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November 21, 2007

This report provides a profile of selected demographic, health care access and health status characteristics of southwest Colorado and compares these characteristics to the state as a whole. Nine southwest Colorado counties are included in this report: Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel. The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) intends for this report to complement other existing sources of quantitative and qualitative information about health and health care in southwest Colorado.

Main narrative of the report (124 KB pdf)

Full report (4.99 MB pdf - contains all of the maps, tables, charts and appendices listed below)

This section contains the maps, tables and graphs referenced in the narrative. The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) compiled the data in this section from a variety of available data sources. Nine southwest Colorado counties are included in this report: Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel.

Maps

Map 1. Location of safety net providers in southwest Colorado, 2007
Map 2. Population per square mile by U.S. Census block group, 2000
Map 3. Federal lands in selected southwest Colorado counties
Map 4. Location of safety net providers, population per square mile by block group and federal lands in southwest Colorado counties
Map 5. Percent change in the population age 5 years and younger, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007-2016
Map 6. Percent change in the population age 17 years and younger, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007-2016
Map 7. Percent change in the population ages 18-64 years, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007-2016
Map 8. Percent change in the population age 65 years and older, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007-2016
Map 9. Location of safety net providers and population per square mile by U.S. Census block group, with distance markers, 2000
Map 10. Percent of county population who are uninsured, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2000
Map 11. Percent of county population under age 18 who are uninsured, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2000
Map 12. Percent of population with incomes below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2000
Map 13. Percent of population under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2004
Map 14. Median household income, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2004
Map 15. Median household income, selected blockgroups in southwest Colorado counties, 2000
Map 16. Median house value, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2000
Map 17. Unemployment rate, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2004
Map 18. Percent of households that are linguistically isolated, selected southwest Colorado counties, 2000
Map 19. Ratio of physicians serving Medicaid patients and population with incomes below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007
Map 20. Ratio of physicians serving Medicare patients and population age 65 years and older in selected southwest Colorado counties, 2007

Tables

Table 1. Estimation of "second home" population, selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000
Table 2. Projected population growth (all ages), selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000, 2007 and 2016
Table 3. Projected population growth by age, selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000, 2007 and 2016
Table 4. Medicaid and CHP+ enrollment by county, ages 0 - 18, selected counties in southwest Colorado, FY 2005-06
Table 5. Clinic visits and hospital admissions, Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP), FY 2005-06, number of CICP clinics and hospitals by county and percent of county population below 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2000
Table 6. Total clinic visits and hospital admissions, Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP), selected southwest Colorado counties, FY 2001-02 – FY 2005-06
Table 7. Ratio of physicians per 1,000 persons by county, selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2007

Table 8. Health indicators and risk factors, selected counties and Planning and Management Regions (PMRs) in southwest Colorado, 2004-06

Graphs

Graph 1. Population distribution of nine southwest Colorado counties, 2007
Graph 2. Annual population growth rate (all ages), Colorado and selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000-2016
Graph 3. Annual population growth rate, ages 0-17, Colorado and selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000-2016
Graph 4. Annual population growth rate, ages 18-64, Colorado and selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000-2016
Graph 5. Annual population growth rate, ages 65 and older, Colorado and selected counties in southwest Colorado, 2000-2016
Graph 6. Income eligibility guidelines for Colorado Medicaid, CHP+, and CICP as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

Appendix A: Safety Net Provider Descriptions and Locations

Appendix B: Shortage area designation maps

 

 

 

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