Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Percent of U.S. Population, 1960–2000

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The following table shows how many people in the United States received federal assistance. It is the most recent data available in this format.

Year	Recipients	U.S. population	% of population
1960	3,005,000	180,671,000	1.7%
1961	3,354,000	183,691,000	1.8
1962	3,676,000	186,538,000	2.0
1963	3,876,000	189,242,000	2.0
1964	4,118,000	191,889,000	2.1
1965	4,329,000	194,303,000	2.2
1966	4,513,000	196,560,000	2.3
1967	5,014,000	198,712,000	2.5
1968	5,705,000	200,706,000	2.8
1969	6,706,000	202,677,000	3.3
1970	8,466,000	205,052,000	4.1
1971	10,241,000	207,661,000	4.9
1972	10,947,000	209,896,000	5.2
1973	10,949,000	211,909,000	5.2
1974	10,864,000	213,854,000	5.1
1975	11,165,185	215,973,000	5.2
1976	11,386,371	218,035,000	5.2
1977	11,129,702	220,239,000	5.1
1978	10,671,812	222,585,000	4.8
1979	10,317,902	225,055,000	4.6
1980	10,597,445	227,726,000	4.7
1981	11,159,847	229,966,000	4.9
1982	10,430,960	232,188,000	4.5
1983	10,659,365	234,307,000	4.5
1984	10,865,604	236,348,000	4.6
1985	10,812,625	238,466,000	4.5
1986	10,996,505	240,651,000	4.6
1987	11,065,027	242,804,000	4.6
1988	10,919,696	245,021,000	4.5
1989	10,933,980	247,342,000	4.4
1990	11,460,382	249,913,000	4.6
1991	12,592,269	252,650,000	5.0
1992	13,625,342	255,419,000	5.3
1993	14,142,710	258,137,000	5.5
1994	14,225,591	260,372,000	5.5
1995	13,652,232	263,034,000	5.2
1996	12,648,859	265,284,000	4.8
1997	10,936,298	267,636,000	4.1
1998	8,770,376	270,029,000	3.2
1999	7,202,639	272,690,813	2.6
2000	5,780,543	275,130,000	2.1