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Table 1:101

Change in Number of AFDC/TANF Recipients - Fiscal Years 1996-2003
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
Net Change
FY 1996-FY 2003
Average
Monthly
Recipients		 12,644,915 10,935,125 8,790,149 7,187,658 5,943,450 5,423,300 5,148,497 4,966,631 -7,678,284 -60.7%
Percent Change from Prior Years
To: FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
From:
FY96
-13.5 -30.5 -43.2 -53.0 -57.1 -59.3 -60.7
FY97
       -19.6 -34.3 -45.6 -50.4 -52.9 -54.6
FY98
      -18.2 -32.4 -38.3 -41.4 -43.5
FY99
     -17.3 -24.5 -28.4 -30.9
FY00
    -8.8 -13.4 -16.4
FY01
   -5.1 -8.4
FY02
  -3.5
Average Monthly AFDC/TANF Recipients 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 12,644,915 10,935,125 8,790,149 7,187,658 5,943,450 5,423,300 5,148,497 4,966,631 -7,678,284 -60.7  
                       
Alabama 105,204 85,552 56,853 47,768 45,708 43,555 42,754 44,704 -60,501 -57.5%  
Alaska 36,192 35,371 30,997 25,863 22,367 16,997 17,623 15,190 -21,002 -58.0%  
Arizona 171,533 147,380 107,949 90,140 87,217 82,595 94,279 112,952 -58,581 -34.2%  
Arkansas 58,166 53,188 34,859 29,013 29,313 27,722 27,731 25,425 -32,741 -56.3%  
California 2,625,833 2,403,510 2,071,482 1,791,291 1,298,875 1,185,399 1,160,882 1,111,558 -1,514,275 -57.7% 2
Colorado 98,525 79,874 56,216 38,273 28,837 27,132 31,491 35,391 -63,134 -64.1%  
Connecticut 161,733 154,351 129,286 83,640 66,407 59,860 53,158 44,964 -116,769 -72.2% 2
Delaware 23,367 22,177 11,726 15,463 12,849 12,234 12,357 12,697 -10,670 -45.7% 2
Dist. of Col. 70,201 66,272 58,108 51,274 46,528 43,013 42,159 42,342 -27,859 -39.7%  
Florida 560,561 447,369 277,961 198,215 150,636 124,586 123,247 120,013 -440,548 -78.6% 2
Georgia 352,607 278,881 193,725 155,796 128,607 120,501 128,177 133,772 -218,835 -62.1% 2
Guam 7,853 7,753 7,127 8,638 9,914 9,733 10,783 10,783 2,930 37.3%  
Hawaii 66,539 64,898 47,401 44,871 47,136 41,478 30,466 25,715 -40,824 -61.4% 2
Idaho 22,926 16,147 4,428 2,754 2,309 2,246 2,374 3,124 -19,802 -86.4%  
Illinois 655,396 580,324 506,580 368,249 254,238 182,673 133,708 98,049 -557,346 -85.0% 2
Indiana 147,995 120,179 114,406 108,301 99,073 115,543 138,885 140,302 -7,693 -5.2% 2
Iowa 89,208 78,378 68,700 59,339 53,267 54,071 53,434 52,170 -37,038 -41.5%  
Kansas 68,497 53,844 36,892 32,603 31,620 32,967 35,808 39,745 -28,752 -42.0%  
Kentucky 174,882 157,807 126,845 99,138 88,747 81,809 77,658 76,963 -97,919 -56.0%  
Louisiana 235,551 186,565 136,421 109,389 74,888 65,505 60,704 57,775 -177,776 -75.5%  
Maine 55,878 49,397 40,758 35,329 28,191 26,134 26,039 26,504 -29,374 -52.6%  
Maryland 204,105 163,089 125,163 88,429 72,147 68,221 64,850 61,168 -142,937 -70.0% 2
Massachusetts 236,842 207,138 175,751 132,798 101,452 100,300 108,068 109,093 -127,749 -53.9%  
Michigan 527,110 448,704 359,627 260,819 207,010 193,211 201,695 200,557 -326,553 -62.0%  
Minnesota 171,109 156,872 143,932 123,003 115,749 112,688 94,584 94,605 -76,504 -44.7% 2
Mississippi 129,052 102,284 60,097 38,746 33,801 35,710 40,434 45,743 -83,309 -64.6% 2
Missouri 231,891 196,937 155,376 131,861 124,763 121,364 118,753 101,893 -129,998 -56.1% 2
Montana 31,192 26,218 18,895 13,991 12,948 14,004 16,440 17,294 -13,898 -44.6%  
Nebraska 39,558 37,418 36,372 33,480 24,037 23,802 25,500 26,876 -12,683 -32.1% 2
Nevada 37,561 29,492 26,839 20,231 15,906 19,461 27,640 25,256 -12,305 -32.8% 2
New Hampshire 24,200 20,199 16,576 15,477 14,035 13,495 14,465 14,152 -10,049 -41.5% 2
New Jersey 288,486 253,913 198,436 165,489 130,317 113,481 103,123 102,564 -185,922 -64.4% 2
New Mexico 101,123 81,450 68,997 79,365 72,343 55,143 47,338 44,081 -57,042 -56.4%  
New York 1,183,749 1,048,257 943,800 812,005 723,793 613,353 412,530 338,668 -845,081 -71.4%  
North Carolina 277,841 242,714 187,797 135,119 99,553 93,366 91,084 84,214 -193,627 -69.7%  
North Dakota 13,399 11,398 8,892 8,269 7,524 7,784 8,344 8,677 -4,722 -35.2% 2
Ohio 545,918 497,429 366,439 275,501 245,085 199,352 190,998 187,557 -358,361 -65.6%  
Oklahoma 104,845 84,766 71,439 55,971 35,472 34,810 36,923 36,830 -68,015 -64.9%  
Oregon 86,940 62,484 47,917 44,326 39,031 36,623 40,916 42,722 -44,218 -50.9%  
Pennsylvania 543,502 460,607 377,611 298,133 249,721 216,186 210,528 210,409 -333,093 -61.3%  
Puerto Rico 154,891 143,770 126,349 107,093 92,299 75,106 67,413 53,506 -101,385 -65.5% 2
Rhode Island 58,397 55,330 54,365 49,923 45,161 41,623 38,957 35,514 -22,883 -39.2%  
South Carolina 119,184 89,761 66,226 43,835 41,324 45,051 53,255 52,976 -66,208 -55.6%  
South Dakota 16,282 13,439 10,093 8,162 6,755 6,365 6,603 6,285 -9,997 -61.4% 2
Tennessee 260,257 183,973 148,540 149,560 145,473 154,905 164,631 180,940 -79,318 -30.5% 2
Texas 684,020 573,880 401,200 308,827 342,383 349,279 331,363 334,406 -349,614 -51.1% 2
Utah 40,330 33,805 28,689 29,231 22,151 19,184 19,887 21,812 -18,517 -45.9% 2
Vermont 25,299 22,936 20,307 17,979 16,170 14,604 13,407 12,701 -12,598 -49.8%  
Virgin Islands 4,953 4,528 3,748 3,497 3,195 2,570 2,338 1,454 -3,499 -70.6% 2
Virginia 161,928 130,600 104,688 89,380 72,573 65,051 67,262 58,198 -103,730 -64.1% 2
Washington 274,160 254,039 214,701 171,701 153,057 141,397 137,755 135,893 -138,267 -50.4%  
West Virginia 95,085 82,746 53,796 31,762 32,257 39,039 41,643 40,699 -54,386 -57.2%  
Wisconsin 170,224 118,270 45,706 46,634 38,056 40,030 45,231 49,019 -121,205 -71.2%  
Wyoming 12,839 7,466 3,064 1,717 1,183 987 826 733 -12,106 -94.3%  
1 Comparable to Table 1:11 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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