Mississippi
Models implemented in Mississippi included Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters and Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program. Statewide, 2 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
0% American Indian Alaska Native
0% Asian
99% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
* White
0% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
17% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
0% <1 year
0% 1-2 years
100% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
15% Private
0% None
Primary Language
100% English
0% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 159,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 203,800 children.
203,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 203,800 children who could benefit —
159,400 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 31%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 26%
Of the 159,400 families who could benefit —
55% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria