Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 6: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Families With One Adult by Number of Recipient Children, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 6

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF FAMILIES WITH ONE ADULT 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
817,358
1.8
49.6
27.2
12.7
4.6
2.4
3.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
9,537
1.9
45.3
31.5
15.6
5.2
2.2
0.2
Alaska
1,654
1.8
52.5
26.9
11.3
4.9
2.7
1.6
Arizona
16,653
1.6
54.7
25.3
11.1
3.2
0.9
4.9
Arkansas
4,646
1.7
57.9
25.1
11.6
4.1
1.1
0.2
California
208,260
1.8
51.8
25.9
12.8
5.0
2.6
1.8
Colorado
4,088
2.0
42.9
29.0
16.0
6.9
2.7
2.5
Connecticut
9,249
1.5
59.1
23.0
7.7
2.3
0.6
7.3
Delaware
1,847
1.9
45.3
31.0
14.0
5.1
2.7
1.9
Dist. Of Col.
4,698
2.0
40.8
26.0
13.5
6.5
4.8
8.4
Florida
15,263
1.8
47.6
28.1
10.4
5.3
3.1
5.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
2,888
1.8
48.8
30.0
12.3
5.0
3.0
0.9
Guam
382
2.4
31.6
29.1
20.5
7.0
9.7
2.1
Hawaii
4,551
1.9
47.1
28.6
14.3
6.2
2.6
1.2
Idaho
156
1.6
59.2
22.2
12.1
3.7
1.0
1.9
Illinois
4,433
2.0
45.3
27.4
13.2
8.9
5.2
0.0
Indiana
18,956
1.7
52.0
29.4
12.2
3.5
2.0
1.0
Iowa
9,227
1.8
50.4
30.9
12.3
3.9
1.8
0.8
Kansas
7,862
1.9
42.2
28.0
14.5
5.8
1.9
7.5
Kentucky
11,719
1.7
52.3
30.1
11.6
3.1
1.5
1.4
Louisiana
2,845
2.1
35.8
33.9
15.5
7.4
3.7
3.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
7,533
1.7
51.8
28.8
10.8
3.1
1.2
4.3
Maryland
12,420
2.0
39.6
30.2
15.8
7.2
3.5
3.8
Massachusetts
28,454
1.5
61.4
19.6
6.9
1.8
0.4
9.9
Michigan
42,680
2.1
40.1
26.8
15.7
6.6
5.1
5.8
Minnesota
11,543
1.6
61.2
20.5
8.1
3.0
2.0
5.2
Mississippi
5,702
1.6
56.2
28.5
9.9
2.9
1.0
1.4
Missouri
25,378
1.2
82.7
15.1
0.9
0.0
0.0
1.2
Montana
1,782
1.9
45.5
29.3
13.7
5.6
2.0
4.0
Nebraska
3,755
2.1
39.5
27.7
18.9
8.4
3.4
2.2
Nevada
3,970
1.9
47.3
26.5
13.6
5.8
2.8
3.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
3,144
1.6
54.9
28.2
10.6
2.3
1.5
2.5
New Jersey
22,551
1.8
49.5
28.5
13.5
4.5
2.0
2.1
New Mexico
9,971
1.9
44.6
30.8
15.4
4.9
2.0
2.2
New York
56,930
1.8
42.9
30.8
12.8
4.0
1.5
8.0
North Carolina
8,448
1.7
52.0
28.7
13.8
2.7
1.9
0.9
North Dakota
1,472
2.0
46.0
26.9
14.9
7.0
3.6
1.6
Ohio
40,266
1.8
49.7
27.9
11.7
4.1
2.0
4.7
Oklahoma
3,365
2.2
38.5
29.1
18.3
7.1
6.0
1.0
Oregon
13,203
1.8
47.2
28.5
14.1
3.6
2.8
4.0
Pennsylvania
26,681
2.1
40.6
28.8
16.8
6.8
4.5
2.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
9,421
1.8
45.3
32.9
15.9
4.3
1.6
0.0
Rhode Island
5,230
1.6
54.1
26.6
11.1
2.6
0.8
4.8
South Carolina
12,750
1.9
47.3
29.2
15.8
4.8
2.2
0.7
South Dakota
930
2.1
42.5
27.8
16.2
6.1
5.7
1.6
Tennessee
39,953
2.0
40.2
32.2
16.0
5.6
3.3
2.7
Texas
14,528
2.0
45.1
27.2
16.9
6.4
3.0
1.3
Utah
3,182
1.9
46.6
29.1
12.9
4.7
3.3
3.5
Vermont
1,344
1.6
54.9
26.7
10.1
3.1
0.4
4.8
Virgin Islands
382
2.1
38.1
32.9
17.4
7.5
4.1
0.0
Virginia
19,861
1.7
51.3
30.8
12.0
3.1
1.2
1.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
30,981
1.8
47.7
25.2
10.6
4.8
2.0
9.6
West Virginia
4,221
1.7
52.9
30.8
11.9
3.5
0.7
0.1
Wisconsin
6,316
1.9
44.8
31.2
15.2
6.4
2.3
0.0
Wyoming
96
1.6
57.7
26.2
12.5
3.0
0.5
0.1

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

Last Updated on 6/27/2011
By ACF

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