PERCENT CHANGE IN TANF FAMILIES AND RECIPIENTS

December 2001 - June 2002
 
FAMILIES
RECIPIENTS
DEC-01
JUN-02
% change
DEC-01
JUN-02
% change
U.S. Totals
2,100,436
2,024,875
-3.6%
5,275,564
5,008,034
-5.1%
Alabama
18,564
17,479
-5.8%
44,372
41,019
-7.6%
Alaska
5,902
6,174
4.6%
17,343
18,045
4.0%
Arizona
38,572
40,599
5.3%
90,969
95,273
4.7%
Arkansas
12,224
11,640
-4.8%
28,415
26,606
-6.4%
California
465,713
462,179
-0.8%
1,179,133
1,154,720
-2.1%
Colorado
11,677
12,298
5.3%
30,288
32,138
6.1%
Connecticut
25,066
22,372
-10.7%
56,705
49,816
-12.1%
Delaware
5,457
5,419
-0.7%
12,318
12,238
-0.6%
Dist. of Col.
16,142
15,860
-1.7%
43,075
41,988
-2.5%
Florida
61,060
57,514
-5.8%
129,448
118,861
-8.2%
Georgia
53,859
53,152
-1.3%
128,886
126,568
-1.8%
Guam
3,072
3,072
0.0%
10,783
10,783
0.0%
Hawaii
11,898
10,659
-10.4%
32,996
28,988
-12.1%
Idaho
1,351
1,340
-0.8%
2,360
2,289
-3.0%
Illinois
53,911
44,831
-16.8%
153,898
123,092
-20.0%
Indiana
47,826
50,018
4.6%
134,862
140,989
4.5%
Iowa
20,497
19,870
-3.1%
54,643
52,447
-4.0%
Kansas
13,655
13,919
1.9%
34,859
35,870
2.9%
Kentucky
35,107
34,239
-2.5%
78,590
75,582
-3.8%
Louisiana
24,941
22,566
-9.5%
64,585
57,003
-11.7%
Maine
9,505
9,884
4.0%
25,629
26,540
3.6%
Maryland
28,523
25,983
-8.9%
69,095
62,297
-9.8%
Massachusetts
46,790
47,097
0.7%
105,815
105,031
-0.7%
Michigan
76,756
71,591
-6.7%
210,282
192,354
-8.5%
Minnesota
35,131
36,244
3.2%
93,304
95,198
2.0%
Mississippi
17,778
17,513
-1.5%
41,054
39,887
-2.8%
Missouri
46,269
43,613
-5.7%
122,835
114,848
-6.5%
Montana
5,681
5,928
4.3%
16,003
16,722
4.5%
Nebraska
10,074
10,469
3.9%
24,935
25,738
3.2%
Nevada
9,996
11,743
17.5%
25,589
28,655
12.0%
New Hampshire
5,934
6,112
3.0%
14,217
14,581
2.6%
New Jersey
42,739
40,721
-4.7%
105,687
99,600
-5.8%
New Mexico
17,433
16,451
-5.6%
49,604
44,717
-9.9%
New York
180,981
156,032
-13.8%
443,344
363,344
-18.0%
North Carolina
44,485
41,361
-7.0%
96,003
86,533
-9.9%
North Dakota
3,201
3,216
0.5%
8,340
8,373
0.4%
Ohio
84,695
82,345
-2.8%
195,091
184,813
-5.3%
Oklahoma
14,973
14,343
-4.2%
37,088
35,689
-3.8%
Oregon
17,838
17,933
0.5%
40,632
40,950
0.8%
Pennsylvania
82,345
78,852
-4.2%
216,900
204,912
-5.5%
Puerto Rico
25,185
25,161
-0.1%
70,781
74,508
5.3%
Rhode Island
14,774
13,986
-5.3%
40,106
37,802
-5.7%
South Carolina
21,684
19,215
-11.4%
53,844
46,574
-13.5%
South Dakota
2,882
2,808
-2.6%
6,738
6,450
-4.3%
Tennessee
61,984
63,056
1.7%
162,102
164,680
1.6%
Texas
131,439
127,340
-3.1%
337,258
322,779
-4.3%
Utah
7,796
7,585
-2.7%
20,003
19,346
-3.3%
Vermont
5,201
5,079
-2.3%
13,661
13,199
-3.4%
Virgin Islands
656
625
-4.7%
2,340
2,176
-7.0%
Virginia
30,015
29,943
-0.2%
67,156
67,012
-0.2%
Washington
55,939
52,634
-5.9%
143,649
132,435
-7.8%
West Virginia
16,197
15,183
-6.3%
42,927
39,383
-8.3%
Wisconsin
18,589
19,189
3.2%
44,168
45,803
3.7%
Wyoming
474
440
-7.2%
856
790
-7.7%