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2006

Combined TANF and SSP-MOE
AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS, ADULTS, AND CHILDREN
State Fiscal Year 2006 (October - September) Calendar Year 2006 (January - December)
Total
Recipients 		Adults Children Total
Recipients 		Adults Children
U.S. Totals 4,745,154 1,173,788 3,560,583 4,584,659 1,120,012 3,453,865
Alabama 45,738 10,368 35,370 45,258 10,215 35,043
Alaska 9,824 3,061 6,762 9,565 2,971 6,595
Arizona 87,264 21,751 65,513 84,036 20,657 63,379
Arkansas 17,925 4,205 13,720 18,313 4,386 13,927
California 1,199,948 237,234 962,714 1,186,305 234,291 952,014
Colorado 37,391 10,346 27,045 35,504 9,647 25,857
Connecticut 48,620 15,068 33,552 47,595 14,750 32,845
Delaware 12,648 3,145 9,503 11,711 2,802 8,909
Dist. of Col. 39,967 9,476 30,491 33,344 7,654 25,691
Florida 89,847 14,791 75,056 85,250 13,414 71,835
Georgia 62,943 8,042 54,900 56,220 6,140 50,080
Guam 1/ 10,783 -    -    10,783 -    -   
Hawaii 26,482 8,488 17,994 23,530 7,386 16,145
Idaho 3,054 420 2,634 2,942 369 2,573
Illinois 91,862 18,667 73,196 88,110 17,612 70,498
Indiana 129,739 31,170 98,570 127,193 30,416 96,777
Iowa 49,168 17,491 31,677 49,498 17,117 32,381
Kansas 44,966 14,268 30,698 43,693 13,860 29,833
Kentucky 69,928 16,819 53,109 68,057 16,085 51,973
Louisiana 26,749 3,697 23,052 24,769 3,337 21,432
Maine 31,876 10,438 21,437 32,009 10,485 21,524
Maryland 56,078 14,671 41,407 52,205 13,340 38,866
Massachusetts 98,238 30,746 67,492 96,079 29,921 66,158
Michigan 219,813 59,989 159,824 213,330 58,005 155,325
Minnesota 80,370 23,490 56,880 76,106 21,715 54,391
Mississippi 27,833 6,520 21,313 26,354 6,039 20,315
Missouri 107,954 34,066 73,889 103,325 32,314 71,011
Montana 9,907 3,070 6,838 9,394 2,867 6,527
Nebraska 33,283 10,281 23,002 30,259 9,060 21,199
Nevada 17,207 4,118 13,089 16,384 3,831 12,553
New Hampshire 14,361 4,487 9,874 13,766 4,244 9,522
New Jersey 109,227 32,578 76,650 102,620 30,441 72,180
New Mexico 43,040 11,986 31,053 41,448 11,437 30,011
New York 455,158 133,996 321,162 438,721 126,836 311,885
North Carolina 58,801 11,333 47,468 56,481 10,638 45,843
North Dakota 6,840 1,992 4,848 6,411 1,843 4,568
Ohio 170,195 40,198 129,997 168,794 39,759 129,034
Oklahoma 22,546 4,036 18,510 21,675 3,760 17,916
Oregon 41,835 10,655 31,180 41,565 10,549 31,016
Pennsylvania 245,071 71,718 173,353 222,873 63,104 159,769
Puerto Rico 38,756 11,369 27,387 38,229 11,231 26,999
Rhode Island 31,484 9,059 22,425 28,654 8,254 20,400
South Carolina 42,443 11,113 31,330 41,106 10,536 30,571
South Dakota 6,093 989 5,104 6,130 995 5,134
Tennessee 184,781 52,574 132,207 180,720 51,432 129,288
Texas 169,050 30,158 138,892 160,434 27,980 132,454
Utah 18,373 4,751 13,622 16,660 4,328 12,332
Vermont 11,919 4,229 7,690 11,629 4,098 7,530
Virgin Islands 1,248 309 940 1,263 316 947
Virginia 82,388 24,756 57,633 78,931 23,300 55,631
Washington 136,247 41,069 95,178 133,429 40,055 93,373
West Virginia 26,364 7,367 18,997 25,650 7,372 18,277
Wisconsin 40,974 7,100 33,874 39,810 6,751 33,059
Wyoming 553 71 482 541 68 473
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 10/26/2008
By ACF

This is a Historical Document.