Table 1. Analytic Sample of Local Health Departments (n=459).

LHD Characteristic	Percent or Mean (SD)
Population Served:
< 50,000	47.7%
50,000 – 499,999	39.4%
≥ 500,000	12.9%
Per Capita Expenditures ($):
Total	47.85 (3.60)
Local Sources	11.75 (0.69)
State and Federal Sources	19.43 (2.20)
Medicare/Medicaid Sources	9.60 (2.40)
Other Clinical Sources	2.52 (0.59)
Workforce:
Total FTEs per 10,000	5.5 (0.8)
Employs any Information Systems Personnel	37.4%
Organization, Governance & Leadership:
Has Local Board of Health	70.0%
Freestanding, not part of HHS Agency	27.1%
Single county jurisdiction	75.4%
LHD has authority to set/impose fees	71.6%
Executive Director has Clinical Background	46.2%
Governance type:
State	19.6%
Local	72.3%
Shared	8.1%
Public Health Services:
Number services provided by LHD	18.7 (1.0)