TANF: Average Monthly Number of Applications Denied - Calendar Years
TANF Application Data
April 3, 2012
| State |
Average CY 2000 |
Average CY 2001 |
Average CY 2002 |
Average CY 2003 |
Average CY 2004 |
Average CY 2005 |
Average CY 2006 |
Average CY 2007 |
Average CY 2008 |
Average CY 2009 |
Average CY 2010 |
Average CY 2011 |
Average CY 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
U.S. Totals
|
123,704
|
127,465
|
142,457
|
144,835
|
148,480
|
148,947
|
149,707
|
115,430
|
159,652
|
178,529
|
188,048
|
171,486
|
186,175
|
| Alabama |
170
|
128
|
62
|
54
|
50
|
38
|
36
|
36
|
47
|
52
|
63
|
45
|
1,108
|
| Alaska |
342
|
334
|
511
|
509
|
518
|
497
|
463
|
346
|
464
|
462
|
475
|
560
|
628
|
| Arizona |
3,642
|
4,546
|
5,058
|
4,960
|
6,038
|
6,605
|
6,809
|
5,550
|
3,860
|
4,273
|
4,267
|
5,483
|
5,990
|
| Arkansas |
2,180
|
2,082
|
2,080
|
2,106
|
2,024
|
1,982
|
1,688
|
1,282
|
1,809
|
1,949
|
2,066
|
2,107
|
1,674
|
| California |
10,955
|
13,382
|
15,065
|
15,521
|
14,358
|
13,920
|
15,218
|
12,690
|
20,202
|
21,649
|
20,683
|
20,972
|
20,796
|
| Colorado |
880
|
1,032
|
1,192
|
1,283
|
778
|
162
|
463
|
1,010
|
1,456
|
1,746
|
1,710
|
1,790
|
1,967
|
| Connecticut |
849
|
851
|
875
|
695
|
658
|
638
|
657
|
513
|
1,103
|
1,174
|
933
|
938
|
916
|
| Delaware |
352
|
403
|
316
|
301
|
296
|
333
|
356
|
274
|
431
|
491
|
612
|
610
|
580
|
| Dist. of Col. |
208
|
193
|
172
|
207
|
219
|
226
|
298
|
283
|
359
|
180
|
199
|
290
|
264
|
| Florida |
12,412
|
11,280
|
12,286
|
15,027
|
14,313
|
14,911
|
16,527
|
13,670
|
24,384
|
33,348
|
32,615
|
28,600
|
26,061
|
| Georgia |
5,736
|
6,439
|
7,088
|
7,355
|
8,055
|
8,374
|
7,209
|
4,819
|
6,600
|
6,664
|
5,786
|
4,970
|
4,064
|
| Guam |
**
|
25
|
**
|
**
|
**
|
27
|
27
|
27
|
30
|
36
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
| Hawaii |
540
|
590
|
624
|
646
|
569
|
462
|
467
|
392
|
504
|
930
|
812
|
713
|
684
|
| Idaho |
1,000
|
1,057
|
1,329
|
1,570
|
1,615
|
1,419
|
1,234
|
619
|
798
|
717
|
495
|
500
|
455
|
| Illinois |
1,821
|
1,480
|
5,539
|
980
|
937
|
807
|
584
|
308
|
692
|
1,173
|
1,273
|
2,884
|
3,692
|
| Indiana |
1,862
|
2,263
|
3,700
|
4,802
|
5,544
|
5,612
|
6,091
|
5,662
|
7,849
|
11,268
|
11,151
|
11,665
|
14,007
|
| Iowa |
532
|
82
|
99
|
92
|
73
|
70
|
67
|
49
|
55
|
75
|
90
|
104
|
99
|
| Kansas |
1,247
|
1,364
|
1,553
|
1,559
|
1,594
|
1,585
|
1,698
|
1,333
|
2,074
|
2,552
|
2,599
|
2,472
|
2,278
|
| Kentucky |
2,427
|
2,170
|
2,069
|
2,054
|
1,950
|
1,838
|
1,726
|
1,202
|
1,555
|
1,607
|
1,711
|
1,834
|
1,602
|
| Louisiana |
152
|
134
|
111
|
119
|
107
|
67
|
56
|
32
|
40
|
42
|
51
|
52
|
52
|
| Maine |
352
|
360
|
175
|
175
|
235
|
265
|
325
|
308
|
489
|
517
|
510
|
607
|
673
|
| Maryland |
2,998
|
3,074
|
2,936
|
2,915
|
3,028
|
3,035
|
2,792
|
2,024
|
2,866
|
3,492
|
4,081
|
4,152
|
3,830
|
| Massachusetts |
1,206
|
1,320
|
1,357
|
1,321
|
1,317
|
1,514
|
1,567
|
1,091
|
1,503
|
1,542
|
1,489
|
1,487
|
1,343
|
| Michigan |
6,851
|
7,051
|
7,064
|
7,014
|
7,002
|
6,969
|
6,247
|
4,758
|
7,386
|
**
|
14,992
|
13,606
|
15,344
|
| Minnesota |
834
|
1,097
|
1,302
|
1,282
|
1,845
|
2,671
|
2,808
|
2,232
|
3,119
|
3,587
|
3,170
|
3,117
|
2,753
|
| Mississippi |
1,223
|
1,374
|
1,670
|
1,658
|
1,684
|
1,539
|
1,496
|
951
|
1,388
|
1,465
|
1,443
|
1,402
|
1,111
|
| Missouri |
1,398
|
1,399
|
1,695
|
1,628
|
1,626
|
2,286
|
2,124
|
1,188
|
2,235
|
2,292
|
1,864
|
1,405
|
1,163
|
| Montana |
191
|
212
|
200
|
219
|
248
|
225
|
244
|
201
|
293
|
349
|
302
|
315
|
289
|
| Nebraska |
760
|
750
|
729
|
608
|
630
|
654
|
728
|
578
|
1,055
|
1,468
|
1,847
|
2,109
|
2,143
|
| Nevada |
858
|
1,038
|
951
|
1,125
|
1,116
|
1,085
|
1,632
|
1,451
|
2,136
|
2,699
|
2,622
|
2,567
|
2,561
|
| NewHampshire |
424
|
412
|
418
|
446
|
455
|
494
|
506
|
423
|
561
|
641
|
633
|
545
|
596
|
| New Jersey |
652
|
697
|
712
|
780
|
702
|
702
|
609
|
465
|
546
|
498
|
453
|
416
|
373
|
| New Mexico |
1,006
|
1,097
|
1,668
|
1,783
|
1,784
|
1,753
|
1,634
|
1,248
|
1,771
|
1,974
|
2,077
|
2,083
|
1,928
|
| New York |
6,904
|
7,178
|
7,040
|
7,001
|
7,698
|
7,143
|
7,559
|
5,376
|
8,316
|
8,465
|
8,604
|
9,415
|
9,137
|
| North Carolina |
1,922
|
1,899
|
1,926
|
1,882
|
1,898
|
1,618
|
1,633
|
1,188
|
1,572
|
1,717
|
1,567
|
1,382
|
1,173
|
| North Dakota |
277
|
333
|
403
|
413
|
394
|
213
|
210
|
145
|
186
|
302
|
291
|
261
|
222
|
| Ohio |
11,971
|
8,141
|
9,934
|
12,637
|
12,380
|
12,271
|
11,897
|
8,420
|
10,887
|
12,338
|
11,062
|
10,102
|
8,352
|
| Oklahoma |
2,111
|
1,651
|
1,913
|
2,066
|
2,033
|
1,960
|
1,851
|
1,316
|
1,622
|
2,096
|
2,206
|
1,726
|
1,270
|
| Oregon |
387
|
423
|
437
|
350
|
327
|
297
|
324
|
233
|
242
|
268
|
278
|
1,593
|
7
|
| Pennsylvania |
4,017
|
4,319
|
4,654
|
4,719
|
4,823
|
5,124
|
5,974
|
5,053
|
7,540
|
6,140
|
852
|
703
|
675
|
| Puerto Rico |
456
|
403
|
341
|
223
|
251
|
261
|
257
|
212
|
464
|
468
|
469
|
512
|
339
|
| Rhode Island |
279
|
332
|
363
|
361
|
364
|
405
|
486
|
424
|
576
|
523
|
541
|
524
|
505
|
| South Carolina |
2,199
|
2,254
|
2,057
|
2,011
|
2,048
|
2,126
|
2,149
|
1,719
|
2,506
|
2,795
|
3,335
|
3,448
|
3,276
|
| South Dakota |
198
|
182
|
195
|
208
|
237
|
193
|
188
|
140
|
190
|
201
|
197
|
190
|
155
|
| Tennessee |
3,889
|
3,381
|
3,614
|
4,677
|
6,084
|
8,789
|
8,841
|
6,209
|
4,611
|
4,031
|
3,699
|
3,404
|
2,570
|
| Texas |
14,881
|
17,789
|
22,078
|
23,542
|
24,555
|
23,110
|
20,545
|
15,123
|
20,009
|
21,934
|
17,156
|
2,780
|
23,573
|
| Utah |
958
|
1,050
|
1,130
|
1,107
|
1,198
|
1,268
|
1,318
|
987
|
1,443
|
1,494
|
3,216
|
3,113
|
2,859
|
| Vermont |
498
|
489
|
453
|
438
|
456
|
438
|
440
|
342
|
554
|
647
|
693
|
924
|
895
|
| Virgin Islands |
15
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
14
|
18
|
26
|
25
|
17
|
| Virginia |
2,131
|
2,165
|
2,497
|
2,410
|
2,364
|
2,260
|
2,179
|
1,534
|
2,385
|
2,639
|
2,595
|
2,668
|
2,289
|
| Washington |
3,998
|
4,270
|
4,451
|
4,776
|
5,304
|
4,969
|
5,013
|
3,765
|
5,315
|
6,702
|
6,786
|
6,911
|
6,372
|
| West Virginia |
222
|
213
|
295
|
194
|
172
|
327
|
508
|
454
|
430
|
391
|
336
|
426
|
373
|
| Wisconsin |
627
|
1,273
|
1,913
|
1,906
|
1,846
|
1,979
|
1,489
|
785
|
801
|
744
|
965
|
887
|
1,001
|
| Wyoming |
30
|
24
|
41
|
51
|
53
|
59
|
57
|
40
|
53
|
76
|
71
|
64
|
56
|
Notes:
2012 Calendar year average is based on data for 3 months