Office of Families Assistance

**1968**

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	1,355,158	5,515,567	4,135,479	1,380,088	1,409,664	5,702,377	4,273,606	1,428,771
Alabama	20,267	85,142	68,025	17,117	21,767	91,550	73,100	18,450
Alaska	1,475	5,392	4,108	1,283	1,558	5,650	4,317	1,333
Arizona	10,242	43,317	32,967	10,350	10,258	43,342	32,992	10,350
Arkansas	9,400	38,742	29,317	9,425	9,500	39,000	29,500	9,500
California	204,000	803,167	584,833	218,333	213,500	832,250	605,083	227,167
Colorado	14,383	55,092	41,975	13,117	14,550	55,267	42,100	13,167
Connecticut	16,567	64,750	48,250	16,500	17,400	67,475	50,225	17,250
Delaware	4,133	17,242	13,017	4,225	4,283	17,592	13,267	4,325
Dist. of Col.	5,700	26,108	20,900	5,208	5,967	27,133	21,708	5,425
Florida	38,200	150,583	120,000	30,583	39,692	156,333	124,333	32,000
Georgia	28,125	110,833	85,292	25,542	30,283	119,083	91,575	27,508
Guam	189	983	846	138	212	1,102	939	163
Hawaii	4,800	20,067	14,717	5,350	4,908	20,367	14,925	5,442
Idaho	3,167	12,025	8,658	3,367	3,217	12,167	8,750	3,417
Illinois	62,800	287,500	223,500	64,000	65,525	297,417	231,417	66,000
Indiana	12,625	52,475	39,625	12,850	12,867	53,367	40,275	13,092
Iowa	12,933	50,192	36,658	13,533	13,400	51,892	37,858	14,033
Kansas	9,892	40,917	31,750	9,167	10,183	41,958	32,550	9,408
Kentucky	27,492	108,000	78,308	29,692	28,183	110,333	79,900	30,433
Louisiana	30,775	135,083	104,158	30,925	32,900	144,417	111,533	32,883
Maine	5,975	22,225	16,250	5,975	6,183	22,950	16,783	6,167
Maryland	27,517	110,083	84,808	25,275	28,175	112,167	86,417	25,750
Massachusetts	39,183	144,833	107,742	37,092	41,250	151,250	112,500	38,750
Michigan	46,650	191,583	143,833	47,750	48,108	196,833	147,667	49,167
Minnesota	16,642	60,667	46,933	13,733	17,017	61,783	47,725	14,058
Mississippi	24,583	101,092	82,908	18,183	25,017	102,000	84,033	17,967
Missouri	27,483	114,167	87,875	26,292	28,133	116,333	89,483	26,850
Montana	2,617	9,875	7,558	2,317	2,692	10,050	7,692	2,358
Nebraska	5,992	24,167	18,567	5,600	6,158	24,833	19,067	5,767
Nevada	2,133	8,125	6,275	1,850	2,225	8,433	6,492	1,942
New Hampshire	1,475	6,075	4,583	1,492	1,533	6,275	4,725	1,550
New Jersey	38,333	152,750	115,833	36,917	39,992	159,083	120,500	38,583
New Mexico	9,900	40,192	30,375	9,817	10,317	41,625	31,500	10,125
New York	211,083	833,500	609,833	223,667	223,583	874,000	639,250	234,750
North Carolina	26,100	106,500	80,600	25,900	26,217	106,500	80,667	25,833
North Dakota	2,433	9,700	7,375	2,325	2,492	9,833	7,492	2,342
Ohio	55,283	227,500	169,750	57,750	57,083	233,167	173,917	59,250
Oklahoma	23,100	89,858	67,533	22,325	23,175	89,583	67,325	22,258
Oregon	10,667	40,992	29,183	11,808	11,050	41,850	29,775	12,075
Pennsylvania	71,325	303,750	223,250	80,500	74,033	313,500	230,167	83,333
Puerto Rico	36,075	176,083	132,667	43,417	36,267	178,333	134,000	44,333
Rhode Island	7,842	30,433	22,325	8,108	8,067	31,192	22,875	8,317
South Carolina	7,567	29,642	23,858	5,783	8,058	31,583	25,375	6,208
South Dakota	3,667	13,717	10,325	3,392	3,708	13,808	10,392	3,417
Tennessee	24,825	98,567	75,925	22,642	25,600	101,283	78,033	23,250
Texas	28,867	132,583	102,000	30,583	30,783	142,333	109,292	33,042
Utah	7,017	27,908	19,875	8,033	7,108	28,067	20,017	8,050
Vermont	2,367	8,842	6,383	2,458	2,533	9,467	6,817	2,650
Virgin Islands	402	1,583	1,325	258	403	1,600	1,333	267
Virginia	14,358	59,717	45,917	13,800	14,792	61,350	47,233	14,117
Washington	18,250	68,733	49,050	19,683	18,800	70,033	49,992	20,042
West Virginia	20,283	92,075	64,617	27,458	19,875	89,433	62,742	26,692
Wisconsin	16,775	65,925	49,800	16,125	17,850	69,642	52,542	17,100
Wyoming	1,225	4,517	3,442	1,075	1,233	4,508	3,442	1,067