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July 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 1,607,621 60,617 782,718 764,286 3,732,795 857,014 2,875,781
Alabama 17,278 68 8,718 8,492 39,858 8,883 30,975
Alaska 2,939 316 1,629 994 7,676 2,315 5,361
Arizona 35,517 829 16,385 18,303 75,779 18,292 57,487
Arkansas 8,239 226 4,407 3,606 18,668 4,794 13,874
California 491,953 40,464 225,206 226,283 1,212,893 250,743 962,150
Colorado 8,216 284 3,580 4,352 19,694 4,119 15,575
Connecticut 18,729 -    11,399 7,330 38,468 11,563 26,905
Delaware 4,007 -    1,553 2,454 11,419 4,360 7,059
Dist. of Col. 5,423 -    3,091 2,332 11,806 2,115 9,691
Florida 49,257 869 10,269 38,119 80,940 12,739 68,201
Georgia 21,231 -    2,297 18,934 37,358 2,268 35,090
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,399 22 3,929 1,448 13,141 3,364 9,777
Idaho 1,464 -    112 1,352 2,165 112 2,053
Illinois 19,259 -    3,612 15,647 55,198 8,288 46,910
Indiana 30,582 1,957 19,848 8,777 77,327 17,127 60,200
Iowa 15,241 954 9,662 4,625 38,024 11,534 26,490
Kansas 12,040 705 7,620 3,715 30,267 9,300 20,967
Kentucky 28,582 370 10,975 17,237 57,215 11,886 45,329
Louisiana 10,035 -    2,460 7,575 21,802 2,518 19,284
Maine 10,228 353 7,645 2,230 23,918 7,692 16,226
Maryland 19,521 -    11,626 7,895 44,988 11,457 33,531
Massachusetts 45,419 2,097 26,485 16,837 90,647 28,699 61,948
Michigan 63,513 -    42,918 20,595 164,589 43,054 121,535
Minnesota 21,003 -    10,924 10,079 45,869 10,593 35,276
Mississippi 11,181 -    5,264 5,917 22,900 5,315 17,585
Missouri 34,488 -    25,497 8,991 83,054 25,078 57,976
Montana 2,918 268 1,360 1,290 7,206 1,966 5,240
Nebraska 6,767 -    3,496 3,271 16,197 3,422 12,775
Nevada 7,071 524 3,251 3,296 18,032 4,368 13,664
New Hampshire 4,172 11 2,024 2,137 8,351 2,059 6,292
New Jersey 33,032 -    23,000 10,032 78,679 23,054 55,625
New Mexico 13,406 306 7,669 5,431 35,175 8,362 26,813
New York 115,265 1,340 56,096 57,829 253,655 61,745 191,910
North Carolina 23,767 139 7,068 16,560 44,815 7,348 37,467
North Dakota 1,931 -    1,375 556 4,807 1,295 3,512
Ohio 81,156 3,658 31,399 46,099 175,315 42,244 133,071
Oklahoma 8,122 21 2,725 5,376 17,264 2,767 14,497
Oregon 18,993 148 10,865 7,980 42,855 11,159 31,696
Pennsylvania 46,720 222 25,878 20,620 113,336 26,717 86,619
Puerto Rico 11,747 -    9,280 2,467 31,618 9,993 21,625
Rhode Island 7,932 112 5,205 2,615 18,578 5,381 13,197
South Carolina 15,314 -    7,977 7,337 34,733 7,739 26,994
South Dakota 2,819 -    808 2,011 5,686 808 4,878
Tennessee 52,054 -    34,550 17,504 131,654 34,911 96,743
Texas 50,203 -    14,413 35,790 110,958 14,830 96,128
Utah 4,674 -    2,071 2,603 11,273 3,107 8,166
Vermont 2,586 174 1,208 1,204 5,546 1,556 3,990
Virgin Islands 419 -    378 41 1,211 337 874
Virginia 28,771 -    17,697 11,074 63,785 17,295 46,490
Washington 50,684 4,065 26,402 20,217 119,279 34,975 84,304
West Virginia 8,813 -    4,359 4,454 19,742 5,529 14,213
Wisconsin 17,295 114 4,990 12,191 36,908 5,773 31,135
Wyoming 246 1 63 182 474 66 408
As of 07/07/09

Last Updated on 7/8/2009
By ACF

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