Estimated population of Arkansas: 2,867,7641
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Percentage of Population Living in Poverty2
| Percentage living in poverty (below 100% of Federal Poverty Level) |
15 |
| Percentage living below 200% of Federal Poverty Level |
40 |
| Percentage living below 300% of Federal Poverty Level |
61 |
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Percentage of Population With Health Insurance3
| Private |
58 |
| Medicaid |
17 |
| Medicare |
17 |
| Military Health |
6 |
| Uninsured |
18 |
NOTE: People can be covered by more than one type of health insurance during the year.
Estimated Cumulative Reported AIDS Cases: 4,436
Estimated Number of People Living with AIDS at the end of 2008: 2,410
Reported HIV Infection and AIDS Cases, 2000-2008
| 2000 |
245 |
194 |
-- |
| 2001 |
211 |
197 |
-- |
| 2002 |
197 |
239 |
-- |
| 2003 |
183 |
183 |
-- |
| 2004 |
163 |
178 |
-- |
| 2005 |
253 |
237 |
-- |
| 2006 |
206 |
253 |
-- |
| 2007 |
206 |
196 |
-- |
| 2008 |
-- |
-- |
261 |
The format of this table was changed in 2008 to account for the change in the presentation of data in CDC's HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report.
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, FY 2009
| EMAs/TGAs: Part A |
$0 |
| States and Territories: Part B |
$3,244,608 |
| ADAP (Part B) and ADAP Supplemental |
$4,174,689 |
| Emerging Communities: Part B |
$0 |
| Early Intervention: Part C |
$1,130,027 |
| Capacity Building: Part C |
$24,740 |
| 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 |
$9,143,546 |
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 2009
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Organizations Receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding, by Part5
| Part A |
1 |
| Part B |
5 |
| 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, 20085
| 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 2008, Ryan White programs served 2,907 duplicated clients in Arkansas.
Number of Duplicated Clients Served, by HIV Status, 2008
| HIV Positive |
2,792 |
96 |
| HIV Negative |
115 |
4 |
| HIV Status Unknown |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
2,907 |
|
Client Gender, by HIV Status5
| Male |
2,075 |
74 |
60 |
52 |
2,135 |
74 |
| Female |
713 |
26 |
55 |
48 |
768 |
26 |
| Transgender |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
2,788 |
|
115 |
|
2,903 |
|
^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.
Client Race/Ethnicity, by HIV Status5*
| White (not Hispanic) |
1,295 |
48 |
** |
** |
1,295 |
46 |
African American (not Hispanic) |
1,318 |
48 |
103 |
100 |
1,421 |
50 |
Hispanic |
74 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
3 |
Asian |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
13 |
<1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
<1 |
Multi-racial |
25 |
1 |
** |
** |
25 |
1 |
| Total |
2,725 |
|
103 |
|
2,828 |
|
*Race was unknown or unreported for 10 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.
Client Age, by HIV Status5
| Under 2 years |
** |
** |
** |
** |
0 |
0 |
2 - 12 years |
10 |
<1 |
34 |
31 |
44 |
2 |
13 - 24 years |
157 |
6 |
45 |
41 |
202 |
7 |
25 - 44 years |
1,531 |
55 |
17 |
15 |
1,548 |
53 |
45 - 64 years |
1,057 |
38 |
14 |
13 |
1,071 |
37 |
65 years and older |
34 |
1 |
** |
** |
34 |
1 |
| Total |
2,789 |
|
110 |
|
2,899 |
|
^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 2008, 1,970 (68%) of the clients served had household incomes equal to or below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). An additional 592 (20%) were between 101% and 200% of the FPL.
Insurance Status of HIV-Positive Clients, 20085
| Private Insurance |
304 |
11 |
| Medicaid |
460 |
17 |
| Medicare |
501 |
18 |
| Other Public |
31 |
1 |
| Other Insurance |
** |
** |
| No Insurance |
1,490 |
53 |
| Total |
2,786 |
|
**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.
Number of Visits for Core Services5*
| Medical case management |
7,213 |
| Substance abuse |
448 |
| Oral health |
1,641 |
| Ambulatory/outpatient medical care |
4,254 |
| Mental health |
394 |
*Service agencies/organizations may receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to provide multiple services to clients.
Number of Funded Organizations, by Service Provided5*
| Outpatient ambulatory/medical |
7 |
| Oral health care |
7 |
| Early intervention (Parts A & B) |
0 |
| Home health care |
0 |
| Home/community-based services |
0 |
| Mental health services |
3 |
| Medical case management |
3 |
| Substance abuse: outpatient |
1 |
| |
|
| Case management (nonmedical) |
4 |
| Child care services |
0 |
| Pediatric assessment/early intervention |
0 |
| Emergency financial assistance |
2 |
| Food bank/home-delivered meals |
6 |
| Health education/risk reduction |
3 |
| Housing services |
1 |
| Legal services |
0 |
| Linguistics services |
0 |
| Medical transportation services |
6 |
| Outreach services |
0 |
| Permanency planning |
0 |
| Psychosocial support services |
2 |
| Referral for health care/support services |
2 |
| Rehabilitation services |
0 |
| Respite care |
0 |
| Residential substance abuse services |
0 |
| Treatment adherence counseling |
5 |
*Service agencies/organizations may receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to provide multiple services to clients.

In 2008, ADAP served 777 clients in Arkansas.
**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.
ADAP Clients, by Gender5
| Male |
609 |
78 |
| Female |
168 |
22 |
| Transgender |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
777 |
|
ADAP Clients, by Race/Ethnicity5
| White (not Hispanic) |
385 |
50 |
| African American (not Hispanic) |
323 |
42 |
| Hispanic |
50 |
6 |
| Asian |
** |
** |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
** |
** |
| Multiracial |
13 |
2 |
| Total |
771 |
|
**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.
ADAP Clients, by Age5
| Under 2 years |
0 |
0 |
| 2 - 12 years |
0 |
0 |
| 13 - 24 years |
28 |
4 |
| 25 - 44 years |
403 |
52 |
| 45 - 64 years |
328 |
42 |
| 65 years and older |
18 |
2 |
| Total |
777 |
|