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TABLE 1 --COMPOSITION OF RACIAL/ETHNIC PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT

as of APRIL 2008

  American Indian Asian Black
REGION/STATE Women  Infants Children Total Percent of State Enrollment Women Infants Children Total Percent of State Enrollment Women Infants Children Total Percent of State Enrollment
                               
NORTHEAST                              
CONNECTICUT 556 513 1,368 2,437 0.22% 311 327 555 1,193 0.47% 3,352 4,221 7,414 14,987 0.80%
MAINE 45 32 89 166 0.02% 88 72 155 315 0.12% 376 269 1,012 1,657 0.09%
   ME PLEASANT POINT 20 29 33 82 0.01% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   ME INDIAN  TOWNSHIP 10 10 38 58 0.01% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
MASSACHUSETTS 43 31 82 156 0.01% 1,933 1,804 4,076 7,813 3.07% 6,213 5,913 13,345 25,471 1.36%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 123 150 200 473 0.04% 84 84 178 346 0.14% 199 197 534 930 0.05%
NEW YORK 19,617 18,437 35,071 73,125 6.71% 12,154 12,319 17,555 42,028 16.51% 40,854 42,021 71,062 153,937 8.24%
   NY SENECA NATION 37 37 54 128 0.01% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
RHODE ISLAND 48 36 100 184 0.02% 246 218 394 858 0.34% 1,160 1,147 2,542 4,849 0.26%
VERMONT 9 5 23 37 0.00% 22 12 84 118 0.05% 74 54 255 383 0.02%
REGIONAL TOTAL 20,508 19,280 37,058 76,846 7.05% 14,838 14,836 22,997 52,671 20.70% 52,228 53,822 96,164 202,214 10.82%
                               
MIDATLANTIC                              
DELAWARE 1,466 1,511 3,783 6,760 0.62% 69 61 132 262 0.10% 1,767 2,486 4,241 8,494 0.45%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 10 30 50 0.00% 102 97 165 364 0.14% 3,424 4,165 5,262 12,851 0.69%
MARYLAND 1,886 1,373 3,707 6,966 0.64% 1,049 983 1,688 3,720 1.46% 17,139 18,623 30,864 66,626 3.57%
NEW JERSEY 1,376 1,149 3,555 6,080 0.56% 1,047 1,030 2,553 4,630 1.82% 10,356 12,106 20,704 43,166 2.31%
PENNSYLVANIA 721 695 2,149 3,565 0.33% 1,457 1,646 3,191 6,294 2.47% 15,113 19,773 31,369 66,255 3.55%
PUERTO RICO 38,225 38,793 114,155 191,173 17.53% 25 10 39 74 0.03% 699 903 1,199 2,801 0.15%
VIRGINIA 562 592 1,190 2,344 0.21% 1,103 902 1,871 3,876 1.52% 14,515 15,197 25,897 55,609 2.98%
VIRGIN ISLANDS 3 0 2 5 0.00% 8 5 16 29 0.01% 1,319 1,216 2,703 5,238 0.28%
WEST VIRGINIA 71 50 119 240 0.02% 54 33 48 135 0.05% 477 518 965 1,960 0.10%
REGIONAL TOTAL 44,320 44,173 128,690 217,183 19.92% 4,914 4,767 9,703 19,384 7.62% 64,809 74,987 123,204 263,000 14.08%
                               
SOUTHEAST                              
ALABAMA 317 139 616 1,072 0.10% 265 261 400 926 0.36% 15,539 18,345 31,308 65,192 3.49%
FLORIDA 3,327 2,168 5,536 11,031 1.01% 1,679 1,353 2,249 5,281 2.08% 41,499 44,248 72,687 158,434 8.48%
GEORGIA 938 793 1,366 3,097 0.28% 2,561 2,356 3,644 8,561 3.36% 40,037 39,437 60,256 139,730 7.48%
KENTUCKY 46 41 121 208 0.02% 225 185 418 828 0.33% 3,605 4,825 8,654 17,084 0.91%
MISSISSIPPI 550 765 1,113 2,428 0.22% 139 215 203 557 0.22% 14,029 21,497 32,309 67,835 3.63%
   MS CHOCTAW 176 255 448 879 0.08% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
NORTH CAROLINA 1,196 1,245 1,950 4,391 0.40% 1,139 963 1,745 3,847 1.51% 20,651 24,348 39,884 84,883 4.54%
   NC CHEROKEE 160 119 398 677 0.06% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 1 3 1 5 0.00%
SOUTH CAROLINA 88 86 142 316 0.03% 362 369 474 1,205 0.47% 18,283 19,403 28,003 65,689 3.52%
TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0.00% 327 350 399 1,076 0.42% 12,355 16,219 20,017 48,591 2.60%
REGIONAL TOTAL 6,798 5,611 11,690 24,099 2.21% 6,697 6,052 9,532 22,281 8.75% 165,999 188,325 293,119 647,443 34.66%
                               
MIDWEST                              
ILLINOIS 119 69 339 527 0.05% 1,860 1,901 3,159 6,920 2.72% 19,019 26,322 31,808 77,149 4.13%
INDIANA 309 237 826 1,372 0.13% 520 449 871 1,840 0.72% 7,560 8,825 14,623 31,008 1.66%
MICHIGAN 575 521 1,463 2,559 0.23% 958 895 2,338 4,191 1.65% 15,311 18,116 37,909 71,336 3.82%
MINNESOTA 2,403 1,838 6,066 10,307 0.95% 2,527 2,395 6,255 11,177 4.39% 5,892 5,552 14,016 25,460 1.36%
OHIO 292 309 613 1,214 0.11% 580 496 1,118 2,194 0.86% 18,124 20,056 41,424 79,604 4.26%
WISCONSIN 1,134 894 2,865 4,893 0.45% 1,384 1,388 3,173 5,945 2.34% 5,888 6,880 12,115 24,883 1.33%
REGIONAL TOTAL 4,832 3,868 12,172 20,872 1.91% 7,829 7,524 16,914 32,267 12.68% 71,794 85,751 151,895 309,440 16.56%
                               
SOUTHWEST                              
ARKANSAS 160 184 401 745 0.07% 243 233 286 762 0.30% 6,889 7,734 10,454 25,077 1.34%
LOUISIANA 279 336 399 1,014 0.09% 394 444 558 1,396 0.55% 19,986 23,426 36,249 79,661 4.26%
NEW MEXICO 681 652 1,287 2,620 0.24% 131 99 174 404 0.16% 274 336 615 1,225 0.07%
   NM EIGHT NORTHERN 53 74 166 293 0.03% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NM PUEBLO OF ISLETA 197 183 530 910 0.08% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 1 3 9 13 0.00%
   NM PUEBLO OF ZUNI 185 146 498 829 0.08% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 1 1 0.00%
   NM FIVE SANDOVAL 92 79 211 382 0.04% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NM SANTO DOMINGO 51 47 133 231 0.02% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NM PUEBLO OF SAN FELIPE 67 65 188 320 0.03% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NM ACL 130 123 334 587 0.05% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
OKLAHOMA 1,451 1,641 3,832 6,924 0.63% 356 286 528 1,170 0.46% 2,989 3,318 5,944 12,251 0.66%
    OK CHOCTAW NATION 159 148 131 438 0.04% 2 0 2 4 0.00% 12 22 40 74 0.00%
   OK CHICKASAW NATION 221 244 416 881 0.08% 0 0 10 10 0.00% 22 25 60 107 0.01%
   OK MUSCOGEE CREEK 239 286 579 1,104 0.10% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 31 27 99 157 0.01%
   OK CHEROKEE 1,126 1,123 2,420 4,669 0.43% 13 18 34 65 0.03% 67 62 174 303 0.02%
   OK CITZEN-POTAWATOMI 86 91 227 404 0.04% 5 9 8 22 0.01% 26 32 110 168 0.01%
   OK OSAGE 149 188 514 851 0.08% 10 15 35 60 0.02% 23 42 66 131 0.01%
   OK OTOE MISSOURIA 103 77 173 353 0.03% 1 2 0 3 0.00% 6 5 23 34 0.00%
   OK ITC 7 6 39 52 0.00% 0 0 2 2 0.00% 0 1 2 3 0.00%
   OK WCD 424 424 1,121 1,969 0.18% 2 2 2 6 0.00% 37 46 84 167 0.01%
TEXAS 3,273 2,955 5,745 11,973 1.10% 3,115 3,173 4,868 11,156 4.38% 31,067 38,221 51,332 120,620 6.46%
REGIONAL TOTAL 9,133 9,072 19,344 37,549 3.44% 4,273 4,281 6,507 15,061 5.92% 61,430 73,300 105,262 239,992 12.85%
                               
MOUNTAIN PLAINS                              
COLORADO 10,004 9,699 22,364 42,067 3.86% 347 374 626 1,347 0.53% 1,683 1,910 3,292 6,885 0.37%
   CO UTE MOUNTAIN 36 49 126 211 0.02% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
IOWA 92 77 191 360 0.03% 249 237 478 964 0.38% 1,455 1,600 3,462 6,517 0.35%
KANSAS 580 614 1,013 2,207 0.20% 375 340 577 1,292 0.51% 2,160 2,404 5,527 10,091 0.54%
MISSOURI 88 84 126 298 0.03% 462 398 737 1,597 0.63% 9,107 10,736 15,739 35,582 1.90%
MONTANA 856 1,004 2,266 4,126 0.38% 20 12 15 47 0.02% 32 38 49 119 0.01%
NEBRASKA 1,896 1,752 4,476 8,124 0.75% 194 171 334 699 0.27% 1,363 1,654 3,041 6,058 0.32%
   NE OMAHA 52 101 169 322 0.03% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NE WINNEBAGO 34 49 135 218 0.02% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   NE SANTEE SIOUX 27 24 73 124 0.01% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
NORTH DAKOTA 708 647 1,994 3,349 0.31% 19 12 49 80 0.03% 162 137 357 656 0.04%
   ND STANDING ROCK 176 184 613 973 0.09% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 1 1 0.00%
   ND THREE AFFILIATED 56 69 125 250 0.02% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
SOUTH DAKOTA 1,268 1,164 3,471 5,903 0.54% 44 34 64 142 0.06% 117 153 364 634 0.03%
   SD CHEYENNE RIVER 96 85 270 451 0.04% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   SD ROSEBUD 244 272 617 1,133 0.10% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
UTAH 305 297 545 1,147 0.11% 267 228 385 880 0.35% 304 316 624 1,244 0.07%
WYOMING 96 72 186 354 0.03% 26 20 21 67 0.03% 41 51 100 192 0.01%
   WY E. SHOSHONE  54 66 134 254 0.02% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   WY N. ARAPAHOE 130 163 229 522 0.05% 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 1 1 0.00%
REGIONAL TOTAL 16,798 16,472 39,123 72,393 6.64% 2,003 1,826 3,286 7,115 2.80% 16,424 18,999 32,557 67,980 3.64%
                               
WESTERN                              
ALASKA 2,162 1,809 4,177 8,148 0.75% 338 321 578 1,237 0.49% 304 319 708 1,331 0.07%
AMERICAN SAMOA 1 0 2 3 0.00% 14 6 26 46 0.02% 1 0 1 2 0.00%
ARIZONA 1,114 1,113 2,137 4,364 0.40% 438 465 627 1,530 0.60% 2,433 2,929 4,616 9,978 0.53%
   AZ NAVAJO 2,811 2,790 7,230 12,831 1.18% 2 4 5 11 0.00% 2 2 5 9 0.00%
   AZ INTER TRIBAL 2,489 2,459 5,743 10,691 0.98% 11 28 15 54 0.02% 17 23 36 76 0.00%
CALIFORNIA 113,610 93,467 331,511 538,588 49.39% 20,462 19,772 42,132 82,366 32.36% 26,033 27,975 49,754 103,762 5.55%
GUAM 2 2 3 7 0.00% 166 285 763 1,214 0.48% 2 10 21 33 0.00%
HAWAII 69 33 36 138 0.01% 2,510 1,631 3,389 7,530 2.96% 232 167 346 745 0.04%
IDAHO 590 522 1,257 2,369 0.22% 127 86 173 386 0.15% 118 143 268 529 0.03%
NEVADA 4,988 5,002 7,169 17,159 1.57% 431 468 477 1,376 0.54% 1,820 2,131 2,210 6,161 0.33%
   NV INTER TRIBAL 124 127 346 597 0.05% 6 6 8 20 0.01% 4 12 14 30 0.00%
OREGON 4,370 3,297 10,215 17,882 1.64% 554 491 1,044 2,089 0.82% 778 745 1,514 3,037 0.16%
WASHINGTON 8,113 6,353 14,264 28,730 2.63% 2,121 1,829 3,918 7,868 3.09% 3,107 2,998 6,223 12,328 0.66%
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0 0 5 5 0.00% 336 329 565 1,230 0.48% 0 0 2 2 0.00%
REGIONAL TOTAL 140,443 116,974 384,095 641,512 58.83% 27,516 25,721 53,720 105,727 41.54% 34,851 37,454 65,718 138,021 7.39%
                               
NATIONAL TOTAL 242,832 215,450 632,172 1,090,454 100.00% 68,070 65,007 122,659 254,506 100.00% 467,535 532,638 867,919 1,868,090 100.00%

 

  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander White
REGION/STATE Women Infants Children Total Percent of State Enrollment Women Infants Children Total Percent of State Enrollment
                     
NORTHEAST                    
CONNECTICUT 105 87 369 561 0.70% 9,268 10,850 19,735 39,853 0.69%
MAINE 8 1 9 18 0.02% 6,226 5,000 13,199 24,425 0.42%
   ME PLEASANT POINT 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0.00%
   ME INDIAN  TOWNSHIP 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 4 4 0.00%
MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 0 0.00% 14,317 15,592 28,452 58,361 1.01%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 4 4 13 0.02% 4,466 4,454 9,021 17,941 0.31%
NEW YORK 4,073 2,947 7,355 14,375 18.03% 65,993 63,034 124,249 253,276 4.40%
   NY SENECA NATION 0 0 0 0 0.00% 2 2 2 6 0.00%
RHODE ISLAND 144 218 89 451 0.57% 4,671 4,365 10,927 19,963 0.35%
VERMONT 14 11 39 64 0.08% 3,491 2,945 9,315 15,751 0.27%
REGIONAL TOTAL 4,349 3,268 7,865 15,482 19.42% 108,434 106,242 214,904 429,580 7.47%
                     
MIDATLANTIC                    
DELAWARE 4 11 12 27 0.03% 1,655 1,916 3,218 6,789 0.12%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 17 15 43 0.05% 1,515 1,338 2,196 5,049 0.09%
MARYLAND 976 902 1,773 3,651 4.58% 16,048 15,177 25,733 56,958 0.99%
NEW JERSEY 1,139 1,069 2,508 4,716 5.91% 24,124 24,419 49,248 97,791 1.70%
PENNSYLVANIA 1,648 2,569 4,229 8,446 10.59% 40,816 44,980 91,447 177,243 3.08%
PUERTO RICO 55 69 67 191 0.24% 1,735 1,725 5,093 8,553 0.15%
VIRGINIA 87 65 192 344 0.43% 26,462 22,977 41,579 91,018 1.58%
VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 1 0.00% 89 73 149 311 0.01%
WEST VIRGINIA 7 4 12 23 0.03% 11,841 11,595 25,451 48,887 0.85%
REGIONAL TOTAL 3,927 4,707 8,808 17,442 21.87% 124,285 124,200 244,114 492,599 8.56%
                     
SOUTHEAST                    
ALABAMA 189 124 243 556 0.70% 21,304 22,068 38,447 81,819 1.42%
FLORIDA 381 268 489 1,138 1.43% 94,246 91,520 154,766 340,532 5.92%
GEORGIA 155 172 316 643 0.81% 49,398 44,649 75,927 169,974 2.95%
KENTUCKY 305 371 842 1,518 1.90% 28,261 29,529 65,288 123,078 2.14%
MISSISSIPPI 39 51 83 173 0.22% 11,211 15,450 16,878 43,539 0.76%
   MS CHOCTAW 0 0 0 0 0.00% 2 1 0 3 0.00%
NORTH CAROLINA 77 52 133 262 0.33% 39,500 39,533 77,667 156,700 2.72%
   NC CHEROKEE 0 0 0 0 0.00% 15 7 13 35 0.00%
SOUTH CAROLINA 57 46 85 188 0.24% 21,786 21,471 29,505 72,762 1.26%
TENNESSEE 29 16 32 77 0.10% 36,620 37,174 64,239 138,033 2.40%
REGIONAL TOTAL 1,232 1,100 2,223 4,555 5.71% 302,343 301,402 522,730 1,126,475 19.58%
                     
MIDWEST                    
ILLINOIS 42 33 69 144 0.18% 46,320 45,522 80,474 172,316 3.00%
INDIANA 58 53 152 263 0.33% 33,440 33,843 62,361 129,644 2.25%
MICHIGAN 36 51 87 174 0.22% 39,726 39,374 94,981 174,081 3.03%
MINNESOTA 98 56 169 323 0.41% 23,524 20,647 49,961 94,132 1.64%
OHIO 168 115 264 547 0.69% 50,289 47,311 102,549 200,149 3.48%
WISCONSIN 69 69 98 236 0.30% 22,652 21,906 44,185 88,743 1.54%
REGIONAL TOTAL 471 377 839 1,687 2.12% 215,951 208,603 434,511 859,065 14.93%
                     
SOUTHWEST                    
ARKANSAS 121 148 151 420 0.53% 19,952 18,741 30,454 69,147 1.20%
LOUISIANA 143 147 174 464 0.58% 18,830 18,945 26,844 64,619 1.12%
NEW MEXICO 7 9 18 34 0.04% 14,836 14,459 31,854 61,149 1.06%
   NM EIGHT NORTHERN 0 0 0 0 0.00% 9 8 16 33 0.00%
   NM PUEBLO OF ISLETA 0 0 0 0 0.00% 31 40 65 136 0.00%
   NM PUEBLO OF ZUNI