Office of Families Assistance

**1976**

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	3,419,268	10,714,545	7,677,136	3,037,409	3,418,030	10,638,954	7,613,470	3,025,484
Alabama	52,573	166,316	123,229	43,088	52,960	166,192	122,885	43,307
Alaska	3,858	10,504	7,768	2,736	3,868	10,536	7,778	2,759
Arizona	19,623	64,153	48,075	16,078	19,176	61,707	46,145	15,561
Arkansas	34,544	107,820	79,870	27,950	33,579	104,350	77,412	26,938
California	426,157	1,260,970	880,688	380,282	427,477	1,259,759	879,150	380,609
Colorado	30,759	89,199	63,889	25,310	30,448	87,831	62,907	24,924
Connecticut	41,385	130,632	94,591	36,041	41,615	130,356	94,130	36,226
Delaware	10,030	30,281	22,034	8,247	10,010	29,893	21,731	8,162
Dist. of Col.	31,421	99,575	71,702	27,873	30,924	97,268	69,925	27,343
Florida	80,317	246,508	183,467	63,042	80,502	244,687	181,721	62,966
Georgia	98,648	292,922	217,284	75,637	94,065	275,935	205,053	70,883
Guam	847	3,354	2,616	737	909	3,536	2,736	801
Hawaii	16,119	52,201	36,127	16,073	16,245	52,502	36,252	16,250
Idaho	6,663	19,742	13,877	5,865	6,710	19,730	13,844	5,885
Illinois	216,936	733,768	535,599	198,169	216,629	729,942	532,280	197,662
Indiana	58,207	177,548	129,428	48,120	57,938	175,766	127,993	47,772
Iowa	29,714	92,388	63,540	28,849	29,980	92,151	63,280	28,871
Kansas	25,543	74,393	54,780	19,613	26,019	74,675	54,946	19,730
Kentucky	58,962	177,651	126,919	50,732	59,562	177,514	126,774	50,740
Louisiana	67,355	229,463	172,345	57,119	66,971	226,910	170,284	56,626
Maine	20,362	64,681	46,168	18,513	19,903	62,179	44,160	18,019
Maryland	69,302	208,173	149,780	58,393	70,372	206,602	148,035	58,568
Massachusetts	110,276	340,121	238,059	102,062	111,296	341,042	238,270	102,773
Michigan	191,010	594,975	424,434	170,541	190,509	590,842	420,956	169,886
Minnesota	42,891	122,408	86,947	35,461	42,999	122,248	86,520	35,728
Mississippi	54,504	183,490	141,372	42,119	53,970	180,966	139,247	41,719
Missouri	88,134	273,217	196,674	76,543	88,566	272,915	195,690	77,225
Montana	6,342	18,449	13,473	4,975	6,276	17,891	13,010	4,881
Nebraska	11,646	35,769	25,648	10,120	11,529	35,083	25,137	9,946
Nevada	5,245	15,284	11,029	4,255	5,031	14,598	10,483	4,115
New Hampshire	8,675	26,581	18,440	8,141	8,570	26,076	18,068	8,008
New Jersey	135,847	449,651	321,029	128,622	136,113	448,185	319,502	128,683
New Mexico	18,644	59,284	43,259	16,025	18,366	58,309	42,351	15,958
New York	362,650	1,193,426	837,101	356,324	363,644	1,188,881	832,661	356,219
North Carolina	68,139	191,721	139,683	52,038	68,767	193,419	141,403	52,015
North Dakota	4,601	13,706	9,914	3,792	4,649	13,702	9,874	3,827
Ohio	167,496	498,223	353,742	144,481	167,849	495,975	351,919	144,055
Oklahoma	28,045	88,905	67,029	21,876	27,965	88,532	66,653	21,880
Oregon	34,740	95,403	66,614	28,788	35,620	97,327	67,805	29,523
Pennsylvania	189,327	610,481	421,977	188,504	190,794	610,735	421,936	188,799
Puerto Rico	44,221	203,329	148,180	55,149	43,941	199,108	144,900	54,209
Rhode Island	16,376	51,186	36,045	15,142	16,434	50,991	35,847	15,144
South Carolina	44,954	138,695	102,019	36,675	45,182	138,292	101,442	36,849
South Dakota	8,270	25,003	18,401	6,602	8,251	24,808	18,268	6,539
Tennessee	68,877	208,012	152,633	55,379	68,595	205,685	150,762	54,924
Texas	104,675	345,811	257,049	88,761	102,037	335,096	249,325	85,771
Utah	11,802	32,254	22,929	9,325	11,687	32,230	23,194	9,036
Vermont	5,788	17,882	12,268	5,614	5,785	17,780	12,165	5,615
Virgin Islands	1,114	3,789	3,110	679	1,111	3,732	3,063	669
Virginia	59,540	177,761	127,582	50,178	59,320	176,048	126,406	49,642
Washington	44,665	127,718	85,907	41,810	44,609	126,907	85,205	41,701
West Virginia	20,772	64,730	44,621	20,109	20,692	63,469	43,787	19,682
Wisconsin	58,331	168,461	121,400	47,061	59,646	171,472	123,405	48,066
Wyoming	2,347	6,581	4,790	1,791	2,364	6,591	4,798	1,793