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State Median Income Estimates for Fiscal Year 2000

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THIS CONTAINS INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES IN LIHEAP INFORMATION MEMORANDUM TRANSMITTAL NO. LIHEAP-IM-99-6,
DATED 3/3/99


TO:           LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
              GRANTEES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

SUBJECT:      State Median Income Estimates for Fiscal Year 2000

RELATED       Public Law 97-35, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
REFERENCES:   Act of 1981, as amended; 45 Code of Federal
              Regulations, Part 96; FSA-IM-88-9

PURPOSE:      The purpose of this memorandum is to inform LIHEAP
              grantees of state median income estimates for Fiscal
              Year (FY) 2000.

BACKGROUND:   Section 2605(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 97-35
              establishes 60 percent of a state's median income as
              the maximum income allowed in determining
              eligibility for LIHEAP, except in states where 150
              percent of the poverty income guidelines is higher.
              The Secretary has published for use in Fiscal Year
              2000 each state's median income figure, as estimated
              by the Bureau of the Census.

              In the past, the date for adoption of the state
              median income estimates has been the first day of
              the fiscal year after their publication.  Beginning
              with the state median incomes estimates for FY 1996,
              the adoption date for the state median income
              estimates were changed to be consistent with the
              adoption date for the poverty income guidelines.
              Therefore, LIHEAP grantees may adopt the FY 2000
              state median income estimates at any time between
              the date of publication in the Federal Register and
              the first day of FY 2000 (October 1, 1999) or by the
              beginning of a grantee's fiscal year, whichever is
              later.

              Attachment A lists 100 percent and 60 percent of
              state median income for a family of four, as
              published in the Federal Register on Friday,
              February 26, 1999 (64 FR 9513-9514).

              Attachment B lists 60 percent of state median income
              for families of one to six members.  Attachment B
              also explains how to calculate state median income
              for families of more than six members.

ATTACHMENTS:  A--Federal Register Notice, Vol. 64, No. 38, 
                 pp. 9513-9514, published on Friday, February 26, 1999

              B--60 percent of estimated state median income
                 adjusted for family size, by state, fiscal year 2000


INQUIRIES     Leon Litow, Program Analyst
TO:           Division of Energy Assistance
              Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS
              370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
              Washington, D.C.  20447
              (202) 401-5304
              E-mail:  llitow@acf.dhhs.gov




                              ______________/s_____________
                              Janet M. Fox
                              Director
                              Division of Energy Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


State Median Income Estimates for Four-Person Families (FY 2000);
Notice of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 State Median Income Estimates for
Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Administered by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of estimated state median income for FY 2000.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the estimated median income for four-
person families in each state and the District of Columbia for FY 2000
(October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000). LIHEAP grantees may adopt the
state median income estimates beginning with the date of this
publication of the estimates in the Federal Register or at a later date
as discussed below. This means that LIHEAP grantees could choose to
implement this notice during the period between the heating and cooling
seasons. However, by October 1, 1999, or by the beginning of a
grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later, LIHEAP grantees using state
median income estimates must adjust their income eligibility criteria
to be in accord with the FY 2000 state median income estimates.
    This listing of estimated state median incomes concerns maximum
income levels for households to which LIHEAP grantees may make payments
under LIHEAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The estimates are effective at any time between the
date of this publication and October 1, 1999, or by the beginning of a
LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Litow Administration for Children
and Families, HHS Office of Community Services Division of Energy
Assistance 5th Floor West 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W. Washington, D.C.
20447 Telephone: (202) 401-5304 Internet E-Mail: llitow@acf.dhhs.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 2603(7) of
Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub. L.
97-35, as amended), we are announcing the estimated median income of a
four-person family for each state, the District of Columbia, and the
United States for FY 2000 (the period of October 1, 1999, through
September 30, 2000).
    Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the LIHEAP statute provides that 60
percent of the median income for each state, as annually established by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is one of the income
criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a household's
eligibility for LIHEAP.
    LIHEAP is currently authorized through the end of FY 2004 by the
Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-285,
which was enacted on October 27, 1998.
    Estimates of the median income of four-person families for each
state and the District of Columbia for FY 2000 have been developed by
the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce, using the
most recently available income data. In developing the median income
estimates for FY 2000, the Bureau of the Census used the following
three sources of data: (1) The March 1998 Current Population Survey;
(2) the 1990 Decennial Census of Population; and (3) 1997 per capita
personal income estimates, by state, from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
    Like the estimates for FY 1999, the FY 2000 estimates include
income estimates from the March Current Population Survey that are
based on population controls from the 1990 Decennial Census of
Population. Income estimates prior to FY 1996 from the March Current
Population Survey had been based on population controls from the 1980
Decennial Census of Population. Generally, the use of 1990 population
controls results in somewhat lower estimates of income.
    For further information on the estimating method and data sources,
contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, at the
Bureau of the Census (301-457-3243).
    A state-by-state listing of median income, and 60 percent of median
income, for a four-person family for FY 2000 follows. The listing
describes the method for adjusting median income for families of
different sizes as specified in regulations applicable to LIHEAP, at 45
CFR 96.85(b), which was published in the Federal Register on March 3,
1988 at 53 FR 6824.

    Dated: February 19, 1999.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.


ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR 4-PERSON FAMILIES, BY

STATE, FISCAL YEAR 2000 \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              60 Percent
                                                 Estimated        of
                                                   state      estimated
                                                   median       state
                    States                       income 4-      median
                                                   person     income 4-
                                                  families      person
                                                    \2\        families
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.......................................      $48,240      $28,944
Alaska........................................       57,474       34,484
Arizona.......................................       47,133       28,280
Arkansas......................................       38,646       23,188
California....................................       55,217       33,130
Colorado......................................       58,988       35,393
Connecticut...................................       72,706       43,624
Delaware......................................       63,171       37,903
District of Col...............................       56,125       33,675
Florida.......................................       49,913       29,948
Georgia.......................................       51,649       30,989
Hawaii........................................       58,474       35,084
Idaho.........................................       46,126       27,676
Illinois......................................       57,811       34,687
Indiana.......................................       53,581       32,149
Iowa..........................................       51,782       31,069
Kansas........................................       52,900       31,740
Kentucky......................................       46,033       27,620
Louisiana.....................................       46,087       27,652
Maine.........................................       48,043       28,826
Maryland......................................       66,508       39,905
Massachusetts.................................       65,012       39,007
Michigan......................................       57,521       34,513
Minnesota.....................................       60,577       36,346
Mississippi...................................       42,238       25,343
Missouri......................................       52,179       31,307
Montana.......................................       43,559       26,135
Nebraska......................................       53,419       32,051
Nevada........................................       53,302       31,981
New Hampshire.................................       59,981       35,989
New Jersey....................................       67,335       40,401
New Mexico....................................       40,033       24,020
New York......................................       55,911       33,547
North Carolina................................       51,790       31,074
North Dakota..................................       46,921       28,153
Ohio..........................................       55,926       33,556
Oklahoma......................................       44,283       26,570
Oregon........................................       54,226       32,536
Pennsylvania..................................       55,386       33,232
Rhode Island..................................       62,005       37,203
South Carolina................................       49,660       29,796
South Dakota..................................       46,831       28,099
Tennessee.....................................       48,244       28,946
Texas.........................................       48,007       28,804
Utah..........................................       50,823       30,494
Vermont.......................................       51,814       31,088
Virginia......................................       57,050       34,230
Washington....................................       57,421       34,453
West Virginia.................................       43,668       26,201
Wisconsin.....................................       57,270       34,362
Wyoming.......................................       48,412      29,047
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note--FY 2000 covers the period of October 1, 1999 through September 30,
  2000. The estimated median income for 4-person families living in the
  United States is $53,350 for FY 2000. The estimates are effective for
  the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at any time
  between the date of this publication and October 1, 1999, or by the
  beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.
\1\ In accordance with 45 CFR 96.85, each state's estimated median
  income for a 4-person family is multiplied by the following
  percentages to adjust for family size: 52% for one person, 68% for two
  persons, 84% for three persons, 100% for four persons, 116% for five
  persons, and 132% for six persons. For family sizes greater than six
  persons, add 3% to 132% for each additional family member and multiply
  the new percentage by the state's estimated median income for a 4-
  person family.
\2\ Prepared by the Bureau of the Census from the March 1998 Current
  Population Survey, 1990 Decennial Census of Population and Housing,
  and 1997 per capita personal income estimates, by state, from the
  Bureau of Economic Analysis.


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ATTACHMENT B

Sixty percent of estimated state median income adjusted for family size, fiscal year 2000 \1\

Note--The estimated U.S. median income for 4-person families is $53,350 for the period of October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000.

\1\ Prepared by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance. In accordance with 45 CFR 96.85, 60 percent of each state's estimated median income for a 4-person family is multiplied by the following percentages to adjust for family size: 52 percent for one person, 68 percent for two persons, 84 percent for three persons, 100 percent for four persons, 116 percent for five persons, and 132 percent for six persons. For family sizes greater than six persons, add 3 percent to 132 percent for each additional family member and multiply the new percentage by the state's dollar amount for 4-person families.
\2\ Prepared by the Bureau of the Census from the March 1998 Current Population Survey, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, and Bureau of Economic Analysis= 1997 per capita personal income estimates, by state.