Table 5. Welfare Caseload 2000
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January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
Alabama |
19,600 |
19,396 |
19,331 |
19,099 |
19,011 |
18,731 |
18,473 |
18,687 |
18,742 |
18,818 |
18,892 |
18,926 |
|
Alaska |
7,895 |
8,013 |
8,269 |
8,325 |
8,147 |
7,924 |
7,583 |
7,505 |
7,476 |
7,106 |
6,847 |
7,024 |
|
Arizona |
34,297 |
33,503 |
33,463 |
32,927 |
33,034 |
33,134 |
33,561 |
34,990 |
35,393 |
35,826 |
35,964 |
36,443 |
|
Arkansas |
12,724 |
12,553 |
12,652 |
12,330 |
12,258 |
12,046 |
11,724 |
12,020 |
12,158 |
12,268 |
12,076 |
12,082 |
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California** |
597,078 |
593,271 |
590,812 |
582,500 |
576,047 |
570,366 |
570,248 |
567,243 |
561,091 |
551,912 |
553,421 |
549,144 |
|
Colorado |
12,213 |
12,142 |
12,266 |
12,435 |
11,954 |
11,896 |
11,516 |
11,808 |
11,565 |
11,519 |
11,497 |
11,564 |
|
Connecticut |
27,820 |
27,521 |
27,385 |
26,963 |
26,465 |
26,253 |
26,147 |
25,893 |
25,712 |
25,489 |
25,455 |
25,394 |
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Delaware |
6,252 |
6,378 |
6,462 |
6,094 |
6,135 |
6,065 |
5,715 |
5,946 |
5,710 |
5,916 |
5,909 |
5,795 |
|
Dist. of Col. |
17,909 |
17,696 |
17,649 |
17,387 |
16,978 |
17,071 |
16,962 |
16,977 |
16,868 |
16,914 |
16,878 |
16,675 |
|
Florida |
74,576 |
71,323 |
69,045 |
66,638 |
65,391 |
64,373 |
64,121 |
63,981 |
64,322 |
64,636 |
65,010 |
65,067 |
|
Georgia |
54,215 |
53,171 |
52,523 |
50,832 |
50,855 |
50,491 |
49,860 |
50,995 |
50,946 |
51,506 |
51,036 |
50,996 |
|
Hawaii |
21,678 |
21,103 |
21,548 |
21,302 |
20,825 |
21,000 |
20,612 |
20,061 |
20,235 |
19,906 |
19,575 |
19,850 |
|
Idaho |
1,309 |
1,331 |
1,375 |
1,331 |
1,327 |
1,325 |
1,294 |
1,315 |
1,299 |
1,309 |
1,321 |
1,343 |
|
Illinois |
93,074 |
94,092 |
93,712 |
88,702 |
88,547 |
86,613 |
79,424 |
80,957 |
79,707 |
74,411 |
75,035 |
74,871 |
|
Indiana |
36,638 |
37,081 |
37,096 |
36,780 |
36,409 |
36,845 |
37,315 |
39,169 |
39,663 |
39,250 |
40,701 |
40,365 |
|
Iowa |
19,407 |
19,878 |
20,236 |
19,938 |
19,468 |
19,558 |
19,368 |
19,333 |
19,566 |
19,433 |
19,158 |
19,316 |
|
Kansas |
12,152 |
11,859 |
12,031 |
11,997 |
11,828 |
11,992 |
12,185 |
12,533 |
12,673 |
12,699 |
12,468 |
12,430 |
|
Kentucky |
38,310 |
38,014 |
37,678 |
36,942 |
36,492 |
35,947 |
35,470 |
35,807 |
35,425 |
35,143 |
34,616 |
34,597 |
|
Louisiana |
29,799 |
29,469 |
28,160 |
27,071 |
26,699 |
25,779 |
25,379 |
26,791 |
26,916 |
27,266 |
26,743 |
26,405 |
|
Maine |
11,094 |
11,120 |
11,089 |
11,017 |
10,834 |
10,654 |
10,497 |
10,298 |
10,127 |
9,920 |
9,746 |
9,836 |
|
Maryland |
30,959 |
30,974 |
30,872 |
30,437 |
30,493 |
30,522 |
30,239 |
31,091 |
30,732 |
30,718 |
30,249 |
30,660 |
|
Massachusetts |
45,756 |
44,592 |
43,829 |
43,140 |
42,802 |
41,682 |
41,788 |
42,166 |
42,849 |
43,539 |
43,494 |
43,273 |
|
Michigan |
74,780 |
74,989 |
73,824 |
72,430 |
71,380 |
68,881 |
67,968 |
68,015 |
67,840 |
67,801 |
66,762 |
67,564 |
|
Minnesota |
41,566 |
40,474 |
41,378 |
41,307 |
40,453 |
41,470 |
40,989 |
40,541 |
40,940 |
40,743 |
40,040 |
40,106 |
|
Mississippi |
15,115 |
14,794 |
14,644 |
14,956 |
14,675 |
15,128 |
14,982 |
14,967 |
15,711 |
15,637 |
15,481 |
15,983 |
|
Missouri |
48,826 |
49,047 |
48,714 |
48,293 |
48,291 |
48,438 |
48,499 |
49,176 |
49,072 |
49,041 |
48,934 |
48,996 |
|
Montana |
4,690 |
4,696 |
4,713 |
4,666 |
4,662 |
4,524 |
4,438 |
4,493 |
4,451 |
4,389 |
4,536 |
4,735 |
|
Nebraska |
10,548 |
10,491 |
10,609 |
10,367 |
10,232 |
10,088 |
10,244 |
10,340 |
10,180 |
10,123 |
10,126 |
10,103 |
|
Nevada |
6,625 |
6,696 |
6,536 |
6,838 |
6,695 |
6,876 |
6,874 |
7,143 |
7,133 |
7,239 |
7,305 |
7,318 |
|
New Hampshire |
5,588 |
5,543 |
5,584 |
5,574 |
5,527 |
5,518 |
5,430 |
5,452 |
5,427 |
5,291 |
5,302 |
5,285 |
|
New Jersey |
54,939 |
54,406 |
54,340 |
53,362 |
52,505 |
51,847 |
50,207 |
50,015 |
49,323 |
49,141 |
48,165 |
48,296 |
|
New Mexico |
24,810 |
24,497 |
24,202 |
23,395 |
23,210 |
22,960 |
22,675 |
23,222 |
22,809 |
22,555 |
22,332 |
22,131 |
|
New York |
267,914 |
261,490 |
259,628 |
253,736 |
250,199 |
247,469 |
242,459 |
242,951 |
239,676 |
239,790 |
236,197 |
233,171 |
|
North Carolina |
55,089 |
54,372 |
53,725 |
51,795 |
50,941 |
50,996 |
51,338 |
52,167 |
51,580 |
51,467 |
50,802 |
50,437 |
|
North Dakota |
2,782 |
2,742 |
2,790 |
2,767 |
2,771 |
2,808 |
2,790 |
2,788 |
2,818 |
2,823 |
2,891 |
2,818 |
|
Ohio |
101,046 |
101,146 |
100,714 |
98,694 |
97,610 |
95,835 |
94,330 |
93,985 |
91,654 |
91,927 |
87,755 |
86,563 |
|
Oklahoma |
14,968 |
14,592 |
14,310 |
13,924 |
13,793 |
13,283 |
13,392 |
13,606 |
13,564 |
13,706 |
14,196 |
14,253 |
|
Oregon |
17,631 |
19,391 |
17,440 |
17,023 |
17,039 |
16,906 |
16,502 |
16,160 |
15,679 |
15,399 |
15,262 |
15,500 |
|
Pennsylvania |
97,675 |
96,665 |
96,328 |
95,205 |
93,952 |
93,847 |
93,505 |
93,267 |
92,955 |
92,059 |
90,485 |
89,589 |
|
Rhode Island |
16,497 |
16,437 |
16,355 |
16,161 |
16,146 |
16,040 |
15,982 |
15,973 |
15,918 |
15,817 |
15,735 |
15,578 |
|
South Carolina |
15,905 |
16,087 |
16,133 |
15,556 |
15,663 |
15,704 |
15,358 |
15,866 |
15,745 |
16,314 |
16,565 |
16,677 |
|
South Dakota |
2,856 |
2,796 |
2,792 |
2,806 |
2,795 |
2,794 |
2,755 |
2,863 |
2,761 |
2,716 |
2,723 |
2,767 |
|
Tennessee |
55,932 |
56,373 |
56,390 |
55,972 |
56,427 |
55,491 |
56,097 |
57,022 |
57,581 |
58,707 |
58,735 |
58,585 |
|
Texas |
127,039 |
124,421 |
124,299 |
125,583 |
128,393 |
128,289 |
128,806 |
131,584 |
133,294 |
134,680 |
133,363 |
133,685 |
|
Utah |
8,733 |
7,945 |
6,951 |
8,254 |
8,202 |
8,157 |
8,219 |
8,432 |
8,538 |
8,471 |
8,410 |
8,254 |
|
Vermont |
6,277 |
6,272 |
6,228 |
6,083 |
5,987 |
5,940 |
5,905 |
5,936 |
5,924 |
5,726 |
5,672 |
5,645 |
|
Virginia |
32,986 |
33,405 |
32,219 |
31,549 |
30,827 |
30,452 |
30,113 |
30,171 |
30,096 |
30,119 |
29,884 |
30,087 |
|
Washington |
58,889 |
59,571 |
59,262 |
57,936 |
56,567 |
55,379 |
54,611 |
54,949 |
54,435 |
54,045 |
53,631 |
54,275 |
|
West Virginia |
14,883 |
15,203 |
15,371 |
14,468 |
13,991 |
12,247 |
11,794 |
11,395 |
11,478 |
11,938 |
12,364 |
12,992 |
|
Wisconsin |
17,865 |
17,968 |
18,101 |
18,052 |
18,103 |
18,221 |
18,273 |
18,586 |
18,669 |
18,994 |
18,805 |
18,661 |
|
Wyoming |
656 |
654 |
631 |
614 |
566 |
565 |
533 |
532 |
528 |
537 |
549 |
569 |
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National |
2,407,865 |
2,387,643 |
2,371,694 |
2,331,553 |
2,309,601 |
2,286,420 |
2,264,549 |
2,277,163 |
2,264,954 |
2,252,699 |
2,239,098 |
2,232,679 |
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