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January 2008

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
State Total
Families 		Two
Parent
Families 		One
Parent
Families 		No
Parent
Families 		Total
Recipients 		Adults Children
U.S. Totals 1,639,917 58,321 808,503 773,093 3,816,114 877,165 2,938,949
Alabama 18,120 79 9,260 8,781 42,262 9,450 32,812
Alaska 3,039 352 1,692 995 8,007 2,434 5,573
Arizona 36,713 895 17,423 18,395 78,966 19,441 59,525
Arkansas 8,738 142 4,783 3,813 19,945 5,192 14,753
California 480,455 37,912 218,251 224,292 1,183,058 241,144 941,914
Colorado 9,163 380 4,281 4,502 22,472 5,019 17,453
Connecticut 19,394 -    11,745 7,649 40,005 11,967 28,038
Delaware 3,938 -    1,517 2,421 11,202 4,261 6,941
Dist. of Col. 5,355 -    3,111 2,244 12,012 2,160 9,852
Florida 49,109 667 9,893 38,549 80,127 11,990 68,137
Georgia 22,538 -    3,069 19,469 40,443 2,787 37,656
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,744 23 4,189 1,532 14,089 3,636 10,453
Idaho 1,507 -    137 1,370 2,269 137 2,132
Illinois 20,306 -    3,973 16,333 58,551 8,908 49,643
Indiana 29,913 1,484 19,530 8,899 75,163 16,077 59,086
Iowa 16,243 1,090 10,470 4,683 41,036 12,593 28,443
Kansas 12,784 755 8,102 3,927 32,395 9,931 22,464
Kentucky 29,568 431 11,644 17,493 59,658 12,685 46,973
Louisiana 10,930 -    2,972 7,958 24,083 3,050 21,033
Maine 10,209 403 7,519 2,287 24,061 7,642 16,419
Maryland 19,309 -    11,260 8,049 44,492 11,091 33,401
Massachusetts 45,619 2,090 26,165 17,364 90,974 28,278 62,696
Michigan 68,017 -    46,394 21,623 177,255 46,565 130,690
Minnesota 26,401 -    16,311 10,090 62,122 16,181 45,941
Mississippi 11,210 -    5,034 6,176 22,788 5,088 17,700
Missouri 37,116 -    27,909 9,207 89,742 27,447 62,295
Montana 3,315 334 1,629 1,352 8,413 2,389 6,024
Nebraska 6,790 -    3,453 3,337 16,359 3,456 12,903
Nevada 7,221 475 3,527 3,219 18,449 4,533 13,916
New Hampshire 4,452 84 2,238 2,130 9,208 2,335 6,873
New Jersey 33,983 -    23,477 10,506 80,646 23,574 57,072
New Mexico 12,739 235 7,297 5,207 34,302 8,074 26,228
New York 118,083 1,376 58,051 58,656 259,858 62,686 197,172
North Carolina 24,418 155 7,244 17,019 45,961 7,554 38,407
North Dakota 2,006 -    1,437 569 5,059 1,360 3,699
Ohio 80,743 3,717 33,629 43,397 174,827 41,667 133,160
Oklahoma 8,840 31 3,084 5,725 19,120 3,146 15,974
Oregon 18,484 155 10,221 8,108 41,256 10,560 30,696
Pennsylvania 56,567 590 33,506 22,471 136,987 35,325 101,662
Puerto Rico 12,099 -    9,558 2,541 30,996 9,812 21,184
Rhode Island 8,196 111 5,438 2,647 19,304 5,589 13,715
South Carolina 14,592 -    7,221 7,371 32,541 6,982 25,559
South Dakota 2,848 -    870 1,978 5,831 870 4,961
Tennessee 52,609 -    35,386 17,223 133,719 35,752 97,967
Texas 55,947 -    17,645 38,302 125,476 18,030 107,446
Utah 4,642 -    1,971 2,671 11,270 3,044 8,226
Vermont 3,849 269 2,393 1,187 9,080 2,925 6,155
Virgin Islands 411 -    367 44 1,203 337 866
Virginia 28,573 -    17,460 11,113 63,127 17,094 46,033
Washington 50,642 3,968 25,546 21,128 118,674 33,850 84,824
West Virginia 8,632 -    3,919 4,713 19,048 4,985 14,063
Wisconsin 17,516 118 5,222 12,176 37,708 6,003 31,705
Wyoming 282 -    80 202 515 79 436
As of 07/07/09

Last Updated on 7/8/2009
By ACF

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