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DEFINITION
Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.
Economy Statistics > Welfare Caseloads > Total families (per capita) (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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District of Columbia: |
3.067 per 100 people |
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# 2
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Guam: |
1.822 per 100 people |
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# 3
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Rhode Island: |
1.247 per 100 people |
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# 4
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California: |
1.243 per 100 people |
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# 5
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Tennessee: |
1.149 per 100 people |
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# 6
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Maine: |
0.906 per 100 people |
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# 7
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Washington: |
0.899 per 100 people |
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# 8
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West Virginia: |
0.881 per 100 people |
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# 9
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New Mexico: |
0.844 per 100 people |
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# 10
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Indiana: |
0.842 per 100 people |
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# 11
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Alaska: |
0.836 per 100 people |
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# 12
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Kentucky: |
0.835 per 100 people |
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# 13
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Arizona: |
0.796 per 100 people |
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# 14
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Vermont: |
0.787 per 100 people |
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# 15
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New York: |
0.779 per 100 people |
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# 16
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Massachusetts: |
0.771 per 100 people |
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# 17
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Hawaii: |
0.76 per 100 people |
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# 18
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Michigan: |
0.748 per 100 people |
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# 19
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Ohio: |
0.736 per 100 people |
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# 20
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Missouri: |
0.728 per 100 people |
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# 21
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Minnesota: |
0.706 per 100 people |
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# 22
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Montana: |
0.686 per 100 people |
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# 23
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Mississippi: |
0.671 per 100 people |
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# 24
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Iowa: |
0.669 per 100 people |
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# 25
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Delaware: |
0.652 per 100 people |
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# 26
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Pennsylvania: |
0.644 per 100 people |
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# 27
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Nebraska: |
0.633 per 100 people |
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# 28
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Georgia: |
0.61 per 100 people |
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# 29
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Texas: |
0.581 per 100 people |
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# 30
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Connecticut: |
0.578 per 100 people |
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# 31
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Kansas: |
0.55 per 100 people |
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# 32
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North Dakota: |
0.535 per 100 people |
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# 33
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Oregon: |
0.525 per 100 people |
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# 34
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Louisiana: |
0.494 per 100 people |
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# 35
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Puerto Rico: |
0.488 per 100 people |
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# 36
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New Jersey: |
0.484 per 100 people |
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# 37
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New Hampshire: |
0.483 per 100 people |
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= 38
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North Carolina: |
0.466 per 100 people |
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= 38
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South Carolina: |
0.466 per 100 people |
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# 40
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Maryland: |
0.464 per 100 people |
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# 41
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Nevada: |
0.455 per 100 people |
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# 42
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Oklahoma: |
0.418 per 100 people |
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# 43
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Alabama: |
0.412 per 100 people |
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# 44
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Virginia: |
0.411 per 100 people |
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# 45
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US Virgin Islands: |
0.403 per 100 people |
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# 46
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Arkansas: |
0.402 per 100 people |
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# 47
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Wisconsin: |
0.363 per 100 people |
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# 48
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South Dakota: |
0.357 per 100 people |
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# 49
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Utah: |
0.347 per 100 people |
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# 50
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Florida: |
0.325 per 100 people |
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# 51
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Illinois: |
0.301 per 100 people |
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# 52
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Colorado: |
0.286 per 100 people |
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# 53
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Idaho: |
0.12 per 100 people |
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# 54
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Wyoming: |
0.081 per 100 people |
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Weighted average: |
0.7 per 100 people |
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DEFINITION: Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.
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