Digest of Education Statistics: 2005
Digest of Education Statistics: 2005

NCES 2006-030
June 2006


Table 364. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or jurisdiction: Fiscal years 2001 through 2004
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                          |           2001           |            2002           |             2003             |            2004
                          |__________________________|___________________________|______________________________|___________________________
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
                          | Allocations|             | Allocations|              |  Allocations|                |  Allocations|
State or jurisdiction     |in thousands|Enrollment\1\|in thousands| Enrollment\2\| in thousands|   Enrollment\3\| in thousands|Enrollment\4\
__________________________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|_____________|________________|_____________|_____________
1                         |           2|            3|           4|             5|            6|               7|            8|            9
__________________________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|_____________|________________|_____________|_____________
   United States\5\ ......|  $5,346,145|      804,598|  $5,627,581|       810,472|   $5,739,294|         808,140|   $5,828,994|      797,579
                          |____________|_____________|____________|______________|_____________|________________|_____________|_____________
Alabama ..................|      95,374|       16,498|     100,154|        16,529|      103,588|          16,509|      105,500|       16,374
Alaska ...................|      11,656|        1,586|      12,104|         1,839|       12,126|           1,817|       12,353|        1,634
Arizona ..................|      89,629|       12,865|      96,913|        13,297|      100,174|          13,215|      102,023|       13,215
Arkansas .................|      57,381|       10,818|      61,024|        10,930|       62,645|          10,915|       63,808|       10,879
California ...............|     758,591|       97,667|     801,430|        98,687|      811,487|          98,767|      823,694|       98,933
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Colorado .................|      61,805|        9,826|      65,716|         9,872|       66,428|           9,843|       67,676|        9,820
Connecticut ..............|      47,931|        7,207|      49,985|         7,224|       50,604|           7,129|       51,401|        7,148
Delaware .................|      11,831|        2,243|      12,286|         2,231|       12,537|           2,214|       12,771|        2,197
District of Columbia .....|      23,203|        3,343|      24,091|         3,403|       24,408|           3,403|       24,865|        3,403
Florida ..................|     236,056|       34,657|     252,370|        35,610|      255,501|          35,350|      260,307|       35,574
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Georgia ..................|     151,340|       23,140|     161,740|        23,414|      163,757|          23,400|      166,837|       23,450
Hawaii ...................|      21,166|        3,073|      21,977|         3,073|       22,248|           3,063|       22,665|        3,063
Idaho ....................|      20,158|        2,890|      21,663|         3,347|       21,820|           2,939|       22,411|        2,957
Illinois .................|     248,855|       39,805|     259,780|        39,619|      263,047|          39,640|      267,111|       39,672
Indiana ..................|      85,241|       14,256|      88,667|        14,145|       93,523|          14,148|       95,093|       14,234
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Iowa .....................|      47,381|        7,689|      49,495|         7,620|       50,109|           7,717|       51,050|        7,775
Kansas ...................|      44,951|        7,897|      47,909|         8,013|       49,503|           7,924|       50,433|        7,949
Kentucky .................|      99,054|       16,419|     103,473|        16,190|      104,829|          16,091|      106,799|       16,071
Louisiana ................|     128,484|       21,969|     135,048|        22,136|      141,892|          22,108|      144,497|       21,982
Maine ....................|      24,770|        3,958|      26,661|         4,002|       26,991|           3,970|       27,344|        3,979
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Maryland .................|      71,713|       10,487|      74,929|        10,527|       75,851|          10,235|       77,277|       10,344
Massachusetts ............|      99,675|       13,004|     104,182|        13,040|      105,476|          12,981|      107,299|       13,011
Michigan .................|     215,873|       35,112|     225,290|        35,269|      228,045|          35,099|      232,215|       35,124
Minnesota ................|      65,523|       10,164|      69,643|        10,331|       70,369|          10,332|       71,119|       10,339
Mississippi ..............|     149,606|       26,624|     155,259|        26,742|      157,165|          26,762|      160,121|       26,754
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Missouri .................|     108,305|       17,718|     113,256|        17,646|      115,663|          17,573|      117,837|       17,473
Montana ..................|      18,944|        2,971|      20,117|         2,982|       20,365|           2,952|       20,747|        2,945
Nebraska .................|      32,142|        4,982|      34,580|         5,252|       35,008|           5,203|       35,709|        5,080
Nevada ...................|      18,367|        2,694|      19,786|         2,754|       23,315|           2,754|       23,698|        2,754
New Hampshire ............|      12,388|        1,632|      12,861|         1,632|       13,018|           1,632|       13,257|        1,632
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
New Jersey ...............|     120,245|       15,329|     125,176|        15,262|      126,711|          15,099|      127,761|       15,130
New Mexico ...............|      45,919|        7,618|      49,185|         7,749|       50,852|           7,651|       51,790|        7,451
New York .................|     398,522|       48,952|     418,239|        49,493|      422,350|          49,473|      430,086|       49,300
North Carolina ...........|     124,580|       18,991|     132,667|        19,202|      137,403|          19,125|      139,360|       19,098
North Dakota .............|      15,750|        2,287|      16,036|         2,307|       16,697|           2,357|       17,009|        2,353
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Ohio .....................|     226,942|       38,072|     236,999|        38,081|      239,770|          38,017|      244,102|       38,029
Oklahoma .................|      72,190|       13,228|      76,910|        13,460|       78,784|          13,474|       80,249|       13,474
Oregon ...................|      54,785|        9,129|      57,105|         9,199|       57,704|           9,052|       58,893|        8,716
Pennsylvania .............|     209,346|       31,104|     219,115|        30,986|      222,603|          30,908|      226,002|       30,868
Rhode Island .............|      20,412|        3,150|      21,184|         3,150|       21,446|           3,150|       21,802|        3,150
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
South Carolina ...........|      74,963|       12,184|      78,507|        12,248|       80,223|          12,248|       81,718|       12,248
South Dakota .............|      17,513|        2,925|      18,079|         2,827|       18,301|           2,827|       18,644|        2,827
Tennessee ................|     107,146|       16,344|     112,344|        16,507|      116,072|          16,473|      118,217|       16,437
Texas ....................|     429,075|       67,572|     454,292|        67,664|      475,422|          67,764|      474,092|       67,785
Utah .....................|      35,858|        5,403|      36,270|         5,527|       36,709|           5,527|       37,399|        5,518
                          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
Vermont ..................|      12,553|        1,573|      13,023|         1,573|       13,183|           1,573|       13,429|        1,569
Virginia .................|      89,890|       13,612|      95,366|        13,772|       96,214|          13,768|       98,142|       13,768
Washington ...............|      92,257|       11,106|      97,247|        11,167|       98,022|          11,001|      100,193|        1,118
West Virginia ............|      46,713|        7,590|      48,625|         7,650|       49,227|           7,650|       50,152|        7,650
Wisconsin ................|      83,337|       13,478|      86,941|        13,489|       88,082|          13,515|       89,784|       13,532
Wyoming ..................|      10,760|        1,757|      11,882|         1,803|       12,028|           1,803|       12,252|        1,793
                          |============|=============|============|==============|=============|================|=============|=============
Other activities          |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
  Migrant programs .......|     246,905|       33,355|     257,815|        33,850|      260,201|          33,609|      264,621|       33,154
  Support activities .....|        --- |           † |     210,255|            † |           † |              † |           † |           †
  American Indian/Alaska  |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
     Native programs .....|     171,289|       23,632|     181,794|        23,837|      183,412|          23,802|      186,704|       23,737
  Training and other      |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
     assistance ..........|        --- |           † |        --- |            † |      169,688|              † |      174,078|           †
  Research, demonstration,|            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
     and evaluation ......|        --- |           † |        --- |            † |       20,000|              † |       20,000|           †
  Monitoring program      |            |             |            |              |             |                |             |
     review ..............|        --- |           † |        --- |            † |       26,051|              † |       39,746|           †
                          |============|=============|============|==============|=============|================|=============|=============
Other jurisdictions ......|     240,376|       43,650|     259,125|        44,290|      268,137|          44,057|      261,973|       41,500
                          |____________|_____________|____________|______________|_____________|________________|_____________|_____________
  Puerto Rico ............|     216,476|       35,894|     234,304|        36,920|      243,016|          36,687|      246,792|       37,498
  Pacific jurisdictions ..|      14,381|        6,209|      14,943|         6,209|       15,128|           6,209|        7,262|        3,060
  Virgin Islands .........|       9,519|        1,547|       9,878|         1,161|        9,992|           1,161|        7,919|          942
__________________________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|_____________|________________|_____________|_____________
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\The distribution of enrollment by age was as follows: 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.
\2\The distribution of enrollment by age was as follows: 5 percent were 5 years old and over; 52 percent were 4-year-olds; 36 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, 3 percent; Hispanic, 30 percent; Black, 33 percent; White, 28 percent; Asian, 2 percent; and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1 percent.
\3\The distribution of enrollment by age was as follows: 5 percent were 5 years old and over; 53 percent were 4-year-olds; 34 percent were 3-year-olds; and 8 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 12.5 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was American Indian/Alaska Native, 3.1 percent; Hispanic, 30.5 percent; Black, 31.5 percent; White, 27.9 percent; Asian, 1.8 percent; and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.0 percent.
\4\The distribution of enrollment by age was as follows: 5 percent were 5 years old and over; 52 percent were 4-year-olds; 34 percent were 3-year-olds; and 9 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 12.7 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was American Indian/Alaska Native, 3.1 percent; Hispanic, 31.2 percent; Black, 31.1 percent; White, 26.9 percent; Asian, 1.8 percent; Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0.9 percent; and multiracial/other, 5.0 percent.
\5\Excludes other activities and other jurisdictions.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared July 2005.)