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Table 1:91  

Change in Number of AFDC/TANF Families - Fiscal Years 1996-2003

 
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
Net Change
FY 1996-FY 2003
Average
Monthly
Families 		4,543,397 3,936,610 3,199,700 2,673,610 2,264,806 2,117,389 2,065,423 2,032,140 -2,511,257 -55.3%
Percent Change from Prior Years
To: FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
From: FY96
-13.4 -29.6 -41.2 -50.2 -53.4 -54.5 -55.3
FY97
       -18.7 -32.1 -42.5 -46.2 -47.5 -48.4
FY98
      -16.4 -29.2 -33.8 -35.4 -36.5
FY99
     -15.3 -20.8 -22.7 -24.0
FY00
    -6.5 -8.8 -10.3
FY01
   -2.5 -4.0
FY02
  -1.6
Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Families by State
State FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 Net Change
FY 1996-FY 2003
U.S. Totals 4,543,397 3,936,610 3,199,700 2,673,610 2,264,806 2,117,389 2,065,423 2,032,140 -2,511,257 -55.3%  
                       
Alabama 42,393 34,519 23,309 20,268 19,083 18,368 18,037 18,844 -23,549 -55.5%  
Alaska 12,253 12,023 10,159 8,461 7,347 5,847 6,034 5,334 -6,919 -56.5%  
Arizona 63,404 54,744 39,572 34,108 33,723 33,194 40,097 47,792 -15,612 -24.6%  
Arkansas 22,747 20,896 13,844 11,939 12,354 11,607 12,004 11,162 -11,585 -50.9%  
California 895,960 815,913 707,023 624,096 498,414 468,747 462,328 449,650 -446,309 -49.8% 2
Colorado 35,447 29,888 21,154 14,265 11,154 10,639 12,086 13,534 -21,912 -61.8%  
Connecticut 58,117 55,796 48,089 33,932 28,095 25,943 23,749 21,014 -37,103 -63.8% 2
Delaware 10,388 9,761 7,199 6,241 6,058 5,376 5,469 5,597 -4,792 -46.1% 2
Dist. of Col. 25,721 24,119 21,148 19,062 17,439 16,241 16,157 16,589 -9,132 -35.5%  
Florida 209,718 170,507 107,951 82,000 67,355 58,849 59,013 58,118 -151,600 -72.3% 2
Georgia 130,387 105,919 74,836 61,813 52,928 50,531 53,678 55,922 -74,465 -57.1% 2
Guam 2,137 2,309 2,098 2,533 2,743 2,807 3,072 3,072 936 43.8%  
Hawaii 21,960 21,267 16,844 15,990 14,438 12,852 11,127 9,776 -12,184 -55.5% 2
Idaho 9,008 6,465 1,918 1,380 1,275 1,290 1,369 1,681 -7,327 -81.3%  
Illinois 224,148 198,923 169,735 122,775 83,917 62,030 48,091 37,895 -186,254 -83.1% 2
Indiana 52,873 44,688 40,084 36,714 35,872 41,299 49,265 52,686 -187 -0.4% 2
Iowa 32,785 28,843 25,191 21,952 20,025 20,195 20,154 19,969 -12,817 -39.1%  
Kansas 25,148 20,218 14,136 12,845 12,585 13,035 13,958 15,300 -9,848 -39.2%  
Kentucky 71,827 65,294 52,882 42,637 38,542 36,127 34,904 34,923 -36,904 -51.4%  
Louisiana 70,581 56,535 48,228 39,372 27,820 25,176 23,700 22,834 -47,747 -67.6%  
Maine 20,461 18,470 15,408 13,473 10,864 9,661 9,692 9,150 -11,310 -55.3%  
Maryland 74,106 59,230 47,388 34,748 29,313 27,915 27,132 26,134 -47,973 -64.7% 2
Massachusetts 88,365 77,989 66,490 54,463 44,189 42,570 47,264 49,377 -38,988 -44.1%  
Michigan 178,002 151,620 123,693 95,208 74,231 70,725 74,338 75,111 -102,890 -57.8%  
Minnesota 58,250 53,340 48,301 42,465 39,040 38,558 35,859 36,500 -21,750 -37.3% 2
Mississippi 47,954 38,513 23,700 16,644 14,970 15,657 17,607 19,823 -28,132 -58.7% 2
Missouri 82,717 71,752 60,041 50,917 46,776 45,556 45,001 40,845 -41,872 -50.6% 2
Montana 10,836 8,886 6,356 4,828 4,555 4,934 5,828 6,169 -4,667 -43.1%  
Nebraska 14,569 13,859 12,960 11,336 9,538 9,486 10,335 10,945 -3,624 -24.9% 2
Nevada 14,827 11,918 10,383 8,034 6,274 7,439 11,015 10,636 -4,191 -28.3% 2
New Hampshire 9,538 8,120 6,857 6,324 5,841 5,659 6,040 6,079 -3,459 -36.3% 2
New Jersey 105,504 95,428 76,850 62,241 51,630 45,325 41,986 42,418 -63,086 -59.8% 2
New Mexico 33,852 26,954 22,053 25,501 23,655 19,322 17,015 16,638 -17,213 -50.8%  
New York 431,717 384,377 366,032 325,547 258,702 226,921 170,430 148,803 -282,915 -65.5%  
North Carolina 113,127 98,904 77,961 59,328 45,725 43,497 42,872 40,432 -72,695 -64.3%  
North Dakota 4,892 4,195 3,322 3,098 2,901 2,999 3,232 3,376 -1,516 -31.0% 2
Ohio 206,722 186,206 140,286 108,635 97,969 85,005 84,031 84,292 -122,431 -59.2%  
Oklahoma 38,809 30,336 24,462 19,990 14,316 13,934 14,801 15,049 -23,759 -61.2%  
Oregon 33,444 24,076 18,242 16,870 17,058 16,270 17,946 18,708 -14,736 -44.1%  
Pennsylvania 190,329 163,563 134,975 105,657 89,899 82,644 80,587 80,857 -109,473 -57.5%  
Puerto Rico 50,888 47,726 41,933 36,155 31,812 26,212 23,363 18,929 -31,959 -62.8% 2
Rhode Island 21,226 19,811 19,308 17,987 16,324 15,228 14,405 13,348 -7,879 -37.1%  
South Carolina 45,770 34,214 25,291 18,366 17,502 18,643 21,545 21,589 -24,180 -52.8%  
South Dakota 5,995 5,105 3,837 3,225 2,802 2,713 2,851 2,791 -3,205 -53.4% 2
Tennessee 99,096 70,419 57,372 57,630 56,148 59,369 63,036 68,660 -30,437 -30.7% 2
Texas 254,953 208,974 145,253 114,112 127,880 130,893 129,937 133,239 -121,714 -47.7% 2
Utah 14,767 12,250 10,712 9,801 8,410 7,487 7,757 8,537 -6,231 -42.2% 2
Vermont 9,057 8,263 7,371 6,611 6,043 5,524 5,113 4,907 -4,151 -45.8%  
Virgin Islands 1,399 1,278 1,106 970 936 724 615 473 -925 -66.2% 2
Virginia 64,937 53,856 43,269 37,022 31,864 29,271 30,051 25,245 -39,693 -61.1% 2
Washington 98,933 93,043 79,392 62,640 57,008 54,160 54,188 54,699 -44,234 -44.7%  
West Virginia 36,562 33,639 19,674 11,447 12,146 14,732 15,855 15,822 -20,740 -56.7%  
Wisconsin 60,058 38,874 12,777 19,140 16,719 17,680 18,955 20,460 -39,598 -65.9%  
Wyoming 4,732 2,798 1,249 811 604 524 453 408 -4,324 -91.4%  
1 Comparable to Table 1:10 in TANF 6th Report to Congress  
2 Some portion of the decrease must be attributed to removal of two-parent families from the TANF program.
Source: TANF Data Report

Last Updated on 12/12/2006
By ACF

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