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TABLE 1A

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

TANF WORK PARTICIPATION RATES
FISCAL YEAR 2005

STATE ALL FAMILIES RATES TWO-PARENT FAMILIES RATES
RATE ADJUSTED STANDARD 2/ MET TARGET RATE ADJUSTED STANDARD 2/ MET TARGET
UNITED STATES 33.0% . . 42.6% . .
       
ALABAMA 38.6% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
ALASKA 45.7% 4.8% YES 54.7% 31.1% YES
ARIZONA 30.3% 24.0% YES 74.2% 64.0% YES
ARKANSAS 28.3% 3.9% YES 45.9% 43.9% YES
CALIFORNIA 25.9% 4.5% YES 1/ . NA
COLORADO 25.8% 0.0% YES 32.1% 30.8% YES
CONNECTICUT 33.8% 23.4% YES 1/ . NA
DELAWARE 22.6% 17.6% YES 1/ . NA
DIST. OF COL. 23.5% 15.3% YES 35.9% 55.3% NO
FLORIDA 38.0% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
GEORGIA 57.2% 5.9% YES 1/ . NA
GUAM 0.0% 50.0% NO 0.0% 90.0% NO
HAWAII 35.5% 12.1% YES 1/ . NA
IDAHO 39.9% 27.9% YES 41.4% 22.7% YES
ILLINOIS 43.0% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
INDIANA 30.9% 33.4% NO 1/ . NA
IOWA 47.8% 11.0% YES 1/ . NA
KANSAS 86.7% 38.8% YES 92.8% 78.8% YES
KENTUCKY 39.7% 10.1% YES 48.9% 13.0% YES
LOUISIANA 34.6% 0.0% YES 37.0% 26.8% YES
MAINE 28.3% 1.1% YES 1/ . NA
MARYLAND 20.5% 6.5% YES 1/ . NA
MASSACHUSETTS 59.9% 8.4% YES 58.2% 48.4% YES
MICHIGAN 22.0% 0.0% YES 30.4% 7.6% YES
MINNESOTA 28.9% 18.8% YES 1/ . NA
MISSISSIPPI 22.6% 5.4% YES 1/ . NA
MISSOURI 20.0% 4.5% YES 1/ . NA
MONTANA 83.1% 13.2% YES 85.4% 53.2% YES
NEBRASKA 31.8% 28.6% YES 1/ . NA
NEVADA 42.3% 10.3% YES 1/ . NA
NEW HAMPSHIRE 24.6% 7.4% YES 1/ . NA
NEW JERSEY 29.0% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
NEW MEXICO 41.6% 12.0% YES 57.5% 52.0% YES
NEW YORK 35.2% 0.0% YES 43.4% 6.7% YES
NORTH CAROLINA 27.5% 0.0% YES 44.7% 31.4% YES
NORTH DAKOTA 31.4% 8.8% YES 1/ . NA
OHIO 58.3% 15.7% YES 58.1% 43.3% YES
OKLAHOMA 34.0% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
OREGON 14.9% 0.0% YES 21.1% 3.6% YES
PENNSYLVANIA 15.2% 0.0% YES 17.7% 15.6% YES
PUERTO RICO 13.1% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
RHODE ISLAND 24.2% 13.1% YES 95.1% 53.1% YES
SOUTH CAROLINA 54.3% 3.0% YES 63.7% 43.0% YES
SOUTH DAKOTA 57.5% 10.9% YES 1/ . NA
TENNESSEE 52.1% 19.6% YES 1/ . NA
TEXAS 38.9% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
UTAH 30.3% 17.8% YES 1/ . NA
VERMONT 22.4% 5.5% YES 35.8% 34.9% YES
VIRGIN ISLANDS 16.9% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
VIRGINIA 46.3% 0.1% YES 1/ . NA
WASHINGTON 38.6% 6.9% YES 37.7% 26.8% YES
WEST VIRGINIA 16.3% 0.0% YES 1/ . NA
WISCONSIN 44.3% 1.3% YES 25.5% 21.1% YES
WYOMING 82.1% 0.0% YES 65.2% 1.2% YES
KEY
1/ State does not have any two-parent families in its TANF Program.
2/ The work participation rate standard before the application of the caseload reduction credit is 50% for the all families rate and 90% for the two-parent rate.
ACF/OFA: 04-23-2007

Last Updated on 7/31/2007
By ACF



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