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Economy Statistics > Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients (most recent) by state

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Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Maine:41.8% 
#2  Idaho:32.6% 
#3  Arizona:20.4% 
#4  Mississippi:13.3% 
#5  Tennessee:10.2% 
#6  Kansas:9.8% 
#7  Colorado:8.6% 
#8  Utah:8% 
#9  Wisconsin:6.8% 
#10  Montana:5.6% 
#11  Nebraska:5.3% 
#12  Alabama:5.2% 
#13  North Dakota:4.6% 
#14  Virginia:4.1% 
#15  Georgia:3.5% 
#16  Oregon:3% 
#17  New Hampshire:1.6% 
#18  District of Columbia:1.5% 
#19  Indiana:1.5% 
#20  Massachusetts:1.2% 
#21  Texas:1% 
#22  Guam:0% 
#23  Delaware:0% 
#24  Oklahoma:-0.6% 
#25  Minnesota:-1% 
#26  Kentucky:-1% 
#27  Washington:-1.3% 
#28  New Jersey:-2.1% 
#29  Ohio:-2.5% 
#30  Pennsylvania:-3.1% 
#31  West Virginia:-3.8% 
#32  Iowa:-4.9% 
#33  Florida:-5% 
#34  Vermont:-5.6% 
#35  Michigan:-6.2% 
#36  Louisiana:-7% 
#37  California:-7.6% 
#38  Maryland:-7.7% 
#39  South Dakota:-8% 
#40  North Carolina:-8.1% 
#41  Rhode Island:-9.1% 
#42  South Carolina:-10.1% 
#43  Missouri:-10.2% 
#44  Arkansas:-10.3% 
#45  New Mexico:-10.3% 
#46  Nevada:-11% 
#47  New York:-12.6% 
#48  Hawaii:-15.9% 
#49  Alaska:-16.2% 
#50  Connecticut:-18.2% 
#51  Wyoming:-19.5% 
#52  Puerto Rico:-24.8% 
#53  Illinois:-28.8% 
#54  US Virgin Islands:-41.4% 
Weighted average: -2.3%  


DEFINITION: Percent change in total recipients recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003.

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