CiteDrop in Welfare Rolls, 1993–2000
| Number of families on welfare Jan. 1993 | Number of families on welfare June 2000 | Percent reduction 1993–2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 51,910 | 18,677 | –64% |
| Alaska | 11,626 | 7,542 | –35 |
| Arizona | 68,982 | 31,897 | –54 |
| Arkansas | 26,897 | 12,046 | –55 |
| California | 844,494 | 489,054 | –42 |
| Colorado | 42,445 | 10,772 | –75 |
| Connecticut | 56,759 | 27,149 | –52 |
| Delaware | 11,315 | 5,819 | –49 |
| DC | 24,628 | 22,397 | –09 |
| Florida | 256,145 | 62,805 | –75 |
| Georgia | 142,040 | 51,215 | –64 |
| Guam | 1,406 | 2,760 | 96 |
| Hawaii | 17,869 | 14,942 | –16 |
| Idaho | 7,838 | 1,382 | –82 |
| Illinois | 229,308 | 85,807 | –63 |
| Indiana | 73,115 | 35,068 | –52 |
| Iowa | 36,515 | 20,082 | –45 |
| Kansas | 29,818 | 12,404 | –58 |
| Kentucky | 83,320 | 37,471 | –55 |
| Louisiana | 89,931 | 25,521 | –72 |
| Maine | 23,903 | 10,654 | –55 |
| Maryland | 80,256 | 28,895 | –64 |
| Massachusetts | 113,571 | 41,682 | –63 |
| Michigan | 228,377 | 70,897 | –69 |
| Minnesota | 63,995 | 39,295 | –39 |
| Mississippi | 60,520 | 14,979 | –75 |
| Missouri | 88,744 | 45,912 | –48 |
| Montana | 11,793 | 4,467 | –62 |
| Nebraska | 16,637 | 10,088 | –39% |
| Nevada | 12,892 | 6,916 | –46 |
| New Hampshire | 10,805 | 5,791 | –46 |
| New Jersey | 126,179 | 50,126 | –60 |
| New Mexico | 31,103 | 22,701 | –27 |
| New York | 428,191 | 248,148 | –42 |
| North Carolina | 128,946 | 44,731 | –65 |
| North Dakota | 6,577 | 2,887 | –56 |
| Ohio | 257,665 | 95,835 | –63 |
| Oklahoma | 50,955 | 7,251 | –86 |
| Oregon | 42,409 | 17,121 | –60 |
| Pennsylvania | 204,216 | 87,972 | –57 |
| Puerto Rico | 60,950 | 31,273 | –49 |
| Rhode Island | 21,900 | 16,324 | –25 |
| South Carolina | 54,599 | 15,496 | –72 |
| South Dakota | 7,262 | 2,789 | –62 |
| Tennessee | 112,159 | 55,491 | –51 |
| Texas | 279,002 | 128,289 | –54 |
| Utah | 18,606 | 8,157 | –56 |
| Vermont | 10,081 | 5,858 | –42 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,073 | 778 | –27 |
| Virginia | 73,446 | 30,078 | –59 |
| Washington | 100,568 | 54,768 | –46 |
| West Virginia | 41,525 | 10,661 | –74 |
| Wisconsin | 81,291 | 16,410 | –80 |
| Wyoming | 6,493 | 565 | –91 |
| U.S. total | 4,963,050 | 2,208,095 | –56 |
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Web: www.acf.dhhs.gov .
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Percent of U.S. Population, 1960–2000 | Poverty and Income | Workers with Access to and Participating in Retirement Benefits, 2005 |
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