Office of Families Assistance

**1976**

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	3,561,601	11,338,728	8,034,997	3,303,732	3,564,887	11,283,516	7,981,688	3,301,829
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	466,124	1,429,074	981,963	447,111	468,066	1,431,142	981,555	449,587
Colorado	32,584	96,837	67,947	28,891	32,180	95,167	66,819	28,347
Connecticut	42,216	134,332	96,773	37,558	42,533	134,472	96,551	37,921
Delaware	10,201	31,019	22,438	8,580	10,208	30,758	22,211	8,547
Dist. of Col.	31,659	100,677	72,387	28,290	31,173	98,410	70,634	27,776
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	863	3,435	2,668	767	929	3,637	2,798	839
Hawaii	16,492	53,880	37,077	16,803	16,630	54,223	37,219	17,004
Idaho	6,663	19,742	13,877	5,865	6,710	19,730	13,844	5,885
Illinois	230,250	798,110	573,903	224,208	229,319	791,317	568,836	222,482
Indiana	58,207	177,548	129,428	48,120	57,938	175,766	127,993	47,772
Iowa	30,594	96,129	65,576	30,553	30,963	96,343	65,573	30,770
Kansas	25,936	76,119	55,757	20,362	26,466	76,595	56,036	20,559
Kentucky	64,150	201,188	140,406	60,782	65,455	204,158	141,994	62,164
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	71,118	216,109	154,207	61,902	72,335	215,185	152,814	62,371
Massachusetts	115,078	361,185	250,207	110,978	116,432	363,580	251,219	112,361
Michigan	208,332	675,146	470,153	204,993	208,059	672,064	467,260	204,804
Minnesota	44,341	128,657	90,490	38,168	44,547	128,887	90,269	38,618
Mississippi	54,504	183,490	141,372	42,119	53,970	180,966	139,247	41,719
Missouri	88,291	273,962	197,106	76,857	88,791	273,980	196,305	77,675
Montana	6,459	18,959	13,758	5,201	6,414	18,494	13,344	5,151
Nebraska	11,698	36,033	25,808	10,225	11,584	35,355	25,299	10,055
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	370,690	1,229,983	857,861	372,121	372,975	1,231,361	856,803	374,558
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	188,299	585,638	401,087	184,551	189,403	586,605	400,973	185,632
Oklahoma	28,045	88,905	67,029	21,876	27,965	88,532	66,653	21,880
Oregon	39,250	113,805	76,308	37,497	40,376	116,756	78,024	38,732
Pennsylvania	196,078	639,375	437,480	201,895	197,993	641,571	438,490	203,081
Puerto Rico	44,221	203,329	148,180	55,149	43,941	199,108	144,900	54,209
Rhode Island	16,989	53,970	37,639	16,332	17,022	53,658	37,376	16,282
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	12,774	36,965	25,681	11,284	12,635	36,828	25,925	10,903
Vermont	7,250	24,453	15,984	8,470	7,216	24,202	15,798	8,404
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	49,241	146,539	95,918	50,621	49,274	146,102	95,429	50,673
West Virginia	22,123	70,724	48,443	22,282	21,802	68,378	46,934	21,443
Wisconsin	62,677	189,164	132,944	56,221	64,206	193,154	135,380	57,774
Wyoming	2,347	6,581	4,790	1,791	2,364	6,591	4,798	1,793