Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Tables and Figures

Tables and Figures

TANF Funding, Expenditures, and Unspent TANF Balances

The  following figure and tables provide information on how states have used their TANF funds. They provide information for or (in the case of historical tables) through Fiscal Year 2009.

Figure 7-1.Federal TANF and State MOE Funds Used in FY2009, By Major Benefit and Service Category

Table 7-1.  Use of TANF and State Maintenance of Effort Funds:  FY2009

Table 7-2.  Federal and State Expenditures and Transfers from TANF and Predecessor Programs: FY1987-FY2009

Table 7-3.  Federal and State Expenditures on Cash Assistance Under Aid to Families with Dependent Children and TANF:  FY1987 to FY2009

Table 7-4.  Federal TANF and MOE Child Care Expenditures and Transfers:  FY1997-FY2009

Table 7-5.  Use of FY2009 TANF and MOE Funds by Category and State

Table 7-6.   Use of TANF and State Maintenance of Effort Funds as a Percent of Total TANF and Maintenance of Effort Funds, by Category and State, FY2009

Table 7-7.    Unspent TANF Grants:  FY1997 through FY2009

Table 7-8.    Unspent TANF Grants by State:  FY2009

The TANF Cash Assistance Caseload

The following figure and tables provide information on the cash assistance caseload under TANF and its predecessor program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).

Figure 7.2. Number of Families Receiving Cash Assistance

Table 7-9.   Trends in the Cash Assistance Caseload:  1961 to 2010

Table 7-10.  TANF Cash Assistance Families by Type:  1998 through 2010

Table 7-11.  Average Monthly Number of Recipients of Cash Assistance by State as a Percent of the State’s Total Population:  Selected Years 1960-2009

Table 7-12.  Average Monthly Number of Child Recipients of Cash Assistance by State as a Percent of the State’s Population Under Age 18:  Selected Years 1960-2009

Table 7-13.  Ratio of Child Recipients of Cash Assistance to Number of Children in Poverty by State:  Selected years 1969 through 2009.

Characteristics of the Cash Assistance Caseload

The following tables provide information on the characteristics of the cash assistance caseload under TANF in FY2009, often comparing the characteristics of the cash assistance caseload in FY2009 with earlier years under AFDC. Additional state-by-state detail on the characteristics of families and persons receiving TANF cash assistance can be found on the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance web site referenced in the Links to Additional Resources section of this chapter.

Table 7-14.   Summary Characteristics of the AFDC and TANF Cash Assistance Caseload, Selected Years, FY1988-FY2009

Table 7-15.  AFDC and TANF Cash Assistance Caseload, By Family Type, Selected Years, FY1988-FY2009

Table 7-16.  TANF Cash Assistance Families, By Family Type and State, FY2009

Table 7-17.  TANF Cash Assistance Families, By Family Type and State, As a Percent of All Cash Assistance Families in the State, FY2009

Table 7-18.  AFDC and TANF Cash Assistance Recipient Adults, By Race/Ethnicity, Selected Years, FY1988-FY2009

Table 7-19.  AFDC and TANF Cash Assistance Recipient Children, By Race/Ethnicity, Selected Years, FY1988-FY2009

Table 7-20.  Recipient Children in TANF Cash Assistance Families, By Family Category and Racial/Ethnic Group, FY2009

Table 7-21. TANF Cash Welfare Families, By Family Type and Age of Youngest Child, FY2009

Table 7-22.  Percent of TANF Cash Assistance Families Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits:  FY2009

Cash Assistance Benefits

The following tables provide cash assistance benefit amounts by state. Additional information on the rules that apply in cash assistance programs (e.g. asset limits, earnings eligibility limits, earnings disregards, and sanction policy) can be found in the Urban Institute’s Welfare Rules Database on the Urban Institute’s web site, referenced in the Links to Additional Resources section of this chapter.

Table 7-23.  Maximum Monthly TANF Cash Benefit Amounts, By Family Size and State, July 2009

Table 7-24.  Maximum AFDC and TANF Cash Benefits for a Family of Three, By State, Selected Years 1981-2009

Table 7-25.  Combined TANF Maximum Cash and SNAP Benefits for a Family of Three, By State, July 2009

Work Participation Among Recipients of Cash Assistance Programs

The following tables provide information about work participation rates in TANF cash assistance programs. Additional state-by-state detail on work participation rates and work activities can be found on the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance web site referenced in the Links to Additional Resources section of this chapter.

Table 7-26.  TANF Work Participation Rates, U.S. Average, FY1997 through FY2009

Table 7-27.  TANF Work Participation Rates by State, FY2009