Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 11: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Recipient Teen Parents by Relationship to Head of Household, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 11

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF RECIPIENTS TEEN PARENT BY RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2009
 
        RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
STATE TOTAL
FAMILIES
TOTAL TEEN
RECIPIENTS
TOTAL TEEN
PARENTS
HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD
SPOUSE PARENT CHILD GRAND
CHILD
OTHER UNRELATED
U.S. Total
1,726,560 773,004
84,650
79.6
1.0
0.1
13.8
0.7
2.1
2.8
                     
Alabama
18,442
6,936
727
98.1
1.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Alaska
3,033
1,604
138
93.1
2.8
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
3.3
Arizona
37,861
16,276
1,618
76.6
0.7
0.0
17.5
0.0
5.2
0.0
Arkansas
8,463
3,167
490
98.1
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.3
California
532,907
283,511
25,601
76.4
0.8
0.0
10.9
0.9
5.1
5.8
Colorado
9,275
3,486
354
81.8
5.4
0.0
4.5
3.2
1.9
3.2
Connecticut
16,723
5,997
931
93.7
0.0
0.0
4.7
0.0
0.0
1.6
Delaware
4,511
1,676
212
84.0
0.7
0.0
7.7
3.1
1.5
3.0
Dist. Of Col.
7,955
3,352
347
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Florida
55,090
18,070
1,090
73.7
1.1
0.0
12.7
4.3
2.2
6.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
21,087
10,550
473
96.8
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Guam
1,077
397
90
3.5
3.7
0.0
91.8
1.0
0.0
0.0
Hawaii
8,307
3,709
425
89.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.2
Idaho
1,591
603
14
91.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.2
0.0
0.0
Illinois
19,611
11,362
442
99.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Indiana
39,989
14,791
1,991
79.0
1.3
0.0
13.6
1.6
0.2
4.2
Iowa
16,154
5,449
1,033
92.7
1.0
4.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
Kansas
13,122
4,627
1,027
81.9
1.7
0.0
6.6
1.3
1.1
7.5
Kentucky
29,473
10,155
1,268
95.3
0.5
0.0
3.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
Louisiana
10,201
5,083
261
89.9
0.0
0.0
10.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
10,609
3,903
393
94.7
1.2
0.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
1.7
Maryland
22,425
9,497
937
98.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
Massachusetts
47,313
20,070
2,280
87.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
Michigan
62,230
30,304
2,739
97.8
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
Minnesota
21,772
10,498
1,943
97.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
Mississippi
11,322
4,561
784
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missouri
34,953
9,011
2,400
99.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
Montana
3,445
1,318
176
79.2
4.0
0.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
11.8
Nebraska
7,379
2,821
215
90.7
0.0
0.0
4.7
0.0
1.2
3.5
Nevada
8,332
3,186
442
93.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
5,569
1,959
168
91.7
0.1
0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
1.4
New Jersey
32,547
13,623
1,508
93.7
0.0
0.0
3.3
0.7
0.7
1.5
New Mexico
16,100
5,712
851
92.6
7.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
New York
116,693
55,165
2,530
91.8
2.1
0.0
3.3
1.7
0.0
1.0
North Carolina
25,680
9,772
1,145
98.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.2
North Dakota
2,151
719
115
86.9
0.6
0.0
10.3
1.5
0.6
0.0
Ohio
90,057
37,292
4,903
79.9
1.0
0.1
9.3
1.9
2.1
5.7
Oklahoma
8,738
5,229
368
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Oregon
21,427
8,509
1,201
88.8
1.1
1.1
8.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
Pennsylvania
48,029
20,640
2,864
90.2
0.2
0.0
5.9
1.0
2.5
0.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
12,179
4,596
496
95.0
4.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rhode Island
8,420
3,455
802
87.6
0.6
0.0
6.2
0.5
1.0
4.2
South Carolina
17,085
6,031
1,850
98.8
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
South Dakota
2,976
1,351
88
99.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Tennessee
58,138
24,244
2,438
84.2
0.2
0.0
12.0
1.5
2.1
0.0
Texas
48,635
18,194
1,221
95.1
0.0
0.0
3.2
1.7
0.0
0.0
Utah
5,944
2,163
195
98.9
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Vermont
2,867
1,099
175
91.5
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
Virgin Islands
469
152
29
77.6
0.0
0.0
18.1
3.3
1.1
0.0
Virginia
31,906
10,775
7,653
18.4
0.3
0.0
81.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
58,536
22,195
2,150
90.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Virginia
9,192
3,606
369
91.9
0.6
0.0
7.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Wisconsin
18,278
10,427
678
98.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.9
Wyoming
293
124
8
77.9
0.0
0.0
18.6
3.5
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: NATIONAL TANF DATAFILE AS OF 8/24/2010

Last Updated on 6/28/2011
By ACF

 

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