Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: The number of Head Start enrollment slots available per 100 children 3-4 years of age living in families with incomes below the U.S. poverty threshold. Data are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Region VII. Children living in poverty data are based on poverty estimates and population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The current rate represents the number of slots available for federal fiscal year 2008. The trend represents the average annual change in slots available for federal fiscal years 2004-2008.

Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Region VII

Footnotes: Data represent academic year.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.