Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 15 Continued: TANF - Temporary Assistance For Needy Families - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Families by Reason* For Grant Reduction , October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

 

TABLE 15 - CONTINUED

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF FAMILIES BY REASON* FOR GRANT REDUCTION
OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2009
 
STATE TOTAL
FAMILIES		 WORK
REQUIRE-
MENT		 TEEN
PARENT
NOT IN
SCHOOL		 NO-COOP.
CHILD
SUPPORT		 FAILURE
COMPLY
WITH
OTHERS		 OTHER
SANCTION		 RECOUP-
MENT		 FAMILY
CAP		 LENGTH
RECEIVING
ASSISTANCE		 OTHER
NON-
SANCTION
U.S. Total
1,726,560
4.1
0.0
0.7
1.3
0.3
7.1
4.6
0.5
2.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
18,442
2.7
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
Alaska
3,033
3.6
3.2
0.8
2.6
0.1
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.5
Arizona
37,861
1.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
20.0
0.0
9.9
Arkansas
8,463
3.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
California
532,907
7.4
0.0
0.5
4.0
0.0
13.4
7.8
0.0
3.1
Colorado
9,275
2.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
3.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Connecticut
16,723
2.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
4.6
0.0
0.0
Delaware
4,511
0.3
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dist. Of Col.
7,955
16.3
0.0
2.9
0.0
0.0
6.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Florida
55,090
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
21,087
0.5
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
3.3
0.8
0.0
0.1
Guam
1,077
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.5
18.9
10.3
0.0
Hawaii
8,307
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
56.6
Idaho
1,591
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Illinois
19,611
1.5
0.0
0.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Indiana
39,989
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.3
16.8
20.2
10.3
Iowa
16,154
0.0
0.0
5.8
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Kansas
13,122
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Kentucky
29,473
3.6
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Louisiana
10,201
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
1.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
10,609
5.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Maryland
22,425
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.8
1.6
0.0
0.0
27.7
Massachusetts
47,313
3.5
0.4
1.3
0.2
0.6
2.8
20.8
0.0
0.0
Michigan
62,230
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Minnesota
21,772
3.8
0.3
1.0
2.5
0.0
11.9
9.6
0.0
0.0
Mississippi
11,322
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.0
17.2
0.0
0.0
Missouri
34,953
10.7
0.0
3.5
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Montana
3,445
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
Nebraska
7,379
0.0
0.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
Nevada
8,332
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
5,569
6.7
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
New Jersey
32,547
7.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
10.7
0.0
0.0
New Mexico
16,100
7.7
0.0
1.8
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
New York
116,693
6.6
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.2
24.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
North Carolina
25,680
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
North Dakota
2,151
6.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.6
10.5
0.0
2.0
Ohio
90,057
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
2.8
Oklahoma
8,738
0.0
0.0
4.4
0.0
1.5
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Oregon
21,427
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.2
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pennsylvania
48,029
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
12,179
2.6
0.0
0.2
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rhode Island
8,420
4.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
South Carolina
17,085
0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.2
1.6
3.4
0.0
1.2
South Dakota
2,976
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.9
0.0
0.0
1.2
Tennessee
58,138
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
3.0
2.0
0.0
0.7
Texas
48,635
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
1.5
0.0
Utah
5,944
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Vermont
2,867
3.9
0.0
2.9
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Virgin Islands
469
2.1
0.0
1.1
7.2
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Virginia
31,906
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
3.0
1.1
7.5
0.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
58,536
3.6
0.1
1.4
0.0
1.8
3.1
0.0
0.0
17.3
West Virginia
9,192
2.3
0.1
0.4
1.0
0.0
3.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Wisconsin
18,278
11.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Wyoming
293
4.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.8
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0

NOTES: THIS CONTINUED TABLE DOES NOT INCLUDE UNKNOWN REASON FOR A REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE.
'*'= SOME RECEIVED A REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE FOR TWO OR MORE REASONS.
SOURCE: NATIONAL TANF DATAFILE AS OF 8/24/2010

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