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DEFINITION
Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003.
Economy Statistics > Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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California: |
1,085,627 |
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# 2
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New York: |
341,004 |
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# 3
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Texas: |
333,435 |
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# 4
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Pennsylvania: |
207,429 |
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# 5
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Michigan: |
202,469 |
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# 6
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Ohio: |
188,108 |
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# 7
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Tennessee: |
180,466 |
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# 8
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Washington: |
140,721 |
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# 9
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Indiana: |
140,571 |
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# 10
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Georgia: |
132,003 |
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# 11
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Florida: |
119,080 |
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# 12
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Arizona: |
111,334 |
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# 13
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Missouri: |
108,561 |
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# 14
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Massachusetts: |
108,469 |
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# 15
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New Jersey: |
101,854 |
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# 16
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Illinois: |
99,952 |
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# 17
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Minnesota: |
93,665 |
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# 18
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North Carolina: |
83,906 |
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# 19
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Kentucky: |
76,688 |
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# 20
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Virginia: |
70,199 |
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# 21
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Maryland: |
62,066 |
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# 22
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Louisiana: |
56,157 |
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# 23
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Puerto Rico: |
54,544 |
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# 24
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Iowa: |
51,713 |
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# 25
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South Carolina: |
48,028 |
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# 26
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Wisconsin: |
47,712 |
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# 27
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Mississippi: |
45,191 |
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# 28
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Alabama: |
44,646 |
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# 29
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Oregon: |
43,591 |
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# 30
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Connecticut: |
43,292 |
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# 31
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District of Columbia: |
43,136 |
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# 32
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New Mexico: |
42,999 |
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# 33
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West Virginia: |
41,478 |
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# 34
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Kansas: |
39,093 |
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# 35
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Maine: |
37,562 |
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# 36
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Oklahoma: |
35,974 |
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# 37
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Rhode Island: |
35,714 |
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# 38
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Colorado: |
34,862 |
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# 39
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Nebraska: |
27,079 |
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# 40
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Nevada: |
25,832 |
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# 41
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Hawaii: |
25,409 |
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# 42
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Arkansas: |
25,382 |
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# 43
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Utah: |
21,800 |
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# 44
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Montana: |
18,074 |
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# 45
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Alaska: |
15,927 |
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# 46
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New Hampshire: |
15,061 |
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# 47
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Vermont: |
12,737 |
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# 48
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Delaware: |
12,351 |
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# 49
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Guam: |
10,783 |
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# 50
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North Dakota: |
8,602 |
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# 51
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South Dakota: |
6,143 |
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# 52
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Idaho: |
3,204 |
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# 53
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US Virgin Islands: |
1,359 |
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# 54
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Wyoming: |
729 |
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Total: |
4,963,771 |
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Weighted average: |
91,921.7 |
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DEFINITION: Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003.
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