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Chapter 1 - Table A

Families - September 2003 TANF and SSP Caseload Compared to
September 2002 and August 1996

Srare Families at end of FY 2003 Change Over FY 2003 Change Since TANF Enactment
September 2003 September 2002 to
September 2003
August 1996 to
September 2003
Rank1 % of U.S. Rank2 Net Change Rank2 Net Change
TANF   2,008,384     (18,931) -0.9%   (2,400,124) -54.4%
SSP-MOE   164,183     25,628 15.6%   164,117 -
U.S. Total   2,172,567     6,697 0.3%   (2,236,007) -54.4%
                 
Recipients by State3 Change in Recipients by State3 Change in Recipients by State3
Alabama 27 19,228 1.0% 45 1,361 7.6% 27 (21,804) -53.1%
Alaska 47 4,909 0.2% 4 (674) -12.1% 13 (7,250) -59.6%
Arizona 12 51,336 2.6% 53 7,465 17.0% 52 (11,068) -17.7%
Arkansas 38 10,745 0.5% 7 (980) -8.4% 30 (11,324) -51.3%
California 1 449,275 22.4% 21 (4,894) -1.1% 32 (431,103) -49.0%
Colorado 35 14,210 0.7% 52 1,766 14.2% 14 (20,276) -58.8%
Connecticut 24 20,967 1.0% 8 (1,852) -8.1% 10 (36,359) -63.4%
Delaware 45 5,699 0.3% 34 115 2.1% 35 (4,886) -46.2%
Dist. of Col. 31 16,825 0.8% 35 391 2.4% 45 (8,525) -33.6%
Florida 8 58,555 2.9% 29 240 0.4% 5 (142,367) -70.9%
Georgia 9 56,496 2.8% 37 1,629 3.0% 24 (66,833) -54.2%
Guam4 50 3,072 0.2% 26 0 0.0% 54 829 37.0%
Hawaii 40 9,367 0.5% 6 (982) -9.5% 19 (12,527) -57.2%
Idaho 52 1,727 0.1% 54 314 22.2% 4 (6,880) -79.9%
Illinois 19 34,688 1.7% 2 (7,811) -18.4% 3 (185,609) -84.3%
Indiana 11 51,711 2.6% 24 (367) -0.7% 53 274 0.5%
Iowa 25 20,135 1.0% 31 267 1.3% 44 (11,444) -36.2%
Kansas 33 15,859 0.8% 46 1,166 7.9% 46 (7,931) -33.3%
Kentucky 18 35,252 1.8% 32 514 1.5% 31 (36,012) -50.5%
Louisiana 21 23,069 1.1% 25 (22) -0.1% 6 (44,398) -65.8%
Maine 41 9,072 0.5% 18 (273) -2.9% 23 (10,935) -54.7%
Maryland 20 25,678 1.3% 22 (225) -0.9% 9 (44,987) -63.7%
Massachusetts 13 50,875 2.5% 41 2,519 5.2% 39 (33,825) -39.9%
Michigan 6 78,549 3.9% 51 9,189 13.2% 26 (91,448) -53.8%
Minnesota 17 36,096 1.8% 19 (831) -2.3% 41 (21,645) -37.5%
Mississippi 26 19,722 1.0% 36 460 2.4% 18 (26,706) -57.5%
Missouri 15 41,494 2.1% 12 (2,218) -5.1% 33 (38,629) -48.2%
Montana 46 5,465 0.3% 10 (358) -6.1% 36 (4,649) -46.0%
Nebraska 37 11,049 0.6% 39 438 4.1% 51 (3,386) -23.5%
Nevada 39 9,547 0.5% 3 (2,091) -18.0% 48 (4,165) -30.4%
New Hampshire 44 6,077 0.3% 23 (49) -0.8% 47 (3,023) -33.2%
New Jersey 14 43,656 2.2% 42 2,388 5.8% 20 (58,048) -57.1%
New Mexico 30 17,421 0.9% 40 798 4.8% 34 (15,932) -47.8%
New York 2 145,627 7.3% 16 (5,823) -3.8% 7 (272,711) -65.2%
North Carolina 16 39,201 2.0% 13 (2,016) -4.9% 8 (70,859) -64.4%
North Dakota 49 3,336 0.2% 28 13 0.4% 49 (1,437) -30.1%
Ohio 4 85,008 4.2% 33 1,485 1.8% 15 (119,232) -58.4%
Oklahoma 34 15,154 0.8% 20 (175) -1.1% 17 (20,832) -57.9%
Oregon 29 18,093 0.9% 30 126 0.7% 40 (11,824) -39.5%
Pennsylvania 5 84,288 4.2% 43 5,573 7.1% 22 (102,054) -54.8%
Puerto Rico 28 18,601 0.9% 27 23 0.1% 11 (31,270) -62.7%
Rhode Island 36 12,961 0.6% 11 (762) -5.6% 42 (7,709) -37.3%
South Carolina 23 21,177 1.1% 14 (916) -4.1% 28 (22,883) -51.9%
South Dakota 51 2,690 0.1% 17 (83) -3.0% 25 (3,139) -53.9%
Tennessee 7 72,345 3.6% 47 6,752 10.3% 50 (24,842) -25.6%
Texas 3 117,532 5.9% 5 (14,151) -10.7% 29 (125,972) -51.7%
Utah 42 8,944 0.4% 50 972 12.2% 43 (5,277) -37.1%
Vermont 48 4,815 0.2% 15 (207) -4.1% 38 (3,950) -45.1%
Virgin Islands 53 526 0.0% 48 52 11.0% 12 (845) -61.6%
Virginia 43 8,225 0.4% 1 (22,177) -72.9% 2 (53,680) -86.7%
Washington 10 53,534 2.7% 38 1,578 3.0% 37 (43,958) -45.1%
West Virginia 32 16,405 0.8% 44 1,127 7.4% 21 (20,639) -55.7%
Wisconsin 22 21,708 1.1% 49 2,313 11.9% 16 (30,216) -58.2%
Wyoming 54 388 0.0% 9 (28) -6.7% 1 (3,924) -91.0%
                 
Total   2,008,384     (18,931)     (2,400,124)  
1 Ranked by largest number of State and Territory TANF families.
2 Ranked by largest percentage decline in caseload.
3 These numbers do not include SSP-MOE families.
4 Guam caseload data is estimated based on the first quarter of FY 2002.
Sources: Statistical Report on Recipients Under Public Assistance, TANF Data Report, SSP-MOE Data Report, Tribal TANF Data Report.

Last Updated on 12/9/2008
By ACF


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