Office of Families Assistance

**1970**

AFDC TOTAL CASELOAD
Average Monthly Numbers for Fiscal and Calendar Years
State	Fiscal Year (October - September)				Calendar Year (January - December)
State	Total Cases	Total Recipients	Total Children	Total Adults	Total Cases	Total Recipients	Total Children	Total Adults
U.S. Totals	2,044,813	7,897,583	5,821,325	2,076,258	2,206,799	8,461,892	6,211,583	2,250,308
Alabama	32,317	131,833	101,933	29,900	35,217	142,000	109,417	32,583
Alaska	2,550	8,167	6,217	1,950	2,700	8,658	6,567	2,092
Arizona	13,183	53,725	41,275	12,450	14,025	56,308	43,350	12,958
Arkansas	12,417	48,183	36,475	11,708	13,592	52,150	39,417	12,733
California	339,583	1,238,083	874,417	363,667	370,167	1,339,250	941,333	397,917
Colorado	20,033	71,850	53,225	18,625	21,942	78,242	57,492	20,750
Connecticut	22,992	86,167	64,367	21,800	24,042	89,708	67,008	22,700
Delaware	5,500	20,883	15,650	5,233	5,983	22,558	16,767	5,792
Dist. of Col.	11,092	43,783	33,900	9,883	12,692	48,892	37,508	11,383
Florida	56,400	217,167	169,333	47,833	60,267	230,667	179,000	51,667
Georgia	57,775	213,250	161,500	51,750	62,908	228,917	172,917	56,000
Guam	371	1,808	1,467	342	396	1,925	1,546	379
Hawaii	6,683	26,225	18,817	7,408	7,217	28,100	20,025	8,075
Idaho	4,625	16,767	11,825	4,942	4,933	17,750	12,492	5,258
Illinois	91,625	388,917	297,417	91,500	98,983	416,417	316,583	99,833
Indiana	20,408	81,458	60,717	20,742	23,358	91,958	68,317	23,642
Iowa	18,075	66,600	47,858	18,742	18,983	69,358	49,642	19,717
Kansas	15,208	56,233	43,033	13,200	16,525	60,408	45,958	14,450
Kentucky	34,967	131,250	94,517	36,733	36,000	134,083	96,483	37,600
Louisiana	51,192	215,000	166,333	48,667	54,808	228,417	176,333	52,083
Maine	10,892	39,492	29,192	10,300	12,008	43,483	31,942	11,542
Maryland	36,242	138,000	105,242	32,758	38,433	145,417	110,500	34,917
Massachusetts	60,625	220,000	160,833	59,167	64,133	231,833	168,917	62,917
Michigan	71,150	275,583	206,083	69,500	81,867	316,750	234,083	82,667
Minnesota	24,500	81,150	62,058	19,092	26,483	87,375	66,425	20,950
Mississippi	30,325	118,583	97,079	21,504	31,783	123,583	101,379	22,204
Missouri	38,467	148,250	112,917	35,333	41,550	157,500	119,750	37,750
Montana	4,100	14,458	10,875	3,583	4,500	15,675	11,758	3,917
Nebraska	8,300	31,133	23,550	7,583	8,917	33,192	24,942	8,250
Nevada	3,733	12,858	9,658	3,200	4,158	14,008	10,508	3,500
New Hampshire	2,525	9,767	7,183	2,583	2,850	10,858	7,942	2,917
New Jersey	77,817	322,667	234,000	88,667	87,250	361,500	260,167	101,333
New Mexico	14,250	53,617	40,650	12,967	14,858	55,567	42,108	13,458
New York	284,000	1,083,333	780,333	303,000	297,000	1,126,000	808,500	317,500
North Carolina	33,783	130,167	98,133	32,033	35,525	135,833	102,200	33,633
North Dakota	2,958	11,000	8,317	2,683	3,092	11,367	8,575	2,792
Ohio	72,433	279,917	207,917	72,000	78,025	298,083	220,750	77,333
Oklahoma	26,392	96,942	72,558	24,383	27,392	100,000	74,708	25,292
Oregon	21,600	81,625	56,008	25,617	23,617	88,067	60,317	27,750
Pennsylvania	114,775	456,750	327,333	129,417	124,667	493,417	351,417	142,000
Puerto Rico	46,983	234,250	175,167	59,083	50,017	249,500	186,167	63,333
Rhode Island	10,433	39,292	28,433	10,858	11,008	41,283	29,758	11,525
South Carolina	14,308	56,950	43,758	13,192	15,625	62,233	47,500	14,733
South Dakota	4,625	16,792	12,467	4,325	4,917	17,675	13,108	4,567
Tennessee	36,850	138,917	106,650	32,267	40,258	149,750	114,800	34,950
Texas	56,475	242,167	183,083	59,083	64,500	271,750	204,583	67,167
Utah	9,925	35,017	24,175	10,842	10,375	36,875	25,292	11,583
Vermont	3,383	12,183	8,733	3,450	3,592	12,908	9,242	3,667
Virgin Islands	476	1,917	1,604	313	495	1,983	1,675	308
Virginia	24,275	94,575	71,075	23,500	26,525	102,125	76,433	25,692
Washington	34,050	120,175	83,167	37,008	37,125	130,333	89,708	40,625
West Virginia	23,267	96,958	68,175	28,783	24,100	99,933	70,217	29,717
Wisconsin	22,358	80,308	60,542	19,767	23,742	84,417	63,650	20,767
Wyoming	1,542	5,442	4,100	1,342	1,675	5,850	4,408	1,442