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Statistics

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2018 Mississippi 4-H Youth Development Status Report 

Ethnic Background

  • 59% White
  • 38% African American
  • 3% Other groups

Gender

  • 51% Girls
  • 49% Boys

Grade in School

  • 23% K-3rd
  • 33% 4th-6th
  • 16% 7th-9th
  • 23% 10th-12th
  • 4% Post-High School
  • 1% Special

Geographic Location

  • 59% 40,860 live in towns with populations under 10,000 and rural
  • 28% 19,391 live in towns and cities with populations of 10,000 to 50,000
  • 7% 4,848 live on farms
  • 6% 4,155 live in suburbs and cities

4-H Project Enrollment

  • 24% Plants and Animals
  • 23% Environmental Education and Earth Sciences
  • 21% Personal Development and Leadership
  • 14% Healthy Lifestyle Education
  • 5% Science, Engineering, and Technology
  • 5% Citizenship and Civic Education
  • 5% Communication and Expressive Arts
  • 3% Consumer and Family Sciences
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