Change in TANF Caseloads Since Enactment
of new Welfare Law
Total TANF families and
recipients(in thousands)
Aug-96
Jun-00
Percent
96-00
Families
4,415
2,208
-50%
2,207,000
fewer families
Recipients
12,241
5,781
-53%
6,460,000
fewer recipients
Total TANF
recipients by State
STATE
Aug-96
Jun-00
(96-00)
Alabama
100,662
55,168
-45%
Alaska
35,544
24,389
-31%
Arizona
169,442
82,851
-51%
Arkansas
56,343
28,113
-50%
California
2,581,948
1,272,468
-51%
Colorado
95,788
27,699
-71%
Connecticut
159,246
63,589
-60%
Delaware
23,654
17,262
-27%
Dist.
of Col.
69,292
44,487
-36%
Florida
533,801
135,903
-75%
Georgia
330,302
135,381
-59%
Guam
8,314
9,550
15%
Hawaii
66,482
42,824
-36%
Idaho
21,780
1,382
-94%
Illinois
642,644
259,242
-60%
Indiana
142,604
96,854
-32%
Iowa
86,146
52,293
-39%
Kansas
63,783
36,557
-43%
Kentucky
172,193
85,696
-50%
Louisiana
228,115
79,745
-65%
Maine
53,873
14,813
-73%
Maryland
194,127
70,910
-63%
Massachusetts
226,030
93,890
-58%
Michigan
502,354
195,101
-61%
Minnesota
169,744
116,589
-31%
Mississippi
123,828
33,781
-73%
Missouri
222,820
122,930
-45%
Montana
29,130
14,001
-52%
Nebraska
38,592
26,841
-30%
Nevada
34,261
16,478
-52%
New
Hampshire
22,937
13,862
-40%
New
Jersey
275,637
125,258
-55%
New
Mexico
99,661
67,950
-32%
New
York
1,143,962
693,012
-39%
North
Carolina
267,326
97,171
-64%
North
Dakota
13,146
7,734
-41%
Ohio
549,312
238,351
-57%
Oklahoma
96,201
13,606
-86%
Oregon
78,419
42,374
-46%
Pennsylvania
531,059
232,976
-56%
Puerto
Rico
151,023
90,630
-40%
Rhode
Island
56,560
44,826
-21%
South
Carolina
114,273
35,721
-69%
South
Dakota
15,896
6,702
-58%
Tennessee
254,818
143,823
-44%
Texas
649,018
343,464
-47%
Utah
39,073
24,101
-38%
Vermont
24,331
15,528
-36%
Virgin
Islands
4,898
2,920
-40%
Virginia
152,845
67,388
-56%
Washington
268,927
146,375
-46%
West
Virginia
89,039
31,500
-65%
Wisconsin
148,888
37,381
-75%
Wyoming
11,398
1,103
-90%
U.S.
Total
12,241,489
5,780,543
-53%
Note:
Several states made changes in the definitions of their caseloads
-California removed twoparent
families, Texas added families enrolled during a month, Wisconsin
added child only cases. Source:U.S.
Dept. of Health & Human ServicesAdministration
for Children and Families Dec-00