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, 15 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
7% American Indian Alaska Native
0% Asian
91% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
1% White
* Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
* Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
38% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
98% Public
2% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
100% English
0% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 167,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 215,000 children.
215,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 215,000 children who could benefit —
167,800 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 32%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 31%
Of the 167,800 families who could benefit —
56% of families met one or more priority criteria
27% of families met two or more priority criteria