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A new report by the Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy tracks
welfare caseloads in the 89 counties that contain the 100
largest U.S. cities. It finds that, over the last five
years, welfare caseloads have become predominantly urban.
In 1994, when national welfare rolls hit a historic high, 48
percent of welfare recipients lived in the 89 counties. By
contrast, in 1999, these counties were home to 58 percent of
the nation's welfare recipients. The fact that families on
welfare are concentrated in urban areas has important
implications for the success or failure of welfare reform.
 Full Report (PDF)
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- States Containing the 89 Urban Counties