Office of Families Assistance

**1979**

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	3,495,706	10,311,292	7,194,051	3,117,241	3,509,192	10,311,586	7,181,272	3,130,314
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	463,868	1,354,646	917,361	437,285	462,697	1,348,077	912,264	435,813
Colorado	27,518	76,462	53,621	22,842	27,166	75,396	52,717	22,680
Connecticut	45,978	136,397	95,579	40,818	46,179	136,146	95,289	40,857
Delaware	11,192	31,621	22,248	9,373	11,318	31,848	22,321	9,526
Dist. of Col.	31,284	88,862	61,419	27,444	31,113	87,832	61,028	26,805
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	1,254	4,561	3,410	1,151	1,272	4,608	3,435	1,173
Hawaii	18,858	59,115	39,490	19,625	18,940	59,162	39,485	19,678
Idaho	7,255	19,911	13,704	6,208	7,372	20,144	13,826	6,318
Illinois	211,396	678,348	480,431	197,917	210,673	672,214	475,622	196,591
Indiana	50,898	147,760	106,203	41,557	51,264	148,250	106,211	42,039
Iowa	33,462	93,624	62,809	30,814	34,194	94,838	63,825	31,013
Kansas	23,711	63,462	46,537	16,925	23,865	63,472	46,449	17,023
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	73,765	206,475	142,766	63,709	74,432	207,444	143,030	64,415
Massachusetts	124,159	357,686	235,514	122,172	123,935	354,762	232,809	121,952
Michigan	205,083	626,677	430,601	196,076	207,618	632,562	432,946	199,616
Minnesota	47,274	128,794	87,682	41,112	47,591	129,162	87,709	41,453
Mississippi	55,163	171,311	127,738	43,573	55,881	172,130	127,991	44,139
Missouri	64,531	192,601	132,977	59,624	64,418	191,586	131,812	59,774
Montana	6,299	17,553	12,406	5,148	6,357	17,658	12,435	5,222
Nebraska	12,339	35,425	24,968	10,457	12,279	35,074	24,690	10,385
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	145,349	457,152	318,030	139,122	145,639	456,171	317,031	139,140
New Mexico	17,103	51,224	36,017	15,207	17,323	51,556	36,155	15,401
New York	363,354	1,111,655	771,410	340,245	361,839	1,104,840	765,733	339,108
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	165,467	477,504	328,854	148,650	166,718	478,650	328,812	149,838
Oklahoma	28,704	86,233	63,493	22,740	28,871	86,466	63,572	22,894
Oregon	42,213	114,238	74,403	39,835	40,468	108,760	70,356	38,405
Pennsylvania	213,757	629,640	430,039	199,601	213,461	629,966	432,236	197,729
Puerto Rico	41,258	164,315	117,016	47,299	41,698	164,267	116,559	47,708
Rhode Island	16,952	49,449	34,176	15,273	17,054	49,544	34,151	15,393
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	12,034	35,591	24,384	11,207	11,630	34,854	23,011	11,843
Vermont	6,695	20,128	13,155	6,973	6,845	20,482	13,339	7,143
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	49,483	138,902	89,616	49,286	50,030	140,001	90,027	49,975
West Virginia	25,538	73,019	54,591	18,428	26,449	75,597	56,759	18,839
Wisconsin	71,399	195,952	135,224	60,728	72,728	199,428	135,388	64,040
Wyoming	2,428	6,178	4,424	1,755	2,500	6,338	4,524	1,814