Richmond County Statistics

Richmond County Population (By Gender)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Male	19,800	21,593	21,508	21,817	21,595	22,328	22,888
Female	21,798	23,611	23,533	23,841	23,563	24,264	23,681
Total	41,598	45,204	45,041	45,658	45,158	46,592	46,569

Richmond County Population (By Race)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
White	29,826	31,121	30,739	30,701	30,081	30,586	30,730
Non-White	11,772	14,083	14,302	14,957	15,077	16,006	15,839
Total	41,598	45,204	45,041	45,658	45,158	46,592	46,569


Richmond County Population (Percentage by Gender)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Male	48%	48%	48%	48%	48%	48%	49%
Female	52%	52%	52%	52%	52%	52%	51%

Richmond County Population (Percentage by Race)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
White	72%	69%	68%	67%	67%	66%	66%
Non-White	28%	31%	32%	33%	33%	33%	34%

Populaton by Age
Age Range	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
0-19	15,274	13,218	13,014	13,265	13,151	13,490	13,441
20-29	8,231	6,521	6,434	6,224	5,944	6,356	6,237
30-39	5,099	6,519	6,453	6,240	6,070	6,449	6,439
40-49	4,563	6,008	6,159	6,434	6,360	6,479	6,506
50-59	4,853	4,336	4,478	4,910	5,246	5,410	5,528
60-64	2,057	2,114	1,951	2,030	1,950	2,031	2,066
65-69	1,767	2,093	2,031	1,877	1,801	1,760	1,800
70-79	2,054	3,081	3,121	3,150	3,130	3,100	2,974
80 & up	722	1,314	1,400	1,528	1,588	1,489	1,578
Total	44,620	45,204	45,041	45,658	45,240	46,564	46,569

Hispanic Births
	1990	1994	1996	1997	1999	2000	2001
Births	3	9	15	20	31	41	30

Median Age (Total Population)
	1998	1999	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020
Richmond County	35.72	35.95	36.13	36.88	37.81	38.15	38.85
North Carolina	35.47	35.82	36.07	3.16	38.30	38.71	39.25
			*Projected population for years 2000 & up
Projected Median Age (by Race)
	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020
Richmond County
White	39.56	41.00	42.21	43.74	44.49
Non-White	28.79	29.07	29.76	29.74	30.23

North Carolina
White	37.75	39.08	40.18	40.98	41.41
Non-White	30.31	31.04	31.52	31.86	32.26

Marriage and Divorce Information
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Number of Marriages	186	207	212	319	353	368	325
Number of Divorces	175	220	220	228	231	182	228

# of Marriages
over Divorces	11	-13	-8	91	130	122	97

Divorce Rates
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Richmond County	4.2%	4.9%	4.9%	5.0%	4.9%	3.9%	4.9%
North Carolina	4.4%	5.3%	5.1%	5.0%	5.0%	4.6%	4.6%

Annual Unemployment Rates
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1999	2000	2001
Richmond County	8.6%	9.6%	11.4%	8.7%	6.4%	6.6%	9.6%
North Carolina	4.4%	4.3%	4.3%	3.6%	3.2%	3.6%	5.5%

Per-Capita Income
	1980	1992	1995	1996	1997	1999	2000
Richmond County	$6,397	$13,936	$16,135	$16,481	$17,210	$20,032	$20,643
North Carolina	$8,090	$20,631	$23,063	$24,169	$25,298	$27194	$26,882
Difference	$1,693	$6,695	$6,928	$7,688	$8,088	$7,162	$6,239
Number of Births and Deaths
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Births	688	678	663	647	658	714	670
Deaths	431	480	540	515	532	522	523

Population of Children
	1992	1994	1995	1997	1999	2000	2001
Total Ages 0 - 19	13,218	13,014	13,097	13,265	13,151	13,498	13,441

Number of Births
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
White Births	417	402	390	410	379	442	428
Non-White Births	274	276	273	237	279	272	242
Total Births	691	678	663	647	658	714	670

Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates (Total)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Number of Infant Deaths	15	7	5	2	7	3	4
Infant Mortality Rate	21.8%	10.3%	7.5%	3.1%	10.6%	4.2%	6.0%

Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates (By Race)
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
White
Number of Deaths	6	4	2	1	2	0	2
Infant Death Rate	14.4	10.0	5.1	2.4	5.3	0	4.7

Non-White
Number of Deaths	9	3	3	1	5	3	2
Infant Death Rate	33.2	10.9	11.0	4.2	17.9	11	8.3

Out of Wedlock Births
	1976	1992	1994	1997	1999	2000	2001
Number of Births	62	303	300	312	337	360	346
Percentage	9%	45%	45%	48%	51%	50%	52%

Childhood Poverty
	1990	1993	1995
Richmond County	23.0%	23.9%	26.7%
North Carolina	17.2%	19.7%	19.6%

Total Poverty
Richmond County		19.6%
North Carolina		12.3%
Percentage of Children with Asthma (Ages 0 to 14) 1998
Anson County		11.8%
Montgomery County		12.0%
Moore County		17.3%
Richmond County		14.6%
Scotland County		14.5%

North Carolina		13.3%

Leading Causes of Death (Birth to Age 18) 2000
Total Deaths (0 - 18)		7

Cause of Death
Perinatal Conditions		2
Birth Defects		1
Sids		0
Illnesses		2
Motor Vehicle Accidents		1
Drowning		1

Other Health Indicators - 1999
	Anson	Montgomery	Moore	Richmond	Scotland	STATE
% of Kindergartners with Untreated
Tooth Decay (1999)	36.00%	35.00%	23.00%	34.00%	36.00%	23.00%

Abuse and Neglect Cases	26	97	146	156	94	19,912
Substantiated
Immunization Rates
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Richmond County	70.0%	86.0%	100.0%	94.0%	91.0%	92.0%
NC State	73.0%	76.0%	73.0%	58.0%	61.0%	66.0%


Lead Screening Rates (1 - 2 yr. Olds) - 2000
County	Target	Number	Percentage	Percentage
	Population	Screened	Screened 2000	Screened 1999
Anson	680	337	49.6%	37.6%
Hoke	1,307	539	41.2%	40.1%
Montgomery	827	413	49.9%	44.5%
Moore	1,885	772	41.0%	43.4%
Richmond	1,360	722	53.1%	24.2%
Scotland	1,088	816	75.0%	40.9%
NC State	225,386	75,689	33.6%	25.1%

Married Pregnant Women Rates (White)
	1990	1991	1992	1994	1996	1997	1999	2000	2001
Anson	80.4%	79.2%	74.0%	67.4%	74.0%	76.5%	71.0%	71.3%	78.4%
Montgomery	72.5%	70.6%	71.8%	71.8%	72.1%	70.5%	73.0%	73.5%	67.6%
Moore	72.7%	69.9%	70.4%	70.6%	68.1%	70.7%	71.0%	75.1%	77.3%
Richmond	71.0%	72.1%	68.2%	67.5%	62.2%	64.0%	60.0%	68.0%	63.3%
Scotland	69.4%	66.7%	62.3%	60.5%	63.2%	60.3%	57.0%	59.7%	60.9%
North Carolina	73.0%	71.5%	72.2%	70.7%	70.7%	71.4%	71.0%	77.5%	76.0%

Married Pregnant Women Rates (Non-White)
	1990	1991	1992	1994	1996	1997	1999	2000	2001
Anson	27.7%	26.7%	25.3%	24.6%	24.5%	20.2%	22.0%	17.3%	21.7%
Montgomery	22.3%	25.7%	20.9%	20.5%	20.5%	18.7%	25.0%	30.0%	29.6%
Moore	31.4%	29.5%	25.6%	25.1%	21.6%	25.4%	26.0%	28.6%	30.1%
Richmond	28.2%	29.7%	23.7%	26.9%	24.9%	21.4%	21.0%	20.0%	21.9%
Scotland	25.7%	27.0%	25.4%	26.6%	24.4%	23.9%	22.0%	23.4%	22.2%
North Carolina	32.5%	30.5%	30.6%	29.3%	29.7%	31.4%	32.0%	39.1%	39.2%

Married Pregnant Women Rates (TOTAL)
	1990	1991	1992	1994	1996	1997	1999	2000	2001
Anson	45.3%	44.5%	41.3%	37.7%	41.5%	41.6%	40.0%	42.8%	45.2%
Montgomery	55.7%	55.8%	52.3%	53.2%	54.3%	55.9%	58.8%	62.2%	60.2%
Moore	60.0%	57.9%	57.1%	57.6%	55.6%	58.4%	59.6%	63.9%	66.0%
Richmond	54.1%	54.3%	50.1%	50.7%	45.7%	47.7%	42.8%	50.0%	48.4%
Scotland	46.3%	44.3%	41.8%	41.2%	42.5%	39.9%	38.1%	40.0%	38.8%
North Carolina	58.8%	57.0%	57.5%	56.3%	56.7%	57.8%	57.7%	63.5%	65.7%