Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 4: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Families by Number of Recipient Children, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 4

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF FAMILIES BY NUMBER OF RECIPIENT CHILDREN
OCTOBER 2008- SEPTEMBER 2009
 
STATE TOTAL
FAMILIES		 NUMBER OF RECIPIENT CHILDREN
AVERAGE ONE TWO THREE FOUR 5 OR MORE UNKNOWN
U.S. Total
1,726,560
1.8
50.8
26.9
12.9
4.8
2.7
1.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
18,442
1.8
50.1
30.1
13.1
4.5
2.0
0.3
Alaska
3,033
1.9
52.0
25.2
11.3
5.3
5.3
0.9
Arizona
37,861
1.6
55.7
26.3
11.1
3.8
0.9
2.2
Arkansas
8,463
1.7
55.8
28.8
10.3
3.8
1.1
0.1
California
532,907
2.0
44.9
28.1
15.8
6.4
4.1
0.8
Colorado
9,275
2.0
42.8
30.3
16.3
6.4
2.9
1.2
Connecticut
16,723
1.5
64.6
21.3
7.4
1.9
0.6
4.1
Delaware
4,511
1.7
57.5
25.7
10.6
3.7
1.7
0.8
Dist. Of Col.
7,955
1.9
48.1
25.1
12.8
5.5
3.6
5.0
Florida
55,090
1.5
71.0
16.9
6.5
2.4
1.6
1.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
21,087
1.7
57.0
26.9
10.4
3.4
1.9
0.3
Guam
1,077
2.5
31.6
26.7
19.6
10.3
10.9
1.0
Hawaii
8,307
1.8
52.5
26.6
11.7
5.6
2.8
0.8
Idaho
1,591
1.4
71.7
19.9
6.5
1.2
0.4
0.3
Illinois
19,611
1.8
51.3
26.8
12.9
5.9
3.2
0.0
Indiana
39,989
1.9
46.7
30.4
14.2
4.9
3.1
0.6
Iowa
16,154
1.7
52.8
28.9
11.8
4.0
2.0
0.6
Kansas
13,122
1.9
45.3
27.6
14.4
5.6
2.0
5.2
Kentucky
29,473
1.6
57.7
27.8
10.3
2.4
1.2
0.6
Louisiana
10,201
1.9
47.2
29.9
13.7
4.9
3.4
1.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
10,609
1.7
54.1
28.5
10.1
2.9
1.2
3.2
Maryland
22,425
1.9
48.5
27.8
13.1
5.6
2.9
2.1
Massachusetts
47,313
1.4
65.2
20.8
6.2
1.5
0.3
6.1
Michigan
62,230
2.0
44.2
26.9
14.8
5.8
4.3
4.0
Minnesota
21,772
1.7
57.2
23.9
10.0
3.9
2.2
2.8
Mississippi
11,322
1.6
60.3
26.1
9.5
2.6
0.9
0.7
Missouri
34,953
1.2
83.1
14.5
1.0
0.1
0.0
1.4
Montana
3,445
1.8
49.4
27.4
13.2
5.6
2.3
2.1
Nebraska
7,379
1.9
45.2
29.1
14.9
6.4
3.2
1.3
Nevada
8,332
1.9
46.1
27.3
14.7
6.3
3.8
1.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
5,569
1.6
58.8
26.5
9.9
2.1
1.2
1.4
New Jersey
32,547
1.8
51.5
28.4
12.7
4.1
1.9
1.4
New Mexico
16,100
1.9
45.8
30.7
14.7
5.1
2.2
1.5
New York
116,693
1.7
50.9
27.9
11.5
3.7
1.8
4.2
North Carolina
25,680
1.6
58.7
25.3
10.9
3.2
1.6
0.3
North Dakota
2,151
1.9
48.7
26.3
14.4
6.5
2.9
1.1
Ohio
90,057
1.7
54.9
27.1
10.4
3.7
1.8
2.2
Oklahoma
8,738
2.2
37.3
29.0
18.0
8.5
6.3
0.9
Oregon
21,427
1.8
52.5
25.4
12.8
3.9
2.7
2.7
Pennsylvania
48,029
1.9
48.9
26.6
14.0
5.9
3.1
1.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
12,179
1.8
46.6
32.4
15.4
4.3
1.4
0.0
Rhode Island
8,420
1.7
54.3
26.5
11.2
3.6
1.3
3.1
South Carolina
17,085
1.8
49.0
28.6
15.3
4.6
2.0
0.5
South Dakota
2,976
1.8
55.8
24.8
11.1
5.0
2.8
0.5
Tennessee
58,138
1.9
45.3
30.8
13.8
5.0
3.0
2.1
Texas
48,635
2.0
45.4
26.6
17.0
7.4
3.1
0.4
Utah
5,944
1.8
49.9
28.1
12.7
4.5
2.8
1.9
Vermont
2,867
1.6
59.1
26.1
8.7
3.1
0.7
2.3
Virgin Islands
469
2.1
38.7
32.0
17.8
7.1
4.0
0.3
Virginia
31,906
1.6
56.7
28.1
10.2
2.7
0.9
1.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
58,536
1.8
50.3
26.3
10.8
4.8
2.6
5.2
West Virginia
9,192
1.6
56.6
28.4
11.3
2.6
1.0
0.1
Wisconsin
18,278
1.8
53.2
26.7
12.1
5.6
2.3
0.0
Wyoming
293
1.6
56.7
28.3
11.1
2.9
1.0
0.0

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

Last Updated on 6/27/2011
By ACF

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