1979
AFDC BASIC CASELOAD Average Monthly
Numbers for Fiscal and Calendar Years
State | Fiscal
Year (October - September) | Calendar
Year (January - December) |
Basic Cases | Basic
Recipients | Basic Children | Basic Adults | Basic Cases | Basic
Recipients | Basic Children | Basic Adults |
U.S.
Totals |
3,381,740 |
9,804,998 |
6,906,514 |
2,933,529 |
3,394,809 |
9,805,019 |
6,893,864 |
2,911,156 | Alabama |
60,174 | 175,776
| 127,636
| 48,140 |
60,861 | 176,935
| 128,233
| 48,702 |
Alaska |
5,556 | 13,994
| 9,813 |
4,181 | 5,828
| 14,487 |
10,104 | 4,383
| Arizona |
17,205 | 48,906
| 36,537 |
12,369 | 17,248
| 48,842 |
36,362 | 12,480
| Arkansas |
29,511 | 86,962
| 64,141 |
22,821 | 29,495
| 86,431 |
63,646 | 22,785
| California |
429,227 |
1,200,276 |
829,283 |
370,993 |
427,850 |
1,192,751 |
823,683 |
369,068 | Colorado |
26,724 | 72,952
| 51,690 |
21,262 | 26,370
| 71,873 |
50,781 | 21,092
| Connecticut |
45,221 | 132,954
| 93,624 |
39,330 | 45,454
| 132,857
| 93,428 |
39,428 | Delaware |
10,883 | 30,331
| 21,544 |
8,786 | 11,010
| 30,567 |
21,628 | 8,940
| Dist.
of Col. | 31,012
| 87,679 |
60,728 | 26,952
| 30,867 |
86,749 | 60,399
| 26,350 |
Florida |
82,606 | 231,212
| 168,223
| 62,990 |
84,408 | 234,552
| 170,033
| 64,520 |
Georgia |
79,163 | 209,583
| 154,233
| 55,350 |
79,998 | 210,984
| 154,839
| 56,145 |
Guam |
1,214 | 4,354
| 3,283 |
1,071 | 1,221
| 4,352 |
3,277 | 1,075
| Hawaii |
17,941 | 55,030
| 37,229 |
17,801 | 18,042
| 55,164 |
37,271 | 17,892
| Idaho |
7,255 | 19,911
| 13,704 |
6,208 | 7,372
| 20,144 |
13,826 | 6,318
| Illinois |
205,170 |
648,202 |
462,436 |
185,766 |
204,668 |
643,376 |
458,498 |
184,878 | Indiana |
50,898 | 147,760
| 106,203
| 41,557 |
51,264 | 148,250
| 106,211
| 42,039 |
Iowa |
32,613 | 90,113
| 60,948 |
29,166 | 33,297
| 91,153 |
61,880 | 29,273
| Kansas |
23,384 | 62,133
| 45,795 |
16,338 | 23,518
| 62,084 |
45,677 | 16,406
| Kentucky |
60,515 | 164,349
| 116,590
| 47,760 |
60,857 | 164,396
| 116,441
| 47,956 |
Louisiana |
64,424 | 205,262
| 152,192
| 53,070 |
65,370 | 206,880
| 153,131
| 53,749 |
Maine |
20,687 | 60,054
| 40,276 |
19,778 | 20,856
| 60,239 |
40,263 | 19,977
| Maryland |
72,663 | 201,580
| 139,983
| 61,597 |
73,341 | 202,623
| 140,292
| 62,331 |
Massachusetts |
119,171 |
335,791 |
222,970 |
112,821 |
119,116 |
333,639 |
220,723 |
112,916 | Michigan |
191,712 |
565,077 |
395,668 |
169,409 |
193,455 |
568,131 |
396,422 |
171,708 | Minnesota |
45,974 | 123,214
| 84,690 |
38,525 | 46,227
| 123,305
| 84,575 |
38,731 | Mississippi |
55,163 | 171,311
| 127,738
| 43,573 |
55,881 | 172,130
| 127,991
| 44,139 |
Missouri |
63,989 | 190,068
| 131,528
| 58,540 |
63,801 | 188,726
| 130,187
| 58,539 |
Montana |
6,084 | 16,628
| 11,874 |
4,754 | 6,149
| 16,768 |
11,926 | 4,842
| Nebraska |
12,263 | 35,061
| 24,753 |
10,308 | 12,203
| 34,714 |
24,478 | 10,235
| Nevada |
3,630 | 10,002
| 7,098 |
2,904 | 3,750
| 10,346 |
7,312 | 3,034
| New Hampshire |
7,595 | 21,260
| 14,299 |
6,961 | 7,663
| 21,300 |
14,287 | 7,013
| New
Jersey | 140,476
| 436,195
| 305,623
| 130,572
| 140,844
| 435,531
| 304,843
| 130,687
| New
Mexico | 17,103
| 51,224 |
36,017 | 15,207
| 17,323 |
51,556 | 36,155
| 15,401 |
New York |
353,930 |
1,068,905 |
747,006 |
321,900 |
352,566 |
1,062,868 |
741,780 |
321,088 | North
Carolina |
73,809 | 192,564
| 138,823
| 53,741 |
74,310 | 192,965
| 138,801
| 54,164 |
North
Dakota | 4,724
| 13,166 |
9,206 | 3,959
| 4,714 |
13,005 | 9,085
| 3,920 |
Ohio |
153,757 |
427,651 |
301,518 |
126,133 |
154,699 |
427,720 |
301,042 |
126,677 | Oklahoma |
28,704 | 86,233
| 63,493 |
22,740 | 28,871
| 86,466 |
63,572 | 22,894
| Oregon |
38,834 | 100,442
| 67,287 |
33,155 | 38,060
| 98,953 |
65,310 | 33,643
| Pennsylvania |
205,388 |
593,051 |
410,063 |
182,987 |
205,115 |
593,651 |
412,421 |
181,230 | Puerto
Rico | 41,258
| 164,315
| 117,016
| 47,299 |
41,698 | 164,267
| 116,559
| 47,708 |
Rhode
Island | 16,777
| 48,665 |
33,724 | 14,941
| 16,870 |
48,731 | 33,686
| 15,045 |
South
Carolina |
51,684 | 143,955
| 103,450
| 40,506 |
52,450 | 145,576
| 104,506
| 41,069 |
South
Dakota | 7,266
| 20,335 |
14,873 | 5,462
| 7,324 |
20,262 | 14,815
| 5,448 |
Tennessee |
57,927 | 157,141
| 113,570
| 43,571 |
58,015 | 156,499
| 112,829
| 43,669 |
Texas |
93,236 | 289,530
| 214,103
| 75,427 |
94,862 | 293,600
| 216,485
| 77,115 |
Utah |
11,137 | 31,213
| 21,656 |
9,558 | 10,678
| 30,286 |
20,257 | 10,028
| Vermont |
6,380 | 18,728
| 12,363 |
6,365 | 6,515
| 19,029 |
12,523 | 6,506
| Virgin
Islands | 978
| 3,074 |
2,492 | 582
| 969 |
3,014 | 2,445
| 569 |
Virginia |
57,997 | 161,697
| 114,204
| 47,492 |
58,401 | 161,991
| 114,113
| 47,878 |
Washington |
45,834 | 124,035
| 81,658 |
42,377 | 46,313
| 124,811
| 81,938 |
42,873 | West
Virginia |
23,884 | 66,091
| 49,329 |
16,761 | 24,434
| 67,207 |
50,420 | 16,787
| Wisconsin |
68,606 | 182,827
| 127,910
| 54,918 |
69,839 | 185,952
| 127,951
| 58,001 |
Wyoming |
2,428 | 6,178
| 4,424 |
1,755 | 2,500
| 6,338 |
4,524 | 1,814
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