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Table 375. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1998 to 2001

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                         |           1998             |           1999             |           2000             |           2001
                         |____________________________|____________________________|____________________________|____________________________
   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)|
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            1            |      2       |      3      |      4       |      5      |      6       |      7      |      8       |      9
_________________________|______________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|_____________
   Total, including      |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
    outlying areas ......|   $4,232,433 |     822,316 |   $4,502,423 |     829,958 |   $5,102,907 |     857,657 |   $6,004,717 |     905,235
                         |______________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|_____________
Alabama .................|       67,517 |      15,118 |       71,983 |      15,263 |       82,414 |      15,823 |       95,374 |      16,498
Alaska ..................|        8,209 |       1,261 |        8,786 |       1,281 |        9,738 |       1,297 |       11,656 |       1,586
Arizona .................|       59,017 |      11,055 |       62,444 |      11,127 |       73,697 |      11,882 |       89,629 |      12,865
Arkansas ................|       39,367 |       9,893 |       43,449 |      10,097 |       48,379 |      10,316 |       57,381 |      10,818
California ..............|      528,339 |      86,368 |      554,366 |      86,459 |      642,512 |      95,280 |      758,591 |      97,667
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Colorado ................|       42,368 |       8,863 |       46,602 |       9,135 |       52,226 |       9,333 |       61,805 |       9,826
Connecticut .............|       35,244 |       6,476 |       37,906 |       6,825 |       41,674 |       6,857 |       47,931 |       7,207
Delaware ................|        8,446 |       2,114 |        8,873 |       2,126 |        9,820 |       2,119 |       11,831 |       2,243
District of Columbia ....|       18,276 |       3,295 |       19,201 |       3,279 |       20,926 |       3,345 |       23,203 |       3,343
Florida .................|      159,055 |      30,285 |      169,996 |      30,792 |      195,696 |      32,389 |      236,056 |      34,657
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Georgia .................|      105,423 |      21,195 |      112,040 |      21,121 |      126,281 |      21,580 |      151,340 |      23,140
Hawaii ..................|       13,983 |       2,769 |       15,786 |       2,799 |       18,199 |       2,916 |       21,166 |       3,073
Idaho ...................|       13,058 |       2,231 |       14,121 |       2,266 |       16,098 |       2,387 |       20,158 |       2,890
Illinois ................|      182,050 |      34,871 |      192,580 |      35,211 |      214,965 |      37,767 |      248,855 |      39,805
Indiana..................|       61,337 |      12,930 |       65,226 |      13,057 |       72,467 |      13,323 |       85,241 |      14,256
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Iowa ....................|       33,451 |       6,922 |       36,038 |       7,003 |       40,714 |       7,235 |       47,381 |       7,689
Kansas ..................|       31,299 |       7,175 |       32,958 |       7,000 |       37,061 |       7,447 |       44,951 |       7,897
Kentucky ................|       71,283 |      15,163 |       76,409 |      15,281 |       85,198 |      15,701 |       99,054 |      16,419
Louisiana ...............|       94,565 |      20,402 |      100,196 |      20,703 |      110,318 |      20,975 |      128,484 |      21,969
Maine ...................|       17,233 |       3,537 |       18,695 |       3,618 |       20,378 |       3,631 |       24,770 |       3,958
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Maryland ................|       51,664 |       9,507 |       54,966 |       9,626 |       61,920 |       9,968 |       71,713 |      10,487
Massachusetts ...........|       73,664 |      11,877 |       78,544 |      12,094 |       85,917 |      12,250 |       99,675 |      13,004
Michigan ................|      162,316 |      33,316 |      171,121 |      33,422 |      186,842 |      33,769 |      215,873 |      35,112
Minnesota ...............|       48,909 |       9,545 |       51,740 |       9,630 |       56,401 |       9,715 |       65,523 |      10,164
Mississippi .............|      110,564 |      24,953 |      117,375 |      25,091 |      129,843 |      25,455 |      149,606 |      26,624
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Missouri.................|       73,482 |      15,415 |       78,622 |      16,191 |       93,475 |      16,574 |      108,305 |      17,718
Montana .................|       12,292 |       2,555 |       13,839 |       2,678 |       15,267 |       2,703 |       18,944 |       2,971
Nebraska ................|       21,318 |       4,335 |       23,890 |       4,518 |       26,660 |       4,571 |       32,142 |       4,982
Nevada ..................|       11,280 |       2,035 |       11,484 |       2,035 |       12,369 |       2,035 |       18,367 |       2,694
New Hampshire ...........|        8,512 |       1,382 |        9,114 |       1,425 |        9,838 |       1,425 |       12,388 |       1,632
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
New Jersey ..............|       89,319 |      14,201 |       94,945 |      14,443 |      104,743 |      14,567 |      120,245 |      15,329
New Mexico ..............|       32,470 |       7,012 |       35,363 |       7,108 |       38,374 |       7,135 |       45,919 |       7,618
New York ................|      286,961 |      45,608 |      304,283 |      45,040 |      342,136 |      46,805 |      398,522 |      48,952
North Carolina ..........|       87,978 |      17,221 |       93,979 |      17,394 |      104,684 |      17,808 |      124,580 |      18,991
North Dakota ............|        9,721 |       1,966 |       10,561 |       2,002 |       11,973 |       2,042 |       15,750 |       2,287
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Ohio ....................|      168,724 |      36,300 |      178,271 |      36,454 |      196,684 |      38,261 |      226,942 |      38,072
Oklahoma ................|       50,997 |      12,142 |       54,422 |      12,217 |       61,555 |      12,655 |       72,190 |      13,228
Oregon ..................|       37,909 |       5,400 |       40,118 |       5,480 |       46,071 |       5,771 |       54,785 |       9,129
Pennsylvania ............|      154,046 |      28,902 |      165,674 |      29,124 |      181,844 |      29,650 |      209,346 |      31,104
Rhode Island ............|       13,901 |       2,778 |       15,330 |       2,817 |       17,378 |       2,952 |       20,412 |       3,150
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
South Carolina ..........|       52,826 |      11,110 |       56,280 |      11,207 |       64,060 |      11,604 |       74,963 |      12,184
South Dakota ............|       11,088 |       2,355 |       12,708 |       2,485 |       14,045 |       2,587 |       17,513 |       2,925
Tennessee ...............|       76,803 |      14,748 |       81,387 |      14,753 |       92,040 |      15,747 |      107,146 |      16,344
Texas ...................|      279,640 |      57,281 |      299,891 |      58,173 |      361,846 |      63,171 |      429,075 |      67,572
Utah ....................|       21,728 |       4,654 |       23,185 |       4,679 |       27,840 |       5,079 |       35,858 |       5,403
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Vermont .................|        8,900 |       1,404 |        9,691 |       1,438 |       10,514 |       1,438 |       12,553 |       1,573
Virginia ................|       61,960 |      12,053 |       66,246 |      12,243 |       74,487 |      12,652 |       89,890 |      13,612
Washington ..............|       64,841 |       9,682 |       69,601 |       9,831 |       78,359 |      10,287 |       92,257 |      11,106
West Virginia............|       33,349 |       6,876 |       36,062 |       7,043 |       39,842 |       7,144 |       46,713 |       7,590
Wisconsin ...............|       63,218 |      12,905 |       67,582 |      13,113 |       72,177 |      12,953 |       83,337 |      13,478
Wyoming .................|        6,421 |       1,452 |        7,546 |       1,500 |        8,187 |       1,468 |       10,760 |       1,757
                         |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Migrant programs ........|      162,206 |      37,116 |      178,122 |      38,132 |      206,391 |      31,607 |      246,905 |      33,355
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American Indian/Alaska   |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
  Native programs .......|      121,272 |      21,612 |      130,191 |      21,237 |      144,768 |      22,391 |      171,289 |      23,632
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    Outlying areas       |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
Puerto Rico .............|      155,526 |      33,273 |      155,526 |      33,470 |      185,563 |      34,393 |      216,476 |      35,894
Pacific Territories .....|       10,297 |       5,989 |       10,297 |       5,989 |       12,356 |       5,989 |       14,381 |       6,209
Virgin Islands ..........|        6,811 |       1,430 |        6,811 |       1,430 |        7,697 |       1,430 |        9,519 |       1,547
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\1\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/Alaska Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; Black, 36 percent; White, 32 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\2\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/Alaska Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 27 percent; Black, 35 percent; White, 31 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\3\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 5 percent were 5 years old and over; 56 percent were 4-year-olds; 33 percent were 3-year-olds; and 6 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaska Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 29 percent; Black, 35 percent; White, 30 percent; Asian, 2 percent, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1 percent.
\4\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 4 percent were 5 years old and over; 54 percent were 4-year-olds; 35 percent were 3-year-olds; and 7 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaska Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 30 percent; Black, 34 percent; White, 30 percent; Asian, 2 percent, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1 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 2002.)


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