Chapter 1 - Figure A Data
AFDC/TANF Families and Recipients
FY 1960- FY 2003
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FY
|
TANF Families
asof 5/17/2005
|
TANF Recipients
as of 5/17/2005
|
|
1960
|
784,572
|
2,982,093
|
|
1961
|
844,587
|
3,240,970
|
|
1962
|
933,213
|
3,642,237
|
|
1963
|
956,762
|
3,902,991
|
|
1964
|
996,355
|
4,125,440
|
|
1965
|
1,049,211
|
4,374,584
|
|
1966
|
1,082,800
|
4,501,327
|
|
1967
|
1,178,059
|
4,854,972
|
|
1968
|
1,355,158
|
5,515,567
|
|
1969
|
1,612,197
|
6,400,350
|
|
1970
|
2,044,813
|
7,897,583
|
|
1971
|
2,660,894
|
9,955,401
|
|
1972
|
2,990,271
|
10,814,749
|
|
1973
|
3,138,386
|
11,003,388
|
|
1974
|
3,187,232
|
10,825,730
|
|
1975
|
3,414,869
|
11,203,027
|
|
1976
|
3,561,601
|
11,338,728
|
|
1977
|
3,574,660
|
11,108,354
|
|
1978
|
3,528,215
|
10,662,505
|
|
1979
|
3,495,706
|
10,311,292
|
|
1980
|
3,642,380
|
10,597,443
|
|
1981
|
3,870,765
|
11,159,843
|
|
1982
|
3,568,781
|
10,430,960
|
|
1983
|
3,650,746
|
10,659,365
|
|
1984
|
3,724,860
|
10,865,604
|
|
1985
|
3,691,610
|
10,812,625
|
|
1986
|
3,747,531
|
10,996,505
|
|
1987
|
3,784,014
|
11,065,027
|
|
1988
|
3,747,949
|
10,919,695
|
|
1989
|
3,770,959
|
10,933,981
|
|
1990
|
3,974,321
|
11,460,379
|
|
1991
|
4,373,881
|
12,592,268
|
|
1992
|
4,768,495
|
13,625,342
|
|
1993
|
4,981,248
|
14,142,710
|
|
1994
|
5,046,326
|
14,225,651
|
|
1995
|
4,870,903
|
13,660,192
|
|
1996
|
4,543,397
|
12,644,915
|
|
1997
|
3,936,610
|
10,935,125
|
|
1998
|
3,199,700
|
8,790,149
|
|
1999
|
2,673,610
|
7,187,658
|
|
2000
|
2,264,806
|
5,943,450
|
|
2001
|
2,117,389
|
5,423,300
|
|
2002
|
2,065,423
|
5,148,497
|
|
2003
|
2,032,140
|
4,966,631
|
Last Updated on 12/10/2008
By ACF

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