Office of Families Assistance

**1979**

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	3,381,740	9,804,998	6,906,514	2,933,529	3,394,809	9,805,019	6,893,864	2,911,156
Alabama	60,174	175,776	127,636	48,140	60,861	176,935	128,233	48,702
Alaska	5,556	13,994	9,813	4,181	5,828	14,487	10,104	4,383
Arizona	17,205	48,906	36,537	12,369	17,248	48,842	36,362	12,480
Arkansas	29,511	86,962	64,141	22,821	29,495	86,431	63,646	22,785
California	429,227	1,200,276	829,283	370,993	427,850	1,192,751	823,683	369,068
Colorado	26,724	72,952	51,690	21,262	26,370	71,873	50,781	21,092
Connecticut	45,221	132,954	93,624	39,330	45,454	132,857	93,428	39,428
Delaware	10,883	30,331	21,544	8,786	11,010	30,567	21,628	8,940
Dist. of Col.	31,012	87,679	60,728	26,952	30,867	86,749	60,399	26,350
Florida	82,606	231,212	168,223	62,990	84,408	234,552	170,033	64,520
Georgia	79,163	209,583	154,233	55,350	79,998	210,984	154,839	56,145
Guam	1,214	4,354	3,283	1,071	1,221	4,352	3,277	1,075
Hawaii	17,941	55,030	37,229	17,801	18,042	55,164	37,271	17,892
Idaho	7,255	19,911	13,704	6,208	7,372	20,144	13,826	6,318
Illinois	205,170	648,202	462,436	185,766	204,668	643,376	458,498	184,878
Indiana	50,898	147,760	106,203	41,557	51,264	148,250	106,211	42,039
Iowa	32,613	90,113	60,948	29,166	33,297	91,153	61,880	29,273
Kansas	23,384	62,133	45,795	16,338	23,518	62,084	45,677	16,406
Kentucky	60,515	164,349	116,590	47,760	60,857	164,396	116,441	47,956
Louisiana	64,424	205,262	152,192	53,070	65,370	206,880	153,131	53,749
Maine	20,687	60,054	40,276	19,778	20,856	60,239	40,263	19,977
Maryland	72,663	201,580	139,983	61,597	73,341	202,623	140,292	62,331
Massachusetts	119,171	335,791	222,970	112,821	119,116	333,639	220,723	112,916
Michigan	191,712	565,077	395,668	169,409	193,455	568,131	396,422	171,708
Minnesota	45,974	123,214	84,690	38,525	46,227	123,305	84,575	38,731
Mississippi	55,163	171,311	127,738	43,573	55,881	172,130	127,991	44,139
Missouri	63,989	190,068	131,528	58,540	63,801	188,726	130,187	58,539
Montana	6,084	16,628	11,874	4,754	6,149	16,768	11,926	4,842
Nebraska	12,263	35,061	24,753	10,308	12,203	34,714	24,478	10,235
Nevada	3,630	10,002	7,098	2,904	3,750	10,346	7,312	3,034
New Hampshire	7,595	21,260	14,299	6,961	7,663	21,300	14,287	7,013
New Jersey	140,476	436,195	305,623	130,572	140,844	435,531	304,843	130,687
New Mexico	17,103	51,224	36,017	15,207	17,323	51,556	36,155	15,401
New York	353,930	1,068,905	747,006	321,900	352,566	1,062,868	741,780	321,088
North Carolina	73,809	192,564	138,823	53,741	74,310	192,965	138,801	54,164
North Dakota	4,724	13,166	9,206	3,959	4,714	13,005	9,085	3,920
Ohio	153,757	427,651	301,518	126,133	154,699	427,720	301,042	126,677
Oklahoma	28,704	86,233	63,493	22,740	28,871	86,466	63,572	22,894
Oregon	38,834	100,442	67,287	33,155	38,060	98,953	65,310	33,643
Pennsylvania	205,388	593,051	410,063	182,987	205,115	593,651	412,421	181,230
Puerto Rico	41,258	164,315	117,016	47,299	41,698	164,267	116,559	47,708
Rhode Island	16,777	48,665	33,724	14,941	16,870	48,731	33,686	15,045
South Carolina	51,684	143,955	103,450	40,506	52,450	145,576	104,506	41,069
South Dakota	7,266	20,335	14,873	5,462	7,324	20,262	14,815	5,448
Tennessee	57,927	157,141	113,570	43,571	58,015	156,499	112,829	43,669
Texas	93,236	289,530	214,103	75,427	94,862	293,600	216,485	77,115
Utah	11,137	31,213	21,656	9,558	10,678	30,286	20,257	10,028
Vermont	6,380	18,728	12,363	6,365	6,515	19,029	12,523	6,506
Virgin Islands	978	3,074	2,492	582	969	3,014	2,445	569
Virginia	57,997	161,697	114,204	47,492	58,401	161,991	114,113	47,878
Washington	45,834	124,035	81,658	42,377	46,313	124,811	81,938	42,873
West Virginia	23,884	66,091	49,329	16,761	24,434	67,207	50,420	16,787
Wisconsin	68,606	182,827	127,910	54,918	69,839	185,952	127,951	58,001
Wyoming	2,428	6,178	4,424	1,755	2,500	6,338	4,524	1,814