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Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
 
AVERAGE MONTHLY AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE, 1997 - 1999
as reported in Section 3 of the TANF Data Report (Form ACF-199)
 
FISCAL YEARS (October - September)   CALENDAR YEARS (January - December)
1997* 1998** 1999   1997* 1998 1999***
             
$1,149,026,626 $1,135,882,903 $940,362,697 U.S. Totals $1,130,001,711 $1,077,153,820 $914,147,548
$3,742,143 $3,303,517 $2,821,817 Alabama $3,552,545 $3,171,798 $2,756,594
AFDC 7,216,532 5,752,193 Alaska AFDC 6,878,388 5,511,743
14,203,396 11,325,408 9,606,978 Arizona 13,180,029 10,523,358 9,431,153
AFDC 2,569,104 2,849,740 Arkansas AFDC 2,633,296 3,041,383
338,983,508 296,479,478 261,927,679 California 339,152,788 281,923,597 265,696,223
AFDC 6,175,627 4,436,963 Colorado AFDC 5,833,884 4,190,192
25,906,774 22,841,947 15,354,686 Connecticut 25,541,066 20,732,501 14,408,371
2,030,753 1,915,492 1,580,814 Delaware 2,030,753 1,775,799 1,609,396
8,093,837 7,585,120 6,692,587 Dist. of Col. 8,093,837 7,315,457 6,515,025
31,731,144 24,868,317 18,786,129 Florida 29,541,598 22,763,870 17,791,526
22,384,186 19,226,920 14,286,513 Georgia 21,677,243 17,791,901 13,736,295
AFDC 1,047,159 1,312,947 Guam AFDC 1,084,543 1,351,697
AFDC 8,823,858 8,339,177 Hawaii AFDC 8,763,138 8,152,678
AFDC 482,527 357,006 Idaho AFDC 459,176 342,006
AFDC 38,897,094 26,961,365 Illinois AFDC 37,178,640 23,787,979
10,240,848 9,600,493 11,270,229 Indiana 10,018,339 9,708,099 10,615,282
8,972,466 8,376,932 7,246,323 Iowa 8,838,905 8,027,275 7,055,169
5,075,979 4,221,105 3,706,559 Kansas 4,737,035 3,985,371 3,666,713
13,052,417 11,647,049 9,432,134 Kentucky 12,592,089 11,011,721 9,095,395
7,395,972 7,502,922 6,035,223 Louisiana 7,204,556 7,518,563 5,476,545
5,650,496 5,350,118 4,729,216 Maine 5,445,060 5,219,501 4,604,737
16,700,725 14,592,172 10,606,732 Maryland 16,406,232 13,562,692 10,046,205
51,000,042 48,201,505 41,806,374 Massachusetts 48,006,919 47,222,806 37,248,122
55,089,646 46,745,896 34,882,325 Michigan 53,729,197 42,772,788 32,865,486
AFDC 28,498,654 26,950,160 Minnesota AFDC 28,334,145 24,086,707
3,367,419 2,477,871 1,826,324 Mississippi 3,040,493 2,191,343 1,908,997
15,999,371 14,654,819 12,459,430 Missouri 15,754,285 14,004,631 12,194,730
2,577,226 2,340,029 1,796,943 Montana 2,487,250 2,212,125 1,720,769
4,338,097 4,346,546 3,891,669 Nebraska 4,331,944 4,273,365 3,842,485
2,920,682 2,767,676 2,141,831 Nevada 2,929,869 2,642,823 1,577,439
3,411,976 2,829,204 2,694,000 New Hampshire 2,943,031 2,757,926 2,674,426
31,330,709 26,548,567 21,153,750 New Jersey 29,164,457 25,038,767 20,744,118
AFDC 9,205,817 9,567,467 New Mexico AFDC 9,396,445 9,135,828
190,919,620 186,452,512 145,824,235 New York 195,261,471 176,249,954 140,586,336
18,971,268 16,690,128 12,636,997 North Carolina 18,562,019 15,533,985 12,117,065
AFDC 1,137,610 1,131,752 North Dakota AFDC 1,133,310 1,118,190
49,894,692 43,667,929 34,027,442 Ohio 47,110,124 41,096,597 32,850,380
5,611,744 5,241,526 4,092,201 Oklahoma 5,464,255 5,068,722 3,865,253
13,965,780 12,442,307 13,308,273 Oregon 12,856,346 12,064,356 12,524,946
56,830,859 50,865,158 40,003,346 Pennsylvania 56,830,859 46,788,966 37,486,805
AFDC 4,250,816 3,665,858 Puerto Rico AFDC 4,158,033 3,532,505
8,628,163 8,999,419 8,135,139 Rhode Island 8,628,163 8,821,444 9,799,561
5,083,346 4,598,921 3,041,447 South Carolina 5,041,590 4,194,595 2,840,150
1,243,678 1,118,111 926,617 South Dakota 1,189,615 1,069,972 875,668
7,314,027 7,354,440 7,403,869 Tennessee 7,069,964 7,447,457 7,916,804
28,747,055 24,358,900 18,952,750 Texas 27,331,162 22,735,114 19,710,822
3,476,587 3,353,438 3,522,689 Utah 3,406,917 3,425,386 3,465,349
3,676,101 3,485,746 3,150,080 Vermont 3,596,601 3,385,772 3,173,159
AFDC 299,576 266,878 Virgin Islands AFDC 299,346 253,303
11,249,455 10,432,891 8,889,324 Virginia 10,835,730 10,066,942 8,581,923
40,881,129 36,045,209 27,561,385 Washington 39,671,854 33,905,888 26,323,058
6,310,869 4,293,176 2,568,822 West Virginia 6,118,997 3,407,470 2,663,810
11,650,402 7,853,091 7,826,299 Wisconsin 10,293,858 7,352,786 7,398,985
372,044 276,525 164,015 Wyoming 332,668 237,996 182,060
             
*1997 averages are for TANF months only. Depending upon when State TANF programs began, fiscal year averages may be for one to three months, calendar year averages for one to six months.
**1998 fiscal year averages are for TANF months only. Depending upon when State TANF programs began, this may be from 9-12 months. All States were under TANF reporting for calendar 1998.
***Calendar 1999 averages represent nine months for those States that have not yet reported data for the October-December 1999 quarter.

Last Updated on 04/25/2001
By ACF