Table 7. Welfare Caseload 2002
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January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
Alabama |
18,511 |
18,354 |
18,203 |
17,916 |
17,893 |
17,677 |
17,604 |
17,980 |
17,992 |
18,771 |
18,364 |
18,802 |
|
Alaska |
7,527 |
7,744 |
7,771 |
7,833 |
7,746 |
7,411 |
6,977 |
6,925 |
6,801 |
6,611 |
6,353 |
6,322 |
|
Arizona |
44,530 |
44,991 |
45,260 |
45,014 |
44,861 |
44,689 |
45,739 |
47,179 |
47,364 |
48,857 |
49,641 |
49,701 |
|
Arkansas |
12,243 |
12,319 |
12,246 |
12,031 |
11,879 |
11,640 |
11,642 |
11,704 |
11,729 |
11,871 |
11,546 |
11,689 |
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California |
503,738 |
505,132 |
506,236 |
503,836 |
499,266 |
496,783 |
488,382 |
490,928 |
486,446 |
481,275 |
483,344 |
482,071 |
|
Colorado |
11,924 |
12,121 |
12,289 |
12,465 |
12,598 |
12,298 |
12,185 |
12,431 |
12,444 |
12,567 |
12,690 |
12,900 |
|
Connecticut |
23,635 |
23,413 |
23,171 |
22,918 |
22,549 |
22,404 |
22,388 |
22,397 |
22,415 |
22,324 |
22,204 |
22,363 |
|
Delaware |
6,017 |
5,884 |
5,778 |
5,994 |
5,873 |
5,759 |
5,975 |
5,884 |
5,982 |
6,339 |
5,903 |
6,024 |
|
Dist. of Col. |
16,416 |
16,370 |
16,279 |
16,547 |
16,500 |
16,518 |
16,438 |
16,874 |
16,854 |
16,825 |
16,975 |
16,923 |
|
Florida |
63,226 |
62,366 |
61,679 |
59,570 |
58,605 |
58,877 |
58,525 |
59,804 |
60,632 |
61,582 |
62,389 |
62,551 |
|
Georgia |
55,206 |
54,913 |
54,171 |
53,798 |
53,677 |
53,697 |
53,991 |
55,138 |
55,472 |
56,514 |
56,966 |
57,199 |
|
Hawaii |
16,672 |
16,440 |
16,101 |
15,965 |
15,554 |
15,428 |
14,937 |
15,124 |
14,967 |
14,696 |
14,815 |
14,598 |
|
Idaho |
1,396 |
1,379 |
1,414 |
1,412 |
1,398 |
1,363 |
1,387 |
1,423 |
1,433 |
1,497 |
1,563 |
1,642 |
|
Illinois |
55,615 |
54,985 |
54,366 |
51,312 |
50,712 |
49,178 |
46,801 |
46,836 |
46,180 |
44,510 |
44,589 |
45,740 |
|
Indiana |
50,155 |
51,220 |
51,292 |
50,870 |
52,227 |
52,180 |
52,796 |
53,482 |
54,177 |
54,987 |
55,184 |
55,682 |
|
Iowa |
19,981 |
20,315 |
20,430 |
20,539 |
20,036 |
19,816 |
19,529 |
19,828 |
19,822 |
19,752 |
19,775 |
19,832 |
|
Kansas |
13,554 |
13,569 |
13,646 |
13,635 |
13,633 |
13,689 |
13,909 |
14,332 |
14,507 |
14,501 |
14,435 |
14,469 |
|
Kentucky |
32,795 |
32,489 |
32,270 |
32,213 |
31,997 |
31,581 |
31,689 |
31,984 |
31,975 |
32,261 |
32,022 |
32,016 |
|
Louisiana |
23,291 |
22,685 |
21,941 |
21,423 |
21,121 |
20,490 |
20,720 |
20,781 |
20,851 |
21,001 |
20,634 |
20,808 |
|
Maine |
9,601 |
9,747 |
9,934 |
9,968 |
9,956 |
9,884 |
9,817 |
9,907 |
9,335 |
11,509 |
11,726 |
11,312 |
|
Maryland |
29,627 |
29,733 |
29,944 |
29,250 |
29,163 |
28,588 |
28,254 |
28,854 |
28,470 |
29,609 |
29,263 |
29,526 |
|
Massachusetts |
46,150 |
46,629 |
46,915 |
46,953 |
46,835 |
46,323 |
46,035 |
46,483 |
47,339 |
47,917 |
48,093 |
48,239 |
|
Michigan |
76,662 |
77,207 |
77,470 |
76,115 |
73,640 |
70,821 |
69,146 |
68,567 |
68,463 |
69,445 |
69,786 |
71,897 |
|
Minnesota |
40,197 |
40,649 |
41,071 |
41,655 |
41,132 |
41,480 |
41,143 |
41,931 |
41,894 |
41,209 |
41,538 |
40,840 |
|
Mississippi |
17,289 |
17,599 |
17,346 |
17,153 |
17,144 |
17,486 |
17,506 |
18,508 |
19,243 |
19,776 |
20,451 |
20,281 |
|
Missouri |
49,296 |
49,238 |
49,379 |
48,788 |
47,917 |
47,289 |
47,565 |
47,565 |
47,542 |
47,617 |
46,994 |
46,949 |
|
Montana |
5,843 |
5,927 |
6,041 |
6,104 |
6,032 |
5,914 |
5,809 |
5,835 |
5,816 |
5,874 |
5,993 |
6,238 |
|
Nebraska |
11,465 |
11,495 |
11,538 |
11,416 |
11,286 |
11,468 |
11,669 |
11,811 |
11,673 |
11,922 |
11,722 |
11,995 |
|
Nevada |
11,719 |
12,393 |
12,978 |
12,973 |
13,299 |
13,080 |
12,890 |
13,296 |
12,522 |
12,562 |
12,083 |
12,259 |
|
New Hampshire |
5,749 |
5,878 |
5,895 |
5,913 |
5,909 |
5,834 |
5,799 |
5,832 |
5,849 |
5,838 |
5,872 |
5,946 |
|
New Jersey |
43,916 |
43,294 |
43,409 |
42,905 |
41,878 |
41,842 |
41,583 |
41,907 |
41,734 |
42,111 |
41,928 |
42,158 |
|
New Mexico |
19,840 |
19,575 |
19,250 |
18,733 |
18,375 |
17,524 |
16,859 |
17,052 |
16,827 |
16,956 |
16,832 |
16,908 |
|
New York |
205,421 |
199,935 |
197,790 |
195,151 |
194,298 |
191,888 |
190,472 |
189,976 |
188,333 |
190,257 |
189,154 |
187,914 |
|
North Carolina |
50,629 |
49,393 |
48,916 |
48,418 |
47,667 |
47,436 |
47,260 |
47,589 |
47,504 |
47,632 |
47,469 |
46,791 |
|
North Dakota |
3,110 |
3,083 |
3,082 |
3,150 |
3,156 |
3,122 |
3,158 |
3,258 |
3,205 |
3,188 |
3,229 |
3,288 |
|
Ohio |
85,806 |
85,156 |
84,567 |
84,327 |
83,434 |
82,345 |
82,978 |
83,018 |
83,523 |
84,504 |
83,699 |
84,142 |
|
Oklahoma |
15,045 |
14,521 |
14,399 |
14,171 |
14,187 |
14,073 |
14,477 |
14,860 |
14,917 |
15,094 |
15,001 |
15,101 |
|
Oregon |
18,240 |
18,429 |
18,428 |
18,176 |
18,003 |
17,724 |
17,483 |
17,541 |
17,558 |
17,947 |
17,984 |
18,409 |
|
Pennsylvania |
88,284 |
87,576 |
87,559 |
86,724 |
85,868 |
84,941 |
84,439 |
85,168 |
84,980 |
85,517 |
85,336 |
85,816 |
|
Rhode Island |
15,517 |
15,374 |
15,312 |
14,992 |
14,848 |
14,670 |
14,381 |
14,475 |
14,325 |
14,392 |
14,596 |
14,639 |
|
South Carolina |
19,928 |
20,129 |
20,080 |
19,732 |
19,579 |
19,377 |
19,505 |
20,085 |
20,241 |
20,884 |
20,572 |
21,234 |
|
South Dakota |
2,949 |
2,949 |
2,924 |
2,964 |
2,924 |
2,815 |
2,768 |
2,786 |
2,781 |
2,830 |
2,854 |
2,891 |
|
Tennessee |
63,236 |
63,832 |
63,715 |
64,253 |
63,720 |
64,068 |
64,768 |
65,462 |
66,687 |
65,880 |
66,689 |
67,409 |
|
Texas |
140,305 |
137,777 |
136,746 |
135,052 |
133,943 |
133,635 |
134,574 |
136,092 |
138,020 |
142,282 |
142,177 |
142,962 |
|
Utah |
8,656 |
8,543 |
8,603 |
8,645 |
8,466 |
8,129 |
8,315 |
8,480 |
8,576 |
8,657 |
8,731 |
8,813 |
|
Vermont |
5,547 |
5,572 |
5,537 |
5,495 |
5,507 |
5,456 |
5,390 |
5,357 |
5,325 |
5,288 |
5,222 |
5,257 |
|
Virginia |
30,475 |
29,642 |
29,725 |
29,572 |
29,584 |
29,504 |
29,423 |
29,752 |
29,826 |
30,374 |
30,339 |
30,545 |
|
Washington |
57,015 |
56,652 |
56,011 |
55,166 |
53,675 |
52,723 |
51,903 |
51,939 |
52,039 |
52,505 |
52,691 |
54,555 |
|
West Virginia |
14,694 |
14,578 |
14,639 |
14,512 |
13,650 |
13,142 |
13,197 |
13,459 |
13,398 |
13,492 |
13,712 |
13,809 |
|
Wisconsin |
20,035 |
20,212 |
19,544 |
20,020 |
20,188 |
19,987 |
19,967 |
20,063 |
20,213 |
19,624 |
20,402 |
20,395 |
|
Wyoming |
503 |
493 |
499 |
456 |
466 |
456 |
399 |
419 |
429 |
443 |
431 |
433 |
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National |
2,189,181 |
2,179,899 |
2,173,789 |
2,154,193 |
2,133,854 |
2,114,502 |
2,100,546 |
2,118,361 |
2,116,630 |
2,129,876 |
2,131,961 |
2,140,283 |
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