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

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

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