Office of Families Assistance

**1973**

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	3,025,118	10,477,389	7,623,966	2,853,424	3,041,915	10,458,102	7,607,245	2,850,857
Alabama	46,574	162,597	122,373	40,224	46,397	160,584	120,840	39,743
Alaska	3,989	11,776	8,792	2,984	4,009	11,819	8,832	2,987
Arizona	19,736	71,924	55,089	16,835	19,943	72,224	55,221	17,003
Arkansas	23,730	83,154	62,155	20,999	24,721	86,020	64,260	21,760
California	390,097	1,233,830	872,523	361,308	387,272	1,218,108	860,491	357,617
Colorado	29,363	94,711	69,515	25,196	29,147	93,616	68,791	24,825
Connecticut	34,041	115,554	85,629	29,926	34,521	116,712	86,322	30,391
Delaware	9,020	30,613	22,486	8,127	8,897	30,071	22,073	7,998
Dist. of Col.	27,139	92,180	67,250	24,929	27,446	92,929	67,765	25,164
Florida	91,744	321,580	243,602	77,978	89,990	313,839	237,844	75,995
Georgia	101,586	335,885	247,811	88,074	102,946	338,389	249,517	88,873
Guam	638	2,697	2,122	575	647	2,705	2,131	574
Hawaii	12,158	39,406	28,167	11,239	12,419	39,977	28,558	11,418
Idaho	6,214	20,653	14,610	6,044	5,991	19,819	14,060	5,759
Illinois	185,589	685,992	507,504	178,487	189,810	697,457	515,442	182,015
Indiana	49,566	171,708	126,236	45,472	49,599	171,120	125,903	45,217
Iowa	24,086	81,759	57,484	24,275	24,012	80,859	56,748	24,111
Kansas	21,561	69,556	52,439	17,117	21,612	68,988	52,018	16,970
Kentucky	44,116	152,549	108,355	44,195	44,838	153,453	109,101	44,352
Louisiana	68,197	256,232	194,345	61,886	68,856	256,056	193,848	62,208
Maine	19,683	68,703	48,523	20,180	20,087	69,845	49,334	20,511
Maryland	62,733	214,256	158,301	55,955	64,023	216,470	159,687	56,784
Massachusetts	82,925	283,939	207,119	76,820	84,836	287,561	209,408	78,153
Michigan	160,407	537,724	391,855	145,869	163,338	543,254	395,428	147,826
Minnesota	38,481	117,585	85,953	31,631	38,954	118,220	86,207	32,013
Mississippi	48,223	176,094	137,853	38,241	49,407	179,351	140,102	39,249
Missouri	69,781	234,399	174,789	59,611	71,585	238,579	177,545	61,034
Montana	6,747	21,108	15,693	5,415	6,806	21,122	15,695	5,427
Nebraska	11,923	40,073	29,528	10,545	11,816	39,427	29,042	10,385
Nevada	4,617	14,379	10,682	3,697	4,553	14,055	10,437	3,619
New Hampshire	7,014	22,794	16,177	6,617	7,205	23,256	16,488	6,768
New Jersey	115,965	414,127	299,217	114,910	117,600	417,669	301,758	115,910
New Mexico	17,250	59,232	44,204	15,028	17,465	59,586	44,441	15,145
New York	346,483	1,220,540	866,887	353,653	343,053	1,199,997	852,454	347,543
North Carolina	45,965	154,953	115,575	39,378	46,315	152,510	113,683	38,828
North Dakota	4,370	14,140	10,490	3,651	4,377	14,034	10,404	3,630
Ohio	128,144	435,299	319,440	115,858	130,694	440,372	323,223	117,149
Oklahoma	28,340	97,949	73,536	24,413	27,731	95,278	71,827	23,451
Oregon	22,356	68,204	48,706	19,498	22,793	68,709	49,157	19,552
Pennsylvania	167,749	618,174	429,696	188,479	166,569	609,702	423,549	186,154
Puerto Rico	53,469	267,285	196,715	70,569	52,726	263,608	193,959	69,649
Rhode Island	13,645	47,263	33,871	13,392	13,706	47,133	33,781	13,352
South Carolina	30,242	111,436	83,615	27,821	31,540	115,044	86,258	28,785
South Dakota	6,409	21,396	15,955	5,441	6,505	21,651	16,132	5,519
Tennessee	57,054	190,387	142,819	47,568	57,769	191,400	143,538	47,862
Texas	119,681	438,089	322,846	115,242	120,511	436,141	321,473	114,667
Utah	11,458	37,230	26,424	10,806	10,867	34,168	24,442	9,727
Vermont	4,931	16,435	11,538	4,896	4,993	16,491	11,566	4,925
Virgin Islands	883	3,410	2,780	630	910	3,505	2,851	653
Virginia	47,359	164,202	119,201	45,001	47,927	164,534	119,224	45,311
Washington	40,684	127,658	87,328	40,330	40,784	126,540	86,627	39,913
West Virginia	18,156	66,346	46,774	19,573	17,840	64,929	45,612	19,317
Wisconsin	40,690	131,223	96,176	35,046	41,337	132,169	96,874	35,296
Wyoming	2,163	7,005	5,214	1,791	2,225	7,047	5,275	1,772