Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 37: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Recipient Children by Relationship to The Head of Household, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 37

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF RECIPIENT CHILDREN BY
RELATIONSHIP TO THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2009
 
STATE TOTAL
CHILDREN		 RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD		 SPOUSE PARENT CHILD GRAND-
CHILD		 OTHER
RELATED		 UNRELATED
U.S. Total
3,067,764
0.1
0.0
0.0
84.0
10.4
4.5
1.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
32,858
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.2
17.9
7.7
0.3
Alaska
5,724
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
8.3
3.6
0.3
Arizona
61,083
0.0
0.0
0.0
75.7
17.0
7.0
0.3
Arkansas
14,006
0.0
0.0
0.0
80.5
15.4
4.0
0.0
California
1,044,980
0.0
0.0
0.0
94.2
3.8
1.7
0.2
Colorado
17,974
0.1
0.0
0.0
67.3
23.4
8.7
0.5
Connecticut
23,516
0.0
0.0
0.0
73.4
14.2
5.4
7.0
Delaware
7,437
0.0
0.0
0.0
61.4
26.6
9.8
2.3
Dist. Of Col.
14,261
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.5
7.9
3.6
0.0
Florida
78,815
0.0
0.0
0.0
55.1
28.0
11.9
4.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
34,986
0.0
0.0
0.0
40.1
41.7
16.9
1.3
Guam
2,669
0.7
0.0
0.0
98.5
0.8
0.0
0.0
Hawaii
14,875
0.0
0.0
0.0
78.8
11.8
6.7
2.6
Idaho
2,199
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
67.4
18.6
0.0
Illinois
36,180
0.0
0.0
0.0
65.8
27.0
7.2
0.0
Indiana
75,042
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.7
8.1
2.9
0.3
Iowa
27,878
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.4
10.5
4.8
0.2
Kansas
23,153
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.8
10.7
3.8
0.7
Kentucky
47,277
0.0
0.1
0.0
64.1
24.7
11.2
0.0
Louisiana
18,956
0.9
0.0
0.0
51.8
34.6
12.7
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
16,982
0.0
0.0
0.0
93.3
5.2
1.1
0.4
Maryland
40,823
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.2
18.0
7.8
0.0
Massachusetts
62,890
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.7
9.4
2.8
0.1
Michigan
118,162
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.6
6.3
4.0
1.0
Minnesota
35,498
0.0
0.0
0.0
81.3
11.0
6.0
1.7
Mississippi
17,667
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.9
20.2
4.9
0.0
Missouri
40,308
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.7
8.5
3.0
0.8
Montana
6,165
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.4
19.0
6.5
0.1
Nebraska
14,107
0.6
0.0
0.0
81.8
0.0
16.1
1.5
Nevada
15,912
8.0
0.0
0.0
79.0
6.9
5.9
0.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
8,727
0.0
0.0
0.0
81.3
14.0
4.4
0.3
New Jersey
56,239
0.0
0.0
0.0
86.8
7.5
3.2
2.5
New Mexico
29,540
0.0
0.0
0.0
89.5
7.7
2.7
0.2
New York
192,922
0.0
0.0
0.0
85.5
7.6
3.4
3.5
North Carolina
41,941
0.1
0.0
0.0
60.7
27.0
10.9
1.4
North Dakota
4,025
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.2
9.7
5.8
0.2
Ohio
148,468
1.7
0.0
0.0
70.9
16.8
8.8
1.8
Oklahoma
19,207
0.8
0.0
0.0
63.5
26.9
8.7
0.1
Oregon
36,874
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.9
6.0
2.3
2.9
Pennsylvania
88,581
0.0
0.0
0.0
85.1
10.3
4.4
0.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
22,179
0.0
0.1
0.0
88.1
9.0
2.6
0.3
Rhode Island
13,715
0.0
0.0
0.0
94.3
4.0
1.7
0.0
South Carolina
30,877
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.1
11.5
4.4
0.1
South Dakota
5,184
0.0
0.0
0.0
45.9
34.9
19.2
0.0
Tennessee
107,380
0.0
0.0
0.0
83.7
11.3
5.1
0.0
Texas
95,659
0.0
0.0
0.0
81.6
11.6
3.5
3.3
Utah
10,597
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.1
17.8
7.9
0.2
Vermont
4,401
0.0
0.0
0.0
82.0
12.8
5.2
0.0
Virgin Islands
964
0.0
0.0
0.0
95.2
4.2
0.6
0.1
Virginia
50,654
0.1
0.0
0.0
79.1
14.6
6.2
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
99,179
0.1
0.0
0.0
84.0
9.3
5.0
1.6
West Virginia
14,970
0.0
0.0
0.0
69.7
22.8
6.0
1.5
Wisconsin
32,614
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.5
14.6
10.8
0.1
Wyoming
482
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.1
42.9
7.9
0.0

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

Last Updated on 7/20/2011
By ACF

 

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