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Table 367.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995

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                         |              1992                |           1993             |           1994             |           1995
                         |----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------
   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 ................|      $2,120,862 |        621,078 |   $2,683,158 |     713,943 |   $3,215,946 |     740,493 |  $3,402,946 |     750,696
                         |-----------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
Alabama .................|          40,021 |         13,012 |       46,937 |      14,106 |       54,282 |      14,525 |      57,542 |      14,552
Alaska ..................|           4,434 |          1,067 |        5,316 |       1,143 |        6,295 |       1,209 |       6,534 |       1,209
Arizona .................|          20,729 |          6,179 |       35,503 |       9,189 |       44,416 |       9,846 |      47,208 |      10,029
Arkansas ................|          22,297 |          8,213 |       26,337 |       8,792 |       30,719 |       9,065 |      32,681 |       9,244
California ..............|         219,423 |         52,658 |      305,180 |      67,684 |      371,227 |      70,995 |     392,331 |      72,650
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Colorado ................|          19,353 |          6,604 |       25,505 |       7,672 |       31,787 |       8,118 |      35,757 |       8,576
Connecticut .............|          18,694 |          5,311 |       22,066 |       5,561 |       26,061 |       5,660 |      27,022 |       5,625
Delaware ................|           4,454 |          1,333 |        5,265 |       1,455 |        5,815 |       1,455 |       6,027 |       1,574
District of Columbia ....|           9,673 |          2,639 |       11,631 |       2,841 |       12,854 |       2,841 |      14,329 |       2,913
Florida .................|          67,552 |         20,567 |       92,741 |      25,333 |      118,976 |      27,398 |     125,508 |      27,623
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Georgia .................|          52,225 |         16,080 |       66,499 |      18,594 |       81,974 |      19,445 |      85,792 |      19,523
Hawaii ..................|           7,547 |          1,974 |        8,882 |       2,183 |        9,939 |       2,260 |      10,312 |       2,226
Idaho ...................|           6,745 |          1,658 |        8,329 |       1,850 |        9,574 |       1,912 |      10,009 |       1,841
Illinois ................|          99,852 |         28,802 |      117,770 |      30,268 |      139,137 |      30,537 |     148,120 |      31,579
Indiana..................|          31,054 |         10,213 |       37,979 |      11,107 |       46,558 |      11,730 |      48,871 |      11,739
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Iowa ....................|          16,484 |          5,266 |       20,111 |       5,758 |       23,430 |       5,946 |      25,539 |       6,199
Kansas ..................|          14,175 |          4,705 |       17,885 |       5,389 |       22,095 |       5,793 |      24,772 |       6,158
Kentucky ................|          38,053 |         12,467 |       45,318 |      13,791 |       54,364 |      14,071 |      58,383 |      14,267
Louisiana ...............|          48,205 |         15,804 |       62,996 |      18,677 |       75,876 |      19,344 |      78,691 |      19,344
Maine ...................|           9,476 |          3,132 |       11,011 |       3,361 |       12,610 |       3,439 |      13,118 |       3,439
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Maryland ................|          27,043 |          7,594 |       32,073 |       8,338 |       38,810 |       8,509 |      42,023 |       8,874
Massachusetts ...........|          42,348 |         10,159 |       49,615 |      10,929 |       57,264 |      10,794 |      61,129 |      10,990
Michigan ................|          82,321 |         26,174 |      107,451 |      29,960 |      126,686 |      30,701 |     132,990 |      30,936
Minnesota ...............|          24,373 |          7,136 |       30,823 |       8,167 |       36,930 |       8,576 |      38,281 |       8,576
Mississippi .............|          71,861 |         22,343 |       83,560 |      24,036 |       92,012 |      24,110 |      95,493 |      24,150
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Missouri.................|          35,641 |         11,972 |       45,641 |      13,592 |       55,979 |      14,063 |      58,752 |      14,064
Montana .................|           6,436 |          1,961 |        8,211 |       2,226 |        9,563 |       2,304 |       9,772 |       2,304
Nebraska ................|          10,284 |          3,154 |       12,322 |       3,465 |       14,342 |       3,644 |      15,456 |       3,764
Nevada ..................|           4,000 |          1,073 |        6,341 |       1,593 |        8,017 |       1,793 |       8,315 |       1,793
New Hampshire ...........|           4,080 |          1,016 |        4,895 |       1,131 |        5,699 |       1,156 |       6,379 |       1,232
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
New Jersey ..............|          54,532 |         11,688 |       63,902 |      12,773 |       71,189 |      12,898 |      74,610 |      13,016
New Mexico ..............|          13,655 |          4,958 |       18,954 |       6,055 |       24,241 |       6,397 |      27,269 |       6,821
New York ................|         153,858 |         34,688 |      181,968 |      37,829 |      215,678 |      39,062 |     226,840 |      39,491
North Carolina ..........|          44,259 |         14,083 |       54,263 |      15,296 |       66,643 |      15,695 |      71,603 |      16,161
North Dakota ............|           4,283 |          1,458 |        5,666 |       1,653 |        6,723 |       1,738 |       6,966 |       1,738
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Ohio ....................|          84,964 |         29,132 |      110,420 |      32,567 |      133,913 |      33,919 |     139,497 |      34,215
Oklahoma ................|          24,078 |          8,977 |       32,274 |      10,625 |       39,073 |      11,165 |      40,705 |      11,165
Oregon ..................|          17,760 |          3,885 |       21,782 |       4,431 |       27,080 |       4,638 |      29,086 |       4,698
Pennsylvania ............|          82,449 |         22,414 |       99,688 |      24,866 |      119,354 |      25,672 |     126,251 |      26,149
Rhode Island ............|           6,964 |          2,293 |        8,328 |       2,380 |       10,060 |       2,476 |      10,453 |       2,434
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
South Carolina ..........|          27,716 |          9,025 |       33,063 |       9,709 |       40,772 |      10,142 |      44,021 |      10,415
South Dakota ............|           5,421 |          1,691 |        6,629 |       1,894 |        7,985 |       2,025 |       8,258 |       2,025
Tennessee ...............|          39,271 |         12,481 |       47,993 |      13,859 |       58,610 |      14,380 |      61,630 |      14,213
Texas ...................|         113,612 |         36,394 |      172,536 |      49,110 |      213,394 |      51,521 |     223,309 |      51,925
Utah ....................|          10,669 |          3,403 |       13,208 |       3,822 |       15,832 |       4,028 |      18,145 |       4,334
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Vermont .................|           4,556 |          1,129 |        5,339 |       1,260 |        5,957 |       1,271 |       7,636 |       1,486
Virginia ................|          33,134 |          9,455 |       39,440 |      10,650 |       46,411 |      10,993 |      48,896 |      11,147
Washington ..............|          27,533 |          6,361 |       37,558 |       7,799 |       45,968 |       8,260 |      53,385 |       8,803
West Virginia............|          18,959 |          5,842 |       22,303 |       6,317 |       26,014 |       6,402 |      27,626 |       6,522
Wisconsin ...............|          31,052 |          9,665 |       40,956 |      11,247 |       49,461 |      11,953 |      52,633 |      12,171
Wyoming .................|           3,371 |          1,128 |        4,149 |       1,245 |        4,925 |       1,323 |       5,099 |       1,313
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Migrant programs ........|\5\      153,755 |\5\      44,770 |      108,011 |      33,886 |      130,409 |      35,063 |     138,802 |      35,243
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
American Indian/Alaskan  |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
  Native programs .......|             --- |            --- |       74,800 |      17,973 |       90,793 |      18,738 |      95,130 |      18,821
Special projects ........|             --- |            --- |          --- |         --- |           76 |         --- |         --- |         ---
                         |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
    Outlying areas       |                 |                |              |             |              |             |             |
Puerto Rico .............|          95,629 |         29,031 |      113,047 |      31,306 |      127,066 |      32,145 |     132,423 |      32,118
Pacific Territories .....|           6,253 |          5,439 |        7,613 |       5,779 |        9,019 |       5,849 |       9,309 |       5,849
Virgin Islands ..........|           4,294 |          1,422 |        5,074 |       1,421 |        6,009 |       1,501 |       6,228 |       1,430
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1 The distribution of enrollment by age was: 7 percent were 5 years old and over; 63 percent were 4-year-olds; 27 percent were 3-year-olds; and 3 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13.4 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 23 percent; black, 37 percent; white, 33 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.

2 The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 64 percent were 4-year-olds; 27 percent were 3-year-olds; and 3 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13.2 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 24 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 33 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.

3 The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 64 percent were 4-year-olds; 27 percent were 3-year-olds; and 3 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13.0 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 24 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 33 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.

4 The distribution of enrollment by age was: 7 percent were 5 years old and over; 61 percent were 4-year-olds; 28 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13.1 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 25 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 33 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.

5 Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native and Migrant programs.

---Not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services. (This table was prepared May 1996.)


1996 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest