State & Indigenous Profiles

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Puerto Rico

Models implemented in Puerto Rico included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Nurse-Family Partnership. Across the territory, 10 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

2,528
home visits provided
including 267 virtual visits
246
families served
266
children served

Race

0% American Indian Alaska Native

0% Asian

* Black

0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

* White

94% Multiple

0% Another race

Ethnicity

100% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

3% No high school diploma

Child Age

25% <1 year

71% 1-2 years

4% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

93% Public

7% Private

0% None

Primary Language

0% English

100% Spanish

0% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

Information on potential beneficiaries was not available for Puerto Rico in 2025.

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: EHS and HFA. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • To protect confidentiality, race and ethnicity categories with 10 or fewer participants were replaced with *. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • EHS data may be underreported. Data include EHS programs that provided home-based services only. EHS did not report home visits. Data for child insurance status were not included. • HFA data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance.