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FY 1999 TANF Work Participation Rates
  Overall Rate   Two-Parent Rate
  Caseload         Caseload      
  Reduction Adusted Rate Met   Reduction Adusted Rate Met
State Credit Target Achieved Target   Credit Target Achieved Target
United States
     38.3%         54.7%  
                   
Alabama 49.2% 0.0% 37.4% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Alaska 18.2% 16.8% 46.0% yes   23.2% 66.8% 44.8% no
Arizona 41.1% 0.0% 32.1% yes   41.1% 48.9% 88.4% yes
Arkansas 29.0% 6.0% 23.7% yes   29.0% 61.0% 10.5% no
California 26.5% 8.5% 42.2% yes   53.1% 36.9% 54.3% yes
Colorado 45.1% 0.0% 36.4% yes   45.1% 44.9% 41.2% no
Connecticut 15.3% 19.7% 47.4% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Delaware 40.2% 0.0% 24.9% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Dist. of Col. 21.1% 13.9% 26.7% yes   66.7% 23.3% 19.5% no
Florida 50.1% 0.0% 31.6% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
                   
Georgia 42.3% 0.0% 17.6% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Guam 0.0% 35.0% 16.1% no   0.0% 90.0% 10.7% no
Hawaii 11.9% 23.1% 41.1% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Idaho 53.7% 0.0% 43.7% yes   69.4% 20.6% 44.0% yes
Illinois 28.9% 6.1% 60.4% yes   43.8% 46.2% 92.4% yes
Indiana 39.0% 0.0% 33.3% yes   57.7% 32.3% 41.4% yes
Iowa 30.3% 4.7% 54.8% yes   41.0% 49.0% 55.5% yes
Kansas 31.1% 3.9% 57.3% yes   33.1% 56.9% 64.9% yes
Kentucky 29.2% 5.8% 38.1% yes   72.4% 17.6% 46.6% yes
Louisiana 38.5% 0.0% 29.4% yes   56.5% 33.5% 43.1% yes
                   
Maine 29.1% 5.9% 54.9% yes   66.4% 23.6% 51.0% yes
Maryland 27.8% 7.2% 11.2% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Massachusetts 34.1% 0.9% 27.8% yes   34.1% 55.9% 66.4% yes
Michigan 38.5% 0.0% 43.8% yes   74.8% 15.2% 69.1% yes
Minnesota 21.3% 13.7% 36.9% yes   21.3% 68.7% 43.6% no
Mississippi 50.3% 0.0% 27.0% yes   50.3% 39.7% 87.5% yes
Missouri 32.8% 2.2% 28.2% yes   90.0% 0.0% 29.8% yes
Montana 44.8% 0.0% 92.3% yes   44.8% 45.2% 87.0% yes
Nebraska 15.3% 19.7% 34.7% yes   15.3% 74.7% 53.8% no
Nevada 33.9% 1.1% 34.8% yes   33.9% 56.1% 69.6% yes
                   
New Hampshire 36.4% 0.0% 29.9% yes   82.0% 8.0% 31.6% yes
New Jersey 27.9% 7.1% 30.3% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
New Mexico 35.9% 0.0% 27.6% yes   35.9% 54.1% 29.3% no
New York 26.7% 8.3% 36.3% yes   66.9% 23.1% 58.4% yes
North Carolina 44.9% 0.0% 16.0% yes   44.9% 45.1% 30.3% no
North Dakota 34.2% 0.8% 31.7% yes   -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2
Ohio 33.6% 1.4% 53.7% yes   54.9% 35.1% 65.4% yes
Oklahoma 45.4% 0.0% 42.9% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Oregon 51.5% 0.0% 96.7% yes   51.5% 38.5% 96.1% yes
Pennsylvania 34.1% 0.9% 16.2% yes   69.3% 20.7% 24.9% yes
                   
Puerto Rico 22.7% 12.3% 20.7% yes   -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2
Rhode Island 13.0% 22.0% 28.8% yes   13.0% 77.0% 94.7% yes
South Carolina 28.3% 6.7% 44.7% yes   28.3% 61.7% 78.1% yes
South Dakota 33.4% 1.6% 46.5% yes   -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2
Tennessee 44.3% 0.0% 41.1% yes   84.8% 5.2% 44.3% yes
Texas 41.8% 0.0% 27.3% yes   41.8% 48.2% 61.0% yes
Utah 32.8% 2.2% 44.0% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
Vermont -- 3 -- 3 -- 3 -- 3   -- 3 -- 3 -- 3 -- 3
Virgin Islands 15.3% 19.7% 11.5% no   -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2
Virginia 39.8% 0.0% 41.1% yes   -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1
                   
Washington 22.1% 12.9% 40.3% yes   42.2% 47.8% 55.3% yes
West Virginia 38.9% 0.0% 25.6% yes   38.9% 51.1% 25.9% no
Wisconsin 69.9% 0.0% 80.1% yes   69.9% 20.1% 55.8% yes
Wyoming 73.5% 0.0% 57.7% yes   94.0% 0.0% 90.7% yes

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