Introduction
The 2026 Home Visiting Yearbook compiles key data on early childhood home visiting, a proven service delivery strategy that helps children and families thrive. Home visiting serves expectant parents and caregivers of young children by connecting them with a designated support person who guides them through the early stages of raising a family.
Home visitors regularly meet with families in their homes or another location of their choice. Services are voluntary and tailored to participants’ needs, positioning the field to advance health equity by supporting families in communities challenged by disparate social, economic, and health outcomes. For example, home visitors can help address social determinants of health, (Source: According to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/about.html), social determinants of health are “conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age.” They include areas such as access to and the quality of health care, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment. Social determinants of health are impacted by complex social and economic structures (e.g., discrimination, housing access, income, transportation).)Go to footnote #>1 including access to education and social support, among the families they serve.
Home visiting has a long history and a strong evidence base showing that it improves outcomes for children and families. However, until the NHVRC published the 2017 Home Visiting Yearbook, no single source had documented the national home visiting landscape.
This year marks our 11th data release shedding light on who received home visiting and who could benefit. As with previous yearbooks, we examined publicly available data and collected new data—this time from 2025—to present a more up-to-date look at home visiting in action.
What’s New in the Data?
In the 2026 Home Visiting Yearbook we are pleased to report additional data:
- A new measure of reach. View the counties where families were served, highlighting how home visiting agencies provide the local infrastructure for home visitors to serve families in surrounding communities.
Where Do the National Data Come From?
The NHVRC uses model, state, and administrative data sources, along with publicly available information, to present the national home visiting landscape.
National Data Sources for the 2026 Home Visiting Yearbook
| Question addressed | Data type and source | Location in the yearbook |
|---|---|---|
| Where do home visiting programs operate? | List of local agencies active in 2025 ; list of zip codes and counties where families were served in 2025 | Evidence-based home visiting maps |
| Who receives evidence-based home visiting services? | Participant demographics ; number of home visits, virtual home visits, and children and families served | National profile |
| Who receives home visiting services from Indigenous-led organizations? | Number of home visits, virtual home visits, and children and families served ; list of local agencies active in 2025 |
Indigenous-led organizations summary |
| Who receives home visiting services from emerging models? | Participant demographics ; number of home visits, virtual home visits, and children and families served |
Emerging models summary |
| How many families and children could benefit from home visiting? | Counts of potential beneficiaries and their demographics | Potential beneficiaries tables (priority populations, high-priority families, child characteristics, family characteristics) |
| Who provides home visiting? | Counts of home visitors and supervisors | Home visitors and supervisors summary |