Estimated population of Arkansas: 2,834,7971
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Percentage of Population Living in Poverty2
| Percentage living in poverty (below 100% of Federal Poverty Level) |
14 |
| Percentage living below 200% of Federal Poverty Level |
38 |
| Percentage living below 300% of Federal Poverty Level |
56 |
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Percentage of Population With Health Insurance3
| Private |
61 |
| Medicaid |
17 |
| Medicare |
15 |
| Military Health |
5 |
| Uninsured |
16 |
NOTE: People can be covered by more than one type of health insurance during the year.
Estimated total number of persons living with AIDS at the end of 2007: 2,286
Estimated total number of persons living with HIV infection (not AIDS) at the end of 2007: 2,425
Cumulative reported AIDS cases: 4,119
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Reported HIV Infection (not AIDS) and AIDS Cases, 2000-2007
| 2000 |
245 |
194 |
| 2001 |
211 |
197 |
| 2002 |
197 |
239 |
| 2003 |
183 |
183 |
| 2004 |
163 |
178 |
| 2005 |
253 |
237 |
| 2006 |
206 |
253 |
| 2007 |
206 |
196 |
Visit the HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Web site for a list of grantees by program.
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Received by Arkansas Grantees
| EMAs/TGAs: Part A |
$0 |
| States and Territories: Part B |
$3,655,520 |
| ADAP (Part B) and ADAP Supplemental |
$4,245,310 |
| Emerging Communities: Part B |
$0 |
| Early Intervention: Part C |
$1,130,027 |
| Capacity Building: Part C |
$0 |
| Women, Infants, Youth, Families: Part D |
$569,482 |
| Oral Health Programs: Part F |
$0 |
| AETC: Part F |
$0 |
| MAI Part A |
$0 |
| MAI Part B |
$0 |
| MAI AETCs^ |
$0 |
| SPNS: Part F |
$0 |
| Total |
$9,600,339 |
Notes: Oral Health includes the Dental Reimbursement Program and the Community Dental Partnership Grant Program. Minority AIDS Initiative funding from Parts C and D is included in Part C and D totals. States with no direct AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) funding are covered by an AETC local performance site.
In Arkansas, 7 service organizations received funding from one or more Ryan White programs to provide services in 2008
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Organizations Receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding, by Part5
| Part A |
1 |
| Part B |
6 |
| Part C |
3 |
| Part D |
2 |
Note: 3 provider organizations received funding from two or more Ryan White programs.
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Organizations Providing Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services, by Type, 20075
| Hospitals |
0 |
0 |
| Community & Mental Health Centers |
2 |
29 |
| Community-Based Organizations |
4 |
57 |
| Health Departments |
1 |
14 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
| Total Number |
7 |
|
In 2007, Ryan White programs served 2,230 duplicated clients in Arkansas.
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Number of Duplicated Clients Served, by HIV Status, 2007
| HIV Positive |
2,101 |
94 |
| HIV Negative |
129 |
6 |
| HIV Status Unknown |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
2,230 |
|
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Client Gender, by HIV Status5
| Male |
1,547 |
74 |
67 |
52 |
1,614 |
73 |
| Female |
549 |
26 |
62 |
48 |
611 |
27 |
| Transgender |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
2,096 |
|
129 |
|
2,225 |
|
^An affected client is a family member or partner of an infected client who received case management or other supportive services during the calendar year and is reported as HIV negative or HIV status unknown.
**Fewer than 10 clients reported. For confidentiality, cells with ‹10 clients are not included in the column, row, and percentage. For charting purposes, a fictitious value of 9 has been assigned.
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Client Race/Ethnicity, by HIV Status5*
| White (not Hispanic) |
947 |
45 |
23 |
19 |
970 |
44 |
African American (not Hispanic) |
1,008 |
48 |
100 |
81 |
1,108 |
50 |
Hispanic |
98 |
5 |
** |
** |
98 |
4 |
Asian |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
<1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Multi-racial |
22 |
1 |
** |
** |
22 |
1 |
| Total |
2,086 |
|
123 |
|
2,209 |
|
*Race was unknown or unreported for ** clients.
^An affected client is a family member or partner of an infected client who received case management or other supportive services during the calendar year and is reported as HIV negative or HIV status unknown.
**Fewer than 10 clients reported. For confidentiality, cells with ‹10 clients are not included in the column, row, and percentage. For charting purposes, a fictitious value of 9 has been assigned.
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Client Age, by HIV Status5
| Under 2 years |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 - 12 years |
10 |
<1 |
45 |
38 |
55 |
2 |
13 - 24 years |
108 |
5 |
56 |
48 |
164 |
7 |
25 - 44 years |
1,205 |
57 |
16 |
14 |
1,221 |
55 |
45 - 64 years |
753 |
36 |
** |
** |
753 |
34 |
65 years and older |
21 |
1 |
** |
** |
21 |
1 |
| Total |
2,097 |
|
117 |
|
2,214 |
|
NOTE: Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
^An affected client is a family member or partner of an infected client who received case management or other supportive services during the calendar year and is reported as HIV negative or HIV status unknown.
**Fewer than 10 clients reported. For confidentiality, cells with ‹10 clients are not included in the column, row, and percentage. For charting purposes, a fictitious value of 9 has been assigned.
In 2007, 1,622 of the clients served had household incomes equal to or below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). An additional 473 were between 101% and 200% of the FPL.
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Insurance Status of HIV-Positive Clients, 20075*
| Private Insurance |
175 |
8 |
| Medicaid |
354 |
17 |
| Medicare |
371 |
18 |
| Other Public |
23 |
1 |
| Other Insurance |
** |
** |
| No Insurance |
1,171 |
56 |
| Total |
2,094 |
|
*Insurance status was unknown or unreported for ** clients.
**Fewer than 10 clients reported. For confidentiality, cells with ‹10 clients are not included in the column, row, and percentage. For charting purposes, a fictitious value of 9 has been assigned.
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Number of Visits for Core Services5*
| Case management |
4,914 |
| Substance abuse |
435 |
| Oral health care |
671 |
| Ambulatory/outpatient medical care |
3,212 |
| Mental health |
374 |
*Service agencies/organizations may receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to provide multiple services to clients.
Number of Service Organizations, by Service Provided5*
| Outpatient ambulatory/medical |
7 |
| Oral health care |
6 |
| Early intervention (Parts A & B) |
0 |
| Home health care |
0 |
| Home/community-based services |
0 |
| Mental health services |
5 |
| Medical case management |
3 |
| Substance abuse: outpatient |
1 |
| |
|
| Case management (nonmedical) |
5 |
| Child care services |
1 |
| Pediatric assessment/early intervention |
0 |
| Emergency financial assistance |
1 |
| Food bank/home-delivered meals |
4 |
| Health education/risk reduction |
3 |
| Housing services |
1 |
| Legal services |
0 |
| Linguistics services |
0 |
| Medical transportation services |
6 |
| Outreach services |
1 |
| Permanency planning |
0 |
| Psychosocial support services |
1 |
| Referral for health care/support services |
5 |
| Rehabilitation services |
0 |
| Respite care |
0 |
| Residential substance abuse services |
0 |
| Treatment adherence counseling |
3 |
*Service agencies/organizations may receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to provide multiple services to clients.

ArkansasAIDS Drug Assistance Program
In 2007, ADAP served 589 clients in Arkansas. A total of 246 new clients were
served.
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ADAP Clients, by Gender5
| Male |
466 |
79 |
| Female |
123 |
21 |
| Transgender |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
589 |
|
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ADAP Clients, by Race/Ethnicity5
| White (not Hispanic) |
316 |
55 |
| African American (not Hispanic) |
218 |
38 |
| Hispanic |
41 |
7 |
| Asian |
** |
** |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
** |
** |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
** |
** |
| Multiracial |
** |
** |
| Total |
575 |
|
*Race was unknown or unreported for ** clients.
**Fewer than 10 clients reported. For confidentiality, cells with ‹10 clients are not included in the column, row, and percentage. For charting purposes, a fictitious value of 9 has been assigned.
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ADAP Clients, by Age5
| Under 2 years |
0 |
0 |
| 2 - 12 years |
0 |
0 |
| 13 - 24 years |
20 |
3 |
| 25 - 44 years |
325 |
55 |
| 45 - 64 years |
226 |
38 |
| 65 years and older |
18 |
3 |
| Total |
589 |
|
NOTE: Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.