Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2009

Table 40: TANF - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of TANF Recipient Children by Citizenship Status, October 2008 - September 2009

Publication Date: August 24, 2010
Current as of:

TABLE 40

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES - ACTIVE CASES

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF TANF RECIPIENT CHILDREN BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
OCTOBER 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2009
 
STATE TOTAL
CHILDREN		 U.S. CITIZEN QUALIFIED
ALIEN		 UNKNOWN
U.S. Total
3,067,764
97.5
1.4
1.1
 
 
 
 
 
Alabama
32,858
99.7
0.3
0.0
Alaska
5,724
92.6
7.4
0.0
Arizona
61,083
98.3
1.7
0.0
Arkansas
14,006
100.0
0.0
0.0
California
1,044,980
98.1
1.9
0.0
Colorado
17,974
98.7
1.3
0.0
Connecticut
23,516
99.5
0.5
0.0
Delaware
7,437
99.9
0.1
0.0
Dist. Of Col.
14,261
99.9
0.0
0.0
Florida
78,815
97.2
2.8
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
34,986
99.6
0.1
0.3
Guam
2,669
99.8
0.2
0.0
Hawaii
14,875
96.0
0.2
3.8
Idaho
2,199
99.2
0.8
0.0
Illinois
36,180
100.0
0.0
0.0
Indiana
75,042
98.7
1.3
0.0
Iowa
27,878
97.4
2.6
0.0
Kansas
23,153
99.0
1.0
0.0
Kentucky
47,277
98.9
1.1
0.0
Louisiana
18,956
99.9
0.1
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
Maine
16,982
97.5
2.5
0.0
Maryland
40,823
99.8
0.2
0.0
Massachusetts
62,890
98.0
2.0
0.0
Michigan
118,162
75.1
0.0
24.9
Minnesota
35,498
92.1
7.9
0.0
Mississippi
17,667
100.0
0.0
0.0
Missouri
40,308
99.3
0.7
0.0
Montana
6,165
99.8
0.2
0.0
Nebraska
14,107
97.7
2.2
0.1
Nevada
15,912
98.5
1.5
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
8,727
98.2
1.8
0.0
New Jersey
56,239
99.8
0.2
0.0
New Mexico
29,540
99.6
0.4
0.0
New York
192,922
98.5
1.5
0.0
North Carolina
41,941
99.3
0.6
0.0
North Dakota
4,025
96.8
3.2
0.0
Ohio
148,468
98.9
1.1
0.0
Oklahoma
19,207
99.1
0.9
0.0
Oregon
36,874
97.4
1.9
0.6
Pennsylvania
88,581
99.4
0.6
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
Puerto Rico
22,179
100.0
0.0
0.0
Rhode Island
13,715
98.1
1.9
0.0
South Carolina
30,877
100.0
0.0
0.0
South Dakota
5,184
99.4
0.6
0.0
Tennessee
107,380
99.8
0.2
0.0
Texas
95,659
99.7
0.3
0.0
Utah
10,597
95.9
4.0
0.0
Vermont
4,401
98.1
1.9
0.0
Virgin Islands
964
99.6
0.3
0.1
Virginia
50,654
99.5
0.5
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
Washington
99,179
95.8
2.4
1.8
West Virginia
14,970
100.0
0.0
0.0
Wisconsin
32,614
97.5
2.5
0.0
Wyoming
482
100.0
0.0
0.0

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

Last Updated on 7/20/2011
By ACF

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