Table 16: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Families by Federal Time Limit Exemption Status, October 2008 - September 2009
Publication Date:
August 24, 2010
Current as of:
| STATE | TOTAL FAMILIES |
FEDERAL 5-YEAR TIME LIMIT EXEMPTION STATUS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOT EXEMPT |
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR SPOUSE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE | UNKNOWN | ||||
| NOT INCLUDED EXEMPT |
INCLUDED BUT EXEMPT FROM | |||||
| ACCRUAL OF MONTHS |
TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE |
|||||
|
U.S. Total
|
1,726,560
|
46.8
|
48.5
|
1.6
|
3.1
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama
|
18,442
|
53.2
|
46.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Alaska
|
3,033
|
58.1
|
31.8
|
7.6
|
2.5
|
0.0
|
|
Arizona
|
37,861
|
42.6
|
53.0
|
3.4
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
|
Arkansas
|
8,463
|
57.7
|
42.2
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
California
|
532,907
|
42.6
|
53.5
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
0.0
|
|
Colorado
|
9,275
|
57.6
|
42.0
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
|
Connecticut
|
16,723
|
54.2
|
44.6
|
0.3
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
|
Delaware
|
4,511
|
34.5
|
58.8
|
6.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Dist. Of Col.
|
7,955
|
14.8
|
30.7
|
54.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Florida
|
55,090
|
30.3
|
69.6
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
21,087
|
13.4
|
86.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Guam
|
1,077
|
56.1
|
42.0
|
0.0
|
1.9
|
0.0
|
|
Hawaii
|
8,307
|
48.3
|
30.4
|
0.0
|
21.3
|
0.0
|
|
Idaho
|
1,591
|
9.8
|
90.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Illinois
|
19,611
|
22.6
|
77.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Indiana
|
39,989
|
55.3
|
44.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Iowa
|
16,154
|
65.6
|
33.3
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
|
Kansas
|
13,122
|
67.7
|
29.8
|
0.0
|
2.6
|
0.0
|
|
Kentucky
|
29,473
|
41.4
|
58.1
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
|
Louisiana
|
10,201
|
28.0
|
72.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine
|
10,609
|
57.9
|
26.6
|
0.1
|
15.4
|
0.0
|
|
Maryland
|
22,425
|
44.2
|
44.5
|
3.5
|
7.8
|
0.0
|
|
Massachusetts
|
47,313
|
44.9
|
38.8
|
13.3
|
3.1
|
0.0
|
|
Michigan
|
62,230
|
53.4
|
31.6
|
0.0
|
15.0
|
0.0
|
|
Minnesota
|
21,772
|
42.8
|
47.5
|
8.5
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
|
Mississippi
|
11,322
|
50.6
|
49.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Missouri
|
34,953
|
72.3
|
27.6
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
Montana
|
3,445
|
43.5
|
37.5
|
18.7
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
|
Nebraska
|
7,379
|
45.9
|
48.5
|
0.0
|
5.6
|
0.0
|
|
Nevada
|
8,332
|
55.6
|
44.3
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
5,569
|
56.4
|
41.2
|
0.0
|
2.4
|
0.0
|
|
New Jersey
|
32,547
|
57.4
|
30.9
|
0.0
|
11.7
|
0.0
|
|
New Mexico
|
16,100
|
67.6
|
32.4
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
New York
|
116,693
|
44.7
|
50.5
|
0.0
|
4.9
|
0.0
|
|
North Carolina
|
25,680
|
34.4
|
65.5
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,151
|
46.1
|
31.5
|
22.4
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
Ohio
|
90,057
|
50.7
|
48.7
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
|
Oklahoma
|
8,738
|
38.0
|
61.5
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
|
Oregon
|
21,427
|
64.2
|
35.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
48,029
|
41.9
|
43.8
|
0.9
|
13.3
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
12,179
|
82.3
|
17.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Rhode Island
|
8,420
|
60.4
|
31.5
|
0.0
|
8.1
|
0.0
|
|
South Carolina
|
17,085
|
74.6
|
25.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
South Dakota
|
2,976
|
13.0
|
68.9
|
18.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Tennessee
|
58,138
|
69.4
|
30.6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Texas
|
48,635
|
29.6
|
70.1
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
|
Utah
|
5,944
|
58.3
|
41.0
|
0.0
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
|
Vermont
|
2,867
|
49.3
|
45.4
|
0.0
|
5.3
|
0.0
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
469
|
83.2
|
15.4
|
0.0
|
1.5
|
0.0
|
|
Virginia
|
31,906
|
64.2
|
35.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington
|
58,536
|
50.2
|
37.8
|
2.0
|
9.9
|
0.0
|
|
West Virginia
|
9,192
|
47.3
|
52.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Wisconsin
|
18,278
|
32.2
|
64.4
|
0.0
|
3.4
|
0.0
|
|
Wyoming
|
293
|
34.6
|
65.2
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
SOURCE: NATIONAL TANF DATAFILE AS OF 8/24/2010
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