Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF ...

Characteristics and

Financial Circumstances of

TANF Recipients Fiscal Year (FY)

2019

LIST OF TABLES

TANF Families and Households - Active Cases - FY20191. TANF Families by Number of Individuals in the Assistance Unit2. TANF Families by Number of Recipients3. TANF Families by Number of Adult Recipients4. TANF Families by Number of Child Recipients5. TANF Families with No Adult Recipient by Number of Child Recipients6. TANF Families with One Adult Recipient by Number of Child Recipients7. TANF Families with Two or More Adult Recipients by Number of Child Recipients8. TANF Families with No Adult Recipients9. TANF Families by Age of the Youngest Child 10. TANF Recipients by Race/Ethnicity 11. TANF Families by Public Assistance Program12. TANF Families by Grant Reduction Reason 13. TANF Families by Federal Time Limit Exemption Status

Adult Recipients - Active Cases - FY201914. TANF Adults in the Assistance Unit by Family Affiliation 15. TANF Adult Recipients by Relationship to Head-of-Household 16. TANF Adult Recipients by Age Group 17. TANF Male Adult Recipients by Age Group 18. TANF Female Adult Recipients by Age Group 19. TANF Adult Recipients by Race/Ethnicity 20. TANF Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment21. TANF Adult Recipients by Employment Status22. TANF Adult Recipients by Marital Status23. TANF Adult Recipients by Citizenship Status24. TANF Adult Recipients Receiving Disability Benefits25. TANF Head-of-Household or Spouse Assistance by Federal Time Limit

Child Recipients - Active Cases - FY201926. TANF Teen Recipients and Teen Parents27. TANF Teen Parents by Relationship to Head-of-Household 28. TANF Child Recipients by Relationship to the Head-of-Household 29. TANF Child Recipients with No Adult Recipient by Relationship to Head-of-Household 30. TANF Child Recipients by Age Group 31. TANF Male Child Recipients by Age Group 32. TANF Female Child Recipients by Age Group 33. TANF Child Recipients by Race/Ethnicity 34. TANF Child Recipients by Educational Attainment35. TANF Child Recipients by Citizenship Status36. TANF Child Recipients Receiving Disability Benefits

Financial Circumstances - Active Cases - FY201937. TANF Families by Amount of Cash Assistance and Number of Child Recipients38. TANF Families with No Adult Recipient Receiving Cash Assistance and Monthly Average 39. TANF Families with Receipt of Child Support and with Cash Resources40. TANF Recipient Families by Receipt of Non-TANF Income 41. TANF Adult Recipients by Receipt of Non-TANF Income 42. TANF Child Recipients by Receipt of Unearned Income

TANF - Closed Cases - FY201943. TANF Closed-Case Families by Reason for Closure 44. TANF Closed-Case Families by Number of Recipients45. TANF Closed-Case Families by Number of Child Recipients46. TANF Closed-Case Families' Youngest Child Recipient by Age Group 47. TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Age Group 48. TANF Closed-Case Child Recipients by Age Group 49. TANF Closed-Case Recipients by Race/Ethnicity 50. TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment51. TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Employment Status52. TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Marital Status53. TANF Closed-Case Families by Public Assistance Program54. TANF Closed-Case Families by Receipt of Non-TANF Income

SSP- MOE Families and Recipients - FY201955. SSP-MOE Families by Number of Individuals in the Assistance Unit56. SSP-MOE Families by Number of Child Recipients57. SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Age Group 58. SSP-MOE Child Recipients by Age Group 59. SSP-MOE Recipients by Race/Ethnicity 60. SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment61. SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Employment Status62. SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Marital Status63. SSP-MOE Recipients by Citizenship Status64. SSP-MOE Adult/Child Recipients by Citizenship Status65. SSP-MOE Families by Amount of Cash Assistance and Number of Child Recipients66. SSP-MOE Families by Receipt of Non-SSP Income 67. SSP-MOE Families by Public Assistance Program68. SSP-MOE Closed Case Families by Reason for Closure

Reliability of Estimates - FY201969. TANF Active Caseload, Sample Size, Sample Fraction and Percent by which Estimate of 50 Percent

might vary from the True Value at the 95 Percent Confidence Level70. TANF Closed Cases, Sample Size, Sample Fraction and Percent by which Estimate of 50 Percent

might vary from the True Value at the 95 Percent Confidence Level71. Approximate Standard Error of Estimated Percentage of TANF Recipient Families72. Significance Differences for Percentage Values Between the United States and States with Samples of 3,000 73. Significance Differences for Percentage Values Between States with Samples of 3,000

See TANF Instructions and Definitions.https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/policy/pi-ofa/2008/200809/tanf-acf-pi-2008-07?page=all

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/policy/pi-ofa/2008/200809/tanf-acf-pi-2008-07?page=all

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/policy/pi-ofa/2008/200809/tanf-acf-pi-2008-07?page=all

Table 1.TANF Families by Number of Individuals in the Assistance Unit1: FY2019

Individuals in Assistance Unit (percent) Total Families Average State 1 2 3 4 5 or More

U.S. Total 916,614 3.0 5.4 39.9 26.9 15.8 11.9

Alabama 7,623 2.9 0.0 46.4 29.7 14.7 9.2Alaska 2,445 3.0 1.2 43.2 29.8 14.0 11.9Arizona 7,010 2.2 38.6 28.8 16.4 9.1 7.1Arkansas 2,526 2.8 0.0 51.7 29.5 12.6 6.1California 290,333 3.3 1.3 33.3 28.3 20.9 16.1Colorado 14,152 3.4 1.4 31.4 28.3 17.9 21.0Connecticut 8,169 3.0 1.7 39.1 30.3 17.1 11.8Delaware 3,478 2.8 0.1 52.3 28.1 12.4 7.1District of Columbia 6,869 3.3 0.1 32.7 29.4 21.1 16.6Florida 39,708 2.7 0.2 64.1 16.4 11.5 7.9

Georgia 9,595 2.8 0.2 50.2 28.5 13.1 8.0Guam 466 3.8 0.2 22.5 26.9 23.4 26.9Hawaii 4,189 2.9 13.2 33.9 23.9 14.4 14.6Idaho 2,040 2.4 0.0 70.5 20.7 6.4 2.3Illinois 10,800 2.8 0.0 49.9 28.7 12.2 9.1Indiana 5,432 3.2 0.0 35.1 30.6 18.8 15.5Iowa 7,608 3.0 0.3 43.0 29.7 15.5 11.5Kansas 3,835 2.9 2.3 44.8 29.2 14.2 9.6Kentucky 17,418 2.8 0.0 50.2 30.2 13.0 6.5Louisiana 4,910 2.9 7.8 39.0 27.2 14.9 11.2

Maine 3,142 3.0 1.4 43.4 30.7 14.0 10.5Maryland 16,486 2.7 18.9 35.3 22.8 12.6 10.5Massachusetts 28,031 2.8 1.3 48.4 29.4 13.0 7.9Michigan 11,356 3.0 1.0 42.0 28.2 17.1 11.7Minnesota 15,967 3.0 0.9 45.4 28.9 14.3 10.5Mississippi 3,428 2.9 0.4 44.5 30.9 14.1 10.0Missouri 8,735 2.9 1.0 46.2 30.3 14.3 8.2Montana 3,408 3.0 1.2 44.8 27.7 14.9 11.4Nebraska 3,866 3.2 0.2 41.2 26.3 16.2 16.1Nevada 8,326 3.1 1.1 41.8 27.5 16.1 13.6

New Hampshire 3,496 2.7 0.0 55.4 28.3 11.4 4.9New Jersey 9,270 3.0 0.0 43.5 30.7 15.5 10.3New Mexico 9,989 3.2 0.8 35.3 30.1 17.9 15.9New York 84,057 2.8 6.8 40.5 28.3 14.6 9.9North Carolina 13,609 2.6 1.2 58.6 27.1 9.2 3.9North Dakota 950 3.2 0.4 38.0 30.2 17.3 14.2Ohio 51,241 2.1 40.4 31.4 16.1 7.1 5.1Oklahoma 6,041 2.9 20.5 27.6 22.1 14.6 15.2Oregon 14,584 2.6 11.9 45.7 24.8 11.4 6.2Pennsylvania 41,486 3.1 1.1 37.4 30.8 16.4 14.3

Puerto Rico 4,803 2.7 0.0 47.7 34.7 14.1 3.5Rhode Island 4,002 2.9 1.9 45.1 28.5 15.0 9.5South Carolina 8,058 3.0 0.0 40.6 32.2 17.0 10.2South Dakota 2,925 3.5 0.1 30.9 28.0 19.2 21.8Tennessee 19,601 2.9 0.3 46.0 31.8 14.1 7.9Texas 23,544 2.9 20.3 28.8 20.0 12.9 18.0Utah 3,190 3.2 0.5 37.3 29.2 16.7 16.3Vermont 2,241 2.7 0.8 54.5 26.5 12.0 6.1Virgin Islands 119 3.2 0.0 39.4 24.7 22.4 13.5Virginia 15,727 2.9 0.0 47.2 29.2 14.7 8.9

Washington 25,044 2.8 3.2 50.2 25.7 12.3 8.6West Virginia 6,411 2.3 26.0 40.1 22.0 8.0 3.9Wisconsin 14,361 2.8 0.0 53.3 26.7 12.2 7.8Wyoming 515 3.3 0.0 32.6 31.0 21.3 15.2

Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

1. Assistance unit: Those persons whose needs, income and resources are considered when making a determination of eligibility for, and the amount of, assistance. Not all individuals are recipients.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 2.TANF Families by Number of Recipients: FY2019

StateNumber of Recipients (percent) Total

Families Average 1 2 3 4 5 or More

U.S. Total 916,614 2.3 31.9 33.4 19.7 9.4 5.7






Washington 25,044 2.2 34.3 34.8 17.9 8.0 5.0West Virginia 6,411 1.8 47.9 29.9 14.8 5.1 2.2Wisconsin 14,361 2.1 40.8 31.3 16.1 7.2 4.6Wyoming 515 2.3 25.5 39.3 20.1 10.6 4.5Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 3.TANF Families by Number of Adult Recipients: FY2019

State

Number of Adult Recipients (percent) Total Families 0 1 2 or More

U.S. Total 916,614 55.8 40.7 3.5

Alabama 7,623 61.1 38.2 0.6Alaska 2,445 29.6 59.1 11.2Arizona 7,010 70.2 28.2 1.6Arkansas 2,526 47.8 49.6 2.6California 290,333 51.4 41.7 6.9Colorado 14,152 33.1 66.2 0.7Connecticut 8,169 48.3 51.5 0.2Delaware 3,478 74.9 24.8 0.4District of Columbia 6,869 23.6 76.4 0.0Florida 39,708 78.6 20.5 0.9

Georgia 9,595 86.6 13.4 0.0Guam 466 74.1 19.3 6.6Hawaii 4,189 33.5 53.6 12.9Idaho 2,040 95.9 4.1 0.0Illinois 10,800 81.9 18.1 0.0Indiana 5,432 82.9 16.3 0.8Iowa 7,608 51.6 44.0 4.3Kansas 3,835 51.4 42.5 6.1Kentucky 17,418 76.1 21.9 2.0Louisiana 4,910 60.8 39.0 0.2

Maine 3,142 42.9 49.8 7.3Maryland 16,486 42.2 56.7 1.0Massachusetts 28,031 39.2 59.5 1.3Michigan 11,356 63.1 36.9 0.0Minnesota 15,967 46.5 53.5 0.0Mississippi 3,428 66.6 33.4 0.0Missouri 8,735 54.5 45.3 0.2Montana 3,408 53.3 39.6 7.0Nebraska 3,866 69.3 30.7 0.0Nevada 8,326 46.6 46.1 7.3

New Hampshire 3,496 52.9 47.0 0.1New Jersey 9,270 51.5 47.6 0.9New Mexico 9,989 47.5 46.2 6.3New York 84,057 45.1 50.7 4.2North Carolina 13,609 85.7 14.1 0.2North Dakota 950 63.1 36.9 0.0Ohio 51,241 84.6 14.4 1.0Oklahoma 6,041 72.5 27.5 0.0Oregon 14,584 34.3 65.7 0.0Pennsylvania 41,486 40.6 58.3 1.1

Puerto Rico 4,803 11.8 85.5 2.7Rhode Island 4,002 39.1 57.9 3.0South Carolina 8,058 67.3 32.7 0.0South Dakota 2,925 84.1 15.9 0.0Tennessee 19,601 59.5 36.7 3.7Texas 23,544 73.5 26.5 0.0Utah 3,190 58.3 40.0 1.7Vermont 2,241 57.3 37.4 5.3Virgin Islands 119 23.5 76.0 0.6Virginia 15,727 57.9 42.0 0.1

Washington 25,044 48.3 46.6 5.0West Virginia 6,411 77.3 22.3 0.4Wisconsin 14,361 72.1 26.9 1.0Wyoming 515 50.6 44.9 4.6

Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 4.TANF Families by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

StateNumber of Child Recipients (percent) Total

Families Average 0 1 2 3 4 or More

U.S. Total 916,614 1.8 2.0 49.8 27.1 13.5 7.7







Table 5.TANF Families with No Adult Recipient by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

Families with No Adult RecipientState Average

Number of Child Recipients (percent)

1 2 3 4 or MoreUnknown/

Reported in Error

U.S. Total 511,708 1.8 53.8 26.2 12.8 7.2 0.1

Alabama 4,659 1.7 54.9 27.6 11.3 6.3 0.0Alaska 724 1.6 62.3 24.3 7.9 5.4 0.1Arizona 4,919 1.6 62.9 22.1 9.7 5.3 0.0Arkansas 1,208 1.7 52.4 29.7 12.2 5.6 0.0California 149,251 2.1 37.8 31.5 19.2 11.4 0.1Colorado 4,685 1.8 52.0 26.6 13.8 7.7 0.0Connecticut 3,943 1.4 68.4 23.4 6.3 1.9 0.0Delaware 2,603 1.5 66.0 21.8 8.5 3.7 0.0District of Columbia 1,623 1.6 59.5 25.3 10.0 5.2 0.0Florida 31,201 1.3 82.1 10.7 5.0 2.2 0.0




Puerto Rico 565 1.7 51.7 35.5 8.5 4.3 0.0Rhode Island 1,563 1.7 58.3 24.3 11.0 6.2 0.1South Carolina 5,427 1.8 50.5 29.7 13.7 6.1 0.1South Dakota 2,460 1.7 56.6 24.7 11.5 7.1 0.1Tennessee 11,669 1.7 54.6 28.0 12.6 4.7 0.0Texas 17,295 1.9 56.4 19.0 13.0 11.6 0.1Utah 1,860 1.7 57.8 25.4 12.1 4.7 0.0Vermont 1,285 1.4 68.4 22.2 6.7 2.6 0.1Virgin Islands 28 1.6 62.5 24.4 8.3 4.8 0.0Virginia 9,112 1.6 61.4 25.6 9.3 3.7 0.0


Table 6.TANF Families with One Adult Recipient by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

Number of Child Recipients (percent) Families with One Adult Recipient State Average 0 1 2 3 4 or More

U.S. Total 372,796 1.8 4.5 45.8 27.9 14.1 7.8

Alabama 2,915 2.0 0.0 41.2 30.4 17.4 11.0Alaska 1,446 1.8 1.8 50.1 28.7 11.5 8.0Arizona 1,976 1.7 4.7 51.3 25.6 12.4 6.1Arkansas 1,252 1.5 13.4 44.5 25.8 11.2 5.1California 120,979 1.8 3.1 47.5 27.5 15.0 7.0Colorado 9,369 1.8 4.5 44.2 29.4 13.9 8.0Connecticut 4,206 1.5 7.6 53.5 25.3 10.1 3.6Delaware 861 1.8 2.6 47.5 27.3 14.1 8.5District of Columbia 5,245 2.2 1.4 33.1 30.4 21.7 13.4Florida 8,135 1.7 14.4 38.7 24.7 13.4 8.9

Georgia 1,289 2.1 0.9 39.5 27.5 17.5 14.6Guam 90 2.1 0.0 40.1 27.3 22.4 10.1Hawaii 2,245 2.0 1.8 43.2 27.4 15.9 11.7Idaho 84 1.7 1.2 56.0 25.2 10.3 7.4Illinois 1,955 2.2 0.2 34.8 30.6 17.9 16.5Indiana 887 2.0 2.7 42.5 27.8 16.1 10.9Iowa 3,349 1.9 1.2 44.2 30.3 15.7 8.6Kansas 1,631 1.7 7.7 45.5 27.4 12.2 7.1Kentucky 3,812 1.8 1.8 48.6 28.4 14.7 6.5Louisiana 1,916 2.1 2.0 36.9 29.2 17.7 14.2



Puerto Rico 4,107 1.7 0.0 50.1 33.2 13.9 2.7Rhode Island 2,318 1.8 5.1 44.5 28.7 14.5 7.2South Carolina 2,631 2.0 0.7 40.4 32.6 15.7 10.6South Dakota 465 2.3 1.2 39.3 26.7 15.4 17.4Tennessee 7,202 1.8 2.4 43.1 35.3 11.5 7.8Texas 6,249 1.9 2.6 43.1 28.3 14.9 11.0Utah 1,277 1.9 3.2 46.0 27.5 14.1 9.2Vermont 837 1.7 3.5 51.3 27.9 12.6 4.7Virgin Islands 91 2.4 0.0 32.5 25.0 26.2 16.3Virginia 6,600 1.8 1.9 48.7 29.9 13.3 6.3



Table 7.TANF Families with Two or More Adult Recipients by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

Number of Child Recipients (percent)Families with Two or More Adult RecipientsState Average 0 1 2 3 4 or More

U.S. Total 32,111 2.2 2.5 34.6 30.6 18.1 14.3

Alabama 49 2.3 0.0 32.0 30.4 25.3 12.6Alaska 275 2.6 0.2 26.1 32.3 20.4 21.0Arizona 116 2.3 2.9 35.4 27.4 17.4 16.4Arkansas 66 1.9 16.5 27.8 28.1 13.1 14.3California 20,103 2.2 0.0 36.0 31.9 18.2 13.9Colorado 97 2.2 0.0 36.2 19.1 32.5 12.5Connecticut 20 2.0 0.0 30.0 46.4 17.6 5.0Delaware 13 2.5 4.5 22.4 29.5 19.9 25.0District of Columbia 373 1.4 18.5 42.5 24.4 12.3 2.5Florida 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Georgia 31 2.7 0.0 27.8 27.0 21.1 23.5Guam 542 2.6 0.1 27.2 27.0 23.1 22.6Hawaii 42 2.2 1.4 32.9 33.3 16.9 15.1Idaho 330 2.5 0.8 26.5 29.9 22.3 20.3Illinois 233 2.3 5.4 29.9 29.7 18.8 16.2Indiana 349 2.4 0.4 31.6 28.9 19.8 19.3Iowa 8 2.3 0.0 43.7 13.5 38.5 8.3Kansas 229 2.5 0.6 28.0 31.1 19.1 21.1Kentucky 171 2.5 1.0 30.1 25.3 12.2 31.6Louisiana 366 1.9 4.9 37.7 32.3 14.4 10.5

Maine 4 2.2 14.6 16.7 29.2 18.7 16.7Maryland 1 0.8 0.0 75.2 0.0 0.0 0.0Massachusetts 17 1.6 17.7 48.6 14.2 8.8 11.3Michigan 239 2.5 0.7 29.5 27.5 21.8 20.6Minnesota 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Mississippi 607 2.3 0.2 30.6 36.2 17.4 15.7Missouri 4 2.5 0.0 41.7 25.0 27.1 18.7Montana 83 2.4 2.7 26.1 29.4 23.8 18.1Nebraska 634 2.1 1.1 38.2 30.5 18.4 11.7Nevada 3,524 1.8 17.3 29.2 24.4 17.3 11.7

New Hampshire 27 2.1 2.8 40.1 26.0 18.0 13.8New Jersey 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0New Mexico 494 2.6 1.8 25.9 29.6 18.6 24.0New York 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0North Carolina 439 2.2 1.6 33.5 35.5 13.6 15.7North Dakota 131 1.6 0.0 52.8 32.3 15.0 0.2Ohio 121 2.3 1.1 34.5 29.2 21.6 13.9Oklahoma 729 2.1 1.2 41.6 29.7 14.1 13.6Oregon 53 2.8 6.6 26.1 19.0 18.5 30.5Pennsylvania 119 2.0 1.3 38.0 31.9 18.8 9.9

Puerto Rico 1 1.2 0.0 16.7 50.0 0.0 0.0Rhode Island 15 2.0 2.2 27.2 43.9 21.7 5.0South Carolina 1,264 2.2 1.3 34.4 29.8 18.4 16.2South Dakota 26 1.7 0.0 55.6 21.9 16.2 4.3Tennessee 143 2.2 0.0 33.8 29.7 23.8 12.4Texas 23 2.1 0.4 32.6 39.9 19.2 10.1Utah 76 2.4 1.0 27.2 33.5 19.7 19.0Vermont 190 2.0 0.9 40.1 34.8 13.8 10.6Virgin Islands 1 1.2 41.7 50.0 16.7 0.0 8.3Virginia 15 2.2 2.2 30.5 39.4 18.3 11.7

Washington 1,640 2.3 0.4 34.4 29.2 18.3 17.8West Virginia 45 1.7 0.0 49.2 31.8 15.9 2.6Wisconsin 211 2.2 0.0 35.5 33.3 15.0 16.1Wyoming 29 2.1 0.0 45.7 22.7 19.0 14.1Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding and small numbers of families. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 8.TANF Families with No Adult Recipients: FY2019

Parent in Assistance Unit but Not Receiving Assistance (percent)¹

State No Adult Recipient

Families No Parent in

Assistance Unit (%) Sanction SSI RecipientCitizenship/

Immigrant Status Other

U.S. Total 511,708 50.3 5.7 20.9 21.4 1.7

Alabama 4,659 67.0 1.5 30.7 0.0 0.8Alaska 724 97.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.6Arizona 4,919 90.0 0.6 0.1 3.2 6.1Arkansas 1,208 99.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0California 149,251 18.1 15.3 13.5 50.9 2.2Colorado 4,685 75.6 0.0 15.6 8.1 0.7Connecticut 3,943 95.9 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.4Delaware 2,603 85.5 2.2 8.6 4.7 0.0District of Columbia 1,623 27.1 0.0 57.1 15.8 0.0Florida 31,201 79.0 0.3 14.8 5.3 0.6

Georgia 8,306 81.7 2.0 16.2 1.2 0.0Guam 345 5.8 1.1 0.0 93.2 0.0Hawaii 1,402 70.2 0.0 29.2 0.4 0.2Idaho 1,956 99.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0Illinois 8,845 56.0 0.0 29.5 8.3 6.2Indiana 4,504 54.7 0.0 30.0 6.4 8.9Iowa 3,929 63.5 5.8 29.1 6.0 0.0Kansas 1,971 72.9 0.0 18.2 6.5 2.4Kentucky 13,257 81.2 1.6 17.4 0.8 0.0Louisiana 2,986 77.0 0.0 22.4 0.6 0.0

Maine 1,349 36.6 4.7 56.4 1.1 1.2Maryland 6,964 75.0 16.8 24.1 0.0 0.0Massachusetts 10,989 39.5 5.7 35.5 20.1 0.0Michigan 7,166 35.6 0.0 58.4 5.4 0.6Minnesota 7,420 41.0 0.5 42.6 14.9 1.0Mississippi 2,283 55.9 3.0 41.4 0.4 0.0Missouri 4,761 43.2 0.0 37.8 5.8 13.2Montana 1,818 86.2 0.0 11.5 0.1 2.2Nebraska 2,679 47.4 0.4 25.7 24.1 2.4Nevada 3,878 46.8 0.1 27.5 25.5 0.1

New Hampshire 1,850 82.8 0.1 13.1 0.0 4.0New Jersey 4,772 34.8 17.9 25.9 19.3 2.1New Mexico 4,741 51.1 4.4 20.6 28.6 0.0New York 37,904 44.2 1.5 27.4 25.9 1.0North Carolina 11,665 74.9 0.6 17.6 7.1 0.0North Dakota 599 72.2 14.7 13.0 0.5 0.0Ohio 43,369 78.5 0.0 18.2 3.3 0.0Oklahoma 4,379 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Oregon 4,999 53.6 0.2 25.0 15.8 5.4Pennsylvania 16,857 35.2 2.1 45.7 4.8 12.2

Puerto Rico 565 65.7 18.0 0.0 7.2 9.1Rhode Island 1,563 15.3 13.0 60.1 5.5 6.1South Carolina 5,427 79.0 0.8 20.2 0.4 0.0South Dakota 2,460 89.4 0.3 9.3 0.3 0.7Tennessee 11,669 73.5 0.4 24.1 2.3 0.0Texas 17,295 53.3 0.0 9.4 31.0 6.3Utah 1,860 78.3 0.0 16.2 5.2 0.3Vermont 1,285 59.1 2.1 40.2 0.0 0.0Virgin Islands 28 15.5 21.7 0.0 14.9 47.9Virginia 9,112 63.7 7.8 23.2 4.0 1.3

Washington 12,109 64.1 0.3 25.8 9.8 0.0West Virginia 4,956 84.1 0.0 14.9 0.0 1.0Wisconsin 10,359 47.2 0.8 48.9 0.0 3.1Wyoming 260 81.6 1.9 18.4 0.0 0.0


1. Families with non-recipient parents can be due to multiple reasons.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 9.TANF Families by Age of the Youngest Child: FY2019

State Total FamiliesAge of Youngest Child (percent)

Unborn Under 1 1 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18

U.S. Total 916,614 2.3 11.2 17.6 18.9 14.7 13.3 14.7 6.4

Alabama 7,623 0.0 13.0 17.5 19.2 14.8 13.4 14.6 7.4Alaska 2,445 1.1 13.5 17.8 18.5 14.2 12.4 13.9 8.4Arizona 7,010 0.0 11.9 17.5 19.1 14.1 13.1 16.4 7.9Arkansas 2,526 0.0 11.1 24.2 20.9 12.8 12.9 12.7 5.3California 290,333 2.0 11.5 20.2 19.8 14.5 12.9 13.4 5.3Colorado* 14,152 60.3 4.3 6.3 8.5 6.3 5.6 5.0 2.3Connecticut 8,169 0.0 15.7 19.9 17.8 12.3 10.7 13.4 8.4Delaware 3,478 0.0 12.1 13.7 17.4 16.5 15.9 16.1 8.1District of Columbia* 6,869 75.9 1.8 4.0 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.8 2.1Florida 39,708 0.0 8.8 11.1 17.9 17.2 16.3 20.1 8.3

Georgia 9,595 0.0 5.8 10.4 16.7 17.6 18.1 20.7 10.5Guam 466 0.0 18.6 31.3 22.2 11.3 7.3 6.3 3.0Hawaii 4,189 0.2 14.9 17.4 18.4 13.9 12.7 14.8 7.7Idaho 2,040 0.0 2.7 7.8 17.6 18.5 19.1 23.2 10.9Illinois 10,800 0.0 0.3 17.8 18.2 16.9 16.8 19.7 10.1Indiana 5,432 0.0 13.8 13.6 18.4 15.9 15.3 16.8 6.2Iowa 7,608 0.0 15.3 19.4 19.1 13.7 12.9 13.5 6.0Kansas 3,835 2.4 14.2 16.6 18.5 13.3 12.5 16.7 5.6Kentucky 17,418 0.0 7.9 13.4 18.3 16.5 17.4 19.0 7.5Louisiana 4,910 0.0 8.4 16.0 19.1 15.9 15.6 16.7 7.9

Maine 3,142 0.0 14.0 19.5 20.5 13.4 11.7 13.7 6.3Maryland 16,486 0.0 14.1 17.0 19.5 15.7 12.8 13.6 6.5Massachusetts 28,031 0.2 14.2 20.8 18.9 14.1 12.2 13.0 5.4Michigan 11,356 0.0 18.0 16.2 16.1 14.2 12.2 15.3 7.0Minnesota 15,967 0.0 17.9 20.5 17.9 12.2 10.9 12.8 6.9Mississippi 3,428 0.0 16.6 16.8 17.1 14.2 14.0 15.8 5.6Missouri 8,735 0.0 16.1 18.9 19.5 13.8 12.1 13.5 6.1Montana 3,408 0.4 10.9 19.0 21.7 14.6 12.9 14.1 5.7Nebraska 3,866 0.7 13.2 18.3 19.3 13.3 13.5 15.2 6.5Nevada 8,326 0.0 14.6 18.5 20.0 14.1 12.4 13.8 5.6

New Hampshire 3,496 0.0 10.4 17.8 20.9 17.2 14.2 14.2 5.4New Jersey 9,270 0.0 13.3 19.9 19.7 15.2 13.1 12.5 6.2New Mexico 9,989 0.0 12.6 16.2 20.5 14.8 13.9 14.8 6.4New York 84,057 1.6 9.2 18.9 20.2 14.4 12.2 14.4 6.6North Carolina 13,609 0.0 8.1 11.4 16.4 16.3 18.0 20.5 8.0North Dakota 950 0.0 13.6 19.2 23.1 14.8 12.7 12.4 3.9Ohio 51,241 0.0 8.2 12.9 17.4 16.8 15.6 18.6 10.0Oklahoma 6,041 0.0 10.8 16.6 21.7 17.0 15.2 13.9 4.8Oregon 14,584 0.7 15.0 19.2 20.7 14.1 11.6 12.7 5.8Pennsylvania 41,486 0.0 13.7 17.5 19.8 14.8 13.4 13.3 6.4

Puerto Rico 4,803 0.0 4.3 13.7 26.9 21.0 15.0 13.7 5.4Rhode Island 4,002 0.0 16.6 21.2 18.6 12.8 11.3 12.1 5.5South Carolina 8,058 0.0 10.0 18.1 21.6 16.3 14.1 14.3 5.6South Dakota 2,925 0.0 10.5 14.7 21.3 17.7 14.3 16.0 5.4Tennessee 19,601 0.0 12.2 15.8 17.7 14.8 15.0 17.7 6.5Texas 23,544 0.0 11.0 18.9 19.5 14.5 13.0 17.4 5.5Utah 3,190 2.1 11.1 16.2 19.0 14.6 15.7 16.0 5.3Vermont 2,241 0.0 13.3 15.1 17.5 15.0 14.4 15.1 8.7Virgin Islands 119 0.0 6.1 24.6 31.4 12.6 8.4 12.1 4.7Virginia 15,727 0.0 10.9 19.0 20.0 15.6 14.1 14.4 6.0

Washington 25,044 0.0 12.7 19.7 17.8 13.3 12.2 13.9 7.1West Virginia 6,411 0.0 8.5 12.4 18.2 16.5 18.2 17.1 9.2Wisconsin 14,361 0.0 13.5 15.3 16.8 13.8 13.8 17.4 9.4Wyoming 515 0.0 10.5 14.7 18.6 17.8 15.4 16.2 6.5* - Data reported in error.


Table 10.TANF Recipients by Race/Ethnicity: FY2019

State Total

Recipients

Race/Ethnicity (percent)

Hispanic¹ White Black AIAN¹ Asian NHOPI¹ Multi-RacialUnknown/

Not Reported

U.S. Total 2,078,145 35.7 26.7 29.0 1.5 1.9 0.7 2.4 2.2

Alabama 17,076 2.7 24.0 70.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.0 0.0Alaska 6,451 6.4 41.2 10.2 13.4 4.9 10.3 13.6 0.0Arizona 13,629 44.3 24.3 17.5 9.6 0.5 0.2 3.5 0.0Arkansas 5,515 6.5 40.7 46.2 1.0 0.4 1.0 0.6 3.8California 735,810 61.1 17.8 15.3 0.3 3.3 0.6 1.6 0.0Colorado 35,120 36.9 0.8 20.2 4.3 1.0 0.4 0.0 36.4Connecticut 16,224 31.3 11.7 18.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.6 35.0Delaware 6,453 11.9 30.9 56.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4District of Columbia 19,420 0.0 1.4 98.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0Florida 63,198 17.7 30.9 49.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0

Georgia 17,942 0.3 28.1 68.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.8 0.8Guam 1,024 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.0 95.1 0.1 0.0Hawaii 11,473 9.8 11.7 1.6 0.2 8.3 37.5 30.8 0.0Idaho 2,959 22.9 69.6 1.3 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.6 0.0Illinois 21,909 11.5 26.2 59.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3Indiana 10,711 12.5 50.8 33.2 0.0 1.4 0.1 1.7 0.3Iowa 17,938 5.7 31.2 16.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 4.0 40.6Kansas 8,758 11.0 55.9 19.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 12.2 0.0Kentucky 32,866 3.1 73.2 19.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.6Louisiana 11,538 3.4 21.3 68.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 6.5 0.0


New Hampshire 7,198 7.1 87.0 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.0New Jersey 21,337 33.6 17.1 47.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.0New Mexico 24,580 66.1 22.2 3.3 8.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2New York 189,753 40.7 18.0 34.3 0.4 2.7 0.0 3.8 0.0North Carolina 23,347 9.6 33.8 51.6 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.4North Dakota 2,308 2.5 24.8 10.2 59.5 0.5 0.1 2.4 0.0Ohio 92,355 5.3 53.6 38.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.6Oklahoma 15,256 16.1 42.2 26.8 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0Oregon 32,678 21.6 62.4 7.5 3.1 0.9 1.1 3.1 0.4Pennsylvania 100,427 20.2 23.9 54.9 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0


Washington 54,375 23.5 45.2 13.5 4.0 1.7 3.0 2.8 6.3West Virginia 11,826 1.3 87.7 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.3 0.0Wisconsin 29,609 9.9 23.9 42.0 3.0 1.4 0.1 4.3 15.3Wyoming 1,196 11.1 67.9 6.0 14.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0


1. AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; Hispanics may be of any race.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 11.TANF Families by Public Assistance Program: FY2019

StateTotal

Families

Public Assistance Program (percent)

Medical Assistance*

Subsidized Housing*

Subsidized Child Care* SNAP1*

SNAP Monthly Avg ($)

U.S. Total 920,632 93.3 10.5 5.9 80.4 359

Alabama 7,623 0.0 18.1 10.7 75.5 372Alaska 2,445 90.3 8.8 7.7 80.7 422Arizona 7,010 67.4 0.0 13.9 68.6 293Arkansas 2,526 32.1 0.0 6.7 77.1 125California 290,333 100.0 5.1 1.0 88.7 386Colorado 14,152 96.1 0.0 0.0 83.5 399Connecticut 8,169 94.8 22.5 4.0 80.2 279Delaware 3,478 99.5 10.9 28.6 66.6 312District of Columbia 6,869 0.0 0.0 0.0 82.8 430Florida 39,708 99.3 6.1 12.2 67.9 312

Georgia 9,595 82.2 0.8 5.8 67.9 241Guam 466 55.6 8.7 0.0 85.5 593Hawaii 4,189 100.0 15.7 6.8 86.8 734Idaho 2,040 56.0 0.0 4.5 5.4 161Illinois 10,800 100.0 0.0 0.0 40.9 348Indiana 5,432 98.7 13.1 3.9 73.1 289Iowa 7,608 97.5 0.6 16.6 70.9 367Kansas 3,835 90.3 11.2 15.1 73.6 363Kentucky 17,418 95.9 13.9 5.1 64.2 244Louisiana 4,910 100.0 11.2 2.5 83.1 375

Maine 3,142 99.8 6.6 12.6 90.2 282Maryland 16,486 100.0 23.4 0.0 83.9 335Massachusetts 28,031 100.0 42.8 2.3 87.3 289Michigan 11,356 99.4 9.4 10.5 85.0 304Minnesota 15,967 93.0 22.8 15.7 98.1 367Mississippi 3,428 100.0 3.4 15.3 86.5 244Missouri 8,735 28.6 14.5 7.0 80.5 357Montana 3,408 19.9 17.1 0.0 70.9 362Nebraska 3,866 100.0 17.6 19.8 81.6 350Nevada 12,344 96.2 10.1 5.3 80.4 365

New Hampshire 3,496 100.0 17.4 16.8 58.2 276New Jersey 9,270 0.0 19.1 11.1 86.5 340New Mexico 9,989 97.7 13.3 6.4 90.2 400New York 84,057 100.0 18.1 12.7 81.0 360North Carolina 13,609 100.0 0.0 7.5 73.0 147North Dakota 950 77.0 64.6 9.8 74.1 442Ohio 51,241 94.2 0.1 4.5 62.8 270Oklahoma 6,041 100.0 14.5 19.2 48.7 421Oregon 14,584 32.9 13.0 2.9 79.5 399Pennsylvania 41,486 100.0 21.4 12.9 85.8 456

Puerto Rico 4,803 99.6 42.4 0.4 99.7 352Rhode Island 4,002 97.7 25.6 18.2 94.8 410South Carolina 8,058 100.0 21.6 12.1 76.1 348South Dakota 2,925 100.0 30.5 1.5 63.0 265Tennessee 19,601 100.0 0.0 3.0 80.1 287Texas 23,544 98.4 9.6 7.7 73.4 438Utah 3,190 97.7 8.4 7.3 63.7 336Vermont 2,241 100.0 23.0 17.5 71.6 395Virgin Islands 119 100.0 20.2 0.0 97.1 556Virginia 15,727 90.2 0.0 0.6 77.8 344

Washington 25,044 97.9 20.2 12.8 80.9 355West Virginia 6,411 95.9 8.3 6.5 65.1 296Wisconsin 14,361 92.1 1.5 0.0 71.4 308Wyoming 515 100.0 11.8 0.0 74.9 394

Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020* - Data reported in error/not reported in some states.1. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Table 12.TANF Families by Grant Reduction Reason1: FY2019

Sanction Recoupment

State

Work Requirement

(%)

Non-Work Related2

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

Prior Overpayment

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

Other Reduction3

(%)

Monthly Average

($)Total

Families

U.S. Total 920,632 4.0 2.7 153 5.7 43 5.0 194

Alabama 7,623 1.8 2.7 109 2.1 28 0.0 0Alaska 2,445 3.5 5.6 669 4.2 79 1.9 330Arizona 7,010 0.8 0.1 100 0.1 16 12.7 90Arkansas 2,526 9.3 5.1 99 0.0 0 0.0 0California 290,333 8.8 4.9 176 9.7 42 9.4 244Colorado 14,152 2.0 0.0 181 5.5 31 0.0 0Connecticut 8,169 0.0 0.0 0 1.2 36 4.7 67Delaware 3,478 0.0 2.5 119 0.2 25 0.0 0District of Columbia 6,869 29.0 8.5 73 0.0 342 0.0 0Florida 39,708 0.2 0.0 59 0.9 15 1.1 56

Georgia 9,595 0.3 0.0 92 0.8 12 3.7 74Guam 466 0.0 0.8 48 0.8 63 25.9 114Hawaii 4,189 0.0 0.0 0 3.8 66 52.8 300Idaho 2,040 0.0 0.2 50 0.0 0 0.0 0Illinois 10,800 0.2 0.8 138 0.0 0 0.0 0Indiana 5,432 0.0 0.0 84 1.2 19 15.0 29Iowa 7,608 0.0 7.7 120 2.6 23 0.0 0Kansas 3,835 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 32 0.0 0Kentucky 17,418 1.7 1.9 80 0.6 25 0.0 0Louisiana 4,910 0.0 0.0 0 0.1 22 1.6 160

Maine 3,142 1.6 1.0 295 4.9 77 0.0 0Maryland 16,486 0.2 13.0 38 0.7 64 23.4 60Massachusetts 28,031 1.5 1.5 98 3.2 50 15.6 141Michigan 11,356 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 20 0.0 0Minnesota 15,967 3.1 3.0 228 8.3 26 0.0 0Mississippi 3,428 0.0 2.1 26 0.8 16 15.9 32Missouri 8,735 6.7 3.9 121 2.6 19 0.0 0Montana 3,408 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 103 6.7 218Nebraska 3,866 0.0 2.0 96 4.9 37 0.2 71Nevada 12,344 0.0 0.0 15 0.5 40 0.0 0

New Hampshire 3,496 3.3 0.5 300 1.1 64 0.0 0New Jersey 9,270 9.2 0.0 165 2.4 38 0.0 64New Mexico 9,989 8.8 5.5 143 1.5 53 0.0 0New York 84,057 1.8 1.7 162 16.8 53 0.0 0North Carolina 13,609 0.7 2.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0North Dakota 950 8.8 1.1 221 9.5 35 2.6 50Ohio 51,241 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 46 0.0 0Oklahoma 6,041 0.0 4.6 0 1.1 17 0.0 0Oregon 14,584 0.8 0.2 150 1.1 44 0.0 0Pennsylvania 41,486 0.9 0.0 110 6.8 29 0.7 83

Puerto Rico 4,803 2.0 0.9 61 0.0 20 0.0 0Rhode Island 4,002 4.7 4.7 91 0.2 45 0.0 0South Carolina 8,058 0.4 0.5 59 2.1 24 2.8 79South Dakota 2,925 0.5 0.5 151 0.8 41 0.0 0Tennessee 19,601 0.0 0.3 40 1.2 28 0.0 95Texas 23,544 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 23 0.0 0Utah 3,190 0.0 0.0 0 1.4 51 0.0 0Vermont 2,241 3.1 3.0 102 2.7 43 0.0 0Virgin Islands 119 6.1 0.0 77 1.1 39 0.0 0Virginia 15,727 0.0 4.8 0 0.0 0 7.8 78

Washington 25,044 1.1 5.4 102 2.5 29 12.5 138West Virginia 6,411 0.0 0.0 387 3.2 31 0.0 0Wisconsin 14,361 11.9 0.0 229 0.8 58 0.0 0Wyoming 515 5.0 0.3 509 1.1 32 0.0 0

1. The amount of assistance received by a TANF family may have been reduced for one or more of the following reasons. a.sanctions: total dollar amount due to sanctions; non-cooperation with child support; failure to comply with an Individual Responsibility Plan; work requirements, school attendance requirements, and cooperation work support requirements may be provisions of an individual responsibility plan; other Sanction. b.recoupment of prior overpayment: total dollar value of reduction. requirements; family sanction for an adult with no high school diploma or equivalent; sanction for teen parent not attending school; reduction. c.other reasons (exclude amounts for sanctions and recoupment); family cap; reduction based on length of receipt of assistance; other, non-sanction.2. Non-work related sanction inlcudes family sanction for an adult with no high school diploma or equivalent; for teen parent not attending school; non-cooperation with child support; failure to comply with an Individual Responsibility Plan; work requirements, school attendance requirements, and cooperation with child support requirements may be provisions of an individual responsibility plan; other sanction.3. Reduction unrelated to family cap or length of receipt of assistance.

Table 13.TANF Families by Federal Time Limit Exemption Status: FY2019

State Total

Families

Federal 5-Year Time Limit Exemption Status1 (percent)

Not Exempt

Exempt2

No Head-of-Household

Exempt from Accrual3

State Funded Tribal

Exempt from Termination4

State Funded Hardship Tribal

U.S. Total 916,614 38.0 56.4 1.8 0.3 1.1 2.4 0.0

Alabama 7,623 38.8 61.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Alaska 2,445 58.7 29.6 0.0 6.9 0.0 4.8 0.0Arizona 7,010 26.1 70.3 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 0.0Arkansas 2,526 52.8 47.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0California 290,333 42.2 52.1 2.8 0.0 2.1 0.9 0.0Colorado 14,152 67.6 32.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0Connecticut 8,169 48.6 48.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0Delaware 3,478 23.0 75.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0District of Columbia 6,869 61.3 23.8 14.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Florida 39,708 19.8 78.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0

Georgia 9,595 13.4 86.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Guam 466 25.9 73.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0Hawaii 4,189 40.2 37.0 10.8 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.0Idaho 2,040 3.9 96.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Illinois 10,800 18.7 81.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Indiana 5,432 17.0 83.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Iowa 7,608 46.9 51.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0Kansas 3,835 49.8 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0Kentucky 17,418 23.7 76.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Louisiana 4,910 38.9 60.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Maine 3,142 53.6 43.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0Maryland 16,486 40.0 42.3 3.7 0.0 0.7 13.3 0.0Massachusetts 28,031 36.1 39.8 12.3 0.0 11.7 0.1 0.0Michigan 11,356 36.7 63.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Minnesota 15,967 49.3 46.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0Mississippi 3,428 34.2 65.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Missouri 8,735 45.0 54.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0Montana 3,408 45.7 52.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0Nebraska 3,866 29.7 69.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0Nevada 8,326 52.9 46.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

New Hampshire 3,496 44.9 52.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0New Jersey 9,270 45.4 51.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0New Mexico 9,989 51.4 47.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0New York 84,057 46.0 48.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.0North Carolina 13,609 13.9 86.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0North Dakota 950 28.1 63.2 0.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0Ohio 51,241 16.9 82.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0Oklahoma 6,041 26.7 72.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0Oregon 14,584 54.1 34.3 0.0 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.4Pennsylvania 41,486 34.4 41.2 5.7 0.0 1.1 17.6 0.0

Puerto Rico 4,803 88.8 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Rhode Island 4,002 48.0 39.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 0.0South Carolina 8,058 32.6 67.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0South Dakota 2,925 7.6 84.1 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0Tennessee 19,601 37.7 59.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0Texas 23,544 26.4 73.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0Utah 3,190 41.0 58.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0Vermont 2,241 39.4 58.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0Virgin Islands 119 76.2 23.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0Virginia 15,727 40.8 58.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0

Washington 25,044 43.1 49.5 1.5 0.8 0.0 5.1 0.0West Virginia 6,411 22.6 77.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Wisconsin 14,361 24.6 72.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.0Wyoming 515 49.0 50.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.01. Under TANF rules, an eligible family that does not include a recipient who is an adult head-of-household, a spouse of the head-of-household, or a minor child head-of-household federally-funded assistance for 60 countable months may continue to receive assistance. A countable month is a month of assistance for which the head-of-household or the spouhousehold is not exempt from the federal time-limit provisions. TANF rules provide for a hardship exemption that allows up to 20% of the families to receive assistance beyond the 2. Family is exempt (from accrual and termination) because no head-of-household or spouse of the head-of-household in the eligible family is receiving assistance.3. Family includes a head-of-household or a spouse of the head-of-household, but has accrued less than 60 months of assistance; is funded entirely from state-only funds; is living an Alaskan native village, where at least 50 percent of the adults living in Indian country or Alaskan native village are not employed.4. Family includes a head-of-household or a spouse of the head-of-household, who has received federally-funded assistance for 60 countable months due to assistance funded entfunds; hardship exemption, battery, or extreme cruelty; federally recognized good cause domestic violence waiver of time limits; living in Indian country or an Alaskan native villagepercent of whose adults are not employed.


TANF Adult Recipients Fiscal Year 2019

Table 14.TANF Adults in the Assistance Unit1 by Family Affiliation: FY2019

Adult Non-Recipients (percent)

State Total Adults

Adult Recipients

(%) ParentCaretaker Relative Other2

U.S. Total 974,297 44.9 32.1 21.7 1.3

Alabama 7,832 38.5 20.7 40.8 0.0Alaska 2,925 68.2 1.4 30.2 0.1Arizona 2,782 79.3 19.5 0.5 0.7Arkansas 2,592 53.4 0.3 46.3 0.0California 365,219 44.1 44.7 10.7 0.4Colorado 14,758 64.8 10.0 25.0 0.2Connecticut 9,989 42.5 2.2 0.0 55.3Delaware 3,882 22.9 10.6 66.1 0.4District of Columbia 6,909 75.9 17.7 6.4 0.0Florida 43,026 20.6 17.4 57.1 4.9

Georgia 9,656 13.4 16.0 70.2 0.4Guam 609 24.9 72.0 3.1 0.0Hawaii 3,970 83.8 13.4 2.5 0.2Idaho 2,041 4.1 0.3 95.3 0.2Illinois 10,804 18.1 36.0 45.9 0.0Indiana 6,679 14.5 33.0 36.8 15.7Iowa 8,431 47.5 20.1 32.2 0.1Kansas 4,157 50.4 14.7 34.7 0.1Kentucky 18,290 24.7 15.9 58.9 0.5Louisiana 4,266 45.3 16.8 37.9 0.0

Maine 3,678 54.9 27.0 17.2 0.9Maryland 11,686 82.9 15.8 1.3 0.0Massachusetts 29,501 59.0 26.2 14.7 0.1Michigan 11,728 35.7 42.4 21.8 0.0Minnesota 16,916 50.6 30.9 18.0 0.5Mississippi 3,394 33.8 29.7 35.3 1.2Missouri 8,892 44.9 32.8 21.8 0.5Montana 3,732 49.0 7.7 41.4 1.8Nebraska 4,235 28.0 40.2 25.2 6.6Nevada 9,165 55.2 25.1 19.8 0.0

New Hampshire 3,562 46.4 9.4 43.5 0.8New Jersey 10,267 44.6 30.8 24.6 0.0New Mexico 11,631 50.6 23.0 26.5 0.0New York 88,757 56.3 28.4 15.1 0.2North Carolina 13,648 14.4 21.7 63.9 0.0North Dakota 987 35.5 17.8 43.2 3.4Ohio 19,146 43.7 52.8 2.6 0.9Oklahoma 1,662 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Oregon 13,008 73.7 18.0 8.3 0.0Pennsylvania 47,265 53.0 25.7 21.2 0.1

Puerto Rico 4,942 88.4 4.0 7.6 0.0Rhode Island 4,169 61.4 32.8 5.5 0.3South Carolina 8,790 29.9 13.5 56.5 0.1South Dakota 3,478 13.4 8.1 78.5 0.0Tennessee 20,597 42.1 16.2 41.7 0.0Texas 21,588 28.9 49.9 20.4 0.7Utah 3,724 37.1 12.8 50.0 0.0Vermont 2,473 43.5 25.8 30.7 0.0Virgin Islands 120 76.5 19.9 3.4 0.2Virginia 16,080 41.2 22.6 36.1 0.1

Washington 27,359 51.9 19.5 26.3 2.3West Virginia 4,070 36.4 22.6 40.3 0.7Wisconsin 14,577 28.4 37.8 33.5 0.3Wyoming 648 42.9 8.4 47.3 1.31. Assistance unit: Those persons whose needs, income and resources are considered when making a determination of eligibility for, and the amount of, assistance.2. Person whose income is considered in determining eligibility.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 15.TANF Adult Recipients by Relationship to Head-of-Household: FY2019

StateTotal Adult Recipients

Adult Relationship to Head-of-Household (percent)Head-of-

Household Spouse Other-Related1 Unrelated

U.S. Total 437,341 90.4 4.9 1.3 3.5

Alabama 3,013 97.9 1.5 0.2 0.4Alaska 1,996 85.6 8.3 0.1 6.1Arizona 2,207 92.8 4.9 2.3 0.0Arkansas 1,384 94.7 3.9 1.3 0.1California 161,185 85.0 8.3 0.1 6.7Colorado 9,564 98.5 1.1 0.0 0.4Connecticut 4,245 98.6 0.6 0.3 0.5Delaware 887 97.4 1.3 0.6 0.6District of Columbia 5,245 99.5 0.2 0.2 0.1Florida 8,881 91.6 5.5 1.3 1.6

Georgia 1,290 99.5 0.3 0.2 0.1Guam 152 79.4 20.6 0.0 0.0Hawaii 3,329 82.4 9.5 0.0 8.2Idaho 84 99.3 0.0 0.7 0.0Illinois 1,955 99.8 0.2 0.0 0.0Indiana 971 94.3 4.5 0.4 0.8Iowa 4,008 91.3 5.3 0.0 3.3Kansas 2,097 88.1 7.5 0.2 4.3Kentucky 4,509 91.0 6.3 2.6 0.1Louisiana 1,933 98.9 1.1 0.0 0.0



Puerto Rico 4,370 96.8 2.0 0.1 1.1Rhode Island 2,560 94.0 2.7 0.2 3.1South Carolina 2,631 99.5 0.5 0.0 0.0South Dakota 465 99.2 0.6 0.0 0.2Tennessee 8,661 91.1 7.4 0.1 1.4Texas 6,249 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Utah 1,383 94.8 5.1 0.0 0.0Vermont 1,075 84.9 7.2 0.0 8.0Virgin Islands 92 99.0 0.0 0.2 0.8Virginia 6,630 98.9 0.8 0.0 0.3

Washington 14,200 90.0 9.9 0.0 0.1West Virginia 1,480 96.9 2.3 0.1 0.7Wisconsin 4,144 96.5 1.5 0.1 1.9Wyoming 278 90.1 5.7 1.9 2.3


1. Other-related relationship to head-of-household includes parent, adult child, adult grandchild and other.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 16.TANF Adult Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

State Total Adult Recipients

Age of Adult Recipients (percent)

Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 Over 49

U.S. Total 437,341 3.6 44.1 34.5 13.5 4.4

Alabama 3,013 2.9 57.3 31.2 7.5 1.2Alaska 1,996 1.8 34.4 37.9 18.4 7.5Arizona 2,207 2.1 34.3 37.9 19.0 6.7Arkansas 1,384 4.2 54.9 29.8 8.9 2.2California 161,185 3.0 45.4 32.8 13.2 5.6Colorado 9,564 2.5 41.2 37.5 14.8 3.9Connecticut 4,245 3.5 52.3 34.8 8.1 1.3Delaware 887 3.9 47.1 33.3 11.2 4.5District of Columbia 5,245 0.2 48.2 38.8 10.2 2.5Florida 8,881 1.4 31.8 44.6 16.6 5.5

Georgia 1,290 2.9 51.5 33.7 9.4 2.5Guam 152 3.0 33.9 36.7 19.1 7.3Hawaii 3,329 1.4 31.9 38.9 19.7 8.1Idaho 84 4.9 44.3 37.1 12.0 1.6Illinois 1,955 1.4 48.9 37.4 10.1 2.1Indiana 971 3.8 51.3 29.4 10.5 5.0Iowa 4,008 2.8 47.4 34.3 12.8 2.7Kansas 2,097 3.8 36.3 38.2 16.9 4.9Kentucky 4,509 3.6 50.3 32.9 10.9 2.3Louisiana 1,933 1.6 46.1 39.9 11.0 1.4



Puerto Rico 4,370 0.9 49.6 33.8 11.5 4.1Rhode Island 2,560 2.8 47.9 35.7 11.0 2.6South Carolina 2,631 3.2 53.7 33.0 8.4 1.7South Dakota 465 5.2 40.0 41.2 12.5 1.0Tennessee 8,661 3.6 44.2 33.4 15.2 3.7Texas 6,249 2.7 45.8 32.0 14.6 4.8Utah 1,383 1.8 33.9 41.5 18.7 4.2Vermont 1,075 4.0 44.7 37.8 11.1 2.5Virgin Islands 92 0.2 51.8 35.7 10.4 1.9Virginia 6,630 2.0 47.6 35.0 12.1 3.2

Washington 14,200 3.5 39.9 37.1 15.1 4.4West Virginia 1,480 3.1 49.5 34.2 11.3 1.9Wisconsin 4,144 3.1 49.0 33.3 12.1 2.6Wyoming 278 1.7 34.8 42.2 17.4 3.8Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 17.TANF Male Adult Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

State Total Male

Adult Recipients Age of Male Adult Recipients (percent)

Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 Over 49

U.S. Total 63,378 3.5 23.7 36.7 24.4 11.7

Alabama 106 1.3 26.2 39.6 23.4 9.6Alaska 519 0.9 21.9 35.6 25.6 16.0Arizona 269 1.3 13.2 38.1 27.5 19.8Arkansas 129 1.5 25.1 29.2 34.3 9.9California 34,435 1.4 27.8 37.8 21.6 11.3Colorado 1,036 0.7 14.0 40.6 31.2 13.5Connecticut 242 0.0 28.0 42.3 27.3 2.4Delaware 51 4.8 11.8 38.2 29.2 16.1District of Columbia 196 0.0 16.2 46.9 26.6 10.3Florida 1,008 0.7 13.2 32.0 38.7 15.4

Georgia 25 0.0 9.1 22.6 34.0 33.3Guam 41 0.0 17.4 33.5 35.1 14.1Hawaii 724 0.8 20.9 36.9 25.0 16.4Idaho 6 0.0 6.8 49.3 30.1 13.7Illinois 70 0.0 12.7 49.4 31.3 6.6Indiana 96 0.0 11.4 39.3 30.6 18.7Iowa 570 1.3 26.3 37.0 26.6 8.8Kansas 428 1.1 21.9 37.6 29.5 9.9Kentucky 591 0.7 23.7 40.2 26.5 9.0Louisiana 66 0.9 12.6 43.7 32.3 10.5

Maine 406 0.3 19.4 48.1 23.7 8.5Maryland 622 0.8 16.8 40.4 26.4 15.6Massachusetts 1,313 0.0 11.1 41.9 27.7 19.3Michigan 197 0.0 11.0 39.6 36.9 12.5Minnesota 610 1.7 21.6 43.0 25.4 8.3Mississippi 19 0.0 10.8 37.1 52.1 0.0Missouri 272 2.5 16.6 39.7 27.9 13.3Montana 363 1.6 28.7 40.7 21.1 7.9Nebraska 79 1.4 12.8 39.3 31.9 14.6Nevada 922 0.9 28.5 36.7 25.6 8.3

New Hampshire 111 0.0 15.2 44.6 30.8 9.4New Jersey 361 0.5 16.9 38.2 27.3 17.1New Mexico 1,194 2.3 23.6 39.4 24.6 10.1New York 6,544 23.2 21.5 24.5 20.7 10.1North Carolina 109 9.4 9.9 29.4 32.7 18.6North Dakota 32 0.0 19.0 45.4 28.8 6.8Ohio 928 4.4 20.4 33.6 31.8 9.3Oklahoma 83 0.2 12.1 32.3 38.6 16.8Oregon 1,087 0.4 16.9 42.1 30.0 10.5Pennsylvania 1,857 0.4 16.4 35.3 32.6 15.3

Puerto Rico 200 0.0 8.5 30.1 33.4 27.2Rhode Island 251 1.8 24.1 39.4 24.1 10.6South Carolina 70 1.9 14.6 23.8 44.0 15.8South Dakota 29 3.8 8.2 34.8 48.8 4.4Tennessee 1,087 0.9 9.5 34.8 44.4 10.4Texas 390 0.6 7.6 29.7 41.4 20.8Utah 165 0.7 7.5 41.4 34.4 16.0Vermont 221 1.2 28.4 43.9 20.1 6.5Virgin Islands 5 0.0 1.8 16.4 49.1 32.7Virginia 358 0.5 13.3 42.3 29.7 14.1

Washington 2,365 1.0 19.1 40.6 27.3 11.9West Virginia 135 0.3 22.4 38.1 28.8 10.4Wisconsin 343 0.6 20.4 40.4 28.2 10.5Wyoming 45 1.1 20.3 39.6 26.3 12.5Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 18.TANF Female Adult Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

State Total Female

Adult Recipients Age of Female Adult Recipients (percent)

Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 Over 49

U.S. Total 373,962 3.6 47.6 34.1 11.6 3.1





Puerto Rico 4,170 0.9 51.5 34.0 10.5 3.0Rhode Island 2,309 2.9 50.5 35.3 9.6 1.7South Carolina 2,561 3.3 54.7 33.3 7.5 1.3South Dakota 437 5.3 42.1 41.6 10.2 0.8Tennessee 7,574 4.0 49.1 33.1 11.0 2.7Texas 5,860 2.8 48.3 32.2 12.8 3.8Utah 1,218 1.9 37.5 41.5 16.5 2.6Vermont 854 4.7 48.9 36.2 8.8 1.5Virgin Islands 87 0.2 54.4 36.7 8.4 0.3Virginia 6,271 2.1 49.6 34.6 11.1 2.6


Table 19.TANF Adult Recipients by Race/Ethnicity: FY2019

State

Total Adult Recipients



Reported in Error

U.S. Total 437,341 29.8 30.3 31.3 1.5 2.5 0.9 1.8 2.0

Alabama 3,013 1.0 21.0 76.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.0Alaska 1,996 5.9 49.8 10.7 14.6 3.6 9.6 5.8 0.0Arizona 2,207 32.6 29.1 22.4 12.4 0.9 0.3 2.3 0.0Arkansas 1,384 2.8 45.9 47.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.5California 161,185 45.0 29.3 18.9 0.6 3.9 0.9 1.4 0.0Colorado 9,564 30.9 1.1 18.6 3.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 44.8Connecticut 4,245 33.5 15.1 21.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 2.4 26.8Delaware 887 8.7 26.2 63.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2District of Columbia 5,245 0.0 0.7 98.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0Florida 8,881 20.9 25.7 51.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0

Georgia 1,290 0.4 9.4 87.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.9Guam 152 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 8.6 89.2 0.3 0.0Hawaii 3,329 7.8 15.6 1.9 0.3 10.8 39.7 23.9 0.0Idaho 84 20.3 72.1 2.6 2.4 0.2 0.5 2.0 0.0Illinois 1,955 5.2 23.1 69.8 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0Indiana 971 5.7 41.5 45.8 0.1 5.3 0.1 0.8 0.6Iowa 4,008 4.2 45.6 22.6 1.0 1.3 0.1 2.2 23.1Kansas 2,097 9.0 61.5 19.4 1.0 0.5 0.0 8.7 0.0Kentucky 4,509 2.1 69.5 25.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3Louisiana 1,933 2.0 23.9 67.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 5.7 0.0


New Hampshire 1,652 7.5 85.6 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.0New Jersey 4,582 26.7 19.7 51.6 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.0New Mexico 5,881 55.6 28.6 4.4 11.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2New York 49,990 39.3 15.9 37.8 0.5 3.8 0.1 2.7 0.0North Carolina 1,970 4.1 23.0 69.4 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1North Dakota 351 2.3 29.1 14.0 52.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 0.0Ohio 8,373 3.6 41.0 52.7 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.4Oklahoma 1,662 6.8 53.2 24.8 14.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2Oregon 9,586 13.5 71.5 7.6 3.4 1.0 0.7 2.5 0.0Pennsylvania 25,068 16.5 25.5 56.8 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

Puerto Rico 4,370 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Rhode Island 2,560 18.4 28.7 16.1 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 34.7South Carolina 2,631 0.5 28.5 69.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1South Dakota 465 2.0 19.8 4.9 63.2 1.0 0.3 8.7 0.0Tennessee 8,661 0.9 52.8 45.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0Texas 6,249 36.6 19.8 42.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0Utah 1,383 13.6 41.4 3.8 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.4 36.6Vermont 1,075 1.6 92.0 4.5 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0Virgin Islands 92 25.8 1.4 71.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3Virginia 6,630 3.0 31.9 63.1 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

Washington 14,200 15.4 55.4 14.4 3.3 2.2 3.6 1.7 4.1West Virginia 1,480 1.3 86.8 10.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0Wisconsin 4,144 9.3 27.9 55.6 1.7 0.6 0.1 3.2 1.7Wyoming 278 10.9 71.2 4.6 12.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.11. AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; Hispanics may be of any race.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 20.TANF Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment: FY2019


Highest Level of Education Attained (percent)

No Formal Education Less than 10 10 - 11 12

More Than High School

U.S. Total 437,341 10.4 5.2 21.0 54.4 9.0





Puerto Rico 4,370 1.1 11.3 9.8 60.7 17.1Rhode Island 2,560 11.7 9.6 17.5 55.5 5.7South Carolina 2,631 0.2 3.6 19.1 69.6 7.5South Dakota 465 0.0 14.4 24.1 59.1 2.4Tennessee 8,661 1.2 4.9 12.7 74.8 6.4Texas 6,249 1.8 6.7 15.1 71.2 5.2Utah 1,383 34.8 1.8 4.0 26.8 32.7Vermont 1,075 1.1 6.4 19.6 67.6 5.4Virgin Islands 92 1.2 21.6 15.6 54.8 6.9Virginia 6,630 0.9 3.8 12.4 73.7 9.3


Table 21.TANF Adult Recipients by Employment Status: FY2019


Employed (%)

MaleRecipients

Employed (%)

FemaleRecipients

Employed (%)

U.S. Total 437,341 26.4 63,378 26.5 373,963 26.4

Alabama 3,013 43.9 106 37.2 2,907 44.1Alaska 1,996 37.5 519 41.8 1,477 36.0Arizona 2,207 17.0 269 15.4 1,938 17.2Arkansas 1,384 24.6 129 16.6 1,255 25.4California 161,185 25.4 34,435 28.7 126,750 24.5Colorado 9,564 62.5 1,036 57.2 8,528 63.2Connecticut 4,245 26.2 242 26.5 4,003 26.2Delaware 887 27.5 51 19.2 837 28.0District of Columbia 5,245 38.6 196 33.5 5,049 38.8Florida 8,881 11.1 1,008 3.5 7,874 12.1

Georgia 1,290 15.4 25 12.8 1,265 15.4Guam 152 4.7 41 4.5 111 4.8Hawaii 3,329 31.7 724 34.5 2,605 30.9Idaho 84 8.8 6 11.0 78 8.6Illinois 1,955 85.0 70 67.9 1,885 85.6Indiana 971 27.7 96 20.4 874 28.5Iowa 4,008 34.7 570 27.2 3,439 35.9Kansas 2,097 33.5 428 33.0 1,669 33.7Kentucky 4,509 37.8 591 32.2 3,918 38.7Louisiana 1,933 14.7 66 10.5 1,867 14.8

Maine 2,021 31.1 406 30.8 1,616 31.2Maryland 9,693 14.4 622 9.5 9,070 14.7Massachusetts 17,408 18.8 1,313 20.2 16,095 18.6Michigan 4,190 35.3 197 30.3 3,993 35.5Minnesota 8,552 43.6 610 40.4 7,942 43.8Mississippi 1,146 2.6 19 0.0 1,127 2.6Missouri 3,991 19.1 272 15.6 3,719 19.4Montana 1,830 35.3 363 29.2 1,466 36.8Nebraska 1,187 65.0 79 57.6 1,108 65.6Nevada 5,056 46.6 922 52.3 4,134 45.3

New Hampshire 1,652 33.3 111 28.7 1,541 33.6New Jersey 4,582 16.8 361 19.9 4,221 16.5New Mexico 5,881 23.6 1,194 25.6 4,687 23.1New York 49,990 29.1 6,544 21.6 43,446 30.3North Carolina 1,970 10.5 109 1.6 1,862 11.0North Dakota 351 46.7 32 43.6 319 47.0Ohio 8,373 20.8 928 19.0 7,444 21.0Oklahoma 1,662 13.8 83 8.0 1,579 14.1Oregon 9,586 6.2 1,087 4.8 8,498 6.4Pennsylvania 25,068 26.1 1,857 17.9 23,210 26.8

Puerto Rico 4,370 5.8 200 0.9 4,170 6.1Rhode Island 2,560 14.9 251 15.6 2,309 14.9South Carolina 2,631 30.9 70 32.5 2,561 30.8South Dakota 465 19.9 29 26.9 437 19.5Tennessee 8,661 25.6 1,087 15.8 7,574 27.0Texas 6,249 30.0 390 18.9 5,860 30.8Utah 1,383 16.8 165 13.1 1,218 17.3Vermont 1,075 16.2 221 15.0 854 16.5Virgin Islands 92 4.2 5 1.8 87 4.3Virginia 6,630 28.6 358 19.8 6,271 29.1

Washington 14,200 19.9 2,365 25.7 11,835 18.7West Virginia 1,480 25.5 135 21.5 1,345 25.9Wisconsin 4,144 27.3 343 25.8 3,801 27.4Wyoming 278 24.5 45 20.4 233 25.3Note: Percent distribution based on collected and reported responses. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 22.TANF Adult Recipients by Marital Status: FY2019


Marital Status (percent)Single,

Never Married Married WidowedSeparated/ Divorced

U.S. Total 437,341 72.7 12.2 0.5 14.6

Alabama 3,013 80.4 3.6 0.3 15.7Alaska 1,996 56.0 20.9 0.8 22.3Arizona 2,207 65.5 13.5 1.4 19.5Arkansas 1,384 71.9 14.7 0.2 13.2California 161,185 66.2 18.8 0.3 14.6Colorado 9,564 59.5 9.4 1.0 30.1Connecticut 4,245 81.9 4.7 0.5 12.9Delaware 887 84.9 5.7 0.2 9.3District of Columbia 5,245 97.1 1.7 0.0 1.1Florida 8,881 67.5 14.0 0.6 17.9

Georgia 1,290 85.6 1.9 0.5 12.0Guam 152 34.1 63.4 0.3 2.2Hawaii 3,329 59.1 22.0 0.9 18.0Idaho 84 51.7 6.4 0.0 41.9Illinois 1,955 90.4 2.2 0.0 7.4Indiana 971 69.8 11.8 1.0 17.4Iowa 4,008 75.9 20.1 0.4 3.6Kansas 2,097 46.5 19.6 1.1 32.8Kentucky 4,509 62.7 15.6 0.6 21.1Louisiana 1,933 80.2 3.1 0.5 16.2



Puerto Rico 4,370 88.1 4.8 0.8 6.4Rhode Island 2,560 85.6 9.2 0.1 5.1South Carolina 2,631 77.2 3.4 0.4 18.9South Dakota 465 75.5 7.2 0.8 16.5Tennessee 8,661 63.6 18.4 0.8 17.1Texas 6,249 75.4 5.0 1.6 18.0Utah 1,383 44.9 17.4 0.9 36.8Vermont 1,075 65.3 13.0 0.6 21.1Virgin Islands 92 89.9 0.7 0.0 9.3Virginia 6,630 79.6 0.8 0.7 19.0

Washington 14,200 57.4 16.0 0.8 25.8West Virginia 1,480 59.9 13.1 0.9 26.0Wisconsin 4,144 79.6 5.5 0.4 14.5Wyoming 278 63.6 15.4 0.1 20.9Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 23.TANF Adult Recipients by Citizenship Status: FY2019

State Total AdultRecipients

Citizenship Status (percent)U.S. Citizen1 Qualified Immigrant2 Unknown

U.S. Total 437,341 92.5 7.1 0.4

Alabama 3,013 99.9 0.1 0.0Alaska 1,996 95.2 4.8 0.0Arizona 2,207 91.8 8.2 0.0Arkansas 1,384 99.3 0.7 0.0California 161,185 89.6 10.1 0.3Colorado 9,564 97.0 3.0 0.0Connecticut 4,245 96.5 3.5 0.0Delaware 887 98.9 1.1 0.0District of Columbia 5,245 100.0 0.0 0.0Florida 8,881 94.5 5.5 0.0

Georgia 1,290 97.9 2.1 0.0Guam 152 96.3 3.4 0.3Hawaii 3,329 82.6 16.8 0.6Idaho 84 98.6 1.4 0.0Illinois 1,955 99.1 0.0 0.9Indiana 971 92.3 7.7 0.0Iowa 4,008 91.6 8.4 0.0Kansas 2,097 95.4 4.6 0.0Kentucky 4,509 93.9 6.1 0.0Louisiana 1,933 99.7 0.3 0.0


New Hampshire 1,652 96.0 4.0 0.0New Jersey 4,582 98.0 2.0 0.0New Mexico 5,881 96.8 3.2 0.0New York 49,990 87.0 10.8 2.2North Carolina 1,970 99.0 1.0 0.0North Dakota 351 92.7 7.3 0.0Ohio 8,373 95.9 4.1 0.0Oklahoma 1,662 98.9 0.8 0.4Oregon 9,586 97.2 2.8 0.0Pennsylvania 25,068 97.8 2.2 0.0

Puerto Rico 4,370 99.8 0.1 0.0Rhode Island 2,560 92.6 7.4 0.0South Carolina 2,631 99.0 0.7 0.3South Dakota 465 94.4 5.6 0.0Tennessee 8,661 97.6 2.4 0.0Texas 6,249 98.7 1.3 0.0Utah 1,383 92.5 7.4 0.1Vermont 1,075 97.1 2.9 0.0Virgin Islands 92 93.8 5.3 0.8Virginia 6,630 97.9 2.1 0.0



1. U.S. citizen includes naturalized citizen.2. Qualified immigrant refers to qualified status as the only non-citizens who are eligible for a federal public benefit. Qualified status individuals are legal permanent residents, asylees, refugees, individuals paroled into the United States for at least one year, individuals whose deportations are being withheld, individuals granted conditional entry, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and certain abused individuals. Victims of severe forms of trafficking and certain family members are eligible for federally-funded or administered benefits and services to the same extent as refugees.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 24.TANF Adult Recipients Receiving Disability Benefits1: FY2019


Receiving Disability BenefitsNumber Percent

U.S. Total 437,341 4,093 0.9

Alabama 3,013 11 0.4Alaska 1,996 10 0.5Arizona 2,207 2 0.1Arkansas 1,384 0 0.0California 161,185 1,097 0.7Colorado 9,564 48 0.5Connecticut 4,245 1 0.0Delaware 887 8 0.9District of Columbia 5,245 54 1.0Florida 8,881 50 0.6

Georgia 1,290 42 3.2Guam 152 5 3.0Hawaii 3,329 23 0.7Idaho 84 0 0.0Illinois 1,955 22 1.1Indiana 971 10 1.1Iowa 4,008 30 0.8Kansas 2,097 2 0.1Kentucky 4,509 8 0.2Louisiana 1,933 1 0.0

Maine 2,021 14 0.7Maryland 9,693 19 0.2Massachusetts 17,408 143 0.8Michigan 4,190 6 0.1Minnesota 8,552 9 0.1Mississippi 1,146 1 0.1Missouri 3,991 1 0.0Montana 1,830 6 0.3Nebraska 1,187 1 0.1Nevada 5,056 17 0.3

New Hampshire 1,652 52 3.2New Jersey 4,582 1 0.0New Mexico 5,881 7 0.1New York 49,990 1,264 2.5North Carolina 1,970 0 0.0North Dakota 351 1 0.3Ohio 8,373 71 0.9Oklahoma 1,662 5 0.3Oregon 9,586 64 0.7Pennsylvania 25,068 23 0.1

Puerto Rico 4,370 4 0.1Rhode Island 2,560 12 0.5South Carolina 2,631 4 0.1South Dakota 465 1 0.3Tennessee 8,661 711 8.2Texas 6,249 70 1.1Utah 1,383 2 0.2Vermont 1,075 4 0.3Virgin Islands 92 0 0.5Virginia 6,630 28 0.4

Washington 14,200 101 0.7West Virginia 1,480 7 0.5Wisconsin 4,144 15 0.4Wyoming 278 3 1.01. Disability benefits include Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Veteran's disability benefits, Workers' Compensation, and Black Lung Disease disability benefits.Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 25.TANF Head-of-Household or Spouse Assistance by Federal Time Limit: FY2019

State

Head-of-Householdor Spouse

Number of Months Countable Toward Federal Time Limit (percent)

0 01-12 13-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 Over 60¹

U.S. Total 399,294 1.8 33.1 20.6 15.5 11.6 9.3 8.2

Alabama 2,996 0.3 41.3 24.4 15.4 10.4 7.4 0.8Alaska 1,816 12.0 31.7 18.9 14.1 10.1 6.7 6.4Arizona 2,049 3.8 57.7 15.9 9.0 5.1 3.4 5.0Arkansas 1,364 2.3 58.9 23.0 10.3 3.7 1.7 0.2California 143,296 1.8 26.8 19.1 17.9 14.8 13.6 6.1Colorado 9,506 0.0 35.5 25.6 16.6 11.6 9.9 0.9Connecticut 4,207 0.2 32.0 30.3 16.6 10.6 4.9 5.4Delaware 815 7.9 55.9 23.7 11.3 0.5 0.7 0.0District of Columbia 4,213 0.0 27.1 26.0 21.7 15.0 10.2 0.0Florida 8,626 0.0 50.7 20.3 10.9 8.2 4.3 5.6

Georgia 1,285 9.5 51.2 19.8 12.1 6.7 0.6 0.0Guam 151 42.6 57.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Hawaii 2,884 19.2 18.8 13.0 10.5 8.0 7.9 22.6Idaho 79 0.0 89.4 10.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Illinois 1,923 3.4 38.0 20.9 18.7 12.2 6.8 0.0Indiana 959 0.0 76.5 13.3 5.2 3.0 1.9 0.0Iowa 3,874 7.9 36.5 21.1 14.4 9.7 7.1 3.3Kansas 1,999 0.5 65.0 30.5 3.9 0.0 0.1 0.0Kentucky 4,349 0.0 42.2 22.9 15.6 10.6 6.9 1.7Louisiana 1,933 0.0 41.0 27.2 16.1 9.9 5.1 0.7

Maine 1,901 0.0 38.8 23.8 14.9 10.4 7.4 4.8Maryland 9,008 0.0 26.3 16.5 12.6 10.6 8.3 25.7Massachusetts 14,060 4.3 26.6 18.6 13.2 7.8 6.1 23.4Michigan 4,169 0.0 48.6 24.9 15.6 8.7 2.1 0.1Minnesota 8,389 4.3 37.3 24.6 16.0 10.4 5.5 2.0Mississippi 1,145 0.0 56.8 24.3 10.8 5.3 2.8 0.0Missouri 3,967 0.2 53.3 21.5 15.6 8.6 0.3 0.6Montana 1,683 10.8 48.3 21.4 9.5 5.8 3.7 0.4Nebraska 1,165 2.1 51.5 22.6 12.6 6.8 3.2 1.3Nevada 4,735 0.2 43.2 24.5 12.1 11.3 8.1 0.6

New Hampshire 1,648 0.0 43.0 26.1 14.0 7.7 4.6 4.6New Jersey 4,523 4.0 44.3 19.9 12.5 8.2 5.2 5.9New Mexico 5,580 0.0 47.7 22.1 11.8 10.0 6.6 1.8New York 44,039 0.0 28.2 22.6 16.8 13.4 8.7 10.3North Carolina 1,908 0.0 65.4 22.9 8.6 2.0 1.2 0.1North Dakota 318 21.8 41.8 17.7 10.4 5.7 2.4 0.0Ohio 8,093 1.8 43.2 28.9 19.7 3.0 2.6 0.9Oklahoma 1,662 0.0 49.6 22.0 13.0 7.8 4.8 2.9Oregon 8,016 3.8 33.5 22.4 16.6 12.7 10.2 0.8Pennsylvania 22,230 1.6 23.0 13.6 9.8 8.8 8.3 34.9

Puerto Rico 4,316 0.1 20.6 22.1 22.1 18.5 16.5 0.0Rhode Island 2,476 0.5 32.4 18.6 13.5 8.1 6.6 20.3South Carolina 2,628 0.3 57.1 26.7 9.2 4.6 1.8 0.2South Dakota 417 47.0 36.6 7.9 4.0 2.2 2.3 0.0Tennessee 8,518 0.0 31.9 21.6 17.6 11.1 10.8 7.1Texas 6,249 0.0 69.0 18.8 6.7 2.8 2.2 0.4Utah 1,383 0.0 52.4 24.2 15.1 4.4 2.1 1.7Vermont 988 0.0 49.2 25.0 12.4 5.7 2.4 5.4Virgin Islands 91 0.0 21.4 20.7 19.5 19.8 18.5 0.2Virginia 6,609 0.3 40.0 21.6 14.9 11.5 9.1 2.6

Washington 13,260 3.8 35.4 20.5 13.4 9.7 7.5 9.7West Virginia 1,468 0.1 46.8 24.3 13.7 10.1 5.0 0.0Wisconsin 4,060 0.0 48.3 18.6 9.6 6.9 5.3 11.3Wyoming 266 0.1 61.6 21.5 9.0 4.8 2.4 0.7

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

1. Families can receive TANF assistance beyond 60 months due to a hardship exemption

TANF Child Recipients Fiscal Year 2019

Table 26. TANF Teen Recipients and Teen Parents: FY2019

StateTotal

Families Total Teen Recipients

Teen Recipient Parents Number % of Teen Recipients

U.S. Total 916,614 493,836 13,167 2.7

Alabama 7,623 3,761 91 2.4Alaska 2,445 1,324 35 2.6Arizona 7,010 3,538 59 1.7Arkansas 2,526 1,069 63 5.9California 290,333 173,484 5,471 3.2Colorado 14,152 6,982 240 3.4Connecticut 8,169 3,753 152 4.1Delaware 3,478 1,615 31 1.9District of Columbia 6,869 3,014 37 1.2Florida 39,708 17,595 215 1.2

Georgia 9,595 6,071 73 1.2Guam 466 189 5 2.6Hawaii 4,189 2,373 46 1.9Idaho 2,040 1,054 3 0.3Illinois 10,800 7,116 28 0.4Indiana 5,432 2,934 57 1.9Iowa 7,608 3,636 114 3.1Kansas 3,835 1,955 61 3.1Kentucky 17,418 9,035 411 4.5Louisiana 4,910 3,017 38 1.3

Maine 3,142 1,412 46 3.3Maryland 16,486 8,562 160 1.9Massachusetts 28,031 11,469 480 4.2Michigan 11,356 6,317 138 2.2Minnesota 15,967 8,483 578 6.8Mississippi 3,428 1,637 61 3.7Missouri 8,735 3,967 157 4.0Montana 3,408 1,777 68 3.8Nebraska 3,866 2,311 60 2.6Nevada 8,326 4,294 119 2.8

New Hampshire 3,496 1,402 26 1.9New Jersey 9,270 4,346 105 2.4New Mexico 9,989 5,872 191 3.3New York 84,057 45,062 737 1.6North Carolina 13,609 7,046 55 0.8North Dakota 950 480 10 2.1Ohio 51,241 27,849 375 1.3Oklahoma 6,041 4,572 46 1.0Oregon 14,584 6,187 305 4.9Pennsylvania 41,486 21,705 716 3.3

Puerto Rico 4,803 1,973 41 2.1Rhode Island 4,002 1,843 82 4.4South Carolina 8,058 4,065 85 2.1South Dakota 2,925 1,757 24 1.4Tennessee 19,601 9,925 303 3.1Texas 23,544 13,037 169 1.3Utah 3,190 1,702 27 1.6Vermont 2,241 1,005 43 4.3Virgin Islands 119 47 0 0.0Virginia 15,727 6,940 185 2.7

Washington 25,044 11,574 352 3.0West Virginia 6,411 3,198 57 1.8Wisconsin 14,361 8,249 128 1.6Wyoming 515 254 5 2.0

Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020Note: Percent distribution based on collected and reported responses.

Table 27.TANF Teen Parents by Relationship to Head-of-Household: FY2019

StateTotal Teen

Parents

Teen Relationship to Head-of-Household (percent)Head-of-

Household Spouse Child Grandchild Other1

U.S. Total 13,167 80.8 0.6 10.9 1.9 5.9

Alabama 91 94.4 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.1Alaska 35 84.2 3.8 0.0 0.0 12.1Arizona 59 68.3 0.0 23.3 4.3 4.1Arkansas 63 86.7 0.8 10.9 0.0 1.6California 5,471 77.4 0.0 12.0 0.0 10.6Colorado 240 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Connecticut 152 90.6 0.0 4.7 2.4 2.3Delaware 31 90.2 1.3 1.1 4.3 3.2District of Columbia 37 34.8 0.0 40.4 0.0 24.9Florida 215 39.7 0.0 32.5 15.8 12.0

Georgia 73 51.0 0.0 11.6 31.3 6.1Guam 5 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Hawaii 46 86.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 10.6Idaho 3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Illinois 28 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Indiana 57 64.1 0.0 27.7 4.7 3.5Iowa 114 91.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 6.1Kansas 61 78.7 1.1 5.2 11.3 3.7Kentucky 411 37.8 1.0 53.2 5.7 2.3Louisiana 38 80.3 0.0 19.7 0.0 0.0

Maine 46 83.9 0.2 9.9 0.0 6.0Maryland 160 96.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2Massachusetts 480 77.6 0.4 17.0 4.9 0.0Michigan 138 89.1 0.0 7.7 0.0 3.2Minnesota 578 98.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9Mississippi 61 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Missouri 157 92.9 0.1 4.5 1.6 0.9Montana 68 78.2 1.0 7.6 4.3 9.0Nebraska 60 70.4 0.1 21.6 0.0 7.9Nevada 119 89.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.4

New Hampshire 26 89.7 0.0 6.7 1.9 1.6New Jersey 105 71.4 0.0 1.4 16.1 11.2New Mexico 191 84.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 12.8New York 737 83.4 0.0 12.4 4.2 0.0North Carolina 55 99.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0North Dakota 10 73.4 0.0 16.1 6.4 4.0Ohio 375 86.9 0.7 11.7 0.0 0.8Oklahoma 46 99.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0Oregon 305 96.2 0.0 3.0 0.5 0.3Pennsylvania 716 80.1 3.2 9.5 5.7 1.5

Puerto Rico 41 91.0 4.7 4.3 0.0 0.0Rhode Island 82 79.9 0.0 12.2 4.2 3.7South Carolina 85 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0South Dakota 24 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Tennessee 303 95.1 0.3 4.2 0.0 0.4Texas 169 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Utah 27 79.0 2.4 14.3 4.3 0.0Vermont 43 92.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 6.3Virgin Islands 0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0Virginia 185 70.3 0.2 18.5 8.7 2.3

Washington 352 93.1 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0West Virginia 57 77.3 0.0 10.8 11.8 0.0Wisconsin 128 97.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.1Wyoming 5 77.2 7.0 1.8 0.0 14.01. Other includes those teens who may be unrelated or whose relationship to the head-of-household is unknown.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 28.TANF Child Recipients by Relationship to the Head-of-Household: FY2019

StateTotal Child Recipients

Relationship to Head-of-Household (percent)Child/Stepchild Grandchild Others¹

U.S. Total 1,640,805 76.3 13.5 10.3




New Hampshire 5,546 60.4 31.4 8.2New Jersey 16,755 83.1 12.1 4.9New Mexico 18,699 77.3 16.9 5.8New York 139,763 82.2 11.5 6.3North Carolina 21,377 23.1 24.8 52.1North Dakota 1,957 54.7 34.6 10.6Ohio 83,983 35.8 0.8 63.3Oklahoma 13,594 53.9 35.1 11.0Oregon 23,092 86.7 5.1 8.2Pennsylvania 75,360 87.9 9.0 3.1




1. Other includes recipients who identified as spouse, related and unrelated.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 29.TANF Child Recipients with No Adult Recipient by Relationship to Head-of-Household: FY2019

State Child Recipients with

No Adult Recipient

Relationship to Head-of-Household (percent)Child/Stepchild Grandchild Others¹

U.S. Total 904,591 58.4 23.7 17.9





Puerto Rico 934 49.0 39.6 11.5Rhode Island 2,615 86.6 10.1 3.3South Carolina 9,661 22.5 55.5 22.1South Dakota 4,287 10.3 58.3 31.4Tennessee 19,673 30.7 49.6 19.6Texas 32,242 62.2 18.7 19.1Utah 3,082 26.2 51.4 22.4Vermont 1,851 46.0 41.8 12.2Virgin Islands 44 91.4 8.6 0.0Virginia 14,258 37.4 44.1 18.5



1. Other includes recipients who identified as spouse, related and unrelated.

Table 30.TANF Child1 Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

State Total Child Recipients

Age of Child Recipients (percent)

0 - 1 2 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18Unknown/

Reported in Error

U.S. Total 1,640,805 12.3 24.2 34.3 20.0 9.1 0.1




New Hampshire 5,546 12.8 26.1 36.3 17.8 7.0 0.0New Jersey 16,755 14.5 25.6 34.4 17.2 8.2 0.0New Mexico 18,699 11.6 22.9 35.1 20.9 9.4 0.1New York 139,763 12.0 24.8 33.8 19.8 9.6 0.0North Carolina 21,377 9.4 21.1 37.1 23.5 8.9 0.0North Dakota 1,957 12.0 27.6 36.2 18.3 5.8 0.0Ohio 83,983 9.8 21.6 35.8 21.3 11.1 0.3Oklahoma 13,594 8.2 21.8 36.4 22.3 10.9 0.4Oregon 23,092 16.5 26.7 31.3 17.3 8.1 0.0Pennsylvania 75,360 13.6 24.6 34.1 18.5 9.2 0.0




1. A minor child is an individual who (a) has not attained 18 years of age or (b) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training).Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 31.TANF Male Child Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

StateTotal Male

Child Recipients

Age of Male Child Recipients (percent)

0 - 1 2 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18Unknown/

Reported in Error

U.S. Total 7,044 14.6 26.1 33.9 17.3 8.2 0.0


Georgia 457 14.9 32.4 33.1 12.5 7.1 0.0Guam 4,157 14.3 24.1 32.9 19.5 9.2 0.0Hawaii 1,440 4.5 19.6 38.0 26.5 11.4 0.0Idaho 9,720 5.4 20.2 39.2 23.9 11.1 0.1Illinois 4,793 12.9 22.4 36.0 20.9 7.8 0.0Indiana 6,873 15.9 26.4 33.2 17.3 7.3 0.0Iowa 3,235 15.6 25.1 32.0 18.6 8.6 0.0Kansas 13,920 10.3 23.2 35.3 22.1 9.2 0.0Kentucky 4,648 10.1 23.2 36.7 20.5 9.5 0.0Louisiana 2,641 15.6 27.7 31.3 17.7 7.7 0.0


New Hampshire 8,146 14.7 26.2 34.2 16.9 8.0 0.0New Jersey 9,389 11.1 23.3 35.2 20.9 9.5 0.1New Mexico 68,717 12.4 26.1 33.5 18.8 9.2 0.0New York 10,339 9.9 20.0 37.8 23.3 8.9 0.0North Carolina 985 12.5 28.5 35.2 17.5 6.3 0.0North Dakota 41,011 10.0 21.7 35.5 20.9 11.5 0.5Ohio 6,797 8.6 21.7 35.8 22.8 10.6 0.5Oklahoma 11,634 16.6 27.1 31.1 17.1 8.1 0.0Oregon 36,133 14.7 24.8 33.5 18.6 8.4 0.0Pennsylvania 4,125 4.8 29.3 43.7 15.9 6.2 0.2

Puerto Rico 3,447 17.5 26.5 31.4 16.2 8.4 0.0Rhode Island 7,482 11.4 27.0 35.9 18.9 6.8 0.0South Carolina 2,626 9.1 22.1 37.2 21.5 10.2 0.0South Dakota 17,684 13.6 24.8 33.4 21.2 7.0 0.0Tennessee 21,962 12.8 23.9 34.7 22.0 6.5 0.1Texas 2,844 12.1 23.7 35.1 21.5 7.6 0.0Utah 1,753 15.5 23.6 33.6 17.7 9.5 0.0Vermont 117 9.1 34.5 36.2 15.2 5.0 0.0Virgin Islands 12,690 12.5 26.5 35.3 18.3 7.4 0.0Virginia 20,121 16.0 25.1 32.0 18.3 8.7 0.0

Washington 5,205 10.6 22.8 37.0 19.5 10.1 0.0West Virginia 12,621 14.3 22.9 31.6 20.3 10.8 0.1Wisconsin 467 10.9 22.8 38.4 20.4 7.4 0.1Wyoming 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 32.TANF Female Child Recipients by Age Group: FY2019

StateTotal Female

Child Recipients

Age of Female Child Recipients (percent)

0 - 1 2 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18Unknown/

Reported in Error

U.S. Total 824,547 12.1 24.0 34.6 20.0 9.3 0.1







Table 33.TANF Child Recipients by Race/Ethnicity: FY2019




Not Reported

U.S. Total 1,640,805 37.3 25.7 28.4 1.5 1.7 0.6 2.5 2.3


Georgia 16,653 0.3 29.5 67.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.8 0.8Guam 872 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 3.2 96.1 0.1 0.0Hawaii 8,144 10.7 10.1 1.5 0.2 7.3 36.6 33.6 0.0Idaho 2,874 23.0 69.5 1.3 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.7 0.0Illinois 19,954 12.2 26.5 58.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4Indiana 9,740 13.2 51.7 32.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.8 0.2Iowa 13,929 6.1 27.0 14.9 0.8 0.7 0.3 4.6 45.6Kansas 6,661 11.7 54.2 19.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 13.3 0.0Kentucky 28,357 3.2 73.8 18.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.8Louisiana 9,605 3.7 20.8 68.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 6.7 0.0




Washington 40,176 26.3 41.7 13.1 4.3 1.5 2.9 3.2 7.1West Virginia 10,346 1.3 87.8 7.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.6 0.0Wisconsin 25,465 9.9 23.3 39.8 3.2 1.6 0.1 4.5 17.5Wyoming 918 11.1 66.9 6.4 15.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0


1. AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Hispanics may be of any race.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 34.TANF Child Recipients by Educational Attainment: FY2019

Highest Level of Education Attained (percent)


No Formal Education 1 - 6 7 - 9 10 - 11 12 or More

U.S. Total 1,640,805 48.4 32.1 12.4 6.6 0.5

Alabama 14,063 45.2 35.2 13.3 6.3 0.0Alaska 4,455 77.1 17.3 4.1 1.3 0.2Arizona 11,422 52.3 31.1 11.4 4.3 0.9Arkansas 4,131 62.8 28.8 6.8 1.5 0.1California 574,625 39.5 35.9 14.8 9.6 0.2Colorado 25,556 95.9 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.2Connecticut 11,979 44.6 34.3 12.9 7.6 0.6Delaware 5,566 44.6 36.3 13.2 5.3 0.7District of Columbia 14,175 47.1 36.3 11.6 5.1 0.0Florida 54,317 38.3 38.0 14.6 7.3 1.8

Georgia 16,653 22.8 53.9 12.3 8.3 2.7Guam 872 56.0 29.8 8.9 4.7 0.6Hawaii 8,144 32.2 39.5 14.7 13.6 0.1Idaho 2,874 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Illinois 19,954 33.5 38.8 17.7 8.5 1.5Indiana 9,740 48.0 34.3 13.2 4.2 0.3Iowa 13,929 74.7 18.0 5.5 1.4 0.5Kansas 6,661 48.9 32.8 12.9 5.2 0.2Kentucky 28,357 42.9 37.1 14.3 5.5 0.3Louisiana 9,605 42.3 40.3 12.8 4.1 0.4


New Hampshire 5,546 49.7 35.1 11.3 3.6 0.2New Jersey 16,755 52.7 31.2 10.5 3.5 2.1New Mexico 18,699 34.9 34.8 16.2 9.0 5.0New York 139,763 54.0 30.4 10.7 4.6 0.3North Carolina 21,377 36.2 37.5 17.4 8.9 0.0North Dakota 1,957 50.0 35.4 10.8 3.7 0.2Ohio 83,983 89.8 6.3 2.2 1.4 0.2Oklahoma 13,594 48.1 35.7 11.1 4.7 0.3Oregon 23,092 52.0 35.7 9.0 3.0 0.2Pennsylvania 75,360 48.2 33.8 12.7 5.1 0.1

Puerto Rico 8,125 42.1 40.8 11.3 5.1 0.7Rhode Island 7,007 52.5 30.2 11.4 5.1 0.8South Carolina 14,989 45.3 36.0 13.1 5.0 0.6South Dakota 5,340 37.5 37.1 16.3 7.8 1.3Tennessee 34,246 40.4 34.1 15.4 7.8 2.2Texas 44,323 94.8 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.2Utah 5,594 35.0 35.0 17.3 9.1 3.6Vermont 3,480 55.4 28.6 11.6 4.2 0.1Virgin Islands 259 66.5 26.7 6.0 0.7 0.0Virginia 25,898 32.9 45.6 16.6 4.5 0.5


Table 35.TANF Child Recipients by Citizenship Status: FY2019


Citizenship Status (percent)

U.S. Citizen1 Qualified Immigrant2 Unknown

U.S. Total 1,640,805 98.3 1.7 0.0






Washington 40,176 95.1 4.6 0.3West Virginia 10,346 100.0 0.0 0.0Wisconsin 25,465 99.4 0.6 0.0Wyoming 918 99.7 0.2 0.01. U.S. citizen includes naturalized citizen.2. Qualified immigrant refers to qualified status as the only non-citizens who are eligible for a federal public benefit. Qualified status individuals are legal permanent residents, asylees, refugees, individuals paroled into the United States for at least one year, individuals whose deportations are being withheld,individuals granted conditional entry, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and certain abused individuals. Victims of severe forms of trafficking and certain family members are eligible for federally-funded or administered benefits and services to the same extent as refugees.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 36.TANF Child Recipients Receiving Disability Benefits: FY2019


Receiving Disability BenefitsNumber Percent

U.S. Total 1,640,805 17,282 1.1

Alabama 14,063 202 1.4Alaska 4,455 73 1.6Arizona 11,422 7 0.1Arkansas 4,131 0 0.0California 574,625 11,640 2.0Colorado 25,556 28 0.1Connecticut 11,979 7 0.1Delaware 5,566 19 0.3District of Columbia 14,175 0 0.0Florida 54,317 213 0.4

Georgia 16,653 0 0.0Guam 872 0 0.0Hawaii 8,144 3 0.0Idaho 2,874 0 0.0Illinois 19,954 13 0.1Indiana 9,740 28 0.3Iowa 13,929 194 1.4Kansas 6,661 0 0.0Kentucky 28,357 11 0.0Louisiana 9,605 0 0.0

Maine 5,275 1 0.0Maryland 30,677 202 0.7Massachusetts 39,867 165 0.4Michigan 21,379 96 0.4Minnesota 29,117 12 0.0Mississippi 5,396 94 1.7Missouri 15,481 6 0.0Montana 6,328 1 0.0Nebraska 7,936 1 0.0Nevada 15,977 45 0.3

New Hampshire 5,546 1 0.0New Jersey 16,755 18 0.1New Mexico 18,699 232 1.2New York 139,763 392 0.3North Carolina 21,377 86 0.4North Dakota 1,957 3 0.1Ohio 83,983 285 0.3Oklahoma 13,594 133 1.0Oregon 23,092 1,692 7.3Pennsylvania 75,360 0 0.0

Puerto Rico 8,125 6 0.1Rhode Island 7,007 7 0.1South Carolina 14,989 0 0.0South Dakota 5,340 73 1.4Tennessee 34,246 53 0.2Texas 44,323 159 0.4Utah 5,594 1 0.0Vermont 3,480 3 0.1Virgin Islands 259 0 0.0Virginia 25,898 0 0.0

Washington 40,176 23 0.1West Virginia 10,346 467 4.5Wisconsin 25,465 583 2.3Wyoming 918 0 0.0

Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020Note: Percent distribution based on collected and reported responses.

TANF Active CasesFinancial Circumstance

Fiscal Year 2019

Table 37.TANF Families by Amount of Cash Assistance and Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

State Total

Families

Average Monthly Amount of Cash Assistance (dollars)

Monthly Average

Number of Child Recipients

0 1 2 3 4 or More

U.S. Total 916,614 447 327 363 473 579 698

Alabama 7,623 282 165 261 284 309 350Alaska 2,445 597 362 530 624 706 789Arizona 7,010 248 146 249 218 269 349Arkansas 2,526 153 158 118 171 206 255California 290,333 583 352 457 609 709 846Colorado 14,152 392 288 292 416 532 691Connecticut 8,169 457 364 405 512 621 765Delaware 3,478 243 196 206 270 327 418District of Columbia 6,869 590 384 443 585 728 899Florida 39,708 237 172 226 242 294 375

Georgia 9,595 252 153 187 290 365 438Guam 466 19 0 13 21 29 37Hawaii 4,189 598 414 483 607 721 921Idaho 2,040 297 271 296 299 300 300Illinois 10,800 292 231 226 303 381 498Indiana 5,432 198 142 153 211 268 345Iowa 7,608 314 185 237 356 412 479Kansas 3,835 263 182 206 288 358 437Kentucky 17,418 246 179 202 273 345 413Louisiana 4,910 290 122 182 307 416 538

Maine 3,142 520 479 408 580 712 915Maryland 16,486 576 343 440 620 742 937Massachusetts 28,031 509 395 456 580 670 844Michigan 11,356 329 304 223 341 456 625Minnesota 15,967 405 304 341 440 487 557Mississippi 3,428 135 114 118 151 176 203Missouri 8,735 219 136 168 244 294 355Montana 3,408 459 305 363 471 579 781Nebraska 3,866 372 312 306 370 431 529Nevada 8,326 336 190 294 333 397 476

New Hampshire 3,496 704 730 595 777 942 1,231New Jersey 9,270 352 188 264 396 478 564New Mexico 9,989 345 228 276 355 430 557New York 84,057 614 449 557 612 761 912North Carolina 13,609 208 205 183 230 264 296North Dakota 950 310 246 232 309 388 481Ohio 51,241 376 347 308 416 517 669Oklahoma 6,041 209 141 134 201 259 331Oregon 14,584 449 314 427 433 536 659Pennsylvania 41,486 322 188 244 340 447 552

Puerto Rico 4,803 187 145 147 204 262 329Rhode Island 4,002 423 287 350 460 541 640South Carolina 8,058 219 176 174 230 270 356South Dakota 2,925 439 295 383 450 523 643Tennessee 19,601 232 161 190 252 300 348Texas 23,544 375 133 514 187 239 298Utah 3,190 389 283 318 419 511 609Vermont 2,241 473 358 433 508 583 660Virgin Islands 119 319 0 225 310 388 500Virginia 15,727 289 212 238 323 391 482

Washington 25,044 440 323 379 480 575 717West Virginia 6,411 311 316 285 326 372 430Wisconsin 14,361 383 598 286 427 534 685Wyoming 515 448 208 384 504 518 534Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 38.TANF Families with No Adult Recipient Receiving Cash Assistance and Monthly Average: FY2019

StateFamilies with

No Adult Recipient

Receive Cash AssistancePercent Months Monthly Average ($)

U.S. Total 511,708 99.6 65 402

Alabama 4,659 100.0 72 275Alaska 724 100.0 130 475Arizona 4,919 95.0 36 262Arkansas 1,208 99.8 21 128California 149,251 100.0 81 543Colorado 4,685 100.0 47 278Connecticut 3,943 100.0 15 393Delaware 2,603 100.0 55 227District of Columbia 1,623 100.0 78 470Florida 31,201 100.0 48 232

Georgia 8,306 100.0 79 251Guam 345 100.0 30 16Hawaii 1,402 100.0 93 534Idaho 1,956 99.9 8 298Illinois 8,845 100.0 55 278Indiana 4,504 100.0 63 180Iowa 3,929 100.0 59 269Kansas 1,971 100.0 52 236Kentucky 13,257 100.0 28 250Louisiana 2,986 91.7 73 325

Maine 1,349 100.0 76 350Maryland 6,964 100.0 10 445Massachusetts 10,989 100.0 83 446Michigan 7,166 100.0 84 265Minnesota 7,420 100.0 85 385Mississippi 2,283 100.0 78 124Missouri 4,761 100.0 73 194Montana 1,818 97.5 119 429Nebraska 2,679 100.0 63 357Nevada 3,878 100.0 47 388

New Hampshire 1,850 100.0 8 627New Jersey 4,772 100.0 62 305New Mexico 4,741 100.0 82 333New York 37,904 97.7 71 637North Carolina 11,665 99.1 27 203North Dakota 599 99.5 62 273Ohio 43,369 100.0 57 354Oklahoma 4,379 100.0 61 183Oregon 4,999 99.3 41 439Pennsylvania 16,857 100.0 88 252

Puerto Rico 565 100.0 57 129Rhode Island 1,563 100.0 93 366South Carolina 5,427 100.0 64 210South Dakota 2,460 100.0 84 438Tennessee 11,669 100.0 66 224Texas 17,295 95.9 39 416Utah 1,860 100.0 50 345Vermont 1,285 100.0 10 447Virgin Islands 28 100.0 68 219Virginia 9,112 100.0 36 251

Washington 12,109 100.0 46 406West Virginia 4,956 100.0 59 303Wisconsin 10,359 100.0 67 381Wyoming 260 100.0 45 427Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 39.TANF Families with Receipt of Child Support and with Cash Resources: FY2019

State Total

Families Child Support1

(%)Monthly Average

($)Cash Resources 2

(%)Monthly Average

($)

U.S. Total 916,614 10.8 236 11.1 256

Alabama 7,623 6.3 163 0.0 0Alaska 2,445 16.5 49 50.9 205Arizona 7,010 3.9 264 7.7 145Arkansas 2,526 0.0 0 0.0 0California 290,333 7.3 166 15.4 291Colorado 14,152 6.5 78 0.0 0Connecticut 8,169 0.5 288 11.6 278Delaware 3,478 2.0 184 3.9 358District of Columbia 6,869 9.9 177 0.1 190Florida 39,708 19.8 347 0.0 0

Georgia 9,595 1.7 119 1.7 129Guam 466 1.6 145 8.3 133Hawaii 4,189 1.8 187 40.4 263Idaho 2,040 21.2 287 12.9 247Illinois 10,800 0.0 0 0.0 0Indiana 5,432 8.2 182 41.0 297Iowa 7,608 21.8 137 0.0 410Kansas 3,835 13.9 241 36.2 251Kentucky 17,418 19.0 264 7.9 235Louisiana 4,910 13.3 249 0.0 0

Maine 3,142 22.0 299 25.5 134Maryland 16,486 15.6 265 13.7 158Massachusetts 28,031 14.4 377 24.1 343Michigan 11,356 0.0 0 12.1 223Minnesota 15,967 24.3 319 24.9 292Mississippi 3,428 0.0 0 0.0 171Missouri 8,735 10.2 177 8.5 114Montana 3,408 6.1 210 16.9 221Nebraska 3,866 21.5 208 19.7 178Nevada 8,326 1.9 117 28.7 269

New Hampshire 3,496 15.9 239 21.4 163New Jersey 9,270 31.3 316 0.3 289New Mexico 9,989 6.5 188 10.5 191New York 84,057 25.7 232 2.7 287North Carolina 13,609 8.7 134 0.5 400North Dakota 950 4.2 270 19.6 267Ohio 51,241 3.1 169 0.0 0Oklahoma 6,041 6.2 242 1.2 250Oregon 14,584 7.2 112 3.3 201Pennsylvania 41,486 5.7 191 8.4 115

Puerto Rico 4,803 0.5 144 0.5 182Rhode Island 4,002 14.1 341 7.7 140South Carolina 8,058 22.7 290 3.8 193South Dakota 2,925 24.2 300 5.0 308Tennessee 19,601 21.2 350 23.8 124Texas 23,544 4.3 251 11.5 94Utah 3,190 6.0 212 38.9 234Vermont 2,241 12.1 48 17.9 211Virgin Islands 119 4.5 165 48.3 144Virginia 15,727 18.8 166 0.0 0

Washington 25,044 5.5 226 16.1 230West Virginia 6,411 5.5 212 46.3 309Wisconsin 14,361 7.2 229 10.9 198Wyoming 515 0.7 175 26.7 2281. Child support includes current payments, arrearages, recoupment, and passthrough amounts whether paid to the state or the family.2. Cash resources include cash on hand, bank accounts (e.g., saving and checking accounts), and certificates of deposit. Other assets(e.g., stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs, IDAs, etc.) are not included. Motor vehicles are not included. Some states disregard cash resources in determining eligibility for and the amount of assistance, therefore these data may not be available (collected) in all states.Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 40.TANF Recipient Families by Receipt of Non-TANF Income: FY2019

State Total

Families

Non-TANF Income

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($)

Earned Unearned1

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($)Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

U.S. Total 916,614 15.6 952 10.6 1,107 5.6 542

Alabama 7,623 20.0 1,235 17.0 1,321 3.2 691Alaska 2,445 29.8 933 18.2 1,119 14.8 510Arizona 7,010 5.4 383 5.2 371 0.2 644Arkansas 2,526 13.2 750 10.4 766 3.2 606California 290,333 18.0 1,115 13.0 1,227 5.8 712Colorado 14,152 8.8 456 4.4 742 4.6 145Connecticut 8,169 36.6 733 12.6 1,059 27.6 486Delaware 3,478 28.8 424 7.0 1,022 22.6 225District of Columbia 6,869 33.6 380 29.2 356 6.2 377Florida 39,708 6.4 306 2.4 364 4.0 264

Georgia 9,595 0.8 300 0.6 353 0.2 193Guam 466 0.4 456 0.0 0.4 456Hawaii 4,189 29.0 1,109 24.2 1,237 6.2 351Idaho 2,040 0.6 440 0.4 650 0.2 122Illinois 10,800 15.2 1,079 15.0 1,089 0.2 578Indiana 5,432 12.2 605 4.6 1,152 8.2 253Iowa 7,608 23.6 662 12.4 952 12.0 323Kansas 3,835 11.6 1,073 10.2 1,183 1.4 144Kentucky 17,418 9.2 795 9.0 802 0.4 360Louisiana 4,910 5.8 517 4.4 631 1.6 126

Maine 3,142 20.8 1,111 19.4 1,133 1.8 609Maryland 16,486 12.4 671 7.0 922 5.8 321Massachusetts 28,031 20.0 828 11.4 1,192 9.8 303Michigan 11,356 14.6 1,056 13.0 1,143 1.8 327Minnesota 15,967 25.6 1,097 22.6 1,146 4.0 574Mississippi 3,428 12.2 544 4.6 1,019 8.4 230Missouri 8,735 7.6 338 3.2 612 4.6 127Montana 3,408 22.8 1,215 15.8 1,269 9.6 784Nebraska 3,866 35.8 511 17.8 877 22.6 115Nevada 8,326 30.2 1,224 23.8 1,383 9.2 424

New Hampshire 3,496 22.8 863 15.4 1,072 8.2 394New Jersey 9,270 12.8 905 8.0 1,243 5.2 330New Mexico 9,989 16.4 964 13.0 1,104 3.8 369New York 84,057 17.2 1,033 13.2 1,123 4.6 617North Carolina 13,609 4.4 579 1.6 1,172 3.0 272North Dakota 950 18.4 908 14.4 1,112 5.2 150Ohio 51,241 6.8 913 2.0 754 5.0 962Oklahoma 6,041 10.4 888 3.2 1,054 7.4 802Oregon 14,584 6.4 185 4.0 39 2.4 418Pennsylvania 41,486 18.2 970 15.4 1,090 3.6 244

Puerto Rico 4,803 8.0 638 5.2 865 2.8 177Rhode Island 4,002 17.6 734 8.8 1,110 10.0 311South Carolina 8,058 13.8 781 10.0 929 4.0 347South Dakota 2,925 2.4 164 0.0 63 2.4 166Tennessee 19,601 28.0 702 11.2 1,056 17.6 448Texas 23,544 9.0 913 7.8 968 1.2 560Utah 3,190 9.4 594 7.0 707 2.6 218Vermont 2,241 13.0 634 7.6 853 5.8 300Virgin Islands 119 4.0 358 2.8 483 1.2 71Virginia 15,727 12.0 1,080 11.8 1,084 0.2 709

Washington 25,044 13.0 791 6.0 909 8.0 599West Virginia 6,411 14.6 854 6.4 1,143 8.8 570Wisconsin 14,361 10.8 998 6.6 1,122 5.0 702Wyoming 515 28.2 433 13.0 676 16.4 206


1. Unearned income includes a variety of income sources, most notably Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation. For certain sources, such as SSI, the income may be disregarded. In some cases, income received in a report month may affect eligibility or benefit amount for a subsequent month.

Table 41.TANF Adult Recipients by Receipt of Non-TANF Income: FY2019


Non-TANF Income

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($)

Earned Unearned1

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($) Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

U.S. Total 437,341 26.1 1,035 22.4 1,107 4.4 504

Alabama 3,013 44.4 1,296 43.1 1,321 1.8 356Alaska 1,996 29.3 1,012 22.2 1,119 8.2 590Arizona 2,207 16.7 374 16.6 371 0.1 820Arkansas 1,384 24.0 751 18.9 766 5.8 610California 161,185 26.5 1,158 23.6 1,227 3.2 543Colorado 9,564 13.0 456 6.6 742 6.9 145Connecticut 4,245 39.0 1,105 24.2 1,059 18.8 925Delaware 887 29.3 989 27.2 1,022 2.5 518District of Columbia 5,245 42.2 364 38.3 356 6.0 283Florida 8,881 14.4 365 11.0 364 3.7 337

Georgia 1,290 5.6 301 3.7 352 2.0 192Guam 152 0.7 187 0.0 0 0.7 187Hawaii 3,329 33.6 1,176 30.4 1,237 4.4 427Idaho 84 11.1 543 8.7 650 3.2 111Illinois 1,955 83.7 1,083 82.6 1,089 1.1 660Indiana 971 31.0 1,030 26.0 1,152 6.2 305Iowa 4,008 26.8 896 23.4 952 4.1 445Kansas 2,097 19.6 1,143 18.8 1,183 0.8 129Kentucky 4,509 35.2 799 34.7 802 0.5 398Louisiana 1,933 14.8 517 11.3 631 3.9 125

Maine 2,021 32.2 1,113 30.3 1,133 2.5 615Maryland 9,693 13.3 851 11.8 922 1.7 250Massachusetts 17,408 28.7 893 18.4 1,192 12.0 310Michigan 4,190 35.4 1,143 35.2 1,143 0.3 805Minnesota 8,552 44.5 1,152 42.1 1,146 3.8 798Mississippi 1,146 28.1 578 13.6 1,019 16.9 138Missouri 3,991 15.0 357 7.1 612 8.4 121Montana 1,830 36.8 1,203 29.5 1,269 12.1 567Nebraska 1,187 59.9 860 58.3 877 2.7 136Nevada 5,056 46.3 1,291 39.2 1,383 11.1 492

New Hampshire 1,652 36.8 1,030 32.5 1,072 4.9 612New Jersey 4,582 19.8 1,091 16.0 1,243 4.3 398New Mexico 5,881 24.9 1,035 22.1 1,104 3.3 422New York 49,990 25.7 1,091 22.2 1,123 4.5 690North Carolina 1,970 10.8 1,138 10.5 1,172 0.4 212North Dakota 351 45.6 966 38.8 1,112 9.1 100Ohio 8,373 12.8 748 12.0 754 0.8 585Oklahoma 1,662 13.1 942 11.3 1,054 2.0 234Oregon 9,586 8.9 128 6.2 39 2.8 316Pennsylvania 25,068 28.4 1,007 25.4 1,090 4.2 225

Puerto Rico 4,370 7.5 721 5.8 865 1.7 224Rhode Island 2,560 23.0 815 13.9 1,110 10.6 312South Carolina 2,631 33.1 892 30.9 929 2.6 313South Dakota 465 2.5 149 0.3 63 2.2 160Tennessee 8,661 35.4 956 25.2 1,056 11.0 657Texas 6,249 30.2 960 29.2 968 1.0 712Utah 1,383 19.5 638 16.3 706 3.6 249Vermont 1,075 18.6 827 15.9 853 3.3 543Virgin Islands 92 5.1 358 3.5 483 1.5 71Virginia 6,630 28.6 1,080 28.1 1,084 0.5 709

Washington 14,200 17.0 959 10.7 909 7.9 841West Virginia 1,480 36.1 923 28.0 1,143 10.4 128Wisconsin 4,144 25.7 1,093 22.6 1,121 3.8 703Wyoming 278 35.4 512 24.2 676 12.8 1431. Unearned income includes a variety of income sources, most notably Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation. For certain sources, such as SSI, the income may be disregarded. Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

Table 42.TANF Child Recipients by Receipt of Unearned Income: FY2019

StateTotal ChildRecipients

Unearned Income1

(%)Monthly Average

($)

U.S. Total 1,640,805 2.5 412

Alabama 14,063 1.5 697Alaska 4,455 8.5 215Arizona 11,422 0.1 592Arkansas 4,131 0.0 120California 574,625 2.6 609Colorado 25,556 0.0 0Connecticut 11,979 13.8 217Delaware 5,566 19.4 154District of Columbia 14,175 1.0 531Florida 54,317 2.9 197

Georgia 16,653 0.0 185Guam 872 0.5 122Hawaii 8,144 2.0 187Idaho 2,874 0.1 131Illinois 19,954 0.1 254Indiana 9,740 5.5 172Iowa 13,929 5.9 269Kansas 6,661 0.9 92Kentucky 28,357 0.0 553Louisiana 9,605 0.0 235

Maine 5,275 0.0 10Maryland 30,677 3.4 249Massachusetts 39,867 2.3 198Michigan 21,379 1.0 245Minnesota 29,117 1.6 228Mississippi 5,396 2.4 243Missouri 15,481 0.6 119Montana 6,328 2.5 608Nebraska 7,936 15.8 76Nevada 15,977 1.8 176

New Hampshire 5,546 5.2 215New Jersey 16,755 2.0 236New Mexico 18,699 1.3 218New York 139,763 1.7 357North Carolina 21,377 2.3 219North Dakota 1,957 1.4 159Ohio 83,983 3.3 661Oklahoma 13,594 3.8 694Oregon 23,092 0.4 700Pennsylvania 75,360 1.1 161

Puerto Rico 8,125 0.8 101Rhode Island 7,007 2.7 216South Carolina 14,989 2.6 234South Dakota 5,340 1.4 134Tennessee 34,246 11.1 241Texas 44,323 0.7 391Utah 5,594 1.1 101Vermont 3,480 3.3 168Virgin Islands 259 0.0 0Virginia 25,898 0.0 0

Washington 40,176 3.3 184West Virginia 10,346 4.5 659Wisconsin 25,465 2.5 613Wyoming 918 11.9 1131. Unearned income includes Social Security and other unearned income.Source: National TANF Data File as of 08/28/2020

TANF Closed CasesFiscal Year 2019

Table 43.TANF Closed-Case Families by Reason for Closure: FY2019

Reason for Closure (percent)

StateTotal

Families Employment MarriageVoluntary Closure Other4

Federal Time Limit

State Time Limit

Work Related

SanctionOther

Sanction1

Excess Income or

Resources2Failure to Comply3

U.S. Total 858,975 20.5 0.5 1.8 0.8 5.1 6.0 2.6 21.5 11.6 29.5

Alabama 6,754 11.7 0.0 2.5 0.0 17.9 16.9 9.8 12.2 13.6 15.4Alaska 2,826 8.4 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.9 0.1 1.8 4.1 32.9 48.6Arizona 9,518 17.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 15.2 4.5 62.7Arkansas 2,730 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.1 3.5 0.6 0.1 17.1 70.1California 246,726 31.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 2.7 1.2 28.8 21.2 14.1Colorado 11,274 21.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 17.2 0.0 15.1 0.0 45.2Connecticut 10,214 8.9 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.6 78.2Delaware 1,450 14.3 0.0 0.0 3.4 23.7 5.9 5.4 19.2 11.3 16.8District of Columbia 6,687 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.4 0.0 77.6Florida 59,923 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 9.3 11.4 0.3 39.9 4.3 21.6

Georgia 8,017 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 11.0 0.0 39.6 7.0 23.7Guam 757 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 1.8 26.0 3.2 38.0Hawaii 3,629 12.7 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.1 27.5 2.5 25.1 1.2 27.7Idaho 1,135 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.8 0.2 18.6 7.5 45.0Illinois 4,072 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 19.1 73.9Indiana 5,532 15.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.1 37.4 3.1 11.0 5.9 25.5Iowa 8,313 41.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.0 24.0 14.8 16.0Kansas 4,787 9.4 0.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 0.0 3.3 15.1 28.8 35.6Kentucky 12,054 0.4 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 30.2 14.8 52.5Louisiana 4,926 11.1 0.0 1.3 0.3 25.8 10.8 3.6 15.8 5.5 25.7

Maine 3,528 34.2 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 28.0 7.4 26.0Maryland 25,207 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.7 6.1 14.5 26.0 7.1 19.4Massachusetts 18,540 7.9 0.0 0.0 1.2 12.6 8.0 5.1 46.0 7.1 12.1Michigan 17,292 19.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 23.1 14.3 3.1 14.9 9.6 13.8Minnesota 17,740 17.8 0.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 4.8 3.8 31.6 10.0 28.4Mississippi 3,560 24.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.7 9.7 1.3 15.6 0.0 27.0Missouri 10,217 68.4 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 3.6 22.0Montana 4,550 2.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 27.7 3.2 4.8 16.6 0.0 44.1Nebraska 3,967 16.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 34.1 4.0 3.6 22.2 10.8 7.6Nevada 10,186 6.7 0.0 3.3 8.0 0.0 33.6 3.4 21.7 13.1 10.3

New Hampshire 2,574 21.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 15.5 1.7 6.6 18.4 9.2 25.4New Jersey 12,800 14.2 34.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 10.3 11.8 10.2 15.3New Mexico 13,095 18.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 31.4 4.9 0.0 15.8 16.9 10.3New York 70,034 11.9 0.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 21.4 4.6 42.2North Carolina 12,324 1.9 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 33.8 0.0 0.3 13.2 49.2North Dakota 1,233 10.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 11.9 6.7 1.3 57.2 3.9 8.0Ohio 28,853 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.6 17.7 6.4 0.4 6.7 10.8 51.1Oklahoma 5,588 7.9 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 46.3 6.4 0.0 10.3 28.3Oregon 21,534 35.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.8 10.4 4.9 47.4Pennsylvania 32,601 31.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 68.5

Puerto Rico 3,445 29.9 0.2 7.2 0.0 2.8 11.1 8.6 2.1 26.7 11.4Rhode Island 4,287 15.3 0.0 0.0 16.5 23.2 2.4 0.1 24.5 7.9 10.1South Carolina 8,118 25.1 0.0 0.0 5.0 17.4 18.2 0.9 13.2 8.9 11.3South Dakota 2,438 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.4 12.9 0.0 10.8 11.2 33.2Tennessee 16,301 17.3 0.0 7.2 0.0 20.4 8.6 0.5 15.4 3.4 27.3Texas 33,845 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 9.3 2.8 8.6 4.9 57.0Utah 3,052 34.3 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 10.3 0.1 15.6 16.4 17.6Vermont 5,659 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 15.1 3.3 73.4Virgin Islands 134 17.9 0.0 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 38.1 6.7 19.4Virginia 9,478 0.0 0.0 4.4 7.7 0.0 2.8 18.8 6.8 20.0 39.4

Washington 26,534 29.1 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.4 9.5 1.1 25.8 17.3 14.3West Virginia 4,858 22.7 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.0 15.6 34.2 18.3 5.0Wisconsin 13,438 35.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 63.1Wyoming 641 14.2 0.2 0.8 0.0 9.5 1.4 0.3 39.8 26.7 7.21. Other sanction includes failure to comply with: child support requirements; teen parent school attendance requirements; teen parent requirement to live in a supervised adult setting; the development of an individual responsibility plan; or an individual responsibility plan or other behavioral requirement.2. Excess income or resources includes child support or other unearned income and resources, including cash and automobiles, if applicable.3. Failure to comply includes failure to appear at an eligibility appointment, submit required verification materials, and/or cooperate with eligibility requirements.4. Other includes loss of eligibility when the youngest child is too old to qualify for assistance, a case is transferred to a separate state MOE program, or other reason not captured in one of the other categories.

Note: Total families is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020

Table 44.TANF Closed-Case Families by Number of Recipients: FY2019

State Total

FamiliesAverage

Size

Number of Recipients (percent)1 2 3 4 5 or More

U.S. Total 858,975 3.0 5.6 38.7 26.7 15.7 13.3

Alabama 6,754 3.1 0.0 39.7 29.7 18.3 12.3Alaska 2,826 3.1 1.6 39.1 30.0 15.6 13.7Arizona 9,518 2.4 31.0 29.9 19.1 11.3 8.8Arkansas* 2,730 1.0 96.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0California 246,726 3.3 0.6 36.1 26.7 19.1 17.5Colorado 11,274 3.3 2.6 33.5 28.3 17.9 17.7Connecticut 10,214 3.0 5.6 35.8 28.5 16.7 13.4Delaware 1,450 2.9 0.6 45.2 28.3 16.1 9.7District of Columbia 6,687 2.2 39.5 21.7 23.7 9.5 5.6Florida 59,923 3.0 0.1 49.7 24.4 13.6 12.2







Table 45.TANF Closed-Case Families by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

StateTotal

FamiliesAverage

Size

Number of Child Recipients (percent)0 1 2 3 4 or More

U.S. Total 858,975 1.7 5.4 48.1 25.9 12.8 7.8

Alabama 6,754 2.0 0.0 42.3 29.3 17.5 10.9Alaska 2,826 1.9 2.0 46.6 28.6 13.7 9.1Arizona 9,518 1.3 25.2 38.9 20.6 10.2 5.1Arkansas* 2,730 0.0 99.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0California 246,726 1.9 1.2 47.5 27.4 14.9 9.1Colorado 11,274 1.8 5.1 46.0 27.8 13.4 7.7Connecticut 10,214 1.2 23.5 46.1 20.1 7.6 2.8Delaware 1,450 1.8 3.9 46.1 26.2 16.0 7.8District of Columbia 6,687 1.0 41.9 27.1 22.7 5.9 2.4Florida 59,923 1.6 3.9 60.2 21.3 8.4 6.1







* - State didn't include children in the closed cases

Table 46.TANF Closed-Case Families' Youngest Child Recipient by Age Group: FY2019

Age of Youngest Child Recipient (percent)

State Total

Families

Total Families with Child Recipient Under 1 1 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 18

Unknown/Reported in

Error

U.S. Total 858,975 812,400 26.8 10.3 21.9 23.9 17.1 0.0

Alabama 6,754 6,753 34.0 10.6 20.2 20.7 14.6 0.0Alaska 2,826 2,770 27.1 11.0 22.2 23.8 15.9 0.0Arizona 9,518 7,122 21.6 9.9 22.1 27.1 19.3 0.0Arkansas* 2,730 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0California 246,726 243,738 24.0 11.5 22.9 24.8 16.8 0.0Colorado 11,274 10,697 25.5 10.6 22.4 25.1 16.5 0.0Connecticut 10,214 7,815 26.4 11.1 18.0 27.5 17.0 0.0Delaware 1,450 1,393 45.3 9.3 16.7 16.8 11.8 0.0District of Columbia 6,687 3,882 21.8 12.0 28.3 25.6 12.2 0.0Florida 59,923 57,561 23.4 8.1 21.6 25.2 21.7 0.0

Georgia 8,017 7,864 24.4 9.0 18.7 26.0 21.9 0.0Guam 757 736 24.3 9.0 22.8 29.6 14.3 0.0Hawaii 3,629 3,587 34.3 9.4 20.1 20.1 16.1 0.0Idaho 1,135 1,132 17.5 5.9 17.5 26.3 32.8 0.0Illinois 4,072 4,004 24.9 13.8 24.0 21.7 15.4 0.1Indiana 5,532 5,505 39.6 7.1 15.4 20.5 17.5 0.0Iowa 8,313 8,234 33.0 10.6 19.9 21.5 15.0 0.0Kansas 4,787 4,552 29.2 7.6 19.3 25.0 19.0 0.0Kentucky 12,054 11,874 25.8 9.5 20.5 23.9 20.4 0.0Louisiana 4,926 4,558 24.7 9.9 21.7 26.3 17.5 0.0

Maine 3,528 3,380 31.8 10.7 22.5 20.5 14.5 0.0Maryland 25,207 23,917 31.2 10.8 22.2 22.6 13.2 0.0Massachusetts 18,540 16,590 21.0 12.3 21.4 26.6 18.8 0.0Michigan 17,292 16,674 42.7 8.3 17.5 17.6 13.8 0.0Minnesota 17,740 17,213 35.7 10.5 20.7 19.0 14.1 0.0Mississippi 3,560 3,536 35.7 10.2 20.5 19.9 13.7 0.0Missouri 10,217 10,106 35.7 10.4 20.5 19.3 14.1 0.0Montana 4,550 4,419 29.7 11.5 21.8 22.1 14.9 0.0Nebraska 3,967 3,926 37.0 10.3 20.0 19.5 13.2 0.0Nevada 10,186 9,150 33.5 11.3 21.8 21.9 11.6 0.0

New Hampshire 2,574 2,538 23.0 10.2 22.9 26.4 17.4 0.0New Jersey 12,800 12,528 28.6 10.4 21.2 24.7 15.1 0.0New Mexico 13,095 12,850 26.1 10.2 23.6 23.0 17.1 0.0New York 70,034 64,026 22.4 9.7 24.0 25.0 18.9 0.0North Carolina 12,324 11,442 13.5 7.0 20.4 30.7 28.4 0.0North Dakota 1,233 1,210 29.0 8.9 22.1 26.9 13.2 0.0Ohio 28,853 18,586 40.4 10.3 17.5 20.8 11.0 0.0Oklahoma 5,588 5,499 27.7 9.3 21.6 24.4 17.0 0.0Oregon 21,534 20,776 24.8 9.1 21.5 25.9 18.8 0.0Pennsylvania 32,601 30,952 30.2 10.2 21.1 22.9 15.6 0.0

Puerto Rico 3,445 3,417 8.3 8.0 26.7 37.0 18.2 1.7Rhode Island 4,287 4,114 31.9 11.4 20.3 22.3 14.1 0.0South Carolina 8,118 8,038 30.2 14.3 23.4 19.2 12.9 0.0South Dakota 2,438 2,426 26.1 10.2 16.9 25.6 21.3 0.0Tennessee 16,301 16,074 32.4 10.9 23.4 18.1 15.2 0.0Texas 33,845 33,545 24.2 8.4 22.9 25.1 19.3 0.0Utah 3,052 2,999 26.9 8.2 21.0 24.9 18.9 0.1Vermont 5,659 5,480 28.0 10.9 23.8 22.6 14.6 0.0Virgin Islands 134 133 18.0 9.0 24.8 29.3 18.8 0.0Virginia 9,478 9,316 21.2 9.4 22.8 26.5 20.1 0.0

Washington 26,534 24,913 29.6 11.9 20.2 21.3 16.9 0.0West Virginia 4,858 4,843 26.4 10.7 18.8 24.6 19.5 0.0Wisconsin 13,438 13,363 41.4 8.4 16.7 17.3 16.1 0.0Wyoming 641 640 24.7 8.8 19.5 29.5 17.5 0.0

Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total families is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Percent distribution based on collected and reported responses.

Table 47.TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Age Group: FY2019


Age of Adult Recipients (percent)Under 20 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 49 and Over

U.S. Total 689,332 2.8 45.7 34.0 12.6 4.9


Georgia 3,762 5.1 52.3 33.9 7.1 1.7Guam 373 2.1 38.9 34.9 18.0 6.2Hawaii 3,763 1.5 40.2 38.4 14.6 5.2Idaho 320 2.2 46.3 39.7 10.3 1.6Illinois 3,428 1.8 54.1 32.1 9.9 2.2Indiana 2,367 2.5 58.7 28.2 7.7 2.9Iowa 6,708 1.9 49.7 34.5 11.4 2.6Kansas 4,071 2.0 35.2 40.5 16.1 6.2Kentucky 7,075 3.0 53.1 32.7 9.4 1.8Louisiana 1,485 1.5 44.4 40.3 11.6 2.2





Note: Total adult recipients is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020

Table 48.TANF Closed-Case Child Recipients by Age Group: FY2019



0 - 1 2 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18Unknown/

Reported in error

U.S. Total 1,513,777 15.6 28.4 31.9 14.9 9.1 0.0

Alabama 13,710 18.9 31.0 31.6 12.1 6.3 0.0Alaska 5,336 15.2 29.8 32.4 14.8 7.8 0.0Arizona 15,864 12.8 26.4 32.3 17.7 10.7 0.0Arkansas* 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0California 466,099 13.6 28.1 32.4 14.9 10.9 0.0Colorado 19,903 14.5 27.7 33.5 16.2 8.1 0.0Connecticut 12,448 17.4 27.5 33.0 13.8 8.4 0.0Delaware 2,631 25.4 27.7 28.4 12.4 6.2 0.0District of Columbia 6,767 13.2 32.5 34.7 14.7 4.8 0.0Florida 94,203 15.8 28.0 30.7 16.3 9.2 0.0

Georgia 14,964 14.0 25.8 34.3 16.2 9.8 0.0Guam 1,390 14.2 28.7 34.7 15.8 6.5 0.0Hawaii 7,265 18.5 28.4 30.8 14.0 8.2 0.0Idaho 1,695 12.7 23.1 31.7 18.4 14.1 0.0Illinois 7,576 13.6 29.2 33.1 14.9 9.1 0.1Indiana 10,649 23.1 25.4 29.9 14.1 7.6 0.0Iowa 15,685 18.9 29.9 31.0 13.2 7.1 0.0Kansas 8,497 17.0 26.6 30.8 16.8 8.7 0.0Kentucky 20,393 16.3 29.8 31.1 14.2 8.6 0.0Louisiana 9,205 13.3 28.5 34.9 16.2 7.2 0.0




Washington 43,819 17.8 29.3 30.0 14.5 8.4 0.0West Virginia 9,402 14.7 27.1 33.0 15.8 9.4 0.0Wisconsin 24,676 24.9 28.1 27.0 12.1 7.9 0.0Wyoming 1,184 14.6 25.6 36.2 16.6 6.9 0.0

Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total child recipients is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 49.TANF Closed-Case Recipients by Race/Ethnicity: FY2019

State Total Recipients



Not Reported

U.S. Total 2,203,109 32.2 27.2 31.4 1.6 2.2 0.7 2.5 2.2


Georgia 18,726 0.4 17.9 77.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.8 1.4Guam 1,763 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0 4.9 93.3 0.4 0.1Hawaii 11,028 8.8 10.5 1.6 0.1 7.9 42.5 28.6 0.0Idaho 2,015 24.4 66.7 1.8 3.1 0.2 0.5 3.4 0.0Illinois 11,004 10.3 21.4 67.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0Indiana 13,016 12.1 40.7 43.4 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.8 0.1Iowa 22,393 5.2 30.4 17.9 0.8 0.9 0.3 3.8 40.7Kansas 12,569 10.6 58.2 18.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 12.8 0.0Kentucky 27,468 2.5 65.3 27.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 4.4Louisiana 10,690 4.3 18.5 69.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 7.2 0.0




Washington 67,727 23.8 44.3 13.2 3.3 1.8 4.4 2.6 6.6West Virginia 16,178 1.0 86.4 9.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 3.2 0.0Wisconsin 34,318 9.7 20.3 46.5 1.8 0.7 0.1 4.4 16.4Wyoming 1,730 13.7 64.2 5.3 16.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.01. AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Hispanics may be of any race.Note: Total recipients is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding.Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020

Table 50.TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment: FY2019


Highest Level of Education Attained (percent)No Formal Education Less than 10 10 - 11 12


U.S. Total 689,332 21.0 4.8 14.7 50.9 8.7


Georgia 3,762 39.6 4.4 0.3 42.0 13.7Guam 373 1.9 2.7 35.1 54.7 5.6Hawaii 3,763 0.1 7.3 13.3 72.7 6.6Idaho 320 30.9 5.0 11.6 24.7 27.8Illinois 3,428 0.2 5.1 12.8 53.9 28.0Indiana 2,367 5.9 4.6 14.9 66.5 8.0Iowa 6,708 11.9 10.9 15.3 59.5 2.5Kansas 4,071 0.8 5.5 12.8 62.4 18.5Kentucky 7,075 1.2 6.4 16.2 60.3 15.8Louisiana 1,485 0.7 9.4 23.4 59.6 6.9





Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total adult recipients is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 51.TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Employment Status: FY2019

StateTotal AdultRecipients

Employed( %)

U.S. Total 689,332 29.2

Alabama 4,849 41.1Alaska 3,050 47.1Arizona 3,793 6.5Arkansas 2,125 15.5California 247,363 28.6Colorado 9,787 67.7Connecticut 7,569 27.1Delaware 1,397 35.1District of Columbia 3,622 39.7Florida 28,005 18.3

Georgia 3,762 29.5Guam 373 7.5Hawaii 3,763 27.0Idaho 320 10.9Illinois 3,428 90.0Indiana 2,367 44.4Iowa 6,708 45.2Kansas 4,071 43.1Kentucky 7,075 42.0Louisiana 1,485 40.4

Maine 3,225 42.6Maryland 29,498 30.1Massachusetts 16,392 31.7Michigan 12,281 37.5Minnesota 14,183 49.1Mississippi 2,567 5.2Missouri 8,394 37.1Montana 4,153 33.8Nebraska 2,703 61.7Nevada 8,989 38.8

New Hampshire 1,886 49.4New Jersey 6,251 40.2New Mexico 12,459 31.0New York 58,299 21.0North Carolina 1,740 36.8North Dakota 330 41.3Ohio 16,724 35.1Oklahoma 5,840 21.4Oregon 14,499 21.3Pennsylvania 26,372 12.0

Puerto Rico 3,199 31.9Rhode Island 3,148 32.2South Carolina 6,468 46.1South Dakota 1,041 8.3Tennessee 12,485 14.8Texas 16,110 21.1Utah 1,927 21.1Vermont 5,977 24.1Virgin Islands 94 31.9Virginia 6,312 46.5

Washington 23,908 24.2West Virginia 6,776 6.4Wisconsin 9,642 44.1Wyoming 546 23.8

Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total adult recipients is the total for the year.

Table 52.TANF Closed-Case Adult Recipients by Marital Status: FY2019


Marital Status (percent)Single, Never

Married Married WidowedSeparated/Divorced

U.S. Total 689,332 74.4 12.7 0.4 12.4


Georgia 3,762 87.0 1.7 0.3 11.0Guam 373 26.5 71.0 0.0 2.4Hawaii 3,763 60.8 22.4 0.7 16.1Idaho 320 50.0 8.1 0.0 41.9Illinois 3,428 89.5 2.4 0.0 8.1Indiana 2,367 75.4 8.0 0.8 15.8Iowa 6,708 76.0 20.3 0.4 3.4Kansas 4,071 44.8 24.8 0.5 29.8Kentucky 7,075 64.1 15.6 0.5 19.8Louisiana 1,485 79.2 4.0 0.3 16.4




Washington 23,908 54.9 20.9 0.5 23.6West Virginia 6,776 40.5 30.7 3.9 24.9Wisconsin 9,642 82.2 5.4 0.3 12.1Wyoming 546 65.0 15.2 0.2 19.6

Note: Total adult recipients is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020

Table 53.TANF Closed-Case Families by Public Assistance Program: FY2019

StateTotal

FamiliesPublic Assistance Program (percent)

Medical Assistance* SNAP1* Subsidized Housing* Subsidized Child Care*

U.S. Total 858,975 85.1 76.3 9.3 7.4


Georgia 8,017 67.8 72.9 1.3 12.3Guam 757 36.3 53.2 7.1 0.0Hawaii 3,629 100.0 92.1 11.5 0.0Idaho 1,135 57.7 8.7 0.0 0.0Illinois 4,072 100.0 41.2 0.0 0.0Indiana 5,532 98.3 79.5 13.1 10.3Iowa 8,313 96.4 81.8 0.4 18.3Kansas 4,787 87.1 81.1 11.8 16.3Kentucky 12,054 95.0 73.9 18.6 11.7Louisiana 4,926 100.0 0.0 10.0 3.9


New Hampshire 2,574 100.0 74.3 15.5 17.1New Jersey 12,800 0.0 86.0 17.5 12.9New Mexico 13,095 92.7 79.8 12.7 0.0New York 70,034 100.0 73.6 18.7 11.5North Carolina 12,324 100.0 70.4 0.0 0.0North Dakota 1,233 68.6 74.0 85.7 10.6Ohio 28,853 13.9 10.4 0.0 13.7Oklahoma 5,588 100.0 73.1 18.5 3.8Oregon 21,534 33.0 70.6 9.0 3.9Pennsylvania 32,601 55.3 76.1 17.2 19.6


Washington 26,534 92.4 85.5 15.2 16.6West Virginia 4,858 82.6 65.9 13.3 0.0Wisconsin 13,438 92.0 71.1 2.5 0.0Wyoming 641 100.0 84.2 12.5 0.01. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total Families is the total for the year.* - Data reported in error/not reported in some states.

Non-TANF Income

Table 54.TANF Closed-Case Families by Receipt of Non-TANF Income: FY2019

Earned Unearned Income1

State Total

Families Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($) Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($) Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

U.S. Total 858,975 32.8 1,187 22.0 1,327 11.0 529

Alabama 6,754 38.8 1,145 29.4 1,318 9.6 455Alaska 2,826 58.4 915 29.8 1,278 29.0 428Arizona 9,518 46.0 403 4.2 605 45.0 348Arkansas 2,730 15.4 909 15.2 898 0.0California 246,726 41.6 1,487 29.6 1,584 11.8 635Colorado 11,274 12.0 979 9.6 959 2.2 817Connecticut 10,214 47.0 982 19.0 1,226 30.0 623Delaware 1,450 50.2 1,039 33.2 1,295 16.6 378District of Columbia 6,687 14.2 1,040 8.0 1,299 6.2 416Florida 59,923 10.0 336 8.6 308 1.6 417

Georgia 8,017 3.8 798 3.8 748 0.0 0Guam 757 3.6 1,560 3.6 1,456 0.0 0Hawaii 3,629 35.6 968 28.0 1,115 8.6 333Idaho 1,135 11.8 560 6.4 740 6.0 284Illinois 4,072 78.6 1,271 77.0 1,222 0.0 0Indiana 5,532 41.4 760 20.6 1,096 21.4 286Iowa 8,313 15.0 396 0.2 7 14.8 399Kansas 4,787 26.0 1,393 20.4 1,437 4.2 549Kentucky 12,054 23.8 1,047 23.4 1,020 0.2 511Louisiana 4,926 18.2 913 12.4 1,070 6.2 432

Maine 3,528 51.6 1,284 37.6 1,403 12.8 438Maryland 25,207 45.4 1,046 28.6 1,296 15.8 380Massachusetts 18,540 48.2 843 24.4 1,306 27.2 256Michigan 17,292 29.4 1,282 25.8 1,304 3.0 492Minnesota 17,740 46.8 1,383 39.2 1,326 6.8 663Mississippi 3,560 58.2 698 29.6 1,082 43.6 197Missouri 10,217 33.8 604 25.8 744 8.8 134Montana 4,550 44.2 1,165 28.4 1,217 18.8 717Nebraska 3,967 28.2 799 25.2 877 3.6 105Nevada 10,186 44.6 1,286 32.4 1,427 12.0 370

New Hampshire 2,574 50.8 1,278 33.8 1,455 15.8 450New Jersey 12,800 31.0 1,025 18.8 1,481 12.4 81New Mexico 13,095 36.8 1,130 28.0 1,220 9.4 477New York 70,034 26.2 1,213 18.0 1,351 8.0 637North Carolina 12,324 5.2 1,360 5.2 1,349 0.0 1,919North Dakota 1,233 18.6 1,007 9.0 1,367 9.0 223Ohio 28,853 22.2 1,276 10.2 1,210 10.8 757Oklahoma 5,588 47.8 884 22.0 1,308 25.6 461Oregon 21,534 16.6 97 14.4 39 2.6 417Pennsylvania 32,601 22.4 659 9.6 898 13.2 431

Puerto Rico 3,445 44.4 714 30.2 876 14.4 333Rhode Island 4,287 37.4 1,160 22.2 1,399 16.8 434South Carolina 8,118 56.6 934 36.6 1,117 27.0 391South Dakota 2,438 4.8 172 0.2 638 4.6 155Tennessee 16,301 27.4 840 11.8 862 16.2 795Texas 33,845 14.2 598 10.0 828 4.2 49Utah 3,052 22.8 611 15.0 690 8.0 230Vermont 5,659 33.4 1,128 25.0 1,211 9.2 547Virgin Islands 134 34.4 998 22.4 1,394 16.4 185Virginia 9,478 30.8 1,506 29.6 1,418 0.0 910

Washington 26,534 50.6 1,450 32.8 1,572 17.6 668West Virginia 4,858 53.8 958 3.0 1,091 51.4 922Wisconsin 13,438 43.6 1,086 33.4 1,122 10.4 672Wyoming 641 50.8 467 20.2 955 31.6 125

Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/10/2020Note: Total Families is the total for the year.

1. Unearned income includes a variety of income sources, most notably Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation. For certain sources, such as SSI, the income may be disregarded.

SSP-MOE Families and Recipients

Fiscal Year 2019

Table 55.SSP-MOE Families by Number of Individuals in the Assistance Unit1: FY2019

StateTotal

Families Average

SizeNumber of Individuals in Assistance Unit (percent)1 2 3 4 5 or More

California 92,321 3.4 0.0 29.5 30.2 22.6 17.6Indiana 101 3.5 0.0 25.7 28.4 24.9 21.1Iowa 1,501 3.0 0.1 41.1 32.0 16.1 10.8Maine 13,267 3.7 0.1 22.4 29.4 25.0 23.1Maryland 9 1.6 45.2 52.9 1.9 0.0 0.0Massachusetts 21,536 3.1 0.0 30.0 38.7 21.5 9.7Missouri 1,260 2.9 0.0 45.4 32.7 14.7 7.2Nebraska 657 3.2 2.3 36.4 27.0 19.0 15.3New Hampshire 1,745 3.0 0.0 34.1 39.1 18.4 8.4New York 33,770 3.6 0.5 23.3 30.1 24.1 22.0

Oregon 23,511 3.6 0.0 22.1 29.8 24.8 23.3Utah 125 3.1 0.1 41.2 25.8 19.3 13.7Vermont 531 3.2 0.1 35.6 31.1 20.0 13.3Virginia 879 2.8 0.0 46.6 31.9 14.3 7.2Washington 11,646 4.0 0.5 14.9 26.9 26.3 31.4Wisconsin 935 3.2 0.0 37.9 31.3 15.0 15.8


1.Assistance unit: Those persons whose needs, income and resources are considered when making a determination of eligibility for, and the amount of, assistance.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 56.SSP-MOE Families by Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

State Total Families

Average Size

Number of Child Recipients (percent)1 2 3 4 or More

California 92,321 2.2 33.9 31.8 22.0 12.3Indiana 101 2.2 32.0 32.5 22.0 13.5Iowa 1,501 1.9 45.7 32.3 14.1 8.0Maine 13,267 2.2 33.2 36.6 18.7 11.6Maryland 9 1.0 99.0 1.0 0.0 0.0Massachusetts 21,536 2.1 31.7 40.5 20.1 7.8Missouri 1,260 1.7 52.2 29.2 13.1 5.5Nebraska 657 2.2 38.1 30.5 18.1 13.3New Hampshire 1,745 2.0 35.9 39.6 17.6 6.9New York 33,770 2.3 32.3 33.4 19.2 15.1

Oregon 23,511 2.1 33.2 36.0 19.4 11.4Utah 125 2.0 43.9 28.5 17.9 9.6Vermont 531 1.9 43.0 34.3 15.6 7.1Virginia 879 1.7 53.1 31.0 10.9 5.0Washington 11,646 2.3 20.9 50.8 16.5 11.8Wisconsin 935 2.1 42.4 29.9 14.7 13.0Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 57.SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Age Group: FY2019


Age of Adult Recipients (percent)Under 20 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 Over 49


Oregon 30,238 0.0 29.1 46.5 19.7 4.7Utah 127 1.3 38.8 43.2 13.8 2.9Vermont 661 0.9 42.9 40.9 13.4 1.9Virginia 876 0.3 43.2 42.8 11.7 1.9Washington 12,640 0.4 27.1 45.6 20.6 6.3Wisconsin 1,025 1.6 44.1 35.9 13.8 4.6Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 58.SSP-MOE Child Recipients by Age Group: FY2019



0 -1 2 - 5 6 - 11 12 - 15 16 - 18

Unknown/Reported in

Error

California 200,906 8.3 27.9 35.6 19.7 8.5 0.0Indiana 225 16.6 21.6 36.8 19.7 5.4 0.0Iowa 2,795 21.1 35.2 30.8 9.7 3.1 0.0Maine 28,488 10.8 26.0 34.5 18.7 9.1 1.0Maryland 7 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.9 63.5Massachusetts 44,432 9.2 28.9 35.8 18.9 7.1 0.0Missouri 2,154 20.9 31.0 28.3 13.8 6.0 0.0Nebraska 1,380 39.3 27.3 22.4 8.0 3.0 0.0New Hampshire 3,448 6.7 24.5 38.5 21.4 8.4 0.5New York 73,427 7.0 18.8 38.4 24.3 11.4 0.0

Oregon 50,199 8.7 27.8 37.8 17.6 8.1 0.0Utah 244 15.9 30.0 34.3 15.6 4.2 0.0Vermont 1,004 15.4 35.8 31.8 12.6 4.5 0.0Virginia 1,471 7.1 34.5 36.3 16.3 5.9 0.0Washington 20,175 9.8 26.3 36.9 18.9 8.2 0.0Wisconsin 1,931 21.6 29.9 29.0 13.7 5.8 0.0Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 59.SSP-MOE Recipients by Race/Ethnicity: FY2019

State Total

Recipients


Hispanic¹ White Black AIAN¹ Asian NHOPI¹ Multi-RacialUnknown/Not

Reported

California 302,464 65.3 15.3 11.6 0.5 5.3 0.2 1.7 0.0Indiana 274 39.9 23.5 32.4 0.3 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.0Iowa 3,895 4.7 31.4 17.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 4.2 41.0Maine 47,368 2.4 84.6 9.1 0.7 1.0 0.1 2.0 0.0Maryland 11 5.8 13.8 69.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 10.1 0.0Massachusetts 66,686 41.4 29.1 21.9 0.1 3.6 0.2 2.0 1.7Missouri 3,379 10.0 52.6 35.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.0Nebraska 1,983 21.6 33.5 31.3 4.3 0.7 0.2 8.4 0.0New Hampshire 5,214 10.1 82.3 4.8 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.5 0.0New York 113,296 40.2 7.9 45.8 0.2 2.5 0.0 3.3 0.0

Oregon 80,438 19.6 66.3 6.3 1.7 2.8 0.6 2.7 0.0Utah 371 15.2 24.1 3.8 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 53.6Vermont 1,665 1.5 91.0 5.3 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0Virginia 2,347 6.1 26.2 65.5 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.1Washington 32,816 23.4 39.0 10.0 1.8 4.6 12.0 2.5 6.6Wisconsin 2,956 10.7 17.5 39.8 1.2 6.5 0.0 4.3 20.01. AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Hispanics may be of any race.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 60.SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Educational Attainment: FY2019


No Formal Education Less than 10 10 - 11 12



Oregon 30,238 1.1 2.2 5.4 87.5 3.8Utah 127 37.0 0.6 3.1 27.3 32.0Vermont 661 1.2 6.9 13.0 69.4 9.5Virginia 876 1.4 1.7 6.7 77.5 12.8Washington 12,640 0.2 10.5 11.4 53.6 24.3Wisconsin 1,025 11.2 5.6 13.0 65.8 4.4Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 61.SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Employment Status: FY2019


Employed (%)

California 101,558 87.8Indiana 49 91.0Iowa 1,100 0.0Maine 18,880 51.7Maryland 4 9.4Massachusetts 22,254 97.9Missouri 1,225 51.9Nebraska 604 61.7New Hampshire 1,766 85.5New York 39,869 31.3

Oregon 30,238 69.9Utah 127 91.8Vermont 661 81.1Virginia 876 0.0Washington 12,640 73.1Wisconsin 1,025 83.3Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 62.SSP-MOE Adult Recipients by Marital Status: FY2019


Marital Status (percent)Single,

Never Married Married WidowedSeparated/ Divorced

California 101,558 70.8 6.0 0.4 22.9Indiana 49 71.0 11.0 0.7 17.3Iowa 1,100 80.2 16.1 0.3 3.4Maine 18,880 37.8 44.7 0.2 17.3Maryland 4 81.1 5.7 0.0 13.2Massachusetts 22,254 70.5 11.5 0.3 17.6Missouri 1,225 73.0 12.6 0.3 14.1Nebraska 604 79.5 3.5 0.4 16.6New Hampshire 1,766 54.2 6.6 0.8 38.4New York 39,869 84.9 5.6 0.4 9.2

Oregon 30,238 51.9 41.7 0.1 6.3Utah 127 52.9 11.8 0.9 34.4Vermont 661 56.8 21.6 0.8 20.9Virginia 876 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Washington 12,640 34.4 46.3 1.0 18.4Wisconsin 1,025 63.1 19.0 1.1 16.7Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 63.SSP-MOE Recipients by Citizenship Status: FY2019

StateTotal

Recipients

Citizenship Status (percent)

U.S. Citizen1Qualified

Immigrant2 Unknown

California 302,464 97.1 2.8 0.1Indiana 274 96.7 3.3 0.0Iowa 3,895 97.8 2.2 0.0Maine 47,368 94.1 5.8 0.1Maryland 11 87.7 12.3 0.0Massachusetts 66,686 94.2 5.1 0.8Missouri 3,379 98.2 1.8 0.0Nebraska 1,983 97.3 2.6 0.1New Hampshire 5,214 97.0 3.0 0.0New York 113,296 93.7 6.2 0.1

Oregon 80,438 96.1 3.9 0.0Utah 371 92.2 7.6 0.2Vermont 1,665 94.6 5.4 0.0Virginia 2,347 97.3 2.7 0.0Washington 32,816 72.0 28.0 0.0Wisconsin 2,956 81.8 18.2 0.0


1. U.S. citizen includes naturalized citizen.2. Qualified immigrant refers to qualified status as the only non-citizens who are eligible for a federal public benefit. Qualified status individuals are legal permanent residents, asylees, refugees, individuals paroled into the United States for at least one year, individuals whose deportations are being withheld, individuals granted conditional entry, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and certain abused individuals. Victims of severe forms of trafficking and certain family members are eligible for federally-funded or administered benefits and services to the same extent as refugees.Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 64. SSP-MOE Adult/Child Recipients by Citizenship Status: FY2019

Adults (percent) Children (percent)

STATE

Total Adult

Recipients U.S. Citizen1Qualified

Immigrant2 Unknown

Total Child

Recipients U.S. CitizenQualified

Immigrant Unknown

California 101,558 92.9 6.8 0.3 200,906 99.3 0.7 0.0Indiana 49 91.2 8.8 0.0 225 98.0 2.0 0.0Iowa 1,100 95.7 4.3 0.0 2,795 98.6 1.4 0.0Maine 18,880 92.2 7.5 0.3 28,488 95.3 4.7 0.0Maryland 4 69.8 30.2 0.0 7 98.8 1.2 0.0Massachusetts 22,254 90.0 10.0 0.0 44,432 96.3 2.6 1.1Missouri 1,225 98.0 2.0 0.0 2,154 98.4 1.6 0.0Nebraska 604 94.7 5.2 0.1 1,380 98.4 1.5 0.1New Hampshire 1,766 95.8 4.2 0.0 3,448 97.6 2.4 0.0New York 39,869 88.1 11.8 0.1 73,427 96.8 3.2 0.0

Oregon 30,238 93.2 6.8 0.0 50,199 97.8 2.2 0.0Utah 127 87.5 12.5 0.0 244 94.6 5.0 0.3Vermont 661 93.1 6.9 0.0 1,004 95.6 4.4 0.0Virginia 876 97.1 2.9 0.0 1,471 97.5 2.5 0.0Washington 12,640 50.8 49.1 0.1 20,175 85.3 14.7 0.0Wisconsin 1,025 77.3 22.7 0.0 1,931 84.1 15.9 0.01. U.S. citizen includes naturalized citizen.2. Qualified immigrant refers to qualified status as the only non-citizens who are eligible for a federal public benefit. Qualified status individuals are legal permanent residents, asylees, refugees, individuals paroled into the United States for at least one year, individuals whose deportations are being withheld, individuals granted conditional entry, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and certain abused individuals. Victims of severe forms of trafficking and certain family members are eligible for federally-funded or administered benefits and services to the same extent as refugees.


Table 65.SSP-MOE Families by Amount of Cash Assistance and Number of Child Recipients: FY2019

State Total

Families

Average Monthly Amount of Cash Assistance ($)

Monthly Average

Number of Child Recipients0 1 2 3 4 or More

California 92,321 10 10 10 10 10 10Indiana 101 23 0 22 29 18 23Iowa 1,501 0 0 0 0 0 0Maine 13,267 67 51 60 62 74 94Maryland 9 371 297 386 649 0 0Massachusetts 21,536 1 1 1 2 1 3Missouri 1,260 140 122 138 142 136 168Nebraska 657 296 319 235 276 326 463New Hampshire 1,745 146 845 152 138 124 191New York 33,770 730 450 604 728 817 965

Oregon 23,511 57 333 52 46 61 91Utah 125 434 233 354 445 522 628Vermont 531 96 171 91 97 99 109Virginia 879 52 51 52 53 53 53Washington 11,646 67 125 67 42 35 33Wisconsin 935 108 0 100 112 102 126Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 66.SSP-MOE Families by Receipt of Non-SSP Income: FY2019

State Total

Families

Non-SSP Income

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($)

Earned Unearned1

Income (%)

Monthly Average

($) Income

(%)

Monthly Average

($)

California 92,321 91.8 1,920 91.0 1,907 4.8 544Indiana 101 44.6 1,525 40.6 1,590 10.4 325Iowa 1,501 10.6 365 0.6 360 10.0 365Maine 13,267 58.6 1,883 57.2 1,887 3.8 706Maryland 9 9.6 482 2.8 1,194 6.8 176Massachusetts 21,536 89.8 2,110 89.2 2,070 8.0 632Missouri 1,260 8.8 641 4.4 1,119 5.0 163Nebraska 657 54.0 1,378 44.0 1,640 18.4 117New Hampshire 1,745 80.8 2,052 79.4 2,041 6.4 543New York 33,770 34.4 1,142 29.8 1,133 5.4 983

Oregon 23,511 86.4 78 86.0 50 3.8 648Utah 125 79.8 1,941 77.2 1,976 9.0 259Vermont 531 90.8 1,863 90.2 1,838 8.4 439Virginia 879 80.8 1,800 80.6 1,799 0.2 1167Washington 11,646 66.0 2,201 60.6 2,250 17.4 507Wisconsin 935 76.8 1,732 73.8 1,713 8.6 766

1. Unearned income includes a variety of income sources, most notably Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation. For certain sources, such as SSI, the income may be disregarded. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 67.SSP-MOE Families by Public Assistance Program: FY2019

Public Assistance Program (percent)

StateTotal

Families SNAP1Medical

AssistanceSubsidized

HousingSubsidizedChild Care

California 92,321 71.0 99.7 3.0 1.5Indiana 101 98.8 82.7 7.0 21.4Iowa 1,501 97.7 72.7 0.3 51.6Maine 13,267 99.3 86.5 6.2 0.4Maryland 9 100.0 73.1 45.2 0.0Massachusetts 21,536 99.8 93.4 32.8 16.7Missouri 1,260 20.1 81.9 14.8 19.5Nebraska 657 100.0 94.9 16.4 34.4New Hampshire 1,745 100.0 81.8 20.5 1.2New York 33,770 100.0 97.2 34.4 22.0

Oregon 23,511 13.3 90.8 12.0 0.5Utah 125 94.8 71.2 5.6 48.7Vermont 531 100.0 85.1 31.1 49.4Virginia 879 97.1 82.2 0.0 17.0Washington 11,646 94.4 30.6 11.2 15.9Wisconsin 935 97.3 83.3 2.7 0.01. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Table 68. SSP-MOE Closed-Case Families by Reason for Closure: FY2019

Reason for Closure (percent)

StateTotal

FamiliesEmploy-

ment Marriage

State Time Limit

Work Related

SanctionOther

Sanction1

Excess Income or

Resources2Failure to Comply3

Voluntary Closure Other4

California 185,335 28.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 4.2 0.8 42.1 3.1 21.5Indiana 288 95.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.4Iowa 4,228 48.5 0.0 2.2 0.9 1.0 0.0 20.0 13.9 13.4Maine 484 31.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 17.8 5.4 39.9Maryland 132 19.7 0.0 0.0 8.3 2.3 7.6 26.5 1.5 34.1Massachusetts 35,662 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 85.9 1.4 6.5Missouri 2,421 68.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.5 29.5Nebraska 2,035 37.2 0.0 0.4 7.3 1.8 6.7 19.6 10.7 16.2New Hampshire 2,697 59.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.5 33.7 0.7 3.5New York 28,849 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4 18.3 2.3 57.7

Oregon 35,153 93.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.5 5.2Utah 593 98.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.7Vermont 383 20.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62.9 10.7 1.8 3.7Virginia 1,492 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0Washington 17,253 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.6 2.5 10.7Wisconsin 1,698 79.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 6.5 0.0 13.51. Other sanction includes failure to comply with: child support requirements; teen parent school attendance requirements; teen parent requirement to live in a supervised adultsetting; the development of an individual responsibility plan; or an individual responsibility plan or other behavioral requirement.2. Excess income or resources includes child support or other unearned income and resources, including cash and automobiles, if applicable.3. Failure to comply includes failure to appear at an eligibility appointment, submit required verification materials, and/or cooperate with eligibility requirements.4. Other includes loss of eligibility when the youngest child is too old to qualify for assistance, a case is transferred to a separate state MOE program, or other reason not captured in one of the other categories.

Note: Total closed families is the total for the year. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: National TANF Data File as of 09/08/2020

Fiscal Year 2019 TANF Data Report

Reliability of Estimates

Table 69.

TANF Active Caseload, Sample Size, Sample Fraction and Percent by which Estimate of 50 Percentmight vary from the True Value at the 95 Percent Confidence Level: FY2019

State

AverageMonthly

Caseload

Annual Sample

Size

AverageMonthly Sample

SamplingFractionPercent

Percent that 50% Values at 95%

Confidence Level

U.S. Total 916,614 2,681,007 223,417 24.4% 2.2

Alabama 7,623 91,516 7,626 100.0 0.0Alaska 2,445 29,349 2,446 100.0 0.0Arizona 7,010 84,152 7,013 100.0 0.0Arkansas 2,526 30,326 2,527 100.0 0.0California 290,333 3,613 301 0.1 6.5Colorado 14,152 3,767 314 2.2 5.5Connecticut 8,169 3,195 266 3.3 6.4Delaware 3,478 41,748 3,479 100.0 0.0District of Columbia 6,869 82,459 6,872 100.0 0.0Florida 39,708 3,300 275 0.7 6.9

Georgia 9,595 115,191 9,599 100.0 0.0Guam 466 5,562 464 99.5 0.3Hawaii 4,189 50,287 4,191 100.0 0.0Idaho 2,040 24,494 2,041 100.0 0.0Illinois 10,800 3,208 267 2.5 6.5Indiana 5,432 65,216 5,435 100.0 0.0Iowa 7,608 91,327 7,611 100.0 0.0Kansas 3,835 3,921 327 8.5 6.6Kentucky 17,418 209,094 17,425 100.0 0.0Louisiana 4,910 58,949 4,912 100.0 0.0

Maine 3,142 37,711 3,143 100.0 0.0Maryland 16,486 3,597 300 1.8 5.8Massachusetts 28,031 3,461 288 1.0 6.6Michigan 11,356 3,116 260 2.3 6.2Minnesota 15,967 191,686 15,974 100.0 0.0Mississippi 3,428 3,228 269 7.9 6.2Missouri 8,735 104,761 8,730 100.0 0.0Montana 3,408 40,915 3,410 100.0 0.0Nebraska 3,866 46,406 3,867 100.0 0.0Nevada 8,326 3,060 255 3.1 6.8

New Hampshire 3,496 41,970 3,498 100.0 0.0New Jersey 9,270 111,289 9,274 100.0 0.0New Mexico 9,989 3,267 272 2.7 6.6New York 84,057 3,265 272 0.3 6.3North Carolina 13,609 3,824 319 2.3 6.3North Dakota 950 11,385 949 99.9 0.1Ohio 51,241 12,786 1,066 2.1 3.6Oklahoma 6,041 72,269 6,022 99.7 0.1Oregon 14,584 173,670 14,473 99.2 0.1Pennsylvania 41,486 3,099 258 0.6 7.5

Puerto Rico 4,803 3,159 263 5.5 6.4Rhode Island 4,002 47,984 3,999 99.9 0.0South Carolina 8,058 3,558 297 3.7 6.0South Dakota 2,925 3,636 303 10.4 6.1Tennessee 19,601 3,945 329 1.7 6.6Texas 23,544 3,180 265 1.1 6.3Utah 3,190 38,296 3,191 100.0 0.0Vermont 2,241 26,901 2,242 100.0 0.0Virgin Islands 119 1,432 119 100.0 0.0Virginia 15,727 188,796 15,733 100.0 0.0

Washington 25,044 300,646 25,054 100.0 0.0West Virginia 6,411 5,460 455 7.1 8.4Wisconsin 14,361 172,398 14,367 100.0 0.0Wyoming 515 6,177 515 100.0 0.0

Table 70.TANF Closed Cases, Sample Size, Sample Fraction and Percent by which Estimate of 50 Percent might vary from the True Value at the 95 Percent Confidence Level: FY2019

State

Total closed Cases

Annual Sample

Size

SamplingFractionPercent

Percent that 50% Values at 95%

Confidence Level

U.S. Total 860,573 282,484 32.83 1.0

Alabama 6,754 6,754 100.00 0.0Alaska 2,826 2,821 99.82 0.1Arizona 9,518 9,518 100.00 0.0Arkansas 2,730 2,730 100.00 0.0California 246,726 906 0.37 3.3Colorado 12,872 12,872 100.00 0.0Connecticut 10,214 1,120 10.97 2.8Delaware 1,450 1,450 100.00 0.0District of Columbia 6,687 6,685 99.97 0.0Florida 59,923 888 1.48 3.3

Georgia 8,017 8,017 100.00 0.0Guam 757 757 100.00 0.0Hawaii 3,629 3,628 99.97 0.0Idaho 1,135 1,135 100.00 0.0Illinois 4,072 1,011 24.83 2.7Indiana 5,532 5,532 100.00 0.0Iowa 8,313 8,313 100.00 0.0Kansas 4,787 876 18.30 3.0Kentucky 12,054 12,054 100.00 0.0Louisiana 4,926 4,926 100.00 0.0

Maine 3,528 3,528 100.00 0.0Maryland 25,207 840 3.33 3.3Massachusetts 18,540 846 4.56 3.3Michigan 17,292 811 4.69 3.4Minnesota 17,740 17,740 100.00 0.0Mississippi 3,560 742 20.84 3.2Missouri 10,217 10,217 100.00 0.0Montana 4,550 4,508 99.08 0.1Nebraska 3,967 3,967 100.00 0.0Nevada 10,186 885 8.69 3.1

New Hampshire 2,574 2,574 100.00 0.0New Jersey 12,800 12,800 100.00 0.0New Mexico 13,095 803 6.13 3.4New York 70,034 900 1.29 3.2North Carolina 12,324 1,020 8.28 2.9North Dakota 1,233 1,231 99.84 0.1Ohio 28,853 992 3.44 3.1Oklahoma 5,588 5,588 100.00 0.0Oregon 21,534 20,058 93.14 0.2Pennsylvania 32,601 32,601 100.00 0.0

Puerto Rico 3,445 981 28.48 2.6Rhode Island 4,287 3,743 87.31 0.6South Carolina 8,118 812 10.00 3.3South Dakota 2,438 590 24.20 3.5Tennessee 16,301 863 5.29 3.2Texas 33,845 960 2.84 4.4Utah 3,052 3,052 100.00 0.0Vermont 5,659 5,658 99.98 0.0Virgin Islands 134 134 100.00 0.0Virginia 9,478 9,474 99.96 0.0

Washington 26,534 26,534 100.00 0.0West Virginia 4,858 960 19.76 2.8Wisconsin 13,438 13,438 100.00 0.0Wyoming 641 641 100.00 0.0

Table 71.Approximate Standard Error of Estimated Percentage of TANF Recipient Families: FY2019

EstimatedPercentage

Standard Error

EstimatedPercentage

Standard Error

1........ 0.09 26........ 0.412........ 0.13 27........ 0.413........ 0.16 28........ 0.424........ 0.18 29........ 0.425........ 0.20 30........ 0.436........ 0.22 31........ 0.437........ 0.24 32........ 0.438........ 0.25 33........ 0.449........ 0.27 34........ 0.44

10........ 0.28 35........ 0.4411........ 0.29 36........ 0.4512........ 0.30 37........ 0.4513........ 0.31 38........ 0.4514........ 0.32 39........ 0.4515........ 0.33 40........ 0.4616........ 0.34 41........ 0.4617........ 0.35 42........ 0.4618........ 0.36 43........ 0.4619........ 0.37 44........ 0.4620........ 0.37 45........ 0.4621........ 0.38 46........ 0.4622........ 0.39 47........ 0.4623........ 0.39 48........ 0.4624........ 0.40 49........ 0.4725........ 0.40 50........ 0.47

Based on a sample of 223,417 cases out of a total of 916,614 cases or 24.4 percent of the caseload.

Table 72.Significance Differences for Percentage Values Between the United States and States with Samples of 3,000: FY2019

Percentage Value atWhich Differences

Become Significant


Become SignificantEstimatedPercentage

EstimatedPercentageUpper Lower Upper Lower

1........ 1.5 0.6 51........ 53.0 48.92........ 2.6 1.4 52........ 54.0 49.93........ 3.7 2.3 53........ 55.0 50.94........ 4.8 3.2 54........ 56.0 51.95........ 5.9 4.1 55........ 57.0 52.96........ 7.0 5.0 56........ 58.0 53.97........ 8.1 5.9 57........ 59.0 54.98........ 9.1 6.9 58........ 60.0 55.99........ 10.2 7.8 59........ 61.0 56.910........ 11.3 8.8 60........ 61.9 57.911........ 12.3 9.7 61........ 62.9 58.912........ 13.3 10.6 62........ 63.9 59.913........ 14.4 11.6 63........ 64.9 61.014........ 15.4 12.6 64........ 65.9 62.015........ 16.5 13.5 65........ 66.9 63.016........ 17.5 14.5 66........ 67.9 64.017........ 18.5 15.4 67........ 68.9 65.018........ 19.6 16.4 68........ 69.8 66.019........ 20.6 17.4 69........ 70.8 67.020........ 21.6 18.3 70........ 71.8 68.021........ 22.7 19.3 71........ 72.8 69.122........ 23.7 20.3 72........ 73.8 70.123........ 24.7 21.3 73........ 74.7 71.124........ 25.7 22.2 74........ 75.7 72.125........ 26.8 23.2 75........ 76.7 73.126........ 27.8 24.2 76........ 77.7 74.227........ 28.8 25.2 77........ 78.6 75.228........ 29.8 26.1 78........ 79.6 76.229........ 30.8 27.1 79........ 80.6 77.230........ 31.9 28.1 80........ 81.6 78.331........ 32.9 29.1 81........ 82.5 79.332........ 33.9 30.1 82........ 83.5 80.333........ 34.9 31.0 83........ 84.5 81.434........ 35.9 32.0 84........ 85.4 82.435........ 36.9 33.0 85........ 86.4 83.436........ 37.9 34.0 86........ 87.3 84.537........ 38.9 35.0 87........ 88.3 85.538........ 40.0 36.0 88........ 89.3 86.639........ 41.0 37.0 89........ 90.2 87.640........ 42.0 38.0 90........ 91.1 88.641........ 43.0 38.9 91........ 92.1 89.742........ 44.0 39.9 92........ 93.0 90.843........ 45.0 40.9 93........ 94.0 91.844........ 46.0 41.9 94........ 94.9 92.945........ 47.0 42.9 95........ 95.8 94.046........ 48.0 43.9 96........ 96.7 95.147........ 49.0 44.9 97........ 97.6 96.248........ 50.0 45.9 98........ 98.5 97.349........ 51.0 46.9 99........ 99.3 98.450........ 52.0 47.9

Table 73.Significance Differences for Percentage Values Between States with Samples of 3,000: FY2019


Become SignificantEstimatedPercentage


Become SignificantEstimatedPercentageUpper Lower Upper Lower

1........ 1.6 0.5 51........ 53.5 48.42........ 2.8 1.3 52........ 54.5 49.43........ 3.9 2.1 53........ 55.5 50.44........ 5.1 3.0 54........ 56.5 51.45........ 6.2 3.9 55........ 57.5 52.46........ 7.3 4.8 56........ 58.5 53.47........ 8.3 5.7 57........ 59.5 54.48........ 9.4 6.6 58........ 60.5 55.49........ 10.5 7.5 59........ 61.5 56.410........ 11.6 8.4 60........ 62.5 57.411........ 12.6 9.4 61........ 63.5 58.412........ 13.7 10.3 62........ 64.4 59.413........ 14.7 11.2 63........ 65.4 60.414........ 15.8 12.2 64........ 66.4 61.515........ 16.9 13.1 65........ 67.4 62.516........ 17.9 14.1 66........ 68.4 63.517........ 18.9 15.0 67........ 69.4 64.518........ 20.0 16.0 68........ 70.3 65.519........ 21.0 17.0 69........ 71.3 66.520........ 22.1 17.9 70........ 72.3 67.621........ 23.1 18.9 71........ 73.3 68.622........ 24.1 19.8 72........ 74.2 69.623........ 25.2 20.8 73........ 75.2 70.624........ 26.2 21.8 74........ 76.2 71.725........ 27.2 22.7 75........ 77.2 72.726........ 28.2 23.7 76........ 78.1 73.727........ 29.3 24.7 77........ 79.1 74.728........ 30.3 25.7 78........ 80.1 75.829........ 31.3 26.6 79........ 81.0 76.830........ 32.3 27.6 80........ 82.0 77.831........ 33.4 28.6 81........ 82.9 78.932........ 34.4 29.6 82........ 83.9 79.933........ 35.4 30.5 83........ 84.9 81.034........ 36.4 31.5 84........ 85.8 82.035........ 37.4 32.5 85........ 86.8 83.036........ 38.4 33.5 86........ 87.7 84.137........ 39.5 34.5 87........ 88.7 85.238........ 40.5 35.5 88........ 89.6 86.239........ 41.5 36.4 89........ 90.5 87.340........ 42.5 37.4 90........ 91.5 88.341........ 43.5 38.4 91........ 92.4 89.442........ 44.5 39.4 92........ 93.3 90.543........ 45.5 40.4 93........ 94.2 91.644........ 46.5 41.4 94........ 95.1 92.645........ 47.5 42.4 95........ 96.0 93.746........ 48.5 43.4 96........ 96.9 94.847........ 49.5 44.4 97........ 97.8 96.048........ 50.5 45.4 98........ 98.6 97.149........ 51.5 46.4 99........ 99.4 98.350........ 52.5 47.4

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