County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Allegany County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 50,267   50,602   50,575   50,562   50,181  
Unemployment 1,238 5.3 1,382 5.9 1,510 6.4 1,537 6.6 1,274 5.4
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 7,094 15.7 6,911 15.1 6,815 14.8 6,737 14.6
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   37,004   33,791   32,812   32,528  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 621 56.4 633 56.8 632 57.0 651 58.5 654 59.4
- Age 10-14 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0 2 1.2 1 0.6
- Age 15-19 53 20.9 69 26.2 74 28.3 85 32.6 83 31.8
Births 508 10.1 514 10.2 534 10.6 552 10.9 541 10.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 37 7.3 26 5.1 45 8.4 31 5.6 42 7.8
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 391 81.8 406 85.3 416 83.7 428 82.6 426 84.2
Infant Deaths 3 5.9 3 5.8 5 9.4 3 5.4 3 5.5
Neonatal Deaths 2 3.9 1 1.9 4 7.5 0 0.0 1 1.8
Postneonatal Deaths 1 2.0 2 3.9 1 1.9 3 5.4 2 3.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 9 17.4 6 11.5 4 7.4 3 5.4 3 5.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 440 875.3 481 950.6 454 897.7 484 957.2 509 1014.3
Lung Cancer (Total) 27 53.7 35 69.2 37 73.2 29 57.4 40 79.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 15 59.4 27 106.2 18 71.0 20 79.2 22 88.0
Lung Cancer (Female) 12 48.0 8 31.8 19 75.3 9 35.6 18 71.5
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 16.0 6 23.8 3 11.9 7 27.7 9 35.8
Cervical Cancer 4 16.0 2 7.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 7.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 29 57.7 25 49.4 26 51.4 23 45.5 38 75.7
Diseases of the Heart 118 234.7 142 280.6 133 263.0 151 298.6 131 261.1
Homicides 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 2.0
Suicides 6 11.9 10 19.8 4 7.9 6 11.9 7 13.9
Unintentional Injury 23 45.8 15 29.6 18 35.6 12 23.7 26 51.8
Motor Vehicle 12 23.9 6 11.9 13 25.7 7 13.8 13 25.9
Non-Motor Vehicle 11 21.9 9 17.8 5 9.9 5 9.9 13 25.9
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 2 4.0 4 7.9 1 2.0 2 4.0 3 6.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 9 34.4 12 45.5 11 41.6 10 38.7 12 47.4
- Gastroenteritis 10 38.2 16 60.7 9 34.0 7 27.1 7 27.7
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0 2 7.9
Drug Related 56 11.1 51 10.1 43 8.5 43 8.5 51 10.2
Head Injury (5) 33 6.6 32 6.3 35 6.9 26 5.1 43 8.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 1 2.0 2 4.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 4 8.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 65 129.3 65 128.5 76 150.3 60 118.7 53 105.6
TB Incidence 1 2.0 3 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 2.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 2 4.0 11 21.7 3 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 2 4.0 2 4.0 1 2.0

N/A - Not Available.
(1) Census population estimates were used for all years. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median
household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population.
The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal
Death Rates are per 1,000 births.
(3) Rates in this section are per 100,000 population.
(4) AIDS Cases include ICD-9 diagnosis
(5) Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925.

Source: New York State Department of Health