South Dakota
Models implemented in South Dakota included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 19 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
38% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
48% White
7% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
38% <1 year
56% 1-2 years
6% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
6% Private
8% None
Primary Language
90% English
7% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Dakota, there were 50,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 68,800 children.
68,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 68,800 children who could benefit —
50,600 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 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 50,600 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria