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
8% American Indian Alaska Native
0% Asian
89% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
2% White
* Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
* Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
26% <1 year
62% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
2% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
6% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 168,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 213,600 children.
213,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 213,600 children who could benefit —
168,000 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 32%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 30%
Of the 168,000 families who could benefit —
56% of families met one or more priority criteria
26% of families met two or more priority criteria