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Autism Cases by State 1999-2000 School Year
Number of Children
Ages 6-21 Served Under IDEA, Part B
By Disability
During the 1999-2000
School Year
STATE
AUTISM
DEAF-
BLINDNESS
TRAUMATIC
BRAIN
INJURY
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
ALABAMA
670
9
211
568
ALASKA
165
5
75
0
ARIZONA
897
86
89
0
ARKANSAS
560
18
148
0
CALIFORNIA
8,376
135
1,142
0
COLORADO
350
72
222
0
CONNECTICUT
1,032
63
97
0
DELAWARE
248
41
1
0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
65
258
6
1
FLORIDA
3,114
46
371
0
GEORGIA
1,602
17
331
0
HAWAII
198
103
54
0
IDAHO
239
15
151
1,108
ILLINOIS
2,435
59
655
0
INDIANA
2,080
34
435
0
IOWA
543
52
147
0
KANSAS
471
10
153
235
KENTUCKY
739
17
184
2,587
LOUISIANA
1,032
15
283
1,413
MAINE
358
5
104
0
MARYLAND
1,551
23
341
0
MASSACHUSETTS
590
48
304
0
MICHIGAN
3,449
0
0
174
MINNESOTA
1,958
45
321
989
MISSISSIPPI
333
14
109
1,710
MISSOURI
1,361
43
303
0
MONTANA
127
22
65
0
NEBRASKA
289
8
178
20
NEVADA
273
6
115
0
NEW HAMPSHIRE
268
4
58
40
NEW JERSEY
2,378
18
56
0
NEW MEXICO
193
17
204
180
NEW YORK
4,951
40
1,265
0
NORTH CAROLINA
2,391
21
422
0
NORTH DAKOTA
98
3
29
19
OHIO
1,574
14
409
0
OKLAHOMA
547
20
246
0
OREGON
2,218
32
295
0
PENNSYLVANIA
2,707
38
1,460
0
PUERTO RICO
408
30
32
0
RHODE ISLAND
238
2
55
0
SOUTH CAROLINA
717
22
80
0
SOUTH DAKOTA
168
2
36
0
TENNESSEE
819
8
258
2,058
TEXAS
5,134
77
863
0
UTAH
472
149
303
0
VERMONT
160
6
75
485
VIRGINIA
1,714
7
276
6,439
WASHINGTON
1,346
26
307
975
WEST VIRGINIA
262
27
117
0
WISCONSIN
1,445
7
319
56
WYOMING
83
1
83
0
AMERICAN SAMOA
1
0
2
0
GUAM
8
2
2
22
NORTHERN MARIANAS
3
0
2
20
PALAU
0
1
0
0
VIRGIN ISLANDS
6
0
4
21
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
10
2
21
184
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS
65,424
1,845
13,874
19,304
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.
65,396
1,840
13,843
19,057
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Please see data
notes for an explanation of individual State differences.
Developmental Delay
is applicable only to children 3 through 9.
Data based on the
December 1, 1999 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).
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