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Adams County

Local Health Department
Adams County Health Department
333 North Sixth St
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone: 217-222-8440
Fax: 217-222-8508
www.co.adams.il.us/health

Hospitals
Blessing Hospital
PO Box 7005
Broadway at 11th St.
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-223-8400
www.blessinghospital.org

Hospice Services
The Blessing Hospice
PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-228-5221
www.blessinghospital.org/

Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice
331 S Main St
Virginia, IL 62691-1519
Phone: 217-452-3057

Mental Health Services
Transitions of Western Illinois
4409 Maine Street
PO Box 3646
Quincy, IL 62305
Phone: 217-223-0413
Phone: 217-222-1166 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-223-0461
www.twi.org/

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Springfield - Western Regional Office
1305 Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL, 62704
Phone: 217-546-7586
Fax: 217-546-7631
www.cancer.org

American Lung Association
3000 Kelly Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-787-5864
www.lungusa.org

Illinois Tobacco Quitline
1-866-QUIT-YES (784-8937)

County Profile

Demographics
County
Illinois
U.S.

2000 Population

68,277

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
95.1%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
3.1%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.4%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.8%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.1%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.6%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
87.7%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
65.8%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
7.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
10.0%
10.7%
12.4%

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