U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1996 to 1999

Table 371.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1996 to 1999
(In thousands of current dollars)

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                         |           1996            |           1997            |           1998             |           1999
                         |___________________________|___________________________|____________________________|_____________________________
   State or other area   | Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  |  Head Start  | Head Start  |  Head Start  |  Head Start
                         | allocations |enrollment\1\| allocations |enrollment\2\| allocations  |enrollment\3\| allocations  |enrollment\4\
                         |(in thousands|             |(in thousands|             |(in thousands)|             |(in thousands)|
_________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|______________
            1            |      2      |      3      |      4      |      5      |      6       |      7      |      8       |      9
_________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|______________
   Total ................|  $3,438,268 |     752,077 |  $3,876,707 |     793,809 |   $4,232,433 |     822,316 |   $4,502,423 |      829,958
                         |_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|______________
Alabama .................|      58,265 |      14,429 |      65,970 |      14,979 |       67,517 |      15,118 |       71,983 |       15,263
Alaska ..................|       6,748 |       1,299 |       7,581 |       1,212 |        8,209 |       1,261 |        8,786 |        1,281
Arizona .................|      47,617 |       9,818 |      53,478 |      10,561 |       59,017 |      11,055 |       62,444 |       11,127
Arkansas ................|      33,153 |       9,193 |      36,396 |       9,637 |       39,367 |       9,893 |       43,449 |       10,097
California ..............|     392,965 |      72,606 |     458,841 |      79,929 |      528,339 |      86,368 |      554,366 |       86,459
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Colorado ................|      36,364 |       8,647 |      40,902 |       8,952 |       42,368 |       8,863 |       46,602 |        9,135
Connecticut .............|      27,382 |       5,567 |      32,985 |       6,190 |       35,244 |       6,476 |       37,906 |        6,825
Delaware ................|       6,239 |       1,455 |       8,314 |       2,077 |        8,446 |       2,114 |        8,873 |        2,126
District of Columbia ....|      14,530 |       3,339 |      17,361 |       3,273 |       18,276 |       3,295 |       19,201 |        3,279
Florida .................|     127,325 |      27,535 |     144,663 |      29,523 |      159,055 |      30,285 |      169,996 |       30,792
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Georgia .................|      86,596 |      19,563 |      96,295 |      20,505 |      105,423 |      21,195 |      112,040 |       21,121
Hawaii ..................|      10,981 |       2,517 |      12,632 |       2,539 |       13,983 |       2,769 |       15,786 |        2,799
Idaho ...................|      10,043 |       1,869 |      12,529 |       2,213 |       13,058 |       2,231 |       14,121 |        2,266
Illinois ................|     148,915 |      31,817 |     170,193 |      33,924 |      182,050 |      34,871 |      192,580 |       35,211
Indiana..................|      49,804 |      11,847 |      55,293 |      12,415 |       61,337 |      12,930 |       65,226 |       13,057
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Iowa ....................|      25,968 |       6,178 |      28,458 |       6,341 |       33,451 |       6,922 |       36,038 |        7,003
Kansas ..................|      25,129 |       6,074 |      28,815 |       6,355 |       31,299 |       7,175 |       32,958 |        7,000
Kentucky ................|      58,935 |      14,447 |      65,587 |      14,828 |       71,283 |      15,163 |       76,409 |       15,281
Louisiana ...............|      79,596 |      19,344 |      87,261 |      19,998 |       94,565 |      20,402 |      100,196 |       20,703
Maine ...................|      13,734 |      10,816 |      15,536 |       3,392 |       17,233 |       3,537 |       18,695 |        3,618
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Maryland ................|      42,461 |       8,915 |      47,688 |       9,514 |       51,664 |       9,507 |       54,966 |        9,626
Massachusetts ...........|      61,742 |       3,466 |      68,913 |      11,499 |       73,664 |      11,877 |       78,544 |       12,094
Michigan ................|     135,349 |      31,198 |     150,074 |      32,440 |      162,316 |      33,316 |      171,121 |       33,422
Minnesota ...............|      38,812 |       8,641 |      43,536 |       9,117 |       48,909 |       9,545 |       51,740 |        9,630
Mississippi .............|      97,001 |      24,081 |     103,523 |      24,693 |      110,564 |      24,953 |      117,375 |       25,091
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Missouri.................|      59,241 |      14,035 |      66,763 |      14,899 |       73,482 |      15,415 |       78,622 |       16,191
Montana .................|      10,048 |       2,304 |      11,500 |       2,510 |       12,292 |       2,555 |       13,839 |        2,678
Nebraska ................|      15,890 |       3,800 |      19,037 |       4,088 |       21,318 |       4,335 |       23,890 |        4,518
Nevada ..................|       8,213 |       1,823 |       9,942 |       2,019 |       11,280 |       2,035 |       11,484 |        2,035
New Hampshire ...........|       6,558 |       1,235 |       7,430 |       1,267 |        8,512 |       1,382 |        9,114 |        1,425
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
New Jersey ..............|      75,151 |      13,085 |      82,650 |      13,746 |       89,319 |      14,201 |       94,945 |       14,443
New Mexico ..............|      27,731 |       6,587 |      33,971 |       7,187 |       32,470 |       7,012 |       35,363 |        7,108
New York ................|     228,243 |      40,365 |     261,541 |      43,716 |      286,961 |      45,608 |      304,283 |       45,040
North Carolina ..........|      72,594 |      16,002 |      80,559 |      16,825 |       87,978 |      17,221 |       93,979 |       17,394
North Dakota ............|       7,206 |       1,874 |       8,733 |       2,121 |        9,721 |       1,966 |       10,561 |        2,002
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Ohio ....................|     141,607 |      33,919 |     155,354 |      35,441 |      168,724 |      36,300 |      178,271 |       36,454
Oklahoma ................|      41,397 |      11,165 |      45,865 |      11,631 |       50,997 |      12,142 |       54,422 |       12,217
Oregon ..................|      29,460 |       4,695 |      34,466 |       5,222 |       37,909 |       5,400 |       40,118 |        5,480
Pennsylvania ............|     127,086 |      26,198 |     142,973 |      27,515 |      154,046 |      28,902 |      165,674 |       29,124
Rhode Island ............|      10,549 |       2,567 |      13,135 |       2,676 |       13,901 |       2,778 |       15,330 |        2,817
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
South Carolina ..........|      44,540 |      10,164 |      51,714 |      10,822 |       52,826 |      11,110 |       56,280 |       11,207
South Dakota ............|       8,480 |       2,258 |      10,139 |       2,374 |       11,088 |       2,355 |       12,708 |        2,485
Tennessee ...............|      62,163 |      14,291 |      69,365 |      14,553 |       76,803 |      14,748 |       81,387 |       14,753
Texas ...................|     224,923 |      52,107 |     253,186 |      54,624 |      279,640 |      57,281 |      299,891 |       58,173
Utah ....................|      18,219 |       4,201 |      20,132 |       4,419 |       21,728 |       4,654 |       23,185 |        4,679
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Vermont .................|       7,811 |       1,531 |       8,433 |       1,379 |        8,900 |       1,404 |        9,691 |        1,438
Virginia ................|      49,706 |      11,028 |      54,571 |      11,480 |       61,960 |      12,053 |       66,246 |       12,243
Washington ..............|      52,311 |       8,878 |      59,644 |       9,387 |       64,841 |       9,682 |       69,601 |        9,831
West Virginia............|      28,125 |       6,515 |      31,064 |       6,858 |       33,349 |       6,876 |       36,062 |        7,043
Wisconsin ...............|      54,013 |      12,283 |      58,550 |      12,556 |       63,218 |      12,905 |       67,582 |       13,113
Wyoming .................|       5,195 |       1,279 |       5,814 |       1,395 |        6,421 |       1,452 |        7,546 |        1,500
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Migrant programs ........|     139,438 |      35,117 |     153,788 |      36,458 |      162,206 |      37,116 |      178,122 |       38,132
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
American Indian/Alaskan  |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
  Native programs .......|      96,836 |      19,071 |     113,920 |      21,019 |      121,272 |      21,612 |      130,191 |       21,237
Special projects ........|         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |          --- |         --- |          --- |          ---
                         |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
    Outlying areas       |             |             |             |             |              |             |              |
Puerto Rico .............|     134,072 |      31,744 |     143,121 |      32,221 |      155,526 |      33,273 |      155,526 |       33,470
Pacific Territories .....|       9,541 |       5,849 |       9,963 |       5,849 |       10,297 |       5,989 |       10,297 |        5,989
Virgin Islands ..........|       6,267 |       1,446 |       6,560 |       1,446 |        6,811 |       1,430 |        6,811 |        1,430
_________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|______________

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\1\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 62 percent were 4-year-olds; 29 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 12.8 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3.5 percent; Hispanic, 25.2 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 32.3 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\2\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 60 percent were 4-year-olds; 30 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 31 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\3\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 59 percent were 4-year-olds; 31 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 32 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\4\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 59 percent were 4-year-olds; 31 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 27 percent; black, 35 percent; white, 31 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services. (This table was prepared March 2000.)

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