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September 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 1,636,337 62,983 803,639 769,715 3,821,600 881,403 2,940,197
Alabama 17,756 78 9,237 8,441 41,253 9,387 31,866
Alaska 2,890 280 1,621 989 7,554 2,235 5,319
Arizona 36,467 999 16,838 18,630 78,269 19,105 59,164
Arkansas 8,330 174 4,542 3,614 18,859 4,918 13,941
California 497,719 41,145 229,524 227,050 1,226,362 256,057 970,305
Colorado 8,270 285 3,568 4,417 19,835 4,104 15,731
Connecticut 18,663 -    11,488 7,175 38,503 11,640 26,863
Delaware 4,484 -    2,043 2,441 12,734 4,851 7,883
Dist. of Col. 5,346 -    3,007 2,339 11,739 2,234 9,505
Florida 51,012 1,045 11,937 38,030 85,914 14,655 71,259
Georgia 21,378 -    2,571 18,807 37,976 2,521 35,455
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,478 21 3,445 2,012 13,394 3,456 9,938
Idaho 1,496 -    126 1,370 2,218 126 2,092
Illinois 19,034 -    3,611 15,423 54,505 8,282 46,223
Indiana 41,249 3,054 28,694 9,501 117,987 28,766 89,221
Iowa 15,510 950 9,865 4,695 38,687 11,751 26,936
Kansas 12,458 769 7,925 3,764 31,527 9,736 21,791
Kentucky 29,006 416 11,351 17,239 58,403 12,336 46,067
Louisiana 10,018 -    2,526 7,492 21,841 2,586 19,255
Maine 10,239 -    8,252 1,987 24,266 7,757 16,509
Maryland 20,095 -    12,154 7,941 46,829 11,992 34,837
Massachusetts 46,382 2,145 27,156 17,081 92,175 29,425 62,750
Michigan 62,371 -    35,066 27,305 154,985 35,158 119,827
Minnesota 21,015 -    11,007 10,008 45,930 10,679 35,251
Mississippi 11,270 -    5,422 5,848 23,236 5,472 17,764
Missouri 34,636 -    25,670 8,966 83,581 25,222 58,359
Montana 3,136 290 1,530 1,316 7,814 2,181 5,633
Nebraska 6,753 -    3,462 3,291 16,144 3,392 12,752
Nevada 6,936 515 3,141 3,280 17,610 4,247 13,363
New Hampshire 4,298 8 2,162 2,128 8,741 2,170 6,571
New Jersey 32,722 -    22,879 9,843 78,185 22,834 55,351
New Mexico 14,069 449 8,063 5,557 37,452 8,982 28,470
New York 113,732 1,261 55,015 57,456 252,434 61,214 191,220
North Carolina 24,294 144 7,531 16,619 46,339 7,822 38,517
North Dakota 2,033 -    1,481 552 5,168 1,402 3,766
Ohio 82,128 3,951 34,763 43,414 178,652 43,430 135,222
Oklahoma 7,920 27 2,586 5,307 16,803 2,640 14,163
Oregon 19,152 157 11,116 7,879 43,440 11,445 31,995
Pennsylvania 46,895 205 25,946 20,744 113,826 26,742 87,084
Puerto Rico 11,488 -    9,076 2,412 30,934 9,824 21,110
Rhode Island 7,914 105 5,196 2,613 18,440 5,330 13,110
South Carolina 16,119 -    8,685 7,434 36,926 8,449 28,477
South Dakota 2,887 -    854 2,033 5,946 854 5,092
Tennessee 54,492 -    36,801 17,691 138,744 37,132 101,612
Texas 51,045 -    15,266 35,779 114,258 15,601 98,657
Utah 5,091 -    2,468 2,623 12,562 3,527 9,035
Vermont 2,775 177 1,381 1,217 6,041 1,735 4,306
Virgin Islands -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Virginia 29,687 -    18,599 11,088 66,178 18,140 48,038
Washington 51,665 4,219 27,398 20,048 122,477 36,261 86,216
West Virginia 8,928 -    4,432 4,496 20,232 5,669 14,563
Wisconsin 17,346 113 5,083 12,150 37,179 5,847 31,332
Wyoming 260 1 79 180 513 82 431
As of 01/21/09

Last Updated on 2/5/2009
By ACF

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