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Data and Information forSt. James Parish, Louisiana
Prepared for:
St. James Parish Hospital, Lutcher, Louisiana
throughMississippi Delta Project
Mississippi Rural Hospital Improvement Project
Gerald A. Doeksen, Extension EconomistNational Center for Rural Health Works
and
Val Schott, DirectorOklahoma Center for Rural Health
March 2010
A. ECONOMIC/DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Section A, Table 1Census Populations, Population Estimates, and Percent Changes
for St. James Parish Cities and Towns, St. James Parish, and the State of Louisiana
Census Population
Census Percent ChangeEstimates 10 Years 8 Years
1990 2000 2008 '90-'00 '00-'08
Gramercy town 2,412 3,066 3,254 27.1% 6.1%Lutcher town 3,907 3,735 3,464 -4.4% -7.3% Balance of Parish 14,560 14,415 14,513 -1.0% 0.7% St. James Parish 20,879 21,216 21,231 1.6% 0.1% State of Louisiana 4,219,973 4,468,976 4,410,796 5.9% -1.3%
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Section A, Table 2Census Population, Projected Populations and Projected Percent Changes
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
Census Projected Population Population
2000 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
St. James Parish 21,216 21,420 21,220 20,830 20,310 19,670
State of Louisiana 4,468,976 4,369,760 4,477,680 4,588,310 4,699,260 4,813,420
Percent Change in Population
'00-'10 '00-'15 '00-'20 '00-'25 '00-'30
St. James Parish 1.0% 0.0% -1.8% -4.3% -7.3%
State of Louisiana -2.2% 0.2% 2.7% 5.2% 7.7%
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Section A, Table 4Persons ≤18 Years of Age
Population Numbers and Percent of Total Populationfor St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James State of Parish Louisiana
1980 Population ≤18 Years 7,619 1,540,713 Percent of Total Population 35.4% 36.6%
1990 Population ≤18 Years 6,635 1,227,269 Percent of Total Population 31.8% 29.1%
2000 Population ≤18 Years 6,259 1,219,799 Percent of Total Population 29.5% 27.3%
2008 Population ≤18 Years 5,431 1,107,973 Percent of Total Population 25.6% 25.1%
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Section A, Table 5Persons ≥65 Years of Age
Population Numbers and Percent of Total Populationfor St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James State of Parish Louisiana
1980 Population ≥65 Years 1,921 403,115 Percent of Total Population 8.9% 9.6%
1990 Population ≥65 Years 2,035 468,991 Percent of Total Population 9.7% 11.1%
2000 Population ≥65 Years 2,362 516,929 Percent of Total Population 11.1% 11.6%
2008 Population ≥65 Years 2,685 540,314 Percent of Total Population 12.6% 12.2%
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Section A, Table 6Race and Ethnic Groups
Census Populations, Population Estimates and Percent of Total Populationfor St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of LouisianaRace/Ethnic Group Number Percent Number Percent2008 Census Estimate
White 10,566 49.8% 2,859,940 64.8%Black 10,529 49.6% 1,410,457 32.0%Native American 1 20 0.1% 28,230 0.6%Other 2 12 0.1% 65,664 1.5%Two or more Races 3 104 0.5% 46,505 1.1%Hispanic Origin 4 230 1.1% 148,463 3.4%
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Section A, Table 7Per Capita Income and Transfer Payments as a Percent of Personal Income
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
Year Per Capita Income (Current $)Transfer Payments as a Percent of
Personal Income
St. James Parish State of Louisiana St. James Parish State of Louisiana1998 $18,611 $21,772 19.8% 17.2%1999 $18,183 $22,014 21.0% 17.4%2000 $18,468 $23,082 19.7% 17.1%2001 $19,359 $24,719 23.3% 18.5%2002 $20,602 $25,249 23.3% 19.3%
2003 $21,099 $25,862 24.1% 19.0%2004 $22,562 $27,262 24.1% 19.6%2005 $23,312 $24,651 30.2% 32.3%2006 $27,299 $32,832 24.1% 18.7%2007 $28,763 $35,100 23.2% 17.2%
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Section A, Table 8Economic Indicators for St. James Parish, the State of Louisiana and the United States
Indicator St. James Parish State of Louisiana United States
Total Personal Income (2007) $614,701,000 $153,503,932,000 $11,634,322,000,000Per Capita Income (2007) $28,763 $35,100 $38,615
Employment (2009 Annual) 8,437 1,926,393 139,877,000Unemployment (2009 Annual) 891 141,493 14,265,000Unemployment Rate (2009 Annual) 9.5% 6.8% 9.3%
Employment (January 2010) 8,268 1,885,529 136,809,000Unemployment (January 2010) 1,093 168,305 16,147,000Unemployment Rate (January 2010) 11.7% 8.2% 10.6%
Percentage of People in Poverty (2008) 15.8% 17.6% 13.2%Percentage of Under 18 in Poverty (2008) 22.0% 25.1% 18.2%
Transfer Receipts (2007) $142,632,000 $26,388,270,000 $1,712,794,000,000Transfer Receipts as Percentage of
23.2% 17.2% 14.7%Total Personal Income (2007)
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Section A, Table 10Labor Force Data
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish St. James State of UnitedParish Louisiana States
Year Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
1999 8,950 8,140 810 9.1 4.7 4.22000 8,819 8,109 710 8.1 5.0 4.02001 8,768 8,010 758 8.6 5.4 4.72002 8,699 7,935 764 8.8 5.9 5.82003 8,822 7,968 854 9.7 6.2 6.0
2004 8,794 7,987 807 9.2 5.5 5.52005 9,033 8,133 900 10.0 6.7 5.12006 8,376 7,877 499 6.0 3.9 4.62007 8,582 8,059 523 6.1 3.8 4.62008 9,019 8,359 660 7.3 4.5 5.8
2009 9,328 8,437 891 9.5 6.8 9.3
2010* 9,361 8,268 1,093 11.7 8.2 10.6
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Section A, Table 13Employment and Payroll from County Business Patterns*
St. James Parish and the State of LouisianaEmployment
Based Health Total Health Services Health Serviceson Services County as a % of Total as a % of Total
NAICS1 Employment EmploymentCounty
EmploymentState
Employment1999 384 5,966 6.4% 14.6%2000 384 5,707 6.7% 14.6%2001 364 5,560 6.5% 14.7%2002 339 5,395 6.3% 15.5%2003 364 4,977 7.3% 15.8%2004 379 5,401 7.0% 16.0%2005 466 6,013 7.7% 16.4%2006 406 5,634 7.2% 15.9%2007 449 5,903 7.6% 15.7%
% Change '99 - '07 16.9% -1.1% A-13a
Section A, Table 13 (Continued)Employment and Payroll from County Business Patterns*
St. James Parish and the State of LouisianaPayroll
Based Health Total Health Services Health Serviceson Services County as a % of Total as a % of Total
NAICS1Payroll
($1,000s)Payroll
($1,000s) County Payroll State Payroll1999 7,741 210,548 3.7% 14.5%2000 7,649 212,559 3.6% 14.5%2001 7,782 216,851 3.6% 14.6%2002 8,973 220,029 4.1% 15.6%2003 9,353 193,769 4.8% 15.6%2004 10,088 227,874 4.4% 16.0%2005 12,969 295,916 4.4% 15.7%2006 12,427 301,273 4.1% 15.0%2007 14,001 338,901 4.1% 15.0%
% Change '99 - '07 80.9% 61.0% A-13b
Section A, Table 14Transfer Receipts for St. James Parish, Louisiana
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007St. James Parish ($1,000s)
Total transfer receipts 106,308 113,048 146,537 139,667 142,632Crrnt receipts of individs from govt 101,113 108,683 130,616 135,166 137,494Ret & disab ins benefits 35,915 37,522 39,759 43,134 46,133Old-age, surv & disab ins benefits 35,619 37,205 39,391 42,786 45,766Railroad ret & disab benefits 227 236 248 228 236Workers' comp (L) (L) (L) (L) (L)Other govt disab ins & ret benefits 1 (L) 56 91 84 91
Medical benefits 44,888 50,618 55,924 67,031 68,499Medicare benefits 29,679 32,647 37,022 44,519 47,191Public asst medical care benefits 2 15,073 17,823 18,752 22,344 21,151Military medical ins benefits 3 136 148 150 168 157
Income maintenance benefits 14,576 15,635 21,689 18,288 18,820
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B. HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL DATA
Section B, Table 1Persons in Poverty
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Persons in Poverty Number 3,579 3,995 3,610 3,314 882,641 808,319 783,992 755,150Percent of People in Poverty 17.2% 18.6% 17.1% 15.8% 20.2% 19.4% 18.8% 17.6%Parish Ranking (1=Least in poverty) 14 16 15 14 -- -- -- --
Children <18 in Poverty Number 1,340 1,482 1,222 1,174 329,036 302,938 285,425 274,238Percent of Children in Poverty 24.4% 26.1% 22.4% 22.0% 29.2% 28.2% 26.9% 25.1%Parish Ranking (1=Least in poverty) 16 17 11 12 -- -- -- --
Children 5-17 in Poverty Number 923 1,054 861 792 220,555 204,197 191,094 179,507Percent of People in Poverty 23.4% 25.3% 21.9% 20.7% 27.5% 26.4% 25.1% 22.9%Parish Ranking (1=Least in poverty) 16 18 15 19 -- -- -- --
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Section B, Table 2Assistance Programs for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007FITAP* - July participation of each year Cases 37 31 40 11,323 7,221 6,996
Payments $6,670 $5,805 $6,932 $2,174,296$1,347,580 $1,299,273Average payment per case $180 $187 $173 $192 $187 $186
Recipients 65 60 71 22,076 13,101 12,724
Children 46 42 44 16,912 10,076 9,610Adults 19 18 27 5,164 3,025 3,114
Percent of Total Population who are Recipients 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
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Section B, Table 2 (Continued)Assistance Programs for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana
2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007
Food and Nutrition Services Benefits - July participation of each year
Applications Received 1,497 1,540 1,633 296,346 268,739 296,562
Total Certifications 1,066 951 1,183 227,938 188,981 227,421% of applications that receive certification 71.2% 61.8% 72.4% 76.9% 70.3% 76.7%
Percent of Total Population Certified 5.1% 4.4% 5.5% 5.1% 4.5% 5.3%
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Section B, Table 2 (Continued)Assistance Programs for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana
2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007
Children in the Child Care Assistance Program - July participation of each year
Total Children in Program 157 132 143 46,680 35,900 37,296
Percent of Total Population Under 18 4.0% 3.5% 3.7% 5.6% 4.5% 4.9%
Medicare - Annual
Total Persons Receiving Medicare 3,070 3,305 3,373 626,031 614,405 626,031
Percent of Total Population 14.6% 15.4% 15.6% 13.9% 14.5% 14.6%
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Section B, Table 3Publicly Insured Children
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
LaCHIP1 526 549 600 639 109,289 106,217 112,520 124,420Medicaid 2,794 2,746 2,832 2,779 570,434 542,156 520,984 535,968
Total 3,320 3,295 3,432 3,418 679,723 648,373 633,504 660,388
% of Children under 18 60.2% 57.0% 61.3% 62.9% 55.2% 59.5% 58.7% 59.6%
Annual % Change -- -0.8% 4.2% -0.4% -- -4.6% -2.3% 4.2%
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Section B, Table 5Resident Live Births by Race of Mother
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James Parish State of Louisiana2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Race
White 122 39.5% 128 41.3% 126 41.0% 36,848 56.7% 34,963 57.8% 36,809 58.3%
Black 187 60.5% 181 58.4% 181 59.0% 26,522 40.8% 23,886 39.4% 24,293 38.4%
Other 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% 1,586 2.4% 1,681 2.8% 2,084 3.3%
Total Births 309 100.0% 310 100.0% 307 100.0% 64,956 100.0% 60,065 100.0% 63,186 100.0%
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Section B, Table 6Birth Weights Under 1500 and 2500 Grams as a
Percentage of Total Births by Gender and by Race of Mother for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana, 2004
St. James Parish State of Louisiana
Total Births % <1500g % <2500g Total Births % <1500g % <2500gMale All Births 163 1.8% 8.0% 33,203 2.1% 10.1%White 67 3.0% 6.0% 18,846 1.2% 7.5%Black 96 1.0% 9.4% 13,552 3.5% 13.8%Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 805 0.7% 7.2%
Female All Births 146 1.4% 14.4% 31,753 2.1% 11.9%White 55 0.0% 10.9% 18,002 1.2% 8.5%Black 91 2.2% 16.5% 12,970 3.5% 16.6%Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 781 0.6% 10.4%
TotalAll Births 309 1.6% 11.0% 64,956 2.1% 10.9%White 122 1.6% 8.2% 36,848 1.2% 8.0%Black 187 1.6% 12.8% 26,522 3.5% 15.2%Other 0 0.0% 0.0% 1,586 0.7% 8.8%
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Section B, Table 7Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Mothers by Age and Race of Mother for
St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana, 2004
St. James Parish State of Louisiana
Total Births White BlackTotal Births White Black Other
Maternal Age <15 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 98.9% 97.4% 99.3% 0.0%15 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.0% 93.1% 99.6% 100.0%16 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 95.5% 87.0% 99.5% 80.0%17 85.7% 50.0% 100.0% 93.7% 84.0% 99.4% 100.0%18 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 88.4% 75.9% 97.7% 78.4%19 87.5% 100.0% 85.7% 83.1% 69.9% 94.7% 67.2%15-19 91.8% 90.0% 92.3% 88.2% 75.7% 97.2% 78.3%20-24 74.7% 51.9% 85.0% 64.3% 45.0% 85.2% 47.2%25-29 36.1% 10.0% 60.5% 35.3% 19.0% 65.4% 19.5%30-34 30.2% 9.4% 51.6% 20.7% 10.9% 48.0% 10.7%35-39 9.5% 9.1% 10.0% 20.4% 11.4% 43.1% 10.7%40-44 20.0% 0.0% 33.3% 25.4% 16.2% 44.1% 19.1%45+ 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 36.8% 20.0% 84.6% 0.0%Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Total % of Births to Unmarried Mothers 52.8% 25.4% 70.6% 49.1% 30.2% 76.6% 27.3%
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Section B, Table 10Leading Causes of Death based on State of Louisianafor St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana, 2004
Cause of DeathSt. James Parish State of Louisiana
Number of Deaths
% of Total Rate*
Number of Deaths
% of Total Rate*
Disease of Heart 42 22.3% 202.0 10,782 25.7% 238.7Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) 43 22.9% 206.8 9,380 22.4% 207.6Cerebro-Vascular Disease (Stroke) 16 8.5% 76.9 2,481 5.9% 54.9Accidents Adverse Effects 16 8.5% 76.9 2,242 5.3% 49.6Diabetes Mellitus 11 5.9% 52.9 1,711 4.1% 37.9
All Other Causes 60 31.9% 288.6 15,346 36.6% 339.7
Total Number of Deaths 188 100.0% 904.1 41,942 100.0% 928.4
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Section B, Table 11Cancer Rates* for Most Commonly Diagnosed Cancers by Gender
and Selected Rate for Southeast Louisiana and the State of Louisiana, 2002-2006
Southeast Louisiana 1 State of LouisianaWhite Black White Black
Types of Cancer Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Prostate 144.0 -- 220.0 -- 158.5 -- 237.9 --Lung & Bronchus 102.3 57.7 132.8 45.7 104.5 60.8 128.5 50.9Colon & Rectum 69.1 40.3 81.6 49.2 66.5 44.3 76.4 56.4Urinary Bladder 44.8 -- 21.1 -- 40.2 -- 18.8 --Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 29.1 20.0 18.1 16.1 25.1 18.6 17.0 11.7Kidney & Renal Pelvis 26.4 15.7 25.4 12.5 24.1 13.2 22.4 11.4Melanoma - Skin 20.5 11.5 -- -- 22.1 12.6 -- --Oral cavity & Pharynx 17.4 -- 19.1 -- 18.8 -- 20.9 --Leukemia 16.7 -- -- -- 16.4 -- -- --Stomach -- -- 22.8 16.4 -- -- 20.9 11.1Myeloma -- -- 15.8 -- -- -- 16.4 --Pancreas 11.5 10.7 18.5 15.3 13.9 10.7 18.7 15.1Breast -- 120.7 -- 110.1 -- 119.1 -- 122.5Corpus and uterus -- 15.8 -- 20.8 -- 17.7 -- 18.5Thyroid -- 15.1 -- -- -- 13.6 -- --Ovary -- 13.6 -- 10.8 -- 12.6 -- 10.3Cervix -- -- -- 13.9 -- -- -- 13.5All Other sites 105.9 84.3 120.7 87.8 101.2 84.4 106.6 81.1
All Sites Combined 587.7 405.4 695.9 398.6 591.3 407.6 684.5 402.5
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Section B, Table 14BRFSS Data 1 for 2003-2007
for St. James Parish and the State of Louisiana
St. James
ParishState of
LouisianaResidents that had a heart attack 2.9% 4.7%Resident that had a stroke 4.5% 3.4%Residents with coronary heart disease 3.7% 5.2%Residents with mental distress 8.6% 9.5%Residents with diabetes 10.9% 9.9%Residents with lifetime asthma 4.7% 6.7%Residents with hypertension 35.9% 30.2%Residents with cardiovascular disease 9.2% 7.1%Residents with self-reported frequent mental distress 7.7% 8.9%Residents with inadequate fruits and vegetables 84.9% 80.5%Residents with inadequate exercise 29.6% 30.3%Residents who are current smokers 21.8% 22.1%Residents at risk for binge drinking 23.7% 14.1%Residents with no personal physician 15.8% 21.2%Residents that could not afford medical care 17.6% 17.6%
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