PERCENT CHANGE IN AFDC/TANF FAMILIES AND RECIPIENTS
August 1996 -
September 2001

 
FAMILIES
RECIPIENTS
AFDC Aug-96
TANF Sep-01
% change
AFDC Aug-96
TANF Sep-01
% change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Totals
4,408,508
2,102,608
-52.3%
12,242,125
5,343,212
-56.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
41,032
18,195
-55.7%
100,662
43,180
-57.1%
Alaska
12,159
5,637
-53.6%
35,544
16,322
-54.1%
Arizona
62,404
36,497
-41.5%
169,442
91,245
-46.1%
Arkansas
22,069
11,906
-46.1%
56,343
27,722
-50.8%
California
880,378
459,736
-47.8%
2,581,948
1,163,839
-54.9%
Colorado
34,486
10,855
-68.5%
95,788
27,815
-71.0%
Connecticut
57,326
25,692
-55.2%
159,246
59,610
-62.6%
Delaware
10,585
5,476
-48.3%
23,654
12,433
-47.4%
Dist. of Col.
25,350
16,291
-35.7%
69,292
43,048
-37.9%
Florida
200,922
59,183
-70.5%
533,801
125,529
-76.5%
Georgia
123,329
51,482
-58.3%
330,302
122,051
-63.0%
Guam
2,243
3,061
36.5%
8,314
10,588
27.4%
Hawaii
21,894
12,244
-44.1%
66,482
34,128
-48.7%
Idaho
8,607
1,286
-85.1%
21,780
2,223
-89.8%
Illinois
220,297
55,679
-74.7%
642,644
161,318
-74.9%
Indiana
51,437
45,230
-12.1%
142,604
126,965
-11.0%
Iowa
31,579
20,775
-34.2%
86,146
56,030
-35.0%
Kansas
23,790
13,647
-42.6%
63,783
34,761
-45.5%
Kentucky
71,264
35,553
-50.1%
172,193
80,120
-53.5%
Louisiana
67,467
24,159
-64.2%
228,115
62,199
-72.7%
Maine
20,007
9,418
-52.9%
53,873
25,419
-52.8%
Maryland
70,665
27,207
-61.5%
194,127
66,545
-65.7%
Massachusetts
84,700
44,342
-47.6%
226,030
99,247
-56.1%
Michigan
169,997
74,081
-56.4%
502,354
201,783
-59.8%
Minnesota
57,741
39,893
-30.9%
169,744
116,288
-31.5%
Mississippi
46,428
16,835
-63.7%
123,828
38,715
-68.7%
Missouri
80,123
45,185
-43.6%
222,820
119,858
-46.2%
Montana
10,114
5,225
-48.3%
29,130
14,752
-49.4%
Nebraska
14,435
9,795
-32.1%
39,228
24,344
-37.9%
Nevada
13,712
8,547
-37.7%
34,261
23,202
-32.3%
New Hampshire
9,100
5,786
-36.4%
22,937
13,788
-39.9%
New Jersey
101,704
43,380
-57.3%
275,637
107,991
-60.8%
New Mexico
33,353
17,438
-47.7%
99,661
49,783
-50.0%
New York
418,338
212,581
-49.2%
1,143,962
554,702
-51.5%
North Carolina
110,060
42,692
-61.2%
267,326
91,629
-65.7%
North Dakota
4,773
3,150
-34.0%
13,146
9,281
-29.4%
Ohio
204,240
82,946
-59.4%
549,312
190,459
-65.3%
Oklahoma
35,986
14,157
-60.7%
96,201
34,363
-64.3%
Oregon
29,917
20,010
-33.1%
78,419
45,752
-41.7%
Pennsylvania
186,342
81,933
-56.0%
531,059
212,040
-60.1%
Puerto Rico
49,871
25,024
-49.8%
151,023
71,614
-52.6%
Rhode Island
20,670
14,778
-28.5%
56,560
40,243
-28.8%
South Carolina
44,060
18,308
-58.4%
114,273
44,230
-61.3%
South Dakota
5,829
2,706
-53.6%
15,896
6,376
-59.9%
Tennessee
97,187
61,583
-36.6%
254,818
160,664
-36.9%
Texas
243,504
132,292
-45.7%
649,018
351,130
-45.9%
Utah
14,221
7,492
-47.3%
39,073
21,907
-43.9%
Vermont
8,765
5,165
-41.1%
24,331
15,312
-37.1%
Virgin Islands
1,371
664
-51.6%
4,898
2,376
-51.5%
Virginia
61,905
29,238
-52.8%
152,845
65,103
-57.4%
Washington
97,492
53,190
-45.4%
268,927
137,371
-48.9%
West Virginia
37,044
15,831
-57.3%
89,039
41,905
-52.9%
Wisconsin
51,924
18,674
-64.0%
148,888
43,031
-71.1%
Wyoming
4,312
478
-88.9%
11,398
883
-92.3%
ACF/OPRE/DDCA,
2/27/02

Last Updated on 2/27/02
By ACF