115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2000 
POLK County Physician Demographic Summary Statistics 
 
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Gender 
 
% 
 
Age 
 
% 
 
Male 77.3 
 
< 35 
 
0.0 
 
Female 22.7 
 
35-39 
 
25.0 
 
Race 
White Black Asian Other 
Ethnicity 
 
% 86.4 
4.5 9.1 0.0 
% 
 
40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 
> 64 
 
0.0 8.3 20.8 12.6 12.6 25.0 
 
Hispanic Non-Hispanic 
 
0.0 100.0 
 
Physician Specialty 
Emergency Medicine Family Practice Internal Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Other 
 
Total POLK County Physicians 
 
Count 
1 19 5 1 1 
27 
 
Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia 
 
Medicare 
Yes No 
 
% 95.5 
4.5 
 
Medicaid 
Yes No 
 
% 86.4 13.6 
 
Managed 
 
Care 
 
% 
 
Yes 68.2 No 31.8 
 
Percent 
3.70% 70.37% 18.52% 
3.70% 3.70% 
 
Georgia 
4.65% 13.62% 14.39% 
1.68% 0.76% 
 
100.00%