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Table 3:1:a
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF Work Participation Rates, With and Without Waivers
Fiscal Year 2003
STATE ALL-FAMILIES RATES TWO-PARENT FAMILIES RATES
ABSENT WAIVER WITH
WAIVER		 ADJUSTED STANDARD 2/ MET
TARGET		 ABSENT WAIVER WITH
WAIVER		 ADJUSTED STANDARD 2/ MET
TARGET
United States 27.5% 31.3% - - 41.8% 48.4% - -
                 
Alabama 37.1% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Alaska 41.1% - 11.1% YES 44.6% - 41.2% YES
Arizona 13.4% - 13.1% YES 55.3% - 53.1% YES
Arkansas 22.4% - 3.3% YES 31.8% - 43.3% NO
California 24.0% - 5.8% YES 1/ - - NA
Colorado 32.5% - 0.0% YES 40.1% - 22.7% YES
Connecticut 30.6% - 20.3% YES 1/ - - NA
Delaware 18.2% - 10.2% YES 1/ - - NA
Dist. of Col. 23.1% - 11.5% YES 19.6% - 41.0% NO
Florida 33.1% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Georgia 10.9% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Guam 0.0% - 50.0% NO 0.0% - 90.0% NO
Hawaii 34.6% 65.8% 20.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Idaho 43.7% - 20.0% YES 42.3% - 9.6% YES
Illinois 57.8% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Indiana 40.3% - 28.9% YES 1/ - - NA
Iowa 45.1% - 7.3% YES 39.2% - 28.9% YES
Kansas 32.4% 87.9% 41.7% YES 30.3% 87.1% 81.7% YES
Kentucky 32.8% - 4.5% YES 46.2% - 9.0% YES
Louisiana 34.6% - 0.0% YES 39.0% - 31.0% YES
Maine 27.7% - 2.5% YES 29.2% - 10.1% YES
Maryland 9.1% - 6.5% YES 1/ - - NA
Massachusetts 8.4% 61.0% 4.9% YES 12.0% 73.9% 44.9% YES
Michigan 25.3% - 0.0% YES 36.2% - 6.4% YES
Minnesota 25.0% - 14.8% YES 1/ - - NA
Mississippi 17.2% - 12.6% YES 1/ - - NA
Missouri 28.0% - 5.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Montana 37.4% 85.9% 2.0% YES 55.9% 95.7% 42.0% YES
Nebraska 29.4% 33.4% 24.2% YES 1/ - - NA
Nevada 22.3% - 26.2% NO 1/ - - NA
New Hampshire 28.2% - 6.1% YES 1/ - - NA
New Jersey 35.0% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
New Mexico 42.0% - 8.4% YES 52.0% - 48.4% YES
New York 37.1% - 0.0% YES 52.2% - 10.7% YES
North Carolina 25.3% - 0.0% YES 49.2% - 37.4% YES
North Dakota 27.0% - 12.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Ohio 62.2% 62.3% 0.0% YES 67.8% - 9.7% YES
Oklahoma 29.2% - 0.0% YES 50.5% - 36.8% YES
Oregon 14.7% 60.0% 0.0% YES 23.4% 52.7% 36.0% YES
Pennsylvania 9.9% - 0.0% YES 8.8% - 6.5% YES
Puerto Rico 6.1% - 3.1% YES 1/ - - NA
Rhode Island 24.3% - 19.2% YES 94.9% - 59.2% YES
South Carolina 28.6% 54.3% 2.4% YES 25.5% 50.6% 42.4% YES
South Dakota 46.1% - 12.4% YES 1/ - - NA
Tennessee 13.4% 42.7% 11.6% YES 1/ - - NA
Texas 28.1% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Utah 28.1% - 17.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Vermont 24.3% - 7.1% YES 37.5% - 35.7% YES
Virgin Islands 5.0% - 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Virginia 29.9% 44.6% 0.0% YES 1/ - - NA
Washington 46.2% - 8.2% YES 44.3% - 41.6% YES
West Virginia 14.2% - 0.0% YES 25.2% - 31.3% NO
Wisconsin 67.2% - 0.0% YES 40.3% - 21.3% YES
Wyoming 83.0% - 0.0% YES 91.5% - 3.0% YES
1/ State has no two-parent families in its TANF program.
2/ The work participation rate standard before application of the caseload reduction credit is 50% for the all families rate and 90% for the two-parent families rate.
Source: TANF Data Report

Last Updated on 6/27/2005
By ACF

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