Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 7: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Families With Two or More Adults by Number of Recipient Children, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 7

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF FAMILIES WITH TWO OR MORE ADULTS 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
78,068
2.1
38.0
31.1
16.1
8.0
5.4
1.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
333
2.4
24.4
40.6
14.8
8.1
11.8
0.3
Alaska
413
3.0
27.9
23.8
16.7
10.6
21.0
0.0
Arizona
1,349
2.1
39.7
29.9
15.4
9.0
4.7
1.2
Arkansas
244
1.9
45.1
32.8
12.9
5.9
3.2
0.0
California
42,959
2.1
40.6
30.9
14.6
8.4
5.2
0.2
Colorado
498
2.2
31.5
34.5
17.8
7.4
5.9
2.9
Connecticut
51
2.0
28.3
24.8
31.6
0.0
0.0
15.3
Delaware
30
2.6
7.8
55.6
18.3
12.4
3.9
2.0
Dist. Of Col.
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Florida
1,644
2.1
39.5
31.2
17.9
6.3
4.6
0.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
4
3.6
0.0
46.6
0.0
0.0
53.4
0.0
Guam
138
2.9
24.3
25.2
18.6
12.6
17.7
1.6
Hawaii
1,004
2.3
34.1
32.8
15.6
8.6
7.9
0.9
Idaho
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Illinois
17
1.3
89.3
0.0
0.0
10.7
0.0
0.0
Indiana
3,238
2.1
35.3
33.2
19.2
6.5
4.6
1.2
Iowa
1,544
2.1
42.5
25.1
16.1
8.3
6.7
1.3
Kansas
1,350
2.2
33.4
28.7
18.9
8.5
4.6
6.0
Kentucky
618
2.3
29.1
35.3
17.5
11.0
6.7
0.4
Louisiana
16
2.5
24.5
26.4
24.5
24.5
0.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
297
2.2
37.2
28.9
17.3
7.5
5.2
4.0
Maryland
57
2.5
21.2
6.8
51.3
6.8
0.0
14.0
Massachusetts
539
2.1
38.5
26.2
17.2
6.0
4.6
7.5
Michigan
68
2.8
0.0
42.8
0.0
28.7
0.0
28.5
Minnesota
4
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Mississippi
4
2.7
15.7
0.0
84.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missouri
167
1.3
53.6
22.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
24.3
Montana
380
2.2
33.1
31.2
19.6
12.0
3.9
0.2
Nebraska
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nevada
685
2.3
32.2
30.6
21.0
9.3
6.8
0.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
131
2.3
25.1
40.6
22.2
8.2
3.6
0.4
New Jersey
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
New Mexico
934
2.2
33.3
30.3
20.0
8.1
5.9
2.4
New York
3,797
2.0
34.8
30.9
16.2
4.8
2.2
11.0
North Carolina
363
2.3
30.6
33.4
21.5
8.1
5.7
0.6
North Dakota
6
3.4
12.7
0.0
49.0
25.5
12.7
0.0
Ohio
5,913
2.2
34.8
33.8
18.4
7.1
5.1
0.8
Oklahoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oregon
590
2.2
35.0
33.6
15.1
7.5
8.1
0.8
Pennsylvania
455
2.7
28.4
24.2
17.2
21.5
8.6
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
474
1.9
37.9
39.6
15.3
6.2
1.0
0.0
Rhode Island
617
2.2
34.2
31.4
20.4
7.4
5.3
1.2
South Carolina
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
South Dakota
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Tennessee
726
2.3
21.4
29.1
23.3
5.2
3.4
17.5
Texas
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Utah
104
2.5
22.7
28.6
26.5
19.9
2.2
0.0
Vermont
248
2.0
41.7
31.9
13.7
8.2
3.5
1.0
Virgin Islands
2
2.0
21.5
46.0
21.7
0.0
0.0
10.8
Virginia
47
1.4
33.0
22.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
44.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
5,658
2.4
34.6
30.2
18.5
7.8
8.5
0.4
West Virginia
157
1.9
41.7
36.1
17.0
3.3
0.6
1.3
Wisconsin
189
2.0
45.6
23.9
17.7
8.0
4.8
0.0
Wyoming
6
2.4
30.6
49.8
4.6
4.5
10.4
0.0

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

Last Updated on 6/27/2011
By ACF

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