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, 15 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
35% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
8% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
52% 1-2 years
5% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
78% Public
8% Private
13% None
Primary Language
88% English
9% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Dakota, there were 49,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 67,300 children.
67,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 67,300 children who could benefit —
49,800 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 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 13%
Of the 49,800 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria