A Massac Age Distribution: Source - http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c127/chart_age.html
When
B Massac: Hispanic Population and Race Distribution for Non-Hispanic Population
Source: http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c127/chart_race.html
1980 1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population 14,990 100.00% 14,752 100.00% 15,161 100.00%
Total Hispanics 59 0.39% 44 0.30% 123 0.81%
White* 13,977 93.24% 13,763 93.30% 13,962 92.09%
Black* 898 5.99% 869 5.89% 826 5.45%
American Indian and Eskimo* 13 0.09% 37 0.25% 29 0.19%
Asian* 22 0.15% 31 0.21% 38 0.25%
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander* - - - - 0 0.00%
Other* 21 0.14% 8 0.05% 15 0.10%
Two or More Races* - - - - 168 1.11%
* Non-Hispanic only; in 1980 and 1990 "Asians" includes Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
C Cities, Towns and Places in Massac County, Illinois
Source: http://www.capitolimpact.com/gw/ziplist.asp?zip=629&stfips=17&state=il&stname=Illinois
# City Type Population Web Site
1 Brookport City 1,184 -
2 Joppa Village 530 -
3 Metropolis City 6,870 -
4 New Liberty ZipCode 0 -
D Leading Causes of Death  in Massac County (2001)
Source: http://app.idph.state.il.us/data/CountyLevel.asp?menu=1
Years of
# of % of Potential
Cause of Death Deaths Deaths Life Lost
Diseases of Heart            68 32% 58
Coronary Heart Disease @      54 25% 43
Malignant Neoplasms           44 21% 161
Cerebrovascular Diseases       19 9% 29
Lung Cancer @                    15 7% 21
Chronic Lower Resp. Disea     13 6% 21
Accidents                     9 4% 115
Lymph & Hemato Cancer @          8 4% 29
Colo-rectal Cancer @           6 3% N/A
Influenza and Pneumonia           5 2% N/A
(i)  @ this is a subcategory of a preceding cause.
(ii) N/A = not applicable or data not available
E Hospital Discharge Comparisons (2001)
Source: http://app.idph.state.il.us/emsrpt/index.htm
Cause of Hospitalization Number of Hospitalizations Percent
Chronic Liver Dis./Cirrhosis ** **
Diabetes 25 2.2
Heart Diseases 174 15.1
Hypertension - Uncontrolled 19 1.6