Office of Families Assistance

**1985**

AFDC BASIC CASELOAD
Average Monthly Numbers for Fiscal and Calendar Years
State	Fiscal Year (October - September)				Calendar Year (January - December)
State	Basic Cases	Basic Recipients	Basic Children	Basic Adults	Basic Cases	Basic Recipients	Basic Children	Basic Adults
U.S. Totals	3,430,271	9,681,815	6,528,485	3,153,330	3,442,239	9,734,003	6,565,594	3,168,409
Alabama	52,342	150,961	105,234	45,727	51,677	150,094	104,856	45,239
Alaska	6,349	15,873	10,159	5,714	6,435	16,088	10,297	5,792
Arizona	25,475	72,092	50,457	21,635	25,384	72,235	50,561	21,674
Arkansas	21,919	64,173	45,090	19,084	21,901	64,569	45,465	19,104
California	474,569	1,262,322	856,927	405,395	478,415	1,273,237	865,693	407,544
Colorado	26,948	75,809	50,783	25,026	27,435	77,851	52,010	25,841
Connecticut	40,678	116,867	78,917	37,949	40,274	116,108	78,513	37,594
Delaware	8,891	23,598	15,812	7,786	8,630	22,995	15,424	7,571
Dist. of Col.	22,193	57,529	42,821	14,708	21,992	56,985	42,631	14,355
Florida	96,849	271,437	190,846	80,591	96,550	272,461	192,103	80,358
Georgia	84,807	238,541	165,811	72,730	83,919	236,736	164,663	72,074
Guam	1,336	4,545	3,259	1,286	1,364	4,759	3,425	1,333
Hawaii	14,961	44,882	29,340	15,542	14,758	44,315	28,996	15,318
Idaho	6,247	17,232	11,388	5,844	6,244	17,111	11,351	5,759
Illinois	224,289	665,652	454,696	210,956	223,969	665,791	454,955	210,836
Indiana	57,015	165,427	111,220	54,207	56,895	165,240	111,279	53,961
Iowa	35,018	100,542	65,058	35,483	34,999	100,986	65,449	35,537
Kansas	20,893	59,407	40,222	19,185	20,928	59,585	40,335	19,250
Kentucky	59,387	159,592	106,543	53,049	59,483	160,475	107,388	53,087
Louisiana	76,232	230,279	162,649	67,631	77,227	233,016	164,445	68,571
Maine	18,993	53,820	33,741	20,079	19,027	53,888	33,844	20,044
Maryland	70,670	188,399	122,098	66,301	70,573	188,911	122,389	66,522
Massachusetts	84,582	227,385	147,416	79,969	85,227	228,007	147,389	80,617
Michigan	190,194	545,177	358,736	186,440	189,493	543,430	357,714	185,716
Minnesota	44,200	120,357	77,837	42,520	44,722	122,075	78,993	43,082
Mississippi	51,922	154,776	111,556	43,220	51,875	155,580	112,151	43,429
Missouri	62,766	181,014	119,971	61,043	62,232	180,742	120,142	60,600
Montana	7,709	21,759	14,160	7,598	7,856	22,200	14,439	7,760
Nebraska	13,948	38,478	26,189	12,289	14,129	39,032	26,570	12,461
Nevada	4,725	13,709	9,300	4,409	4,870	14,156	9,603	4,553
New Hampshire	5,414	14,341	9,369	4,972	5,319	14,100	9,241	4,859
New Jersey	119,849	348,208	236,044	112,165	119,250	346,397	235,040	111,357
New Mexico	17,972	50,648	34,171	16,477	17,965	50,831	34,243	16,589
New York	356,928	1,042,738	690,612	352,126	357,083	1,041,284	688,871	352,413
North Carolina	63,506	165,530	113,270	52,260	64,075	168,737	115,489	53,248
North Dakota	4,431	12,406	8,232	4,174	4,540	12,669	8,404	4,265
Ohio	187,582	519,554	342,268	177,286	188,602	522,573	344,485	178,089
Oklahoma	28,036	81,753	56,956	24,796	28,633	83,425	58,036	25,389
Oregon	27,847	73,937	48,673	25,264	28,478	75,800	49,870	25,931
Pennsylvania	171,999	500,513	337,105	163,408	172,724	505,450	338,727	166,723
Puerto Rico	53,490	172,822	116,390	56,433	53,320	173,052	116,827	56,225
Rhode Island	15,553	42,817	27,783	15,034	15,636	43,063	27,937	15,126
South Carolina	43,476	119,762	83,611	36,151	43,705	121,550	84,924	36,627
South Dakota	5,850	16,408	11,440	4,968	5,924	16,628	11,568	5,060
Tennessee	57,035	155,047	105,399	49,648	57,232	156,415	106,206	50,209
Texas	120,182	362,947	255,712	107,235	123,538	374,509	264,100	110,409
Utah	12,890	38,043	24,426	13,617	12,879	38,131	24,514	13,616
Vermont	7,089	19,485	12,269	7,216	7,098	19,493	12,285	7,208
Virgin Islands	1,347	4,224	3,156	1,069	1,308	4,299	3,208	1,092
Virginia	58,434	153,584	102,618	50,966	58,479	153,376	102,509	50,867
Washington	58,817	154,150	100,311	53,839	59,974	157,196	102,374	54,821
West Virginia	23,659	64,652	42,799	21,853	24,096	66,064	43,671	22,393
Wisconsin	78,974	216,582	141,098	75,484	79,990	219,965	143,246	76,719
Wyoming	3,812	10,036	6,541	3,495	3,905	10,343	6,748	3,595