US Department of Education Statistics On Autism
The following is taken from the statistics produced by the Department of Education in the United States, for numbers of children aged 6-21 served by IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Discrimination Act) who have autism.
State.......1992-1993....1999-2000.....% Increase
Alabama........68............670.............885
Alaska..........8............165...........2,053
Arizon........199............897.............351
Arkansas.......30............560...........1,767
Cal.........1,605..........8,376.............422
Colorado.......14............350...........2,400
Conn..........164..........1,032.............529
Delaware.......15............248...........1,553
DC..............0.............65.........(infinite)
Florida.......582..........3,114.............435
Georgia.......262..........1,602.............511
Hawaii.........52............198.............281
Idaho..........39............239.............513
Illinois........5..........2,435..........48,600
Indiana.......273..........2,080.............442
Iowa...........67............543.............710
Kansas.........74............471.............636
Kentucky.......38............739...........1,845
Louisiana.....409..........1,032.............152
Maine..........37............358.............868
Maryland.......28..........1,551...........5,439
Mass..........493............543..............10
Michigan......288..........3,449...........1,098
Minnesota.....296..........1,958.............561
Miss............0............333..........(infinite)
Missouri......336..........1,361.............306
Montana........20............127.............535
Nebraska........4............289...........7,125
Nevada..........5............273...........5,360
New Hamp........0............268..........(infinite)
N Jersey......446..........2,378.............433
New Mexico.....16............193...........1,106
New York....1,648..........4,951.............200
N Carolina....786..........2,391.............204
N Dakota........9.............98.............988
Ohio...........22..........1,574...........7,055
Oklahoma.......31............547...........1,665
Oregon.........37..........2,218...........5,895
Penns.........346..........2,707.............682
Puerto Rico...266............408..............53
R Island.......19............238...........1,153
S Carolina....141............717...........5,021
S Dakota.......36............168.............367
Tennessee.....304............819.............169
Texas.......1,444..........5,134.............256
Utah..........105............472.............350
Vermont.........6............160...........2,567
Virginia......539..........1,714.............218
Washington....476..........1,376.............189
W Virginia....101............262.............159
Wisconsin......18..........1,445...........7,928
Wyoming........15.............83.............453
Total......12,222.........65,396.............435
(Source: US Individuals With Disabilities Education Act data. Site address:
http://www.IDEAdata.org/tables/ar_aa2.htm)
In round terms, for every two children registered through IDEA with autism in 1992-93, there were almost eleven by 1999-2000.
Note: the very latest New Jersey figure for 2000-2001 is 2,905, a further single-year increase of 527 children (+22%) over the 1999-2000 figure.
