Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Percent of U.S. Population, 1960–2000
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table shows how many people in the United States received federal assistance. It is the most recent data available in this format.
| Year | Recipients | U.S. population | % of population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,005,000 | 180,671,000 | 1.7% |
| 1961 | 3,354,000 | 183,691,000 | 1.8 |
| 1962 | 3,676,000 | 186,538,000 | 2.0 |
| 1963 | 3,876,000 | 189,242,000 | 2.0 |
| 1964 | 4,118,000 | 191,889,000 | 2.1 |
| 1965 | 4,329,000 | 194,303,000 | 2.2 |
| 1966 | 4,513,000 | 196,560,000 | 2.3 |
| 1967 | 5,014,000 | 198,712,000 | 2.5 |
| 1968 | 5,705,000 | 200,706,000 | 2.8 |
| 1969 | 6,706,000 | 202,677,000 | 3.3 |
| 1970 | 8,466,000 | 205,052,000 | 4.1 |
| 1971 | 10,241,000 | 207,661,000 | 4.9 |
| 1972 | 10,947,000 | 209,896,000 | 5.2 |
| 1973 | 10,949,000 | 211,909,000 | 5.2 |
| 1974 | 10,864,000 | 213,854,000 | 5.1 |
| 1975 | 11,165,185 | 215,973,000 | 5.2 |
| 1976 | 11,386,371 | 218,035,000 | 5.2 |
| 1977 | 11,129,702 | 220,239,000 | 5.1 |
| 1978 | 10,671,812 | 222,585,000 | 4.8 |
| 1979 | 10,317,902 | 225,055,000 | 4.6 |
| 1980 | 10,597,445 | 227,726,000 | 4.7 |
| 1981 | 11,159,847 | 229,966,000 | 4.9 |
| 1982 | 10,430,960 | 232,188,000 | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 10,659,365 | 234,307,000 | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 10,865,604 | 236,348,000 | 4.6 |
| 1985 | 10,812,625 | 238,466,000 | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 10,996,505 | 240,651,000 | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 11,065,027 | 242,804,000 | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 10,919,696 | 245,021,000 | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 10,933,980 | 247,342,000 | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 11,460,382 | 249,913,000 | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 12,592,269 | 252,650,000 | 5.0 |
| 1992 | 13,625,342 | 255,419,000 | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 14,142,710 | 258,137,000 | 5.5 |
| 1994 | 14,225,591 | 260,372,000 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 13,652,232 | 263,034,000 | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 12,648,859 | 265,284,000 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 10,936,298 | 267,636,000 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 8,770,376 | 270,029,000 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | 7,202,639 | 272,690,813 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | 5,780,543 | 275,130,000 | 2.1 |
Source: HHS Administration for Children and Families.
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