30.5 97
32.3 93
35.8 88
36.7 87
29.8 98
Pharmacists per 10,000 Population Ratio
On average, the state had 8.6 licensed pharmacists per 10,000 persons in both 2000 and 2001,
revealing that the number of pharmacists kept pace v^^ith population growth between 2000 and 2001. The
national ratio per 10,000 population was 7.6 in 2000'°. See tables 12 and 13 for the North Carolina counties
ranking the highest and lowest population to pharmacist ratios.
Table 12: Counties with the Largest Pharmacist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 Pharmacists per 2000 Pharmacists per 2000
10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
28.5
18.5
13.8
13.4
12.1
11.4
10.9
10.7
10.4
10.3
2001 2001 Total 2001 Total
Rank County Name Pharmacists Population
1 Durham 651 228,087
2 Orange 224 120,952
3 Lenoir 82 59,318
4 Pitt 181 134,998
5 Forsyth 377 310,331
6 New Hanover 186 163,804
7 Wake 721 658,481
8 Buncombe 223 208,593
9 Columbus 57 54,840
10 Mecklenburg 733 713,757
28.7 1
17.8 2
12.9 4
14.1 3
12.2 5
12.1 6
11.0 7
10.7 8
9.3 13
10.5 10
Bureau of Labor Statistics; "2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: Healthcare
Practitioners and Technical Occupations;" http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oes_29he.htm; (accessed: 30 November
2001). Census Bureau; "DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:2000;" http://factfinder.census.gov
(accessed: 30 November 2001).
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Table 13: Counties with the Smallest Pharmacist per 10,000 Population Ratio, 2001 vs. 2000
2001 2001 Total 2001 Total
Rank County Name Pharmacists Population
100 Camden 7,075
99 Gates 1 10,492
98 Currituck 2 18,861
97 Greene 3 19,008
96 Northampton 4 22,016
95 Tyrrell 1 4,148
94 Perquimans 3 11,545
93 Caswell 7 23,718
92 Pamlico 4 12,848
91 Yadkin 12 36,586
2001 Pharmacists per 2000 Pharmacists per 2000
10,000 Population 10,000 Population Rank
0.0
1.0
1.1
1.6
1.8
2.4
2.6
3.0
3.1
3.3
0.0 100
2.9 94
1.6 99
2.1 97
3.2 91
2.4 96
2.6 95
3.4 90
3.9 85
3.6 88
Active Health Professionals per 10,000 Population Ratios for All Counties
Table 14 reports year 2001 data for selected active health professionals per 10,000 population
ratios for physicians, primary care physicians," registered nurses, and pharmacists for all counties listed
in alphabetical order. In order to present the most recent results, dentists per 10,000 population ratios for
2000 are included with year 2000 ratios for the same set of professions in Table 15.
Table 14: Active Health Pirofessionals per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2001
2001 Primary 2001 Registered 2001
2001 Physicians Care Physicians 2001 Dentists Nurses per Pharmacists
2001 Total per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 10,000 per 10,000
County Population Population Population Population Population Population
Alamance 133,598 13.1 5.7 4.5 63.8 7.5
Alexander 33,961 4.4 3.8 1.8 36.5 4.4
Alleghany 10,754 13.0 10.2 1.9 82.8 4.6
Anson 25,323 7.5 4.7 0.8 54.1 3.9
Ashe 24,799 10.1 6.9 1.6 68.1 5.6
Avery 17,706 15.8 10.2 2.3 88.7 9.0
Beaufort 45,340 13.9 7.1 3.3 99.7 6.4
Bertie 19,857 6.5 5.0 0.5 52.9 5.0
Bladen 32,416 5.2 4.0 1.5 50.0 4.0
Brunswick 76,892 9.8 5.2 2.3 50.1 7.4
Buncombe 208,593 32.9 13.6 5.7 156.1 10.7
Burke 89,028 18.2 7.5 2.8 106.7 8.9
Cabarrus 136,316 20.5 9.5 2.7 100.2 9.0
Caldwell 77,618 9.9 5.8 2.4 '50.5 4.6
Camden 7,075 4.2 2.8 0.0 36.7 0.0
Carteret 59,600 15.6 6.9 4.5 75.5 7.6
Caswell 23,718 5.9 5.5 1.3 33.3 3.0
Catawba 145,106 23.1 9.0 4.1 103.7 8.1
Chatham 50,952 7.1 5.7 1.8 50.8 4.3
Cherokee 24,704 16.2 8.9 3.6 85.8 9.3
Chowan 14,492 18.6 9.7 2.1 86.9 6.9
Primary care physicians are those who report their primary specialty as family practice, general practice, internal
medicine, pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
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2001 Primary 2001 Registered 2001
2001 Physicians Care Physicians 2001 Dentists Nurses per Pharmacists
2001 Total per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 10,000 per 10,000
County Population Population Population Population Population Population
Clay 9,022 6.7 6.7 3.3 65.4 5.5
Cleveland 96,810 14.6 in 3.7 81.3 6.3
Columbus 54,840 10.0 4.9 1.6 83.2 10.4
Craven 91,969 19.8 in 4.5 96.8 6.2
Cumberland 301,089 15.2 6.8 3.4 73.3 5.9
Currituck 18,861 3.2 2.7 0.5 30.8 1.1
Dare 31,184 10.9 5.5 4.8 58.4 7.1
Davidson 149,098 8.0 4.7 1.8 49.2 5.6
Davie 36,232 6.1 3.9 3.0 42.0 4.7
Ehaplin 49,595 6.9 5.0 1.8 54.4 5.2
Durham 228,087 65.8 20.6 6.3 200.5 28.5
Edgecombe 54,713 7.5 4.4 1.6 53.6 3.8
Forsyth 310,331 38.7 13.1 5.5 149.7 12.1
Franklin 48,813 6.1 3.5 1.0 43.2 3.5
Gaston 191,112 16.8 IJ 3.3 69.2 7.6
Gates 10,492 1.9 1.9 1.0 27.6 1.0
Graham 8,034 3.7 3.7 1.2 47.3 5.0
Granville 49,671 15.3 6.2 2.2 98.2 in
Greene 19,008 2.1 2.1 1.6 33.7 1.6
Guilford 424,031 22.4 8.7 5.2 105.2 9.8
Halifax 57,117 13.0 6.1 1.9 72.1 6.5
Harnett 93,678 6.9 4.6 1.3 39.5 6.5
Haj^wood 54,594 16.1 7.3 3.8 70.0 7.3
Henderson 91,546 23.2 9.7 4.2 99.0 7.5
Hertford 22,182 18.0 9.5 3.6 109.5 9.5
Hoke 34,843 4.3 4.0 1.1 25.8 4.3
Hyde 5,738 3.5 3.5 0.0 52.3 3.5
Iredell 127,899 18.1 7.5 4.8 105.0 9.1
Jackson 33,662 22.0 11.6 3.6 95.4 5.9
Johnston 127,784 7.1 4.4 1.5 39.2 6.4
Jones 10,304 20.4 13.6 0.0 45.6 3.9
Lee 49,254 16.9 7.9 4.5 73.3 6.5
Lenoir 59,318 17.9 7.4 4.7 92.9 13.8
Lincoln 65,397 8.9 5.0 2.6 44.8 6.7
McDowell 42,834 8.4 4.9 2.3 60.5 7.0
Macon 30,414 22.7 10.5 2.6 79.2 5.9
Madison 19,779 5.6 5.6 1.5 32.4 3.5
Martin 25,344 7.5 4.7 2.0 50.5 6.7
Mecklenburg 713,757 24.3 9.2 6.2 117.4 10.3
Mitchell 15,872 14.5 8.8 2.5 84.4 6.9
Montgomery 26,961 5.6 4.1 2.6 44.5 5.9
Moore 76,356 27.8 8.3 5.5 130.3 8.0
Nash 88,350 18.4 8.7 4.2 93.4 7.0
New Hanover 163,804 31.1 11.0 7.0 129.7 11.4
Northampton 22,016 3.6 3.2 0.5 34.1 1.8
Onslow 148,460 9.1 4.0 3.4 54.5 3.9
Orange 120,952 88.5 31.8 12.1 192.6 18.5
Pamlico 12,848 6.2 6.2 2.3 40.5 3.1
Pasquotank 35,030 26.8 10.3 3.4 119.6 I 9.7
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ions D a t a Book
2001 Registered 2001
2001 Physicians Care Physicians 2001 Dentists Nurses per Pharmacists
2001 Total per 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 10,000 per 10,000
County Population Population Population Population Population Population
Pender 42,051 5.2 3.1 1.7 43.3 4.8
Perquimans 11,545 1.7 1.7 1.7 40.7 2.6
Person 36,130 9.7 5.0 2.2 53.7 6.4
Pitt 134,998 42.7 16.4 3.8 175.5 13.4
Polk 18,831 12.7 6.9 3.7 89.7 7.4
Randolph 132,131 8.9 4.8 2.6 42.8 4.4
Richmond 46,570 11.4 7.1 3.0 78.6 6.0
Robeson 124,132 11.1 6.4 1.8 53.3 5.6
Rockingham 91,802 11.7 6.2 3.1 61.0 7.2
Rowan 131,723 12.0 5.6 3.0 75.6 7.1
Rutherford 63,397 12.6 6.8 2.5 65.9 5.5
Sampson 60,929 7.5 4.4 1.5 60.9 4.9
Scotland 35,732 16.8 7.8 2.0 78.9 7.8
Stanly 58,790 11.2 5.6 2.6 64.6 6.0
Stokes 45,282 3.8 3.1 1.3 40.9 4.4
Surry 71,394 14.1 in 3.6 86.7 7.0
Swain 13,199 8.3 6.1 1.5 75.8 3.8
Traiisylvania 29,348 14.3 8.2 3.1 83.5 6.5
Tyrrell 4,148 2.4 2.4 0.0 28.9 2.4
Union 132,084 8.6 4.7 1.7 47.1 4.3
Vance 43,704 14.2 7.1 3.2 59.0 7.6
Wake 658,481 21.6 9.4 6.2 99.5 10.9
Warren 19,975 5.0 4.0 1.5 32.5 4.0
Washington 13,602 5.9 2.9 2.2 41.9 4.4
Watauga 42,690 21.3 8.9 5.4 86.7 8.7
Wayne 113,172 15.3 7.1 3.6 84.7 7.2
Wilkes 66,100 10.1 5.9 2.1 61.6 4.7
Wilson 74,388 15.1 6.3 2.7 77:7 8.2
Yadkin 36,586 4.6 4.4 2.2 42.4 3.3
Yancey 18,008 6.7 6.7 1.7 38.9 3.9
State Total 8,187,855 20.0 8.4 4.0 91.3 8.6
Table 15 reports year 2000 data for active health professionals per 10,000 population ratios for
physicians, primary care physicians, dentists, registered nurses, and pharmacists for all coui\ties listed in
alphabetical order using populaHon estimates that were based on the April 2000 Census figures.
Table 15: Active Health Professionals per 10,000 Population Ratios, 2000
County
2000 Total
Population
2000
Physicians per
10,000
Population
2000 Primary
Care Physicians
per 10,000
Population
2000 Dentists
per 10,000
Population
2000 Registered
Nurses per
10,000
Population
2000
Pharmacists
per 10,000
Population
Alamance 130,800 13.4 5.9 4.2 59.3 7.6
Alexander 33,603 3.9 3.3 1.8 29.8 4.5
Alleghany 10,677 12.2 8.4 1.9 74.0 3.7
Anson 25,275 5.9 3.2 0.8 53.4 4.7
Ashe 24,384 10.7 7.0 1.6 60.3 6.2
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Physicians per Care Physicians 2000 Dentists Nurses per Pharmacists
2000 Total 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 10,000 per 10,000
County Population Population Population Population Population Population
Avery 17,167 16.3 9.9 2.9 91.5 7.6
Beaufort 44,958 14.7 6.7 3.1 91.4 6.7
Bertie 19,773 6.1 4.6 1.0 50.6 4.0
Bladen 32,278 6.8 5.0 1.5 54.2 4.0
Brunswick 73,143 10.1 4.9 2.5 43.6 6.3
Buncombe 206,330 31.9 12.8 5.7 152.4 10.7
Burke 89,148 17.9 7.9 2.9 99.3 8.1
Cabarrus 131,063 20.9 9.4 2.7 94.7 8.8
Caldwell 77,415 9.7 5.6 2.6 53.0 5.3
Camden 6,885 5.8 2.9 0.0 32.0 0.0
Carteret 59,383 14.1 6.2 4.5 71.4 7.6
Caswell 23,501 4.7 4.3 1.7 32.3 3.4
Catawba 141,685 22.9 9.3 4.2 103.4 8.9
Chatham 49,329 6.9 5.5 2.0 43.2 3.9
Cherokee 24,298 . 18.1 9.1 3.3 86.4 10.3"
Chowan 14,526 18.6 8.9 2.1 82.6 7.6
Clay 8,775 4.6 4.6 2.3 79.8 5.7
Cleveland 96,287 14.0 6.8 3.7 78.4 5.7
Columbus 54,749 8.8 4.6 2.0 89.9 9.3
Craven 91,436 19.7 7.2 4.9 93.0 6.9
Cumberland 302,963 14.6 6.8 3.3 75.1 5.9
Currituck 18,190 3.3 2.7 0.5 35.7 1.6
Dare 29,967 11.3 6.7 4.3 58.7 7.3
Davidson 147,246 7.9 4.7 1.8 49.3 5.2
Davie 34,835 6.6 4.0 2.0 39.3 4.0
Duplin 49,063 7.1 5.1 1.6 47.5 5.3
Durham 223,314 64.2 19.4 5.7 201.6 28.7
Edgecombe 55,606 6.5 3.8 2.2 50.4 4.9
Forsyth 306,067 37.3 12.5 5.4 147.8 12.2
Franklin 47,260 6.1 3.2 1.1 41.5 3.0
Gaston 190,365 16.3 7.2 3.5 69.0 7.5
Gates 10,516 2.9 1.9 1.0 21.9 2.9
Graham 7,993 5.0 5.0 1.3 46.3 5.0
Granville 48,498 15.5 6.2 3.7 98.4 8.2
Greene 18,974 2.1 1.6 1.6 35.8 2.1
Guilford 421,048 21.9 8.7 5.1 107.3 9.8
Halifax 57,370 12.2 6.6 2.1 75.0 6.6
Harnett 91,025 6.7 4.1 1.8 39.8 6.6
Haywood 54,033 15.5 6.8 3.7 67.0 8.0
Henderson 89,173 23.5 10.0 3.9 89.7 7.4
Hertford 22,601 15.5 10.2 3.1 103.1 10.6
Hoke 33,646 4.5 4.5 1.8 30.6 4.5
Hyde 5,826 1.7 1.7 0.0 54.9 1.7
Iredell 122,660 18.0 7.4 4.4 99.0 93.
Jackson 33,121 22.6 11.5 4.2 87.3 5.4
Johnston 121,965 7.0 4.0 1.6 35.5 6.2
Jones 10,381 21.2 16.4 0.0 33.7 2.9
Lee 49,040 17.3 8.0 4.5 79.3 6.5
Lenoir 59,648 16.9 6.5
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2000 2000 Primary 2000 Registered 2000
Physicians per Care Physicians 2000 Dentists Nurses per Pharmacists
2000 Total 10,000 per 10,000 per 10,000 10,000 per 10,000
County Population Population Population Population Population Population
Lincoln 63,780 9.6 5.5 2.2 46.4 6.6
McDowell 42,151 8.3 4.7 2.6 56.2 6.2
Macon 29,811 22.1 10.1 2.7 76.8 6.7
Madison 19,635 5.6 5.6 1.5 32.6 4.1
Martin 25,593 9.0 6.3 2.0 49.2 5.9
Mecklenburg 695,454 24.4 9.2 6.0 119.5 10.5
Mitchell 15,687 15.9 10.2 3.2 80.3 5.7
Montgomery 26,822 5.6 4.1 2.6 43.2 4.8
Moore 74,769 27.2 7.6 4.8 126.9 7.9
Nash 87,420 17.7 8.7 4.6 89.2 7.3
New Hanover 160,307 30.1 10.9 6.4 129.5 12.1
Northampton 22,086 4.5 3.6 1.4 36.7 3.2
Onslow 150,355 9.8 4.7 3.3 51.6 4.2
Orange 118,227 87.1 32.1 11.1 186.0 17.8
Pamlico 12,934 6.2 5.4 1.5 37.1 3.9
Pasquotank 34,897 27.5 10.6 3.7 123.5 7.5
Pender 41,082 5.4 3.2 2.2 40.4 4.1
Perquimans 11,368 1.8 1.8 1.8 26.4 2.6
Person 35,623 8.4 4.2 2.0 47.2 7.3
Pitt 133,798 40.5 16.4 3.8 172.8 14.1
Polk 18,324 10.9 4.4 3.8 85.1 6.0
Randolph 130,454 9.3 5.2 2.7 39.4 4.1
Richmond 46,564 12.0 7.5 2.6 81.0 6.4
Robeson 123,339 11.3 6.2 2.3 53.1 5.2
Rockingham 91,928 10.7 5.7 2.8 61.7 6.4
Rowan 130,340 12,1 5.8 3.1 74.4 7.0
Rutherford 62,899 12.4 7.0 2.7 63.1 5.2
Sampson 60,161 7.8 4.3 1.8 57.2 5.5
Scotland 35,998 15.8 7.2 1.9 75.8 6.7
Stanly 58,100 11.4 5.9 2.8 60.4 5.5
Stokes 44,711 3.8 3.1 1.1 32.0 4.0
Surry 71,219 14.5 8.0 3.4 77.8 7.4
Swain 12,968 9.3 6.2 1.5 75.6 4.6
Transylvania 29,334 13.6 8.5 3.4 75.3 5.5
Tyrrell 4,149 4.8 4.8 0.0 43.4 2.4
Uiuon 123,677 9.1 4.9 1.9 42.4 4.4
Vance 42,954 13.7 6.5 2.8 58.7 6.8
Wake 627,846 22.2 9.5 6.2 99.8 11.0
Warren 19,972 7.0 5.5 2.0 30.5 3.5
Washington 13,723 5.1 2.2 .1.5 48.1 4.4
Watauga 42,695 21.8 8.7 5.2 86.4 7.3
Wayne 113,329 15.2 6.9 3.8 84.0 7.1
Wilkes 65,632 11.0 6.2 2.6 60.9 4.7
Wilson 73,814 14.2 5.7 2.8 77.8 17
Yadkin 36,348 5.0 4.4 2.2 39.3 3.6
Yancey 17,774 7.9 7.3 2.3 42.2 3.9
Total 8,049,313 19.8 8.3 4.0 90.0 8.6
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NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY AND REGIONAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
AND
RELATED HEALTH STATISTICS
23
Alamance
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Greensboro
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
175
76
25
1
28
11
11
99
13.1
5.7
Registered Nurses 853
Nurse Practitioners 18
Certified Nurse Midwives 5
Licensed Practical Nurses 212
Other Health Professionals
60
65
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
12
17
100
61
6
22
3
9
4
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-i-
105,698 25,644 64,155 15,899
27,900 8,517 16,654 2,729
133,598 34,161 80,809 18,628
100.0% 25.6% 60.5% 13.9%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 66,498
Employed 2001 62,703
Unemployed 2001 3,795
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 5.7
Per Capita Income 2000 $25,832
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 18,810
(unduplicated count)
(Rales are per J, 000 population)
Resident Births . 1,902 Total Pregnancies 2.464 Total Pregnancy Rate . . . 86.0
Resident Deaths 1,337
9.5
Teen Pregnancies _ . . . .
(ages 15-19)
353 Teen Pregnancy Rate. .
(ages 15-19)
. . . 78.7
% Births <2500 gms ......
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 15.8 White. 8.6 Nonwhite . . . . . 43.4
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 14,717 General Hospital Beds 2001"*'"^.
. 182 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 821
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals, numbers exclude normal newborns
'*~*Counts of hospital beds m acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Alexander
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Northwest
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
15
13
10
3
2
4.4
3.8
6
8
Registered Nurses 124
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 43
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
3
1
15
5
2
6
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
31,794 8,055 19,918 3,821
2,167 704 1,232 231
33,961 8,759 21,150 4,052
100.0% 25.8% 62.3% 11.9%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 17,961
Employed 2001 16,846
Unemployed 2001 1,115
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 6.2
Per Capita Income 2000 $23,738
Medicaid Eligibles 200
1
5 ,042
(unduplicatea counl)
(Rates are per } ,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
468 Total Pregnancies 503
304 Teen Pregnancies 76
6.6
Pregnancies.
(ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19}
71.4
75.5
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total
Hospital/Facility Data
2.1 White. . . 2.3 Nonwhite 0.0
General Hospital Discharges 2000 4,378 General Hospital Beds 2001 56 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 183
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers e.xclude normal newborns,
"•"t^ounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Alleghany
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Northwest
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
. Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
14
11
7
3
1
3
13.0
10.2
2
1
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
89
3
22
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
2
2
5
3
3
4
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
10,556 2,175 6,336 2,045
198 31 145 22
10,754 2,206 6,481 2,067
100.0% 20.5% 60.3% 19.2%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 5,891
Employed 2001 5,388
Unemployed 2001 503
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 8.5
Per Capita Income 2000 $25 ,4 1
3
Medicaid Eligibles 200 1 1 ,846
(unduplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms . . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
126 Total Pregnancies.
1 3 1 Teen Pregnancies
.
^ g
{ages 15-19)
137 Total Pregnancy Rate
23 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
74.4
84.2
(Rates are per 1 .000 population)
Total . 7.9 White. 8.0 Nonwhite 0.0
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ 1,609 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"^ 46 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 90
'Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Pubhc Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
•""•tounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Anson
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Charlotte
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 19
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
12
6
1
4
1
Other Specialties 7
Physicians per 10,000 Population 7.5
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
4.7
Federal Physicians** 1
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses 137
Nurse Practitioners 2
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 60
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estitnates 2001
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
1
10
3
3
3
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
12,587 2,708 7,537 ! 2,342
12.736 3,929 7,542 1,265
25,323 6,637 15,079 3,607
100.0% 26.2% ; 59.5% ; 14.2%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 10,567
Employed 2001 9,463
Unemployed 2001 1,104
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 10.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $21,883
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 6,8 15
(iinduplicaled coiml)
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births . _
Resident Deaths . .
% Births <2500 gms . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
353 Total Pregnancies 399 Total Pregnancy Rate
287 Teen Pregnancies.
^^ ^
(ages 15-19}
79 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
79.6
93.3
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total . 25.5 White. 7.1 Nonwhite 37.6
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000""
. . 4,017 General Hospital Beds 2001'^"^.
. 52 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 161
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
•""founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in count)'.
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MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Northwest
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 25
Primary Care Physicians 17
Family Practice 11
General Practice 1
Internal Medicine 3
Obstetrics/Gynecology 1
Pediatrics 1
Other Specialties 8
Physicians per 10,000 Population 10.1
Primary Care Physicians 6.9
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Nurses
Registered Nurses 169
Nurse Practitioners 3
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 72
Other Health Professionals <
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
4
6
Chiropractors
Optometnsts
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
4
3
14
7
6
3
1
2
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
24,452 5,017 14,987 4,448
347 95 221 31
24,799 5,112 15,208 4,479
100.0% 20.6% 61.3% 18.1%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 11,886
Employed 2001 10,784
Unemployed 2001 1,102
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 9.3
Per Capita Income 2000 $22,68
1
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 4,774
(unduplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
257
278
5.4
Total Pregnancies^ 273 Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancies.
{ages 15-19)
Al Teen Pregnancy Rate
(ages 15-19)
61.3
69.8
(Rates are per 1.000 population)
Total 0.0 White 0.0 Nonwhite .... ..... 0.0
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. _ 3,686 General Hospital Beds 2001^* 76 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 210
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Pubhc Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newboms-
•"tounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Avery
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Northwest
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 28
Primary Care Physicians 18
Family Practice 14
General Practice 1
Internal Medicine 3
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties 10
Physicians per 10,000 Population 15.8
Primary Care Physicians 10.2
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists 4
Dental Hygienists 4
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
Nurses
Registered Nurses 157
Nurse Practitioners 7
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 78
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
16
5
4
2
2
3
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
16,897 3,576 : 10,560 2,761
809 70 721 18
17,706 3,646 11,281 2,779
100.0% 20.6% 63.7% 15.7%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 8,066
Employed 2001 7,698
Unemployed 2001 368
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 4.6
Per Capita Income 2000 $24, 1 62
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 3,098
(undupticatea count)
(Rales are per 1 .000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths . . . , .
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
1 84 Total Pregnancies 200 Total Pregnancy Rate
189 Teen Pregnancies 27 Teen Pregnancy Rate,
jj^
(ages 15-19)
(A2
52.6
(ages 15-19)
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total ... . 0.0 White . 0.0 Nonwhite 0.0
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ _ 2.347 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"^.
. 40 Nursing Facility Beds 2001 128
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Pubhc Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"'"^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Beaufort
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
AHEC Region: Eastern
Nurses
63
32
9
12
4
7
31
13.9
7.1
15
16
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
452
8
1
100
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
5
7
29
15
16
10
4
4
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
31,806 6,883 19,527 5,396
13,534 4,132 7,594 1,808
45,340 11,015 27,121 7,204
100.0% 24.3% 59.8% 15.9%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 19,595
Employed 2001 17,712
Unemployed 2001 1,883
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 9.6
Per Capita Income 2000 $22,530
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 10,75 1
(unduplicated court!)
(Rales are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births ...
Resident Deaths . . .
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
64 1 Total Pregnancies^
553 Teen Pregnancies
jj^
(uses 15-19)
742 Total Pregnancy Rate
1 1 8 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
85.1
83.5
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total 9.4 White 7.4 Nonwhite 12.7
Hospital/Facility' Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 7,218 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"*".
. 169 Nursing Facility Beds 2001 290
•Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
•"^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
30 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Bertie
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 13
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
10
5
4
1
Other Specialties 3
Physicians per 10,000 Population 6.5
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
5.0
Federal Physicians** 1
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses 105
Nurse Practitioners 3
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 36
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
1
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
10
3
6
7
1
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
7,250 1,453 4,301 1,496
12,607 3,852 7,045 1,710
19,857 5,305 11,346 3,206
100.0% i 26.7% 57.1% 16.1%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 8,809
Employed 2001 8,053
Unemployed 2001 756
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 8.6
Per Capita Income 2000 $2 1 ,436
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 6,736
(unduplicateR count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births _
Resident Deaths .
% Births <2500 gms . . .
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
249 Total Pregnancies 271 Total Pregnancy Rate
280 Teen Pregnancies
^^ ^
(ages 15-19)
64 Teen Pregnancy Rate
(ages 15-19)
67.1
89.4
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total
Hospital/Facility Data
4.0 White 0.0 Nonwhite 5.3
General Hospital Discharges 2000 3,006 General Hospital Beds 2001 . 15 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 142
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"•""•X^ounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals m county
.
31 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Ser\'ices Research
Bladen
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Southern Regional
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 17
Primary Care Physicians 13
Family Practice 6
General Practice 2
Internal Medicine 5
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties 4
Physicians per 10,000 Population 5.2
Primary Care Physicians 4.0
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Nurses
Registered Nurses 162
Nurse Practitioners 6
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 75
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
5
5
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
2
2
13
2
4
6
1
1
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-i-
19,270 4,364 11,872 3,034
13,146 3,998 7,547 1,601
32,416 8,362 19,419 4,635
100.0% 25.8% 59.9% 14.3%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 20,021
Employed 2001 18,542
Unemployed 2001 1,479
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 7.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $2 1 ,494
Medicaid Eligibles 200
1
9,820
(unduplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths ... . .
% Births <2500 gms .
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
482
371
8.3
Total Pregnancies. . 554 Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancies.
(ages 15-19)
?sl Teen Pregnancy Rate,
(ages 15-19)
84.5
79.7
(Rales are per 1,000 population)
Total
Hospital/Facility Data
8.3 White. 3.6 Nonwhite 14.8
General Hospital Discharges 2000 4,393 General Hospital Beds 2001 48 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 194
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board hcensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"•"^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
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Brunswick
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Coastal
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
75
40
19
2
11
4
4
35
9.8
5.2
18
29
Registered Nurses 385
Nurse Practitioners 8
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 188
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
12
5
57
19
8
21
1
2
4
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
64,748 13,103 39,707 11,938
12,144 3,854 7,046 1,244
76,892 16,957 46,753 13,182
100.0% 22.1% 60.8% 17.1%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 34,350
Employed 2001 32,506
Unemployed 2001 1,844
Unemploymem Rate 2001 (%) 5.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $2 1 ,707
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 13,819
(undupticalea count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births 854 Total Pregnancies . .
Teen Pregnancies
(ages 15-19)
1,015 Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancy Rate
(ages 15-19)
77.2
Resident Deaths 716
9.8
170 84.9
% Births <2500 gms .
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total 3.5 White 4.3 Nonwhite ... 0.0
Hospital/Facility' Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ . 10,742 General Hospital Beds 200 f 96 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 394
•Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"'-founts of hospital beds m acute care short stay hospitals in county.
33 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Buncombe
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Mountain
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
686
283
104
12
92
39
36
403
32.9
13.6
32
119
135
Registered Nurses 3,256
Nurse Practitioners 78
Certified Nurse Midwives 8
Licensed Practical Nurses 753
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
53
28
223
169
53
93
7
82
57
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
189,083 42,116 117,131 29,836
19,510 6,077 11,425 2.008
208,593 48,193 128,556 31,844
100.0% 23.1% 61.6% 15.3%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 101,947
Employed 2001
Unemployed 2001
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%)
Per Capita Income 2000
Medicaid Eligibles 2001
{unduplicalea count)
98,249
3,698
3.6
$27,221
33,275
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births .
Resident Deaths .
% Births <2500 gms . . . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
2,597 Total Pregnancies 3,199 Total Pregnancy Rate
2,205 Teen Pregnancies. . . ... 401
8.5
{ages 15-19)
Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
74.3
64.6
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total . . . 8.9 White 7.3 Nonwhite . . 21.5
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ . . 24,781 General Hospital Beds 2001"^'^ 724 Nursmg Facility Beds 2001. . . . 1,698
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded-
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, hidian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute -care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
'"'K'ounts of hospital beds in acute care short slay hospitals in county
34 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Burke
MSA county designation: Metropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 162
Primary Care Physicians 67
Family Practice 36
General Practice 4
Internal Medicine 13
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y 8
Pediatrics 6
Other Specialties 95
Physicians per 10,000 Population 18.2
Primary Care Physicians 7.5
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians** 1
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
AHEC Region: Northwest
Nurses
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
950
11
4
171
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
25
28
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
9
4
79
35
32
18
1
32
46
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
78,505 18,581 48,717 11,207
10.523 4,113 5,640 770
89,028 22,694 54,357 11,977
100.0% 25.5% 61.1% 13.5%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 44,462
Employed 2001 41,513
Unemployed 2001 2,949
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 6.6
Per Capita Income 2000 $21 ,729
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 15,047
(unduplicatea count}
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births . . .
Resident Deaths . . . .
% Births <2500 gms ...
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
1,167 Total Pregnancies 1,336 Total Pregnancy Rate
849 Teen Pregnancies 241 Teen Pregnancy Rate,
g ^
(ages 15-19) (ages 15-19)
75.0
94.0
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 10.3 White . 8.9 Nonwhite 19.1
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 1 1,140 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"*'.
. 354 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 466
* Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Uicludes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
''"founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
35 © 2002 LINC Sheps Center for Health Ser\'ices Research
Cabarrus
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Charlotte
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 280
Primary Care Physicians 130
Family Practice 48
General Practice 1
Internal Medicine 40
Obstetrics/Gynecology 16
Pediatrics 25
Other Specialties 150
Physicians per 10,000 Population 20.5
Primary Care Physicians 9.5
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians** 2
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Nurses
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
1,366
29
1
218
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
37
56
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
22
12
123
30
37
17
4
16
24
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
117,052 30,794 72,271 13,987
19,264 6,435 11,309 1,520
136,316 37,229 83,580 15,507
100.0% 27.3%. 61.3% 11.4%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 70,047
Employed 2001 66,688
Unemployed 2001 3,359
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 4.8
Per Capita Income 2000 $28,96
1
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 17,080
(unduplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1.000 population)
Resident Births ...
Resident Deaths ...
% Births <2500 gms ......
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
2,136 Total Pregnancies 2,460
1,119 Teen Pregnancies 355
^ ^
(ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancy Rate.
85.1
87.1
(ages 15-19)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 9.4 White 8.3 Nonwhite 15.5
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ . 19,103 General Hospital Beds 200 f"^.
. 447 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 597
'Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board hcensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns. '
.
++Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county
36 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Caldwell
MSA county designation: Metropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Northwest
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
11
45
27
2
7
5
4
32
9.9
5.8
19
19
Registered Nurses 392
Nurse Practitioners 11
Certified Nurse Midwives 4
Licensed Practical Nurses 124
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
3
3
36
15
20
9
2
2
7
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-(-
72,499 17,414 45,165 9,920
5,119 1,714 2,895 510
77,618 19,128 48,060 10,430
100.0% 24.6% 61.9% i 13.4%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 42,119
Employed 2001 39,299
Unemployed 2001 2,820
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 6.7
Per Capita Income 2000 $24,707
Medicaid Eligibles 2001
(unduplicaied count)
12,614
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births . . . .
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms . . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
1,053 Total Pregnancies 1,147
740 Teen Pregnancies. . . . 179
^ ^
(ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
72.2
80.6
(Rales are per 1,000 population)
Total 8.5 White. Nonwhite _ 12.5
Hospital/Facilir)' Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ _ 10,201 General Hospital Beds 2001*"^.
. 110 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 410
Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"•""^Counts of hospital beds m acute care short stay hospitals in county.
37 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Camden
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 3
Primary Care Physicians 2
Family Practice 2
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties 1
Physicians per 10,000 Population 4.2
Primary Care Physicians 2.8
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists 1
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
Nurses
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
26
6
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
2
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
5,762 1,451 3,580 731
1,313 324 767 222
7,075 1,775 4,347 953
100.0% 25.1% 61.4% 13.5%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 3,240
Employed 2001 3,132
Unemployed 2001 108
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 3.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $22,755
Medicaid Eligibles 2001
(unduplicated count)
961
(Rales are per 1.000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
76 Total Pregnancies.
62 Teen Pregnancies
^ g
(ages 15-19)
78 Total Pregnancy Rate 55.4
9 Teen Pregnancy Rate. . 41.7
(ages 15-19)
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total 0.0 White ... 0.0 Nonwhite 0.0
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 550 General Hospital Beds 2001"^ Nursing Facility Beds 2001.
* Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acule-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
"•"founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
38 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
MSA county designation: Nonmetropoiitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
93
41
14
5
9
7
6
52
15.6
6.9
Registered Nurses 450
Nurse Practitioners 18
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 176
Other Health Professionals
27
36
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
9
8
45
24
5
13
2
8
1
Total Ages 0-1
8
Ages 19-64 Ages 65-t-
54,443 11,192 33,357 9,894
5,157 1,510 3,105 542
59,600 12,702 36,462 10,436
100.0% 21.3% 61.2% 17.5%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 29,099
Employed 2001 27,676
Unemployed 2001 1,423
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 4.9
Per Capita Income 2000 $26,090
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 8,940
(unduplicatea counl)
(Rates are per 1,000 population}
Resident Births . . .
Resident Deaths . . .
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
637 Total Pregnancies 757 Total Pregnancy Rate - . . . 68.4
642 Teen Pregnancies 109 Teen Pregnancy Rate. _ . 64.2
g 2
(aS" '^-i9) (ages 15-19)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total . .
Hospital/Facilit}' Data
11.0 White .... 6.9 Nonwhite 50.0
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 8.068 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"^ 121 Nursing Facility Beds 2001 .. . 424
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals, numbers exclude normal newborns,
'"'tlounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
39 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Caswell
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Greensboro
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians — -
Non-Federal Physicians 14
Primary Care Physicians 13
Family Practice 9
General Practice
Internal Medicine 3
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics 1
Other Specialties 1
Physicians per 10,000 Population 5.9
Primary Care Physicians 5.5
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Nurses
Registered Nurses 79
Nurse Practitioners 4
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 42
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
3
1
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
7
3
3
1
1
1
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-i-
14,888 3,555 9,313 2,020
8,830 2,168 5,558 1,104
23,718 5,723 14,871 3,124
100.0% 24.1% 62.7% 13.2%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 12,839
Employed 2001 12,145
Unemployed 2001 694
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 5.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $ 1 9,494
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 4,448
(iindiiplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1 .000 population)
Resident Births . . . . . .
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
262 Total Pregnancies ... 310 Total Pregnancy Rate
216 Teen Pregnancies
jjg
(ages 15-19)
37 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
68.5
52.3
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 15.3 White 17.0 Nonwhite . 11.6
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 1,181 General Hospital Beds 2001"^ Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 137
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly Ucensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded
** hicludes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs-
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
"•""founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
40 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Catawba
MSA county designation: Metropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Northwest
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
335
131
64
2
35
19
11
204
23.1
9.0
59
72
Registered Nurses 1,505
Nurse Practitioners 45
Certified Nurse Midwives 7
Licensed Practical Nurses 224
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
19
18
118
66
42
40
6
12
19
Total Ages 0-1
8
Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
126,888 30.482 , 79,726 16,680
18,218 6,883 ' 10,141 1,194
145,106 37,365 89,867 17,874
100.0% 25.8% 61.9% 12.3%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 78,050
Employed 2001 72,838
Unemployed 2001 5,212
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 6.7
Per Capita Income 2000 $27,937
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 20,864
(unduplicaled count)
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths .
% Births <2500 gms . . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
2,139 Total Pregnancies 2,401 Total Pregnancy Rate
1 ,285 Teen Pregnancies 34 1 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
g Q
(ages 15-19) (ages 15-19)
79.8
79.1
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total . .
Hospital/Facility Data
8.9 White. 8.7 Nonwhite 9.7
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 17,21 1 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"*;
. 409 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 669
* Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
'"''founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
41 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Chatham
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Greensboro
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
36
29
15
1
11
2
7
7.1
5.7
1
9
14
Registered Nurses 259
Nurse Practitioners 14
Certified Nurse Midwives 1
Licensed Practical Nurses 90
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
5
5
22
6
5
4
2
6
Total Ages 0-1
8
Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
41,589 9,654 25,488 6.447
9,363 2,442 5,684 1,237
50,952 12,096 ; 31,172 7,684
100.0% 23.7% 61.2% 15.1%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 27,024
Employed 2001 26,160
Unemployed 2001 864
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 3.2
Per Capita Income 2000 $30,380
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 6,167
(unduplicaled count)
(Rales are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births .
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
665 Total Pregnancies^ 803 Total Pregnancy Rate
494 Teen Pregnancies
^ ^
(ages 15-19)
90 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
80.8
69.7
(Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Total 6.0 White. 3.4 Nonwhite 23.5
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 4,712 General Hospital Beds 200 f"^.
. 68 Nursmg Facility Beds 2001. 340
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns. ' '
•""founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in count>'.
42 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Cherokee
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Mountain
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 40
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
22
8
8
2
4
Other Specialties 18
Physicians per 10,000 Population 16.2
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
8.9
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses 212
Nurse Practitioners J
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 109
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
9
11
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
5
6
23
5
6
7
2
3
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65 -^
23,729 5,003 13.942 4,784
975 262 594 119
24,704 , 5,265 ; 14,536 4,903
100.0% 1 21.3% 58.8% 19.8%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 11.511
Employed 2001 10.574
Unemployed 2001 937
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 8.2
Per Capita Income 2000 $ 1 8,323
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 5,342
(unduplicatea count)
(Rales are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births .
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
266 Total Pregnancies.
301
7.1
Teen Pregnancies.
(ages 15-19)
293 Total Pregnancy Rate
57 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
69.1
79.1
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total , 7.5 White. 7.8 Nonwhite 0.0
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 2,982 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"^.
. 110 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 210
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly hcensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"""""tTounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county
43 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Chowan
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
27
14
5
3
4
2
13
18.6
9.7
3
5
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
126
2
1
47
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
4
1
10
3
5
1
1
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
8,875 1,845 5,167 1,863
5,617 1,757 3,125 735
14,492 3,602 8,292 2,598
100.0% 24.9% 57.2% 17.9%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 6,747
Employed 2001 6,405
Unemployed 2001 342
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 5.0
Per Capita Income 2000 $23,532
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 3,657
(undupUcatea count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births
Resident Deaths . . .
% Births <2500 gms . .
Infant Mortality' Rates 2000
188 Total Pregnancies.
193 Teen Pregnancies.
11.2
(ages 15-19)
195 Total Pregnancy Rate
38 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
68.0
66.8
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total . 5.3 White. 0.0 Nonwhite 9.8
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 1,923 General Hospital Beds 200
f
71 Nursing Facility Beds 2001 170
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board hcensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Pubhc Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"'^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
44 ® 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Clay
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Mountain
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 6
Primary Care Physicians 6
Family Practice 4
General Practice
Internal Medicine 1
Obstetrics/Gynecology 1
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population 6.7
Primary Care Physicians 6.7
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists 3
Dental Hygienists 5
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Nurses
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
59
1
31
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
5
3
1
1
2
Total Ages 0-1
8
Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
8,856 1,666 5,170 2,020
166 47 100 19
9,022 1,713 ; 5,270 2,039
100.0% 19.0% 1 58.4% 22.6%
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 4,150
Employed 2001 3.982
Unemployed 2001 168
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 4.1
Per Capita Income 2000 $2 1 ,292
Medicaid Eligibles 200
1
1 ,646
(undupUcatea count)
(Rates are per 1 .000 population)
Resident Births .
Resident Deaths .
% Births <250O gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
77 Total Pregnancies.
123 Teen Pregnancies.
^ g
(ages 15-19)
98 Total Pregnancy Rate
7 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
68.4
29.3
(Rates are per 1.000 population)
Total 0.0 White 0.0 Nonwhite . 0.0
Hospital/Facility' Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"*^ 780 General Hospital Beds 2001 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 80
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Pubhc Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
"•""founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
45 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Cleveland
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS'
Physicians
AHEC Region: Charlotte
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 141
Primary Care Physicians 75
Family Practice 34
General Practice 1
Internal Medicine 19
Obstetrics/Gynecology 9
Pediatrics 12
Other Specialties 66
Physicians per 10,000 Population 14.6
Primary Care Physicians 1.1
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
ISl
18
3
256
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
36
48
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
11
11
61
24
17
13
3
4
9
Total Ages 0-1 8 Ages 19-64 Ages 65 -i-
75,095 18,317 45,629 11,149
21,715 7,281 12,577 1,857
96,810 25,598 58,206 13,006
100.0% 26.4% 60,1% 13.4%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 200
1
45 ,744
Employed 2001 40,513
Unemployed 2001 5,231
Unemployment Rate 200 1 (%) 1 1 .4
Per Capita Income 2000 $22,259
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 19,197
(unduplicated count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births . .
Resident Deaths . .
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
1,334 Total Pregnancies 1,485
1,022 Teen Pregnancies 267
g ^
(ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate 73.4
Teen Pregnancy Rate. . 84.6
(ages 15-19)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 9.7 White 7.4 Nonwhite 15.3
Hospital/Facility' Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ . 13,754 General Hospital Beds 2001"^"*;
_ 393 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 544
* Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services. US Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"'"'^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
46 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Columbus
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Coastal
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
55
27
7
16
2
2
28
10.0
4.9
9
8
Registered Nurses 456
Nurse Practitioners 13
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses 121
Other Health Professionals
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
6
3
57
14
10
17
1
1
1
Total Ages 0-1
8
Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
35,661 8,388 21,828 5.445
19,179 6,238 10,806 2,135
54,840 14,626 32,634 7,580
100.0% 26.7% 59.5% 13.8%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 22,319
Employed 2001 20,190
Unemployed 2001 2,129
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%>) 9.5
Per Capita Income 2000 $2 1 ,640
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 16,876
(imduplicatea count)
{Rates are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births . .
Resident Deaths . . .
% Births <2500 gms .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
809 Total Pregnancies.
636
10.5
Teen Pregnancies.
(ages 15-19)
959 Total Pregnancy Rate
162 Teen Pregnancy Rate.
(ages 15-19)
85.8
81.9
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 8.7 White 8.0 Nonwhite 9.6
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
_ . 9,492 General Hospital Beds 2001"^. . 166 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 293
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians m the armed services, US Pubhc Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
"•"founts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
47 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Craven
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
AHEC Region: Eastern
Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
Other Specialties
Physicians per 10,000 Population
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
182
71
14
3
30
10
14
111
19.8
7.7
12
41
47
Registered Nurses 890
Nurse Practitioners 23
Certified Nurse Midwives 1
Licensed Practical Nurses 272
Other Health Professionals
I
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
14
13
57
28
21
19
3
13
18
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
66,364 15,539 40,722 10,103
25.605 8,166 15,072 2,367
91,969 23,705 55,794 12,470
100.0% 25.8% 60.7% 13.6%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 36,783
Employed 2001 34,851
Unemployed 2001 1,932
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 5.2
Per Capita Income 2000 $25,342
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 16,258
( unduplicatea count)
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Resident Births ....
Resident Deaths . .
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
1,652 Total Pregnancies . _ . . . 1,934
826 Teen Pregnancies 299
g ^
(ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate 103.2
Teen Pregnancy Rate, 103.7
(ages 15-19)
(Rales are per 1 ,000 population)
Total . . . . 6.7 White. 2.6 Nonwhite .... 16.7
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^
. . 12,413 General Hospital Beds 2001"^. 270 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 461
'Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the arrned services, US Public Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals: numbers exclude normal newborns.
"•""•tTounts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
48 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Cumberland
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Southern Regional
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians
Non-Federal Physicians 457
Primary Care Physicians 205
Family Practice 61
General Practice 5
Internal Medicine 64
Obstetrics/Gynecology 29
Pediatrics 46
Other Specialties 252
Physicians per 10,000 Population 15.2
Primary Care Physicians 6.8
per 10,000 Population
Federal Physicians** 115
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Nurses
Registered Nurses 2,208
Nurse Practitioners 66
Certified Nurse Midwives 2
Licensed Practical Nurses 926
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
103
128
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
29
22
177
99
81
95
8
34
32
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65+
176,956 46,459 114,307 16.190
124,133 41,898 74,732 7,503
301,089 88,357 189,039 23,693
100.0% 29.3% i 62.8% 7.9%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 120,051
Employed 2001 113.537
Unemployed 2001 6,514
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 5.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $24,899
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 53,997
(unduplicatea count)
(Rales are per 1 ,000 population)
Resident Births . . .
Resident Deaths . . . .
% Births <2500 gms . . .
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
5.665 Total Pregnancies 7,298 Total Pregnancy Rate
2,004 Teen Pregnancies
^ ^
(ages 15-19)
988 Teen Pregnancy Rate
(ages 15-19)
101.6
92.7
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total 10.6 White. 7.2 Nonwhite 15.5
Hospital/Facility Data
General Hospital Discharges 2000"^ . 25,430 General Hospital Beds 200l'^'^_ . 506 Nursing Facility Beds 2001. 868
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001;
inactive are excluded.
** hicludes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service, hidian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns,
•"t^ounts of hospital beds m acute care short stay hospitals in counry
49 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Currituck
MSA county designation: Metropolitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 6
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
5
2
2
1
Other Specialties 1
Physicians per 10,000 Population 3.2
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
2.7
Federal Physicians**
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Certified Nurse Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurses
Other Health Professionals
58
3
25
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
1
1
2
1
2
2
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65 -i-
17,220 4,471 10,706 2,043
1,641 478 941 222
18,861 4,949 11,647 2,265
100.0% 26.2% 61.8% 12.0%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 9,103
Employed 2001 8,852
Unemployed 2001 251
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 2.7
Per Capita Income 2000 $24,5 15
Medicaid Eligibles 2001 2,414
(unduplicatea count)
(Rales are per 1.000 population)
Resident Births .
Resident Deaths
% Births <2500 gms
Infant Mortality Rates 2000
236 Total Pregnancies . 239
164 Teen Pregnancies.
29
5.1
{ages 15-19)
Total Pregnancy Rate
Teen Pregnancy Rate
(ages 15-19)
62.8
49.1
(Rates are per 1,000 population)
Total
Hospital/Facility Data
8.5 White 4.6 Nonwhite 52.6
General Hospital Discharges 2000 934 General Hospital Beds 200
1
Nursing Facility Beds 2001 100
*Numbers reported include those who are active within the profession and those with unknown activity status who were newly licensed in 2001
;
inactive are excluded.
** Includes NC Medical Board licensed federal physicians in the armed services, US Public Health Service. Indian Health Service, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
+Counts are for discharges of county residents from acute-care, short-stay hospitals; numbers exclude normal newborns.
"'"^Counts of hospital beds in acute care short stay hospitals in county.
50 © 2002 UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
MSA county designation: Nonmetropolitan AHEC Region: Eastern
2001 ACTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS*
Physicians Nurses
Non-Federal Physicians 34
Primary Care Physicians
Family Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecolo^y
Pediatrics
17
10
1
3
3
Other Specialties 17
Physicians per 10,000 Population 10.9
Primary Care Physicians
per 10,000 Population
5.5
Federal Physicians** 1
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Registered Nurses 182
Nurse Practitioners 8
Certified Nurse Midwives 2
Licensed Practical Nurses 49
Other Health Professionals
Dentists
Dental Hygienists
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Estimates 2001
15
13
Chiropractors
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Podiatrists
Practicing Psychologists
Psychological Associates
4
3
22
9
1
5
2
2
Total Ages 0-18 Ages 19-64 Ages 65-1-
30.009 6,565 19,208 4,236
1,175 359 739 11
31,184 6,924 19,947 4,313
100.0% 22.2% \ 64.0% 13.8%
White
Nonwhite
Total
% of Pop.
HEALTH-RELATED STATISTICS
Vital Statistics 2000
Employment and Income Data
Labor Force 2001 18,222
Employed 2001 17,062
Unemployed 2001 1,160
Unemployment Rate 2001 (%) 6.4
Per Capita Income 2000 $25,454
Medicaid Elig