| State | Peak Caseload Oct ‘89 to Sept ’02 | Date Peak Occurred Oct ’89 to Sept ’02 | Sept ’96 Caseload | Sept ’02 Caseload | Percent Decline 1 Sept ’96 to Sept ’02 | Percent Decline Peak to Sept ’02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Negative values denote percent increase. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, Division of Data Collection and Analysis. |
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| Alabama | 52.3 | Mar-93 | 40.7 | 17.9 | 56 | 66 |
| Alaska | 13.4 | Apr-94 | 12.3 | 5.6 | 55 | 58 |
| Arizona | 72.8 | Dec-93 | 61.8 | 43.9 | 29 | 40 |
| Arkansas | 27.1 | Mar-92 | 22.1 | 11.7 | 47 | 57 |
| California | 933.1 | Mar-95 | 870.3 | 454.2 | 48 | 51 |
| Colorado | 43.7 | Dec-93 | 33.6 | 12.4 | 63 | 72 |
| Connecticut | 61.9 | Mar-95 | 57.1 | 22.6 | 60 | 63 |
| Delaware | 11.8 | Apr-94 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 27.5 | Apr-94 | 25.1 | 16.4 | 35 | 40 |
| Florida | 259.9 | Nov-92 | 200.3 | 58.3 | 71 | 78 |
| Georgia | 142.8 | Nov-93 | 120.9 | 54.9 | 55 | 62 |
| Guam | 3.1 | Apr-02 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -36 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 23.4 | Jun-97 | 21.9 | 10.3 | 53 | 56 |
| Idaho | 9.5 | Mar-95 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 83 | 85 |
| Illinois | 243.1 | Aug-94 | 217.8 | 42.5 | 80 | 83 |
| Indiana | 76.1 | Sep-93 | 49.7 | 52.1 | -5 | 32 |
| Iowa | 40.7 | Apr-94 | 31.1 | 19.9 | 36 | 51 |
| Kansas | 30.8 | Aug-93 | 23.4 | 14.7 | 37 | 52 |
| Kentucky | 84.0 | Mar-93 | 70.4 | 34.7 | 51 | 59 |
| Louisiana | 94.7 | May-90 | 66.5 | 23.1 | 65 | 76 |
| Maine | 24.4 | Aug-93 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 53 | 62 |
| Maryland | 81.8 | May-95 | 68.9 | 25.9 | 62 | 68 |
| Massachusetts | 115.7 | Aug-93 | 84.3 | 48.4 | 43 | 58 |
| Michigan | 233.6 | Apr-91 | 167.5 | 69.4 | 59 | 70 |
| Minnesota | 66.2 | Jun-92 | 57.2 | 36.9 | 35 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 61.8 | Nov-91 | 45.2 | 19.3 | 57 | 69 |
| Missouri | 93.7 | Mar-94 | 79.1 | 43.7 | 45 | 53 |
| Montana | 12.3 | Mar-94 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 41 | 53 |
| Nebraska | 17.2 | Mar-93 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 26 | 38 |
| Nevada | 16.3 | Mar-95 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 12 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | 11.8 | Apr-94 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 31 | 48 |
| New Jersey | 132.6 | Nov-92 | 100.8 | 40.5 | 60 | 69 |
| New Mexico | 34.9 | Nov-94 | 33.0 | 16.6 | 50 | 52 |
| New York | 463.7 | Dec-94 | 412.7 | 151.5 | 63 | 67 |
| North Carolina | 134.1 | Mar-94 | 107.5 | 41.2 | 62 | 69 |
| North Dakota | 6.6 | Apr-93 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 29 | 50 |
| Ohio | 269.8 | Mar-92 | 201.9 | 83.5 | 59 | 69 |
| Oklahoma | 51.3 | Mar-93 | 35.3 | 15.3 | 57 | 70 |
| Oregon | 43.8 | Apr-93 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 37 | 59 |
| Pennsylvania | 212.5 | Sep-94 | 180.1 | 78.8 | 56 | 63 |
| Puerto Rico | 61.7 | Jan-92 | 49.5 | 18.6 | 62 | 70 |
| Rhode Island | 22.9 | Apr-94 | 20.5 | 13.7 | 33 | 40 |
| South Carolina | 54.6 | Jan-93 | 42.9 | 20.4 | 52 | 63 |
| South Dakota | 7.4 | Apr-93 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 51 | 62 |
| Tennessee | 112.6 | Nov-93 | 96.2 | 65.6 | 32 | 42 |
| Texas | 287.5 | Dec-93 | 238.8 | 131.7 | 45 | 54 |
| Utah | 18.7 | Mar-93 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 43 | 57 |
| Vermont | 10.3 | Apr-92 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 42 | 51 |
| Virgin Islands | 1.4 | Dec-95 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 65 | 67 |
| Virginia | 76.0 | Apr-94 | 60.5 | 30.4 | 50 | 60 |
| Washington | 104.8 | Feb-95 | 96.8 | 52.0 | 46 | 50 |
| West Virginia | 41.9 | Apr-93 | 37.6 | 15.3 | 59 | 64 |
| Wisconsin | 82.9 | Jan-92 | 49.9 | 19.4 | 61 | 77 |
| Wyoming | 7.1 | Aug-92 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 90 | 94 |
| United States | 5,098 | Mar-94 | 4,346 | 2,025 | 53 | 60 |
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