Office of Families Assistance

**1970**

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	1,955,482	7,423,350	5,519,286	1,904,064	2,098,773	7,898,145	5,856,379	2,041,767
Alabama	32,317	131,833	101,933	29,900	35,217	142,000	109,417	32,583
Alaska	2,550	8,167	6,217	1,950	2,700	8,658	6,567	2,092
Arizona	13,183	53,725	41,275	12,450	14,025	56,308	43,350	12,958
Arkansas	12,417	48,183	36,475	11,708	13,592	52,150	39,417	12,733
California	301,658	1,047,083	754,992	292,092	325,217	1,117,333	804,167	313,167
Colorado	19,035	66,533	49,917	16,617	20,658	71,642	53,450	18,192
Connecticut	22,992	86,167	64,367	21,800	24,042	89,708	67,008	22,700
Delaware	5,451	20,569	15,430	5,139	5,911	22,122	16,471	5,651
Dist. of Col.	11,083	43,743	33,876	9,867	12,649	48,704	37,398	11,307
Florida	56,400	217,167	169,333	47,833	60,267	230,667	179,000	51,667
Georgia	57,775	213,250	161,500	51,750	62,908	228,917	172,917	56,000
Guam	369	1,798	1,459	339	394	1,909	1,535	374
Hawaii	6,414	24,775	17,911	6,864	6,903	26,517	19,070	7,447
Idaho	4,625	16,767	11,825	4,942	4,933	17,750	12,492	5,258
Illinois	87,175	363,575	280,783	82,792	93,533	386,133	296,983	89,150
Indiana	20,408	81,458	60,717	20,742	23,358	91,958	68,317	23,642
Iowa	18,075	66,600	47,858	18,742	18,983	69,358	49,642	19,717
Kansas	14,885	54,425	41,898	12,528	16,109	58,183	44,583	13,600
Kentucky	34,967	131,250	94,517	36,733	36,000	134,083	96,483	37,600
Louisiana	51,192	215,000	166,333	48,667	54,808	228,417	176,333	52,083
Maine	10,722	38,520	28,529	9,991	11,754	42,045	30,963	11,083
Maryland	35,933	136,438	104,254	32,183	38,054	143,542	109,323	34,219
Massachusetts	59,006	211,150	154,942	56,208	62,533	223,250	163,267	59,983
Michigan	68,525	261,408	196,942	64,467	75,533	283,833	213,500	70,333
Minnesota	24,448	80,892	61,901	18,991	26,302	86,508	65,884	20,624
Mississippi	30,325	118,583	97,079	21,504	31,783	123,583	101,379	22,204
Missouri	38,316	147,275	112,258	35,018	41,356	156,265	118,922	37,343
Montana	4,100	14,458	10,875	3,583	4,500	15,675	11,758	3,917
Nebraska	8,215	30,645	23,219	7,426	8,813	32,617	24,563	8,054
Nevada	3,733	12,858	9,658	3,200	4,158	14,008	10,508	3,500
New Hampshire	2,525	9,767	7,183	2,583	2,850	10,858	7,942	2,917
New Jersey	68,417	262,508	193,150	69,358	75,308	285,292	208,750	76,542
New Mexico	14,250	53,617	40,650	12,967	14,858	55,567	42,108	13,458
New York	271,200	1,015,125	736,983	278,142	283,033	1,052,858	762,433	290,425
North Carolina	33,783	130,167	98,133	32,033	35,525	135,833	102,200	33,633
North Dakota	2,958	11,000	8,317	2,683	3,092	11,367	8,575	2,792
Ohio	69,933	266,075	199,008	67,067	74,883	281,283	210,133	71,150
Oklahoma	26,203	95,888	71,840	24,048	27,209	98,999	74,038	24,961
Oregon	17,350	60,433	43,200	17,233	18,883	64,925	46,425	18,500
Pennsylvania	111,975	442,150	318,183	123,967	121,558	477,592	341,667	135,925
Puerto Rico	46,983	234,250	175,167	59,083	50,017	249,500	186,167	63,333
Rhode Island	10,118	37,608	27,362	10,247	10,623	39,275	28,502	10,773
South Carolina	14,308	56,950	43,758	13,192	15,625	62,233	47,500	14,733
South Dakota	4,625	16,792	12,467	4,325	4,917	17,675	13,108	4,567
Tennessee	36,850	138,917	106,650	32,267	40,258	149,750	114,800	34,950
Texas	56,475	242,167	183,083	59,083	64,500	271,750	204,583	67,167
Utah	8,560	28,383	20,083	8,300	8,842	29,450	20,758	8,692
Vermont	3,266	11,542	8,326	3,216	3,426	12,026	8,684	3,342
Virgin Islands	476	1,917	1,604	313	495	1,983	1,675	308
Virginia	24,275	94,575	71,075	23,500	26,525	102,125	76,433	25,692
Washington	31,392	107,767	75,900	31,867	33,858	115,517	81,217	34,300
West Virginia	19,367	75,708	54,250	21,458	20,075	78,175	55,958	22,217
Wisconsin	22,358	80,308	60,542	19,767	23,742	84,417	63,650	20,767
Wyoming	1,542	5,442	4,100	1,342	1,675	5,850	4,408	1,442