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May 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 1,633,056 61,275 792,248 779,533 3,786,069 865,420 2,920,649
Alabama 17,192 69 8,469 8,654 39,374 8,685 30,689
Alaska 3,211 384 1,810 1,017 8,496 2,637 5,859
Arizona 35,284 789 16,234 18,261 75,217 18,052 57,165
Arkansas 8,300 220 4,452 3,628 18,785 4,816 13,969
California 490,604 39,872 221,703 229,029 1,208,637 246,956 961,681
Colorado 8,533 340 3,836 4,357 20,754 4,495 16,259
Connecticut 35,284 789 16,234 18,261 75,218 18,053 57,165
Delaware 4,053 -    1,608 2,445 11,543 4,402 7,141
Dist. of Col. 5,177 -    2,908 2,269 11,296 2,034 9,262
Florida 48,265 720 9,486 38,059 77,829 11,571 66,258
Georgia 21,678 -    2,439 19,239 38,278 2,296 35,982
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,427 22 3,924 1,481 13,162 3,351 9,811
Idaho 1,495 -    131 1,364 2,221 131 2,090
Illinois 19,489 -    3,583 15,906 55,607 8,294 47,313
Indiana 29,869 1,817 19,311 8,741 75,421 16,544 58,877
Iowa 15,582 1,014 9,863 4,705 38,964 11,878 27,086
Kansas 11,942 713 7,451 3,778 29,976 9,167 20,809
Kentucky 28,992 396 11,196 17,400 58,219 12,159 46,060
Louisiana 10,087 -    2,437 7,650 21,808 2,494 19,314
Maine 10,159 383 7,750 2,026 23,965 7,742 16,223
Maryland 19,131 -    11,271 7,860 44,077 11,145 32,932
Massachusetts 45,447 2,143 26,071 17,233 90,139 28,302 61,837
Michigan 65,641 -    44,656 20,985 170,519 44,820 125,699
Minnesota 21,618 -    11,360 10,258 47,673 11,016 36,657
Mississippi 11,138 -    5,123 6,015 22,650 5,160 17,490
Missouri 34,849 -    25,760 9,089 83,785 25,354 58,431
Montana 3,100 301 1,455 1,344 7,708 2,136 5,572
Nebraska 6,853 -    3,555 3,298 16,243 3,489 12,754
Nevada 7,196 525 3,336 3,335 18,155 4,459 13,696
New Hampshire 4,310 15 2,133 2,162 8,595 2,177 6,418
New Jersey 33,074 -    22,744 10,330 78,421 22,754 55,667
New Mexico 13,216 337 7,500 5,379 34,400 7,873 26,527
New York 117,147 1,397 57,261 58,489 257,631 63,073 194,558
North Carolina 23,924 140 6,911 16,873 44,714 7,192 37,522
North Dakota 1,987 -    1,418 569 4,952 1,339 3,613
Ohio 80,803 3,796 33,628 43,379 174,813 41,911 132,902
Oklahoma 8,247 20 2,803 5,424 17,657 2,843 14,814
Oregon 18,795 141 10,570 8,084 42,130 10,930 31,200
Pennsylvania 50,135 307 30,137 19,691 121,350 30,586 90,764
Puerto Rico 11,604 -    9,167 2,437 31,113 9,849 21,264
Rhode Island 8,041 112 5,308 2,621 18,887 5,478 13,409
South Carolina 14,738 -    7,368 7,370 32,988 7,080 25,908
South Dakota 2,869 -    869 2,000 5,889 869 5,020
Tennessee 51,990 -    34,567 17,423 131,295 35,020 96,275
Texas 51,335 -    14,667 36,668 113,002 15,283 97,719
Utah 4,768 -    2,112 2,656 11,684 3,184 8,500
Vermont 3,868 303 2,348 1,217 9,073 2,954 6,119
Virgin Islands 402 -    358 44 1,154 329 825
Virginia 28,568 -    17,425 11,143 63,148 17,014 46,134
Washington 51,302 4,102 26,322 20,878 120,456 34,921 85,535
West Virginia 8,604 -    4,119 4,485 19,216 5,222 13,994
Wisconsin 17,478 108 5,035 12,335 37,318 5,835 31,483
Wyoming 255 -    66 189 464 66 398
As of 07/07/09

Last Updated on 7/8/2009
By ACF

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