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

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Rank	States	Amount
# 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%
= 18	Indiana:	1.5%
# 20	Massachusetts:	1.2%
# 21	Texas:	1%
= 22	Delaware:	0%
= 22	Guam:	0%
# 24	Oklahoma:	-0.6%
= 25	Kentucky:	-1%
= 25	Minnesota:	-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	New Mexico:	-10.3%
= 44	Arkansas:	-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%

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