Who Participates in Alabama 4-H?

In 1998, 87,225 youth were actively involved in 4-H through 2929 clubs and units.

  • 54,722 in organized clubs
  • 10,020 in special-interest programs
  • 17,364 in school-enrichment programs
  • 2,566 involved in individual study programs
  • 442 involved in day camps
  • 66 involved in overnight camps
4-H REACHED
  • 40,452 males
  • 46,773 females
  • 25,836 minorities
  • 61,389 whites
LOCATION OF 4-H'ERS
  • 9, 471 on Farms
  • 50,641 in Towns under 10,000 and Rural non-farms
  • 19,754 in Towns and Cities with population 10,000-50,000
  • 836 in Suburbs of cities with population greater than 50,000
  • 6,523 in Central Cities with population greater than 50,000
AGES OF CHILDREN REACHED
  • 2,584 Kindergarten
  • 2,098 1st Graders
  • 2,381 2nd Graders
  • 2,189 3rd Graders
  • 12,327 4th Graders
  • 18,995 5th Graders
  • 12,888 6th Graders
  • 6,281 7th Graders
  • 4,856 8th Graders
  • 6,032 9th Graders
  • 4,856 10th Graders
  • 5,612 11th Graders
  • 4,456 12th Graders
  • 86 Post H.S. Education
  • 280 Not in School
  • 1,486 Special


WHO ARE 4-H YOUTHS?

In 1998, 87,225 youth were actively involved in 4-H through 2929 clubs and units.
 

  • 11% (736,310) live on farms
  • 33% (2,129,866) live in towns under 10,000 and open country
  • 23% (1,344,466) live in towns and cities of 10,000 to 50,000
  • 9% (573,219) live in suburbs of cities over 50,000
  • 24% (1,607,609) live in central cities 50,000 plus
  • 52% (3,405,405) are girls
  • 48% (3,107,201) are boys
  • 33% (2,176,509) are in grades K-3
  • 40% (2,578,802) are in grades 4-6
  • 18.7% (1,239,113) are in grades 7-9
  • 8% (549,094) are in grades 10-12
  • 27% are from minority racial-ethnic groups
  • The remainder are post high school, out of school or in special programs.
  • 6,512,606 4-Hers in the United States
CLUBS
  • 1,584,114 youths in 4-H clubs
  • 2,048,322 youths in 101,121 4-H special interest groups
  • 3,739,291 youths in 273,992 4-H school enrichment programs
  • 50,806 youths took part in 4-H individual study programs
  • 103,529 youths in 7,173 school-aged child care programs
  • 190,370 attended 10,820 Extension 4-H Youth Camp Programs


VOLUNTEER LEADERS

In 1998, approximately 4,000 adult volunteer leaders were involved in 4-H in Alabama. The leaders included:

  • 563 minorities
  • 3,036 white
  • 997 males
  • 2602 females
More than 4,900 teen volunteers were actively involved in 4-H in Alabama.
Teen leaders included:
  • 1,785 minorities
  • 3,188 white
  • 1966 males
  • 3006 females