Table 17: TANF - Temporary Assistance For Needy Families - Active Cases, Percent Distribution of Head of Household or Spouse Who Received Assistance by Number of Months Countable toward The Federal Time Limit, October 2008 - September 2009
Publication Date:
August 24, 2010
Current as of:
STATE | H-of-H OR SPOUSE |
NUMBER OF MONTHS COUNTABLE TOWARD THE FEDERAL TIME LIMIT | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXEMPT* | 0 | 01-12 | 13-24 | 25-36 | 37-48 | 49-60 | OVER 60 | ||
U.S. Total
|
929,322
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
38.8
|
22.5
|
13.6
|
8.6
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama
|
9,941
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
51.8
|
24.1
|
12.2
|
7.3
|
3.4
|
0.4
|
Alaska
|
2,334
|
3.4
|
11.7
|
35.6
|
18.8
|
13.1
|
9.3
|
4.7
|
3.3
|
Arizona
|
18,603
|
4.8
|
3.2
|
46.6
|
17.8
|
11.8
|
8.6
|
5.0
|
2.2
|
Arkansas
|
5,052
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
60.3
|
26.3
|
10.5
|
1.6
|
1.1
|
0.2
|
California
|
270,297
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
30.9
|
23.4
|
14.7
|
11.0
|
9.1
|
6.1
|
Colorado
|
4,941
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
49.5
|
22.0
|
15.2
|
7.7
|
4.7
|
0.6
|
Connecticut
|
9,286
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
39.9
|
28.7
|
16.8
|
8.9
|
3.4
|
1.5
|
Delaware
|
1,879
|
12.9
|
5.4
|
49.7
|
19.1
|
9.5
|
3.0
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
Dist. Of Col.
|
4,692
|
56.3
|
35.4
|
2.5
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.8
|
0.0
|
Florida
|
17,812
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
75.5
|
16.8
|
5.7
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
2,748
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
66.4
|
17.8
|
10.4
|
5.3
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
Guam
|
591
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
33.6
|
25.1
|
17.6
|
10.9
|
9.9
|
2.8
|
Hawaii
|
5,983
|
0.0
|
11.8
|
26.4
|
15.3
|
12.0
|
10.1
|
8.9
|
15.6
|
Idaho
|
156
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
87.3
|
12.3
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
Illinois
|
4,448
|
0.0
|
5.5
|
39.8
|
23.5
|
14.1
|
10.2
|
6.8
|
0.0
|
Indiana
|
24,328
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
70.2
|
20.1
|
7.0
|
2.3
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
Iowa
|
11,546
|
0.0
|
8.3
|
40.7
|
20.7
|
12.5
|
9.8
|
6.3
|
1.7
|
Kansas
|
9,977
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
43.8
|
21.4
|
15.1
|
10.5
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
Kentucky
|
12,769
|
0.0
|
1.3
|
46.2
|
21.9
|
13.8
|
10.4
|
5.4
|
1.0
|
Louisiana
|
2,877
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
57.1
|
23.0
|
9.7
|
8.0
|
2.1
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine
|
8,014
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
27.6
|
19.9
|
13.3
|
10.3
|
8.4
|
20.4
|
Maryland
|
12,481
|
6.3
|
0.0
|
34.9
|
19.9
|
11.9
|
7.5
|
5.5
|
14.0
|
Massachusetts
|
29,298
|
21.5
|
0.0
|
31.7
|
19.8
|
11.3
|
7.0
|
3.8
|
5.0
|
Michigan
|
42,651
|
0.0
|
1.8
|
29.8
|
18.8
|
12.7
|
8.3
|
6.7
|
21.9
|
Minnesota
|
11,424
|
4.8
|
11.5
|
37.5
|
19.3
|
11.9
|
8.1
|
4.6
|
2.3
|
Mississippi
|
5,691
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
56.0
|
23.8
|
11.5
|
5.7
|
2.9
|
0.3
|
Missouri
|
25,394
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
35.7
|
25.2
|
15.5
|
12.0
|
10.6
|
0.6
|
Montana
|
2,360
|
13.5
|
17.3
|
43.1
|
12.6
|
7.2
|
4.0
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
Nebraska
|
3,755
|
0.0
|
3.7
|
40.4
|
20.8
|
10.9
|
8.9
|
4.4
|
10.8
|
Nevada
|
5,021
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
62.2
|
20.7
|
8.7
|
4.9
|
3.3
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
3,355
|
0.0
|
2.3
|
48.6
|
20.0
|
12.8
|
7.8
|
4.5
|
3.9
|
New Jersey
|
21,424
|
0.0
|
2.8
|
38.5
|
20.6
|
12.4
|
7.1
|
5.5
|
13.2
|
New Mexico
|
11,808
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
43.9
|
23.0
|
14.6
|
10.0
|
8.1
|
0.1
|
New York
|
58,473
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
34.2
|
21.9
|
15.2
|
9.8
|
9.1
|
9.7
|
North Carolina
|
9,059
|
0.0
|
1.3
|
57.5
|
18.7
|
10.9
|
7.8
|
3.6
|
0.3
|
North Dakota
|
1,480
|
16.0
|
16.7
|
33.5
|
15.5
|
9.0
|
6.2
|
2.9
|
0.1
|
Ohio
|
49,293
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
47.5
|
27.7
|
17.0
|
4.2
|
2.3
|
1.2
|
Oklahoma
|
3,361
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
58.0
|
21.3
|
8.6
|
6.5
|
4.3
|
1.3
|
Oregon
|
14,073
|
0.0
|
0.7
|
48.4
|
24.8
|
13.5
|
6.8
|
3.3
|
2.7
|
Pennsylvania
|
27,245
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
29.9
|
16.6
|
11.4
|
9.1
|
6.4
|
23.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
10,252
|
0.0
|
1.0
|
30.8
|
26.4
|
18.1
|
13.4
|
10.3
|
0.1
|
Rhode Island
|
6,010
|
0.0
|
7.2
|
33.8
|
19.9
|
11.8
|
9.6
|
6.5
|
11.3
|
South Carolina
|
12,740
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
57.2
|
32.0
|
8.4
|
1.7
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
South Dakota
|
926
|
0.2
|
58.0
|
26.7
|
7.6
|
3.4
|
2.5
|
1.4
|
0.1
|
Tennessee
|
40,755
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
30.8
|
34.2
|
23.7
|
8.3
|
2.8
|
0.1
|
Texas
|
14,528
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
61.0
|
18.3
|
9.8
|
6.4
|
3.4
|
1.0
|
Utah
|
3,379
|
0.0
|
1.5
|
57.5
|
23.2
|
11.5
|
3.5
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
Vermont
|
1,687
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
50.6
|
19.2
|
10.7
|
6.4
|
3.9
|
9.2
|
Virgin Islands
|
385
|
0.0
|
3.8
|
37.0
|
20.9
|
14.5
|
12.0
|
10.5
|
1.3
|
Virginia
|
19,828
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
51.1
|
26.2
|
13.7
|
6.5
|
2.3
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington
|
41,751
|
2.7
|
1.1
|
37.1
|
19.0
|
10.9
|
8.8
|
6.1
|
14.4
|
West Virginia
|
4,468
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
46.6
|
24.1
|
13.2
|
9.6
|
6.3
|
0.0
|
Wisconsin
|
6,590
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
46.0
|
20.8
|
12.0
|
7.6
|
4.0
|
9.5
|
Wyoming
|
106
|
0.0
|
0.9
|
82.4
|
8.0
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
2.1
|
0.7
|
NOTES: '*' = IN THE TANF FAMILY WHO WAS EXEMPT FROM THE FEDERAL 5-YEAR TIME LIMIT.
SOURCE: NATIONAL TANF DATAFILE AS OF 8/24/2010
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