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