DCL-98-106 Oct 6, 1998
TO ALL IV-D DIRECTORS
RE: Percentage Report
Dear Colleague:
The following tables represent Child Support Program data for
fiscal years 1993 through 1997. The data is presented for all
States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. The tables show percentage changes for collections,
administrative expenditures, in-hospital & paternity
acknowledgment, and caseload data.
The data comes from the OCSE-156, OCSE 34, OCSE 131, and OCSE's
158 reports. We are sending you these tables for your information
and management of the program. The data is shown separately for
each State and Region. The national table is shown first followed
by State data in Regional order. Data for FY 1997 are preliminary
and subject to change.
If you have any questions or comments please call, Nina Campbell
(202) 401-5049 or email comments to nicampbell@acf.hhs.gov.
Sincerely,
David Gray Ross
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Enclosure
PERCENTAGE REPORT
SEPTEMBER 1998
SUMMARY STATEMENT
NATIONAL TOTALS
- The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) collected $13.4
billion in FY97.
- Total collections have increased by 50 percent since
FY93.
- Total administrative costs have increased by almost
53 percent.
- OCSE established over 1.2 million paternities in
FY97. Paternity establishments have increased by 130 percent as a
result of voluntary in-hospital acknowledgment reporting, as well
as improvement in state paternity establishments.
- In-hospital acknowledgments have increased by 475
percent since FY94.
- The 4.2 million total cases with collections in FY97
represents a 35 percent increase since FY93.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION I
- Connecticut collected a total of $142 million
in FY97. There were 46,000 cases with collections for FY97, and a
97 percent increase in paternity establishment.
- Maine increases non-AFDC collections by 90
percent, and paternity establishments by 66 percent over a five
year period.
- Massachusetts and New
Hampshire had a phenomenal 400 percent increase for their
paternity establishments.
- Rhode Island had over a 125 percent increase
for IV-D paternity establishments. Data came from IV-D cases only.
There were no in-hospital acknowledgment reporting for any of the
fiscal years.
- Vermont's 76 percent increase for total
collections was the highest out of all the States in this
region.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION II
- New Jersey reported over a 300 percent
increase for paternity establishments. This percent change is based
on steady increases of
IV-D cases, and in-hospital acknowledgment reporting for fiscal
years FY96/97.
- New York's paternity establishment increased
by 114 percent since FY 93.
- Puerto Rico had a 219 percent increase for
administrative expenditures, and a 110 percent increase for
AFDC/TANF collections.
- The Virgin Islands had over a 119 percent
increase for administrative expenditures.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION III
- Delaware paternity establishments increased by
158 percent from FY93 to F97.
- District of Columbia paternity establishments
increased by 85 percent since FY93.
- Delaware and Maryland's
paternity establishments increased by 100 percent.
- Pennsylvania had over a 200 percent increase
for paternity establishments since FY93.
- West Virginia paternity establishments
increased by over 300 percent since FY93.
- Virginia along with West
Virginia had over a 90 percent increase for total
collections.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION IV
- Alabama had over a 50 percent increase in
total, and in non-AFDC collections from FY93 to FY97.
- Florida's non-AFDC collections, administrative
expenditures, and paternity established all increased by 70 percent
or more.
- Georgia's total collection for FY97 was $278
million. Non-AFDC collections contributed to 72 percent of the
total collections.
- Kentucky had nearly a 60 percent increase for
total collections, and a 63 percent increase for paternity
establishments.
- Mississippi's non-AFDC collections increased
by 136 percent, and their total collections by 81 percent.
- North Carolina's paternity establishments have
increased by 98 percent.
- South Carolina had over a 100 percent increase
for non-AFDC collections, and over a 70 percent increase of total
collections.
- Tennessee's administrative expenditures
increased by 110 percent while total collections only increased by
49 percent.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION V
- Illinois' total collections increased by 45
percent.
- Illinois and Indiana's
paternity establishments have increased by 300 percent over the
past five year.
- Indiana non-AFDC collections increased by 89
percent.
- Michigan administrative expenditures increased
by 56 percent.
- Minnesota, with a 388 percent increase for
paternity establishments since FY93, had the highest increase out
of all the other States in this region.
- Ohio's total collections had a 52 percent
increase while administrative costs increased by 60 percent.
- Wisconsin's administrative expenditures
increased by 70 percent.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION VI
- Arkansas' total collections increased by 86
percent while non-AFDC collections increased by 117 percent, and
administrative expenditures 200 percent.
- Louisiana's total collections increased by 50
percent, and a 122 percent increase for their paternity
establishment.
- Louisiana's Cases with collections have
increased by 93 percent.
- New Mexico non-AFDC collections increased by
76 percent, and this was a 169 percent increase for administrative
expenditures.
- Oklahoma's total collections increased by 50
percent since FY93.
- Oklahoma's paternity establishments have
increased by 128 percent.
- Texas' total collections have increased by 100
percent, and their paternity establishments by 174 percent.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION VII
- Iowa & Kansas' total collections, and
administrative expenditures have increased by over 50 percent.
- Kansas has an 242 percent increase for their
paternity establishments.
- Missouri had a 65 percent increase for total
collections, and a 79 percent increase in administrative
expenditures.
- Nebraska's paternity establishment increased
by 257 percent.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION VIII
- Colorado's total collections have increased by
83 percent, and their paternity establishments by 142 percent.
- Montana had a 450 percent increase for
paternity establishment.
- Montana's total collections and administrative
expenditures increased by 66 percent.
- North Dakota & South Dakota's total
collections increased by over 70 percent.
- South Dakota & Utah have
over a 100 percent increase for paternity establishment.
- Wyoming has a 110 percent increase for total
collections, and a 266 percent increase for cases with orders
established.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION IX
- Arizona had over a 98 percent increase for
total collections, and a 365 percent for paternity
establishment.
- California had a 270 percent increase for
paternity establishments.
- Guam has increased their cases with order by
74 percent.
- Hawaii's administrative expenditures has
increased by 138 percent.
- Nevada's total collections, have increased by
60 percent while total administrative expenditures have increased
by 84 percent.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
REGION X
- Alaska's total collections, increased by 66
percent, while administrative expenditures increased by 77
percent.
- Alaska's paternity establishment increased by
200 percent.
- Idaho & Oregon had over a 125 percent
increase for paternity establishment.
- Idaho administrative expenditures increased by
86 percent.
- Oregon administrative expenditures increased
by 75 percent.
- Washington's paternity establishment increased
by 90 percent.