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Table 378  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allocations for Head Start and enrollment in Head Start, by state or other area: Fiscal years 1995 to 1998 (In thousands of current dollars)

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                         |           1995             |           1996            |           1997            |           1998
                         |____________________________|___________________________|___________________________|____________________________
   State or other area   |  Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  | Head Start  |  Head Start  | Head Start
                         | allocations  |enrollment\1\| allocations |enrollment\2\| allocations |enrollment\3\| allocations  |enrollment\4\
                         |(in thousands)|             |(in thousands|             |(in thousands|             |(in thousands)|
_________________________|______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________
            1            |      2       |      3      |      4      |      5      |      6      |      7      |      8       |      9
_________________________|______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________
   Total ................|   $3,402,947 |     750,696 |  $3,438,268 |     752,077 |  $3,876,707 |     793,809 |   $4,232,433 |     822,316
                         |______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________
Alabama .................|       57,542 |      14,552 |      58,265 |      14,429 |      65,970 |      14,979 |       67,517 |      15,118
Alaska ..................|        6,534 |       1,209 |       6,748 |       1,299 |       7,581 |       1,212 |        8,209 |       1,261
Arizona .................|       47,208 |      10,029 |      47,617 |       9,818 |      53,478 |      10,561 |       59,017 |      11,055
Arkansas ................|       32,681 |       9,244 |      33,153 |       9,193 |      36,396 |       9,637 |       39,367 |       9,893
California ..............|      392,331 |      72,650 |     392,965 |      72,606 |     458,841 |      79,929 |      528,339 |      86,368
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Colorado ................|       35,757 |       8,576 |      36,364 |       8,647 |      40,902 |       8,952 |       42,368 |       8,863
Connecticut .............|       27,022 |       5,625 |      27,382 |       5,567 |      32,985 |       6,190 |       35,244 |       6,476
Delaware ................|        6,027 |       1,574 |       6,239 |       1,455 |       8,314 |       2,077 |        8,446 |       2,114
District of Columbia ....|       14,329 |       2,913 |      14,530 |       3,339 |      17,361 |       3,273 |       18,276 |       3,295
Florida .................|      125,508 |      27,623 |     127,325 |      27,535 |     144,663 |      29,523 |      159,055 |      30,285
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Georgia .................|       85,792 |      19,523 |      86,596 |      19,563 |      96,295 |      20,505 |      105,423 |      21,195
Hawaii ..................|       10,312 |       2,226 |      10,981 |       2,517 |      12,632 |       2,539 |       13,983 |       2,769
Idaho ...................|       10,009 |       1,841 |      10,043 |       1,869 |      12,529 |       2,213 |       13,058 |       2,231
Illinois ................|      148,120 |      31,579 |     148,915 |      31,817 |     170,193 |      33,924 |      182,050 |      34,871
Indiana..................|       48,871 |      11,739 |      49,804 |      11,847 |      55,293 |      12,415 |       61,337 |      12,930
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Iowa ....................|       25,539 |       6,199 |      25,968 |       6,178 |      28,458 |       6,341 |       33,451 |       6,922
Kansas ..................|       24,772 |       6,158 |      25,129 |       6,074 |      28,815 |       6,355 |       31,299 |       7,175
Kentucky ................|       58,383 |      14,267 |      58,935 |      14,447 |      65,587 |      14,828 |       71,283 |      15,163
Louisiana ...............|       78,691 |      19,344 |      79,596 |      19,344 |      87,261 |      19,998 |       94,565 |      20,402
Maine ...................|       13,118 |       3,439 |      13,734 |      10,816 |      15,536 |       3,392 |       17,233 |       3,537
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Maryland ................|       42,023 |       8,874 |      42,461 |       8,915 |      47,688 |       9,514 |       51,664 |       9,507
Massachusetts ...........|       61,129 |      10,990 |      61,742 |       3,466 |      68,913 |      11,499 |       73,664 |      11,877
Michigan ................|      132,990 |      30,936 |     135,349 |      31,198 |     150,074 |      32,440 |      162,316 |      33,316
Minnesota ...............|       38,281 |       8,576 |      38,812 |       8,641 |      43,536 |       9,117 |       48,909 |       9,545
Mississippi .............|       95,493 |      24,150 |      97,001 |      24,081 |     103,523 |      24,693 |      110,564 |      24,953
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Missouri.................|       58,752 |      14,064 |      59,241 |      14,035 |      66,763 |      14,899 |       73,482 |      15,415
Montana .................|        9,772 |       2,304 |      10,048 |       2,304 |      11,500 |       2,510 |       12,292 |       2,555
Nebraska ................|       15,456 |       3,764 |      15,890 |       3,800 |      19,037 |       4,088 |       21,318 |       4,335
Nevada ..................|        8,315 |       1,793 |       8,213 |       1,823 |       9,942 |       2,019 |       11,280 |       2,035
New Hampshire ...........|        6,379 |       1,232 |       6,558 |       1,235 |       7,430 |       1,267 |        8,512 |       1,382
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
New Jersey ..............|       74,610 |      13,016 |      75,151 |      13,085 |      82,650 |      13,746 |       89,319 |      14,201
New Mexico ..............|       27,269 |       6,821 |      27,731 |       6,587 |      33,971 |       7,187 |       32,470 |       7,012
New York ................|      226,840 |      39,491 |     228,243 |      40,365 |     261,541 |      43,716 |      286,961 |      45,608
North Carolina ..........|       71,603 |      16,161 |      72,594 |      16,002 |      80,559 |      16,825 |       87,978 |      17,221
North Dakota ............|        6,966 |       1,738 |       7,206 |       1,874 |       8,733 |       2,121 |        9,721 |       1,966
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Ohio ....................|      139,497 |      34,215 |     141,607 |      33,919 |     155,354 |      35,441 |      168,724 |      36,300
Oklahoma ................|       40,705 |      11,165 |      41,397 |      11,165 |      45,865 |      11,631 |       50,997 |      12,142
Oregon ..................|       29,086 |       4,698 |      29,460 |       4,695 |      34,466 |       5,222 |       37,909 |       5,400
Pennsylvania ............|      126,251 |      26,149 |     127,086 |      26,198 |     142,973 |      27,515 |      154,046 |      28,902
Rhode Island ............|       10,453 |       2,434 |      10,549 |       2,567 |      13,135 |       2,676 |       13,901 |       2,778
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
South Carolina ..........|       44,021 |      10,415 |      44,540 |      10,164 |      51,714 |      10,822 |       52,826 |      11,110
South Dakota ............|        8,258 |       2,025 |       8,480 |       2,258 |      10,139 |       2,374 |       11,088 |       2,355
Tennessee ...............|       61,630 |      14,213 |      62,163 |      14,291 |      69,365 |      14,553 |       76,803 |      14,748
Texas ...................|      223,309 |      51,925 |     224,923 |      52,107 |     253,186 |      54,624 |      279,640 |      57,281
Utah ....................|       18,145 |       4,334 |      18,219 |       4,201 |      20,132 |       4,419 |       21,728 |       4,654
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Vermont .................|        7,636 |       1,486 |       7,811 |       1,531 |       8,433 |       1,379 |        8,900 |       1,404
Virginia ................|       48,896 |      11,147 |      49,706 |      11,028 |      54,571 |      11,480 |       61,960 |      12,053
Washington ..............|       53,385 |       8,803 |      52,311 |       8,878 |      59,644 |       9,387 |       64,841 |       9,682
West Virginia............|       27,626 |       6,522 |      28,125 |       6,515 |      31,064 |       6,858 |       33,349 |       6,876
Wisconsin ...............|       52,633 |      12,171 |      54,013 |      12,283 |      58,550 |      12,556 |       63,218 |      12,905
Wyoming .................|        5,099 |       1,313 |       5,195 |       1,279 |       5,814 |       1,395 |        6,421 |       1,452
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Migrant programs ........|      138,802 |      35,243 |     139,438 |      35,117 |     153,788 |      36,458 |      162,206 |      37,116
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American Indian/Alaskan  |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
  Native programs .......|       95,130 |      18,821 |      96,836 |      19,071 |     113,920 |      21,019 |      121,272 |      21,612
Special projects ........|          --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |          --- |         ---
                         |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
    Outlying areas       |              |             |             |             |             |             |              |
Puerto Rico .............|      132,423 |      32,118 |     134,072 |      31,744 |     143,121 |      32,221 |      155,526 |      33,273
Pacific Territories .....|        9,309 |       5,849 |       9,541 |       5,849 |       9,963 |       5,849 |       10,297 |       5,989
Virgin Islands ..........|        6,228 |       1,430 |       6,267 |       1,446 |       6,560 |       1,446 |        6,811 |       1,430
_________________________|______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________

\1\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 7 percent were 5 years old and over; 61 percent were 4-year-olds; 28 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13.1 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 25 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 33 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\2\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 62 percent were 4-year-olds; 29 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 12.8 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3.5 percent; Hispanic, 25.2 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 32.3 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\3\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 60 percent were 4-year-olds; 30 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 4 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 31 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
\4\The distribution of enrollment by age was: 6 percent were 5 years old and over; 59 percent were 4-year-olds; 31 percent were 3-year-olds; and 4 percent were under 3 years of age. Handicapped children accounted for 13 percent in Head Start programs. The racial/ethnic composition was: American Indian/Alaskan Native, 3 percent; Hispanic, 26 percent; black, 36 percent; white, 32 percent; and Asian, 3 percent.
---Data not available or not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services. (This table was prepared June 1999.)


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