Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

AVERAGE MONTHLY AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE, 1997 - 1999
as reported in Section 3 of the TANF Data Report (Form ACF-199)
State	FISCAL YEARS (October - September)			CALENDAR YEARS (January - December)
State	1997*	1998**	1999	1997*	1998	1999***
U.S. Totals	$1,149,026,626	$1,135,882,903	$940,362,697	$1,130,001,711	$1,077,153,820	$914,147,548

Alabama	$3,742,143	$3,303,517	$2,821,817	$3,552,545	$3,171,798	$2,756,594
Alaska	AFDC	7,216,532	5,752,193	AFDC	6,878,388	5,511,743
Arizona	14,203,396	11,325,408	9,606,978	13,180,029	10,523,358	9,431,153
Arkansas	AFDC	2,569,104	2,849,740	AFDC	2,633,296	3,041,383
California	338,983,508	296,479,478	261,927,679	339,152,788	281,923,597	265,696,223
Colorado	AFDC	6,175,627	4,436,963	AFDC	5,833,884	4,190,192
Connecticut	25,906,774	22,841,947	15,354,686	25,541,066	20,732,501	14,408,371
Delaware	2,030,753	1,915,492	1,580,814	2,030,753	1,775,799	1,609,396
Dist. of Col.	8,093,837	7,585,120	6,692,587	8,093,837	7,315,457	6,515,025
Florida	31,731,144	24,868,317	18,786,129	29,541,598	22,763,870	17,791,526
Georgia	22,384,186	19,226,920	14,286,513	21,677,243	17,791,901	13,736,295
Guam	AFDC	1,047,159	1,312,947	AFDC	1,084,543	1,351,697
Hawaii	AFDC	8,823,858	8,339,177	AFDC	8,763,138	8,152,678
Idaho	AFDC	482,527	357,006	AFDC	459,176	342,006
Illinois	AFDC	38,897,094	26,961,365	AFDC	37,178,640	23,787,979
Indiana	10,240,848	9,600,493	11,270,229	10,018,339	9,708,099	10,615,282
Iowa	8,972,466	8,376,932	7,246,323	8,838,905	8,027,275	7,055,169
Kansas	5,075,979	4,221,105	3,706,559	4,737,035	3,985,371	3,666,713
Kentucky	13,052,417	11,647,049	9,432,134	12,592,089	11,011,721	9,095,395
Louisiana	7,395,972	7,502,922	6,035,223	7,204,556	7,518,563	5,476,545
Maine	5,650,496	5,350,118	4,729,216	5,445,060	5,219,501	4,604,737
Maryland	16,700,725	14,592,172	10,606,732	16,406,232	13,562,692	10,046,205
Massachusetts	51,000,042	48,201,505	41,806,374	48,006,919	47,222,806	37,248,122
Michigan	55,089,646	46,745,896	34,882,325	53,729,197	42,772,788	32,865,486
Minnesota	AFDC	28,498,654	26,950,160	AFDC	28,334,145	24,086,707
Mississippi	3,367,419	2,477,871	1,826,324	3,040,493	2,191,343	1,908,997
Missouri	15,999,371	14,654,819	12,459,430	15,754,285	14,004,631	12,194,730
Montana	2,577,226	2,340,029	1,796,943	2,487,250	2,212,125	1,720,769
Nebraska	4,338,097	4,346,546	3,891,669	4,331,944	4,273,365	3,842,485
Nevada	2,920,682	2,767,676	2,141,831	2,929,869	2,642,823	1,577,439
New Hampshire	3,411,976	2,829,204	2,694,000	2,943,031	2,757,926	2,674,426
New Jersey	31,330,709	26,548,567	21,153,750	29,164,457	25,038,767	20,744,118
New Mexico	AFDC	9,205,817	9,567,467	AFDC	9,396,445	9,135,828
New York	190,919,620	186,452,512	145,824,235	195,261,471	176,249,954	140,586,336
North Carolina	18,971,268	16,690,128	12,636,997	18,562,019	15,533,985	12,117,065
North Dakota	AFDC	1,137,610	1,131,752	AFDC	1,133,310	1,118,190
Ohio	49,894,692	43,667,929	34,027,442	47,110,124	41,096,597	32,850,380
Oklahoma	5,611,744	5,241,526	4,092,201	5,464,255	5,068,722	3,865,253
Oregon	13,965,780	12,442,307	13,308,273	12,856,346	12,064,356	12,524,946
Pennsylvania	56,830,859	50,865,158	40,003,346	56,830,859	46,788,966	37,486,805
Puerto Rico	AFDC	4,250,816	3,665,858	AFDC	4,158,033	3,532,505
Rhode Island	8,628,163	8,999,419	8,135,139	8,628,163	8,821,444	9,799,561
South Carolina	5,083,346	4,598,921	3,041,447	5,041,590	4,194,595	2,840,150
South Dakota	1,243,678	1,118,111	926,617	1,189,615	1,069,972	875,668
Tennessee	7,314,027	7,354,440	7,403,869	7,069,964	7,447,457	7,916,804
Texas	28,747,055	24,358,900	18,952,750	27,331,162	22,735,114	19,710,822
Utah	3,476,587	3,353,438	3,522,689	3,406,917	3,425,386	3,465,349
Vermont	3,676,101	3,485,746	3,150,080	3,596,601	3,385,772	3,173,159
Virgin Islands	AFDC	299,576	266,878	AFDC	299,346	253,303
Virginia	11,249,455	10,432,891	8,889,324	10,835,730	10,066,942	8,581,923
Washington	40,881,129	36,045,209	27,561,385	39,671,854	33,905,888	26,323,058
West Virginia	6,310,869	4,293,176	2,568,822	6,118,997	3,407,470	2,663,810
Wisconsin	11,650,402	7,853,091	7,826,299	10,293,858	7,352,786	7,398,985
Wyoming	372,044	276,525	164,015	332,668	237,996	182,060

*1997 averages are for TANF months only. Depending upon when State TANF programs began, fiscal year averages may be for one to three months, calendar year averages for one to six months.
**1998 fiscal year averages are for TANF months only. Depending upon when State TANF programs began, this may be from 9-12 months. All States were under TANF reporting for calendar 1998.
***Calendar 1999 averages represent nine months for those States that have not yet reported data for the October-December 1999 quarter.

Last Updated on 2/10/2005
By ACF

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