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February 2008

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

State Total
Families
Two
Parent
Families
One
Parent
Families
No
Parent
Families
Total
Recipients
Adults Children
U.S. Totals 1,637,799 59,878 805,422 769,433 3,808,958 870,032 2,928,053
Alabama 17,528 73 8,704 8,751 40,354 8,906 31,448
Alaska 3,127 375 1,732 1,020 8,224 2,526 5,698
Arizona 36,176 523 17,031 18,622 76,997 18,390 58,607
Arkansas 8,611 144 4,634 3,833 19,479 5,069 14,410
California 483,317 38,571 218,387 226,359 1,188,713 241,603 947,110
Colorado 9,128 390 4,257 4,481 22,378 5,014 17,364
Connecticut 19,165 -    11,555 7,610 39,509 11,788 27,721
Delaware 4,035 -    1,568 2,467 8,306 1,576 6,730
Dist. of Col. 5,302 -    3,058 2,244 11,772 2,070 9,702
Florida 48,648 702 9,741 38,205 78,852 11,697 67,155
Georgia 22,481 -    2,653 19,828 40,031 2,572 37,459
Guam 1/ 3,066 -    -    -    10,873 -    -   
Hawaii 5,769 23 3,666 2,080 14,164 3,666 10,498
Idaho 1,503 -    120 1,383 2,233 120 2,113
Illinois 24,942 -    8,708 16,234 57,527 8,635 48,892
Indiana 41,093 2,644 29,099 9,350 117,593 28,175 89,418
Iowa 16,076 1,080 10,299 4,697 40,473 12,423 28,050
Kansas 12,597 723 7,968 3,906 31,728 9,737 21,991
Kentucky 29,185 426 11,318 17,441 58,714 12,338 46,376
Louisiana 10,590 -    2,761 7,829 23,088 2,832 20,256
Maine 9,427 -    7,578 1,849 24,473 7,780 16,693
Maryland 18,782 -    10,792 7,990 42,934 10,685 32,249
Massachusetts 45,071 2,115 25,642 17,314 89,777 27,801 61,976
Michigan 68,191 -    46,591 21,600 177,538 46,772 130,766
Minnesota 21,572 -    11,392 10,180 47,919 11,071 36,848
Mississippi 11,066 -    4,951 6,115 22,457 5,013 17,444
Missouri 36,239 -    27,027 9,212 87,322 26,546 60,776
Montana 3,176 310 1,504 1,362 7,908 2,207 5,701
Nebraska 6,990 -    3,610 3,380 16,779 3,587 13,192
Nevada 7,192 494 3,431 3,267 18,186 4,471 13,715
New Hampshire 4,761 82 2,526 2,153 9,921 2,620 7,301
New Jersey 33,586 -    23,232 10,354 79,683 23,141 56,542
New Mexico 12,510 203 7,091 5,216 33,516 7,739 25,777
New York 117,961 1,342 58,097 58,522 258,948 62,770 196,178
North Carolina 23,886 141 6,844 16,901 44,545 7,127 37,418
North Dakota 2,025 -    1,391 634 5,133 1,387 3,746
Ohio 80,319 3,744 33,252 43,323 173,507 41,364 132,143
Oklahoma 237 2 153 82 565 157 408
Oregon 19,640 702 10,489 8,449 45,462 12,010 33,452
Pennsylvania 55,456 586 32,613 22,257 133,829 34,430 99,399
Puerto Rico 12,305 -    9,721 2,584 31,096 9,845 21,251
Rhode Island 8,119 121 5,375 2,623 19,156 5,555 13,601
South Carolina 14,389 -    7,060 7,329 31,956 6,792 25,164
South Dakota 2,780 -    818 1,962 5,626 818 4,808
Tennessee 51,807 -    34,490 17,317 131,063 34,863 96,200
Texas 53,750 -    15,996 37,754 119,357 16,479 102,878
Utah 4,532 -    1,889 2,643 11,015 2,955 8,060
Vermont 3,804 275 2,350 1,179 8,969 2,900 6,069
Virgin Islands 409 -    366 43 1,179 339 840
Virginia 28,353 -    17,261 11,092 62,525 16,895 45,630
Washington 50,892 3,968 25,725 21,199 119,080 34,033 85,047
West Virginia 8,486 -    3,744 4,742 18,541 4,775 13,766
Wisconsin 17,474 119 5,089 12,266 37,485 5,895 31,590
Wyoming 273 -    73 200 500 73 427
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 10/21/2008
By ACF




This is a Historical Document.