Office of Families Assistance

**1978**

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	3,400,922	10,095,648	7,151,938	2,962,052	3,393,178	10,000,464	7,075,304	2,978,547
Alabama	57,794	172,661	125,986	46,675	58,437	173,538	126,463	47,075
Alaska	4,691	12,284	8,808	3,476	4,768	12,437	8,874	3,563
Arizona	17,497	51,400	38,502	12,898	17,331	50,319	37,772	12,547
Arkansas	29,850	90,016	66,714	23,302	29,695	88,998	65,919	23,079
California	441,405	1,256,325	869,939	386,386	439,807	1,245,473	861,749	383,723
Colorado	28,909	80,105	56,955	23,150	28,271	77,889	55,375	22,514
Connecticut	44,029	131,778	93,499	38,279	44,318	132,064	93,499	38,565
Delaware	10,539	29,966	21,468	8,499	10,599	29,958	21,429	8,529
Dist. of Col.	31,538	92,697	65,309	27,389	31,438	91,469	63,820	27,649
Florida	82,755	239,279	176,011	63,268	82,021	235,544	172,976	62,568
Georgia	80,389	219,944	162,969	56,975	79,522	215,306	159,323	55,982
Guam	1,280	4,635	3,501	1,135	1,261	4,571	3,452	1,119
Hawaii	17,443	54,466	37,092	17,374	17,588	54,647	37,147	17,499
Idaho	6,880	19,398	13,423	5,975	6,910	19,337	13,388	5,949
Illinois	211,148	681,935	489,281	192,654	208,882	671,029	480,653	190,376
Indiana	52,258	154,589	111,633	42,956	51,661	152,075	109,763	42,312
Iowa	31,369	89,912	60,671	29,241	31,540	89,532	60,235	29,298
Kansas	25,931	69,044	50,551	18,494	25,073	66,978	49,218	17,760
Kentucky	60,891	170,510	121,367	49,143	60,521	168,035	119,567	48,468
Louisiana	63,571	207,768	155,066	52,703	63,328	205,717	153,314	52,402
Maine	20,092	59,862	40,741	19,122	20,213	59,820	40,552	19,268
Maryland	70,877	200,364	140,578	59,786	71,169	200,151	140,093	60,058
Massachusetts	118,304	342,471	232,761	109,710	118,846	341,691	230,743	110,948
Michigan	185,798	557,961	394,171	163,790	186,801	558,608	393,860	164,747
Minnesota	45,526	124,485	86,324	38,161	45,591	124,124	85,881	38,243
Mississippi	52,598	167,860	127,267	40,593	52,948	167,656	126,801	40,855
Missouri	70,954	209,807	149,262	60,545	68,225	202,278	142,582	59,696
Montana	6,116	16,781	12,027	4,754	6,108	16,716	11,986	4,730
Nebraska	12,135	35,380	25,113	10,267	12,211	35,429	25,122	10,307
Nevada	3,761	10,423	7,438	2,985	3,641	10,074	7,188	2,886
New Hampshire	7,609	21,935	14,935	7,000	7,537	21,600	14,664	6,936
New Jersey	138,688	439,610	308,883	130,727	139,055	438,310	308,067	130,243
New Mexico	16,762	51,621	36,623	14,998	16,775	51,271	36,298	14,973
New York	361,031	1,115,054	780,239	334,815	361,810	1,104,533	774,243	330,290
North Carolina	73,215	197,076	143,137	53,939	73,417	195,691	141,848	53,843
North Dakota	4,850	13,813	9,595	4,219	4,823	13,726	9,518	4,208
Ohio	159,113	451,335	319,176	132,159	157,259	443,790	313,664	130,127
Oklahoma	28,539	87,250	64,543	22,708	28,546	86,916	64,191	22,725
Oregon	39,989	104,088	71,508	32,580	40,102	103,851	71,156	32,696
Pennsylvania	199,822	607,125	415,414	191,711	201,348	600,470	410,469	190,001
Puerto Rico	42,853	178,669	128,567	50,102	42,524	174,873	125,598	49,275
Rhode Island	16,976	50,427	35,140	15,288	16,926	49,982	34,793	15,189
South Carolina	49,750	142,724	103,070	39,654	50,234	142,928	103,044	39,884
South Dakota	7,466	21,650	15,821	5,829	7,363	21,212	15,507	5,705
Tennessee	59,147	164,538	119,873	44,665	58,647	162,020	117,826	44,194
Texas	94,891	298,675	222,124	76,550	93,828	294,060	218,568	75,492
Utah	12,137	33,619	24,941	8,677	12,055	33,310	24,763	8,547
Vermont	6,044	18,043	12,026	6,017	6,089	18,100	12,030	6,070
Virgin Islands	1,099	3,522	2,849	672	1,059	3,390	2,745	645
Virginia	58,227	165,333	117,815	47,519	57,829	163,859	116,542	47,317
Washington	45,633	125,579	83,300	42,279	45,627	125,059	82,826	42,233
West Virginia	21,935	62,422	45,369	17,053	22,281	62,880	46,026	16,855
Wisconsin	66,473	181,314	128,133	53,181	66,994	181,132	127,809	53,323
Wyoming	2,343	6,119	4,433	1,686	2,330	6,041	4,365	1,677