Office of Families Assistance

**1971**

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	2,660,894	9,955,401	7,239,291	2,716,110	2,762,619	10,242,130	7,434,512	2,807,618
Alabama	41,188	158,885	121,321	37,564	41,141	155,813	118,759	37,054
Alaska	3,224	10,161	7,647	2,514	3,358	10,445	7,845	2,600
Arizona	16,592	64,193	49,456	14,738	17,239	66,060	50,852	15,208
Arkansas	17,541	65,050	48,850	16,200	18,676	68,547	51,400	17,146
California	443,824	1,562,159	1,091,178	470,980	450,733	1,570,641	1,097,182	473,460
Colorado	27,342	96,000	69,417	26,583	28,278	98,882	71,280	27,601
Connecticut	28,209	101,944	76,290	25,654	29,461	105,226	78,832	26,393
Delaware	7,372	27,016	19,771	7,245	7,734	28,056	20,470	7,586
Dist. of Col.	18,612	68,259	51,020	17,239	20,669	74,789	55,548	19,241
Florida	74,350	276,775	212,217	64,559	79,419	293,093	224,025	69,068
Georgia	78,772	276,420	206,644	69,775	83,281	289,494	215,771	73,723
Guam	521	2,485	1,831	654	559	2,617	1,939	678
Hawaii	8,972	33,903	23,686	10,216	9,518	35,518	24,736	10,782
Idaho	5,340	18,800	13,238	5,562	5,484	19,136	13,486	5,650
Illinois	135,846	554,474	410,510	143,964	149,733	604,514	444,240	160,275
Indiana	34,099	127,304	94,187	33,118	37,619	138,206	102,154	36,052
Iowa	21,445	76,706	54,572	22,133	22,057	78,405	55,723	22,681
Kansas	20,525	74,259	55,415	18,844	21,268	76,283	56,780	19,502
Kentucky	38,516	141,006	101,190	39,817	38,947	141,726	101,573	40,153
Louisiana	58,690	237,728	183,444	54,284	58,546	235,008	181,362	53,646
Maine	15,546	56,710	40,635	16,075	16,338	59,549	42,507	17,042
Maryland	45,846	169,568	127,380	42,188	48,328	177,349	132,670	44,679
Massachusetts	74,420	266,317	192,359	73,958	76,808	274,023	197,605	76,418
Michigan	110,972	413,608	302,525	111,082	119,156	435,585	318,831	116,753
Minnesota	32,240	105,479	78,656	26,824	33,801	110,225	81,658	28,568
Mississippi	35,757	137,696	111,919	25,778	37,128	142,112	114,663	27,449
Missouri	51,809	188,176	141,433	46,743	55,321	198,447	148,615	49,832
Montana	5,555	18,831	14,004	4,827	5,794	19,391	14,411	4,980
Nebraska	10,946	39,432	29,228	10,204	11,380	40,520	29,943	10,577
Nevada	4,893	16,013	11,899	4,114	4,828	15,882	11,765	4,117
New Hampshire	4,198	15,024	10,854	4,170	4,627	16,211	11,707	4,504
New Jersey	104,133	413,592	294,713	118,879	104,742	405,446	289,771	115,675
New Mexico	15,626	57,225	43,284	13,941	15,676	56,941	43,030	13,911
New York	334,820	1,249,694	890,291	359,403	340,942	1,266,296	900,138	366,158
North Carolina	41,303	153,899	115,288	38,610	43,137	159,171	119,237	39,934
North Dakota	3,603	12,745	9,523	3,222	3,766	13,182	9,826	3,356
Ohio	99,602	370,778	270,860	99,918	106,775	395,106	287,370	107,737
Oklahoma	30,383	109,072	81,320	27,753	31,046	110,786	82,579	28,207
Oregon	26,551	93,767	64,366	29,401	26,298	92,685	63,830	28,855
Pennsylvania	152,735	596,015	417,510	178,505	159,919	621,367	433,363	188,004
Puerto Rico	54,085	279,975	205,484	74,492	53,017	275,841	201,424	74,417
Rhode Island	12,625	46,981	33,472	13,509	12,971	48,181	34,255	13,926
South Carolina	19,844	77,485	58,673	18,812	21,194	82,291	62,145	20,147
South Dakota	5,528	19,510	14,491	5,020	5,615	19,713	14,637	5,076
Tennessee	48,927	175,472	133,662	41,810	50,845	180,644	137,351	43,293
Texas	89,993	360,111	268,553	91,559	97,140	382,993	284,843	98,150
Utah	11,054	40,357	27,584	12,774	11,256	41,137	28,167	12,971
Vermont	4,409	15,914	11,192	4,722	4,617	16,656	11,639	5,018
Virgin Islands	596	2,384	2,010	374	648	2,595	2,165	431
Virginia	33,753	125,503	92,948	32,555	36,007	132,641	97,903	34,738
Washington	42,640	147,222	100,270	46,952	43,075	147,409	99,963	47,447
West Virginia	24,015	97,684	68,953	28,732	23,278	93,867	66,392	27,475
Wisconsin	29,561	103,015	77,125	25,890	31,423	108,636	81,096	27,540
Wyoming	1,946	6,620	4,943	1,677	2,008	6,795	5,059	1,736