South Dakota
Models implemented in South Dakota included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
56% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
33% White
4% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
31% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
56% 1-2 years
17% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
8% Private
6% None
Primary Language
88% English
6% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Dakota, there were 53,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 70,700 children.
70,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 70,700 children who could benefit —
53,100 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 Dakota who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 53,100 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria