County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Tioga County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 50,064   50,171   50,453   51,285   51,475  
Unemployment 2,164 8.3 1,377 5.2 1,249 4.8 1,151 4.4 1,253 4.8
Percent in Poverty 5,607 11.3 4,548 9.1 5,170 10.3 5,278 10.4 5,023 9.9
Median Household Income (in dollars) 48,788   50,493   49,235   46,535   45,272  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 546 63.4 641 67.2 708 73.3 726 72.1 639 64.2
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 1 0.7 2 1.3 1 0.6 4 2.3
- Age 15-19 53 31.2 82 49.6 76 44.3 67 38.4 56 31.9
Births 429 8.6 508 10.1 564 11.2 600 11.7 527 10.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 33 7.7 35 6.9 53 9.4 55 9.2 44 8.3
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 301 77.4 368 78.5 387 75.7 480 82.9 356 83.2
Infant Deaths 2 4.7 4 7.9 4 7.1 4 6.7 1 1.9
Neonatal Deaths 1 2.3 4 7.9 4 7.1 3 5.0 0 0.0
Postneonatal Deaths 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7 1 1.9
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 4.6 3 5.9 1 1.8 2 3.3 1 1.9
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 394 787.0 400 797.3 425 842.4 430 838.5 456 885.9
Lung Cancer (Total) 27 53.9 37 73.7 34 67.4 26 50.7 37 71.9
Lung Cancer (Male) 18 72.4 22 88.7 21 84.1 14 55.1 23 90.1
Lung Cancer (Female) 9 35.7 15 59.1 13 51.0 12 46.3 14 53.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 7 27.8 7 27.6 4 15.7 4 15.4 11 42.4
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 3 11.8 2 7.8 0 0.0 1 3.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 15 30.0 14 27.9 12 23.8 20 39.0 19 36.9
Diseases of the Heart 91 181.8 105 209.3 103 204.2 126 245.7 129 250.6
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Suicides 0 0.0 4 8.0 5 9.9 5 9.7 4 7.8
Unintentional Injury 17 34.0 11 21.9 16 31.7 14 27.3 16 31.1
Motor Vehicle 9 18.0 1 2.0 7 13.9 6 11.7 6 11.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 8 16.0 10 19.9 9 17.8 8 15.6 10 19.4
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 7 14.0 2 4.0 3 5.9 10 19.5 5 9.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 5 17.4 1 3.6 2 7.3 2 7.0 1 3.5
- Gastroenteritis 2 7.0 2 7.2 3 10.9 3 10.5 3 10.5
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 7.3 1 3.5 1 3.5
Drug Related 56 11.2 62 12.4 41 8.1 38 7.4 34 6.6
Head Injury (5) 18 3.6 23 4.6 16 3.2 28 5.5 26 5.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 1 2.0 5 10.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 61 121.8 58 115.6 52 103.1 56 109.2 68 132.1
TB Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 2 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 3 5.9 0 0.0 2 3.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 7 14.0 1 2.0 3 5.9 2 3.9 1 1.9

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