Office of Families Assistance

**1985**

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	3,691,610	10,812,625	7,164,536	3,648,089	3,701,033	10,855,284	7,197,601	3,657,683
Alabama	52,342	150,961	105,234	45,727	51,677	150,094	104,856	45,239
Alaska	6,349	15,873	10,159	5,714	6,435	16,088	10,297	5,792
Arizona	25,475	72,092	50,457	21,635	25,384	72,235	50,561	21,674
Arkansas	21,919	64,173	45,090	19,084	21,901	64,569	45,465	19,104
California	553,016	1,618,903	1,069,929	548,975	556,038	1,626,414	1,077,408	549,006
Colorado	27,708	79,114	52,591	26,523	27,739	79,175	52,736	26,439
Connecticut	41,759	121,715	81,639	40,075	41,291	120,676	81,084	39,592
Delaware	9,032	24,204	16,156	8,048	8,758	23,545	15,737	7,807
Dist. of Col.	22,425	58,368	43,421	14,948	22,187	57,719	43,156	14,563
Florida	96,849	271,437	190,846	80,591	96,550	272,461	192,103	80,358
Georgia	84,807	238,541	165,811	72,730	83,919	236,736	164,663	72,074
Guam	1,628	6,018	4,148	1,870	1,613	6,071	4,237	1,833
Hawaii	16,171	50,621	32,675	17,946	15,937	49,917	32,255	17,662
Idaho	6,247	17,232	11,388	5,844	6,244	17,111	11,351	5,759
Illinois	240,120	734,594	492,517	242,077	239,641	734,410	492,763	241,647
Indiana	57,015	165,427	111,220	54,207	56,895	165,240	111,279	53,961
Iowa	39,946	122,703	76,841	45,862	40,230	124,273	77,842	46,430
Kansas	22,818	67,355	44,521	22,834	22,824	67,410	44,576	22,834
Kentucky	59,387	159,592	106,543	53,049	59,483	160,475	107,388	53,087
Louisiana	76,232	230,279	162,649	67,631	77,227	233,016	164,445	68,571
Maine	19,773	57,150	35,536	21,614	20,025	58,159	36,152	22,007
Maryland	72,131	194,671	125,505	69,167	71,982	194,957	125,661	69,296
Massachusetts	86,417	235,425	151,786	83,639	86,975	235,696	151,581	84,115
Michigan	225,185	690,565	440,826	249,738	223,354	684,278	437,396	246,883
Minnesota	51,344	151,710	95,297	56,414	52,000	154,156	96,942	57,214
Mississippi	51,922	154,776	111,556	43,220	51,875	155,580	112,151	43,429
Missouri	66,455	196,914	128,553	68,362	66,064	197,292	129,089	68,204
Montana	7,887	22,479	14,538	7,941	8,166	23,468	15,109	8,359
Nebraska	15,283	44,231	29,375	14,856	15,536	45,088	29,932	15,155
Nevada	4,725	13,709	9,300	4,409	4,870	14,156	9,603	4,553
New Hampshire	5,414	14,341	9,369	4,972	5,319	14,100	9,241	4,859
New Jersey	124,530	367,006	246,569	120,438	123,735	364,447	245,160	119,287
New Mexico	17,972	50,648	34,171	16,477	17,965	50,831	34,243	16,589
New York	373,141	1,111,938	729,008	382,930	373,085	1,109,603	726,791	382,813
North Carolina	63,506	165,530	113,270	52,260	64,075	168,737	115,489	53,248
North Dakota	4,431	12,406	8,232	4,174	4,540	12,669	8,404	4,265
Ohio	224,400	672,513	424,101	248,412	224,864	673,115	425,106	248,009
Oklahoma	28,036	81,753	56,956	24,796	28,633	83,425	58,036	25,389
Oregon	27,847	73,937	48,673	25,264	28,478	75,800	49,870	25,931
Pennsylvania	186,342	560,763	369,031	191,732	186,735	564,456	369,969	194,488
Puerto Rico	53,490	172,822	116,390	56,433	53,320	173,052	116,827	56,225
Rhode Island	15,770	43,744	28,293	15,452	15,847	43,971	28,437	15,535
South Carolina	43,476	119,762	83,611	36,151	43,721	121,616	84,959	36,656
South Dakota	5,850	16,408	11,440	4,968	5,924	16,628	11,568	5,060
Tennessee	57,035	155,047	105,399	49,648	57,232	156,415	106,206	50,209
Texas	120,182	362,947	255,712	107,235	123,538	374,509	264,100	110,409
Utah	12,890	38,043	24,426	13,617	12,879	38,131	24,514	13,616
Vermont	7,795	22,433	13,821	8,612	7,786	22,372	13,804	8,568
Virgin Islands	1,347	4,224	3,156	1,069	1,308	4,299	3,208	1,092
Virginia	58,434	153,584	102,618	50,966	58,479	153,376	102,509	50,867
Washington	64,492	177,865	112,763	65,102	65,953	182,260	115,609	66,651
West Virginia	33,591	105,796	64,221	41,574	34,269	108,244	65,654	42,590
Wisconsin	95,466	288,247	180,663	107,584	96,625	292,423	183,332	109,090
Wyoming	3,812	10,036	6,541	3,495	3,905	10,343	6,748	3,595