Office of Families Assistance

**1996**

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	4,241,798	11,404,130	7,928,917	3,475,212	4,138,699	11,105,827	7,739,783	3,366,044
Alabama	42,310	104,849	79,064	25,785	41,229	101,458	76,957	24,501
Alaska	10,443	27,855	18,499	9,355	10,534	28,094	18,658	9,436
Arizona	62,154	166,068	115,208	50,860	60,628	161,530	112,309	49,221
Arkansas	22,506	57,204	41,469	15,735	22,172	56,260	40,751	15,509
California	734,178	1,967,863	1,394,738	573,126	724,299	1,943,218	1,379,754	563,464
Colorado	35,002	96,987	66,752	30,235	34,144	94,444	65,188	29,256
Connecticut	54,865	148,190	100,636	47,555	54,131	145,883	99,111	46,772
Delaware	10,273	22,922	15,520	7,402	10,225	22,756	15,387	7,369
Dist. of Col.	25,576	69,509	47,843	21,666	25,343	68,965	48,210	20,755
Florida	207,094	550,138	389,150	160,989	200,441	530,962	376,953	154,009
Georgia	130,062	351,326	249,868	101,458	125,770	337,800	241,822	95,978
Guam	1,948	6,815	4,850	1,964	1,993	7,012	4,995	2,017
Hawaii	20,346	59,194	39,911	19,283	20,233	58,941	39,845	19,096
Idaho	8,714	21,686	15,198	6,488	8,505	21,123	14,844	6,279
Illinois	214,308	613,671	432,016	181,655	210,558	601,901	425,282	176,620
Indiana	51,540	142,326	100,710	41,616	49,837	135,264	96,194	39,070
Iowa	29,664	76,680	52,240	24,441	28,785	74,220	50,656	23,563
Kansas	23,997	63,981	45,371	18,610	23,144	61,220	43,671	17,548
Kentucky	68,781	163,745	114,267	49,479	68,105	161,366	113,025	48,341
Louisiana	70,364	234,458	161,110	73,349	67,908	228,158	156,587	71,571
Maine	18,810	49,042	31,549	17,494	18,597	48,333	31,116	17,217
Maryland	73,646	202,130	139,297	62,833	70,544	193,472	134,142	59,329
Massachusetts	85,718	225,585	146,630	78,955	83,319	218,599	142,089	76,510
Michigan	158,302	442,135	302,917	139,217	153,517	428,655	294,465	134,191
Minnesota	54,302	152,186	104,289	47,897	53,653	150,392	103,133	47,260
Mississippi	47,921	128,922	95,920	33,002	46,366	124,143	92,761	31,382
Missouri	81,612	227,827	159,797	68,031	79,803	221,698	156,148	65,550
Montana	9,902	27,120	18,135	8,985	9,540	26,103	17,500	8,602
Nebraska	13,881	36,682	25,994	10,689	13,731	36,188	25,650	10,537
Nevada	14,548	36,489	26,536	9,954	13,894	34,540	25,433	9,107
New Hampshire	9,408	23,642	15,531	8,111	9,114	22,826	15,033	7,793
New Jersey	102,476	276,407	188,543	87,864	99,962	268,382	183,292	85,090
New Mexico	32,661	95,548	62,021	33,527	32,080	93,842	60,910	32,932
New York	414,151	1,112,128	732,170	379,957	405,998	1,090,097	719,284	370,813
North Carolina	110,938	269,553	186,609	82,944	107,963	261,387	181,295	80,092
North Dakota	4,819	13,044	8,840	4,204	4,716	12,754	8,671	4,083
Ohio	194,669	497,984	354,341	143,644	190,685	488,171	347,709	140,462
Oklahoma	38,548	103,868	73,520	30,347	36,682	98,234	69,972	28,262
Oregon	31,263	78,187	54,687	23,500	29,307	73,386	51,319	22,067
Pennsylvania	183,927	516,709	353,403	163,306	179,403	502,508	344,410	158,097
Puerto Rico	50,888	154,891	105,322	49,568	50,165	152,242	103,599	48,643
Rhode Island	20,741	56,432	37,956	18,476	20,443	55,566	37,459	18,106
South Carolina	45,589	118,368	88,604	29,764	43,876	113,965	85,242	28,723
South Dakota	5,960	16,089	11,757	4,332	5,799	15,578	11,460	4,118
Tennessee	97,704	254,967	177,908	77,059	93,531	243,587	170,525	73,061
Texas	249,019	660,095	469,981	190,114	239,116	632,249	450,912	181,337
Utah	14,667	39,878	26,818	13,060	14,161	38,552	25,915	12,637
Vermont	7,798	20,303	13,065	7,239	7,701	20,037	12,910	7,127
Virgin Islands	1,399	4,953	3,664	1,290	1,378	4,884	3,611	1,273
Virginia	64,421	159,829	112,867	46,962	62,203	153,257	108,621	44,636
Washington	84,811	214,269	143,029	71,240	84,316	212,741	142,117	70,624
West Virginia	32,115	78,291	52,691	25,601	32,219	73,168	49,380	23,789
Wisconsin	56,382	152,501	111,120	41,381	52,466	143,786	104,943	38,843
Wyoming	4,679	12,610	8,992	3,617	4,471	11,935	8,559	3,376