Office of Families Assistance

**1978**

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	3,528,215	10,662,505	7,449,448	3,213,057	3,516,649	10,550,607	7,363,099	3,187,509
Alabama	57,794	172,661	125,986	46,675	58,437	173,538	126,463	47,075
Alaska	4,691	12,284	8,808	3,476	4,768	12,437	8,874	3,563
Arizona	17,497	51,400	38,502	12,898	17,331	50,319	37,772	12,547
Arkansas	29,850	90,016	66,714	23,302	29,695	88,998	65,919	23,079
California	478,451	1,419,960	955,788	464,172	476,352	1,407,454	946,534	460,920
Colorado	29,839	84,198	59,006	25,192	29,134	81,693	57,279	24,414
Connecticut	45,002	136,247	95,846	40,402	45,262	136,401	95,771	40,630
Delaware	10,848	31,300	22,166	9,134	10,910	31,284	22,118	9,167
Dist. of Col.	31,884	94,206	66,134	28,072	31,776	92,938	64,619	28,319
Florida	82,755	239,279	176,011	63,268	82,021	235,544	172,976	62,568
Georgia	80,389	219,944	162,969	56,975	79,522	215,306	159,323	55,982
Guam	1,319	4,828	3,608	1,220	1,293	4,727	3,538	1,189
Hawaii	18,326	58,480	39,162	19,318	18,508	58,802	39,286	19,516
Idaho	6,880	19,398	13,423	5,975	6,910	19,337	13,388	5,949
Illinois	219,569	722,735	511,740	210,995	216,772	709,273	501,593	207,680
Indiana	52,258	154,589	111,633	42,956	51,661	152,075	109,763	42,312
Iowa	32,345	93,993	62,707	31,286	32,478	93,431	62,161	31,270
Kansas	26,307	70,516	51,281	19,235	25,430	68,414	49,943	18,471
Kentucky	60,891	170,510	121,367	49,143	60,521	168,035	119,567	48,468
Louisiana	63,571	207,768	155,066	52,703	63,328	205,717	153,314	52,402
Maine	20,092	59,862	40,741	19,122	20,213	59,820	40,552	19,268
Maryland	72,513	207,637	144,400	63,238	72,622	206,610	143,465	63,146
Massachusetts	124,311	368,844	246,650	122,194	124,710	367,417	244,252	123,165
Michigan	199,489	621,878	427,746	194,133	200,016	620,271	426,136	194,135
Minnesota	47,027	130,982	89,554	41,428	47,010	130,276	88,931	41,345
Mississippi	52,598	167,860	127,267	40,593	52,948	167,656	126,801	40,855
Missouri	71,391	211,935	150,414	61,520	68,656	204,358	143,699	60,659
Montana	6,362	17,861	12,593	5,268	6,354	17,795	12,553	5,242
Nebraska	12,199	35,697	25,287	10,410	12,277	35,756	25,302	10,454
Nevada	3,761	10,423	7,438	2,985	3,641	10,074	7,188	2,886
New Hampshire	7,609	21,935	14,935	7,000	7,537	21,600	14,664	6,936
New Jersey	143,642	461,557	321,076	140,481	144,203	460,954	320,345	140,609
New Mexico	16,762	51,621	36,623	14,998	16,775	51,271	36,298	14,973
New York	372,743	1,168,469	808,475	359,994	372,780	1,154,517	800,515	354,002
North Carolina	73,215	197,076	143,137	53,939	73,417	195,691	141,848	53,843
North Dakota	4,850	13,813	9,595	4,219	4,823	13,726	9,518	4,208
Ohio	173,984	514,836	351,343	163,492	171,110	502,994	343,547	159,447
Oklahoma	28,539	87,250	64,543	22,708	28,546	86,916	64,191	22,725
Oregon	44,282	121,835	80,039	41,797	44,339	121,323	79,529	41,794
Pennsylvania	208,077	643,069	434,318	208,751	209,733	637,107	429,740	207,367
Puerto Rico	42,853	178,669	128,567	50,102	42,524	174,873	125,598	49,275
Rhode Island	17,248	51,700	35,838	15,862	17,162	51,088	35,393	15,695
South Carolina	49,750	142,724	103,070	39,654	50,234	142,928	103,044	39,884
South Dakota	7,466	21,650	15,821	5,829	7,363	21,212	15,507	5,705
Tennessee	59,147	164,538	119,873	44,665	58,647	162,020	117,826	44,194
Texas	94,891	298,675	222,124	76,550	93,828	294,060	218,568	75,492
Utah	13,080	38,175	27,680	10,495	13,015	37,966	27,595	10,371
Vermont	6,350	19,479	12,799	6,680	6,392	19,499	12,774	6,725
Virgin Islands	1,099	3,522	2,849	672	1,059	3,390	2,745	645
Virginia	58,227	165,333	117,815	47,519	57,829	163,859	116,542	47,317
Washington	49,459	141,242	91,119	50,123	49,303	140,104	90,326	49,779
West Virginia	22,796	66,062	47,794	18,268	23,243	66,956	48,805	18,152
Wisconsin	69,594	195,867	135,578	60,289	69,905	194,758	134,740	60,018
Wyoming	2,343	6,119	4,433	1,686	2,330	6,041	4,365	1,677