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TANF Recipients - Through June 2008
As of November 25, 2008
State Current Quarter Over Past Quarter Same Quarter Last Year Over Past Year Previous Year Since TANF Enactment
Jun-08   Mar-08 TO Mar-08 Mar-07 TO  Mar-07 Jun-07 TO Mar-08 Jun-06 TO Mar-07 Aug-96 TO Jun-07
  % of U.S.  Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank
U.S. Totals              3,781,985 100.0%                 (21,782) -0.6%                   (59,467) -1.5%                 (103,449) -2.1%                 (233,130) -8.2%              (8,460,140) -69.1%  
Alabama                   39,404 1.0%                       (782) -1.9% 23                    (1,107) -2.7% 20                    (1,071) -0.7% 34                    (2,000) -7.2% 36                  (61,258) -60.9% 40
Alaska                     8,091 0.2%                       (375) -4.4% 8                       (258) -2.9% 17                       (647) -3.1% 26                    (1,138) -18.1% 23                  (27,453) -77.2% 19
Arizona                   74,356 2.0%                    (1,640) -2.2% 21                    (1,237) -1.6% 32                       (968) 0.9% 41                    (7,537) -10.3% 32                  (95,086) -56.1% 44
Arkansas                   18,600 0.5%                       (365) -1.9% 24                       (175) -0.9% 37                       (565) -1.0% 33                     2,184 9.5% 49                  (37,743) -67.0% 29
California              1,208,868 32.0%                   13,617 1.1% 43                       (683) -0.1% 41                   51,302 3.3% 45                 115,602 16.0% 51             (1,373,080) -53.2% 48
Colorado                   20,584 0.5%                    (1,676) -7.5% 6                    (2,619) -9.4% 3                    (4,776) -12.2% 9                  (10,916) -43.3% 3                  (75,204) -78.5% 14
Connecticut                   38,657 1.0%                       (740) -1.9% 25                       (377) -1.1% 35                     4,399 15.0% 53                    (1,732) 7.4% 48                (120,589) -75.7% 21
Delaware                     8,492 0.2%                           (4) 0.0% 36                       (293) -3.5% 13                        382 4.8% 48                    (3,580) -27.4% 12                  (15,162) -64.1% 35
Dist. of Col.                   11,582 0.3%                       (383) -3.2% 15                     1,406 10.7% 52                    (2,904) -17.4% 3                  (24,323) -70.2% 1                  (57,710) -83.3% 8
Florida                   80,104 2.1%                     2,624 3.4% 49                    (1,752) -2.3% 25                     6,700 5.6% 49                    (7,651) -1.2% 44                (453,697) -85.0% 6
Georgia                   37,461 1.0%                    (1,510) -3.9% 12                    (1,075) -2.4% 23                    (5,739) -9.8% 12                  (12,335) -32.5% 8                (292,841) -88.7% 5
Guam 1/                   10,783 0.3%                           -   0.0% 38                     8,477 367.6% 54                           -   0.0% 38                     8,351 343.4% 54                     2,469 29.7% 54
Hawaii                   12,570 0.3%                    (1,169) -8.5% 4                       (448) -3.2% 14                    (1,155) 0.1% 39                    (3,169) -25.6% 15                  (53,912) -81.1% 12
Idaho                     2,173 0.1%                         (14) -0.6% 31                       (229) -8.9% 5                       (184) -7.2% 14                       (597) -26.4% 13                  (19,607) -90.0% 4
Illinois                   55,837 1.5%                       (636) -1.1% 27                    (8,007) -10.6% 2                  (12,033) -16.8% 4                  (18,952) -35.7% 5                (586,807) -91.3% 2
Indiana                 113,627 3.0%                    (3,734) -3.2% 16                    (2,026) -1.7% 31                    (3,483) 0.2% 40                        933 -2.2% 42                  (28,977) -20.3% 53
Iowa                   38,095 1.0%                    (1,901) -4.8% 7                       (345) -0.8% 39                    (3,109) -2.9% 27                     1,653 -3.7% 41                  (48,051) -55.8% 45
Kansas                   30,004 0.8%                       (998) -3.2% 14                    (1,173) -3.2% 15                    (6,049) -14.0% 7                    (8,024) -31.9% 9                  (33,779) -53.0% 49
Kentucky                   57,370 1.5%                    (1,311) -2.2% 19                    (1,722) -2.8% 18                    (1,368) -0.1% 36                    (9,700) -16.2% 26                (114,823) -66.7% 32
Louisiana                   21,560 0.6%                       (702) -3.2% 17                          92 0.4% 43                    (2,123) -6.0% 16                        212 -8.1% 34                (206,555) -90.5% 3
Maine                   24,019 0.6%                    (1,100) -4.4% 9                       (211) -0.9% 38                       (446) 2.7% 43                       (844) -5.1% 39                  (29,854) -55.4% 47
Maryland                   43,437 1.1%                        887 2.1% 46                        548 1.4% 49                     2,731 4.5% 47                    (3,001) -0.6% 46                (150,690) -77.6% 18
Massachusetts                   90,043 2.4%                       (488) -0.5% 33                       (241) -0.3% 40                        316 0.9% 42                    (1,344) -1.1% 45                (135,987) -60.2% 41
Michigan                 166,179 4.4%                    (7,581) -4.4% 10                    (4,638) -2.4% 24                  (24,174) -8.7% 13                  (29,593) -24.4% 17                (336,175) -66.9% 30
Minnesota                   47,411 1.3%                       (331) -0.7% 30                        219 0.3% 42                  (16,162) -24.9% 1                    (3,758) -29.6% 10                (122,333) -72.1% 24
Mississippi                   22,768 0.6%                        872 4.0% 52                        483 2.2% 50                       (176) -4.6% 21                    (2,880) -11.8% 31                (101,060) -81.6% 11
Missouri                   82,851 2.2%                    (3,590) -4.2% 11                    (1,968) -2.2% 28                    (6,466) -3.2% 25                    (1,680) -9.0% 33                (139,969) -62.8% 38
Montana                     7,357 0.2%                       (651) -8.1% 5                          85 1.1% 47                       (791) -1.7% 31                    (1,635) -24.8% 16                  (21,773) -74.7% 23
Nebraska                   15,879 0.4%                       (353) -2.2% 20                    (1,727) -11.6% 1                     2,757 23.7% 54                  (10,719) -33.4% 7                  (23,349) -59.5% 42
Nevada                   18,183 0.5%                        117 0.6% 41                     2,028 13.1% 53                        641 3.0% 44                     5,467 50.6% 52                  (16,078) -46.9% 51
New Hampshire                     8,479 0.2%                    (1,407) -14.2% 1                       (481) -4.4% 12                    (2,009) -5.7% 17                    (3,049) -37.4% 4                  (14,458) -63.0% 37
New Jersey                   79,047 2.1%                         (89) -0.1% 35                    (1,599) -1.9% 30                    (1,539) -1.8% 30                  (17,758) -19.6% 22                (196,590) -71.3% 25
New Mexico                   34,790 0.9%                     1,259 3.8% 51                       (805) -2.3% 26                        547 -2.1% 28                    (6,766) -15.2% 27                  (64,871) -65.1% 33
New York                 255,592 6.8%                    (1,824) -0.7% 29                    (8,080) -3.0% 16                    (5,423) -1.4% 32                  (40,221) -15.2% 28                (888,370) -77.7% 17
North Carolina                   44,414 1.2%                        348 0.8% 42                    (1,176) -2.5% 22                    (2,075) -5.2% 18                    (9,915) -21.3% 20                (222,912) -83.4% 7
North Dakota                     4,941 0.1%                         (99) -2.0% 22                        213 4.2% 51                       (292) -3.7% 24                    (1,701) -28.7% 11                    (8,205) -62.4% 39
Ohio                 173,257 4.6%                           (7) 0.0% 37                    (2,408) -1.5% 33                   10,135 6.2% 50                    (3,556) 3.9% 47                (376,055) -68.5% 28
Oklahoma                   16,448 0.4%                       (647) -3.8% 13                       (553) -2.8% 19                    (2,939) -11.8% 10                    (2,115) -23.5% 19                  (79,753) -82.9% 9
Oregon                   46,898 1.2%                     1,196 2.6% 48                       (463) -1.1% 36                     4,650 8.2% 51                        680 12.8% 50                  (31,521) -40.2% 52
Pennsylvania                 116,567 3.1%                  (12,275) -9.5% 3                    (3,241) -2.1% 29                  (32,629) -13.6% 8                  (89,412) -51.1% 2                (414,492) -78.1% 16
Puerto Rico                   31,678 0.8%                        423 1.4% 44                    (1,728) -4.9% 11                    (1,642) -6.2% 15                    (4,608) -16.5% 25                (119,345) -79.0% 13
Rhode Island                   18,758 0.5%                       (272) -1.4% 26                        163 0.8% 46                    (1,165) -4.5% 22                    (3,637) -20.4% 21                  (37,802) -66.8% 31
South Carolina                   33,735 0.9%                     1,336 4.1% 53                    (3,223) -9.0% 4                     1,305 -0.1% 37                    (1,870) -1.6% 43                  (80,538) -70.5% 27
South Dakota                     5,682 0.2%                            9 0.2% 39                          70 1.2% 48                       (274) -4.8% 20                       (222) -8.0% 35                  (10,214) -64.3% 34
Tennessee                 131,542 3.5%                        518 0.4% 40                    (3,449) -2.2% 27                  (24,504) -16.0% 5                  (20,817) -25.6% 14                (123,276) -48.4% 50
Texas                 112,738 3.0%                    (3,463) -3.0% 18                    (3,481) -2.6% 21                  (18,143) -11.2% 11                  (17,990) -24.3% 18                (536,280) -82.6% 10
Utah                   11,337 0.3%                         (27) -0.2% 34                       (746) -6.2% 8                         (47) -0.2% 35                    (5,728) -33.7% 6                  (27,736) -71.0% 26
Vermont                     8,803 0.2%                         (55) -0.6% 32                          72 0.7% 45                    (2,302) -20.2% 2                        391 -17.8% 24                  (15,528) -63.8% 36
Virgin Islands                     1,179 0.0%                          26 2.3% 47                         (66) -5.2% 9                         (27) -4.4% 23                         (40) -5.4% 37                    (3,719) -75.9% 20
Virginia                   63,382 1.7%                        913 1.5% 45                       (892) -1.3% 34                    (2,258) -4.8% 19                   40,213 149.3% 53                  (89,463) -58.5% 43
Washington                 119,418 3.2%                     6,054 5.3% 54                    (7,574) -6.2% 7                     3,872 -1.9% 29                    (8,670) -3.9% 40                (149,509) -55.6% 46
West Virginia                   19,359 0.5%                        657 3.5% 50                    (1,159) -5.0% 10                    (2,753) -15.4% 6                       (233) -13.4% 30                  (69,680) -78.3% 15
Wisconsin                   37,149 1.0%                       (373) -1.0% 28                        153 0.4% 44                     1,237 4.5% 46                    (3,342) -5.4% 38                (111,739) -75.0% 22
Wyoming                        447 0.0%                         (66) -12.9% 2                         (41) -8.2% 6                         (13) 11.5% 52                         (58) -13.7% 29                  (10,951) -96.1% 1
1/ Guam's TANF caseload figures reflect an estimate based on the first quarter of FY 2002.
As of November 25, 2008


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