Office of Families Assistance

**1961**

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	854,610	3,272,586	2,526,199	746,387	858,846	3,293,203	2,542,819	750,384
Alabama	21,363	86,373	67,757	18,616	21,314	86,239	67,664	18,575
Alaska	1,187	4,099	3,080	1,019	1,199	4,137	3,109	1,027
Arizona	8,873	36,029	27,749	8,280	8,923	36,201	27,961	8,240
Arkansas	6,870	26,238	20,238	6,001	6,757	25,822	19,905	5,916
California	87,228	311,102	245,323	65,778	87,507	313,204	247,180	66,024
Colorado	8,148	31,515	24,754	6,761	8,198	31,728	24,940	6,788
Connecticut	7,949	27,303	20,493	6,810	7,795	26,607	19,917	6,690
Delaware	1,787	6,830	5,311	1,520	1,821	7,054	5,485	1,569
Dist. of Col.	5,528	24,869	19,693	5,177	5,561	25,077	19,872	5,204
Florida	24,046	88,189	70,201	17,987	24,434	89,892	71,615	18,277
Georgia	16,207	60,204	46,569	13,635	16,294	60,738	47,025	13,713
Guam	160	900	748	152	165	923	770	153
Hawaii	2,389	9,194	7,260	1,934	2,395	9,116	7,200	1,916
Idaho	2,393	8,972	6,635	2,337	2,386	8,972	6,641	2,331
Illinois	41,883	175,685	136,478	39,207	43,171	180,804	140,552	40,252
Indiana	12,152	45,312	34,339	10,973	12,174	45,446	34,473	10,974
Iowa	10,144	37,499	28,372	9,127	10,091	37,380	28,329	9,052
Kansas	6,531	25,089	19,838	5,250	6,552	25,177	19,923	5,254
Kentucky	21,467	76,787	57,673	19,114	21,603	77,256	58,013	19,243
Louisiana	22,391	92,177	71,656	20,520	22,500	92,766	72,184	20,582
Maine	5,823	20,732	15,375	5,356	5,839	20,802	15,429	5,373
Maryland	10,109	42,578	33,520	9,058	10,278	43,241	34,053	9,189
Massachusetts	16,439	56,064	41,807	14,257	16,820	57,520	42,964	14,556
Michigan	30,150	108,292	79,770	28,522	30,513	109,672	80,798	28,874
Minnesota	10,811	37,587	29,376	8,211	10,854	37,793	29,563	8,231
Mississippi	20,790	81,225	63,735	17,490	20,701	80,921	63,510	17,411
Missouri	26,514	102,200	77,820	24,380	26,530	102,393	78,001	24,392
Montana	1,959	7,297	5,782	1,516	1,964	7,346	5,815	1,531
Nebraska	3,155	12,293	9,468	2,825	3,163	12,299	9,471	2,829
Nevada	1,291	4,485	3,534	951	1,307	4,560	3,603	957
New Hampshire	1,117	4,316	3,272	1,044	1,116	4,335	3,293	1,042
New Jersey	18,912	67,458	51,243	16,215	19,196	68,680	52,209	16,471
New Mexico	7,653	30,072	23,228	6,844	7,556	29,655	22,887	6,769
New York	72,173	288,681	219,213	69,468	72,467	290,213	220,315	69,898
North Carolina	28,221	112,218	86,849	25,368	28,209	112,112	86,819	25,293
North Dakota	1,888	7,060	5,512	1,548	1,885	7,033	5,491	1,542
Ohio	31,710	126,341	96,311	30,030	32,296	128,730	98,127	30,603
Oklahoma	18,922	68,314	52,034	16,280	18,992	68,697	52,355	16,342
Oregon	6,807	23,941	17,953	5,988	6,987	24,963	18,785	6,178
Pennsylvania	54,204	214,905	163,858	51,047	54,203	215,064	163,995	51,069
Puerto Rico	58,316	227,018	181,964	45,054	58,365	227,621	182,441	45,180
Rhode Island	4,768	17,411	13,153	4,257	4,768	17,470	13,208	4,262
South Carolina	9,403	37,512	29,767	7,745	9,311	37,162	29,509	7,652
South Dakota	3,193	11,140	8,397	2,742	3,147	10,979	8,296	2,683
Tennessee	22,570	84,671	64,355	20,316	22,576	84,728	64,429	20,299
Texas	19,076	79,219	60,480	18,739	19,069	79,107	60,373	18,734
Utah	3,755	13,806	10,358	3,447	3,717	13,684	10,283	3,401
Vermont	1,326	4,751	3,559	1,191	1,323	4,741	3,552	1,189
Virgin Islands	271	910	765	145	278	944	792	151
Virginia	10,461	42,496	33,327	9,169	10,551	42,911	33,660	9,251
Washington	12,824	44,511	34,370	10,141	12,662	44,463	34,070	10,393
West Virginia	20,329	78,485	61,180	17,305	20,357	78,359	61,073	17,286
Wisconsin	10183.8	37318.6	28449	8,870	10,234	37,574	28,656	8917.25
Wyoming	788	2912.2	2244.2	668	780	2898.25	2236.375	661.875