State TANF Work Participation Rates Gaps to Avoid Federal Penalties in FFY 2007
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STATE |
Baseline TANF Participation Rate FFY2004 |
Participation Rate "Gap" for FFY2007 |
Percentage Improvement Needed |
Loss of 5% of Block Grant for Failing to Meet Rate |
Increase in Required State Spending |
|
ALABAMA |
38% |
12% |
32% |
$4,665,760 |
$7,280,035 |
|
ALASKA |
39% |
11% |
27% |
$2,668,855 |
$5,406,834 |
|
ARIZONA |
29% |
21% |
75% |
$10,113,153 |
$15,874,203 |
|
ARKANSAS |
30% |
20% |
64% |
$2,836,643 |
$4,225,906 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
26% |
24% |
92% |
$184,915,814 |
$364,971,585 |
|
COLORADO |
35% |
15% |
42% |
$6,802,835 |
$12,327,562 |
|
CONNECTICUT |
22% |
28% |
125% |
$13,339,405 |
$25,567,475 |
|
DELAWARE |
26% |
25% |
96% |
$1,614,549 |
$3,065,954 |
|
DIST. OF COL. |
18% |
32% |
176% |
$4,630,491 |
$9,327,087 |
|
FLORIDA |
43% |
7% |
17% |
$28,117,006 |
$52,674,571 |
|
GEORGIA |
25% |
25% |
100% |
$16,537,087 |
$28,094,989 |
|
HAWAII |
36% |
14% |
37% |
$4,945,239 |
$9,688,562 |
|
IDAHO |
44% |
6% |
13% |
$1,520,628 |
$2,388,987 |
|
ILLINOIS |
46% |
4% |
8% |
$29,252,848 |
$57,925,394 |
|
INDIANA |
34% |
16% |
46% |
$10,339,955 |
$17,908,323 |
|
IOWA |
50% |
0% |
0% |
$6,576,248 |
$10,707,133 |
|
KANSAS |
36% |
14% |
39% |
$5,096,553 |
$9,213,193 |
|
KENTUCKY |
38% |
12% |
30% |
$9,064,383 |
$13,558,945 |
|
LOUISIANA |
38% |
12% |
32% |
$8,198,599 |
$11,892,941 |
|
MAINE |
31% |
19% |
60% |
$3,906,044 |
$6,407,640 |
|
MARYLAND |
19% |
31% |
159% |
$11,454,902 |
$23,252,598 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
10% |
40% |
408% |
$22,968,556 |
$46,898,391 |
|
MICHIGAN |
24% |
26% |
107% |
$38,767,643 |
$70,002,202 |
|
MINNESOTA |
29% |
21% |
73% |
$13,358,067 |
$25,304,259 |
|
MISSISSIPPI |
21% |
29% |
141% |
$4,338,379 |
$5,786,666 |
|
MISSOURI |
20% |
31% |
156% |
$10,852,587 |
$18,860,638 |
|
MONTANA |
39% |
11% |
29% |
$2,148,839 |
$3,137,727 |
|
NEVADA |
39% |
11% |
29% |
$2,198,838 |
$3,898,096 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
33% |
17% |
51% |
$1,926,063 |
$4,067,063 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
34% |
16% |
49% |
$20,201,741 |
$40,212,408 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
46% |
4% |
8% |
$5,464,505 |
$7,622,296 |
|
NEW YORK |
42% |
8% |
20% |
$122,146,530 |
$236,718,426 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
36% |
14% |
39% |
$15,111,980 |
$25,390,364 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
24% |
26% |
105% |
$1,319,990 |
$1,924,609 |
|
OHIO |
70% |
-20% |
-29% |
$36,398,413 |
$62,453,830 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
33% |
17% |
52% |
$7,379,712 |
$11,451,497 |
|
OREGON |
9% |
41% |
484% |
$8,339,931 |
$14,449,018 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
9% |
41% |
481% |
$35,974,965 |
$63,116,671 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
22% |
28% |
123% |
$4,751,079 |
$8,775,548 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
30% |
20% |
69% |
$4,998,391 |
$7,393,507 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
55% |
-5% |
-9% |
$1,063,983 |
$1,632,535 |
|
TENNESSEE |
15% |
35% |
225% |
$9,576,190 |
$15,096,849 |
|
TEXAS |
39% |
11% |
28% |
$24,312,838 |
$40,027,888 |
|
UTAH |
29% |
21% |
73% |
$3,780,474 |
$5,439,743 |
|
VERMONT |
23% |
27% |
122% |
$2,367,659 |
$4,070,985 |
|
VIRGINIA |
33% |
17% |
53% |
$7,914,259 |
$16,459,137 |
|
WASHINGTON |
34% |
16% |
45% |
$19,887,767 |
$37,730,153 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
12% |
38% |
305% |
$5,508,816 |
$7,661,718 |
|
WISCONSIN |
60% |
0% |
0% |
$15,833,809 |
$27,062,105 |
|
WYOMING |
81% |
0% |
0% |
$925,027 |
$1,528,948 |
Estimate based on FFY2004 Work Participation Rates and Congressional Research Service Analysis of the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act- NCSL 2006
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