County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Allegany County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 49,157   49,649   49,637   50,267   50,602  
Unemployment 2,125 8.9 1,526 6.3 1,299 5.5 1,238 5.3 1,382 5.9
Percent in Poverty 7,495 17.0 7,669 17.2 7,443 16.7 8,027 17.8 7,094 15.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) 38,828   40,821   37,954   38,074   37,004  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 616 62.7 626 58.2 613 56.9 621 56.4 633 56.8
- Age 10-14 1 0.7 1 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.7 1 0.7
- Age 15-19 70 28.1 67 27.2 66 26.1 53 20.9 69 26.2
Births 521 10.6 519 10.5 525 10.6 508 10.1 514 10.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 39 7.5 34 6.6 38 7.2 37 7.3 26 5.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 402 82.4 391 80.5 393 79.2 391 81.8 406 85.3
Infant Deaths 0 0.0 4 7.7 3 5.7 3 5.9 3 5.8
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 2 3.9 1 1.9 2 3.9 1 1.9
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 2 3.9 2 3.8 1 2.0 2 3.9
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 3.8 5 9.5 3 5.7 9 17.4 6 11.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 441 897.1 437 880.2 477 961.0 439 873.3 481 950.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 22 44.8 21 42.3 30 60.4 27 53.7 35 69.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 12 48.3 13 52.1 17 68.2 15 59.4 27 106.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 10 41.1 8 32.4 13 52.6 12 48.0 8 31.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 3 12.3 7 28.3 10 40.5 4 16.0 6 23.8
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 1 4.0 1 4.0 4 16.0 2 7.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 20 40.7 23 46.3 25 50.4 29 57.7 25 49.4
Diseases of the Heart 131 266.5 118 237.7 133 267.9 119 236.7 142 280.6
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
Suicides 6 12.2 9 18.1 7 14.1 6 11.9 10 19.8
Unintentional Injury 14 28.5 16 32.2 22 44.3 24 47.7 16 31.6
Motor Vehicle 4 8.1 5 10.1 10 20.1 12 23.9 6 11.9
Non-Motor Vehicle 10 20.3 11 22.2 12 24.2 12 23.9 10 19.8
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 6.1 4 8.1 2 4.0 2 4.0 4 7.9
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 7 26.4 5 19.4 4 15.5 10 38.2 12 45.5
- Gastroenteritis 6 22.7 2 7.8 9 34.9 10 38.2 16 60.7
- Otitis Media 1 3.8 1 3.9 2 7.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 63 12.8 55 11.1 61 12.3 55 10.9 51 10.1
Head Injury (5) 38 7.7 33 6.6 26 5.2 32 6.4 32 6.3
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 6.1 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 2 4.0
Early Syphilis 2 4.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 72 146.5 59 118.8 55 110.8 65 129.3 65 128.5
TB Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 3 5.9
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 2 4.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 10 20.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.0 11 21.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 6 12.2 2 4.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 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 data are from the NYS AIDS Case Surveillance Registry. Data are based on year of diagnosis and exclude prison inmates.
(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