| Monthly Benefit per Recipient | Average Number of Persons per Family |
Monthly Benefit per Family (not reduced by Child Support) | Weighted Average 1 Maximum Benefit (per 3-person Family) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Current Dollars | 2001 Dollars | Current Dollars | 2001 Dollars | Current Dollars | 2001 Dollars | |
| 1 The maximum benefit for a 3-person family in each state is weighted by that state’s share of total AFDC families. 2 Estimated based on the weighted average benefit for a 4-person family. 3 The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 repealed the AFDC program as of July 1, 1997 and replaced it with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. Note: AFDC benefit amounts have not been reduced by child support collections. Constant dollar adjustments to 2001 level were made using a CPI-U-X1 fiscal-year price index. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, Quarterly Public Assistance Statistics, 1992 & 1993 and earlier years along with unpublished data. |
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| 1962 | $31 | $168 | 3.9 | $121 | $634 | NA | NA |
| 1963 | 31 | 166 | 4.0 | 126 | 650 | NA | NA |
| 1964 | 32 | 167 | 4.1 | 131 | 670 | NA | NA |
| 1965 | 34 | 174 | 4.2 | 140 | 705 | NA | NA |
| 1966 | 35 | 178 | 4.2 | 146 | 716 | NA | NA |
| 1967 | 36 | 179 | 4.1 | 150 | 716 | NA | NA |
| 1968 | 40 | 188 | 4.1 | 162 | 746 | NA | NA |
| 1969 | 43 | 198 | 4.0 | 173 | 766 | $186 2 | $854 |
| 1970 | 46 | 200 | 3.9 | 178 | 753 | 194 2 | 848 |
| 1971 | 48 | 200 | 3.8 | 180 | 730 | 201 2 | 840 |
| 1972 | 51 | 207 | 3.6 | 187 | 732 | 205 2 | 828 |
| 1973 | 53 | 205 | 3.5 | 187 | 701 | 213 2 | 824 |
| 1974 | 57 | 202 | 3.4 | 194 | 670 | 229 2 | 816 |
| 1975 | 63 | 206 | 3.3 | 209 | 658 | 243 | 791 |
| 1976 | 71 | 216 | 3.2 | 226 | 665 | 257 | 782 |
| 1977 | 78 | 220 | 3.1 | 241 | 662 | 271 | 768 |
| 1978 | 83 | 221 | 3.0 | 249 | 644 | 284 | 756 |
| 1979 | 87 | 213 | 2.9 | 257 | 609 | 301 | 735 |
| 1980 | 94 | 207 | 2.9 | 274 | 583 | 320 | 703 |
| 1981 | 96 | 192 | 2.9 | 277 | 536 | 326 | 651 |
| 1982 | 103 | 192 | 2.9 | 300 | 543 | 331 | 617 |
| 1983 | 106 | 190 | 2.9 | 311 | 537 | 336 | 600 |
| 1984 | 110 | 189 | 2.9 | 321 | 534 | 352 | 602 |
| 1985 | 112 | 186 | 2.9 | 329 | 527 | 369 | 610 |
| 1986 | 115 | 186 | 2.9 | 339 | 529 | 383 | 618 |
| 1987 | 123 | 193 | 2.9 | 359 | 546 | 393 | 617 |
| 1988 | 127 | 192 | 2.9 | 370 | 541 | 404 | 609 |
| 1989 | 131 | 189 | 2.9 | 381 | 531 | 412 | 593 |
| 1990 | 135 | 185 | 2.9 | 389 | 516 | 421 | 577 |
| 1991 | 135 | 176 | 2.9 | 388 | 490 | 425 | 554 |
| 1992 | 136 | 172 | 2.9 | 389 | 477 | 419 | 530 |
| 1993 | 131 | 161 | 2.8 | 373 | 444 | 414 | 509 |
| 1994 | 134 | 160 | 2.8 | 376 | 437 | 420 | 497 |
| 1995 | 134 | 157 | 2.8 | 376 | 425 | 418 | 487 |
| 1996 | 135 | 152 | 2.8 | 374 | 410 | 422 | 478 |
| 1997 3 | 130 | 144 | 2.8 | 362 | 405 | 420 | 464 |
| 1998 | 130 | 142 | 2.7 | 358 | 406 | 432 | 469 |
| 1999 | 133 | 142 | 2.7 | 357 | 439 | 452 | 481 |
| 2000 | 133 | 138 | 2.6 | 349 | 428 | 453 | 468 |
| 2001 | 137 | 137 | 2.6 | 351 | 351 | 456 | 456 |
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