Office of Families Assistance

**1972**

AFDC BASIC CASELOAD
Average Monthly Numbers for Fiscal and Calendar Years
State	Fiscal Year (October - September)				Calendar Year (January - December)
State	Basic Cases	Basic Recipients	Basic Children	Basic Adults	Basic Cases	Basic Recipients	Basic Children	Basic Adults
U.S. Totals	2,858,643	10,193,231	7,445,795	2,747,436	2,919,349	10,340,016	7,542,940	2,797,076
Alabama	41,824	151,224	114,702	36,522	43,136	154,482	116,893	37,590
Alaska	3,733	11,145	8,349	2,796	3,863	11,456	8,572	2,885
Arizona	18,356	68,644	52,764	15,880	18,747	69,639	53,514	16,126
Arkansas	21,156	75,785	56,742	19,044	21,711	77,335	57,899	19,436
California	398,464	1,291,623	921,313	370,311	398,968	1,286,454	914,803	371,651
Colorado	27,938	92,893	68,104	24,789	28,596	94,075	68,927	25,148
Connecticut	31,469	110,413	82,597	27,816	32,110	111,747	83,435	28,313
Delaware	8,659	30,019	22,032	7,987	8,916	30,571	22,489	8,082
Dist. of Col.	24,254	84,650	62,283	22,368	25,132	87,014	63,828	23,186
Florida	87,974	318,015	242,056	75,959	89,685	321,450	244,300	77,150
Georgia	93,449	317,684	235,476	82,208	95,943	324,079	239,889	84,190
Guam	597	2,690	2,137	553	606	2,688	2,132	557
Hawaii	10,063	35,099	24,983	10,115	10,506	36,065	25,626	10,438
Idaho	6,487	22,162	15,591	6,570	6,656	22,608	15,905	6,703
Illinois	160,581	610,669	455,072	155,597	167,477	632,379	470,286	162,093
Indiana	45,784	163,713	120,557	43,157	47,245	167,565	123,266	44,300
Iowa	23,779	82,810	58,543	24,267	24,099	83,433	58,902	24,531
Kansas	20,274	69,221	52,469	16,752	20,323	68,560	52,005	16,555
Kentucky	40,432	144,252	102,782	41,470	41,347	146,520	104,189	42,331
Louisiana	62,379	244,769	188,326	56,443	63,778	248,017	190,346	57,671
Maine	17,686	62,478	44,420	18,058	18,341	64,450	45,721	18,729
Maryland	54,297	193,226	143,782	49,444	56,528	199,329	147,960	51,369
Massachusetts	78,554	273,442	199,366	74,076	79,331	275,530	201,363	74,167
Michigan	138,964	480,230	354,010	126,221	146,766	503,741	369,850	133,890
Minnesota	35,882	113,148	83,700	29,448	36,748	115,059	84,819	30,240
Mississippi	42,634	158,851	126,080	32,771	44,165	163,680	129,377	34,304
Missouri	62,523	216,651	162,182	54,470	64,235	221,074	165,436	55,638
Montana	6,373	20,558	15,274	5,284	6,531	20,874	15,501	5,373
Nebraska	11,748	40,569	29,996	10,573	11,890	40,824	30,163	10,661
Nevada	4,605	15,107	11,091	4,017	4,629	15,020	11,027	3,993
New Hampshire	5,817	19,517	13,990	5,527	6,196	20,583	14,693	5,889
New Jersey	106,373	388,154	280,225	107,929	108,701	394,539	284,840	109,699
New Mexico	16,026	56,836	42,804	14,032	16,313	57,388	43,120	14,267
New York	344,177	1,243,028	883,028	360,001	348,269	1,251,408	888,531	362,877
North Carolina	46,542	167,471	125,399	42,073	46,691	166,433	124,604	41,829
North Dakota	4,211	14,221	10,580	3,641	4,300	14,365	10,680	3,685
Ohio	113,482	398,031	293,877	104,154	118,096	410,811	302,709	108,102
Oklahoma	31,350	109,397	81,754	27,643	30,777	107,134	80,048	27,086
Oregon	22,409	72,264	51,442	20,822	22,494	71,151	50,523	20,627
Pennsylvania	168,992	641,447	446,670	194,778	170,251	641,355	446,232	195,123
Puerto Rico	53,216	271,508	197,384	74,125	53,794	273,188	199,317	73,871
Rhode Island	13,023	46,676	33,559	13,117	13,260	47,202	33,893	13,309
South Carolina	25,004	95,333	71,651	23,682	26,352	99,715	74,852	24,863
South Dakota	6,031	20,711	15,368	5,343	6,184	21,044	15,615	5,430
Tennessee	54,310	187,830	142,041	45,790	54,840	187,984	141,810	46,174
Texas	113,544	432,008	319,579	112,428	116,940	440,758	325,608	115,150
Utah	10,327	34,616	24,782	9,833	10,988	36,675	26,245	10,430
Vermont	4,574	15,725	11,110	4,615	4,685	16,004	11,283	4,722
Virgin Islands	749	2,974	2,465	510	771	3,039	2,512	527
Virginia	42,188	151,559	110,969	40,591	43,964	156,654	114,435	42,220
Washington	38,485	123,394	85,143	38,251	39,301	125,492	86,193	39,299
West Virginia	18,986	70,964	50,626	20,339	18,793	69,775	49,630	20,145
Wisconsin	35,817	120,783	89,334	31,449	37,293	124,615	91,943	32,673
Wyoming	2,093	7,044	5,241	1,803	2,090	6,987	5,205	1,782