Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FAMILIES
September 2000 - March 2001
|
|
Sep-00
|
Oct-00
|
Nov-00
|
Dec-00
|
Jan-01
|
Feb-01
|
Mar-01
|
Sep00-Mar01
|
|
U.S. Totals
|
2,190,620
|
2,180,347
|
2,164,561
|
2,163,004
|
2,143,631
|
2,125,847
|
2,124,726
|
-3.0%
|
|
Alabama
|
18,593
|
18,723
|
18,820
|
18,794
|
18,623
|
18,385
|
18,234
|
-1.9%
|
|
Alaska
|
6,720
|
5,648
|
5,428
|
5,586
|
5,910
|
6,037
|
6,181
|
-8.0%
|
|
Arizona
|
34,940
|
31,677
|
31,779
|
32,156
|
32,227
|
32,201
|
32,571
|
-6.8%
|
|
Arkansas
|
12,150
|
12,268
|
12,076
|
12,082
|
12,059
|
12,053
|
12,022
|
-1.1%
|
|
California
|
486,780
|
480,172
|
481,335
|
481,472
|
481,207
|
475,552
|
482,041
|
-1.0%
|
|
Colorado
|
10,547
|
10,471
|
10,484
|
10,623
|
10,618
|
10,603
|
10,696
|
1.4%
|
|
Connecticut
|
26,691
|
26,309
|
25,925
|
25,853
|
25,787
|
25,479
|
25,323
|
-5.1%
|
|
Delaware
|
5,768
|
5,827
|
5,753
|
5,721
|
5,742
|
5,707
|
5,707
|
-1.1%
|
|
Dist. of Col.
|
16,819
|
16,825
|
16,743
|
16,607
|
16,409
|
16,281
|
16,241
|
-3.4%
|
|
Florida
|
62,755
|
63,049
|
63,280
|
63,310
|
60,673
|
58,551
|
57,158
|
-8.9%
|
|
Georgia
|
51,592
|
52,082
|
51,895
|
51,734
|
51,854
|
50,831
|
50,141
|
-2.8%
|
|
Guam
|
2,760
|
2,836
|
2,865
|
2,554
|
2,763
|
2,777
|
2,639
|
-4.4%
|
|
Hawaii
|
14,535
|
14,357
|
14,164
|
13,953
|
13,185
|
12,858
|
12,899
|
-11.3%
|
|
Idaho
|
1,278
|
1,286
|
1,281
|
1,309
|
1,302
|
1,290
|
1,285
|
0.5%
|
|
Illinois
|
75,147
|
72,259
|
72,598
|
72,544
|
65,132
|
67,362
|
65,732
|
-12.5%
|
|
Indiana
|
37,788
|
38,579
|
38,891
|
39,356
|
39,413
|
40,213
|
40,516
|
7.2%
|
|
Iowa
|
18,355
|
19,811
|
19,680
|
19,740
|
20,027
|
19,993
|
20,288
|
10.5%
|
|
Kansas
|
12,832
|
12,850
|
12,700
|
12,567
|
12,878
|
12,710
|
12,864
|
0.2%
|
|
Kentucky
|
37,249
|
37,102
|
36,672
|
36,754
|
36,637
|
36,422
|
36,395
|
-2.3%
|
|
Louisiana
|
26,422
|
26,819
|
26,601
|
26,435
|
25,953
|
25,537
|
25,018
|
-5.3%
|
|
Maine
|
10,127
|
9,920
|
9,746
|
9,836
|
9,812
|
9,772
|
9,710
|
-4.1%
|
|
Maryland
|
29,101
|
29,102
|
28,635
|
29,025
|
27,873
|
27,936
|
28,040
|
-3.6%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
43,125
|
43,410
|
42,924
|
42,737
|
42,849
|
42,307
|
41,976
|
-2.7%
|
|
Michigan
|
69,919
|
69,902
|
68,903
|
69,726
|
70,468
|
71,595
|
72,424
|
3.6%
|
|
Minnesota
|
39,005
|
38,572
|
37,876
|
37,830
|
38,087
|
37,470
|
38,316
|
-1.8%
|
|
Mississippi
|
15,492
|
15,526
|
15,359
|
15,825
|
15,192
|
15,282
|
15,213
|
-1.8%
|
|
Missouri
|
46,955
|
46,213
|
45,662
|
46,910
|
46,690
|
45,997
|
45,354
|
-3.4%
|
|
Montana
|
4,406
|
4,384
|
4,504
|
4,697
|
4,754
|
4,870
|
4,990
|
13.3%
|
|
Nebraska
|
9,384
|
10,123
|
10,126
|
10,103
|
10,377
|
10,262
|
10,474
|
11.6%
|
|
Nevada
|
6,473
|
6,840
|
6,856
|
6,932
|
6,983
|
7,093
|
7,240
|
11.8%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
5,738
|
5,614
|
5,572
|
5,586
|
5,616
|
5,608
|
5,580
|
-2.8%
|
|
New Jersey
|
47,731
|
47,560
|
46,641
|
46,719
|
46,340
|
45,912
|
45,581
|
-4.5%
|
|
New Mexico
|
22,461
|
22,226
|
22,072
|
21,856
|
19,598
|
19,100
|
18,868
|
-16.0%
|
|
New York
|
242,486
|
242,415
|
238,709
|
234,866
|
232,682
|
229,355
|
227,409
|
-6.2%
|
|
North Carolina
|
44,228
|
44,161
|
44,457
|
43,858
|
43,408
|
42,547
|
42,151
|
-4.7%
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,928
|
2,926
|
2,891
|
2,886
|
2,958
|
2,968
|
2,987
|
2.0%
|
|
Ohio
|
91,654
|
91,927
|
87,755
|
86,563
|
86,483
|
85,463
|
84,364
|
-8.0%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
13,564
|
14,341
|
14,196
|
14,253
|
14,391
|
14,072
|
13,919
|
2.6%
|
|
Oregon
|
15,798
|
15,730
|
15,765
|
16,191
|
16,543
|
16,931
|
17,075
|
8.1%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
86,962
|
85,667
|
84,160
|
84,175
|
79,250
|
78,060
|
77,961
|
-10.4%
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
28,555
|
27,553
|
27,490
|
26,956
|
26,162
|
26,313
|
26,178
|
-8.3%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
15,926
|
15,817
|
15,735
|
15,578
|
15,435
|
15,336
|
15,245
|
-4.3%
|
|
South Carolina
|
15,937
|
16,339
|
16,524
|
16,751
|
16,818
|
16,704
|
16,513
|
3.6%
|
|
South Dakota
|
2,757
|
2,715
|
2,719
|
2,750
|
2,772
|
2,692
|
2,699
|
-2.1%
|
|
Tennessee
|
57,581
|
58,397
|
58,284
|
58,033
|
58,825
|
59,364
|
59,623
|
3.5%
|
|
Texas
|
133,294
|
134,680
|
133,363
|
133,685
|
133,539
|
131,071
|
129,602
|
-2.8%
|
|
Utah
|
8,421
|
7,904
|
7,826
|
7,788
|
8,293
|
8,252
|
8,163
|
-3.1%
|
|
Vermont
|
5,818
|
5,661
|
5,577
|
5,577
|
5,609
|
5,579
|
5,586
|
-4.0%
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
831
|
818
|
801
|
772
|
761
|
741
|
710
|
-14.6%
|
|
Virginia
|
29,939
|
29,935
|
29,764
|
29,808
|
29,509
|
29,517
|
29,140
|
-2.7%
|
|
Washington
|
53,809
|
53,724
|
53,093
|
53,715
|
54,970
|
54,750
|
55,020
|
2.3%
|
|
West Virginia
|
12,781
|
13,274
|
13,724
|
14,129
|
14,627
|
14,629
|
14,882
|
16.4%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
17,185
|
17,484
|
17,333
|
17,169
|
17,012
|
16,919
|
17,207
|
0.1%
|
|
Wyoming
|
528
|
537
|
549
|
569
|
546
|
538
|
575
|
8.9%
|