Drop 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 |