FACTOID #
1:
Puerto Rico
has roughly the same
gross state product
as
Montana
,
Wyoming
and
North Dakota
combined.
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SOURCE
Administration of Children and Families
DEFINITION
Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.
Economy Statistics
> Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients (per capita) (most recent) by state
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Rank
States
Amount
# 1
District of Columbia
:
7.835 per 100 people
# 2
Guam
:
6.397 per 100 people
# 3
Rhode Island
:
3.319 per 100 people
# 4
Tennessee
:
3.026 per 100 people
# 5
California
:
3.005 per 100 people
# 6
Maine
:
2.842 per 100 people
# 7
Alaska
:
2.4 per 100 people
# 8
West Virginia
:
2.283 per 100 people
# 9
Indiana
:
2.241 per 100 people
# 10
Washington
:
2.238 per 100 people
# 11
New Mexico
:
2.23 per 100 people
# 12
Vermont
:
2.044 per 100 people
# 13
Michigan
:
2.001 per 100 people
# 14
Hawaii
:
1.993 per 100 people
# 15
Montana
:
1.932 per 100 people
# 16
Arizona
:
1.875 per 100 people
# 17
Missouri
:
1.872 per 100 people
# 18
Kentucky
:
1.838 per 100 people
# 19
Minnesota
:
1.825 per 100 people
# 20
New York
:
1.771 per 100 people
# 21
Iowa
:
1.743 per 100 people
# 22
Massachusetts
:
1.695 per 100 people
# 23
Pennsylvania
:
1.669 per 100 people
# 24
Ohio
:
1.641 per 100 people
# 25
Mississippi
:
1.547 per 100 people
# 26
Nebraska
:
1.54 per 100 people
# 27
Delaware
:
1.464 per 100 people
# 28
Texas
:
1.459 per 100 people
# 29
Georgia
:
1.455 per 100 people
# 30
Kansas
:
1.424 per 100 people
# 31
Puerto Rico
:
1.394 per 100 people
# 32
North Dakota
:
1.351 per 100 people
# 33
US Virgin Islands
:
1.25 per 100 people
# 34
Louisiana
:
1.241 per 100 people
# 35
Connecticut
:
1.233 per 100 people
# 36
Oregon
:
1.197 per 100 people
# 37
New Jersey
:
1.168 per 100 people
# 38
New Hampshire
:
1.15 per 100 people
# 39
South Carolina
:
1.129 per 100 people
# 40
Maryland
:
1.108 per 100 people
# 41
Nevada
:
1.07 per 100 people
# 42
Oklahoma
:
1.014 per 100 people
# 43
Alabama
:
0.98 per 100 people
# 44
North Carolina
:
0.966 per 100 people
# 45
Virginia
:
0.928 per 100 people
# 46
Arkansas
:
0.913 per 100 people
# 47
Utah
:
0.883 per 100 people
# 48
Wisconsin
:
0.862 per 100 people
# 49
South Dakota
:
0.792 per 100 people
# 50
Illinois
:
0.783 per 100 people
# 51
Colorado
:
0.747 per 100 people
# 52
Florida
:
0.669 per 100 people
# 53
Idaho
:
0.224 per 100 people
# 54
Wyoming
:
0.143 per 100 people
Weighted average:
1.7 per 100 people
DEFINITION:
Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003. Per capita figures expressed per 100 population.
SOURCE:
Administration of Children and Families
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