Skip ACF banner and navigation
Department of Health and Human Services logo
Questions?  
Privacy  
Site Index  
Contact Us  
  Home   |   Services   |   Working with ACF   |   Policy/Planning   |   About ACF   |   ACF News Search  
Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services

ACF News

Skip ACF News Navigational Links News Releases | News Archive | Fact Sheets | Statistics | HHS Press Room




Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Total Number of Families and Recipients
July - September 2002
  TOTAL FAMILIES TOTAL RECIPIENTS
 
Jul-02
Aug-02
Sep-02
Jul-02
Aug-02
Sep-02
U.S. Totals
2,006,155 2,026,023 2,024,691 4,952,327 5,003,292 4,995,719
Alabama
       17,461       17,787       17,867        41,088        41,961        42,052
Alaska
        5,781         5,741         5,583        16,686        16,435        15,940
Arizona
      41,899       43,356       43,871        98,580      102,493      103,533
Arkansas
      11,635       11,700       11,725        26,623        26,979        27,032
California
    455,276     457,984     454,169   1,131,818   1,136,306   1,127,047
Colorado
      12,185       12,431       12,444        31,828        32,422        32,458
Connecticut
      22,304       22,550       22,592        49,602        50,162        50,243
Delaware
        5,445         5,498         5,584        12,340        12,483        12,712
Dist. of Col.
      15,987       16,414       16,434        41,316        41,600        41,503
Florida
      56,443       57,566       58,315      115,895      118,974      120,867
Georgia
      53,460       54,576       54,867      127,534      130,778      131,557
Guam
         3,078         3,066         3,072        10,692        10,873        10,783
Hawaii
      10,337       10,389       10,349        27,923        28,032        27,743
Idaho
        1,352         1,406         1,413         2,317         2,453         2,496
Illinois
      42,236       43,105       42,499      113,555      117,080      114,898
Indiana
      50,791       51,448       52,078      143,229      145,447      147,263
Iowa
       19,588       19,859       19,868        51,450        52,362        52,329
Kansas
      14,268       14,568       14,693        36,752        37,552        37,948
Kentucky
      34,429       34,750       34,738        76,143        76,977        76,843
Louisiana
      22,773       23,008       23,091        57,835        58,480        58,770
Maine
        9,817         9,907         9,345        26,362        26,760        24,596
Maryland
      25,849       26,369       25,903        61,759        63,174        61,886
Massachusetts
      46,894       47,779       48,356      112,032      114,292      115,643
Michigan
      69,538       69,704       69,360      186,073      186,640      185,029
Minnesota
      36,170       36,842       36,927        94,509        96,650        96,800
Mississippi
      17,522       18,520       19,262        39,872        42,670        44,687
Missouri
      43,680       43,777       43,712      114,784      114,684      114,175
Montana
        5,809         5,862         5,823        16,469        16,576        16,313
Nebraska
      10,571       10,730       10,611        26,115        26,466        26,109
Nevada
      12,303       12,206       11,638        30,088        29,684        28,005
New Hampshire
        6,059         6,094         6,149        14,433        14,540        14,702
New Jersey
      40,383       40,700       40,457        98,972        99,826        99,018
New Mexico
      16,480       16,861       16,623        44,698        45,600        44,383
New York
    153,749     153,699     151,450      357,421      353,979      349,277
North Carolina
      41,028       41,264       41,217        85,984        86,722        86,504
North Dakota
        3,289         3,348         3,323          8,425          8,645          8,505
Ohio
      82,978       83,018       83,523      186,132      186,304      186,827
Oklahoma
      14,839       15,221       15,329        37,005        38,282        38,327
Oregon
      17,756       17,788       17,967        40,586        40,573        40,911
Pennsylvania
      77,952       79,239       78,766      202,173      206,531      205,220
Puerto Rico
      19,021       18,490       18,578        55,842        53,864        54,333
Rhode Island
      14,066       13,917       13,723        37,856        37,474        37,013
South Carolina
      19,462       19,996       20,395        47,272        48,755        49,756
South Dakota
        2,759         2,773         2,773          6,348          6,385          6,416
Tennessee
      63,391       64,408       65,616      165,679      168,565      172,094
Texas
    128,332     129,813     131,683      325,362      330,874      335,178
Utah
        7,713         7,976         7,987        19,720        20,486        20,494
Vermont
        5,068         5,120         5,022        13,233        13,399        13,068
Virgin Islands
            523             481             474              366              337              334
Virginia
      29,920       30,220       30,402        67,184        68,040        68,403
Washington
      51,848       51,887       51,956      130,376      130,353      130,497
West Virginia
      15,132       15,140       15,278        39,177        39,101        39,527
Wisconsin
      19,135       19,261       19,395        46,112        46,477        46,930
Wyoming
            391             411             416              702              735              742
Yellow Horizontal Rule
Programs | Contacts | Grants and Contracts
State and Local | Research and Publications | Budget and Policy
ACF Home | Search | Questions? | Privacy | Site Index