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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Total Number of Families and Recipients
July - September 2000

  TOTAL FAMILIES TOTAL RECIPIENTS
 
Jul-00
Aug-00
Sep-00
Jul-00
Aug-00
Sep-00
Alabama
18,411
18,624
18,593
54,428
55,071
55,098
Alaska
6,838
6,756
6,720
22,150
21,761
21,690
Arizona
33,297
34,593
34,940
85,494
89,112
89,915
Arkansas
11,724
12,020
12,150
27,274
28,039
28,259
California
491,761
487,073
486,780
1,284,108
1,271,718
1,275,366
Colorado
10,536
10,543
10,547
26,886
26,877
26,962
Connecticut
27,034
26,813
26,691
63,367
62,693
62,470
Delaware
5,769
5,761
5,768
17,095
17,126
17,124
Dist. of Col.
16,897
16,840
16,819
44,929
44,930
44,574
Florida
62,226
62,400
62,755
134,290
134,778
135,559
Georgia
50,500
51,567
51,592
131,823
136,069
135,788
Guam*
2,642
2,852
2,760
9,340
9,896
9,550
Hawaii
14,749
14,666
14,535
42,169
41,876
41,465
Idaho
1,272
1,290
1,278
2,287
2,318
2,262
Illinois
73,887
77,042
75,147
220,024
232,672
226,322
Indiana
35,707
36,939
37,788
98,902
102,562
105,128
Iowa*
19,871
19,695
13,761
51,172
51,384
48,647
Kansas
12,832
13,085
12,713
37,808
38,415
37,306
Kentucky
37,085
37,537
37,249
84,662
86,038
84,629
Louisiana
25,126
26,104
26,422
77,817
80,756
81,624
Maine
10,497
10,298
10,127
26,981
26,437
25,814
Maryland
28,669
29,483
29,101
70,269
72,315
71,146
Massachusetts
41,788
41,812
43,125
93,963
94,755
98,534
Michigan
69,996
70,063
69,919
192,501
192,325
191,630
Minnesota
39,051
38,409
39,005
115,785
112,835
115,271
Mississippi
14,833
14,861
15,492
33,472
33,498
35,186
Missouri
46,326
46,651
46,776
124,488
125,427
125,675
Montana
4,397
4,439
4,406
13,810
13,942
13,877
Nebraska
10,244
10,340
10,180
27,520
27,723
27,240
Nevada
6,284
6,620
6,473
16,715
17,010
17,100
New Hampshire
5,727
5,766
5,738
13,749
13,810
13,748
New Jersey
48,578
48,355
47,731
121,518
121,064
119,377
New Mexico
22,359
23,055
22,461
67,080
69,367
67,279
New York
246,002
245,410
242,486
684,773
681,035
673,033
North Carolina
44,527
44,561
44,267
96,687
97,158
96,328
North Dakota
2,895
2,910
2,928
8,665
8,720
8,732
Ohio
94,330
93,985
91,654
233,976
232,407
224,594
Oklahoma
13,346
13,563
13,515
32,880
33,596
33,432
Oregon
16,617
15,985
15,798
40,955
39,287
38,667
Pennsylvania
87,069
86,867
86,962
230,350
228,887
229,326
Puerto Rico
30,474
30,328
28,555
88,152
87,417
82,287
Rhode Island
15,982
15,973
15,918
44,026
43,939
43,669
South Carolina
15,549
15,723
15,937
36,043
36,664
37,246
South Dakota
2,752
2,857
2,757
6,609
6,857
6,598
Tennessee
56,097
57,022
57,581
145,736
148,545
150,157
Texas
128,806
131,584
133,294
345,127
353,290
358,529
Utah
8,219
8,432
8,473
24,158
24,709
24,839
Vermont
5,810
5,851
5,818
15,366
15,494
15,350
Virgin Islands
874
852
831
2,580
2,950
2,940
Virginia
29,868
29,940
29,939
66,872
67,127
67,121
Washington
54,212
54,412
53,759
144,561
144,832
142,542
West Virginia
12,167
12,665
12,781
31,875
33,359
33,688
Wisconsin
16,909
17,184
17,185
38,267
38,785
38,784
Wyoming
533
532
528
1,025
1,008
999
U.S. Totals
2,189,951
2,198,988
2,186,508
5,752,559
5,780,665
5,760,476
*Preliminary estimates.

Last Updated on 3/30/01
By ACF

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