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DEFINITION
Percent change in total families recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003.
Economy Statistics > Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Idaho: |
22.9% |
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# 2
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Maine: |
20.5% |
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# 3
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Arizona: |
20.1% |
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# 4
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Mississippi: |
13% |
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# 5
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Tennessee: |
9.3% |
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# 6
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Utah: |
8.9% |
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# 7
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Kansas: |
8.7% |
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# 8
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Colorado: |
8.4% |
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# 9
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Wisconsin: |
7.5% |
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# 10
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Indiana: |
7.3% |
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# 11
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Nebraska: |
7% |
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# 12
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North Dakota: |
6.9% |
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# 13
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Montana: |
5.9% |
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# 14
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District of Columbia: |
5.4% |
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# 15
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Alabama: |
4.4% |
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# 16
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Oregon: |
3.5% |
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# 17
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Georgia: |
3.2% |
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= 18
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Massachusetts: |
3% |
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= 18
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Virginia: |
3% |
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# 20
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New Hampshire: |
2.8% |
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# 21
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Texas: |
2.3% |
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# 22
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Oklahoma: |
1.8% |
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# 23
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Minnesota: |
1.2% |
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# 24
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Washington: |
1% |
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# 25
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Delaware: |
0.4% |
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# 26
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Kentucky: |
0.1% |
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# 27
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Guam: |
0% |
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# 28
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New Jersey: |
-0.2% |
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# 29
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Ohio: |
-0.3% |
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# 30
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West Virginia: |
-1.7% |
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# 31
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Pennsylvania: |
-2.3% |
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# 32
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Iowa: |
-3.1% |
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# 33
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Florida: |
-3.5% |
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# 34
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California: |
-4% |
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# 35
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Michigan: |
-4.1% |
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# 36
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Nevada: |
-4.2% |
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# 37
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Vermont: |
-4.7% |
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= 38
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New Mexico: |
-4.8% |
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= 38
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South Dakota: |
-4.8% |
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# 40
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Louisiana: |
-5.3% |
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# 41
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North Carolina: |
-6.2% |
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# 42
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Maryland: |
-6.7% |
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= 43
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Missouri: |
-7.8% |
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= 43
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Rhode Island: |
-7.8% |
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# 45
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South Carolina: |
-8.1% |
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# 46
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New York: |
-8.6% |
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# 47
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Arkansas: |
-8.8% |
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# 48
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Hawaii: |
-12.3% |
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# 49
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Alaska: |
-14% |
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# 50
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Wyoming: |
-14.4% |
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# 51
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Connecticut: |
-14.7% |
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# 52
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Puerto Rico: |
-23% |
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# 53
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Illinois: |
-23.3% |
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# 54
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US Virgin Islands: |
-32.8% |
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Total: |
-53% |
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Weighted average: |
-1.0% |
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DEFINITION: Percent change in total families recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003.
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