West Virginia
Models implemented in West Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 33 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
93% White
3% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
1% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
19% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
38% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
11% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
100% English
0% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In West Virginia, there were 88,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 114,100 children.
114,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 114,100 children who could benefit —
88,200 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 West Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 32%
Of the 88,200 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria