Office of Families Assistance

**1977**

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	3,425,664	10,449,061	7,445,351	3,003,710	3,424,354	10,375,637	7,380,982	2,994,655
Alabama	55,291	169,429	124,386	45,043	56,057	170,598	125,018	45,580
Alaska	4,221	11,310	8,246	3,064	4,415	11,723	8,503	3,220
Arizona	18,757	57,549	42,850	14,699	18,593	56,446	42,021	14,425
Arkansas	30,844	95,077	70,680	24,398	30,684	94,174	69,890	24,284
California	434,717	1,261,206	876,811	384,395	437,637	1,263,352	877,266	386,086
Colorado	30,284	86,021	61,427	24,594	30,323	85,686	61,089	24,596
Connecticut	42,610	130,411	93,322	37,089	43,040	130,917	93,464	37,454
Delaware	10,275	29,945	21,631	8,314	10,368	30,019	21,630	8,388
Dist. of Col.	30,968	94,489	67,309	27,180	31,325	94,624	67,178	27,446
Florida	81,952	243,456	179,896	63,560	82,760	244,050	180,099	63,951
Georgia	86,770	247,940	184,487	63,453	85,079	240,823	179,099	61,724
Guam	1,143	4,254	3,250	1,005	1,192	4,395	3,349	1,046
Hawaii	16,752	53,521	36,722	16,799	16,961	53,862	36,885	16,977
Idaho	6,833	19,896	13,800	6,096	6,863	19,922	13,769	6,152
Illinois	216,110	717,830	520,632	197,198	215,923	711,954	514,816	197,138
Indiana	55,007	164,956	119,700	45,255	54,361	162,592	117,761	44,831
Iowa	30,422	90,733	61,965	28,769	30,659	90,561	61,687	28,874
Kansas	27,062	73,560	54,082	19,478	27,119	72,786	53,355	19,432
Kentucky	60,921	176,345	125,712	50,633	61,249	175,778	125,241	50,536
Louisiana	65,476	218,485	163,577	54,908	64,955	215,580	161,344	54,236
Maine	19,787	59,954	41,585	18,368	19,819	59,928	41,314	18,614
Maryland	71,860	203,057	144,124	58,933	71,597	202,493	143,270	59,223
Massachusetts	115,593	346,749	240,536	106,213	116,656	346,747	239,593	107,155
Michigan	187,887	574,757	408,075	166,682	187,114	569,359	403,809	165,550
Minnesota	44,604	124,334	87,012	37,323	45,092	124,849	87,135	37,714
Mississippi	52,914	174,258	133,171	41,088	52,782	172,400	131,478	40,922
Missouri	87,100	260,642	187,326	73,316	83,726	248,726	179,188	69,538
Montana	6,250	17,296	12,451	4,845	6,226	17,223	12,369	4,854
Nebraska	11,440	34,080	24,313	9,767	11,575	34,283	24,412	9,871
Nevada	4,239	11,971	8,544	3,427	4,107	11,521	8,222	3,299
New Hampshire	8,497	25,073	17,359	7,713	8,366	24,489	16,907	7,582
New Jersey	137,386	445,496	315,804	129,692	137,816	444,500	313,967	130,533
New Mexico	17,463	55,241	39,554	15,687	17,230	54,198	38,707	15,491
New York	362,672	1,164,727	812,735	351,992	359,864	1,149,379	801,185	348,194
North Carolina	71,284	199,660	146,513	53,147	71,938	199,513	146,014	53,499
North Dakota	4,826	13,827	9,854	3,973	4,853	13,822	9,812	4,009
Ohio	165,306	478,075	338,941	139,133	164,091	472,227	334,599	137,628
Oklahoma	28,637	89,230	66,561	22,670	28,737	89,018	66,237	22,781
Oregon	37,698	101,137	69,859	31,278	38,326	102,144	70,443	31,700
Pennsylvania	196,917	616,777	425,096	191,680	198,375	616,867	424,701	192,166
Puerto Rico	42,884	188,292	136,536	51,757	42,686	185,334	134,204	51,130
Rhode Island	16,807	51,142	35,784	15,358	16,873	51,031	35,676	15,354
South Carolina	47,148	140,297	102,228	38,070	47,919	141,235	102,699	38,536
South Dakota	7,991	23,784	17,451	6,333	7,849	23,260	17,031	6,229
Tennessee	64,855	187,993	137,312	50,680	62,816	179,663	131,184	48,479
Texas	97,912	315,468	234,742	80,726	97,418	311,824	231,964	79,860
Utah	11,725	33,107	24,486	8,622	11,905	33,497	24,718	8,779
Vermont	5,907	17,944	12,140	5,804	5,962	18,052	12,171	5,882
Virgin Islands	1,155	3,749	3,043	705	1,166	3,760	3,041	719
Virginia	59,334	173,031	123,853	49,178	59,363	171,486	122,621	48,864
Washington	44,622	124,834	83,332	41,502	44,950	125,190	83,438	41,753
West Virginia	20,520	60,834	42,445	18,389	20,647	60,627	42,709	17,917
Wisconsin	63,627	179,313	127,365	51,948	64,549	180,714	128,022	52,693
Wyoming	2,406	6,522	4,739	1,783	2,401	6,441	4,679	1,762