County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Wyoming County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 41,398   41,652   41,932   42,613   42,693  
Unemployment 1,920 9.1 1,314 6.1 1,067 5.0 1,078 4.9 1,135 5.3
Percent in Poverty 4,200 11.3 4,252 11.4 3,625 9.6 4,116 10.8 3,922 10.3
Median Household Income (in dollars) 47,376   48,472   49,050   47,835   43,101  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 481 71.7 472 65.2 498 67.5 470 61.9 512 67.5
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.8 1 0.7 1 0.7
- Age 15-19 28 21.0 40 31.1 42 32.3 41 31.7 33 25.2
Births 418 10.1 395 9.5 430 10.3 389 9.1 419 9.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 19 4.5 18 4.6 22 5.1 19 4.9 30 7.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 319 79.8 296 78.9 326 79.9 310 83.8 317 81.5
Infant Deaths 1 2.4 4 10.1 1 2.3 2 5.1 3 7.2
Neonatal Deaths 1 2.4 4 10.1 1 2.3 2 5.1 3 7.2
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 5 11.8 2 5.0 6 13.8 1 2.6 1 2.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 329 794.7 349 837.9 355 846.6 333 781.5 379 887.7
Lung Cancer (Total) 32 77.3 22 52.8 17 40.5 25 58.7 24 56.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 13 57.6 14 61.7 10 43.8 17 73.3 13 55.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 19 100.8 8 42.2 7 36.7 8 41.2 11 56.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 21.2 4 21.1 8 41.9 10 51.5 4 20.6
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.1 1 5.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 12 29.0 12 28.8 16 38.2 16 37.5 27 63.2
Diseases of the Heart 87 210.2 100 240.1 94 224.2 93 218.2 112 262.3
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.3 0 0.0
Suicides 7 16.9 5 12.0 9 21.5 3 7.0 5 11.7
Unintentional Injury 5 12.1 10 24.0 21 50.1 10 23.5 17 39.8
Motor Vehicle 2 4.8 5 12.0 8 19.1 5 11.7 9 21.1
Non-Motor Vehicle 3 7.2 5 12.0 13 31.0 5 11.7 8 18.7
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 4 9.7 0 0.0 9 21.5 1 2.3 3 7.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 3 14.5 0 0.0 1 4.9 3 14.3 5 24.2
- Gastroenteritis 2 9.6 1 5.0 5 24.4 4 19.0 10 48.4
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 14.3 0 0.0
Drug Related 37 8.9 53 12.7 62 14.8 53 12.4 44 10.3
Head Injury (5) 23 5.6 37 8.9 35 8.3 26 6.1 33 7.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.3
Early Syphilis 1 2.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 54 130.4 52 124.8 43 102.5 33 77.4 36 84.3
TB Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.3
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.8 1 2.3 4 9.4
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 4.8 0 0.0 1 2.4 1 2.3 1 2.3

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