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Chapter 1 - Table B

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

State Recipients 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   4,882,128     (120,343) -2.5%   (7,359,997) -60.1%
SSP-MOE   569,225     34,118 6.0%   569,912 -
U.S. Total   5,451,353     (86,225) -1.6%   (6,790,085) -60.1%
                 
Recipients by State3 Change in Recipients by State3 Change in Recipients by State3
Alabama 27 45,528 0.9% 10 3,476 8.3% 30 (55,134) -54.8%
Alaska 46 13,650 0.3% 7 (2,290) -14.4% 19 (21,894) -61.6%
Arizona 12 121,271 2.5% 53 17,738 17.1% 51 (48,171) -28.4%
Arkansas 39 24,469 0.5% 11 (2,563) -9.5% 28 (31,874) -56.6%
California 1 1,099,695 22.3% 25 (27,352) -2.4% 26 (1,482,253) -57.4%
Colorado 35 37,114 0.8% 51 4,656 14.3% 21 (58,674) -61.3%
Connecticut 29 43,844 0.9% 8 (6,626) -13.1% 7 (115,402) -72.5%
Delaware 47 12,951 0.3% 36 239 1.9% 40 (10,703) -45.2%
Dist. of Col. 30 42,980 0.9% 40 1,477 3.6% 46 (26,312) -38.0%
Florida 11 121,921 2.5% 30 1,054 0.9% 5 (411,880) -77.2%
Georgia 9 134,819 2.7% 38 3,262 2.5% 23 (195,483) -59.2%
Guam4 49 10,783 0.2% 27 0 0.0% 54 2,469 29.7%
Hawaii 40 24,384 0.5% 9 (3,359) -12.1% 16 (42,098) -63.3%
Idaho 52 3,175 0.1% 54 679 27.2% 3 (18,605) -85.4%
Illinois 17 87,545 1.8% 3 (27,353) -23.8% 2 (555,099) -86.4%
Indiana 8 135,339 2.8% 12 (11,924) -8.1% 53 (7,265) -5.1%
Iowa 22 52,528 1.1% 28 199 0.4% 44 (33,618) -39.0%
Kansas 33 41,288 0.8% 46 3,340 8.8% 47 (22,495) -35.3%
Kentucky 19 77,697 1.6% 35 854 1.1% 29 (94,496) -54.9%
Louisiana 21 58,504 1.2% 26 (266) -0.5% 6 (169,611) -74.4%
Maine 38 26,144 0.5% 52 1,548 14.6% 38 (27,729) -51.5%
Maryland 20 59,975 1.2% 33 (597) 1.0% 10 (134,152) -69.1%
Massachusetts 13 112,810 2.3% 24 (2,833) -2.4% 35 (113,220) -50.1%
Michigan 5 210,154 4.3% 50 25,125 13.6% 25 (292,200) -58.2%
Minnesota 16 93,508 1.9% 22 (3,292) -3.4% 41 (76,236) -44.9%
Mississippi 28 45,182 0.9% 34 495 1.1% 15 (78,646) -63.5%
Missouri 15 102,031 2.1% 10 (12,144) -10.6% 31 (120,789) -54.2%
Montana 44 15,017 0.3% 13 (1,296) -7.9% 37 (14,113) -48.4%
Nebraska 37 27,533 0.6% 42 1,424 5.5% 50 (11,695) -29.8%
Nevada 43 22,874 0.5% 4 (5,131) -18.3% 49 (11,387) -33.2%
New Hampshire 45 14,044 0.3% 20 (600) -4.1% 45 (8,893) -38.8%
New Jersey 14 105,702 2.1% 41 5,416 5.4% 18 (169,935) -61.7%
New Mexico 26 45,885 0.9% 39 1,502 3.4% 32 (53,776) -54.0%
New York 2 331,144 6.7% 19 (18,133) -5.2% 8 (812,818) -71.1%
North Carolina 18 80,956 1.6% 17 (5,548) -6.4% 9 (186,370) -69.7%
North Dakota 50 8,667 0.2% 37 162 1.9% 48 (4,479) -34.1%
Ohio 7 188,226 3.8% 29 1,399 0.7% 12 (361,086) -65.7%
Oklahoma 34 37,169 0.8% 23 (1,158) -3.0% 20 (59,032) -61.4%
Oregon 32 41,302 0.8% 32 391 1.0% 39 (37,117) -47.3%
Pennsylvania 4 220,136 4.5% 44 15,005 7.3% 24 (310,923) -58.5%
Puerto Rico 23 52,295 1.1% 21 (2,038) -3.8% 13 (98,728) -65.4%
Rhode Island 36 34,187 0.7% 15 (2,826) -7.6% 43 (22,373) -39.6%
South Carolina 25 51,616 1.0% 6 (2,938) -15.2% 22 (62,657) -54.8%
South Dakota 51 5,919 0.1% 14 (497) -7.7% 17 (9,977) -62.8%
Tennessee 6 191,652 3.9% 48 19,645 11.4% 52 (63,166) -24.8%
Texas 3 281,765 5.7% 5 (53,413) -15.9% 27 (367,253) -56.6%
Utah 42 22,944 0.5% 49 2,485 12.1% 42 (16,129) -41.3%
Vermont 48 12,243 0.2% 18 (825) -6.3% 36 (12,088) -49.7%
Virgin Islands 53 1,591 0.0% 2 (785) -33.0% 11 (3,307) -67.5%
Virginia 41 23,527 0.5% 1 (44,876) -65.6% 4 (129,318) -84.6%
Washington 10 131,721 2.7% 31 1,224 0.9% 34 (137,206) -51.0%
West Virginia 31 41,750 0.8% 43 2,223 5.6% 33 (47,289) -53.1%
Wisconsin 24 52,280 1.1% 47 5,350 11.4% 14 (96,608) -64.9%
Wyoming 54 694 0.0% 16 (48) -6.5% 1 (10,704) -93.9%
                 
Total   4,882,128     (120,343)     (7,359,997)  
1 Ranked by largest number of State and Territory TANF recipients.
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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