Digest of Education Statistics
1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest

Table 372. -  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1994 to 1997
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                         |           1994             |           1995             |           1996            |           1997
                         |____________________________|____________________________|___________________________|___________________________
   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 ................|   $3,215,946 |     740,493 |   $3,402,947 |     750,696 |  $3,438,268 |     752,077 |  $3,876,707 |     793,809
                         |______________|_____________|______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________
Alabama .................|       54,282 |      14,525 |       57,542 |      14,552 |      58,265 |      14,429 |      65,970 |      14,979
Alaska ..................|        6,295 |       1,209 |        6,534 |       1,209 |       6,748 |       1,299 |       7,581 |       1,212
Arizona .................|       44,416 |       9,846 |       47,208 |      10,029 |      47,617 |       9,818 |      53,478 |      10,561
Arkansas ................|       30,719 |       9,065 |       32,681 |       9,244 |      33,153 |       9,193 |      36,396 |       9,637
California ..............|      371,227 |      70,995 |      392,331 |      72,650 |     392,965 |      72,606 |     458,841 |      79,929
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Colorado ................|       31,787 |       8,118 |       35,757 |       8,576 |      36,364 |       8,647 |      40,902 |       8,952
Connecticut .............|       26,061 |       5,660 |       27,022 |       5,625 |      27,382 |       5,567 |      32,985 |       6,190
Delaware ................|        5,815 |       1,455 |        6,027 |       1,574 |       6,239 |       1,455 |       8,314 |       2,077
District of Columbia ....|       12,854 |       2,841 |       14,329 |       2,913 |      14,530 |       3,339 |      17,361 |       3,273
Florida .................|      118,976 |      27,398 |      125,508 |      27,623 |     127,325 |      27,535 |     144,663 |      29,523
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Georgia .................|       81,974 |      19,445 |       85,792 |      19,523 |      86,596 |      19,563 |      96,295 |      20,505
Hawaii ..................|        9,939 |       2,260 |       10,312 |       2,226 |      10,981 |       2,517 |      12,632 |       2,539
Idaho ...................|        9,574 |       1,912 |       10,009 |       1,841 |      10,043 |       1,869 |      12,529 |       2,213
Illinois ................|      139,137 |      30,537 |      148,120 |      31,579 |     148,915 |      31,817 |     170,193 |      33,924
Indiana..................|       46,558 |      11,730 |       48,871 |      11,739 |      49,804 |      11,847 |      55,293 |      12,415
                         |              |             |              |             |             |             |             |
Iowa ....................|       23,430 |       5,946 |       25,539 |       6,199 |      25,968 |       6,178 |      28,458 |       6,341
Kansas ..................|       22,095 |       5,793 |       24,772 |       6,158 |      25,129 |       6,074 |      28,815 |       6,355
Kentucky ................|       54,364 |      14,071 |       58,383 |      14,267 |      58,935 |      14,447 |      65,587 |      14,828
Louisiana ...............|       75,876 |      19,344 |       78,691 |      19,344 |      79,596 |      19,344 |      87,261 |      19,998
Maine ...................|       12,610 |       3,439 |       13,118 |       3,439 |      13,734 |      10,816 |      15,536 |       3,392
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Maryland ................|       38,810 |       8,509 |       42,023 |       8,874 |      42,461 |       8,915 |      47,688 |       9,514
Massachusetts ...........|       57,264 |      10,794 |       61,129 |      10,990 |      61,742 |       3,466 |      68,913 |      11,499
Michigan ................|      126,686 |      30,701 |      132,990 |      30,936 |     135,349 |      31,198 |     150,074 |      32,440
Minnesota ...............|       36,930 |       8,576 |       38,281 |       8,576 |      38,812 |       8,641 |      43,536 |       9,117
Mississippi .............|       92,012 |      24,110 |       95,493 |      24,150 |      97,001 |      24,081 |     103,523 |      24,693
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Missouri.................|       55,979 |      14,063 |       58,752 |      14,064 |      59,241 |      14,035 |      66,763 |      14,899
Montana .................|        9,563 |       2,304 |        9,772 |       2,304 |      10,048 |       2,304 |      11,500 |       2,510
Nebraska ................|       14,342 |       3,644 |       15,456 |       3,764 |      15,890 |       3,800 |      19,037 |       4,088
Nevada ..................|        8,017 |       1,793 |        8,315 |       1,793 |       8,213 |       1,823 |       9,942 |       2,019
New Hampshire ...........|        5,699 |       1,156 |        6,379 |       1,232 |       6,558 |       1,235 |       7,430 |       1,267
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New Jersey ..............|       71,189 |      12,898 |       74,610 |      13,016 |      75,151 |      13,085 |      82,650 |      13,746
New Mexico ..............|       24,241 |       6,397 |       27,269 |       6,821 |      27,731 |       6,587 |      33,971 |       7,187
New York ................|      215,678 |      39,062 |      226,840 |      39,491 |     228,243 |      40,365 |     261,541 |      43,716
North Carolina ..........|       66,643 |      15,695 |       71,603 |      16,161 |      72,594 |      16,002 |      80,559 |      16,825
North Dakota ............|        6,723 |       1,738 |        6,966 |       1,738 |       7,206 |       1,874 |       8,733 |       2,121
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Ohio ....................|      133,913 |      33,919 |      139,497 |      34,215 |     141,607 |      33,919 |     155,354 |      35,441
Oklahoma ................|       39,073 |      11,165 |       40,705 |      11,165 |      41,397 |      11,165 |      45,865 |      11,631
Oregon ..................|       27,080 |       4,638 |       29,086 |       4,698 |      29,460 |       4,695 |      34,466 |       5,222
Pennsylvania ............|      119,354 |      25,672 |      126,251 |      26,149 |     127,086 |      26,198 |     142,973 |      27,515
Rhode Island ............|       10,060 |       2,476 |       10,453 |       2,434 |      10,549 |       2,567 |      13,135 |       2,676
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South Carolina ..........|       40,772 |      10,142 |       44,021 |      10,415 |      44,540 |      10,164 |      51,714 |      10,822
South Dakota ............|        7,985 |       2,025 |        8,258 |       2,025 |       8,480 |       2,258 |      10,139 |       2,374
Tennessee ...............|       58,610 |      14,380 |       61,630 |      14,213 |      62,163 |      14,291 |      69,365 |      14,553
Texas ...................|      213,394 |      51,521 |      223,309 |      51,925 |     224,923 |      52,107 |     253,186 |      54,624
Utah ....................|       15,832 |       4,028 |       18,145 |       4,334 |      18,219 |       4,201 |      20,132 |       4,419
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Vermont .................|        5,957 |       1,271 |        7,636 |       1,486 |       7,811 |       1,531 |       8,433 |       1,379
Virginia ................|       46,411 |      10,993 |       48,896 |      11,147 |      49,706 |      11,028 |      54,571 |      11,480
Washington ..............|       45,968 |       8,260 |       53,385 |       8,803 |      52,311 |       8,878 |      59,644 |       9,387
West Virginia............|       26,014 |       6,402 |       27,626 |       6,522 |      28,125 |       6,515 |      31,064 |       6,858
Wisconsin ...............|       49,461 |      11,953 |       52,633 |      12,171 |      54,013 |      12,283 |      58,550 |      12,556
Wyoming .................|        4,925 |       1,323 |        5,099 |       1,313 |       5,195 |       1,279 |       5,814 |       1,395
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Migrant programs ........|      130,409 |      35,063 |      138,802 |      35,243 |     139,438 |      35,117 |     153,788 |      36,458
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American Indian/Alaskan  |              |             |              |             |             |             |             |
  Native programs .......|       90,793 |      18,738 |       95,130 |      18,821 |      96,836 |      19,071 |     113,920 |      21,019
Special projects ........|           76 |         --- |          --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         ---
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    Outlying areas       |              |             |              |             |             |             |             |
Puerto Rico .............|      127,066 |      32,145 |      132,423 |      32,118 |     134,072 |      31,744 |     143,121 |      32,221
Pacific Territories .....|        9,019 |       5,849 |        9,309 |       5,849 |       9,541 |       5,849 |       9,963 |       5,849
Virgin Islands ..........|        6,009 |       1,501 |        6,228 |       1,430 |       6,267 |       1,446 |       6,560 |       1,446
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\1\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.
\2\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.
\3\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.
\4\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.
---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 March 1998.)


1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest