Cash assistance for needy families*
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
and
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Average Monthly Families and Recipients for
CALENDAR YEARS 1936 - 2001
| Year |
Families |
Recipients |
| 1936 |
147,000 |
534,000 |
| 1937 |
194,000 |
674,000 |
| 1938 |
258,000 |
895,000 |
| 1939 |
305,000 |
1,042,000 |
| 1940 |
349,000 |
1,182,000 |
| 1941 |
387,000 |
1,319,000 |
| 1942 |
387,000 |
1,317,000 |
| 1943 |
304,000 |
1,050,000 |
|
1944 |
260,000 |
910,000 |
|
1945 |
259,000 |
907,000 |
|
1946 |
312,000 |
1,112,000 |
|
1947 |
393,000 |
1,394,000 |
|
1948 |
449,000 |
1,595,000 |
|
1949 |
541,000 |
1,918,000 |
|
1950 |
644,000 |
2,205,000 |
|
1951 |
621,000 |
2,134,000 |
|
1952 |
583,000 |
2,022,000 |
|
1953 |
560,000 |
1,970,000 |
|
1954 |
580,000 |
2,076,000 |
|
1955 |
612,000 |
2,214,000 |
|
1956 |
611,000 |
2,239,000 |
|
1957 |
645,000 |
2,395,000 |
|
1958 |
724,000 |
2,719,000 |
|
1959 |
774,000 |
2,920,000 |
|
1960 |
787,000 |
3,005,000 |
|
1961 |
869,000 |
3,354,000 |
|
1962 |
931,000 |
3,676,000 |
|
1963 |
947,000 |
3,876,000 |
|
1964 |
992,000 |
4,118,000 |
|
1965 |
1,039,000 |
4,329,000 |
|
1966 |
1,088,000 |
4,513,000 |
|
1967 |
1,217,000 |
5,014,000 |
|
1968 |
1,410,000 |
5,705,000 |
|
1969 |
1,698,000 |
6,706,000 |
|
1970 |
2,208,000 |
8,466,000 |
|
1971 |
2,762,000 |
10,241,000 |
|
1972 |
3,049,000 |
10,947,000 |
|
1973 |
3,148,000 |
10,949,000 |
|
1974 |
3,230,000 |
10,864,000 |
|
1975 |
3,498,000 |
11,346,000 |
|
1976 |
3,579,000 |
11,304,000 |
|
1977 |
3,588,000 |
11,050,000 |
|
1978 |
3,522,000 |
10,570,000 |
|
1979 |
3,508,571 |
10,311,855 |
|
1980 |
3,712,337 |
10,772,347 |
|
1981 |
3,835,489 |
11,079,117 |
|
1982 |
3,541,525 |
10,358,302 |
|
1983 |
3,686,163 |
10,760,935 |
|
1984 |
3,713,929 |
10,830,529 |
|
1985 |
3,701,033 |
10,855,284 |
|
1986 |
3,763,252 |
11,037,797 |
|
1987 |
3,775,573 |
11,026,664 |
|
1988 |
3,748,580 |
10,914,679 |
|
1989 |
3,798,348 |
10,992,248 |
|
1990 |
4,056,584 |
11,694,712 |
|
1991 |
4,497,186 |
12,930,472 |
|
1992 |
4,829,094 |
13,773,319 |
|
1993 |
5,011,827 |
14,205,484 |
|
1994 |
5,032,632 |
14,160,920 |
|
1995 |
4,790,749 |
13,418,386 |
|
1996 |
4,434,160 |
12,320,970 |
|
1997 |
3,740,179 |
10,375,993 |
|
1998 |
3,050,335 |
8,347,136 |
|
1999 |
2,581,270 |
6,874,471 |
|
2000 |
2,214,800 |
5,776,849 |
|
2001 |
2,102,996 |
5,362,700 |
|
*Prior to enactment
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), cash assistance for needy families
was provided through Aid to Dependent Children (1936-1962), later
called Aid to Families with Dependent Children (1962-1997).
Prepared by ACF/OPRE/DDCA,
5/10/02
Last Updated on 5/23/02
By ACF |
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