Office of Families Assistance

**1977**

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	3,574,660	11,108,354	7,817,866	3,290,487	3,568,481	11,015,176	7,742,535	3,272,641
Alabama	55,291	169,429	124,386	45,043	56,057	170,598	125,018	45,580
Alaska	4,221	11,310	8,246	3,064	4,415	11,723	8,503	3,220
Arizona	18,757	57,549	42,850	14,699	18,593	56,446	42,021	14,425
Arkansas	30,844	95,077	70,680	24,398	30,684	94,174	69,890	24,284
California	474,751	1,434,161	976,706	457,454	476,714	1,433,472	974,918	458,554
Colorado	31,717	92,187	64,733	27,455	31,644	91,398	64,156	27,242
Connecticut	43,688	135,380	96,175	39,205	44,097	135,800	96,270	39,530
Delaware	10,596	31,357	22,426	8,930	10,697	31,471	22,450	9,021
Dist. of Col.	31,275	95,834	68,119	27,715	31,654	96,057	68,036	28,021
Florida	81,952	243,456	179,896	63,560	82,760	244,050	180,099	63,951
Georgia	86,770	247,940	184,487	63,453	85,079	240,823	179,099	61,724
Guam	1,171	4,390	3,331	1,059	1,229	4,578	3,458	1,119
Hawaii	17,321	56,049	38,129	17,920	17,629	56,859	38,561	18,298
Idaho	6,833	19,896	13,800	6,096	6,863	19,922	13,769	6,152
Illinois	227,053	771,049	552,412	218,637	226,148	761,715	544,554	217,161
Indiana	55,007	164,956	119,700	45,255	54,361	162,592	117,761	44,831
Iowa	31,502	95,329	64,495	30,834	31,712	95,053	64,168	30,886
Kansas	27,579	75,569	55,202	20,367	27,600	74,629	54,365	20,264
Kentucky	66,645	202,145	140,403	61,742	65,330	194,166	135,711	58,455
Louisiana	65,476	218,485	163,577	54,908	64,955	215,580	161,344	54,236
Maine	19,787	59,954	41,585	18,368	19,819	59,928	41,314	18,614
Maryland	74,137	213,045	149,597	63,449	73,808	212,236	148,631	63,606
Massachusetts	121,495	372,575	255,297	117,279	122,637	372,964	254,594	118,370
Michigan	204,214	650,814	451,584	199,230	202,921	643,059	445,979	197,080
Minnesota	46,244	131,477	90,928	40,549	46,710	131,877	90,965	40,913
Mississippi	52,914	174,258	133,171	41,088	52,782	172,400	131,478	40,922
Missouri	87,589	262,946	188,652	74,294	84,246	251,199	180,622	70,577
Montana	6,423	18,045	12,871	5,175	6,415	18,040	12,833	5,208
Nebraska	11,490	34,327	24,461	9,866	11,626	34,538	24,566	9,972
Nevada	4,239	11,971	8,544	3,427	4,107	11,521	8,222	3,299
New Hampshire	8,497	25,073	17,359	7,713	8,366	24,489	16,907	7,582
New Jersey	138,109	448,689	317,701	130,988	139,558	452,216	318,871	133,345
New Mexico	17,463	55,241	39,554	15,687	17,230	54,198	38,707	15,491
New York	376,320	1,227,414	847,748	379,666	373,808	1,213,391	836,968	376,423
North Carolina	71,284	199,660	146,513	53,147	71,938	199,513	146,014	53,499
North Dakota	4,826	13,827	9,854	3,973	4,853	13,822	9,812	4,009
Ohio	185,625	563,686	385,078	178,608	182,947	552,010	377,774	174,236
Oklahoma	28,637	89,230	66,561	22,670	28,737	89,018	66,237	22,781
Oregon	42,653	121,771	80,681	41,090	43,101	122,011	80,858	41,153
Pennsylvania	205,657	654,523	445,536	208,987	207,093	654,650	445,252	209,398
Puerto Rico	42,884	188,292	136,536	51,757	42,686	185,334	134,204	51,130
Rhode Island	17,257	53,193	36,971	16,221	17,276	52,888	36,757	16,131
South Carolina	47,148	140,297	102,228	38,070	47,919	141,235	102,699	38,536
South Dakota	7,991	23,784	17,451	6,333	7,849	23,260	17,031	6,229
Tennessee	64,855	187,993	137,312	50,680	62,816	179,663	131,184	48,479
Texas	97,912	315,468	234,742	80,726	97,418	311,824	231,964	79,860
Utah	12,530	37,043	26,985	10,058	12,691	37,341	27,158	10,183
Vermont	6,806	22,047	14,493	7,555	6,632	21,152	13,964	7,188
Virgin Islands	1,155	3,749	3,043	705	1,166	3,760	3,041	719
Virginia	59,334	173,031	123,853	49,178	59,363	171,486	122,621	48,864
Washington	49,036	142,917	92,989	49,928	49,300	143,001	92,957	50,044
West Virginia	21,208	63,819	44,425	19,394	21,268	63,302	44,511	18,791
Wisconsin	68,089	200,128	139,074	61,054	68,774	200,308	139,012	61,296
Wyoming	2,406	6,522	4,739	1,783	2,401	6,441	4,679	1,762