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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Total Number of Families and Recipients
July - September 2003
TANF FAMILIES
  TOTAL FAMILIES
4th qtr FY03		 Change from
September 1996 to
September 2003		 Change from
June 2003 to
September 2003		 Change from
September 2002 to
September 2003
Jul-03 Aug-03 Sep-03 Sep96
Families		 %
change		 June03
Families		 %
change		 Sep02
Families		 %
change
Alabama 19,211 19,357 19,228 40,708 -52.8% 19,307 -0.4% 17,867 7.6%
Alaska 5,109 5,019 4,909 12,319 -60.2% 5,384 -8.8% 5,583 -12.1%
Arizona 49,685 50,977 51,336 61,787 -16.9% 49,003 4.8% 43,871 17.0%
Arkansas 10,766 10,681 10,745 22,109 -51.4% 10,763 -0.2% 11,725 -8.4%
California 446,579 449,776 449,275 870,343 -48.4% 450,184 -0.2% 454,169 -1.1%
Colorado 14,212 14,138 14,210 33,554 -57.7% 14,287 -0.5% 12,444 14.2%
Connecticut 20,270 20,373 20,967 57,103 -63.3% 20,609 1.7% 22,592 -7.2%
Delaware 5,640 5,647 5,699 10,474 -45.6% 5,620 1.4% 5,584 2.1%
Dist. of Col. 16,727 16,923 16,825 25,139 -33.1% 16,639 1.1% 16,434 2.4%
Florida 56,416 57,693 58,555 200,292 -70.8% 56,388 3.8% 58,315 0.4%
Georgia 55,604 56,076 56,496 120,914 -53.3% 55,234 2.3% 54,867 3.0%
Guam 3,078 3,066 3,072 2,254 36.3% 3,072 0.0% 3,072 0.0%
Hawaii 9,443 9,424 9,367 21,887 -57.2% 9,566 -2.1% 10,349 -9.5%
Idaho 1,722 1,742 1,727 8,393 -79.4% 1,739 -0.7% 1,413 22.2%
Illinois 34,993 35,019 34,688 217,815 -84.1% 36,285 -4.4% 42,499 -18.4%
Indiana 52,103 51,750 51,711 49,747 3.9% 52,707 -1.9% 52,078 -0.7%
Iowa 19,964 20,157 20,135 31,088 -35.2% 20,030 0.5% 19,868 1.3%
Kansas 15,892 16,247 15,859 23,386 -32.2% 15,676 1.2% 14,693 7.9%
Kentucky 34,822 35,033 35,252 70,442 -50.0% 34,650 1.7% 34,738 1.5%
Louisiana 22,736 22,791 23,069 66,542 -65.3% 22,372 3.1% 23,091 -0.1%
Maine 9,102 9,275 9,196 19,745 -53.4% 9,053 1.6% 9,345 -1.6%
Maryland 26,151 25,908 25,678 68,931 -62.7% 25,568 0.4% 25,903 -0.9%
Massachusetts 49,441 49,692 50,875 84,333 -39.7% 48,917 4.0% 48,356 5.2%
Michigan 77,095 78,574 78,549 167,529 -53.1% 75,987 3.4% 69,360 13.2%
Minnesota 36,814 36,534 36,096 57,248 -36.9% 37,097 -2.7% 36,927 -2.3%
Mississippi 19,542 19,953 19,722 45,223 -56.4% 19,620 0.5% 19,262 2.4%
Missouri 39,872 40,832 41,494 79,100 -47.5% 39,829 4.2% 43,712 -5.1%
Montana 6,214 5,744 5,465 9,812 -44.3% 6,349 -13.9% 5,823 -6.1%
Nebraska 10,804 10,811 11,049 14,379 -23.2% 10,947 0.9% 10,611 4.1%
Nevada 9,908 9,736 9,547 13,210 -27.7% 10,233 -6.7% 11,638 -18.0%
New Hampshire 6,090 6,073 6,077 8,915 -31.8% 6,125 -0.8% 6,149 -1.2%
New Jersey 42,964 43,513 43,656 100,806 -56.7% 42,695 2.3% 41,268 5.8%
New Mexico 16,767 17,186 17,421 32,974 -47.2% 16,540 5.3% 16,623 4.8%
New York 145,998 145,128 145,627 412,720 -64.7% 146,941 -0.9% 151,450 -3.8%
North Carolina 39,550 39,325 39,201 107,483 -63.5% 39,729 -1.3% 41,217 -4.9%
North Dakota 3,346 3,384 3,336 4,668 -28.5% 3,370 -1.0% 3,323 0.4%
Ohio 84,080 84,507 85,008 201,945 -57.9% 83,802 1.4% 83,523 1.8%
Oklahoma 14,799 15,014 15,154 35,299 -57.1% 14,742 2.8% 15,329 -1.1%
Oregon 18,257 18,219 18,093 28,525 -36.6% 18,943 -4.5% 17,967 0.7%
Pennsylvania 81,960 83,472 84,288 180,123 -53.2% 80,518 4.7% 78,766 7.0%
Puerto Rico 18,962 18,869 18,601 49,511 -62.4% 18,984 -2.0% 18,578 0.1%
Rhode Island 13,055 13,053 12,961 20,489 -36.7% 13,026 -0.5% 13,723 -5.6%
South Carolina 19,251 19,436 19,266 42,906 -55.1% 19,221 0.2% 20,395 -5.5%
South Dakota 2,747 2,735 2,690 5,698 -52.8% 2,754 -2.3% 2,773 -3.0%
Tennessee 70,156 71,006 72,345 96,206 -24.8% 69,751 3.7% 65,616 10.3%
Texas 134,669 136,760 117,532 238,757 -50.8% 134,358 -12.5% 131,683 -10.7%
Utah 8,673 8,840 8,944 14,044 -36.3% 8,629 3.7% 7,987 12.0%
Vermont 4,841 4,898 4,815 8,680 -44.5% 4,847 -0.7% 5,022 -4.1%
Virgin Islands 487 514 526 1,348 -61.0% 476 10.5% 474 11.0%
Virginia 7,998 8,115 8,225 60,455 -86.4% 30,883 -73.4% 30,402 -72.9%
Washington 53,857 53,560 53,534 96,801 -44.7% 54,964 -2.6% 51,956 3.0%
West Virginia 16,045 16,113 16,405 37,595 -56.4% 15,884 3.3% 15,278 7.4%
Wisconsin 21,183 21,270 21,708 49,932 -56.5% 20,871 4.0% 19,395 11.9%
Wyoming 402 396 388 4,343 -91.1% 395 -1.8% 416 -6.7%
U.S. Totals 2,006,052 2,020,334 2,006,597 4,346,029 -53.8% 2,031,563 -1.2% 2,025,502 -0.9%

 

TANF RECIPIENTS

 		 TOTAL RECIPIENTS
4th qtr FY03		 Change from
September 1996 to
September 2003		 Change from
June 2003 to
September 2003		 Change from
September 2002 to
September 2003
Jul-03 Aug-03 Sep-03 Sep96
Recipients		 %
change		 June03
Recipients		 %
change		 Sep02
Recipients		 %
change
Alabama 45,671 46,131 45,528 99,818 -54.4% 45,792 -0.6% 42,052 8.3%
Alaska 14,391 14,014 13,650 36,033 -62.1% 15,358 -11.1% 15,940 -14.4%
Arizona 117,236 120,511 121,271 167,410 -27.6% 115,671 4.8% 103,533 17.1%
Arkansas 25,564 24,288 24,469 56,470 -56.7% 24,403 0.3% 27,032 -9.5%
California 1,093,641 1,104,500 1,099,695 2,550,032 -56.9% 1,106,624 -0.6% 1,127,047 -2.4%
Colorado 37,130 36,847 37,114 93,282 -60.2% 37,364 -0.7% 32,458 14.3%
Connecticut 42,869 43,107 43,844 158,454 -72.3% 43,369 1.1% 50,243 -12.7%
Delaware 12,738 12,775 12,951 23,743 -45.5% 12,678 2.2% 12,712 1.9%
Dist. of Col. 42,823 43,261 42,980 68,858 -37.6% 42,171 1.9% 41,503 3.6%
Florida 115,791 119,679 121,921 531,485 -77.1% 115,510 5.6% 120,867 0.9%
Georgia 132,552 133,782 134,819 323,471 -58.3% 131,349 2.6% 131,557 2.5%
Guam 10,692 10,873 10,783 8,364 28.9% 10,783 0.0% 10,783 0.0%
Hawaii 24,669 24,539 24,384 66,510 -63.3% 24,994 -2.4% 27,743 -12.1%
Idaho 3,199 3,250 3,175 21,142 -85.0% 3,260 -2.6% 2,496 27.2%
Illinois 88,033 88,738 87,545 635,538 -86.2% 92,667 -5.5% 114,898 -23.8%
Indiana 137,288 135,934 135,339 131,775 2.7% 139,974 -3.3% 147,263 -8.1%
Iowa 52,154 52,683 52,528 84,556 -37.9% 52,349 0.3% 52,329 0.4%
Kansas 41,600 42,597 41,288 62,466 -33.9% 40,942 0.8% 37,948 8.8%
Kentucky 76,899 77,245 77,697 169,822 -54.2% 76,211 1.9% 76,843 1.1%
Louisiana 57,569 57,804 58,504 225,498 -74.1% 56,431 3.7% 58,770 -0.5%
Maine 28,935 29,425 28,195 53,205 -47.0% 28,746 -1.9% 24,596 14.6%
Maryland 62,416 61,751 61,168 189,342 -67.7% 60,916 0.4% 61,886 -1.2%
Massachusetts 108,602 108,812 112,810 225,439 -50.0% 107,455 5.0% 115,643 -2.4%
Michigan 205,701 210,168 210,154 494,991 -57.5% 202,584 3.7% 185,029 13.6%
Minnesota 94,879 94,879 93,508 167,362 -44.1% 95,755 -2.3% 96,800 -3.4%
Mississippi 44,883 45,917 45,182 120,626 -62.5% 45,152 0.1% 44,687 1.1%
Missouri 98,527 100,527 102,031 219,651 -53.5% 98,771 3.3% 114,175 -10.6%
Montana 17,470 16,001 15,017 28,299 -46.9% 17,843 -15.8% 16,313 -7.9%
Nebraska 27,019 27,038 27,533 38,914 -29.2% 26,804 2.7% 26,109 5.5%
Nevada 23,695 23,314 22,874 32,803 -30.3% 24,312 -5.9% 28,005 -18.3%
New Hampshire 14,117 14,047 14,044 22,340 -37.1% 14,139 -0.7% 14,702 -4.5%
New Jersey 104,006 105,398 105,702 269,632 -60.8% 103,027 2.6% 100,286 5.4%
New Mexico 44,222 45,702 45,885 98,427 -53.4% 43,540 5.4% 44,383 3.4%
New York 330,738 329,013 331,144 1,127,888 -70.6% 333,522 -0.7% 349,277 -5.2%
North Carolina 81,999 81,474 80,956 263,093 -69.2% 82,312 -1.6% 86,504 -6.4%
North Dakota 8,663 8,871 8,667 12,748 -32.0% 8,735 -0.8% 8,505 1.9%
Ohio 186,293 186,880 188,226 541,055 -65.2% 185,132 1.7% 186,827 0.7%
Oklahoma 36,126 36,779 37,169 94,239 -60.6% 35,860 3.7% 38,327 -3.0%
Oregon 41,783 41,527 41,302 74,320 -44.4% 43,237 -4.5% 40,911 1.0%
Pennsylvania 213,407 217,950 220,136 509,430 -56.8% 208,973 5.3% 205,220 7.3%
Puerto Rico 53,471 53,421 52,295 149,944 -65.1% 53,945 -3.1% 54,333 -3.8%
Rhode Island 34,493 34,498 34,187 55,953 -38.9% 34,547 -1.0% 37,013 -7.6%
South Carolina 46,441 46,927 46,281 110,837 -58.2% 46,346 -0.1% 49,756 -7.0%
South Dakota 6,209 6,113 5,919 15,384 -61.5% 6,197 -4.5% 6,416 -7.7%
Tennessee 185,526 187,975 191,652 251,717 -23.9% 184,253 4.0% 172,094 11.4%
Texas 337,153 343,804 281,765 638,119 -55.8% 335,906 -16.1% 335,178 -15.9%
Utah 22,214 22,648 22,944 38,564 -40.5% 22,032 4.1% 20,494 12.0%
Vermont 12,385 12,546 12,243 24,045 -49.1% 12,494 -2.0% 13,068 -6.3%
Virgin Islands 1,484 1,567 1,591 4,808 -66.9% 1,428 11.4% 334 376.3%
Virginia 22,885 23,252 23,527 148,529 -84.2% 69,928 -66.4% 68,403 -65.6%
Washington 132,775 131,779 131,721 266,591 -50.6% 135,887 -3.1% 130,497 0.9%
West Virginia 41,009 41,143 41,750 84,911 -50.8% 40,585 2.9% 39,527 5.6%
Wisconsin 50,818 51,243 52,280 142,746 -63.4% 49,791 5.0% 46,930 11.4%
Wyoming 723 711 694 11,783 -94.1% 691 0.4% 742 -6.5%
U.S. Totals 4,893,576 4,935,658 4,880,037 12,042,462 -59.5% 4,948,745 -1.4% 4,996,987 -2.3%