Office of Families Assistance

**1961**

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	844,587	3,240,970	2,502,288	738,682	872,722	3,362,722	2,597,700	765,022
Alabama	21,206	85,571	67,090	18,481	21,277	85,987	67,445	18,541
Alaska	1,192	4,057	3,040	1,017	1,204	4,121	3,092	1,029
Arizona	8,431	34,081	26,306	7,775	8,735	35,383	27,339	8,044
Arkansas	7,006	26,723	20,733	5,990	6,974	26,689	20,631	6,058
California	83,588	298,144	234,515	63,628	86,120	307,820	242,531	65,289
Colorado	7,957	30,849	24,230	6,620	8,138	31,526	24,771	6,755
Connecticut	8,131	28,183	21,168	7,015	8,379	29,203	21,940	7,263
Delaware	1,842	7,113	5,530	1,582	1,978	7,778	6,060	1,718
Dist. of Col.	5,278	23,702	18,775	4,927	5,445	24,519	19,429	5,090
Florida	23,666	86,404	68,597	17,807	24,095	88,387	70,332	18,054
Georgia	16,056	59,687	46,175	13,512	16,299	60,766	47,032	13,735
Guam	141	801	669	132	155	871	728	143
Hawaii	2,463	9,596	7,619	1,977	2,508	9,781	7,767	2,014
Idaho	2,337	8,757	6,480	2,278	2,373	8,912	6,597	2,315
Illinois	40,591	172,361	134,207	38,155	44,297	188,991	147,426	41,566
Indiana	11,833	43,972	33,324	10,649	12,025	44,811	33,974	10,838
Iowa	9,914	36,689	27,736	8,953	10,047	37,221	28,177	9,044
Kansas	6,434	24,724	19,522	5,203	6,535	25,109	19,849	5,261
Kentucky	21,016	75,251	56,543	18,708	21,357	76,410	57,394	19,016
Louisiana	21,635	88,465	68,662	19,803	22,156	91,060	70,789	20,271
Maine	5,810	20,623	15,277	5,346	5,841	20,774	15,399	5,375
Maryland	9,617	40,595	31,967	8,628	10,198	43,092	33,942	9,150
Massachusetts	15,589	53,083	39,674	13,410	16,386	56,047	41,858	14,189
Michigan	28,449	102,110	75,221	26,888	29,557	106,189	78,236	27,953
Minnesota	10,552	36,577	28,562	8,015	10,747	37,350	29,198	8,152
Mississippi	20,442	79,688	62,535	17,153	20,579	80,368	63,071	17,297
Missouri	26,241	100,685	76,567	24,118	26,423	101,740	77,452	24,288
Montana	1,925	7,174	5,681	1,494	1,950	7,285	5,767	1,517
Nebraska	3,068	11,890	9,152	2,738	3,133	12,169	9,370	2,800
Nevada	1,267	4,395	3,456	939	1,303	4,540	3,580	961
New Hampshire	1,089	4,215	3,196	1,019	1,109	4,309	3,272	1,037
New Jersey	17,613	62,506	47,487	15,020	18,531	66,115	50,253	15,861
New Mexico	7,705	30,219	23,306	6,913	7,636	29,960	23,109	6,851
New York	73,979	298,598	227,203	71,396	77,812	316,490	241,386	75,104
North Carolina	27,745	110,216	85,260	24,956	28,153	111,922	86,646	25,275
North Dakota	1,882	7,045	5,497	1,548	1,887	7,055	5,506	1,550
Ohio	29,671	118,383	90,371	28,012	31,157	124,235	94,761	29,475
Oklahoma	18,642	66,940	50,951	15,989	18,860	68,007	51,801	16,205
Oregon	6,664	23,700	17,930	5,770	6,960	24,857	18,776	6,081
Pennsylvania	58,807	235,702	179,982	55,720	62,973	254,001	194,159	59,841
Puerto Rico	58,029	224,971	180,387	44,585	58,283	226,794	181,797	44,997
Rhode Island	4,936	18,256	13,823	4,433	5,098	18,979	14,389	4,591
South Carolina	9,360	37,319	29,573	7,746	9,353	37,339	29,627	7,712
South Dakota	3,206	11,141	8,394	2,747	3,185	11,090	8,370	2,720
Tennessee	22,218	82,977	62,965	20,012	22,425	83,977	63,797	20,180
Texas	19,009	79,009	60,333	18,676	19,050	79,086	60,368	18,718
Utah	3,841	14,172	10,645	3,527	4,000	14,907	11,225	3,682
Vermont	1,291	4,604	3,452	1,152	1,309	4,684	3,512	1,172
Virgin Islands	267	894	749	145	273	929	779	151
Virginia	10,138	41,109	32,273	8,836	10,409	42,295	33,188	9,108
Washington	12,879	44,694	34,723	9,971	13,401	47,353	36,529	10,823
West Virginia	21,277	83,150	64,865	18,285	23,774	93,476	72,783	20,693
Wisconsin	9,891	36,357	27,729	8,628	10,089	37,069	28,265	8,804
Wyoming	776	2,845	2,184	661	784	2,899	2,231	668