Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 29: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Adult Recipients by Average Weekly Hours Participation In Work Activities, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 29

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF ADULT RECIPIENTS BY AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS PARTICIPATION IN WORK ACTIVITIES
OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2009
 
STATE TOTAL
ADULTS
HOURS OF PARTICIPATION
NONE 1-10 11-20 21-30 OVER 30 UNKNOWN
U.S. Total
973,580
59.8
6.6
8.4
12.3
13.0
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
10,203
61.1
6.6
6.5
11.1
14.5
0.2
Alaska
2,480
59.7
6.0
8.0
9.2
16.9
0.2
Arizona
19,351
66.5
4.4
8.7
11.2
9.2
0.0
Arkansas
5,135
57.7
6.5
7.7
14.4
13.7
0.0
California
294,177
53.6
8.2
8.3
12.9
17.0
0.0
Colorado
5,085
50.2
6.9
6.0
19.1
17.5
0.4
Connecticut
9,350
59.8
5.6
8.8
12.7
13.1
0.0
Delaware
1,907
62.8
4.1
7.6
15.8
9.7
0.0
Dist. Of Col.
4,698
66.8
5.2
10.9
10.1
7.0
0.0
Florida
18,551
53.1
4.0
6.1
11.1
25.7
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
2,895
39.6
2.6
3.2
28.2
26.4
0.0
Guam
659
95.6
0.4
1.0
1.5
1.4
0.0
Hawaii
6,560
55.9
5.9
8.9
11.4
17.9
0.0
Idaho
156
34.7
11.0
14.3
23.1
16.9
0.0
Illinois
4,467
39.5
7.4
29.4
17.8
5.8
0.0
Indiana
25,441
71.6
6.9
6.0
7.3
8.2
0.0
Iowa
12,316
57.7
5.5
9.8
13.8
13.3
0.0
Kansas
10,563
62.2
10.1
7.3
10.0
10.2
0.1
Kentucky
12,960
59.8
3.0
18.6
11.9
6.6
0.0
Louisiana
2,877
51.8
7.7
11.9
17.9
10.7
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
8,126
69.8
7.0
8.1
7.7
7.4
0.0
Maryland
12,534
56.2
3.6
7.7
14.3
18.1
0.0
Massachusetts
29,533
80.5
3.2
4.4
5.6
6.3
0.0
Michigan
42,816
55.9
8.1
13.8
14.3
7.9
0.0
Minnesota
11,550
57.9
9.7
13.3
12.6
6.4
0.0
Mississippi
5,711
41.0
2.4
5.9
27.1
23.6
0.1
Missouri
25,713
86.4
2.8
3.2
3.8
3.8
0.0
Montana
2,543
38.3
11.0
9.5
25.4
15.7
0.0
Nebraska
3,755
32.7
6.1
17.9
22.7
20.7
0.0
Nevada
5,340
51.4
6.2
8.7
12.9
20.8
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
3,406
59.1
3.9
12.2
16.7
8.1
0.0
New Jersey
22,551
70.9
3.3
6.5
9.4
10.0
0.0
New Mexico
11,840
60.4
1.6
5.9
17.4
14.7
0.0
New York
64,580
61.5
4.5
8.0
12.9
13.1
0.0
North Carolina
9,174
67.9
3.5
8.7
11.7
8.3
0.0
North Dakota
1,483
49.9
4.3
6.8
21.9
17.2
0.0
Ohio
52,098
66.8
6.9
9.4
9.5
7.4
0.0
Oklahoma
3,365
69.1
0.5
2.3
13.4
14.6
0.0
Oregon
14,386
72.5
10.4
7.5
5.5
4.0
0.0
Pennsylvania
27,592
46.5
7.2
10.4
21.0
14.8
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
10,369
84.6
0.0
7.1
6.6
1.7
0.0
Rhode Island
6,465
79.1
3.8
6.8
6.9
3.4
0.0
South Carolina
12,750
50.1
5.7
14.7
18.8
10.7
0.0
South Dakota
930
35.3
8.7
26.4
20.2
9.3
0.0
Tennessee
41,410
53.6
5.2
4.5
17.1
19.6
0.0
Texas
14,528
55.4
4.4
4.4
17.3
18.4
0.1
Utah
3,390
59.5
9.4
9.1
14.1
7.9
0.0
Vermont
1,840
70.2
7.0
11.3
7.5
4.1
0.0
Virgin Islands
386
86.0
1.6
3.8
5.6
3.1
0.0
Virginia
19,955
63.0
2.6
5.1
12.9
16.4
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
42,296
65.9
11.4
8.5
6.4
7.8
0.1
West Virginia
4,535
66.7
6.9
11.9
8.8
5.7
0.0
Wisconsin
6,693
49.5
19.9
13.7
14.6
2.3
0.0
Wyoming
108
41.5
2.3
6.1
8.1
42.0
0.0

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

Last Updated on 7/18/2011
By ACF

 

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