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Table 2:3

CHANGE IN NUMBER OF AFDC/TANF FAMILIES - Fiscal Years 1996-2002*
 
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
Net Change
FY1996-FY2002*
Average Monthly Families 4,543,397 3,936,610 3,199,700 2,673,610 2,264,855 2,115,846 2,097,096 -2,446,301 -53.8%

Percent Change from Prior Years
    To: FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02*
  From: FY96 -13.4 -29.6 -41.2 -50.2 -53.4 -53.8
  FY97   -18.7 -32.1 -42.5 -46.3 -46.7
  FY98     -16.4 -29.2 -33.9 -34.5
  FY99       -15.3 -20.9 -21.6
  FY00         -6.6 -7.4
  FY01           -0.9
               

Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Families by State
STATE
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02*
 
Net Change
FY1996-FY2002*
 
                       
Alabama 42,393 34,519 23,309 20,268 19,083 18,367 18,385   -24,008 -56.6%  
Alaska 12,253 12,023 10,159 8,461 7,347 5,847 6,042   -6,211 -50.7%  
Arizona 63,404 54,744 39,572 34,108 33,723 33,194 38,578   -24,827 -39.2%  
Arkansas 22,747 20,896 13,844 11,939 12,354 11,607 12,240   -10,507 -46.2%  
California 895,960 815,913 707,023 624,096 498,414 468,747 464,890   -431,070 -48.1% **
                       
Colorado 35,447 29,888 21,154 14,265 11,154 10,639 11,768   -23,679 -66.8%  
Connecticut 58,117 55,796 48,089 33,932 28,095 25,943 24,535   -33,583 -57.8% **
Delaware 10,388 9,761 7,199 6,241 6,058 5,421 5,516   -4,873 -46.9% **
Dist. of Col. 25,721 24,119 21,148 19,062 17,439 16,241 16,340   -9,381 -36.5%  
Florida 209,718 170,507 107,951 82,000 67,355 58,849 60,471   -149,247 -71.2% **
                       
Georgia 130,387 105,919 74,836 61,813 52,928 50,531 54,617   -75,770 -58.1% **
Guam 2,137 2,309 2,098 2,533 2,743 2,807 3,072   936 43.8%  
Hawaii 21,960 21,267 16,844 15,990 14,438 12,852 11,667   -10,293 -46.9% **
Idaho 9,008 6,465 1,918 1,380 1,275 1,290 1,358   -7,649 -84.9%  
Illinois 224,148 198,923 169,735 122,775 83,917 62,030 51,932   -172,217 -76.8% **
                       
Indiana 52,873 44,688 40,084 36,714 35,872 41,299 47,894   -4,979 -9.4% **
Iowa 32,785 28,843 25,191 21,952 20,025 20,195 20,339   -12,446 -38.0%  
Kansas 25,148 20,218 14,136 12,845 12,585 13,035 13,744   -11,404 -45.3%  
Kentucky 71,827 65,294 52,882 42,637 38,542 36,127 35,204   -36,623 -51.0%  
Louisiana 70,581 56,535 48,228 39,372 27,820 25,176 24,464   -46,117 -65.3%  
                       
Maine 20,461 18,470 15,408 13,473 10,864 9,661 9,572   -10,889 -53.2%  
Maryland 74,106 59,230 47,388 34,748 29,313 27,915 27,919   -46,187 -62.3% **
Massachusetts 88,365 77,989 66,490 54,463 44,189 42,570 46,991   -41,374 -46.8%  
Michigan 178,002 151,620 123,693 95,208 74,231 70,725 76,756   -101,246 -56.9%  
Minnesota 58,250 53,340 48,301 42,465 39,040 38,558 35,338   -22,912 -39.3%  
                       
Mississippi 47,954 38,513 23,700 16,644 14,970 15,657 17,373   -30,582 -63.8%  
Missouri 82,717 71,752 60,041 50,917 46,776 45,556 46,002   -36,715 -44.4%  
Montana 10,836 8,886 6,356 4,828 4,555 4,934 5,728   -5,108 -47.1%  
Nebraska 14,569 13,859 12,960 11,336 9,538 9,486 10,172   -4,397 -30.2% **
Nevada 14,827 11,918 10,383 8,034 6,274 7,439 10,174   -4,653 -31.4%  
                       
New Hampshire 9,538 8,120 6,857 6,324 5,841 5,659 5,979   -3,560 -37.3%  
New Jersey 105,504 95,428 76,850 62,241 51,630 45,325 42,620   -62,883 -59.6% **
New Mexico 33,852 26,954 22,053 25,501 23,655 19,322 17,346   -16,506 -48.8%  
New York 431,717 384,377 366,032 325,547 258,702 226,921 185,167   -246,551 -57.1%  
North Carolina 113,127 98,904 77,961 59,328 45,725 43,497 44,031   -69,096 -61.1%  
                       
North Dakota 4,892 4,195 3,322 3,098 2,901 2,999 3,190   -1,702 -34.8% **
Ohio 206,722 186,206 140,286 108,635 97,969 85,005 84,790   -121,932 -59.0%  
Oklahoma 38,809 30,336 24,462 19,990 14,364 14,051 14,570   -24,239 -62.5%  
Oregon 33,444 24,076 18,242 16,870 17,058 16,270 17,884   -15,560 -46.5%  
Pennsylvania 190,329 163,563 134,975 105,657 89,899 82,644 81,991   -108,338 -56.9%  
                       
Puerto Rico 50,888 47,726 41,933 36,155 31,812 26,212 24,941   -25,947 -51.0% **
Rhode Island 21,226 19,811 19,308 17,987 16,324 15,228 14,739   -6,488 -30.6%  
South Carolina 45,770 34,214 25,291 18,366 17,502 16,938 19,831   -25,938 -56.7%  
South Dakota 5,995 5,105 3,837 3,225 2,802 2,713 2,873   -3,122 -52.1% **
Tennessee 99,096 70,419 57,372 57,630 56,148 59,369 62,441   -36,655 -37.0% **
                       
Texas 254,953 208,974 145,253 114,112 127,880 130,893 131,061   -123,892 -48.6%  
Utah 14,767 12,250 10,712 9,801 8,410 7,487 7,787   -6,981 -47.3% **
Vermont 9,057 8,263 7,371 6,611 6,043 5,524 5,179   -3,878 -42.8%  
Virgin Islands 1,399 1,278 1,106 970 936 724 660   -738 -52.8% **
Virginia 64,937 53,856 43,269 37,022 31,864 29,271 30,026   -34,911 -53.8% **
                       
Washington 98,933 93,043 79,392 62,640 57,008 54,160 55,541   -43,392 -43.9%  
West Virginia 36,562 33,639 19,674 11,447 12,146 14,732 16,221   -20,341 -55.6%  
Wisconsin 60,058 38,874 12,777 19,140 16,719 17,680 18,669   -41,389 -68.9%  
Wyoming 4,732 2,798 1,249 811 604 524 482   -4,251 -89.8%  
                       
U.S. Totals 4,543,397 3,936,610 3,199,700 2,673,610 2,264,855 2,115,846 2,097,096   -2,446,301 -53.8  
*October 2001 - March 2002           
**Some portion of the decrease must be attributed to removal of two-parent families from the TANF program.

Last Updated on 11/27/2002
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