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April 2008

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
State Total
Families 		Two
Parent
Families 		One
Parent
Families 		No
Parent
Families 		Total
Recipients 		Adults Children
U.S. Totals 1,634,587 62,771 808,964 759,774 3,793,262 865,175 2,917,395
Alabama 17,272 78 8,537 8,657 39,598 8,780 30,818
Alaska 3,218 376 1,821 1,021 8,532 2,628 5,904
Arizona 35,836 817 16,666 18,353 75,405 18,400 57,005
Arkansas 8,466 223 4,581 3,662 19,146 4,951 14,195
California 489,125 39,617 220,351 229,157 1,202,808 245,007 957,801
Colorado 8,856 365 4,057 4,434 21,546 4,764 16,782
Connecticut 19,012 -    11,469 7,543 39,045 11,688 27,357
Delaware 4,146 -    1,684 2,462 8,681 1,702 6,979
Dist. of Col. 5,646 -    3,375 2,271 12,663 2,341 10,322
Florida 47,919 680 9,263 37,976 76,670 11,146 65,524
Georgia 21,768 -    2,521 19,247 38,374 2,306 36,068
Guam 1/ 3,078 -    -    -    10,692 -    -   
Hawaii 5,534 26 3,444 2,064 13,435 3,457 9,978
Idaho 1,472 -    117 1,355 2,161 117 2,044
Illinois 24,340 -    8,325 16,015 55,865 8,263 47,602
Indiana 40,293 2,741 28,257 9,295 114,836 27,673 87,163
Iowa 15,615 1,036 9,921 4,658 39,179 11,988 27,191
Kansas 12,065 711 7,520 3,834 30,266 9,243 21,023
Kentucky 29,247 430 11,384 17,433 58,948 12,429 46,519
Louisiana 10,830 -    2,495 8,335 21,991 2,560 19,431
Maine 9,641 -    7,745 1,896 25,289 8,103 17,186
Maryland 18,808 -    10,915 7,893 43,080 10,751 32,329
Massachusetts 45,227 2,153 25,811 17,263 89,895 28,035 61,860
Michigan 66,153 -    45,046 21,107 171,675 45,209 126,466
Minnesota 21,497 -    11,283 10,214 47,462 10,934 36,528
Mississippi 10,913 -    4,920 5,993 22,163 4,988 17,175
Missouri 35,742 -    26,615 9,127 86,062 26,157 59,905
Montana 3,200 318 1,520 1,362 7,951 2,253 5,698
Nebraska 6,851 -    3,522 3,329 16,280 3,455 12,825
Nevada 7,112 499 3,333 3,280 17,931 4,389 13,542
New Hampshire 4,410 21 2,248 2,141 8,934 2,299 6,635
New Jersey 33,231 -    22,859 10,372 78,863 22,831 56,032
New Mexico 13,035 339 7,359 5,337 33,943 7,793 26,150
New York 116,773 1,386 57,211 58,176 256,197 62,012 194,185
North Carolina 23,862 149 6,852 16,861 44,571 7,151 37,420
North Dakota 2,025 -    1,465 560 5,078 1,386 3,692
Ohio 80,974 3,827 33,753 43,394 175,098 42,063 133,035
Oklahoma 8,055 18 2,628 5,409 17,153 2,664 14,489
Oregon 19,900 726 10,705 8,469 46,132 12,269 33,863
Pennsylvania 50,024 1,784 39,815 8,425 121,058 30,548 90,510
Puerto Rico 11,470 -    9,061 2,409 30,775 9,724 21,051
Rhode Island 8,020 105 5,289 2,626 18,864 5,441 13,423
South Carolina 14,718 -    7,343 7,375 32,945 7,063 25,882
South Dakota 2,854 -    861 1,993 5,875 861 5,014
Tennessee 51,829 -    34,416 17,413 130,809 34,849 95,960
Texas 51,081 -    14,393 36,688 112,328 14,976 97,352
Utah 4,710 -    2,063 2,647 11,447 3,117 8,330
Vermont 3,772 253 2,319 1,200 8,813 2,825 5,988
Virgin Islands 405 -    361 44 1,161 340 821
Virginia 28,431 -    17,288 11,143 62,567 16,856 45,711
Washington 49,741 3,969 25,160 20,612 116,154 33,469 82,685
West Virginia 8,566 -    3,832 4,734 18,710 4,903 13,807
Wisconsin 17,523 124 5,098 12,301 37,597 5,930 31,667
Wyoming 296 -    87 209 561 88 473
1/ Guam's TANF caseload figures reflect an estimate based on the first quarter of FY 2002.
As of 10/21/2008

Last Updated on 10/21/2008
By ACF



This is a Historical Document.