County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Franklin County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 50,449   50,968   51,033   51,009   51,056  
Unemployment 1,276 5.6 1,256 5.5 1,332 5.9 1,449 6.5 1,500 6.7
Percent in Poverty 6,919 15.6 7,068 15.8 6,568 14.9 6,625 14.7 6,566 14.6
Median Household Income (in dollars) 39,199   36,627   36,090   33,956   32,531  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 684 76.2 619 67.2 580 63.1 633 67.8 535 57.0
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.6 2 1.2
- Age 15-19 93 58.4 92 56.1 68 40.8 79 46.3 61 36.8
Births 555 11.0 516 10.1 484 9.5 522 10.2 438 8.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 32 5.8 50 9.7 39 8.1 32 6.1 33 7.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 363 68.5 360 71.4 346 73.9 402 79.1 320 78.0
Infant Deaths 2 3.6 3 5.8 3 6.2 3 5.7 2 4.6
Neonatal Deaths 1 1.8 3 5.8 3 6.2 2 3.8 1 2.3
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 1 2.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 5 8.9 4 7.7 2 4.1 3 5.7 6 13.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 421 834.5 429 841.7 434 850.4 438 858.7 428 838.3
Lung Cancer (Total) 26 51.5 33 64.7 35 68.6 31 60.8 32 62.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 14 50.6 20 71.6 22 78.5 19 68.0 20 71.6
Lung Cancer (Female) 12 52.7 13 56.5 13 56.5 12 52.1 12 51.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 6 26.4 5 21.7 6 26.1 3 13.0 5 21.6
Cervical Cancer 1 4.4 1 4.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.3
Cerebrovasular Disease 17 33.7 12 23.5 18 35.3 22 43.1 25 49.0
Diseases of the Heart 105 208.1 113 221.7 114 223.4 117 229.4 132 258.5
Homicides 1 2.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
Suicides 4 7.9 5 9.8 3 5.9 3 5.9 6 11.8
Unintentional Injury 13 25.8 21 41.2 13 25.5 26 51.0 17 33.3
Motor Vehicle 3 5.9 10 19.6 5 9.8 12 23.5 8 15.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 10 19.8 11 21.6 8 15.7 14 27.4 9 17.6
AIDS 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 2 3.9 1 2.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 9 17.8 3 5.9 6 11.8 7 13.7 4 7.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 3 12.7 4 16.5 7 31.6 6 26.0 12 54.5
- Gastroenteritis 3 12.7 3 12.4 6 27.1 7 30.3 0 0.0
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.3 0 0.0
Drug Related 95 18.8 88 17.3 80 15.7 84 16.5 52 10.2
Head Injury (5) 18 3.6 13 2.6 25 4.9 11 2.2 16 3.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 5.9 3 5.9 4 7.8 4 7.8 2 3.9
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 51 101.1 52 102.0 51 99.9 33 64.7 51 99.9
TB Incidence 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 5.9 1 2.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 2 3.9 1 2.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 7 13.7 0 0.0 11 21.6 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 1 2.0 2 3.9 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 include ICD-9 diagnosis
(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