Findings
HS-1, Vulnerable Populations in Cortland County
Vulnerable populations may face unique health risks and barriers to care, requiring enhanced services and targeted strategies for outreach and case management.
| People age 25+ with no high school diploma (2000) | 17.2% |
| People age 25+ with no high school diploma (1990) | 23.2% |
| Unemployed individuals (2004) | 1,500 |
| Unemployed of total civilian labor force (2004) | 6.0%* |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+ (2000) | 8,077 |
| Number of people 85 and older | 797 |
This group is a risk due to frailty and limitations due to chronic impairments. They are the highest consumers of community-based services as well as nursing home care according to Cortland's Older Americans Act Advisory Council.
*This figure does not include those who have stopped seeking employment.
Source:www.census.gov, www.labor.state.ny.us