County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Genesee County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 58,122   58,830   59,257   59,689   60,020  
Unemployment 1,518 4.6 1,534 4.6 1,605 4.8 1,839 5.6 1,833 5.5
Percent in Poverty 6,771 11.9 5,871 10.2 5,155 9.0 5,503 9.4 5,311 9.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) 48,499   44,268   43,092   42,512   41,020  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 904 81.0 831 73.0 884 77.3 796 67.3 779 64.8
- Age 10-14 1 0.5 5 2.5 2 0.9 3 1.3 3 1.4
- Age 15-19 103 46.4 74 33.1 98 45.2 72 34.7 58 27.9
Births 712 12.3 632 10.7 685 11.6 626 10.5 625 10.4
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 45 6.3 49 7.8 52 7.6 37 5.9 39 6.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 463 73.0 421 73.9 483 75.5 434 75.1 431 72.1
Infant Deaths 4 5.6 4 6.3 3 4.4 6 9.6 0 0.0
Neonatal Deaths 3 4.2 3 4.7 3 4.4 4 6.4 0 0.0
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.4 1 1.6 0 0.0 2 3.2 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 4 5.6 6 9.4 2 2.9 4 6.3 7 11.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 597 1027.1 532 904.3 564 951.8 539 903.0 605 1008.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 45 77.4 38 64.6 37 62.4 46 77.1 36 60.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 26 90.2 19 65.3 25 85.2 27 91.7 24 81.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 19 64.8 19 63.9 12 40.1 19 62.8 12 39.3
Breast Cancer (Female) 6 20.5 8 26.9 7 23.4 6 19.8 17 55.6
Cervical Cancer 2 6.8 1 3.4 1 3.3 0 0.0 1 3.3
Cerebrovasular Disease 27 46.5 22 37.4 27 45.6 24 40.2 28 46.7
Diseases of the Heart 201 345.8 155 263.5 187 315.6 170 284.8 181 301.6
Homicides 0 0.0 2 3.4 1 1.7 0 0.0 1 1.7
Suicides 2 3.4 5 8.5 6 10.1 3 5.0 5 8.3
Unintentional Injury 30 51.6 22 37.4 20 33.8 21 35.2 29 48.3
Motor Vehicle 16 27.5 8 13.6 5 8.4 7 11.7 12 20.0
Non-Motor Vehicle 14 24.1 14 23.8 15 25.3 14 23.5 17 28.3
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 7 12.0 7 11.9 4 6.8 0 0.0 1 1.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 7 22.8 11 35.6 5 15.6 12 35.7 10 29.5
- Gastroenteritis 1 3.3 2 6.5 5 15.6 6 17.9 4 11.8
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 6.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 102 17.5 109 18.5 110 18.6 87 14.6 86 14.3
Head Injury (5) 23 4.0 31 5.3 38 6.4 26 4.4 34 5.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 5.2 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0 1 1.7
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 114 196.1 111 188.7 96 162.0 68 113.9 44 73.3
TB Incidence 2 3.4 2 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.7 1 1.7 2 3.4 1 1.7 6 10.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 8 13.8 17 28.9 2 3.4 2 3.4 7 11.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7

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