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DEFINITION
Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003.
Economy Statistics > Welfare Caseloads > Total families (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
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States
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Amount
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# 1
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California: |
449,170 |
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# 2
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New York: |
149,947 |
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# 3
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Texas: |
132,796 |
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# 4
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Ohio: |
84,336 |
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# 5
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Pennsylvania: |
80,028 |
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# 6
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Michigan: |
75,706 |
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# 7
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Tennessee: |
68,517 |
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# 8
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Florida: |
57,740 |
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# 9
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Washington: |
56,513 |
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# 10
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Georgia: |
55,325 |
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# 11
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Indiana: |
52,796 |
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# 12
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Massachusetts: |
49,320 |
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# 13
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Arizona: |
47,302 |
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# 14
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Missouri: |
42,219 |
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# 15
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New Jersey: |
42,189 |
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# 16
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North Carolina: |
40,441 |
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# 17
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Illinois: |
38,472 |
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# 18
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Minnesota: |
36,257 |
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# 19
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Kentucky: |
34,861 |
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# 20
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Virginia: |
31,119 |
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# 21
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Maryland: |
26,008 |
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# 22
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Louisiana: |
22,333 |
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# 23
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Connecticut: |
20,274 |
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# 24
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Wisconsin: |
20,096 |
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# 25
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South Carolina: |
19,836 |
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# 26
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Iowa: |
19,833 |
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# 27
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Mississippi: |
19,597 |
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# 28
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Oregon: |
19,130 |
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# 29
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Puerto Rico: |
19,108 |
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# 30
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Alabama: |
18,786 |
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# 31
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District of Columbia: |
16,882 |
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# 32
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New Mexico: |
16,284 |
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# 33
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West Virginia: |
16,001 |
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# 34
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Kansas: |
15,092 |
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# 35
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Oklahoma: |
14,815 |
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# 36
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Rhode Island: |
13,424 |
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# 37
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Colorado: |
13,321 |
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# 38
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Maine: |
11,973 |
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# 39
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Arkansas: |
11,163 |
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# 40
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Nebraska: |
11,132 |
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# 41
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Nevada: |
10,996 |
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# 42
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Hawaii: |
9,690 |
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# 43
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Utah: |
8,581 |
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# 44
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Montana: |
6,421 |
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# 45
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New Hampshire: |
6,321 |
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# 46
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Alaska: |
5,548 |
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# 47
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Delaware: |
5,503 |
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# 48
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Vermont: |
4,904 |
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# 49
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North Dakota: |
3,406 |
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# 50
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Guam: |
3,072 |
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# 51
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South Dakota: |
2,771 |
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# 52
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Idaho: |
1,713 |
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# 53
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US Virgin Islands: |
438 |
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# 54
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Wyoming: |
411 |
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Total: |
2,039,917 |
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Weighted average: |
37,776.2 |
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DEFINITION: Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003.
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