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August 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 1,620,164 61,538 793,813 764,813 3,769,578 869,916 2,899,662
Alabama 17,488 80 8,939 8,469 40,473 9,118 31,355
Alaska 2,940 307 1,640 993 7,682 2,311 5,371
Arizona 36,107 941 16,628 18,538 77,318 18,775 58,543
Arkansas 8,226 150 4,410 3,666 18,597 4,786 13,811
California 494,960 40,851 227,754 226,355 1,221,120 253,733 967,387
Colorado 8,197 295 3,529 4,373 19,679 4,088 15,591
Connecticut 18,839 -    11,489 7,350 38,674 11,647 27,027
Delaware 4,095 -    1,617 2,478 11,683 4,439 7,244
Dist. of Col. 5,273 -    2,954 2,319 11,552 2,160 9,392
Florida 49,923 947 10,907 38,069 82,862 13,563 69,299
Georgia 21,189 -    2,378 18,811 37,378 2,352 35,026
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -   
Hawaii 5,425 21 3,970 1,434 13,227 3,399 9,828
Idaho 1,465 -    119 1,346 2,177 119 2,058
Illinois 19,211 -    3,684 15,527 55,195 8,391 46,804
Indiana 31,190 2,119 20,239 8,832 79,004 17,693 61,311
Iowa 15,526 953 9,883 4,690 38,752 11,757 26,995
Kansas 12,380 758 7,879 3,743 31,325 9,669 21,656
Kentucky 28,828 410 11,163 17,255 57,953 12,142 45,811
Louisiana 10,013 -    2,465 7,548 21,778 2,530 19,248
Maine 10,175 335 7,623 2,217 23,779 7,651 16,128
Maryland 20,133 -    12,200 7,933 46,839 12,064 34,775
Massachusetts 45,936 2,145 26,773 17,018 91,339 29,010 62,329
Michigan 63,457 -    42,937 20,520 164,593 43,083 121,510
Minnesota 21,018 -    11,104 9,914 46,157 10,783 35,374
Mississippi 11,315 -    5,412 5,903 23,380 5,466 17,914
Missouri 34,584 -    25,599 8,985 83,505 25,150 58,355
Montana 2,975 268 1,414 1,293 7,341 2,010 5,331
Nebraska 6,752 -    3,475 3,277 16,165 3,411 12,754
Nevada 6,963 518 3,174 3,271 17,664 4,290 13,374
New Hampshire 4,197 9 2,068 2,120 8,431 2,100 6,331
New Jersey 33,407 -    23,507 9,900 79,935 23,509 56,426
New Mexico 14,123 309 8,287 5,527 37,285 9,134 28,151
New York 115,515 1,254 56,183 58,078 253,347 61,577 191,770
North Carolina 23,921 129 7,286 16,506 45,413 7,546 37,867
North Dakota 1,972 -    1,420 552 4,960 1,343 3,617
Ohio 81,383 3,765 31,587 46,031 176,375 42,650 133,725
Oklahoma 8,278 35 2,806 5,437 17,638 2,876 14,762
Oregon 19,006 155 10,920 7,931 42,955 11,243 31,712
Pennsylvania 46,765 222 25,851 20,692 113,581 26,721 86,860
Puerto Rico 11,686 -    9,232 2,454 31,447 9,960 21,487
Rhode Island 7,996 110 5,259 2,627 18,672 5,423 13,249
South Carolina 15,755 -    8,351 7,404 35,940 8,132 27,808
South Dakota 2,845 -    827 2,018 5,788 827 4,961
Tennessee 52,812 -    35,193 17,619 133,792 35,538 98,254
Texas 51,327 -    15,280 36,047 114,777 15,627 99,150
Utah 4,946 -    2,278 2,668 12,101 3,376 8,725
Vermont 2,660 173 1,282 1,205 5,715 1,628 4,087
Virgin Islands 412 -    371 41 1,194 332 862
Virginia 29,143 -    18,098 11,045 64,882 17,646 47,236
Washington 51,189 4,163 26,979 20,047 121,026 35,714 85,312
West Virginia 8,819 -    4,347 4,472 19,881 5,608 14,273
Wisconsin 17,174 115 4,977 12,082 36,766 5,748 31,018
Wyoming 250 1 66 183 486 68 418
As of 07/07/09

Last Updated on 7/8/2009
By ACF

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