| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |||||||
| TOTAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS | |||||||
| September 2000 - March 2001 |
|
|
Sep-00
|
Oct-00
|
Nov-00
|
Dec-00
|
Jan-01
|
Feb-01
|
Mar-01
|
Sep00-Mar01
|
|
U.S. Totals
|
5,743,618
|
5,705,228
|
5,639,258
|
5,639,149
|
5,572,919
|
5,524,161
|
5,488,616
|
-4.4%
|
|
Alabama
|
55,098
|
55,540
|
55,873
|
55,919
|
55,478
|
54,745
|
54,307
|
-1.4%
|
|
Alaska
|
21,690
|
17,877
|
17,199
|
17,806
|
17,292
|
17,645
|
18,158
|
-16.3%
|
|
Arizona
|
89,915
|
78,831
|
79,267
|
80,227
|
80,143
|
79,881
|
80,955
|
-10.0%
|
|
Arkansas
|
28,259
|
28,456
|
27,956
|
27,986
|
28,071
|
27,917
|
27,799
|
-1.6%
|
|
California
|
1,275,366
|
1,256,659
|
1,253,316
|
1,258,198
|
1,258,019
|
1,237,711
|
1,248,567
|
-2.1%
|
|
Colorado
|
26,962
|
26,815
|
26,720
|
27,056
|
27,042
|
26,951
|
27,216
|
0.9%
|
|
Connecticut
|
62,470
|
61,527
|
60,570
|
60,213
|
59,977
|
59,204
|
58,742
|
-6.0%
|
|
Delaware
|
10,460
|
10,548
|
10,364
|
10,309
|
10,311
|
10,264
|
10,264
|
-1.9%
|
|
Dist. of Col.
|
44,574
|
44,669
|
44,530
|
44,259
|
43,932
|
43,648
|
43,290
|
-2.9%
|
|
Florida
|
135,559
|
136,182
|
136,405
|
136,220
|
129,201
|
123,648
|
120,274
|
-11.3%
|
|
Georgia
|
135,788
|
137,660
|
135,823
|
135,926
|
125,060
|
121,810
|
119,316
|
-12.1%
|
|
Guam
|
9,550
|
9,801
|
9,829
|
9,095
|
9,506
|
9,602
|
9,214
|
-3.5%
|
|
Hawaii
|
41,465
|
40,904
|
40,390
|
39,778
|
37,100
|
52,640
|
36,176
|
-12.8%
|
|
Idaho
|
2,262
|
2,243
|
2,247
|
2,312
|
2,309
|
2,246
|
2,222
|
-1.8%
|
|
Illinois
|
226,322
|
215,133
|
217,235
|
216,921
|
190,823
|
200,091
|
193,926
|
-14.3%
|
|
Indiana
|
105,128
|
107,566
|
108,441
|
109,917
|
110,216
|
112,379
|
113,137
|
7.6%
|
|
Iowa
|
49,479
|
52,958
|
52,208
|
52,552
|
53,342
|
53,360
|
54,349
|
9.8%
|
|
Kansas
|
32,398
|
32,465
|
32,016
|
31,721
|
32,624
|
32,119
|
32,525
|
0.4%
|
|
Kentucky
|
84,629
|
83,979
|
83,325
|
83,674
|
83,272
|
82,658
|
82,616
|
-2.4%
|
|
Louisiana
|
81,624
|
82,705
|
82,085
|
81,667
|
80,028
|
78,530
|
76,853
|
-5.8%
|
|
Maine
|
25,814
|
27,004
|
26,720
|
26,647
|
26,590
|
26,291
|
26,087
|
1.1%
|
|
Maryland
|
71,146
|
71,360
|
70,133
|
71,038
|
68,147
|
68,177
|
68,489
|
-3.7%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
98,534
|
99,013
|
97,141
|
96,440
|
96,364
|
94,676
|
93,358
|
-5.3%
|
|
Michigan
|
191,630
|
191,128
|
187,618
|
190,111
|
192,115
|
195,404
|
197,480
|
3.1%
|
|
Minnesota
|
115,271
|
113,419
|
110,873
|
110,884
|
111,407
|
108,934
|
112,091
|
-2.8%
|
|
Mississippi
|
35,186
|
35,426
|
34,917
|
36,072
|
34,539
|
34,661
|
34,576
|
-1.7%
|
|
Missouri
|
125,982
|
123,390
|
121,832
|
125,529
|
124,965
|
123,009
|
120,667
|
-4.2%
|
|
Montana
|
13,877
|
13,595
|
14,038
|
14,711
|
14,891
|
15,187
|
15,625
|
12.6%
|
|
Nebraska
|
23,577
|
26,861
|
26,910
|
26,858
|
27,712
|
27,290
|
27,966
|
18.6%
|
|
Nevada
|
17,100
|
18,081
|
17,909
|
17,667
|
18,032
|
18,111
|
18,483
|
8.1%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
13,748
|
13,382
|
13,298
|
13,304
|
13,398
|
13,379
|
13,286
|
-3.4%
|
|
New Jersey
|
119,377
|
119,224
|
117,265
|
117,910
|
116,633
|
115,447
|
113,944
|
-4.6%
|
|
New Mexico
|
67,279
|
66,267
|
65,727
|
64,912
|
57,014
|
55,248
|
54,277
|
-19.3%
|
|
New York
|
673,033
|
671,762
|
651,860
|
639,611
|
641,129
|
624,023
|
617,737
|
-8.2%
|
|
North Carolina
|
96,233
|
95,866
|
96,631
|
95,062
|
93,659
|
91,096
|
90,033
|
-6.4%
|
|
North Dakota
|
8,733
|
8,688
|
8,615
|
8,607
|
8,818
|
8,821
|
8,825
|
1.1%
|
|
Ohio
|
224,594
|
223,657
|
209,792
|
205,886
|
205,294
|
201,531
|
197,417
|
-12.1%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
33,598
|
35,280
|
34,665
|
34,910
|
35,300
|
34,158
|
33,608
|
0.0%
|
|
Oregon
|
38,667
|
38,249
|
38,329
|
39,456
|
40,562
|
41,638
|
42,018
|
8.7%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
229,326
|
225,251
|
220,383
|
221,392
|
208,543
|
204,140
|
203,849
|
-11.1%
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
82,287
|
79,354
|
79,093
|
77,340
|
75,103
|
75,494
|
74,817
|
-9.1%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
43,693
|
43,371
|
43,173
|
42,702
|
42,286
|
41,983
|
41,712
|
-4.5%
|
|
South Carolina
|
37,246
|
38,535
|
39,088
|
39,762
|
39,948
|
39,657
|
38,973
|
4.6%
|
|
South Dakota
|
6,598
|
6,478
|
6,462
|
6,536
|
6,529
|
6,282
|
6,205
|
-6.0%
|
|
Tennessee
|
150,157
|
151,889
|
151,694
|
151,014
|
153,317
|
154,882
|
153,954
|
2.5%
|
|
Texas
|
358,529
|
362,008
|
357,705
|
358,675
|
358,094
|
350,817
|
345,964
|
-3.5%
|
|
Utah
|
22,006
|
21,722
|
21,437
|
21,936
|
22,954
|
22,840
|
22,594
|
2.7%
|
|
Vermont
|
15,350
|
15,030
|
14,761
|
14,767
|
14,942
|
14,911
|
14,909
|
-2.9%
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
2,940
|
2,771
|
2,732
|
2,660
|
2,549
|
2,538
|
2,489
|
-15.3%
|
|
Virginia
|
67,121
|
67,072
|
66,535
|
66,599
|
65,713
|
65,489
|
64,469
|
-4.0%
|
|
Washington
|
142,517
|
142,052
|
139,879
|
141,378
|
144,457
|
143,214
|
143,487
|
0.7%
|
|
West Virginia
|
33,688
|
35,038
|
36,342
|
37,477
|
38,929
|
38,959
|
39,619
|
17.6%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
38,784
|
39,490
|
38,857
|
38,446
|
38,206
|
37,807
|
38,584
|
-0.5%
|
|
Wyoming
|
999
|
997
|
1,045
|
1,094
|
1,034
|
1,018
|
1,118
|
11.9%
|