Office of Families Assistance

**1981**

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	3,870,765	11,159,843	7,614,336	3,545,507	3,835,489	11,079,117	7,526,934	3,552,183
Alabama	61,234	171,185	122,458	48,727	59,806	166,579	119,070	47,509
Alaska	6,774	16,375	11,165	5,210	6,652	15,984	10,855	5,129
Arizona	22,410	61,829	44,786	17,044	22,809	62,919	45,354	17,565
Arkansas	29,638	84,267	61,030	23,237	28,887	81,851	59,148	22,703
California	520,037	1,522,765	1,009,480	513,286	523,771	1,538,126	1,015,834	522,292
Colorado	29,518	81,537	55,614	25,923	29,068	80,806	54,994	25,812
Connecticut	50,000	141,659	97,753	43,906	49,093	139,409	95,946	43,463
Delaware	11,951	32,893	22,598	10,296	11,525	31,842	21,751	10,091
Dist. of Col.	28,811	80,860	55,557	25,304	28,226	79,737	54,661	25,076
Florida	102,949	277,360	197,394	79,966	102,005	274,311	194,646	79,666
Georgia	91,021	236,251	170,705	65,546	89,861	234,877	168,423	66,454
Guam	1,543	5,523	3,992	1,530	1,570	5,637	4,039	1,598
Hawaii	20,133	61,542	40,832	20,710	19,924	60,901	40,374	20,527
Idaho	7,321	20,018	13,507	6,512	7,086	19,260	12,934	6,327
Illinois	231,117	708,556	490,850	217,707	232,880	714,808	492,380	222,428
Indiana	61,077	172,154	120,392	51,762	59,399	168,561	117,028	51,532
Iowa	40,463	109,574	72,386	37,188	38,482	104,040	68,575	35,466
Kansas	28,525	74,351	52,266	22,085	27,485	72,559	50,772	21,787
Kentucky	67,639	175,193	122,309	52,884	65,086	169,340	117,264	52,076
Louisiana	71,218	215,972	158,027	57,946	69,475	210,693	153,596	57,097
Maine	21,140	56,614	38,654	17,960	20,703	55,701	37,869	17,832
Maryland	81,348	221,304	149,218	72,086	79,819	217,934	145,996	71,938
Massachusetts	124,103	344,343	222,229	122,114	120,932	333,460	213,805	119,655
Michigan	246,942	758,616	493,468	265,148	243,950	753,921	487,475	266,446
Minnesota	54,649	148,957	97,673	51,284	53,564	147,822	95,824	51,998
Mississippi	60,139	176,255	129,411	46,844	59,809	174,543	127,867	46,675
Missouri	73,529	214,533	144,074	70,459	72,447	209,904	141,073	68,831
Montana	7,292	20,428	13,940	6,487	7,095	20,009	13,547	6,462
Nebraska	14,011	38,716	26,620	12,096	14,076	38,810	26,663	12,148
Nevada	5,252	14,211	9,758	4,452	5,273	14,272	9,761	4,510
New Hampshire	8,686	23,598	15,565	8,033	8,412	22,921	15,058	7,862
New Jersey	154,017	469,279	321,649	147,630	151,674	460,664	315,400	145,263
New Mexico	19,548	55,670	38,416	17,254	19,456	55,095	38,027	17,068
New York	369,258	1,108,387	758,711	349,676	367,254	1,105,344	752,623	352,721
North Carolina	80,221	200,561	141,489	59,072	78,695	195,817	137,611	58,206
North Dakota	4,937	13,293	9,154	4,139	4,813	12,955	8,887	4,068
Ohio	205,157	589,728	389,195	200,533	207,276	599,596	393,720	205,875
Oklahoma	31,121	90,549	65,757	24,792	29,915	87,035	63,015	24,020
Oregon	34,989	92,346	59,693	32,653	33,362	88,301	56,960	31,341
Pennsylvania	220,974	643,323	438,146	205,177	219,736	641,996	435,797	206,199
Puerto Rico	47,396	172,166	119,918	52,248	49,211	176,719	122,749	53,970
Rhode Island	19,058	54,693	36,940	17,754	19,030	54,614	36,785	17,829
South Carolina	58,074	156,617	110,785	45,832	57,787	155,407	109,711	45,696
South Dakota	6,918	18,639	13,037	5,603	6,691	18,139	12,659	5,480
Tennessee	66,094	173,697	122,345	51,352	63,577	166,933	116,989	49,944
Texas	108,203	325,113	235,779	89,334	106,530	320,170	231,685	88,485
Utah	13,648	42,242	26,541	15,701	13,254	40,589	25,644	14,945
Vermont	8,338	24,681	15,571	9,110	8,304	24,488	15,388	9,100
Virgin Islands	1,199	3,557	2,796	761	1,229	3,638	2,849	790
Virginia	64,893	174,634	120,170	54,464	63,836	171,590	117,418	54,172
Washington	57,125	154,916	98,797	56,119	54,974	146,985	94,666	52,318
West Virginia	28,569	80,623	61,814	18,809	28,336	79,160	60,140	19,020
Wisconsin	87,815	240,691	158,949	81,742	88,751	245,632	160,933	84,699
Wyoming	2,744	7,003	4,976	2,027	2,625	6,717	4,697	2,020