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Table 3:1:b
Temporary Assistance for Need Families
CHANGES IN TANF WORK PARTICIPATION RATES
FROM FY 2001 TO FY 2002
| STATE |
ALL FAMILIES RATES |
TWO-PARENT FAMILIES RATES |
| FY 2001 RATE |
FY 2002 RATE |
DIFFERENCE |
PERCENT CHANGE |
FY 2001 RATE |
FY 2002 RATE |
DIFFERENCE |
PERCENT CHANGE |
| United States |
34.4% |
33.4% |
-1.0% |
-2.9% |
51.1% |
49.4% |
-1.7% |
-3.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
38.9% |
37.3% |
-1.6% |
-4.1% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Alaska |
43.4% |
39.6% |
-3.8% |
-8.8% |
51.0% |
44.5% |
-6.5% |
-12.7% |
| Arizona |
32.9% |
25.9% |
-7.0% |
-21.3% |
60.2% |
52.2% |
-8.0% |
-13.3% |
| Arkansas |
21.9% |
21.4% |
-0.5% |
-2.3% |
22.5% |
24.4% |
1.9% |
8.4% |
| California |
25.9% |
27.3% |
1.4% |
5.4% |
1/ |
1/ |
- |
|
| Colorado |
38.2% |
35.9% |
-2.3% |
-6.0% |
44.8% |
45.6% |
0.8% |
1.8% |
| Connecticut |
40.6% |
26.6% |
-14.0% |
-34.5% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Delaware |
24.6% |
25.8% |
1.2% |
4.9% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Dist. of Col. |
20.3% |
16.4% |
-3.9% |
-19.2% |
29.2% |
13.4% |
-15.8% |
-54.1% |
| Florida |
29.9% |
30.4% |
0.5% |
1.7% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Georgia |
8.7% |
8.2% |
-0.5% |
-5.7% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Guam |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
- |
| Hawaii |
35.0% |
58.8% |
23.8% |
68.0% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Idaho |
46.9% |
40.7% |
-6.2% |
-13.2% |
45.3% |
40.2% |
-5.1% |
-11.3% |
| Illinois |
65.8% |
58.4% |
-7.4% |
-11.2% |
88.5% |
1/ |
- |
- |
| Indiana |
76.0% |
62.6% |
-13.4% |
-17.6% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Iowa |
41.2% |
51.2% |
10.0% |
24.3% |
50.5% |
41.6% |
-8.9% |
-17.6% |
| Kansas |
80.7% |
84.8% |
4.1% |
5.1% |
80.7% |
86.1% |
5.4% |
6.7% |
| Kentucky |
34.0% |
32.4% |
-1.6% |
-4.7% |
48.4% |
43.7% |
-4.7% |
-9.7% |
| Louisiana |
37.4% |
38.7% |
1.3% |
3.5% |
58.7% |
57.2% |
-1.5% |
-2.6% |
| Maine |
45.9% |
44.5% |
-1.4% |
-3.1% |
59.7% |
58.2% |
-1.5% |
-2.5% |
| Maryland |
6.6% |
8.3% |
1.7% |
25.8% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Massachusetts |
76.5% |
60.9% |
-15.6% |
-20.4% |
77.1% |
69.7% |
-7.4% |
-9.6% |
| Michigan |
33.8% |
28.9% |
-4.9% |
-14.5% |
53.5% |
46.5% |
-7.0% |
-13.1% |
| Minnesota |
35.2% |
40.4% |
5.2% |
14.8% |
43.3% |
1/ |
- |
- |
| Mississippi |
20.9% |
18.5% |
-2.4% |
-11.5% |
13.6% |
1/ |
- |
- |
| Missouri |
33.1% |
25.4% |
-7.7% |
-23.3% |
27.3% |
27.5% |
0.2% |
0.7% |
| Montana |
44.4% |
84.2% |
39.8% |
89.6% |
87.2% |
93.5% |
6.3% |
7.2% |
| Nebraska |
18.1% |
28.1% |
10.0% |
55.2% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Nevada |
35.1% |
21.6% |
-13.5% |
-38.5% |
69.3% |
1/ |
- |
- |
| New Hampshire |
50.2% |
41.8% |
-8.4% |
-16.7% |
31.4% |
31.0% |
-0.4% |
-1.3% |
| New Jersey |
39.0% |
36.4% |
-2.6% |
-6.7% |
|
|
- |
- |
| New Mexico |
46.4% |
42.7% |
-3.7% |
-8.0% |
64.7% |
57.5% |
-7.2% |
-11.1% |
| New York |
41.4% |
38.5% |
-2.9% |
-7.0% |
53.8% |
56.3% |
2.5% |
4.6% |
| North Carolina |
24.4% |
27.4% |
3.0% |
12.3% |
47.6% |
46.7% |
-0.9% |
-1.9% |
| North Dakota |
32.0% |
30.4% |
-1.6% |
-5.0% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Ohio |
53.2% |
56.3% |
3.1% |
5.8% |
58.5% |
60.0% |
1.5% |
2.6% |
| Oklahoma |
18.6% |
26.7% |
8.1% |
43.5% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Oregon |
72.0% |
61.1% |
-10.9% |
-15.1% |
63.7% |
53.8% |
-9.9% |
-15.5% |
| Pennsylvania |
10.8% |
10.4% |
-0.4% |
-3.7% |
11.3% |
11.0% |
-0.3% |
-2.7% |
| Puerto Rico |
6.6% |
5.6% |
-1.0% |
-15.2% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Rhode Island |
25.3% |
24.6% |
-0.7% |
-2.8% |
94.8% |
93.8% |
-1.0% |
-1.1% |
| South Carolina |
58.7% |
52.4% |
-6.3% |
-10.7% |
76.5% |
54.7% |
-21.8% |
-28.5% |
| South Dakota |
43.0% |
42.5% |
-0.5% |
-1.2% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Tennessee |
32.3% |
41.2% |
8.9% |
27.6% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Texas |
41.5% |
30.8% |
-10.7% |
-25.8% |
61.9% |
1/ |
- |
- |
| Utah |
25.9% |
27.9% |
2.0% |
7.7% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Vermont |
12.9% |
21.4% |
8.5% |
65.9% |
27.9% |
32.7% |
4.8% |
17.2% |
| Virgin Islands |
6.7% |
17.7% |
11.0% |
164.2% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Virginia |
44.3% |
42.9% |
-1.4% |
-3.2% |
|
|
- |
- |
| Washington |
50.4% |
49.8% |
-0.6% |
-1.2% |
52.7% |
50.7% |
-2.0% |
-3.8% |
| West Virginia |
21.6% |
19.2% |
-2.4% |
-11.1% |
32.6% |
26.5% |
-6.1% |
-18.7% |
| Wisconsin |
75.0% |
69.4% |
-5.6% |
-7.5% |
39.3% |
39.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Wyoming |
71.8% |
82.9% |
11.1% |
15.5% |
91.6% |
93.8% |
2.2% |
2.4% |
| 1/ State has no two-parent families in its TANF program. |
| ACF/OFA: 04-25-2003 |
Last Updated on 7/30/2004
By ACF
This document was last modified on
May-29-2008
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