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COMBINED TANF AND SSP-MOE - Fiscal and Calendar Year 2008
Total Number of Recipients
As of 10/21/2008
State Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Average
FY 2008		 Average
CY 2008		 Total
FY 2008		 Total
CY 2008
U.S. Totals 4,064,685 4,032,207 4,032,864 4,020,444 3,976,758 3,955,188 3,947,378 3,949,679 3,937,086 - - - - - - 2,993,024 1,982,211 35,916,289 23,786,533
Alabama 43,419 43,422 43,740 42,262 40,354 40,186 39,598 39,374 39,404 -    -    -    -    -    -    30,980 20,098 371,759 241,178
Alaska 7,956 7,833 7,815 8,007 8,224 8,466 8,532 8,496 8,091 -    -    -    -    -    -    6,118 4,151 73,420 49,816
Arizona 80,532 79,686 79,229 78,493 76,997 75,996 75,405 75,224 74,356 -    -    -    -    -    -    57,993 38,039 695,918 456,471
Arkansas 20,924 20,401 19,998 19,945 19,479 18,965 19,146 18,785 18,600 -    -    -    -    -    -    14,687 9,577 176,243 114,920
California 1,167,045 1,166,843 1,175,334 1,183,058 1,188,713 1,195,251 1,202,808 1,208,637 1,208,868 -    -    -    -    -    -    891,380 598,945 10,696,557 7,187,335
Colorado 23,239 22,989 22,303 22,472 22,378 22,260 21,546 20,754 20,584 -    -    -    -    -    -    16,544 10,833 198,525 129,994
Connecticut 40,273 39,966 39,986 40,005 39,509 39,397 39,045 38,920 38,657 -    -    -    -    -    -    29,647 19,628 355,758 235,533
Delaware 8,432 8,367 8,375 8,224 8,306 8,496 8,681 8,656 8,492 -    -    -    -    -    -    6,336 4,238 76,029 50,855
Dist. of Col. 12,547 12,281 11,655 12,012 11,772 11,965 12,663 11,296 11,582 -    -    -    -    -    -    8,981 5,941 107,773 71,290
Florida 75,289 76,070 78,783 80,127 78,852 77,480 76,670 77,829 80,104 -    -    -    -    -    -    58,434 39,255 701,204 471,062
Georgia 42,902 42,911 41,187 41,121 40,121 39,048 38,374 38,278 37,461 -    -    -    -    -    -    30,117 19,534 361,403 234,403
Guam 1/ 10,692 10,873 10,783 10,692 10,873 10,783 10,692 10,873 10,783 -    -    -    -    -    -    8,087 5,391 97,044 64,696
Hawaii 16,605 16,768 17,047 17,246 17,135 16,593 13,435 12,574 12,570 -    -    -    -    -    -    11,664 7,463 139,973 89,553
Idaho 2,230 2,244 2,311 2,269 2,233 2,187 2,161 2,221 2,173 -    -    -    -    -    -    1,669 1,104 20,029 13,244
Illinois 60,035 59,146 58,882 58,551 57,527 56,473 55,865 55,607 55,837 -    -    -    -    -    -    43,160 28,322 517,923 339,860
Indiana 122,620 121,152 118,434 116,825 117,593 117,361 114,836 114,773 113,627 -    -    -    -    -    -    88,102 57,918 1,057,221 695,015
Iowa 51,638 50,639 50,444 49,947 48,926 48,587 47,478 46,567 45,710 -    -    -    -    -    -    36,661 23,935 439,936 287,215
Kansas 34,415 33,082 32,624 32,395 31,728 31,002 30,266 29,976 30,004 -    -    -    -    -    -    23,791 15,448 285,492 185,371
Kentucky 59,994 59,635 59,035 59,658 58,714 58,681 58,948 58,219 57,370 -    -    -    -    -    -    44,188 29,299 530,254 351,590
Louisiana 24,852 24,648 24,604 24,083 23,088 22,262 21,991 21,815 21,560 -    -    -    -    -    -    17,409 11,233 208,903 134,799
Maine 32,611 31,675 31,950 31,732 31,727 32,895 32,810 32,542 33,353 -    -    -    -    -    -    24,275 16,255 291,295 195,059
Maryland 46,503 46,615 47,568 46,272 44,530 44,212 44,920 46,000 45,377 -    -    -    -    -    -    34,333 22,609 411,997 271,311
Massachusetts 93,824 92,238 92,404 90,974 89,777 90,531 89,895 90,139 90,043 -    -    -    -    -    -    68,319 45,113 819,825 541,359
Michigan 185,310 182,732 180,662 177,255 177,538 173,760 171,675 170,519 166,179 -    -    -    -    -    -    132,136 86,411 1,585,630 1,036,926
Minnesota 62,328 63,246 62,317 62,122 47,919 47,742 47,462 47,673 47,411 -    -    -    -    -    -    40,685 25,027 488,220 300,329
Mississippi 24,028 24,155 23,889 22,788 22,457 21,896 22,163 22,650 22,768 -    -    -    -    -    -    17,233 11,227 206,794 134,722
Missouri 95,985 94,801 94,313 93,569 91,245 90,374 90,032 87,842 86,897 -    -    -    -    -    -    68,755 44,997 825,058 539,959
Montana 7,843 7,788 8,042 8,413 7,908 8,008 7,951 7,708 7,357 -    -    -    -    -    -    5,918 3,945 71,018 47,345
Nebraska 17,767 18,279 18,488 19,035 19,155 18,643 16,280 16,243 15,879 -    -    -    -    -    -    13,314 8,770 159,769 105,235
Nevada 19,204 18,814 18,883 18,451 18,188 18,068 17,933 18,157 18,190 -    -    -    -    -    -    13,824 9,082 165,888 108,987
New Hampshire 9,749 9,437 9,322 9,284 10,001 9,968 9,017 8,680 8,560 -    -    -    -    -    -    7,002 4,626 84,018 55,510
New Jersey 87,099 87,040 87,037 80,802 79,683 79,136 78,863 78,867 79,047 -    -    -    -    -    -    61,465 39,700 737,574 476,398
New Mexico 32,624 32,146 32,593 34,302 33,516 33,531 33,943 34,400 34,790 -    -    -    -    -    -    25,154 17,040 301,845 204,482
New York 389,621 387,168 386,765 384,489 383,687 381,232 378,151 380,473 377,059 -    -    -    -    -    -    287,387 190,424 3,448,645 2,285,091
North Carolina 46,590 46,332 46,103 45,961 44,545 44,066 44,571 44,714 44,414 -    -    -    -    -    -    33,941 22,356 407,296 268,271
North Dakota 5,369 5,240 5,205 5,059 5,133 5,040 5,078 4,950 4,939 -    -    -    -    -    -    3,834 2,517 46,013 30,199
Ohio 172,311 173,085 174,147 174,827 173,507 173,264 175,098 174,813 173,257 -    -    -    -    -    -    130,359 87,064 1,564,309 1,044,766
Oklahoma 921 656 634 876 565 730 17,153 16,994 16,448 -    -    -    -    -    -    4,581 4,397 54,977 52,766
Oregon 43,457 44,590 46,640 48,633 49,831 50,690 46,132 46,527 46,898 -    -    -    -    -    -    35,283 24,059 423,398 288,711
Pennsylvania 141,713 132,212 132,702 136,987 133,829 128,842 121,058 121,350 116,567 -    -    -    -    -    -    97,105 63,219 1,165,260 758,633
Puerto Rico 31,932 31,845 31,630 30,996 31,096 31,255 30,775 31,113 31,678 -    -    -    -    -    -    23,527 15,576 282,320 186,913
Rhode Island 20,730 20,764 20,527 20,511 20,325 20,207 18,864 18,887 18,758 -    -    -    -    -    -    14,964 9,796 179,573 117,552
South Carolina 33,286 33,008 32,080 32,541 31,956 32,399 32,945 32,988 33,735 -    -    -    -    -    -    24,578 16,380 294,938 196,564
South Dakota 5,895 6,006 6,007 5,831 5,626 5,673 5,875 5,889 5,682 -    -    -    -    -    -    4,374 2,881 52,484 34,576
Tennessee 151,723 146,820 142,174 135,669 132,874 132,824 132,641 133,006 133,291 -    -    -    -    -    -    103,419 66,692 1,241,022 800,305
Texas 134,600 130,052 128,331 125,476 119,357 116,201 112,328 113,002 112,738 -    -    -    -    -    -    91,007 58,259 1,092,085 699,102
Utah 12,337 12,166 12,590 12,168 11,791 12,086 12,178 12,519 12,139 -    -    -    -    -    -    9,165 6,073 109,974 72,881
Vermont 9,412 9,400 10,214 9,080 8,969 8,858 8,813 9,073 8,803 -    -    -    -    -    -    6,885 4,466 82,622 53,596
Virgin Islands 1,186 1,203 1,173 1,203 1,179 1,153 1,161 1,154 1,179 -    -    -    -    -    -    883 586 10,591 7,029
Virginia 70,195 70,341 68,819 68,642 67,766 67,582 67,694 68,164 68,453 -    -    -    -    -    -    51,471 34,025 617,656 408,301
Washington 113,636 114,705 118,575 121,081 121,277 115,426 118,198 116,078 121,771 -    -    -    -    -    -    88,396 59,486 1,060,747 713,831
West Virginia 19,561 19,527 19,483 19,048 18,541 18,702 18,710 19,216 19,359 -    -    -    -    -    -    14,346 9,465 172,147 113,576
Wisconsin 39,171 38,662 38,540 38,460 38,238 38,242 38,310 38,011 37,787 -    -    -    -    -    -    28,785 19,087 345,421 229,048
Wyoming 525 503 488 515 500 513 561 464 447 -    -    -    -    -    -    376 250 4,516 3,000
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