Appendix E

**2001 Child Count by Disability and Race/Ethnicity**

**Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served
under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2001**

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  **State**           **All\           **Specific\      **Speech or\    **Mental\       **Emotional\
                      disabilities**   learning\        language\       retardation**   disturbance**
                                       disabilities**   impairments**                   
  ------------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
  Alabama             96,477           41,208           21,243          16,832          4,210

  Alaska              18,017           9,169            4,174           826             861

  Arizona             100,886          52,787           18,090          7,663           5,716

  Arkansas            63,969           22,698           13,902          11,965          551

  California          657,671          347,531          166,862         41,122          24,541

  Colorado            79,942           33,763           17,097          3,601           8,893

  Connecticut         74,017           29,604           15,330          3,709           7,313

  Delaware            17,295           9,407            2,272           2,232           737

  District of         12,456           6,176            1,557           1,571           1,929
  Columbia                                                                              

  Florida             379,609          171,283          91,977          41,213          37,727

  Georgia             178,239          50,062           44,641          31,284          25,002

  Hawaii              23,526           10,698           1,943           2,412           3,229

  Idaho               29,100           13,983           5,646           1,868           935

  Illinois            305,997          138,157          75,029          28,702          31,184

  Indiana             161,519          61,085           47,295          23,186          12,849

  Iowa                73,084           36,288           4,678           18,694          10,952

  Kansas              61,873           23,698           14,565          5,316           3,976

  Kentucky            98,146           19,697           27,260          18,016          5,861

  Louisiana           99,325           36,061           24,215          11,754          5,253

  Maine               36,580           13,060           9,703           1,021           3,653

  Maryland            112,426          43,345           29,820          6,951           9,301

  Massachusetts       150,003          81,433           17,175          11,532          12,141

  Michigan            226,248          95,277           54,858          25,402          19,373

  Minnesota           110,881          38,194           20,256          9,948           17,823

  Mississippi         62,300           27,538           20,658          5,490           781

  Missouri            141,524          66,858           30,089          12,336          9,069

  Montana             19,262           9,673            4,926           1,153           1,011

  Nebraska            43,588           15,844           12,625          5,818           2,527

  Nevada              40,227           22,639           7,035           1,875           1,938

  New Hampshire       30,270           13,229           6,604           996             2,561

  New Jersey          228,844          109,483          46,702          6,215           13,993

  New Mexico          52,225           27,963           9,688           1,860           2,865

  New York            440,354          197,426          62,434          15,387          41,917

  North Carolina      186,972          71,445           38,992          28,911          10,359

  North Dakota        13,627           5,352            4,203           1,200           1,096

  Ohio                238,547          86,483           41,731          58,210          17,869

  Oklahoma            87,801           45,485           15,037          8,032           4,450

  Oregon              76,129           33,615           19,806          4,420           4,674

  Pennsylvania        249,731          127,036          46,785          28,049          21,257

  Rhode Island        31,816           15,748           6,740           1,200           2,789

  South Carolina      110,037          45,511           30,764          17,120          5,986

  South Dakota        16,931           7,492            4,072           1,399           821

  Tennessee           126,245          53,232           33,808          14,481          3,652

  Texas               492,857          255,643          99,961          26,382          35,643

  Utah                54,570           27,951           11,175          3,208           3,244

  Vermont             13,887           4,661            2,135           1,270           2,210

  Virginia            164,831          69,702           30,071          14,418          13,108

  Washington          120,970          50,576           18,653          6,236           5,029

  West Virginia       50,136           18,632           13,893          9,173           2,201

  Wisconsin           127,034          52,112           28,002          13,167          16,694

  Wyoming             13,274           5,582            4,078           647             960

  BIA schools         8,571            5,246            1,378           497             613

  50 states and DC    6,409,846        2,856,821        1,381,633       615,970         483,327
  (including BIA                                                                        
  schools)                                                                              

  American Samoa      813              610              67              81              12

  Guam                2,368            1,628            286             94              25

  Northern Marianas   590              352              16              73              5

  Puerto Rico         65,874           32,927           13,782          11,953          770

  Virgin Islands      1,626            662              239             388             65

  U.S. and outlying   6,481,117        2,893,000        1,396,023       628,559         484,204
  areas                                                                                 
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*Source:* U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB #1820-0043: "Children with
Disabilities Receiving Special Education Under Part B of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act,\" 2001. Data updated as of July 30,
2003.

*Note:* See Part B Child Count Data Notes for an explanation of
individual state differences.

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**Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served
under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2001
(continued)**

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  State               Multiple\      Hearing\      Orthopedic\   Other\        Visual\
                      disabilities   impairments   impairments   health\       impairments
                                                                 impairments   
  ------------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Alabama             1,494          1,066         658           4,624         508

  Alaska              526            190           79            671           47

  Arizona             2,433          1,920         739           2,330         844

  Arkansas            1,262          650           231           6,403         224

  California          6,322          10,831        14,201        22,984        4,214

  Colorado            3,178          1,378         6,348         0             348

  Connecticut         2,201          842           225           8,654         359

  Delaware            0              269           1,532         0             53

  District of         568            111           83            223           21
  Columbia                                                                     

  Florida             0              3,613         4,925         11,048        1,266

  Georgia             0              1,693         1,075         16,231        658

  Hawaii              354            460           123           1,591         85

  Idaho               525            326           137           1,365         124

  Illinois            237            3,838         3,135         12,132        1,176

  Indiana             1,604          1,996         1,704         4,964         875

  Iowa                265            584           591           198           140

  Kansas              2,017          574           523           5,704         211

  Kentucky            2,853          711           533           8,119         459

  Louisiana           1,039          1,410         1,532         8,464         479

  Maine               3,102          282           67            3,300         88

  Maryland            6,028          1,425         565           8,698         585

  Massachusetts       5,066          975           1,172         3,162         410

  Michigan            3,302          3,309         15,516        0             957

  Minnesota           166            2,165         1,633         8,694         409

  Mississippi         502            638           2,064         0             272

  Missouri            970            1,250         639           8,991         495

  Montana             532            215           81            1,319         56

  Nebraska            391            570           576           3,530         194

  Nevada              756            505           377           1,699         152

  New Hampshire       384            311           158           4,009         155

  New Jersey          22,512         1,630         657           10,489        384

  New Mexico          1,153          534           260           2,277         187

  New York            22,246         5,709         2,671         28,990        1,850

  North Carolina      1,782          2,276         1,213         17,423        681

  North Dakota        0              140           159           781           63

  Ohio                15,214         2,897         2,448         8,351         1,244

  Oklahoma            1,616          844           477           4,108         396

  Oregon              0              977           961           5,618         354

  Pennsylvania        2,660          2,912         1,316         3,362         1,283

  Rhode Island        301            231           147           3,053         75

  South Carolina      333            1,157         841           6,655         353

  South Dakota        735            156           107           716           44

  Tennessee           1,926          1,520         1,178         9,194         830

  Texas               9,561          6,203         5,249         41,955        2,844

  Utah                1,476          623           198           1,443         247

  Vermont             87             152           82            1,403         36

  Virginia            2,695          1,533         860           16,538        492

  Washington          2,685          1,523         853           18,117        350

  West Virginia       0              453           192           2,746         249

  Wisconsin           0              1,608         1,554         8,087         453

  Wyoming             77             189           160           1,048         65

  BIA schools         291            44            20            190           26

  50 states and DC    135,427        77,418        82,825        351,651       28,370
  (including BIA                                                               
  schools)                                                                     

  American Samoa      20             6             6             5             4

  Guam                64             40            19            69            10

  Northern Marianas   20             9             11            14            5

  Puerto Rico         1,382          974           593           2,117         555

  Virgin Islands      46             18            1             52            10

  U.S. and outlying   136,959        78,465        83,455        353,908       28,954
  areas                                                                        
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**Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served
under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2001
(continued)**

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  **State**               **Autism**   **Deaf-\      **Traumatic\   **Developmental\
                                       blindness**   brain\         delay^a^**
                                                     injury**       
  ----------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------------
  Alabama                 1,010        5             259            3,360

  Alaska                  247          6             71             1,150

  Arizona                 1,476        72            313            6,503

  Arkansas                864          14            150            5,055

  California              17,441       180           1,442          0

  Colorado                595          79            289            4,373

  Connecticut             1,643        60            97             3,980

  Delaware                358          49            4              382

  District of Columbia    170          14            32             1

  Florida                 5,276        68            503            10,710

  Georgia                 2,788        22            385            4,398

  Hawaii                  494          3             68             2,066

  Idaho                   393          16            167            3,615

  Illinois                5,175        73            780            6,379

  Indiana                 3,795        32            550            1,584

  Iowa                    580          3             111            0

  Kansas                  811          19            199            4,260

  Kentucky                1,205        17            211            13,204

  Louisiana               1,459        16            308            7,335

  Maine                   712          3             119            1,470

  Maryland                2,823        26            349            2,510

  Massachusetts           3,451        318           2,898          10,270

  Michigan                5,421        0             0              2,833

  Minnesota               3,722        55            393            7,423

  Mississippi             502          13            133            3,709

  Missouri                2,081        37            363            8,346

  Montana                 212          17            67             0

  Nebraska                460          11            221            821

  Nevada                  671          8             153            2,419

  New Hampshire           474          6             54             1,329

  New Jersey              3,973        21            3,009          9,776

  New Mexico              285          9             219            4,925

  New York                7,023        14            1,374          53,313

  North Carolina          3,465        15            490            9,920

  North Dakota            159          4             33             437

  Ohio                    3,391        101           608            0

  Oklahoma                806          21            244            6,285

  Oregon                  3,353        17            324            2,010

  Pennsylvania            4,821        45            1,488          8,717

  Rhode Island            456          5             49             1,022

  South Carolina          1,170        25            122            0

  South Dakota            293          1             58             1,037

  Tennessee               1,293        5             269            4,857

  Texas                   8,273        89            1,054          0

  Utah                    830          76            332            3,767

  Vermont                 264          3             51             1,533

  Virginia                2,700        13            341            12,360

  Washington              2,104        36            331            14,477

  West Virginia           389          25            122            2,061

  Wisconsin               2,580        5             358            2,414

  Wyoming                 131          1             83             253

  BIA schools             18           5             13             230

  50 states and DC        114,086      1,778         21,661         258,879
  (including BIA schools)                                           

  American Samoa          1            0             1              0

  Guam                    34           1             4              94

  Northern Marianas       6            0             0              79

  Puerto Rico             696          40            47             38

  Virgin Islands          18           0             1              126

  U.S. and outlying areas 114,841      1,819         21,714         259,216
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^a^Developmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.