Mississippi
Models implemented in Mississippi included Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 3 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
0% American Indian Alaska Native
0% Asian
96% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
* White
* Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
* Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
16% No high school diploma
Child Age
49% <1 year
26% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
8% Private
0% None
Primary Language
99% English
<1% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Mississippi, there were 159,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 201,000 children.
201,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 201,000 children who could benefit —
159,300 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 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 24%
Of the 159,300 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria