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Table 374. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1997 to 2000

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                         |           1997            |           1998             |           1999              |           2000
                         |___________________________|____________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
   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 ................|  $3,876,707 |     793,809 |   $4,232,433 |     822,316 |   $4,502,423 |      829,958 |   $5,102,907 |      857,657
                         |_____________|_____________|______________|_____________|______________|______________|______________|______________
Alabama .................|      65,970 |      14,979 |       67,517 |      15,118 |       71,983 |       15,263 |       82,414 |       15,823
Alaska ..................|       7,581 |       1,212 |        8,209 |       1,261 |        8,786 |        1,281 |        9,738 |        1,297
Arizona .................|      53,478 |      10,561 |       59,017 |      11,055 |       62,444 |       11,127 |       73,697 |       11,882
Arkansas ................|      36,396 |       9,637 |       39,367 |       9,893 |       43,449 |       10,097 |       48,379 |       10,316
California ..............|     458,841 |      79,929 |      528,339 |      86,368 |      554,366 |       86,459 |      642,512 |       95,280
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Colorado ................|      40,902 |       8,952 |       42,368 |       8,863 |       46,602 |        9,135 |       52,226 |        9,333
Connecticut .............|      32,985 |       6,190 |       35,244 |       6,476 |       37,906 |        6,825 |       41,674 |        6,857
Delaware ................|       8,314 |       2,077 |        8,446 |       2,114 |        8,873 |        2,126 |        9,820 |        2,119
District of Columbia ....|      17,361 |       3,273 |       18,276 |       3,295 |       19,201 |        3,279 |       20,926 |        3,345
Florida .................|     144,663 |      29,523 |      159,055 |      30,285 |      169,996 |       30,792 |      195,696 |       32,389
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Georgia .................|      96,295 |      20,505 |      105,423 |      21,195 |      112,040 |       21,121 |      126,281 |       21,580
Hawaii ..................|      12,632 |       2,539 |       13,983 |       2,769 |       15,786 |        2,799 |       18,199 |        2,916
Idaho ...................|      12,529 |       2,213 |       13,058 |       2,231 |       14,121 |        2,266 |       16,098 |        2,387
Illinois ................|     170,193 |      33,924 |      182,050 |      34,871 |      192,580 |       35,211 |      214,965 |       37,767
Indiana..................|      55,293 |      12,415 |       61,337 |      12,930 |       65,226 |       13,057 |       72,467 |       13,323
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Iowa ....................|      28,458 |       6,341 |       33,451 |       6,922 |       36,038 |        7,003 |       40,714 |        7,235
Kansas ..................|      28,815 |       6,355 |       31,299 |       7,175 |       32,958 |        7,000 |       37,061 |        7,447
Kentucky ................|      65,587 |      14,828 |       71,283 |      15,163 |       76,409 |       15,281 |       85,198 |       15,701
Louisiana ...............|      87,261 |      19,998 |       94,565 |      20,402 |      100,196 |       20,703 |      110,318 |       20,975
Maine ...................|      15,536 |       3,392 |       17,233 |       3,537 |       18,695 |        3,618 |       20,378 |        3,631
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Maryland ................|      47,688 |       9,514 |       51,664 |       9,507 |       54,966 |        9,626 |       61,920 |        9,968
Massachusetts ...........|      68,913 |      11,499 |       73,664 |      11,877 |       78,544 |       12,094 |       85,917 |       12,250
Michigan ................|     150,074 |      32,440 |      162,316 |      33,316 |      171,121 |       33,422 |      186,842 |       33,769
Minnesota ...............|      43,536 |       9,117 |       48,909 |       9,545 |       51,740 |        9,630 |       56,401 |        9,715
Mississippi .............|     103,523 |      24,693 |      110,564 |      24,953 |      117,375 |       25,091 |      129,843 |       25,455
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Missouri.................|      66,763 |      14,899 |       73,482 |      15,415 |       78,622 |       16,191 |       93,475 |       16,574
Montana .................|      11,500 |       2,510 |       12,292 |       2,555 |       13,839 |        2,678 |       15,267 |        2,703
Nebraska ................|      19,037 |       4,088 |       21,318 |       4,335 |       23,890 |        4,518 |       26,660 |        4,571
Nevada ..................|       9,942 |       2,019 |       11,280 |       2,035 |       11,484 |        2,035 |       12,369 |        2,035
New Hampshire ...........|       7,430 |       1,267 |        8,512 |       1,382 |        9,114 |        1,425 |        9,838 |        1,425
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
New Jersey ..............|      82,650 |      13,746 |       89,319 |      14,201 |       94,945 |       14,443 |      104,743 |       14,567
New Mexico ..............|      33,971 |       7,187 |       32,470 |       7,012 |       35,363 |        7,108 |       38,374 |        7,135
New York ................|     261,541 |      43,716 |      286,961 |      45,608 |      304,283 |       45,040 |      342,136 |       46,805
North Carolina ..........|      80,559 |      16,825 |       87,978 |      17,221 |       93,979 |       17,394 |      104,684 |       17,808
North Dakota ............|       8,733 |       2,121 |        9,721 |       1,966 |       10,561 |        2,002 |       11,973 |        2,042
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Ohio ....................|     155,354 |      35,441 |      168,724 |      36,300 |      178,271 |       36,454 |      196,684 |       38,261
Oklahoma ................|      45,865 |      11,631 |       50,997 |      12,142 |       54,422 |       12,217 |       61,555 |       12,655


Oregon ..................|      34,466 |       5,222 |       37,909 |       5,400 |       40,118 |        5,480 |       46,071 |        5,771
Pennsylvania ............|     142,973 |      27,515 |      154,046 |      28,902 |      165,674 |       29,124 |      181,844 |       29,650
Rhode Island ............|      13,135 |       2,676 |       13,901 |       2,778 |       15,330 |        2,817 |       17,378 |        2,952
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South Carolina ..........|      51,714 |      10,822 |       52,826 |      11,110 |       56,280 |       11,207 |       64,060 |       11,604
South Dakota ............|      10,139 |       2,374 |       11,088 |       2,355 |       12,708 |        2,485 |       14,045 |        2,587
Tennessee ...............|      69,365 |      14,553 |       76,803 |      14,748 |       81,387 |       14,753 |       92,040 |       15,747
Texas ...................|     253,186 |      54,624 |      279,640 |      57,281 |      299,891 |       58,173 |      361,846 |       63,171
Utah ....................|      20,132 |       4,419 |       21,728 |       4,654 |       23,185 |        4,679 |       27,840 |        5,079
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Vermont .................|       8,433 |       1,379 |        8,900 |       1,404 |        9,691 |        1,438 |       10,514 |        1,438
Virginia ................|      54,571 |      11,480 |       61,960 |      12,053 |       66,246 |       12,243 |       74,487 |       12,652
Washington ..............|      59,644 |       9,387 |       64,841 |       9,682 |       69,601 |        9,831 |       78,359 |       10,287
West Virginia............|      31,064 |       6,858 |       33,349 |       6,876 |       36,062 |        7,043 |       39,842 |        7,144
Wisconsin ...............|      58,550 |      12,556 |       63,218 |      12,905 |       67,582 |       13,113 |       72,177 |       12,953
Wyoming .................|       5,814 |       1,395 |        6,421 |       1,452 |        7,546 |        1,500 |        8,187 |        1,468
                         |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Migrant programs ........|     153,788 |      36,458 |      162,206 |      37,116 |      178,122 |       38,132 |      206,391 |       31,607
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American Indian/Alaskan  |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
  Native programs .......|     113,920 |      21,019 |      121,272 |      21,612 |      130,191 |       21,237 |      144,768 |       22,391
Special projects ........|         --- |         --- |          --- |         --- |          --- |          --- |          --- |          ---
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    Outlying areas       |             |             |              |             |              |              |              |
Puerto Rico .............|     143,121 |      32,221 |      155,526 |      33,273 |      155,526 |       33,470 |      185,563 |       34,393
Pacific Territories .....|       9,963 |       5,849 |       10,297 |       5,989 |       10,297 |        5,989 |       12,356 |        5,989
Virgin Islands ..........|       6,560 |       1,446 |        6,811 |       1,430 |        6,811 |        1,430 |        7,697 |        1,430
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\1\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.
\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/Alaskan Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 32 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, 27 percent; black, 35 percent; white, 31 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\4\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/Alaskan Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 29 percent; black, 35 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 April 2001.)


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