Jefferson County, IL

Jefferson County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Jefferson County Health Department
#1 Doctors Park Road, Suite F
Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864
Phone: 618-244-7134
Fax: 618-244-2640

Hospitals
Crossroads Community Hospital
#8 Doctors Park Rd.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2899
Phone: 618-244-5500
www.crossroadscommunityhospital.com

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
605 N. 12th St.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2899
Phone: 618-242-4600
www.smgsi.com

Hospice Services
Hospice of The Good Samaritan
605 N 12th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2857
Phone: 618-241-1621
Phone: 800-310-0484

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
Jefferson County Comprehensive Services
N. Route 37
PO Box 428
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone: 618-242-1510

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		40,045
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	89.9%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	7.8%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%
	Asian	0.5%	3.4%	3.6%
	Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
	Other	0.4%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	75.8%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	15.3%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	77.0%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	59.3%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	9.1%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	12.3%	10.7%	12.4%