The following tables and figures present data on caseloads, expenditures, and recipient characteristics of the AFDC and TANF programs. Trends in national caseloads and expenditures are shown in Figures TANF 1 and TANF 2, and the first set of tables (Tables TANF 1 through 6). These are followed by information on characteristics of AFDC/TANF families (Table TANF 7)23 and a series of tables presenting state-by-state data on trends in the AFDC/TANF program (Tables TANF 8 through 15). These data complement the data on trends in AFDC/TANF recipiency and participation rates shown in Tables IND 3a and IND 4a in Chapter II.
More information about the TANF program, including caseload data, expenditure data, work participation rate data and TANF Reports to Congress, can be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf.
Figure TANF 1. AFDC/TANF Families Receiving Income Assistance
(In millions)
Note: “Basic Families” are single-parent families and “UP Families” are two-parent cases receiving benefits under AFDC Unemployed Parent programs that operated in certain states before FY 1991 and in all states after October 1, 1990. The AFDC Basic and UP programs were replaced by TANF as of July 1, 1997 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Shaded areas indicate NBER designated periods of recession from peak to trough; NBER has established December 2007 as the beginning month of the current recession. The decrease in number of families receiving assistance during the 1981-82 recession stems from changes in eligibility requirements and other policy changes mandated by OBRA 1981. Beginning in 2000, “Total Families” includes TANF and SSP families. Last data point plotted is December 2011.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance.
Figure TANF 2. Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Benefit per Recipient in Constant 2011 Dollars
Note: See Table TANF 6 for underlying data. Comparison of trends in the average monthly AFDC/TANF benefit per recipient in constant 2011 dollars with the weighted average maximum benefit in constant 2011 dollars since 1988 indicates that the primary cause of the decline in the average monthly benefit has been the erosion of the real value of the maximum benefit due to inflation. This is due to the fact that the current value of the maximum benefits has increased less than the cost of living in most states since the late1980s.
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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Table TANF 1. Trends in AFDC/TANF Caseloads: 1962-2011
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Fiscal Year Average Monthly Number
(thousands)Children as a Percent of Total Recipients Average1 Number of Children per Family Total Families 1 AFDC UP2 Two-Parent Families TANF Two-Parent Families Total Recipients Child Recipients 1962 924 48 NA 3,593 2,778 77.3 3.0 1964 984 60 NA 4,059 3,043 75.0 3.1 1966 1,074 62 NA 4,472 3,369 75.3 3.1 1968 1,310 67 NA 5,349 4,013 75.0 3.1 1970 1,906 78 NA 7,415 5,484 74.0 2.9 1972 2,918 134 NA 10,632 7,698 72.4 2.6 1973 3,123 120 NA 11,038 7,967 72.2 2.6 1974 3,170 93 NA 10,845 7,825 72.2 2.5 1975 3,357 100 NA 11,067 7,952 71.9 2.4 1976 3,575 135 NA 11,386 8,054 70.7 2.3 1977 3,593 149 NA 11,130 7,846 70.5 2.2 1978 3,539 128 NA 10,672 7,492 70.2 2.1 1979 3,496 114 NA 10,318 7,197 69.8 2.1 1980 3,642 141 NA 10,597 7,320 69.1 2.0 1981 3,871 209 NA 11,160 7,615 68.2 2.0 1982 3,569 232 NA 10,431 6,975 66.9 2.0 1983 3,651 272 NA 10,659 7,051 66.1 1.9 1984 3,725 287 NA 10,866 7,153 65.8 1.9 1985 3,692 261 NA 10,813 7,165 66.3 1.9 1986 3,748 254 NA 10,997 7,300 66.4 1.9 1987 3,784 236 NA 11,065 7,381 66.7 2.0 1988 3,748 210 NA 10,920 7,325 67.1 2.0 1989 3,771 193 NA 10,934 7,370 67.4 2.0 1990 3,974 204 NA 11,460 7,755 67.7 2.0 1991 4,374 268 NA 12,592 8,513 67.6 1.9 1992 4,768 322 NA 13,625 9,226 67.7 1.9 1993 4,981 359 NA 14,143 9,560 67.6 1.9 1994 5,046 363 NA 14,226 9,611 67.6 1.9 1995 4,871 335 NA 13,660 9,280 67.9 1.9 1996 4,543 301 NA 12,645 8,671 68.6 1.9 1997 2 3,937 256 NA 10,935 7,7813 71.23 2.03 1998 3,200 NA 162 8,790 6,273 71.4 2.0 1999 2,674 NA 125 7,188 5,319 74.0 2.0 2000 2,356 NA 132 6,324 4,598 72.7 2.0 2001 2,200 NA 119 5,761 4,233 73.5 1.9 2002 2,195 NA 118 5,656 4,149 73.3 1.9 2003 2,181 NA 116 5,518 4,075 73.9 1.9 2004 2,161 NA 114 5,377 3,993 74.3 1.8 2005 2,090 NA 108 5,118 3,818 74.6 1.8 2006 1,960 NA 98 4,741 3,565 75.2 1.8 2007 1,754 NA 62 4,138 3,165 76.5 1.8 2008 1,693 NA 63 3,982 3,044 76.5 1.8 2009 1,796 NA 86 4,254 3,222 75.7 1.8 2010 1,911 NA 101 4,573 3,421 74.8 1.8 2011 1,921 NA 104 4,600 3,435 74.7 1.8 Note: Beginning in 2000, all caseload numbers include SSP families.
1 Includes unemployed parent families and child-only cases.
2 The AFDC Unemployed Parent program was replaced when the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 repealed AFDC and set up the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program beginning July 1, 1997.
3 Based on data from the AFDC reporting system that were available only for the first 9 months of the fiscal year.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (available online at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf/data-reports).
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Table TANF 2. Number of AFDC/TANF Recipients, and Recipients as a Percentage of Various Population Groups: 1970-2011
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Calendar
Year1Total Recipients in the States & DC
(thousands)Child Recipients in the States & DC (thousands) Recipients as a Percent of Total Population2 Recipients as a Percent of Poverty Population3 Child Recipients as a Percent of Total Child Population2 Child Recipients as a Percent of Children in Poverty3 1970 8,303 6,104 4.0 32.7 8.7 58.5 1971 10,043 7,303 4.8 39.3 10.5 69.2 1972 10,736 7,766 5.1 43.9 11.2 75.5 1973 10,738 7,763 5.1 46.7 11.3 80.5 1974 10,621 7,637 5.0 45.4 11.2 75.2 1975 11,131 7,928 5.2 43.0 11.8 71.4 1976 11,098 7,850 5.1 44.4 11.8 76.4 1977 10,856 7,632 4.9 43.9 11.7 74.2 1978 10,387 7,270 4.7 42.4 11.2 73.2 1979 10,140 7,057 4.5 38.9 11.0 68.0 1980 10,599 7,295 4.7 36.2 11.5 63.2 1981 10,893 7,397 4.7 34.2 11.7 59.2 1982 10,161 6,767 4.4 29.5 10.8 49.6 1983 10,569 6,967 4.5 29.9 11.1 50.1 1984 10,643 7,017 4.5 31.6 11.2 52.3 1985 10,672 7,073 4.5 32.3 11.3 54.4 1986 10,850 7,206 4.5 33.5 11.5 56.0 1987 10,841 7,240 4.5 33.6 11.5 56.4 1988 10,728 7,201 4.4 33.8 11.4 57.8 1989 10,798 7,286 4.4 34.3 11.5 57.9 1990 11,497 7,781 4.6 34.2 12.1 57.9 1991 12,728 8,601 5.0 35.6 13.2 60.0 1992 13,571 9,189 5.3 35.7 13.8 60.1 1993 14,007 9,460 5.4 35.7 14.0 60.2 1994 13,970 9,448 5.3 36.7 13.8 61.8 1995 13,242 9,013 5.0 36.4 13.0 61.5 1996 12,156 8,355 4.5 33.3 11.9 57.8 1997 10,224 7,0774 3.7 28.7 10.0 50.1 1998 8,215 5,781 3.0 23.8 8.1 42.9 1999 6,709 4,836 2.4 20.5 6.7 39.4 2000 6,043 4,415 2.1 19.1 6.1 38.1 2001 5,631 4,140 2.0 17.1 5.7 35.3 2002 5,534 4,073 1.9 16.0 5.6 33.6 2003 5,424 4,024 1.9 15.1 5.5 31.3 2004 5,283 3,935 1.8 14.3 5.4 30.2 2005 4,975 3,726 1.7 13.5 5.1 28.9 2006 4,537 3,428 1.5 12.4 4.6 26.7 2007 4,038 3,093 1.3 10.8 4.2 23.2 2008 3,972 3,036 1.3 10.0 4.1 21.6 2009 4,331 3,268 1.4 9.9 4.4 21.2 2010 4,553 3,405 1.5 9.8 4.6 20.9 2011 4,512 3,378 1.4 9.8 4.6 20.9 1 Total recipients are calculated here as the monthly average for the calendar year in order to compare with the calendar year counts of the poverty populations used to compute the recipiency rates. From 2000 onward, total recipients includes SSP recipients as well as TANF recipients and likewise for child recipients. See Table IND 3a for fiscal year recipiency rates.
2 Population numbers used as denominators are resident population. See Current Population Reports, Series P25-1106
3 For poverty population data see Current Population Reports, Series P60-231 (available online at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html).
4 Estimated based on the ratio of children recipients to total recipients for January through June of 1997.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance and U.S. Census Bureau, “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012,” Current Population Reports, Series P60-245 (available online at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html).
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Table TANF 3. TANF and Separate State Program (SSP) Families and Recipients: 2000-2011 [In thousands]
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Fiscal Year TANF SSP Total Families 2000 2,265 91 2,356 2001 2,117 82 2,200 2002 2,065 129 2,195 2003 2,032 149 2,181 2004 1,987 174 2,161 2005 1,920 170 2,090 2006 1,805 155 1,960 2007 1,699 55 1,754 2008 1,628 65 1,693 2009 1,727 70 1,796 2010 1,848 69 1,917 2011 1,864 58 1,922 All Recipients 2000 5,943 380 6,324 2001 5,423 338 5,761 2002 5,149 508 5,656 2003 4,967 551 5,518 2004 4,784 593 5,377 2005 4,549 569 5,118 2006 4,222 520 4,742 2007 3,961 177 4,138 2008 3,782 199 3,982 2009 4,041 213 4,254 2010 4,371 222 4,593 2011 4,417 186 4,603 Child Recipients 2000 4,370 228 4,598 2001 4,025 202 4,227 2002 3,841 308 4,149 2003 3,731 344 4,075 2004 3,617 376 3,993 2005 3,459 360 3,818 2006 3,237 328 3,565 2007 3,050 115 3,165 2008 2,914 130 3,044 2009 3,084 139 3,223 2010 3,289 146 3,435 2011 3,316 122 3,437 Note: Some states provide cash and other forms of assistance to specific categories of families (e.g., two-parent families) under Separate State Programs (SSPs) which are funded out of Maintenance of Effort (MOE) dollars rather than federal TANF funds. See Table TANF 15 for SSPs by state.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (available online at http://archive.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/data-reports/caseload/caseload_c...).
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Table TANF 4. Total AFDC/TANF Expenditures on Cash Benefits and Administration: 1970 - 2011 [In millions of dollars]
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Fiscal Year Federal Funds
(Current Dollars)State Funds
(Current Dollars)Total
(Current Dollars)Total
(Constant 2011 Dollars1)Benefits Admin Benefits Admin Benefits Admin Benefits Admin 1970 $2,187 $5722 $1,895 $309 $4,082 $8812 $21,410 $4,621 1971 3,008 271 2,469 254 5,477 525 27,501 2,636 1972 3,612 240 3 2,942 241 6,554 481 3 31,780 2,332 1973 3,865 313 3,138 296 7,003 610 32,613 2,841 1974 4,071 379 3,300 362 7,371 740 31,617 3,174 1975 4,625 552 3,787 529 8,412 1,082 32,887 4,230 1976 5,258 541 541 527 9,676 1,069 35,411 3,912 1977 5,626 595 4,762 583 10,388 1,177 35,389 4,010 1978 5,724 631 4,898 617 10,621 1,248 33,945 3,989 1979 5,825 683 4,954 668 10,779 1,350 31,673 3,967 1980 6,448 750 5,508 729 11,956 1,479 31,626 3,912 1981 6,928 835 5,917 814 12,845 1,648 30,875 3,961 1982 6,922 878 5,934 878 12,857 1,756 28,922 3,950 1983 7,332 915 6,275 915 13,607 1,830 29,252 3,934 1984 7,707 876 6,664 822 14,371 1,698 29,674 3,506 1985 7,817 890 6,763 889 14,580 1,779 29,070 3,547 1986 8,239 993 6,996 967 15,235 1,960 29,681 3,819 1987 8,914 1,081 7,409 1,052 16,323 2,133 30,977 4,048 1988 9,125 1,194 7,538 1,159 16,663 2,353 30,487 4,305 1989 9,433 1,211 7,807 1,206 17,240 2,417 30,257 4,242 1990 10,149 1,358 8,390 1,303 18,539 2,661 31,124 4,467 1991 11,165 1,373 9,191 1,300 20,356 2,673 32,706 4,295 1992 12,258 1,459 9,993 1,378 22,250 2,837 34,892 4,449 1993 12,270 1,518 10,016 1,438 22,286 2,956 34,076 4,520 1994 12,512 1,680 10,285 1,621 22,797 3,301 34,127 4,942 1995 12,019 1,770 10,014 1,751 22,032 3,521 32,219 5,150 1996 11,065 1,633 9,346 1,633 20,411 3,266 29,114 4,658 1997 4 9,748 1,273 7,799 1,098 17,547 2,371 24,427 3,300 1998 7,518 1,231 7,096 1,028 14,614 2,259 20,048 3,100 1999 6,475 1,407 6,975 884 13,449 2,291 18,126 3,087 2000 5,444 1,570 5,736 1,032 11,180 2,302 14,607 3,400 2001 4,772 1,598 5,390 1,042 10,163 2,639 12,867 3,342 2002 4,554 1,633 4,854 983 9,408 2,617 11,737 3,265 2003 5,820 1,592 4,398 859 10,219 2,451 12,453 2,987 2004 4,717 1,471 5,652 828 10,368 2,300 12,350 2,739 2005 5,193 1,507 5,546 870 10,739 2,377 12,385 2,741 2006 4,926 1,525 4,980 886 9,906 2,411 11,018 2,681 2007 4,533 1,553 4,583 955 9,116 2,508 9,906 2,726 2008 4,755 1,523 3,894 1,054 8,649 2,577 8,999 2,682 2009 4,504 1,572 4,820 911 9,324 2,483 9,733 2,592 2010 6,889 1,602 3,810 885 10,699 2,487 10,983 2,553 2011 5,255 1,475 4,350 829 9,604 2,304 9,604 2,304 Note: Benefits do not include emergency assistance payments and have not been reduced by child support collections. Foster care payments are included from 1971 to 1980. State funds for benefits include benefits under Separate State Programs. Beginning in fiscal year 1984, the cost of certifying AFDC households for food stamps is shown in the food stamp program’s appropriation under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Administrative costs include: Work Program, ADP, FAMIS, Fraud Control, Child Care administration (through 1996), SAVE and other State and local administrative expenditures.
1 Constant dollar adjustments to 2011 level were made using a CPI-U-RS fiscal year price index.
2 Includes expenditures for services.
3 Administrative expenditures only.
4 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 for Needy Families (TANF) program. Under PRWORA, spending categories are not entirely equivalent to those under AFDC: e.g., administrative expenses under TANF do not include IV-A child care administration (which accounted for 4 percent of 1996 administrative expense).
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Financial Systems.
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Table TANF 5. Federal and State TANF Program and Other Related Spending: 2000 – 2011 [In millions of dollars]
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Fiscal Year Cash & Work-Based Assistance Work Activities Child Care Transportation Administration Systems Other Expenditures Total Expenditures Federal TANF Grants 2000 5,444 1,606 1,553 496 1,328 242 2,715 13,384 2001 4,772 1,983 1,583 522 1,375 223 4,325 14,782 2002 4,554 2,121 1,572 339 1,339 294 4,368 14,588 2003 5,820 5,820 1,698 434 1,307 285 4,772 16,254 2004 4,717 1,613 1,427 354 1,220 251 4,811 14,393 2005 5,193 1,702 1,279 393 1,277 230 4,089 14,164 2006 4,926 1,681 1,238 341 1,294 231 3,859 13,570 2007 4,532 1,678 1,168 354 1,317 236 4,352 13,637 2008 4,755 1,696 1,622 399 1,305 219 4,478 14,474 2009 4,504 1,778 1,787 420 1,365 207 5,118 15,179 2010 6,889 2,578 1,426 445 1,396 206 5,125 18,065 2011 5,255 1,928 1,352 412 1,313 162 4,761 15,183 State Maintenance of Effort Expenditures in the TANF AND Separate State Programs 2000 5,736 895 1,966 166 939 93 1,601 11,398 2001 5,390 713 1,765 133 958 84 1,694 10,737 2002 4,854 606 1,932 245 918 65 2,206 10,827 2003 4,398 662 1,770 109 799 60 2,288 10,086 2004 5,652 540 1,924 138 772 56 2,346 11,429 2005 5,546 465 1,918 130 822 48 2,488 11,416 2006 4,980 683 2,304 131 844 42 3,039 12,024 2007 4,583 661 2,549 119 904 51 4,418 13,285 2008 3,894 574 2,614 110 999 55 5,410 13,656 2009 4,820 581 2,347 127 837 74 6,614 15,399 2010 3,810 723 2,644 108 835 50 7,020 15,191 2011 4,350 720 2,606 82 781 48 6,855 15,441 Total Expenditures 2000 11,180 2,501 3,519 663 2,267 335 4,316 24,781 2001 10,163 2,696 3,347 655 2,333 306 6,019 25,520 2002 9,408 2,727 3,504 584 2,258 359 6,574 25,414 2003 10,219 2,599 3,468 543 2,106 345 7,060 26,340 2004 10,368 2,154 3,350 492 1,992 307 7,157 25,821 2005 10,739 2,167 3,197 523 2,099 278 6,577 25,580 2006 9,906 2,364 3,542 472 2,138 273 6,898 25,594 2007 9,115 2,338 3,717 474 2,221 287 8,770 26,922 2008 8,649 2,270 4,236 510 2,304 274 9,888 28,130 2009 9,324 2,359 4,134 547 2,202 281 11,732 30,578 2010 10,699 3,302 4,069 554 2,230 256 12,145 33,255 2011 9,604 2,648 3,958 494 2,094 210 11,616 30,624 Note: Administration and Systems, shown separately here in Table TANF 5, can be combined to show total administrative costs, as in Table TANF 4.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Financial Services (available online at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/resource/tanf-financial-data-fy-2011).
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Table TANF 6. Trends in AFDC/TANF Average Monthly Payments: 1962 – 2011
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Fiscal Year 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)Current
Dollars2011
DollarsCurrent
Dollars2011
DollarsCurrent
Dollars2011
Dollars1962 $31 $202 3.9 $121 $785 NA NA 1964 32 201 4.1 131 830 NA NA 1966 35 213 4.2 146 888 NA NA 1967 36 215 4.1 150 889 NA NA 1968 40 226 4.1 162 926 NA NA 1969 43 238 4.0 173 951 $186 2 $1,026 1970 46 241 3.9 178 935 194 2 1,019 1971 48 240 3.8 180 905 201 2 1,009 1972 51 249 3.6 187 908 205 2 996 1973 53 246 3.5 187 187 213 2 991 1974 57 243 3.4 194 831 229 2 981 1975 63 247 3.3 209 816 243 950 1976 71 259 3.2 226 825 257 939 1977 78 265 3.1 241 821 271 923 1978 83 265 3.0 250 799 284 909 1979 87 256 3.0 257 755 301 884 1980 94 249 2.9 274 724 320 847 1981 96 231 2.9 277 665 326 783 1982 103 231 2.9 300 675 331 744 1983 106 229 2.9 311 668 336 723 1984 110 228 2.9 322 664 352 726 1985 112 224 2.9 329 656 369 736 1986 115 225 2.9 339 660 383 746 1987 123 233 2.9 359 682 393 747 1988 127 233 2.9 370 678 403 738 1989 131 231 2.9 381 669 413 724 1990 135 226 2.9 389 653 420 705 1991 135 216 2.9 388 623 424 682 1992 136 213 2.9 389 610 419 657 1993 131 201 2.8 373 570 414 633 1994 134 200 2.8 376 564 416 622 1995 134 197 2.8 377 551 418 612 1996 135 135 2.8 374 534 419 598 1997 3 130 181 2.8 362 504 418 582 1998 130 179 2.7 358 491 429 588 1999 133 179 2.7 357 481 450 606 2000 130 170 2.7 349 456 446 583 2001 134 170 2.6 351 445 448 567 2002 141 176 2.6 364 454 452 564 2003 140 170 2.5 354 431 455 554 2004 145 173 2.5 360 429 462 551 2005 151 174 2.4 370 426 468 540 2006 154 171 2.4 372 414 489 544 2007 160 173 2.4 377 409 499 542 2008 163 169 2.4 383 398 510 531 2009 164 171 2.4 389 406 507 530 2010 164 168 2.4 392 402 572 587 2011 162 162 2.4 387 387 559 559 Note: AFDC benefit amounts have not been reduced by child support collections. Constant dollar adjustments to 2011 level were made using a CPI-U-RS fiscal-year price index.
1 The maximum benefit for a 3-person family in each state is weighted by that state’s share of total AFDC/TANF 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 for Needy Families (TANF) program. Beginning in 1997, average monthly benefits are calculated from case-level data rather than by dividing aggregate expenditures on cash assistance by aggregate caseloads, as in the past. This change was necessary due to uncertainty about the extent to which states may be reporting non-cash basic assistance as well as cash assistance in the expenditure data formerly used to calculate average cash benefits.
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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Table TANF 7. Characteristics of AFDC/TANF Families: Selected Years 1969 – 2011
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May 1969 March 1979 Fiscal year 1 1983 1988 1992 1996 2000 2005 2010 2011 Avg. Family Size (persons) 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 Number of Child Recipients One 26.6 42.3 43.4 42.5 42.5 43.9 44.2 49.2 50.4 50.7 Two 23.0 28.1 29.8 30.2 30.2 29.9 28.4 27.2 27.6 27.4 Three 17.7 15.6 15.2 15.8 15.5 15.0 15.3 13.6 12.8 12.8 Four or More 32.5 13.9 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.2 10.1 8.0 7.4 7.7 Unknown NA NA 1.5 1.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 Families with No Adult in Asst. Unit 10.1 14.6 8.3 9.6 14.8 21.5 34.4 45.5 46.3 46.3 Child-Only Families 2 – – – – – – 32.7 42.6 44.0 43.2 Families with Non-Recipients 33.1 NA 36.9 36.8 38.9 49.9 – – – – Median Months on AFDC/TANF Since Most Recent Opening 23.0 29.0 26.0 26.3 22.5 23.6 – – – – Presence of Assistance Living in Public Housing 12.8 NA 10.0 9.6 9.2 8.8 17.7 18.4 13.1 11.9 Participating in Food Stamp or Donated Food Program 52.9 75.1 83.0 84.6 87.3 89.3 79.9 81.5 82.4 82.6 Presence of Income With Earnings NA 12.8 5.7 8.4 7.4 11.1 23.6 3 19.5 3 20.5 3 19.8 3 No Non-AFDC/TANF Income 56.0 80.6 86.8 79.6 78.9 76.0 71.6 3 75.3 3 75.1 3 76.1 3 Adult Employment Status (percent of adults) Employed – – – – 6.6 11.3 26.4 23.2 22.3 22.3 Unemployed – – – – – – 49.2 50.4 46.8 47.8 Not in Labor Force – – – – – – 24.3 26.4 30.9 29.9 Adult Women's employment status (percent of adult female recipients):4 Full-time job 8.2 8.7 1.5 2.2 2.2 4.7 – – – – Part-time job 6.3 5.4 3.4 4.2 4.2 5.4 – – – – Marital Status (percent of adults) Single – – – – – – 65.3 68.8 70.0 71.4 Married – – – – – – 12.4 10.7 14.4 14.1 Separated – – – – – – 13.1 11.8 9.6 8.8 Widowed – – – – – – 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 Divorced – – – – – – 8.5 8.1 5.5 5.2 Basis for Child's Eligibility (percent children): Incapacitated 11.7 5 5.3 3.4 3.7 4.1 4.3 – – – – Unemployed 4.6 5 4.1 8.7 6.5 8.2 8.3 – – – – Death 5.5 5 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 – – – – Divorce or Separation 43.3 5 44.7 38.5 34.6 30.0 24.3 – – – – Absent, No Marriage Tie 27.9 5 37.8 44.3 51.9 53.1 58.6 – – – – Absent, Other Reason 3.5 5 5.9 5.9 1.6 2.0 2.4 – – – – Unknown – – 1.7 – 0.9 0.6 – – – – Note: Figures are percentages of families/cases unless noted otherwise.
1 Percentages are based on the average monthly TANF caseload during the year. Hawaii and the territories are not included in 1983. Data after 1986 include the territories and Hawaii. Unlike most of the figures in this report, this table does not include families from Separate State Programs (SSP).
2 Adults that live in TANF families with children are sometimes excluded from the assistance unit because they have been sanctioned, receive disability income from Supplemental Security Income (SSI), have been time-limited, do not qualify based on citizenship requirements, or are non-parental caretakers such as relatives or other adults taking responsibility for the children.
3 Presence of income is measured as a percentage of adult recipients (not families) in 1998 and subsequent years.
4 For years prior to 1983, data are for mothers only.
5 Calculated on the basis of total number of families.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, unpublished data and Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients: TANF Annual Report to Congress selected years.
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Table TANF 8. AFDC/TANF Benefits by State: Selected Fiscal Years 1978 – 2011 [In millions of dollars]
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1978 1986 1988 1990 1994 1998 2000 2005 2010 2011 United States $10,621 $15,236 $16,663 $18,543 $22,798 $14,614 $11,180 $10,739 $10,785 $9,673 Alabama $78 $68 $62 $62 $92 $44 $36 $47 $49 $54 Alaska 17 46 54 60 113 77 55 41 40 41 Arizona 30 79 103 138 266 145 107 160 105 87 Arkansas 51 48 53 57 57 26 34 18 16 16 California 1,813 3,574 4,091 4,955 6,088 4,128 3,643 3,504 3,971 3,741 Colorado 74 107 125 137 158 80 48 75 71 78 Connecticut 168 223 218 295 397 305 166 126 93 90 Delaware 28 25 24 29 40 24 20 19 13 27 Dist. of Columbia 91 77 76 84 126 97 72 66 53 67 Florida 145 261 318 418 806 357 234 184 187 172 Georgia 103 223 266 321 428 313 180 117 48 51 Hawaii 83 73 77 99 163 153 141 82 73 74 Idaho 21 19 19 20 30 6 3 7 6 5 Illinois 699 886 815 839 914 771 269 122 72 106 Indiana 118 148 167 170 228 104 87 113 92 72 Iowa 107 170 155 152 169 104 79 76 70 69 Kansas 73 91 97 105 123 41 43 65 50 56 Kentucky 122 104 143 179 198 147 104 105 130 105 Louisiana 97 162 182 188 168 103 58 51 41 83 Maine 51 84 80 101 108 80 73 90 98 102 Maryland 166 250 250 296 314 192 196 124 124 89 Massachusetts 476 471 558 630 730 442 336 332 337 337 Michigan 780 1,248 1,231 1,211 1,132 589 386 412 546 186 Minnesota 164 322 338 355 379 276 193 137 96 95 Mississippi 33 74 85 86 82 60 18 27 20 20 Missouri 152 209 215 228 287 180 139 125 113 98 Montana 15 37 41 40 49 30 21 20 18 17 Nebraska 38 62 56 59 62 41 41 54 35 31 Nevada 8 16 20 27 48 39 28 33 42 45 New Hampshire 21 20 21 32 62 39 32 35 44 43 New Jersey 489 509 459 451 531 372 222 441 266 235 New Mexico 32 51 56 61 144 104 113 75 96 81 New York 1,689 2,099 2,140 2,259 2,913 2,149 1,554 1,762 1,668 1,444 North Carolina 138 138 206 247 353 211 140 108 75 58 North Dakota 14 20 22 24 26 22 12 11 8 7 Ohio 441 804 805 877 1,016 546 368 316 506 440 Oklahoma 74 100 119 132 165 72 78 33 24 22 Oregon 148 120 128 145 197 141 34 105 208 168 Pennsylvania 726 389 747 798 935 523 573 407 202 189 Rhode Island 59 79 82 99 136 117 105 72 40 36 South Carolina 52 103 91 96 115 52 91 73 46 37 South Dakota 18 15 21 22 25 14 10 12 16 15 Tennessee 77 100 125 168 215 108 146 121 134 131 Texas 122 281 344 416 544 315 248 181 107 104 Utah 41 55 61 64 77 50 40 45 37 31 Vermont 21 40 40 48 65 47 39 36 17 17 Virginia 136 179 169 177 253 123 186 143 123 120 Washington 175 375 401 438 610 450 312 262 373 307 West Virginia 53 109 107 110 126 52 49 43 43 34 Wisconsin 260 444 506 440 425 145 7 115 130 128 Wyoming 6 16 19 19 21 7 9 7 11 14 Note: Benefits refers to total cash benefits paid, (see Table TANF 4) but does not include emergency assistance or contingency fund payments.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Program Support, Office of Management Services, ACF-196 TANF Report and ACF-231 AFDC Line by Line Report; www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/resource/tanf-financial-data-fy-2011.
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Table TANF 9. Comparison of Federal Funding for AFDC and Related Programs And 2011 Total Family Assistance Grants Awarded Under PRWORA. [In millions of dollars]
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State FY 1996 Grants for AFDC, EA & JOBS 1 FY 2011 Family Assistance Grants & Supplemental 2 FY 2011 Contingency Fund Awards 3 FY 2011 Total Awards Change from FY 1996 Level
To FY 2011Percent Increase from FY 1996 Level United States $15,067 $16,518 $332 $16,850 $1,783 12 Alabama $79.0 $100.7 — $100.7 $21.7 27 Alaska 60.7 49.8 — 49.8 -10.9 -18 Arizona 200.6 216.0 10.0 226.0 25.3 13 Arkansas 54.3 60.8 2.8 63.7 9.4 17 California 3,545.6 3,659.4 — 3,659.4 113.8 3 Colorado 138.9 145.0 6.8 151.8 12.9 9 Connecticut 221.1 266.8 — 266.8 45.7 21 Delaware 30.2 32.3 1.6 33.9 3.7 12 Dist. of Columbia 77.1 92.6 4.6 97.2 20.1 26 Florida 504.7 602.3 — 602.3 97.6 19 Georgia 301.2 355.4 — 355.4 54.2 18 Hawaii 98.4 98.9 4.9 103.9 5.5 6 Idaho 31.3 32.7 — 32.7 1.4 5 Illinois 593.8 585.1 — 585.1 -8.8 -1 Indiana 121.4 206.8 — 206.8 85.4 70 Iowa 129.3 131.0 — 131.0 1.7 1 Kansas 86.9 101.9 5.1 107.0 20.1 23 Kentucky 171.6 181.3 — 181.3 9.6 6 Louisiana 122.4 175.2 — 175.2 52.9 43 Maine 73.2 78.1 — 78.1 4.9 7 Maryland 207.6 229.1 11.5 240.6 32.9 16 Massachusetts 372.0 459.4 23.0 482.3 110.3 30 Michigan 581.5 775.4 38.8 814.1 232.6 40 Minnesota 239.3 263.4 — 263.4 24.1 10 Mississippi 68.6 92.7 — 92.7 24.1 35 Missouri 207.9 217.1 — 217.1 9.2 4 Montana 39.2 38.8 — 38.8 -0.4 -1 Nebraska 56.2 57.5 — 57.5 1.3 2 Nevada 41.2 46.4 2.2 48.6 7.3 18 New Hampshire 36.0 38.5 — 38.5 2.5 7 New Jersey 353.4 404.0 20.2 424.2 70.9 20 New Mexico 129.9 114.9 5.5 120.4 -9.5 -7 New York 2,332.7 2,442.9 122.1 2,565.1 232.4 10 North Carolina 311.9 326.1 15.1 341.2 29.3 9 North Dakota 24.5 26.4 — 26.4 1.9 8 Ohio 564.5 728.0 — 728.0 163.5 29 Oklahoma 125.1 145.3 — 145.3 20.2 16 Oregon 146.4 166.8 8.3 175.1 28.7 20 Pennsylvania 780.1 719.5 — 719.5 -60.6 -8 Rhode Island 82.9 95.0 — 95.0 12.2 15 South Carolina 99.4 100.0 5.0 105.0 5.5 6 South Dakota 19.7 21.3 — 21.3 1.5 8 Tennessee 178.9 205.8 9.6 215.4 36.4 20 Texas 437.1 521.1 — 521.1 84.0 19 Utah 68.0 81.4 — 81.4 13.4 20 Vermont 42.4 47.4 — 47.4 5.0 12 Virginia 134.6 158.3 — 158.3 23.6 18 Washington 393.2 380.5 19.0 399.6 6.4 2 West Virginia 95.1 110.2 — 110.2 15.0 16 Wisconsin 241.6 314.5 15.7 330.2 88.7 37 Wyoming 14.4 18.5 — 18.5 4.1 28 1 Includes Administration and FAMIS but excludes IV-A child care. AFDC benefits include the Federal share of child support collections to be comparable to the Family Assistance Grant. The 1996 figures have been revised since earlier versions of this report, to reflect upward revisions in states' reports of expenditures on the JOBS program.
2 The FY 2011 Family Assistance Grants and Supplemental differs from the previous edition and does not include the Tribal Family Assistance Grants.
3 Includes Contingency Fund Grants but not penalties assessed nor does it include Emergency Contingency Funds.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Financial Services.
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Table TANF 10. AFDC/TANF Caseload by State: October 1989 to December 2011 Peak [In thousands]
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State Peak Caseload Oct‘89 to Dec‘11 Date Peak Occurred
Oct’89 to Dec‘11Sept’96 AFDC Caseload Dec ‘11 TANF
& SSP CaseloadPercent Decline f from Sept’96 to Dec‘11 Percent Decline from the Peak to Dec‘11 United States 5,098 Mar-94 4,346 1,904 56 63 Alabama 52.3 Mar-93 40.7 23.2 43 56 Alaska 13.4 Apr-94 12.3 3.7 70 72 Arizona 72.8 Dec-93 61.8 18.3 70 75 Arkansas 27.1 Mar-92 22.1 8.1 63 70 California 933.1 Mar-95 870.3 602.0 31 35 Colorado 43.7 Dec-93 33.6 11.9 64 73 Connecticut 61.9 Mar-95 57.1 16.5 71 73 Delaware 11.8 Apr-94 10.5 5.5 47 53 Dist. of Columbia 27.5 Apr-94 25.1 8.8 65 68 Florida 259.9 Nov-92 200.3 55.1 72 79 Georgia 142.8 Nov-93 120.9 19.9 84 86 Hawaii 23.4 Jun-97 21.9 10.0 54 57 Idaho 9.5 Mar-95 8.4 1.9 78 80 Illinois 243.1 Aug-94 217.8 28.5 87 88 Indiana 76.1 Sep-93 49.7 27.9 44 63 Iowa 40.7 Apr-94 31.1 20.9 33 49 Kansas 30.8 Aug-93 23.4 14.9 36 52 Kentucky 84.0 Mar-93 70.4 30.9 56 63 Louisiana 94.7 May-90 66.5 10.5 84 89 Maine 24.4 Aug-93 19.7 15.5 22 36 Maryland 81.8 May-95 68.9 25.3 63 69 Massachusetts 115.7 Aug-93 84.3 50.5 40 56 Michigan 233.6 Apr-91 167.5 66.2 60 72 Minnesota 66.2 Jun-92 57.2 24.8 57 63 Mississippi 61.8 Nov-91 45.2 11.8 74 81 Missouri 93.7 Mar-94 79.1 39.2 50 58 Montana 12.3 Mar-94 9.8 3.5 64 72 Nebraska 17.2 Mar-93 14.4 8.1 44 53 Nevada 16.3 Mar-95 13.2 10.8 18 34 New Hampshire 11.8 Apr-94 8.9 6.0 32 49 New Jersey 132.6 Nov-92 100.8 34.9 65 74 New Mexico 34.9 Nov-94 33.0 20.4 38 42 New York 463.7 Dec-94 412.7 157.6 62 66 North Carolina 134.1 Mar-94 107.5 22.9 79 83 North Dakota 6.6 Apr-93 4.7 1.8 61 72 Ohio 269.8 Mar-92 201.9 99.5 51 63 Oklahoma 51.3 Mar-93 35.3 9.0 75 83 Oregon 43.8 Apr-93 28.5 33.6 -18 23 Pennsylvania 212.5 Sep-94 180.1 59.9 67 72 Rhode Island 22.9 Apr-94 20.5 6.5 68 71 South Carolina 54.6 Jan-93 42.9 17.8 58 67 South Dakota 7.4 Apr-93 5.7 3.3 43 56 Tennessee 112.6 Nov-93 96.2 62.2 35 45 Texas 287.5 Dec-93 238.8 49.6 79 83 Utah 18.7 Mar-93 14.0 6.2 56 67 Vermont 10.3 Apr-92 8.7 3.3 62 68 Virginia 76.0 Apr-94 60.5 36.0 40 53 Washington 104.8 Feb-95 96.8 62.9 35 40 West Virginia 41.9 Apr-93 37.6 10.4 72 75 Wisconsin 82.9 Jan-92 49.9 26.2 48 68 Wyoming 7.1 Aug-92 4.3 0.3 93 96 Note: these data do not include Tribal TANF families (about 15,000 in number in FY 2011). This makes little difference nationally, but in States like Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona, their exclusion under TANF overstates the real decline from AFDC years.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, Division of Data Collection and Analysis; http://archive.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/data-reports/caseload/caseload_c....
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Table TANF 11. Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Recipients by State: Selected Fiscal Years [In thousands]
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1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Percent Change 1995-05 2005-11 United States 4,323 7,415 10,597 11,460 13,659 6,324 5,118 4,573 4,600 -60 -10 Alabama 78 123 180 130 118 46 48 51 56 -54 17 Alaska 5 8 15 20 37 22 12 9 10 -67 -17 Arizona 40 51 51 124 190 87 99 70 41 -42 -58 Arkansas 30 45 85 71 63 29 19 19 18 -68 -2 California 528 1,148 1,387 1,902 2,680 1,574 1,256 1,416 1,475 -52 17 Colorado 42 66 77 102 109 29 38 29 31 -61 -20 Connecticut 59 83 139 120 171 73 53 34 32 -67 -39 Delaware 12 20 32 21 25 13 13 15 16 -44 20 Dist. of Columbia 20 40 85 49 73 47 43 20 24 -39 -43 Florida 106 204 256 370 622 158 112 107 99 -80 -12 Georgia 71 198 221 293 383 129 91 38 37 -74 -59 Guam 1 2 5 4 8 10 11 3 3 37 -71 Hawaii 14 25 60 44 66 75 31 28 30 -53 -5 Idaho 10 16 21 17 24 2 3 3 3 -86 -14 Illinois 26 368 672 636 696 256 98 62 83 -85 -16 Indiana 48 73 157 154 189 103 136 89 66 -8 -51 Iowa 44 64 104 98 101 54 52 56 54 -41 3 Kansas 36 53 68 77 80 32 46 38 38 -33 -16 Kentucky 81 129 167 175 189 89 75 61 63 -57 -16 Louisiana 104 202 213 282 251 75 37 24 24 -84 -36 Maine 19 36 60 56 60 32 32 38 40 -42 23 Maryland 80 131 212 186 223 77 64 59 62 -68 -4 Massachusetts 94 208 350 263 274 102 104 111 99 -56 -5 Michigan 162 253 685 655 598 207 215 179 173 -59 -19 Minnesota 51 76 135 171 180 116 87 52 54 -49 -38 Mississippi 83 115 173 179 144 34 35 26 25 -73 -28 Missouri 107 140 199 211 254 131 118 94 94 -49 -20 Montana 7 13 19 29 34 13 12 10 9 -61 -29 Nebraska 16 30 35 43 41 28 33 21 20 -16 -41 Nevada 5 12 12 23 41 16 19 26 28 -49 46 New Hampshire 4 9 22 16 28 14 15 13 13 -39 -13 New Jersey 104 286 459 309 316 138 114 79 84 -61 -26 New Mexico 30 51 53 57 104 72 45 52 52 -55 16 New York 517 1,052 1,100 981 1,256 724 490 388 395 -59 -19 North Carolina 111 124 198 223 313 100 68 47 44 -76 -35 North Dakota 8 11 13 16 14 8 7 5 5 -45 -37 Ohio 183 266 513 632 612 245 179 237 225 -67 26 Oklahoma 73 95 89 112 124 36 28 21 20 -73 -27 Oregon 31 75 102 89 104 39 44 78 89 -49 100 Pennsylvania 303 426 629 521 596 250 253 126 146 -53 -42 Puerto Rico 202 223 168 190 168 92 42 36 41 -73 -1 Rhode Island 24 38 52 46 61 50 35 17 15 -41 -55 South Carolina 30 52 153 111 129 41 43 43 42 -64 -3 South Dakota 11 16 20 19 17 7 6 7 7 -63 12 Tennessee 76 129 162 211 276 147 191 161 159 -27 -17 Texas 91 214 308 611 743 342 214 115 113 -69 -47 Utah 22 33 37 45 46 23 23 19 16 -43 -30 Vermont 5 12 23 22 27 16 13 7 8 -50 -39 Virgin Islands 1 2 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 -72 -5 Virginia 46 87 166 151 184 75 87 84 79 -46 -9 Washington 71 109 154 228 286 168 144 170 149 -47 3 West Virginia 116 93 77 111 105 32 31 22 24 -68 -23 Wisconsin 45 79 213 237 209 40 49 51 63 -71 29 Wyoming 4 5 7 14 15 1 1 1 1 -96 9 Note: Recipients in 2000 and beyond include both TANF and SSP recipients.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (available online at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf/data-reports).
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Table TANF 12. AFDC/TANF Recipiency Rates for Total Population by State: Selected Fiscal Years [In percent]
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1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011 Percent Change 1996-05 2005-11 United States 2.1 3.5 4.6 4.5 5.1 2.2 1.7 1.5 -63 -15 Alabama 2.2 3.6 4.6 3.2 2.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 -56 11 Alaska 1.8 2.6 3.7 3.7 6.1 3.6 1.8 1.4 -70 -23 Arizona 2.6 2.9 1.9 3.4 4.3 1.7 1.7 0.6 -55 -62 Arkansas 1.5 2.3 3.7 3.0 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 -70 -7 California 2.9 5.7 5.8 6.3 8.5 4.6 3.5 3.9 -57 12 Colorado 2.2 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 -67 -28 Connecticut 2.1 2.7 4.5 3.6 5.1 2.1 1.5 0.9 -69 -40 Delaware 2.4 3.6 5.4 3.2 3.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 -51 12 Dist. of Columbia 2.5 5.3 13.3 8.1 12.6 8.2 7.4 3.9 -40 -47 Florida 1.8 3.0 2.6 2.8 4.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 -83 -18 Georgia 1.6 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.4 -78 -63 Hawaii 1.9 3.2 6.2 3.9 5.5 6.1 2.5 2.2 -56 -11 Idaho 1.4 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 -88 -22 Illinois 2.5 3.3 5.9 5.6 5.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 -86 -17 Indiana 1.0 1.4 2.9 2.8 3.2 1.7 2.2 1.0 -14 -53 Iowa 1.6 2.3 3.6 3.5 3.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 -43 -1 Kansas 1.6 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.1 1.2 1.7 1.3 -36 -20 Kentucky 2.5 4.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 2.2 1.8 1.4 -60 -19 Louisiana 2.9 5.6 5.0 6.7 5.7 1.7 0.8 0.5 -85 -36 Maine 1.9 3.6 5.4 4.5 4.8 2.5 2.5 3.0 -45 22 Maryland 2.2 3.3 5.0 3.9 4.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 -71 -8 Massachusetts 1.8 3.7 6.1 4.4 4.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 -58 -8 Michigan 2.0 2.9 7.4 7.0 6.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 -60 -18 Minnesota 1.4 2.0 3.3 3.9 3.9 2.3 1.7 1.0 -53 -40 Mississippi 3.6 5.2 6.9 6.9 5.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 -75 -30 Missouri 2.4 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.6 -52 -23 Montana 1.0 1.9 2.4 3.6 3.9 1.4 1.3 0.9 -63 -33 Nebraska 1.1 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.1 -20 -43 Nevada 1.2 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 -65 30 New Hampshire 0.7 1.2 2.4 1.5 2.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 -45 -14 New Jersey 1.5 4.0 6.2 4.0 3.9 1.6 1.3 0.9 -63 -28 New Mexico 3.0 5.0 4.1 3.8 6.0 4.0 2.4 2.5 -59 7 New York 2.9 5.8 6.3 5.4 6.8 3.8 2.5 2.0 -60 -21 North Carolina 2.2 2.4 3.4 3.4 4.3 1.2 0.8 0.5 -79 -41 North Dakota 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 -45 -40 Ohio 1.8 2.5 4.8 5.8 5.5 2.2 1.6 2.0 -68 25 Oklahoma 3.0 3.7 2.9 3.6 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 -75 -32 Oregon 1.6 3.6 3.9 3.1 3.3 1.1 1.2 2.3 -54 87 Pennsylvania 2.6 3.6 5.3 4.4 4.9 2.0 2.1 1.1 -54 -44 Rhode Island 2.7 4.0 5.5 4.6 6.0 4.7 3.2 1.5 -43 -54 South Carolina 1.2 2.0 4.9 3.2 3.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 -68 -11 South Dakota 1.6 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 -64 6 Tennessee 2.0 3.3 3.5 4.3 5.2 2.6 3.2 2.5 -34 -22 Texas 0.9 1.9 2.1 3.6 3.9 1.6 0.9 0.4 -73 -53 Utah 2.2 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.6 -52 -39 Vermont 1.4 2.6 4.4 3.9 4.6 2.7 2.0 1.2 -53 -39 Virginia 1.0 1.9 3.1 2.4 2.8 1.1 1.2 1.0 -52 -15 Washington 2.4 3.2 3.7 4.7 5.2 2.8 2.3 2.2 -53 -5 West Virginia 6.4 5.3 4.0 6.2 5.7 1.8 1.7 1.3 -67 -25 Wisconsin 1.1 1.8 4.5 4.8 4.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 -73 25 Wyoming 1.1 1.5 1.4 3.1 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 -96 -1 Note: Recipiency rate refers to the average monthly number of AFDC recipients in each state during the given fiscal year expressed as a percent of the total resident population as of July 1 of that year. The numerators are from Table TANF 11.
Sources: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Census Bureau (resident population by state available online at http://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2012/index.html.
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Table TANF 13. Average Number of AFDC/TANF Child Recipients by State: Selected Fiscal Years [In thousands]
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1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Percent Change 1995-00 2000-11 United States 3,242 5,483 7,320 7,755 9,280 4,598 3,818 3,421 3,435 -56 -10 Alabama 62 96 129 93 87 37 37 38 42 -53 11 Alaska 4 6 10 13 24 15 8 6 7 -65 -17 Arizona 31 39 38 87 130 66 73 53 30 -38 -59 Arkansas 23 34 62 51 45 22 14 14 13 -66 -9 California 391 816 932 1,294 1,833 1,163 1,002 1,104 1,145 -44 14 Colorado 33 50 53 69 74 22 28 22 23 -59 -18 Connecticut 43 62 97 81 114 50 37 24 23 -66 -37 Delaware 9 15 22 14 17 9 10 9 10 -38 -1 Dist. of Columbia 16 31 59 34 51 34 32 14 18 -33 -43 Florida 85 160 184 264 432 124 91 86 80 -77 -11 Georgia 54 150 161 206 269 101 74 34 33 -70 -55 Guam 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 3 2 -67 27 Hawaii 10 18 40 29 43 50 21 19 20 -53 -5 Idaho 7 11 14 11 16 2 3 2 3 -83 -4 Illinois 202 283 473 436 478 193 78 55 69 -83 -12 Indiana 36 55 111 105 129 74 102 66 50 -2 -51 Iowa 32 46 69 64 66 36 34 38 37 -43 8 Kansas 28 41 49 52 55 23 31 25 26 -35 -18 Kentucky 58 93 118 117 128 64 56 48 50 -53 -12 Louisiana 79 157 156 199 173 59 31 20 20 -81 -36 Maine 14 26 40 35 38 22 22 25 26 -38 20 Maryland 61 100 145 124 152 56 47 43 44 -66 -5 Massachusetts 71 153 228 168 176 73 72 75 66 -53 -9 Michigan 119 190 460 427 398 153 157 129 124 -56 -21 Minnesota 39 58 91 110 121 81 61 39 41 -47 -34 Mississippi 66 93 128 129 106 27 26 19 18 -73 -30 Missouri 82 106 135 139 175 94 81 64 64 -50 -20 Montana 6 10 13 19 22 9 8 7 6 -59 -26 Nebraska 12 23 25 29 29 20 23 17 16 -18 -31 Nevada 4 9 8 16 29 12 14 20 21 -47 42 New Hampshire 3 7 15 11 18 10 10 9 9 -36 -9 New Jersey 79 209 318 213 213 102 81 56 58 -58 -28 New Mexico 23 39 35 37 67 51 32 37 37 -50 16 New York 380 759 759 658 811 491 343 282 286 -56 -17 North Carolina 83 94 141 152 211 76 54 40 37 -72 -31 North Dakota 6 8 9 10 10 5 5 4 4 -43 -32 Ohio 136 198 348 414 415 180 136 171 164 -64 20 Oklahoma 55 71 65 77 86 28 22 17 16 -70 -26 Oregon 23 52 65 60 71 29 33 54 60 -45 82 Pennsylvania 217 307 432 345 403 184 179 94 108 -51 -40 Puerto Rico 161 166 118 130 114 64 29 24 27 -72 -6 Rhode Island 18 27 36 30 41 34 24 12 11 -38 -56 South Carolina 24 40 109 80 96 32 32 33 32 -64 -2 South Dakota 8 12 15 13 12 5 5 6 6 -57 13 Tennessee 58 99 115 144 190 107 136 116 114 -25 -16 Texas 68 162 225 428 522 252 172 99 97 -65 -44 Utah 16 23 24 31 31 16 17 12 11 -39 -32 Vermont 4 8 14 14 17 10 8 5 5 -49 -34 Virgin Islands 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 -71 -9 Virginia 35 66 116 104 128 55 61 59 57 -47 -7 Washington 50 76 97 148 184 115 101 118 104 -43 3 West Virginia 80 65 58 68 67 22 22 16 17 -65 -23 Wisconsin 34 60 142 158 146 34 39 40 48 -68 22 Wyoming 3 4 5 9 10 1 0 1 1 -95 5 Note: From FY 2000 onward, TANF child recipients include both TANF and SSP child recipients.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (available online at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf/data-reports).
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Table TANF 14. AFDC/TANF Recipiency Rates for Children by State: Selected Fiscal Years 1965 – 2011 [In percent]
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1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011 Percent Change 1996-05 2005-11 United States 4.4 7.6 11.3 11.9 13.4 6.3 5.2 4.6 -58 -11 Alabama 4.6 7.7 11.1 8.8 8.0 3.3 3.4 3.7 -55 11 Alaska 3.1 5.0 8.0 7.4 12.6 7.9 4.4 3.6 -64 -18 Arizona 4.8 6.0 4.8 8.6 11.0 4.8 4.7 1.8 -50 -62 Arkansas 3.1 5.2 9.3 8.2 7.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 -67 -11 California 6.0 12.3 14.6 16.2 20.9 12.6 10.6 12.4 -47 16 Colorado 4.4 6.4 6.5 7.8 7.6 2.0 2.4 1.8 -65 -23 Connecticut 4.4 6.1 11.8 10.8 14.4 6.0 4.4 2.8 -68 -34 Delaware 4.7 7.5 13.4 8.7 9.6 4.8 4.9 4.7 -46 -2 Dist. of Columbia 6.0 13.8 40.9 30.7 44.6 30.1 28.4 17.5 -31 -42 Florida 4.3 7.6 7.8 8.8 12.9 3.4 2.3 2.0 -80 -12 Georgia 3.2 9.1 9.8 11.8 14.0 4.6 3.1 1.3 -75 -58 Hawaii 3.6 6.5 14.5 10.5 14.2 17.1 7.2 6.5 -52 -7 Idaho 2.7 4.2 4.7 3.6 4.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 -85 -12 Illinois 5.3 7.5 14.6 14.8 15.3 6.0 2.4 2.2 -83 -9 Indiana 2.0 3.0 6.9 7.3 8.7 4.7 6.5 3.2 -8 -51 Iowa 3.2 4.7 8.4 8.8 9.1 4.9 4.8 5.1 -42 7 Kansas 3.5 5.4 7.5 7.9 8.0 3.2 4.5 3.6 -36 -20 Kentucky 4.9 8.3 10.9 12.4 13.1 6.5 5.6 4.9 -55 -13 Louisiana 5.5 11.3 11.8 16.5 14.1 4.8 2.7 1.8 -80 -32 Maine 3.9 7.7 12.5 11.5 12.4 7.3 7.6 9.7 -36 30 Maryland 4.6 7.3 12.4 10.6 12.0 4.1 3.4 3.3 -69 -3 Massachusetts 3.8 8.1 15.3 12.4 12.3 4.8 4.9 4.7 -53 -5 Michigan 3.7 5.8 16.7 17.4 15.7 5.9 6.3 5.4 -55 -13 Minnesota 2.9 4.2 7.7 9.4 9.8 6.3 4.9 3.2 -49 -34 Mississippi 7.0 11.1 15.7 17.6 14.0 3.5 3.4 2.4 -73 -29 Missouri 5.2 6.9 9.9 10.6 12.7 6.6 5.7 4.6 -51 -20 Montana 2.0 4.0 5.7 8.4 9.5 3.7 3.8 2.8 -58 -27 Nebraska 2.3 4.4 5.5 6.8 6.5 4.3 5.1 3.4 -17 -33 Nevada 2.5 5.2 3.8 5.0 7.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 -63 31 New Hampshire 1.4 2.6 5.8 3.9 6.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 -39 -0 New Jersey 3.4 8.8 16.0 11.7 10.8 4.9 3.9 2.9 -61 -25 New Mexico 5.2 9.5 8.5 8.3 13.5 10.0 6.5 7.2 -51 12 New York 6.3 13.0 16.2 15.4 17.9 10.5 7.5 6.7 -55 -12 North Carolina 4.4 5.3 8.5 9.3 11.7 3.9 2.5 1.6 -76 -36 North Dakota 2.3 3.6 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.4 3.6 2.3 -35 -34 Ohio 3.6 5.3 11.2 14.9 14.6 6.2 4.9 6.1 -64 26 Oklahoma 6.4 8.5 7.6 9.1 9.8 3.1 2.5 1.8 -70 -30 Oregon 3.3 7.4 9.0 8.1 8.8 3.4 3.9 6.9 -48 79 Pennsylvania 5.5 8.0 13.8 12.3 13.9 6.3 6.3 3.9 -51 -38 Rhode Island 5.9 9.1 14.7 13.4 17.1 13.5 10.1 4.9 -39 -52 South Carolina 2.3 4.2 11.6 8.7 10.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 -67 -6 South Dakota 3.1 5.0 7.1 6.7 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 -56 9 Tennessee 4.2 7.5 8.9 11.8 14.5 7.7 9.5 7.6 -31 -19 Texas 1.7 4.1 5.2 8.7 9.7 4.3 2.7 1.4 -69 -49 Utah 3.7 5.4 4.4 4.9 4.5 2.3 2.1 1.3 -46 -41 Vermont 2.7 5.4 9.9 9.5 11.5 7.0 5.9 4.2 -46 -27 Virginia 2.2 4.1 7.9 6.8 7.9 3.1 3.4 3.0 -52 -9 Washington 4.7 6.5 8.5 11.3 13.0 7.6 6.7 6.6 -46 -1 West Virginia 12.2 11.2 10.4 15.7 15.7 5.5 5.6 4.4 -62 -21 Wisconsin 2.2 3.8 10.5 12.1 10.8 2.5 2.9 3.6 -68 24 Wyoming 2.1 3.2 3.4 7.0 7.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 -94 -3 Note: Recipiency rate refers to the average monthly number of AFDC child recipients in each State during the given fiscal year as a percent of the resident population under 18 years of age as of July 1 of that year. The numerators are from Table TANF 13.
Sources: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Census Bureau (resident population by state and age available online at http://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2012/index.html.
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Table TANF 15. TANF and Separate State Program (SSP) Families and Recipients: 2011 [In thousands]
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Families All Recipients Child Recipients TANF SSP Total TANF SSP Total TANF SSP Total U.S. Total 1,864 58 1,922 4,417 64 4,481 3,316 122 3,437 Alabama 23.2 – 23.2 56.5 – 56.5 41.6 – 41.6 Alaska 3.7 – 3.7 10.0 – 10.0 6.8 – 6.8 Arizona 18.3 – 18.3 41.4 – 41.4 29.8 – 29.8 Arkansas 8.1 – 8.1 18.4 – 18.4 13.1 – 13.1 California 602.0 – 602.0 1,474.9 – 1,474.9 1,145.3 – 1,145.3 Colorado 11.9 – 11.9 30.7 – 30.7 22.6 – 22.6 Connecticut 16.5 – 16.5 32.4 – 32.4 22.8 – 22.8 Delaware 5.5 – 5.5 15.7 – 15.7 9.7 – 9.7 D.C. 8.8 – 8.8 24.4 – 24.4 18.5 – 18.5 Florida 55.1 – 55.1 98.9 – 98.9 80.4 – 80.4 Georgia 19.9 – 19.9 37.2 – 37.2 33.4 – 33.4 Guam 1.3 – 1.3 3.1 – 3.1 2.3 – 2.3 Hawaii 9.3 0.6 10.0 27.0 0.9 27.9 18.1 1.8 19.9 Idaho 1.9 – 1.9 2.9 – 2.9 2.6 – 2.6 Illinois 28.5 – 28.5 83.0 – 83.0 69.1 – 69.1 Indiana 27.9 – 27.9 66.3 – 66.3 50.5 – 50.5 Iowa 17.5 3.3 20.9 44.6 3.3 47.9 30.7 5.8 36.6 Kansas 14.9 – 14.9 38.5 – 38.5 25.9 – 25.9 Kentucky 30.9 – 30.9 63.1 – 63.1 49.5 – 49.5 Louisiana 10.5 – 10.5 24.0 – 24.0 20.2 – 20.2 Maine 11.2 4.3 15.5 26.3 5.2 31.5 17.5 8.6 26.1 Maryland 25.3 0.0 25.3 61.6 0.0 61.6 44.5 0.0 44.5 Massachusetts 50.5 – 50.5 99.3 – 99.3 66.1 – 66.1 Michigan 66.2 – 66.2 173.0 – 173.0 124.0 – 124.0 Minnesota 23.1 1.7 24.8 49.2 1.7 50.9 37.3 3.3 40.6 Mississippi 11.8 – 11.8 24.9 – 24.9 18.1 – 18.1 Missouri 36.1 3.1 39.2 86.7 3.0 89.8 59.6 4.6 64.3 Montana 3.5 – 3.5 8.7 – 8.7 6.2 – 6.2 Nebraska 6.6 1.5 8.1 15.6 1.3 16.9 12.7 2.9 15.6 Nevada 10.8 0.0 10.8 27.7 0.0 27.7 20.5 0.0 20.6 New Hampshire 5.2 0.9 6.0 10.6 0.9 11.5 7.8 1.4 9.2 New Jersey 34.9 – 34.9 83.8 – 83.8 58.4 – 58.4 New Mexico 20.4 – 20.4 52.4 – 52.4 37.5 – 37.5 New York 123.2 34.4 157.6 278.1 38.5 316.6 207.0 78.6 285.6 North Carolina 22.9 – 22.9 43.9 – 43.9 37.1 – 37.1 North Dakota 1.8 – 1.8 4.6 – 4.6 3.5 – 3.5 Ohio 99.5 – 99.5 225.5 – 225.5 163.7 – 163.7 Oklahoma 9.0 – 9.0 20.2 – 20.2 16.5 – 16.5 Oregon 30.6 3.0 33.6 80.3 3.2 83.5 54.6 5.4 59.9 Pennsylvania 59.9 – 59.9 146.0 – 146.0 107.6 – 107.6 Puerto Rico 15.2 – 15.2 41.3 – 41.3 27.4 – 27.4 Rhode Island 6.5 – 6.5 15.5 – 15.5 10.7 – 10.7 South Carolina 17.8 – 17.8 42.0 – 42.0 31.5 – 31.5 South Dakota 3.3 – 3.3 6.8 – 6.8 5.7 – 5.7 Tennessee 61.3 0.9 62.2 155.3 1.3 156.6 112.2 1.9 114.1 Texas 49.6 – 49.6 112.8 – 112.8 96.9 – 96.9 Utah 5.9 0.3 6.2 15.2 0.3 15.5 10.7 0.5 11.2 Vermont 2.9 0.4 3.3 6.3 0.6 6.9 4.5 0.8 5.3 Virgin Islands 0.5 – 0.5 1.3 – 1.3 1.0 – 1.0 Virginia 33.8 2.1 36.0 75.1 1.8 76.8 53.9 2.6 56.5 Washington 62.7 1.2 63.9 148.8 1.3 150.0 103.5 2.5 106.1 West Virginia 10.4 – 10.4 23.6 – 23.6 16.9 – 16.9 Wisconsin 25.8 0.4 26.2 61.7 0.5 62.2 46.8 0.9 47.6 Wyoming 0.3 – 0.3 0.6 – 0.6 0.5 – 0.5 Note: Some states provide cash and other forms of assistance to specific categories of families (e.g., two-parent families) under Separate State Programs (SSPs) funded out of Maintenance of Effort (MOE) dollars rather than federal TANF funds.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (available online at http://archive.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/data-reports/caseload/caseload_c...).
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