County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Livingston County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 62,871   63,154   63,196   64,173   64,205  
Unemployment 2,756 8.6 1,912 5.9 1,606 5.0 1,600 4.9 1,647 5.0
Percent in Poverty 6,507 11.5 6,160 10.8 7,260 12.8 7,298 12.6 7,481 13.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) 50,122   53,326   49,927   45,845   46,139  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 750 57.7 767 55.3 751 53.5 810 55.9 786 53.2
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 1 0.6 2 1.1 0 0.0 1 0.5
- Age 15-19 75 21.6 71 22.4 67 20.7 73 22.4 58 18.0
Births 574 9.1 589 9.3 602 9.5 649 10.1 629 9.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 33 5.7 32 5.4 36 6.0 44 6.8 47 7.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 427 78.8 419 75.5 472 81.9 489 80.2 471 79.8
Infant Deaths 2 3.5 2 3.4 4 6.6 5 7.7 3 4.8
Neonatal Deaths 2 3.5 2 3.4 3 5.0 4 6.2 2 3.2
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7 1 1.5 1 1.6
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 6 10.3 5 8.4 1 1.7 6 9.2 7 11.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 491 781.0 523 828.1 497 786.4 490 763.6 512 797.4
Lung Cancer (Total) 41 65.2 39 61.8 35 55.4 34 53.0 44 68.5
Lung Cancer (Male) 19 60.3 20 63.3 20 63.2 25 78.0 24 75.1
Lung Cancer (Female) 22 70.1 19 60.2 15 47.5 9 28.0 20 62.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 8 25.5 9 28.5 10 31.7 4 12.5 6 18.6
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 9.3
Cerebrovasular Disease 32 50.9 27 42.8 23 36.4 27 42.1 40 62.3
Diseases of the Heart 105 167.0 127 201.1 135 213.6 111 173.0 121 188.5
Homicides 1 1.6 1 1.6 1 1.6 2 3.1 1 1.6
Suicides 5 8.0 4 6.3 4 6.3 6 9.3 4 6.2
Unintentional Injury 20 31.8 25 39.6 17 26.9 27 42.1 18 28.0
Motor Vehicle 10 15.9 7 11.1 9 14.2 10 15.6 7 10.9
Non-Motor Vehicle 10 15.9 18 28.5 8 12.7 17 26.5 11 17.1
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 1 1.6 1 1.6
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 4.8 5 7.9 4 6.3 5 7.8 3 4.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 10 32.0 5 16.4 7 23.1 9 29.0 7 23.1
- Gastroenteritis 1 3.2 3 9.8 4 13.2 4 12.9 6 19.8
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 1 3.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 86 13.7 91 14.4 87 13.8 90 14.0 83 12.9
Head Injury (5) 32 5.1 47 7.4 30 4.7 44 6.9 32 5.0
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 1 1.6 0 0.0 3 4.7 2 3.1 1 1.6
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 108 171.8 100 158.3 95 150.3 105 163.6 76 118.4
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 2 3.2 0 0.0 2 3.1 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6
Pertussis Incidence 2 3.2 0 0.0 1 1.6 2 3.1 3 4.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 3.2 2 3.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6

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