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TANF  FAMILIES - Through  December 2008

As of July 07, 2009
State Current Quarter Over Past Quarter Same Quarter Last Year Over Past Year Previous Year Since TANF Enactment
Dec-08 Sep-08 TO Dec-08 Sep-07 TO  Dec-07 Dec-07 TO Dec-08 Dec-06 TO Dec-07 Aug-96 TO Dec-08
  % of U.S.  Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number Percent % Rank Number TO % Rank
U.S. Totals     1,691,695 100.0%          64,543 4.0%          (21,069) -1.3%            48,559 -1.0%          (96,967) -2.8%     (2,716,813) -61.6%  
Alabama          18,476 1.1%               720 4.1% 27               480 2.7% 46              (108) -4.5% 17           (1,054) -5.9% 24         (22,556) -55.0% 36
Alaska            2,821 0.2%                (69) -2.4% 2              (138) -4.4% 11              (168) -3.3% 22              (215) -12.0% 11           (9,338) -76.8% 9
Arizona          38,171 2.3%            1,704 4.7% 32               188 0.5% 37            1,049 -1.8% 29                 45 3.0% 40         (24,233) -38.8% 52
Arkansas            8,664 0.5%               334 4.0% 26               269 3.2% 47                (77) -4.7% 16                (57) -1.5% 32         (13,405) -60.7% 31
California        515,698 30.5%          17,979 3.6% 25            6,963 1.5% 42          38,233 4.2% 48            3,175 8.7% 48       (364,680) -41.4% 49
Colorado            8,507 0.5%               237 2.9% 20              (261) -2.8% 17              (587) -9.1% 7           (2,988) -29.6% 4         (25,979) -75.3% 12
Connecticut          16,570 1.0%           (2,093) -11.2% 1            2,400 14.1% 54           (2,854) -3.9% 19            1,764 -6.2% 23         (40,756) -71.1% 19
Delaware            4,482 0.3%               334 8.1% 45                (37) -0.9% 26               485 3.8% 45              (230) 6.0% 44           (6,103) -57.7% 34
Dist. of Col.            5,726 0.3%               380 7.1% 41              (994) -16.0% 4               489 2.1% 42           (1,218) -11.3% 13         (19,624) -77.4% 7
Florida          54,064 3.2%            3,052 6.0% 38            1,744 3.7% 49            5,456 4.9% 49           (1,241) 8.5% 47       (146,858) -73.1% 17
Georgia          21,743 1.3%               365 1.7% 16              (855) -3.6% 13              (976) -5.9% 13           (3,020) -15.5% 9       (101,586) -82.4% 4
Guam            1,027 0.1%            1,027 0.0% 8              (936) -100.0% 1            1,027 0.0% 36              (911) 12.7% 52           (1,216) -54.2% 38
Hawaii            5,857 0.3%               432 8.0% 44                 94 1.7% 43               102 -5.7% 15              (110) -0.1% 34         (16,037) -73.2% 16
Idaho            1,600 0.1%               104 7.0% 40                 21 1.4% 41                 73 -2.0% 26              (161) -5.2% 26           (7,007) -81.4% 5
Illinois          19,572 1.2%               538 2.8% 19           (5,660) -21.6% 3              (990) -7.4% 8         (12,650) -41.1% 1       (200,725) -91.1% 2
Indiana          40,952 2.4%            9,404 29.8% 54         (10,955) -26.0% 2            9,849 1.4% 40         (10,794) -2.3% 29         (10,485) -20.4% 54
Iowa          15,455 0.9%                (55) -0.4% 7              (282) -1.7% 22           (1,020) -5.9% 14              (520) -9.1% 15         (16,124) -51.1% 40
Kansas          12,193 0.7%              (265) -2.1% 3           (1,039) -7.5% 7              (660) -3.1% 25           (2,491) -20.5% 7         (11,597) -48.7% 44
Kentucky          29,917 1.8%               911 3.1% 23              (169) -0.6% 30               594 -1.1% 32           (1,599) -3.3% 28         (41,347) -58.0% 32
Louisiana          10,502 0.6%               485 4.8% 34                 83 0.8% 38              (604) -9.8% 6              (232) -7.4% 22         (56,965) -84.4% 3
Maine          10,386 0.6%               152 1.5% 12                (72) -0.7% 29               204 0.5% 37              (319) -1.1% 33           (9,621) -48.1% 45
Maryland          22,596 1.3%            2,501 12.4% 50               770 4.0% 52            2,695 1.0% 39               912 19.0% 53         (48,069) -68.0% 20
Massachusetts          46,888 2.8%               506 1.1% 10              (513) -1.1% 24               918 0.9% 38               541 3.2% 42         (37,812) -44.6% 46
Michigan          64,169 3.8%            1,798 2.9% 22           (2,565) -3.6% 14           (5,158) -10.0% 5           (5,226) -13.9% 10       (105,828) -62.3% 27
Minnesota          20,875 1.2%              (140) -0.7% 5              (255) -1.0% 25           (5,512) -20.4% 2                (61) -21.1% 6         (36,866) -63.8% 26
Mississippi          11,501 0.7%               231 2.0% 18                (27) -0.2% 31              (130) -3.1% 24              (505) -5.2% 25         (34,927) -75.2% 13
Missouri          35,179 2.1%               543 1.6% 13              (455) -1.2% 23           (2,208) -7.4% 9              (851) -8.0% 20         (44,944) -56.1% 35
Montana            3,440 0.2%               304 9.7% 49                (25) -0.8% 27               248 -1.8% 30               113 11.7% 51           (6,674) -66.0% 25
Nebraska            7,346 0.4%               593 8.8% 47               728 12.5% 53               773 2.7% 44              (727) 0.6% 36           (7,089) -49.1% 42
Nevada            7,853 0.5%               917 13.2% 52                  (1) 0.0% 34               444 -6.4% 12            1,079 24.1% 54           (5,859) -42.7% 48
New Hampshire            5,499 0.3%            1,201 27.9% 53              (232) -4.9% 10            1,028 -3.9% 20              (843) 3.5% 43           (3,601) -39.6% 51
New Jersey          33,203 2.0%               481 1.5% 11                 52 0.2% 36              (972) -4.3% 18           (2,108) -8.5% 18         (68,501) -67.4% 22
New Mexico          15,123 0.9%            1,054 7.5% 43              (308) -2.5% 18            2,928 15.4% 54           (3,169) -1.6% 31         (18,230) -54.7% 37
New York        115,554 6.8%            1,822 1.6% 14              (870) -0.7% 28           (2,452) -3.6% 21           (7,643) -8.0% 19       (302,784) -72.4% 18
North Carolina          25,353 1.5%            1,059 4.4% 30                   7 0.0% 35               809 -1.0% 33           (2,906) -7.6% 21         (84,707) -77.0% 8
North Dakota            2,291 0.1%               258 12.7% 51                (84) -3.9% 12               219 -1.9% 28                (13) 9.9% 50           (2,482) -52.0% 39
Ohio          86,271 5.1%            4,143 5.0% 35            2,500 3.2% 48            5,642 1.9% 41            1,037 8.4% 46       (117,969) -57.8% 33
Oklahoma            8,639 0.5%               241 2.9% 21                (17) -0.2% 32              (346) -6.5% 11              (824) -11.9% 12         (27,347) -76.0% 10
Oregon          19,972 1.2%               821 4.3% 29              (453) -2.4% 19            1,780 5.3% 50              (119) 9.1% 49           (9,945) -33.2% 53
Pennsylvania          46,663 2.8%              (232) -0.5% 6           (4,778) -7.9% 6           (8,726) -15.3% 3         (11,423) -30.2% 3       (139,679) -75.0% 14
Puerto Rico          12,240 0.7%               752 6.5% 39              (261) -2.1% 20              (116) -7.0% 10           (2,199) -15.9% 8         (37,631) -75.5% 11
Rhode Island            7,976 0.5%                 62 0.8% 9                 85 1.1% 40              (202) -3.2% 23              (538) -8.5% 17         (12,694) -61.4% 29
South Carolina          16,889 1.0%               770 4.8% 33              (508) -3.4% 15            2,461 11.7% 53           (2,130) 2.0% 39         (27,171) -61.7% 28
South Dakota            2,980 0.2%                 93 3.2% 24                 62 2.2% 44                 76 -0.6% 34                (51) 0.8% 37           (2,849) -48.9% 43
Tennessee          57,632 3.4%            3,140 5.8% 37           (3,043) -5.3% 9            2,928 -0.4% 35           (9,306) -10.0% 14         (39,555) -40.7% 50
Texas          50,447 3.0%              (598) -1.2% 4           (1,798) -3.1% 16           (6,555) -10.5% 4           (8,408) -22.9% 5       (193,057) -79.3% 6
Utah            5,565 0.3%               474 9.3% 48               105 2.2% 45               769 6.2% 51              (674) 1.7% 38           (8,656) -60.9% 30
Vermont            2,924 0.2%               149 5.4% 36              (261) -5.8% 8           (1,318) -34.6% 1              (169) -33.7% 2           (5,841) -66.6% 23
Virgin Islands               441 0.0%                   7 1.6% 15                   4 1.0% 39                 42 8.8% 52                (58) -3.5% 27              (930) -67.8% 21
Virginia          31,039 1.8%            1,352 4.6% 31              (599) -2.1% 21            2,463 3.9% 46           (2,489) -0.1% 35         (30,866) -49.9% 41
Washington          55,531 3.3%            3,866 7.5% 42            1,819 3.8% 50            5,879 4.1% 47           (2,408) 6.7% 45         (41,961) -43.0% 47
West Virginia            9,301 0.5%               373 4.2% 28              (974) -10.0% 5               576 2.3% 43           (1,454) -8.6% 16         (27,743) -74.9% 15
Wisconsin          17,651 1.0%               305 1.8% 17                (28) -0.2% 33                 43 -1.5% 31               500 3.2% 41         (34,273) -66.0% 24
Wyoming               281 0.0%                 21 8.1% 46                 10 3.9% 51                 16 -1.9% 27                (21) -1.7% 30           (4,031) -93.5% 1


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