Updated 12-2-97
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The Great American Welfare Lab Wisconsin has cut its rolls by half. Many former recipients are working, but where have the rest of them gone? By Adam Cohen/TIME (4/21/97)
A Blue-Ribbon County Marquette County, Wisconsin, sheds its welfare load. By Adam Cohen/TIME (4/21/97)
Let Them Eat Birthday Cake Clinton's welfare reform dismays the President's favorite poverty scholar By Jack E. White/TIME (9/2/96)
Ripping Up Welfare With not a little drama, Clinton grudgingly approves the G.O.P. bill, and the U.S. starts a vast and risky experiment By George J. Church/TIME (8/12/96)
The Department of Health and Human Services Welfare Reform Page
Health and Human Services Welfare Reform Fact Sheet
Should Congress restore welfare funds for legal immigrants?
State Welfare Caseloads
Jan. 1993 - Jan. 1997, as reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. The final column lists the percentage change from 1993 to 1997.
| State | Jan. '93 | Jan. '94 | Jan. '95 | Jan. '96 | Jan. '97 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ala. | 141,746 | 135,096 | 121,837 | 108,269 | 91,569 | -35 |
| Alaska | 34,951 | 37,505 | 37,264 | 35,432 | 36,189 | +4 |
| Ariz. | 194,119 | 202,350 | 195,082 | 171,617 | 151,526 | -22 |
| Ark. | 73,982 | 70,563 | 65,325 | 59,223 | 54,751 | -26 |
| Calif. | 2,415,121 | 2,621,383 | 2,692,202 | 2,648,772 | 2,474,689 | +2 |
| Colo. | 123,308 | 118,081 | 110,742 | 99,739 | 87,074 | -29 |
| Conn. | 160,102 | 164,265 | 170,719 | 161,736 | 155,578 | -3 |
| Del. | 27,652 | 29,286 | 26,314 | 23,153 | 23,141 | -16 |
| D.C. | 65,860 | 72,330 | 72,330 | 70,082 | 67,871 | +3 |
| Fla. | 701,842 | 689,135 | 657,313 | 575,553 | 478,329 | -32 |
| Ga. | 402,228 | 396,736 | 388,913 | 367,656 | 305,732 | -24 |
| Hawaii | 54,511 | 60,975 | 65,207 | 66,690 | 65,312 | +20 |
| Idaho | 21,116 | 23,342 | 24,050 | 23,547 | 19,925 | -6 |
| Ill. | 685,508 | 709,969 | 710,032 | 663,212 | 599,629 | -13 |
| Ind. | 209,882 | 218,061 | 197,225 | 147,083 | 121,224 | -42 |
| Iowa | 100,943 | 110,639 | 103,108 | 91,727 | 78,076 | -23 |
| Kan. | 87,525 | 87,433 | 81,504 | 70,758 | 57,528 | -34 |
| Ky. | 227,879 | 208,710 | 193,722 | 176,601 | 161,150 | -29 |
| La. | 263,338 | 252,860 | 258,180 | 239,247 | 206,582 | -22 |
| Maine | 67,836 | 65,006 | 60,973 | 56,319 | 51,031 | -25 |
| Md. | 221,338 | 219,863 | 227,887 | 207,800 | 169,723 | -23 |
| Mass. | 332,044 | 311,732 | 286,175 | 242,572 | 207,932 | -37 |
| Mich. | 686,356 | 672,760 | 612,224 | 535,704 | 460,793 | -33 |
| Minn. | 191,526 | 189,615 | 167,949 | 171,916 | 159,855 | -17 |
| Miss. | 174,093 | 161,724 | 146,319 | 133,029 | 108,365 | -38 |
| Mo. | 259,039 | 262,073 | 259,595 | 238,052 | 208,132 | -20 |
| Mont. | 34,848 | 35,415 | 34,313 | 32,557 | 26,294 | -25 |
| Neb. | 48,055 | 46,034 | 42,038 | 38,653 | 36,490 | -24 |
| Nev. | 34,943 | 37,908 | 41,846 | 40,491 | 28,817 | -18 |
| N.H. | 28,972 | 30,386 | 28,671 | 24,519 | 20,627 | -29 |
| N.J. | 349,902 | 334,780 | 321,151 | 293,833 | 256,000 | -27 |
| N.M. | 94,836 | 101,676 | 105,114 | 102,648 | 89,814 | -5 |
| N.Y. | 1,179,522 | 1,241,639 | 1,266,350 | 1,200,847 | 1,074,100 | -9 |
| N.C. | 331,633 | 334,451 | 317,836 | 282,086 | 252,564 | -24 |
| N.D. | 18,774 | 16,785 | 14,920 | 13,652 | 11,904 | -37 |
| Ohio | 720,476 | 691,099 | 629,719 | 552,304 | 518,595 | -28 |
| Okla. | 146,454 | 133,152 | 127,336 | 110,498 | 87,144 | -40 |
| Ore. | 117,656 | 116,390 | 107,610 | 92,182 | 66,919 | -43 |
| Pa. | 604,701 | 615,581 | 611,215 | 553,148 | 483,625 | -20 |
| R.I. | 61,116 | 62,737 | 62,407 | 60,654 | 54,588 | -11 |
| S.C. | 151,026 | 143,883 | 133,567 | 121,703 | 97,146 | -36 |
| S.D. | 20,254 | 19,413 | 17,652 | 16,821 | 14,050 | -31 |
| Tenn. | 320,709 | 302,608 | 281,982 | 265,320 | 194,860 | -39 |
| Texas | 785,271 | 796,348 | 765,460 | 714,523 | 625,376 | -20 |
| Utah | 53,172 | 50,657 | 47,472 | 41,145 | 35,442 | -33 |
| Vt. | 28,961 | 28,095 | 27,716 | 25,865 | 23,515 | -19 |
| Va. | 194,212 | 194,959 | 189,493 | 166,012 | 135,908 | -30 |
| Wash. | 286,258 | 292,608 | 290,940 | 276,018 | 263,792 | -8 |
| W.Va. | 119,916 | 115,376 | 107,668 | 98,439 | 68,600 | -43 |
| Wis. | 241,098 | 230,621 | 214,404 | 184,209 | 123,758 | -49 |
| Wyo. | 18,271 | 16,740 | 15,434 | 13,531 | 10,117 | -35 |
From The Associated Press
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