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Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Family Assistance



1985

AFDC BASIC CASELOAD
Average Monthly Numbers for Fiscal and Calendar Years

 State
Fiscal Year (October - September)Calendar Year (January - December)
Basic
Cases		Basic
Recipients		Basic
Children		Basic
Adults		Basic
Cases		Basic
Recipients		Basic
Children		Basic
Adults
U.S. Totals 3,430,271 9,681,815 6,528,485 3,153,330 3,442,239 9,734,003 6,565,594 3,168,409
Alabama 52,342 150,961 105,234 45,727 51,677 150,094 104,856 45,239
Alaska 6,349 15,873 10,159 5,714 6,435 16,088 10,297 5,792
Arizona 25,475 72,092 50,457 21,635 25,384 72,235 50,561 21,674
Arkansas 21,919 64,173 45,090 19,084 21,901 64,569 45,465 19,104
California 474,569 1,262,322 856,927 405,395 478,415 1,273,237 865,693 407,544
Colorado 26,948 75,809 50,783 25,026 27,435 77,851 52,010 25,841
Connecticut 40,678 116,867 78,917 37,949 40,274 116,108 78,513 37,594
Delaware 8,891 23,598 15,812 7,786 8,630 22,995 15,424 7,571
Dist. of Col. 22,193 57,529 42,821 14,708 21,992 56,985 42,631 14,355
Florida 96,849 271,437 190,846 80,591 96,550 272,461 192,103 80,358
Georgia 84,807 238,541 165,811 72,730 83,919 236,736 164,663 72,074
Guam 1,336 4,545 3,259 1,286 1,364 4,759 3,425 1,333
Hawaii 14,961 44,882 29,340 15,542 14,758 44,315 28,996 15,318
Idaho 6,247 17,232 11,388 5,844 6,244 17,111 11,351 5,759
Illinois 224,289 665,652 454,696 210,956 223,969 665,791 454,955 210,836
Indiana 57,015 165,427 111,220 54,207 56,895 165,240 111,279 53,961
Iowa 35,018 100,542 65,058 35,483 34,999 100,986 65,449 35,537
Kansas 20,893 59,407 40,222 19,185 20,928 59,585 40,335 19,250
Kentucky 59,387 159,592 106,543 53,049 59,483 160,475 107,388 53,087
Louisiana 76,232 230,279 162,649 67,631 77,227 233,016 164,445 68,571
Maine 18,993 53,820 33,741 20,079 19,027 53,888 33,844 20,044
Maryland 70,670 188,399 122,098 66,301 70,573 188,911 122,389 66,522
Massachusetts 84,582 227,385 147,416 79,969 85,227 228,007 147,389 80,617
Michigan 190,194 545,177 358,736 186,440 189,493 543,430 357,714 185,716
Minnesota 44,200 120,357 77,837 42,520 44,722 122,075 78,993 43,082
Mississippi 51,922 154,776 111,556 43,220 51,875 155,580 112,151 43,429
Missouri 62,766 181,014 119,971 61,043 62,232 180,742 120,142 60,600
Montana 7,709 21,759 14,160 7,598 7,856 22,200 14,439 7,760
Nebraska 13,948 38,478 26,189 12,289 14,129 39,032 26,570 12,461
Nevada 4,725 13,709 9,300 4,409 4,870 14,156 9,603 4,553
New Hampshire 5,414 14,341 9,369 4,972 5,319 14,100 9,241 4,859
New Jersey 119,849 348,208 236,044 112,165 119,250 346,397 235,040 111,357
New Mexico 17,972 50,648 34,171 16,477 17,965 50,831 34,243 16,589
New York 356,928 1,042,738 690,612 352,126 357,083 1,041,284 688,871 352,413
North Carolina 63,506 165,530 113,270 52,260 64,075 168,737 115,489 53,248
North Dakota 4,431 12,406 8,232 4,174 4,540 12,669 8,404 4,265
Ohio 187,582 519,554 342,268 177,286 188,602 522,573 344,485 178,089
Oklahoma 28,036 81,753 56,956 24,796 28,633 83,425 58,036 25,389
Oregon 27,847 73,937 48,673 25,264 28,478 75,800 49,870 25,931
Pennsylvania 171,999 500,513 337,105 163,408 172,724 505,450 338,727 166,723
Puerto Rico 53,490 172,822 116,390 56,433 53,320 173,052 116,827 56,225
Rhode Island 15,553 42,817 27,783 15,034 15,636 43,063 27,937 15,126
South Carolina 43,476 119,762 83,611 36,151 43,705 121,550 84,924 36,627
South Dakota 5,850 16,408 11,440 4,968 5,924 16,628 11,568 5,060
Tennessee 57,035 155,047 105,399 49,648 57,232 156,415 106,206 50,209
Texas 120,182 362,947 255,712 107,235 123,538 374,509 264,100 110,409
Utah 12,890 38,043 24,426 13,617 12,879 38,131 24,514 13,616
Vermont 7,089 19,485 12,269 7,216 7,098 19,493 12,285 7,208
Virgin Islands 1,347 4,224 3,156 1,069 1,308 4,299 3,208 1,092
Virginia 58,434 153,584 102,618 50,966 58,479 153,376 102,509 50,867
Washington 58,817 154,150 100,311 53,839 59,974 157,196 102,374 54,821
West Virginia 23,659 64,652 42,799 21,853 24,096 66,064 43,671 22,393
Wisconsin 78,974 216,582 141,098 75,484 79,990 219,965 143,246 76,719
Wyoming 3,812 10,036 6,541 3,495 3,905 10,343 6,748 3,595

Last Updated on 12/19/2004
By ACF

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This document was last modified on May-30-2008 .