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March 2008

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
State Total
Families 		Two
Parent
Families 		One
Parent
Families 		No
Parent
Families 		Total
Recipients 		Adults Children
U.S. Totals 1,632,590 60,432 798,439 773,719 3,782,805 871,299 2,911,506
Alabama 17,479 80 8,685 8,714 40,186 8,923 31,263
Alaska 3,203 383 1,786 1,034 8,466 2,604 5,862
Arizona 35,830 808 16,730 18,292 59,504 18,592 40,912
Arkansas 8,415 136 4,415 3,864 18,965 4,888 14,077
California 486,214 39,054 219,115 228,045 1,195,251 242,999 952,252
Colorado 9,087 386 4,242 4,459 22,260 4,992 17,268
Connecticut 19,153 -    11,549 7,604 39,397 11,781 27,616
Delaware 4,347 -    1,953 2,394 12,293 4,705 7,588
Dist. of Col. 5,385 -    3,140 2,245 11,965 2,195 9,770
Florida 48,114 664 9,438 38,012 77,480 11,383 66,097
Georgia 22,032 -    2,434 19,598 38,971 2,353 36,618
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,575 2 3,503 2,070 13,563 3,469 10,094
Idaho 1,490 -    118 1,372 2,187 118 2,069
Illinois 19,620 -    3,542 16,078 56,473 8,409 48,064
Indiana 41,056 2,759 28,906 9,391 117,361 28,297 89,064
Iowa 15,881 1,064 10,157 4,660 39,996 12,259 27,737
Kansas 12,328 728 7,742 3,858 31,002 9,494 21,508
Kentucky 29,141 444 11,295 17,402 58,681 12,362 46,319
Louisiana 10,306 -    2,550 7,756 22,262 2,619 19,643
Maine 10,446 -    8,514 1,932 25,119 8,076 17,043
Maryland 18,634 -    10,713 7,921 42,550 10,591 31,959
Massachusetts 45,389 2,132 25,955 17,302 90,531 28,185 62,346
Michigan 66,837 -    45,550 21,287 173,760 45,736 128,024
Minnesota 21,564 -    11,407 10,157 47,742 11,055 36,687
Mississippi 10,809 -    4,822 5,987 21,896 4,891 17,005
Missouri 35,853 -    26,753 9,100 86,441 26,288 60,153
Montana 3,207 326 1,514 1,367 8,008 2,248 5,760
Nebraska 6,846 -    3,500 3,346 16,232 3,430 12,802
Nevada 7,165 505 3,374 3,286 18,066 4,437 13,629
New Hampshire 4,731 81 2,511 2,139 9,886 2,611 7,275
New Jersey 33,184 -    22,774 10,410 78,746 22,840 55,906
New Mexico 12,600 251 7,104 5,245 33,531 7,845 25,686
New York 117,356 1,421 57,367 58,568 257,416 62,218 195,198
North Carolina 23,673 144 6,710 16,819 44,066 6,999 37,067
North Dakota 2,006 -    1,442 564 5,040 1,344 3,696
Ohio 80,250 3,829 33,113 43,308 173,264 41,388 131,876
Oklahoma 8,053 20 2,595 5,438 17,095 2,635 14,460
Oregon 18,472 134 10,438 7,900 41,450 10,770 30,680
Pennsylvania 53,907 406 31,291 22,210 128,842 32,754 96,088
Puerto Rico 12,283 -    9,704 2,579 31,255 9,879 21,376
Rhode Island 8,054 131 5,308 2,615 19,030 5,510 13,520
South Carolina 14,519 -    7,212 7,307 32,399 6,931 25,468
South Dakota 2,792 -    810 1,982 5,673 810 4,863
Tennessee 51,867 -    34,429 17,438 131,024 34,803 96,221
Texas 52,582 -    15,212 37,370 116,201 15,772 100,429
Utah 4,670 -    1,997 2,673 11,361 3,067 8,294
Vermont 3,769 271 2,320 1,178 8,858 2,862 5,996
Virgin Islands 404 -    360 44 1,153 338 815
Virginia 28,302 -    17,231 11,071 62,469 16,870 45,599
Washington 51,355 4,146 26,113 21,096 120,701 34,829 85,872
West Virginia 8,569 -    3,824 4,745 18,702 4,855 13,847
Wisconsin 17,512 127 5,095 12,290 37,522 5,911 31,611
Wyoming 274 -    77 197 513 79 434
As of 01/21/09

Last Updated on 2/5/2009
By ACF

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