State & Tribal Profiles
Nebraska
Models implemented in Nebraska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 21 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
3% Black
3% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
75% White
9% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
34% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
17% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
84% Public
9% Private
7% None
Primary Language
75% English
24% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Nebraska, there were 119,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 153,800 children.
153,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 153,800 children who could benefit —
119,800 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 Nebraska who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 23%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 119,800 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria