Table 5.
Latino/a children aged 3 to 5 enrolled in nursery school, preschool, or kindergarten, by Latino/a destination state, 2012
| Location | Proportion |
|---|---|
| States with Largest Latino/a Populations (2011) | |
| California | 0.57 |
| Texas | 0.53 |
| Florida | 0.57 |
| New York | 0.63 |
| Illinois | 0.56 |
| States with Fastest Latino/a Growth (2000–2011) | |
| Alabama | 0.34 |
| South Carolina | 0.44 |
| Tennessee | 0.47 |
| Kentucky | 0.57 |
| South Dakota | 0.57 |
| Arkansas | 0.53 |
| North Carolina | 0.45 |
| Mississippi | 0.48 |
| Maryland | 0.51 |
| Georgia | 0.49 |
Note: Data on early childhood education enrollments by state in 2012 obtained from the Kids Count Data Center (2017). State categorizations based on Brown and Lopez (2013).