Mississippi
Models implemented in Mississippi included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 13 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
93% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
* White
0% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
* Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
45% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
99% Public
<1% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
100% English
0% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 170,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 218,900 children.
218,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 218,900 children who could benefit —
170,000 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 33%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 5%
- Low income 32%
Of the 170,000 families who could benefit —
57% of families met one or more priority criteria
28% of families met two or more priority criteria