Office of Families Assistance

**1997**

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	2,982,252	8,001,450	5,612,180	2,390,370	2,086,906	5,621,512	3,947,803	1,674,689
Alabama	27,500	67,819	51,595	16,224	17,685	43,943	33,275	10,667
Alaska	10,252	27,094	17,965	9,129	9,886	26,309	17,514	8,795
Arizona	41,211	109,387	76,670	32,718	26,625	70,517	49,653	20,864
Arkansas	20,667	52,378	37,895	14,483	19,078	48,399	35,132	13,266
California	513,107	1,384,007	989,356	394,651	337,296	910,919	652,183	258,736
Colorado	29,588	78,844	55,099	23,745	27,213	70,061	49,253	20,832
Connecticut	39,384	105,489	71,737	33,752	26,084	69,769	47,466	22,303
Delaware	10,553	20,219	14,448	6,952	8,049	14,660	10,678	5,164
Dist. of Col.	24,012	65,754	46,069	19,685	17,776	48,747	34,173	14,574
Florida	132,887	347,328	250,853	96,475	85,451	222,779	161,861	60,919
Georgia	83,827	221,382	161,851	59,531	54,305	142,697	104,820	37,877
Guam	2,121	6,856	5,117	1,739	2,112	6,685	5,061	1,616
Hawaii	19,169	55,462	37,843	17,619	18,497	53,033	36,331	16,702
Idaho	6,326	15,602	11,015	4,587	4,836	11,873	8,387	3,487
Illinois	190,376	544,132	387,315	156,720	183,908	527,912	376,162	151,517
Indiana	33,598	87,453	63,055	24,398	21,921	56,965	41,184	15,780
Iowa	19,987	51,447	35,185	16,262	13,145	33,822	23,145	10,677
Kansas	15,189	39,763	28,716	11,044	9,807	25,724	18,579	7,143
Kentucky	48,194	114,030	79,974	34,056	31,615	74,961	52,435	22,527
Louisiana	43,894	150,633	103,187	47,446	27,921	96,280	65,947	30,333
Maine	13,264	34,181	22,086	12,095	8,767	22,557	14,590	7,967
Maryland	45,401	124,354	86,824	37,530	29,210	80,008	55,847	24,161
Massachusetts	57,908	150,245	97,659	52,586	37,963	98,060	63,739	34,321
Michigan	103,935	291,172	201,874	89,298	67,576	189,615	131,757	57,858
Minnesota	50,145	141,583	97,435	44,148	48,414	137,172	94,759	42,413
Mississippi	30,475	81,036	60,952	20,084	19,684	52,336	39,348	12,988
Missouri	54,824	150,500	107,593	42,906	35,688	97,717	70,139	27,578
Montana	6,227	17,060	11,561	5,499	4,042	11,076	7,520	3,556
Nebraska	9,925	26,015	18,450	7,602	6,579	17,222	12,213	5,047
Nevada	8,942	21,835	16,642	5,193	5,800	14,111	10,829	3,282
New Hampshire	6,170	15,292	10,149	5,123	4,056	10,045	6,675	3,350
New Jersey	69,168	184,519	126,478	58,041	45,420	120,932	83,022	37,910
New Mexico	26,086	77,348	50,422	26,926	22,430	67,512	44,141	23,370
New York	283,215	760,405	505,258	255,146	185,640	498,500	331,589	166,911
North Carolina	74,450	179,724	124,711	55,012	48,663	117,322	81,520	35,803
North Dakota	4,160	11,222	7,758	3,464	3,902	10,509	7,337	3,172
Ohio	133,750	343,960	245,504	98,456	87,628	225,423	161,050	64,373
Oklahoma	23,716	63,094	45,244	17,850	15,229	40,546	29,043	11,503
Oregon	18,191	45,621	31,933	13,688	11,795	29,526	20,700	8,826
Pennsylvania	159,327	442,865	307,093	135,772	116,865	324,370	225,441	98,929
Puerto Rico	47,726	143,770	98,105	45,665	46,684	140,344	95,820	44,524
Rhode Island	19,341	52,617	35,633	16,985	15,993	43,668	29,562	14,106
South Carolina	26,795	69,710	51,715	17,995	16,704	43,464	32,131	11,333
South Dakota	3,930	10,326	7,802	2,525	2,586	6,764	5,136	1,629
Tennessee	54,877	142,795	101,659	41,136	34,293	89,433	63,987	25,447
Texas	156,225	413,874	295,335	118,540	101,115	268,591	191,454	77,137
Utah	9,341	25,507	17,373	8,134	6,039	16,506	11,165	5,342
Vermont	5,503	14,297	9,255	5,042	3,634	9,439	6,112	3,327
Virgin Islands	1,278	4,528	3,350	1,179	1,237	4,387	3,247	1,141
Virginia	45,113	108,703	78,048	30,655	30,663	73,551	52,945	20,606
Washington	61,349	154,452	103,750	50,702	40,654	102,261	68,809	33,452
West Virginia	25,344	57,805	39,099	18,705	17,161	42,597	28,756	13,842
Wisconsin	32,012	89,802	66,094	23,708	20,288	56,409	41,723	14,686
Wyoming	2,296	6,158	4,388	1,770	1,294	3,483	2,460	1,023

Last Updated on 12/19/2004 By ACF