South Carolina
Models implemented in South Carolina included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 70 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
57% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
32% White
6% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
13% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
31% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
2% Private
10% None
Primary Language
85% English
14% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Carolina, there were 262,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 334,700 children.
334,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 334,700 children who could benefit —
262,800 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 South Carolina who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 29%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 29%
Of the 262,800 families who could benefit —
55% of families met one or more priority criteria
25% of families met two or more priority criteria