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Jackson County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Jackson County Health Department
415 Health Department Road
P.O. Box 307
Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Phone: 618-684-3143
Fax: 618-687-1255
www.jchdonline.org

Hospitals
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
405 W. Jackson St.
PO Box 1000
Carbondale, IL 62902-9000
Phone: 618-549-0721
www.sih.net

St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
2 S. Hospital Dr.
Murphysboro, IL 62966-0580
Phone: 618-684-3156
www.sih.net

Hospice Services
Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
305 S Illinois St
Belleville, IL 62220-2133
Phone: 618-235-1703
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Mental Health Services
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
604 East College
Carbondale, IL 62902
Phone: 618-842-2125

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Marion - Southern Regional Office
805 W DeYoung St
Suite B
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618- 998-9898
Fax: 618- 997-8456
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

59,612

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
80.8%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
13.0%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.3%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
3.0%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
1.0%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
2.4%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
80.7%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
11.0%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
85.2%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
61.8%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
14.7%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
25.2%
10.7%
12.4%



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