Mississippi
Models implemented in Mississippi included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 14 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
11% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
88% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
* White
* Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
*% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
21% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
3% Private
2% None
Primary Language
100% English
<1% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 174,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 223,500 children.
223,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 223,500 children who could benefit —
174,200 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Mississippi who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 34%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 5%
- Low income 33%
Of the 174,200 families who could benefit —
59% of families met one or more priority criteria
28% of families met two or more priority criteria