Welfare: State TANF Spending for Federal Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

Welfare Reform Project

State TANF Spending for Federal Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

Andrea Wilkins and Jill Glaspey
July 2002

The National Conference of State Legislatures has compiled information on state TANF spending levels for Federal Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001. The first chart in each set (State Spending on TANF) gives state per capita spending levels and spending per poor child. The spending figures for FFY 2000 include MOE expenditures in TANF and MOE expenditures in separate state programs. The spending figures for FFY 2001 include MOE expenditures in TANF only. The second chart in each set (State Spending of State and Federal Money on Basic Assistance) gives state spending levels of combined state and federal money per capita and spending per poor child. These figures include total spending on basic assistance (basic assistance includes cash assistance and support services for TANF recipients). Total state and U.S. population figures are based on the 2000 U.S. Census. Numbers of individuals under age 18 living below the federal poverty level are based on the 2000 Current Population Survey. All fiscal information is based on the federal fiscal year 2000 and 2001 TANF spending figures compiled by the Administration for Children and Families.

For more information about the figures contained in these charts, contact Andrea Wilkins (303-839-0231 or andrea.wilkins@ncsl.org) or Jill Glaspey (303-839-0200 or jill.glaspey@ncsl.org) with NCSL's Welfare Project.

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State Welfare Spending (FY 2001)

STATE	Population	Number of people under 18 living below federal poverty level	Welfare Expenditures (in millions)	State per capita spending	State spending per poor child
Alabama	4,447,100	238,000	$39.2	$8	$164
Alaska	626,932	22,000	$47.3	$75	$2153
Arizona	5,130,632	265,000	$90.4	$17	$341
Arkansas	2,673,400	193,000	$22.6	$8	$117
California	33,871,648	1,843,000	$2,904.5	$85	$1575
Colorado	4,301,261	122,000	$94.4	$21	$774
Connecticut	3,405,565	79,000	$183.4	$53	$2321
Delaware	783,600	35,000	$25.4	$32	$726
D.C.	572,059	23,000	$75.3	$131	$3275
Florida	15,982,378	556,000	$368.3	$23	$662
Georgia	8,186,453	311,000	$174.5	$21	$561
Hawaii	1,211,537	37,000	$67.9	$56	$1835
Idaho	1,293,953	65,000	$13.0	$10	$200
Illinois	12,419,293	598,000	$439.3	$35	$734
Indiana	6,080,485	150,000	$121.0	$19	$807
Iowa	2,926,324	65,000	$61.9	$21	$953
Kansas	2,688,418	87,000	$75.6	$28	$869
Kentucky	4,041,769	143,000	$71.9	$17	$502
Louisiana	4,468,976	237,000	$55.4	$12	$233
Maine	1,274,923	26,000	$45.7	$35	$1758
Maryland	5,296,486	86,000	$176.9	$33	$2057
Massachusetts	6,349,097	219,000	$358.9	$56	$1639
Michigan	9,938,444	364,000	$486.7	$48	$1337
Minnesota	4,919,479	105,000	$191.1	$38	$1820
Mississippi	2,844,658	125,000	$23.1	$8	$185
Missouri	5,595,211	154,000	$148.8	$26	$966
Montana	902,195	50,000	$14.8	$16	$296
Nebraska	1,711,263	54,000	$28.6	$16	$530
Nevada	1,998,257	71,000	$25.4	$12	$358
New Hampshire	1,235,786	24,000	$32.3	$26	$1346
New Jersey	8,414,350	241,000	$300.2	$35	$1245
New Mexico	1,819,046	120,000	$39.3	$21	$328
New York	18,976,457	873,000	$1,951.5	$102	$2235
North Carolina	8,049,313	338,000	$194.8	$24	$576
North Dakota	642,200	21,000	$9.0	$14	$431
Ohio	11,353,140	492,000	$411.7	$36	$836
Oklahoma	3,450,654	186,000	$61.0	$17	$328
Oregon	3,421,399	159,000	$120.9	$35	$760
Pennsylvania	12,281,054	327,000	$407.1	$33	$1245
Rhode Island	1,048,319	27,000	$67.4	$64	$2499
South Carolina	4,012,012	127,000	$35.9	$8	$282
South Dakota	754,844	21,000	$8.5	$11	$408
Tennessee	5,689,283	273,000	$88.3	$15	$323
Texas	20,851,820	1,229,000	$251.4	$12	$204
Utah	2,233,169	86,000	$24.6	$11	$286
Vermont	608,827	28,000	$27.3	$44	$977
Virginia	7,078,515	144,000	$128.1	$18	$890
Washington	5,894,121	216,000	$270.5	$45	$1252
West Virginia	1,808,344	69,000	$34.4	$19	$499
Wisconsin	5,363,675	210,000	$168.5	$31	$802
Wyoming	493,782	19,000	$10.8	$22	$572
U.S. (national per capita spending average)	281,421,906	11,553,000	$11,077.3	$39	$958

-Population figures were based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
-Number of people under 18... figures were based on the 2000 Current Population Survey.
-Welfare expenditures were calculated from the total MOE expenditures in TANF for FFY 2001.

State Welfare Spending (Fiscal Year 2000)

STATE	Population	Number of people under 18 living below federal poverty level	Welfare Expenditures (in millions)	State per capita spending	State spending per poor child
Alabama	4,447,100	209,000	$39.2	$8	$187
Alaska	626,932	18,000	$50.2	$80	$2791
Arizona	5,130,632	285,000	$93.3	$18	$327
Arkansas	2,673,400	212,000	$23.5	$8	$111
California	33,871,648	1,962,000	$2,905.8	$85	$1481
Colorado	4,301,261	85,000	$119.4	$27	$1405
Connecticut	3,405,565	49,000	$191.1	$56	$3900
Delaware	783,600	29,000	$24.2	$31	$837
D.C.	572,059	21,000	$77.4	$135	$3689
Florida	15,982,378	599,000	$372.2	$23	$621
Georgia	8,186,453	343,000	$173.3	$21	$505
Hawaii	1,211,537	30,000	$77.8	$64	$2594
Idaho	1,293,953	71,000	$13.0	$10	$184
Illinois	12,419,293	650,000	$441.2	$35	$678
Indiana	6,080,485	106,000	$121.0	$19	$1142
Iowa	2,926,324	51,000	$58.9	$20	$1156
Kansas	2,688,418	68,000	$74.7	$27	$1099
Kentucky	4,041,769	130,000	$72.5	$17	$558
Louisiana	4,468,976	259,000	$56.8	$12	$219
Maine	1,274,923	16,000	$52.0	$40	$3253
Maryland	5,296,486	62,000	$176.9	$33	$2854
Massachusetts	6,349,097	238,000	$358.9	$56	$1508
Michigan	9,938,444	398,000	$468.5	$47	$1177
Minnesota	4,919,479	86,000	$191.1	$38	$2222
Mississippi	2,844,658	135,000	$23.1	$8	$171
Missouri	5,595,211	119,000	$145.8	$26	$1225
Montana	902,195	56,000	$15.5	$17	$278
Nebraska	1,711,263	44,000	$28.7	$16	$653
Nevada	1,998,257	52,000	$27.1	$13	$522
New Hampshire	1,235,786	14,000	$32.3	$26	$2308
New Jersey	8,414,350	261,000	$300.1	$35	$1150
New Mexico	1,819,046	127,000	$40.1	$22	$316
New York	18,976,457	941,000	$1,976.7	$104	$2100
North Carolina	8,049,313	361,000	$179.2	$22	$496
North Dakota	642,200	18,000	$9.0	$14	$503
Ohio	11,353,140	543,000	$392.9	$34	$723
Oklahoma	3,450,654	185,000	$61.0	$17	$330
Oregon	3,421,399	119,000	$91.6	$26	$770
Pennsylvania	12,281,054	362,000	$407.1	$33	$1124
Rhode Island	1,048,319	15,000	$82.0	$78	$5470
South Carolina	4,012,012	104,000	$35.9	$8	$345
South Dakota	754,844	18,000	$8.5	$11	$476
Tennessee	5,689,283	268,000	$88.3	$15	$329
Texas	20,851,820	1,301,000	$251.4	$12	$193
Utah	2,233,169	85,000	$25.2	$11	$297
Vermont	608,827	17,000	$27.3	$44	$1609
Virginia	7,078,515	130,000	$128.1	$18	$985
Washington	5,894,121	147,000	$271.7	$46	$1848
West Virginia	1,808,344	63,000	$39.1	$21	$621
Wisconsin	5,363,675	151,000	$168.8	$31	$1118
Wyoming	493,782	17,000	$11.3	$23	$669
U.S. (national per capita spending average)	281,421,906	11,633,000	$11,106.9	$39	$954

State and Federal Welfare Spending (Fiscal Year 2001)

STATE	Population	Number of people under 18 living below federal poverty level	Welfare Expenditures (in millions)	State and federal per capita spending	State and federal spending per poor child
Alabama	4,447,100	238,000	$107.6	$24	$452
Alaska	626,932	22,000	$85.5	$136	$3889
Arizona	5,130,632	265,000	$302.2	$59	$1140
Arkansas	2,673,400	193,000	$90.4	$34	$469
California	33,871,648	1,962,000	$6,492.5	$192	$3522
Colorado	4,301,261	122,000	$209.1	$49	$1714
Connecticut	3,405,565	79,000	$395.0	$116	$5001
Delaware	783,600	35,000	$48.9	$62	$1398
D.C.	572,059	23,000	$196.5	$343	$8543
Florida	15,982,378	556,000	$917.1	$57	$1649
Georgia	8,186,453	311,000	$470.2	$57	$1512
Hawaii	1,211,537	37,000	$138.0	$114	$3730
Idaho	1,293,953	65,000	$43.1	$33	$663
Illinois	12,419,293	598,000	$950.8	$77	$1590
Indiana	6,080,485	150,000	$351.8	$58	$2346
Iowa	2,926,324	65,000	$156.2	$53	$2403
Kansas	2,688,418	87,000	$149.7	$56	$1722
Kentucky	4,041,769	143,000	$211.2	$52	$1477
Louisiana	4,468,976	237,000	$128.1	$29	$541
Maine	1,274,923	26,000	$100.3	$79	$3859
Maryland	5,296,486	86,000	$395.4	$75	$4598
Massachusetts	6,349,097	219,000	$715.8	$113	$3269
Michigan	9,938,444	364,000	$1,249.4	$126	$3433
Minnesota	4,919,479	105,000	$428.7	$87	$4084
Mississippi	2,844,658	125,000	$132.9	$47	$1063
Missouri	5,595,211	154,000	$341.9	$61	$2220
Montana	902,195	50,000	$50.9	$56	$1019
Nebraska	1,711,263	54,000	$72.3	$42	$1339
Nevada	1,998,257	71,000	$66.7	$33	$941
New Hampshire	1,235,786	24,000	$63.6	$51	$2650
New Jersey	8,414,350	241,000	$554.0	$66	$2299
New Mexico	1,819,046	120,000	$148.2	$81	$1235
New York	18,976,457	873,000	$3,977.4	$210	$4556
North Carolina	8,049,313	338,000	$477.0	$59	$1411
North Dakota	642,200	21,000	$36.9	$58	$1761
Ohio	11,353,140	492,000	$1,149.6	$101	$2337
Oklahoma	3,450,654	186,000	$124.5	$36	$669
Oregon	3,421,399	159,000	$289.0	$84	$1818
Pennsylvania	12,281,054	327,000	$974.7	$79	$2981
Rhode Island	1,048,319	27,000	$161.9	$155	$5,999
South Carolina	4,012,012	127,000	$127.8	$32	$1006
South Dakota	754,844	21,000	$20.9	$28	$998
Tennessee	5,689,283	273,000	$283.1	$50	$1037
Texas	20,851,820	1,229,000	$752.9	$36	$613
Utah	2,233,169	86,000	$88.9	$40	$1033
Vermont	608,827	28,000	$61.3	$101	$2190
Virginia	7,078,515	144,000	$255.2	$36	$1772
Washington	5,894,121	216,000	$660.9	$112	$3060
West Virginia	1,808,344	69,000	$209.7	$116	$3039
Wisconsin	5,363,675	210,000	$494.6	$92	$2355
Wyoming	493,782	19,000	$29.1	$59	$1529
U.S. (national per capita spending average)	281,421,906	11,553,000	$25,941.0	$92	$2245

-Population figures were based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
-Number of people under 18... figures were based on the 2000 Current Population Survey.
-Welfare expenditures were based on total spending on basic assistance for FFY 2001.

State and Federal Welfare Spending (Fiscal Year 2000)

STATE	Population	Number of people under 18 living below federal poverty level	Welfare Expenditures (in millions)	State and federal per capita spending	State and federal spending per poor child
Alabama	4,447,100	209,000	$92.5	$20	$442
Alaska	626,932	18,000	$93.4	$148	$5190
Arizona	5,130,632	285,000	$264.8	$51	$929
Arkansas	2,673,400	212,000	$112.3	$42	$529
California	33,871,648	1,962,000	$6,228.1	$183	$3174
Colorado	4,301,261	85,000	$204.6	$47	$2407
Connecticut	3,405,565	49,000	$435.9	$128	$8896
Delaware	783,600	29,000	$55.0	$70	$1899
D.C.	572,059	21,000	$134.3	$234	$6398
Florida	15,982,378	599,000	$764.9	$47	$1277
Georgia	8,186,453	343,000	$382.7	$46	$1115
Hawaii	1,211,537	30,000	$161.0	$132	$5368
Idaho	1,293,953	71,000	$43.7	$33	$615
Illinois	12,419,293	650,000	$879.9	$70	$1353
Indiana	6,080,485	106,000	$342.1	$56	$3227
Iowa	2,926,324	51,000	$165.4	$56	$3243
Kansas	2,688,418	68,000	$151.1	$56	$2223
Kentucky	4,041,769	130,000	$204.9	$50	$1576
Louisiana	4,468,976	259,000	$126.3	$28	$487
Maine	1,274,923	16,000	$107.7	$84	$6735
Maryland	5,296,486	62,000	$332.9	$62	$5370
Massachusetts	6,349,097	238,000	$587.3	$92	$2467
Michigan	9,938,444	398,000	$1,198.3	$120	$3010
Minnesota	4,919,479	86,000	$382.0	$77	$4442
Mississippi	2,844,658	135,000	$62.0	$21	$459
Missouri	5,595,211	119,000	$320.5	$57	$2693
Montana	902,195	56,000	$44.2	$49	$790
Nebraska	1,711,263	44,000	$77.3	$45	$1757
Nevada	1,998,257	52,000	$55.9	$27	$1075
New Hampshire	1,235,786	14,000	$73.2	$59	$5229
New Jersey	8,414,350	261,000	$321.6	$38	$1232
New Mexico	1,819,046	127,000	$149.0	$81	$1173
New York	18,976,457	941,000	$3,498.1	$184	$3717
North Carolina	8,049,313	361,000	$435.0	$54	$1205
North Dakota	642,200	18,000	$32.5	$50	$1808
Ohio	11,353,140	543,000	$986.7	$86	$1817
Oklahoma	3,450,654	185,000	$133.7	$38	$723
Oregon	3,421,399	119,000	$256.0	$74	$2151
Pennsylvania	12,281,054	362,000	$891.3	$72	$2462
Rhode Island	1,048,319	15,000	$166.9	$159	$11,128
South Carolina	4,012,012	104,000	$124.3	$31	$1195
South Dakota	754,844	18,000	$21.0	$27	$1168
Tennessee	5,689,283	268,000	$273.1	$48	$1019
Texas	20,851,820	1,301,000	$743.1	$35	$571
Utah	2,233,169	85,000	$90.5	$40	$1065
Vermont	608,827	17,000	$59.0	$96	$3472
Virginia	7,078,515	130,000	$221.8	$31	$1706
Washington	5,894,121	147,000	$530.6	$90	$3609
West Virginia	1,808,344	63,000	$134.0	$74	$2127
Wisconsin	5,363,675	151,000	$419.1	$78	$2776
Wyoming	493,782	17,000	$16.3	$33	$961
U.S. (national per capita spending average)	281,421,906	11,633,000	$23,590.0	$83	$2027

-Population figures were based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
-Number of people under 18... figures were based on the 2000 Current Population Survey.
-Welfare expenditures were based on total spending on basic assistance for FFY 2000.