Health Currents - Complete Report

Population

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Total Population	2009	24,782,302	3,050,229	21,732,073
Male Population	2009	12,431,061	1,548,147	10,882,914
Female Population	2009	12,351,241	1,502,082	10,849,159
Median Age	2009	33.5	37.8	33.0
Population Rank Among Counties	2009	NA	NA	NA
Population Per Square Mile	2009	94.7	15.8	318.5
Area in Square Miles	2000	261,797.1	193,567.7	68,230.9

Population Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Marriage and Divorce

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Marriages	2008	177,030	21,559	155,471
Divorces	2008	79,438	9,590	69,848
Marriage Rate per 1,000 Residents	2008	7.3	7.1	7.3
Divorce Rate per 1,000 Residents	2008	3.3	3.2	3.3

Marriage and Divorce Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Population Change

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Census Population	2000	20,851,820	2,907,272	17,944,548
Change Since Census	2000-2009	3,930,482	142,957	3,787,525
Change Since Census (%)	2000-2009	18.8%	4.9%	21.1%
Population Projection	2015	28,015,550	3,251,101	24,764,449
Projected Change	2009-2015	3,233,248	200,872	3,032,376
Projected Change (%)	2009-2015	13.0%	6.6%	14.0%

Population Change Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Population by Race/Ethnicity

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Total Anglo	2009	11,362,445	1,838,703	9,523,742
Total Black	2009	2,862,310	261,226	2,601,084
Total Hispanic	2009	9,461,097	921,982	8,539,115
Total Other	2009	1,096,450	28,318	1,068,132
Total Anglo (%)	2009	45.8%	60.3%	43.8%
Total Black (%)	2009	11.5%	8.6%	12.0%
Total Hispanic (%)	2009	38.2%	30.2%	39.3%
Total Other (%)	2009	4.4%	0.9%	4.9%

Population by Race/Ethnicity Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Population by Select Age Groups

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Age 0-4	2009	1,948,201	211,765	1,736,436
Age 5-14	2009	3,500,868	395,028	3,105,840
Age 15-44	2009	11,041,617	1,176,026	9,865,591
Age 45-64	2009	5,817,827	770,441	5,047,386
Age 65+	2009	2,473,789	496,969	1,976,820
Age 13-17	2009	1,808,514	212,166	1,596,348
Age 13-19	2009	2,583,076	307,851	2,275,225
Age <18	2009	6,557,436	738,163	5,819,273
Age 85+	2009	297,259	61,857	235,402

Population by Select Age Groups Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Population by Percent of Total Population for Select Age Groups

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Age 0-4 (%)	2009	7.9%	6.9%	8.0%
Age 5-14 (%)	2009	14.1%	13.0%	14.3%
Age 15-44 (%)	2009	44.6%	38.6%	45.4%
Age 45-64 (%)	2009	23.5%	25.3%	23.2%
Age 65+ (%)	2009	10.0%	16.3%	9.1%
Age 13-17 (%)	2009	7.3%	7.0%	7.3%
Age 13-19 (%)	2009	10.4%	10.1%	10.5%
Age <18 (%)	2009	26.5%	24.2%	26.8%
Age 85+ (%)	2009	1.2%	2.0%	1.1%

Population by Percent Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Foreign Born Population by Region and Selected Countries of Origin

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Total Foreign Born Population (ACS)	2005-2009	3,765,037	257,652	3,507,385
Total Foreign Born Population (ACS %)	2005-2009	15.8%	8.7%	16.8%
Total Foreign Born Population	2000	2,899,642	213,632	2,686,010
Total Foreign Born Population (%)	2000	13.9%	7.3%	15.0%
Africa	2005-2009	112,754	1,997	110,757
Nigeria	2005-2009	33,285	307	32,978
Asia	2005-2009	632,224	12,030	620,194
China	2005-2009	56,796	672	56,124
Taiwan	2005-2009	27,670	324	27,346
Japan	2005-2009	12,687	436	12,251
Korea	2005-2009	47,021	789	46,232
India	2005-2009	124,610	1,932	122,678
Iran	2005-2009	20,511	168	20,343
Pakistan	2005-2009	38,034	337	37,697
Phillipines	2005-2009	68,324	2,717	65,607
Vietnam	2005-2009	126,893	2,309	124,584
Australia and New Zealand Subregion	2005-2009	6,042	281	5,761
Caribbean	2005-2009	50,952	1,369	49,583
Cuba	2005-2009	18,932	510	18,422
Central America	2005-2009	2,638,592	230,085	2,408,507
Mexico	2005-2009	2,333,387	221,419	2,111,968
El Salvador	2005-2009	158,902	3,801	155,101
Guatemala	2005-2009	49,200	1,456	47,744
Honduras	2005-2009	68,922	2,412	66,510
Europe	2005-2009	171,082	7,414	163,668
United Kingdom	2005-2009	43,200	2,065	41,135
Germany	2005-2009	35,928	2,138	33,790
North America	2005-2009	43,302	2,209	41,093
Canada	2005-2009	43,031	2,169	40,862
South America	2005-2009	106,597	2,147	104,450
Colombia	2005-2009	33,696	717	32,979

Foreign Born by Region and Selected Countries Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Deaths by Cause

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Deaths from All Causes	2008	164,135	31,574	132,561
Cardiovascular Disease Deaths	2008	51,199	10,526	40,673
Heart Disease Deaths	2008	38,493	7,983	30,510
Stroke Deaths	2008	9,550	1,972	7,578
All Cancer Deaths	2008	35,618	6,686	28,932
Lung Cancer Deaths	2008	9,627	1,986	7,641
Female Breast Cancer Deaths	2008	2,602	405	2,197
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Deaths	2008	8,858	1,993	6,865
Diabetes Deaths	2008	5,170	986	4,184
Infant Deaths	2008	2,478	272	2,206
Fetal Deaths	2008	2,296	224	2,072
Unintentional Injury (Accidents)	2008	9,455	1,721	7,734
Motor Vehicle Injury	2008	3,716	760	2,956
Homicide	2008	1,489	141	1,348
Suicide	2008	2,618	392	2,226

Mortality Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Age Adjusted Death Rates by Cause

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Deaths from All Causes Rate	2008	808.8	862.5	800.7
Cardiovascular Disease Death Rate	2008	265.3	283.6	261.9
Heart Disease Death Rate	2008	194.3	213.6	190.6
Stroke Death Rate	2008	49.4	52.3	48.7
All Cancer Death Rate	2008	172.4	179.6	171.4
Lung Cancer Death Rate	2008	47.0	52.4	45.9
Female Breast Cancer Death Rate	2008	22.3	20.5	22.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Death Rate	2008	45.8	52.6	44.3
Diabetes Death Rate	2008	25.4	26.7	25.2
Infant Death Rate	2008	6.1	6.3	6.1
Fetal Death Rate	2008	5.6	5.2	5.7
Unintentional Injury Rate	2008	42.2	56.3	40.4
Motor Vehicle Injury Rate	2008	15.8	28.3	14.0
Homicide Rate	2008	6.1	4.9	6.3
Suicide Rate	2008	10.5	12.4	10.3

Mortality Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Natality

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Total Live Births	2008	405,242	43,163	362,079
Adolescent Mothers Under 18 Years of Age	2008	19,775	2,781	16,994
Adolescent Mothers Under 18 Years of Age (%)	2008	4.9%	6.4%	4.7%
Reported Pregnancies to Women Age 13-17	2008	23,154	3,069	19,992
Reported Pregnancies to Women Age 13-17 (Rate)	2008	26.1	29.2	25.6
Unmarried Mothers	2008	169,878	19,907	149,971
Unmarried Mothers (%)	2008	41.9%	46.1%	41.4%
Low Birth Weight	2008	34,228	3,766	30,462
Low Birth Weight (%)	2008	8.4%	8.7%	8.4%
Onset of Prenatal Care within First Trimester	2008	223,961	23,547	200,414
Onset of Prenatal Care within First Trimester (%)	2008	60.1%	58.0%	60.3%
Fertility Rate	2008	76.8	78.8	76.6

Natality Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Medicaid Births

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Medicaid Covered Births, Latest Fiscal Year	SFY2009	224,937	26,586	199,614
Medicaid Covered Births, Fiscal Year	SFY2007	228,202	27,348	200,648
Medicaid Covered Births as a Percent of All Births, Fiscal Year	SFY2007	56.2%	62.5%	55.4%

Medicaid Births Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Hospital Resources

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Acute Care Hospitals	2009	553	152	401
Psychiatric Hospitals	2009	43	5	38
Acute Care For-Profit Hospitals	2009	279	27	252
Acute Care Non-Profit Hospitals	2009	151	39	112
Acute Care Public Hospitals	2009	123	86	37
Beds Setup and Staffed for Acute Care	2009	64,022	6,264	57,758
Beds Setup and Staffed for Obstetrics Care	2009	5,961	523	5,438
Acute Care Licensed Beds	2009	78,368	8,018	70,350
Psychiatric Care Licensed Beds	2009	5,450	1,353	4,097

Hospital Resources Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Migration for Birth

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Births in Area	2008	412,099	28,693	383,406
Births to Area Residents	2008	405,242	43,163	362,079
Births in Area to County Residents	2008	315,753	18,751	297,002
Birth Service Ratio (Resident Births in County)	2008	77.9	43.4	82.0
Number of Hospitals Where Births Occurred	2008	285	91	194
Number of Births Not in a Hospital	2008	3,342	291	3,051
Percentage of Births Not in a Hospital	2008	0.8%	0.7%	0.8%

Migration for Birth Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Health Occupations

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Direct Care Physicians	2010	41,191	2,691	38,500
Primary Care Physicians	2010	17,526	1,630	15,896
Physician Assistants	2010	4,943	444	4,499
Registered Nurses	2010	176,498	14,381	162,117
Licensed Vocational Nurses	2010	71,141	14,254	56,887
Nurse Practitioners	2010	6,162	500	5,662
Dentists	2010	11,301	810	10,491
Pharmacists	2010	20,428	1,789	18,639
Chiropractors	2010	4,767	371	4,396
Veternarians	2010	5,734	887	4,847
EMS Personnel	2010	56,381	8,887	47,494

Health Occupation Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Ratio of 2009 Population per Health Care Professional

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Direct Care Physicians Ratio	2010	162.3	85.5	173.2
Primary Care Physicians Ratio	2010	69.1	51.8	71.5
Physician Assistants Ratio	2010	19.5	14.1	20.2
Registered Nurses Ratio	2010	695.6	457.1	729.3
Licensed Vocational Nurses Ratio	2010	280.4	453.1	255.9
Nurse Practitioners Ratio	2010	24.3	15.9	25.5
Dentists Ratio	2010	44.5	25.7	47.2
Pharmacists Ratio	2010	80.5	56.9	83.9
Chiropractors Ratio	2010	18.8	11.8	19.8
Veterinarians Ratio	2010	22.6	28.2	21.8
EMS Personnel Ratio	2010	222.2	282.5	213.7

Health Care Professional Ratio Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Communicable Diseases - Reported Cases

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Tuberculosis Cases	2009	1,477	136	1,341
Tuberculosis Rate	2009	6.0	4.5	6.2
AIDS Cases	2009	2,286	108	2,178
AIDS Rate	2009	9.2	3.5	10.0
Varicella (chickenpox) Cases	2009	4,445	712	3,733
Varicella (chickenpox) Rate	2009	17.9	22.8	17.2
Pertussis (whooping cough) Cases	2009	3,358	234	3,124
Pertussis (whooping cough) Rate	2009	13.5	7.5	14.4

Communicable Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases	2010	1,231	56	1,175
Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rate	2010	4.9	1.8	5.3
Gonorrhea Cases	2010	31,453	2,594	28,859
Gonorrhea Rate	2010	124.0	82.5	129.8
Chlamydia Cases	2010	118,577	11,561	107,016
Chlamydia Rate	2010	467.3	367.5	481.4

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Socioeconomic Indicators

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Average Monthly TANF Recipients	SFY2009	104,693	9,730	94,962
Average Monthly SNAP (food stamp) Participants	SFY2009	2,819,469	410,079	2,409,389
Unduplicated Medicaid Clients	SFY2009	4,760,721	700,676	4,053,295
Unemployment Rate	2010	8.2%	8.2%	8.2%
Per Capita Personal Income	2010	$38,609	$31,262	$39,617
Average Monthly CHIP enrollment	FY2008	466,242	54,546	411,696

Socioeconomic Indicators Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Older

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Did Not Complete High School	2000	3,114,561	568,335	2,546,226
High School Graduate	2000	3,176,743	589,673	2,587,070
Some College	2000	2,858,802	378,829	2,479,973
Associate's Degree or Higher	2000	3,640,787	330,547	3,310,240
Did Not Complete High School (%)	2000	24.3%	30.4%	23.3%
High School Graduate (%)	2000	24.8%	31.6%	23.7%
Some College (%)	2000	22.4%	20.3%	22.7%
Associate's Degree or Higher (%)	2000	28.5%	17.7%	30.3%
Did Not Complete High School (ACS %)	2005-2009	20.7%	25.1%	20.1%
High School Graduate (ACS %)	2005-2009	26.2%	33.6%	25.1%
Some College (ACS %)	2005-2009	21.5%	20.8%	21.6%
Associate's Degree or Higher (ACS %)	2005-2009	31.6%	20.4%	33.2%

Educational Attainment Indicators Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Poverty

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
Total Persons Living Below Poverty	2009	4,143,077	551,938	3,591,142
Total Persons Living Below Poverty (%)	2009	17.1%	19.5%	16.8%
Related Children 0-17 Years, Living Below Poverty	2009	1,655,085	209,989	1,445,102
Related Children 0-17 Years, Living Below Poverty (%)	2009	24.3%	28.3%	23.9%
18 Years and Over, Living Below Poverty	2009	2,487,992	341,949	2,146,040
18 Years and Over, Living Below Poverty (%)	2009	14.3%	16.4%	14.0%

Poverty Indicators Sources and Links to More Detailed Data

Health Insurance

	Year	Texas	Non-Metro Counties	Metro Counties
18 Years and Younger, Without Health Insurance	2007	1,375,714	142,487	1,233,227
18 Years and Younger, Without Health Insurance (%)	2007	19.5%	18.7%	19.6%
Younger than 65 Years, Without Health Insurance	2007	5,765,126	638,393	5,126,733
Younger than 65 Years, Without Health Insurance (%)	2007	26.8%	26.7%	26.8%

Health Insurance Sources and Links to More Detailed Data