Office of Families Assistance

**1972**

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	2,990,271	10,814,749	7,818,902	2,995,848	3,048,031	10,944,008	7,905,071	3,038,937
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	447,746	1,516,357	1,056,633	459,725	445,866	1,498,502	1,042,721	455,781
Colorado	30,106	103,049	73,968	29,080	30,671	103,766	74,517	29,248
Connecticut	31,469	110,413	82,597	27,816	32,110	111,747	83,435	28,313
Delaware	8,812	30,744	22,461	8,284	9,056	31,232	22,877	8,355
Dist. of Col.	25,521	89,791	65,907	23,884	26,705	93,247	68,265	24,982
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	11,115	39,942	27,733	12,209	11,593	41,083	28,488	12,595
Idaho	6,487	22,162	15,591	6,570	6,656	22,608	15,905	6,703
Illinois	178,449	700,830	510,089	190,740	185,211	721,811	524,822	196,988
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	20,931	72,488	54,419	18,070	20,876	71,322	53,654	17,667
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	17,823	63,247	44,950	18,298	18,404	64,809	45,978	18,831
Maryland	55,139	197,189	146,103	51,086	57,390	203,341	150,299	53,042
Massachusetts	80,806	284,706	206,418	78,288	81,680	287,205	208,720	78,485
Michigan	150,974	538,661	388,178	150,483	158,922	562,785	404,253	158,532
Minnesota	37,587	120,918	88,133	32,785	38,497	123,006	89,360	33,646
Mississippi	42,634	158,851	126,080	32,771	44,165	163,680	129,377	34,304
Missouri	62,703	217,638	162,807	54,831	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	11,897	41,381	30,510	10,871	12,008	41,479	30,581	10,898
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	352,675	1,284,941	909,337	375,604	356,120	1,289,750	912,530	377,220
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	125,148	454,027	326,926	127,102	129,979	467,573	336,135	131,438
Oklahoma	31,705	111,274	82,937	28,337	31,097	108,818	81,111	27,707
Oregon	26,207	89,525	61,522	28,004	26,130	87,537	60,046	27,491
Pennsylvania	172,977	660,015	457,365	202,650	173,921	658,318	455,922	202,397
Puerto Rico	53,216	271,508	197,384	74,125	53,794	273,188	199,317	73,871
Rhode Island	13,849	50,618	35,917	14,702	14,022	50,802	36,031	14,771
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	12,304	44,200	30,630	13,570	12,978	46,289	32,104	14,185
Vermont	5,086	18,217	12,585	5,632	5,236	18,670	12,856	5,814
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	44,508	148,512	98,828	49,684	45,430	151,027	100,037	50,990
West Virginia	21,140	82,225	58,077	24,148	20,680	79,457	56,016	23,441
Wisconsin	37,930	131,266	95,711	35,555	39,941	137,835	99,876	37,959
Wyoming	2,093	7,044	5,241	1,803	2,090	6,987	5,205	1,782