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Greene County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Greene County Health Department
310 Fifth Street
Carrollton, Illinois 62016
Phone: 217-942-6961 or 942-6962
Fax: 217-942-3904

Hospitals
Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital
800 School St.
Carrollton, IL 62016-1498
Phone: 217-942-6946

Hospice Services
The Blessing Hospice
PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-228-5521
www.blessinghospital.org

The Blessing Hospice-Greene County
PO Box 89
Carrollton, IL 62016-0089
Phone: 217-942-3775

Hospice Care of Illinois
720 N Bond St
Springfield, IL 62702-4915
Phone: 217-788-4113
Phone: 800-342-4862

Saint Anthony's Health Center Hospice
915 E. 5th St.
Alton, IL 62002-6434
Phone: 618-463-5636
Phone: 800-447-0064
www.sahc.org

Mental Health Services
Tri-County Couseling Center
220 East County Road, PO BOX 381
Jerseyville, IL 62052-0381
Phone: 618-498-9587
Phone: 618-498-6881 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: (618) 498-6257

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

14,761

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.1%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.7%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.1%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.2%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.5%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
74.5%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.5%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
78.9%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
58.4%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
10.1%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
12.4%
10.7%
12.4%



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