Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009
Table 48: TANF - Closed Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Closed-Case Families by Number of Recipient Children, October 2008 - September 2009
August 24, 2010
- Audience:
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Topics:
- Data Collection and Reporting, Characteristic and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients
- Types:
- Data Document
| STATE |
TOTAL FAMILIES |
NUMBER OF RECIPIENT CHILDREN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVERAGE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 OR MORE | UNKNOWN | ||
|
U.S. Total
|
1,728,885
|
1.8
|
45.9
|
27.7
|
12.8
|
4.7
|
2.2
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama
|
19,261
|
1.9
|
41.2
|
32.2
|
14.9
|
6.3
|
1.9
|
3.6
|
|
Alaska
|
3,391
|
1.9
|
48.9
|
25.9
|
12.8
|
4.8
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
|
Arizona
|
32,569
|
1.7
|
53.3
|
25.1
|
11.3
|
3.0
|
1.3
|
6.2
|
|
Arkansas
|
6,554
|
1.6
|
56.7
|
27.7
|
10.8
|
2.9
|
1.3
|
0.5
|
|
California
|
515,858
|
1.9
|
40.9
|
28.9
|
14.1
|
5.2
|
2.5
|
8.4
|
|
Colorado
|
8,912
|
1.9
|
44.2
|
30.1
|
14.9
|
5.6
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
|
Connecticut
|
12,369
|
1.5
|
59.3
|
22.7
|
6.5
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
8.5
|
|
Delaware
|
2,342
|
1.8
|
48.8
|
25.8
|
14.3
|
5.2
|
1.4
|
4.6
|
|
Dist. Of Col.
|
11,515
|
1.9
|
46.0
|
28.1
|
11.7
|
5.3
|
4.2
|
4.8
|
|
Florida
|
75,072
|
1.7
|
52.9
|
24.9
|
12.2
|
3.7
|
1.6
|
4.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
13,313
|
1.7
|
50.9
|
25.3
|
11.8
|
4.4
|
1.6
|
6.0
|
|
Guam
|
1,888
|
2.0
|
41.9
|
21.8
|
11.1
|
5.8
|
4.3
|
15.1
|
|
Hawaii
|
7,448
|
1.7
|
52.3
|
26.4
|
11.0
|
4.5
|
2.3
|
3.5
|
|
Idaho
|
1,346
|
1.6
|
57.0
|
22.9
|
10.0
|
2.6
|
1.1
|
6.4
|
|
Illinois
|
19,004
|
1.7
|
53.2
|
23.8
|
9.7
|
3.6
|
1.6
|
8.0
|
|
Indiana
|
58,811
|
1.9
|
43.4
|
32.8
|
14.7
|
5.8
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
|
Iowa
|
17,638
|
1.8
|
48.2
|
28.5
|
13.6
|
5.6
|
1.3
|
2.8
|
|
Kansas
|
15,056
|
1.9
|
43.3
|
26.8
|
14.5
|
4.5
|
3.0
|
8.0
|
|
Kentucky
|
30,956
|
1.7
|
52.2
|
27.3
|
10.6
|
3.8
|
2.1
|
4.1
|
|
Louisiana
|
8,507
|
1.9
|
40.3
|
28.1
|
11.8
|
6.3
|
2.7
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine
|
7,545
|
1.5
|
55.3
|
24.0
|
7.0
|
1.9
|
0.7
|
11.1
|
|
Maryland
|
31,161
|
2.0
|
39.4
|
29.4
|
13.1
|
7.0
|
4.5
|
6.5
|
|
Massachusetts
|
30,162
|
1.4
|
64.8
|
18.2
|
5.8
|
1.0
|
0.7
|
9.5
|
|
Michigan
|
67,713
|
1.8
|
46.3
|
26.3
|
12.7
|
4.3
|
1.9
|
8.6
|
|
Minnesota
|
26,644
|
1.7
|
53.0
|
26.5
|
9.6
|
3.3
|
1.9
|
5.7
|
|
Mississippi
|
10,630
|
1.6
|
54.2
|
29.5
|
9.6
|
2.0
|
1.1
|
3.5
|
|
Missouri
|
32,691
|
1.8
|
48.4
|
29.8
|
13.8
|
3.6
|
1.1
|
3.3
|
|
Montana
|
6,419
|
1.8
|
46.3
|
30.6
|
13.9
|
4.4
|
1.6
|
3.3
|
|
Nebraska
|
12,359
|
1.9
|
43.3
|
32.4
|
12.8
|
6.3
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
|
Nevada
|
9,121
|
2.0
|
43.7
|
25.6
|
17.3
|
6.9
|
3.9
|
2.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
5,205
|
1.6
|
57.7
|
24.9
|
10.1
|
2.6
|
0.6
|
4.2
|
|
New Jersey
|
36,333
|
1.8
|
48.9
|
29.5
|
11.3
|
4.1
|
1.8
|
4.4
|
|
New Mexico
|
25,065
|
1.9
|
41.0
|
32.0
|
17.5
|
5.3
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
|
New York
|
93,608
|
1.7
|
49.6
|
22.9
|
10.9
|
2.7
|
2.1
|
11.8
|
|
North Carolina
|
25,765
|
1.8
|
48.2
|
27.3
|
14.3
|
3.9
|
1.9
|
4.4
|
|
North Dakota
|
3,324
|
1.9
|
45.1
|
25.3
|
13.8
|
5.2
|
2.2
|
8.4
|
|
Ohio
|
99,193
|
1.7
|
48.2
|
29.0
|
11.7
|
3.6
|
1.0
|
6.6
|
|
Oklahoma
|
15,258
|
2.0
|
41.3
|
27.7
|
16.9
|
6.1
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
|
Oregon
|
22,905
|
1.6
|
55.3
|
22.6
|
10.9
|
2.9
|
0.8
|
7.5
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
33,700
|
1.8
|
47.9
|
26.2
|
12.3
|
4.0
|
3.0
|
6.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
2,782
|
1.8
|
43.2
|
32.2
|
16.3
|
3.2
|
1.1
|
3.9
|
|
Rhode Island
|
9,446
|
1.8
|
47.3
|
30.4
|
11.6
|
4.8
|
1.8
|
4.3
|
|
South Carolina
|
17,457
|
1.9
|
43.2
|
31.7
|
16.5
|
3.9
|
1.8
|
2.8
|
|
South Dakota
|
3,405
|
1.9
|
49.9
|
25.3
|
11.3
|
5.7
|
5.2
|
2.5
|
|
Tennessee
|
51,006
|
1.9
|
43.4
|
29.4
|
14.6
|
5.3
|
2.2
|
5.1
|
|
Texas
|
76,597
|
2.1
|
39.9
|
28.8
|
15.3
|
10.2
|
4.8
|
1.0
|
|
Utah
|
5,914
|
1.8
|
45.3
|
29.2
|
14.6
|
4.9
|
1.8
|
4.2
|
|
Vermont
|
10,104
|
1.7
|
50.2
|
30.0
|
11.6
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
3.3
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
312
|
2.1
|
36.5
|
30.1
|
17.6
|
8.7
|
4.5
|
2.6
|
|
Virginia
|
18,747
|
1.6
|
38.9
|
22.3
|
6.9
|
2.1
|
0.3
|
29.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington
|
53,822
|
1.7
|
52.4
|
24.8
|
9.0
|
3.7
|
1.8
|
8.4
|
|
West Virginia
|
9,214
|
1.8
|
49.3
|
28.6
|
14.6
|
3.5
|
1.1
|
2.8
|
|
Wisconsin
|
13,140
|
1.8
|
46.3
|
27.7
|
11.3
|
5.2
|
2.4
|
7.2
|
|
Wyoming
|
328
|
1.7
|
53.5
|
28.4
|
10.7
|
4.6
|
0.3
|
2.4
|
SOURCE: NATIONAL TANF DATAFILE AS OF 12/29/2010
Last Updated on 7/20/2011
By ACF
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