| Welfare Cases 1999 | % Caseload Decline 1994-1999 | % of State Caseload 1994 | % of State Caseload 1999 | % of Total State Population 1999 | Fair Share Index | City Concentrated Poverty Rate 1990 | % of County Population in Central City 1998 | |
| Alabama | 20,580 | 59.1% | ||||||
| Jefferson Co. (Birmingham) | 3,764 | 57.4% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 15.0% | 1.2 | 17.1% | 38.3% |
| Mobile Co. (Mobile) | 2,256 | 66.8% | 13.5% | 11.0% | 9.1% | 1.2 | 16.1% | 50.7% |
| Montgomery Co. (Montgomery) | 1,620 | 54.5% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 1.6 | 16.8% | 90.6% |
| Alaska | 8,128 | 35.0% | ||||||
| Anchorage Borough | 2,987 | 41.4% | 40.8% | 36.7% | 41.6% | 0.9 | 0.0% | 100% |
| Arizona | 35,730 | 50.3% | ||||||
| Maricopa Co. (Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale) | 15,660 | 59.3% | 53.6% | 43.8% | 59.9% | 0.7 | 5.7% | 69.9% |
| Pima Co. (Tucson) | 6,359 | 45.8% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 16.8% | 1.1 | 9.4% | 58.3% |
| California | 640,989 | 28.7% | ||||||
| Alameda Co. (Fremont, Oakland) | 25,584 | 31.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.9 | 5.0% | 40.8% |
| Fresno Co. (Fresno) | 26,040 | 27.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 1.8 | 23.1% | 52.7% |
| Kern Co. (Bakersfield) | 19,191 | 12.0% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.6 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Los Angeles Co. (Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles) | 235,321 | 23.8% | 34.4% | 36.7% | 28.1% | 1.3 | 6.6% | 43.7% |
| Orange Co. (Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana) | 23,301 | 42.0% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 0.4 | 0.4% | 29.2% |
| Riverside Co. (Riverside) | 25,369 | 27.1% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 0.9 | 0.0% | 17.7% |
| Sacramento Co. (Sacramento) | 36,550 | 19.6% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 1.6 | 5.0% | 34.6% |
| San Bernadino Co. (San Bernadino) | 43,458 | 31.0% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1.4 | n/a | 11.4% |
| San Diego Co. (San Diego) | 40,466 | 39.5% | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 0.7 | 3.5% | 44.1% |
| San Francisco Co. (San Francisco) | 7,710 | 41.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 0.5 | 1.7% | 100% |
| San Joaquin Co. (Stockton) | 16,363 | 24.8% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 1.5 | 11.1% | 43.7% |
| Santa Clara Co. (San Jose) | 15,480 | 51.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 0.5 | 0.0% | 52.5% |
| Colorado | 13,617 | 66.8% | ||||||
| Arapahoe Co. (Aurora) | 964 | 66.9% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 0.7 | 0.0% | 53.0% |
| Denver Co. (Denver) | 3,426 | 69.4% | 27.3% | 25.2% | 12.3% | 2.0 | 4.9% | 100% |
| El Paso Co. (Colorado Springs) | 2,206 | 56.0% | 12.2% | 16.2% | 12.3% | 1.3 | 0.6% | 70.4% |
| District of Columbia | 19,062 | 29.3% | ||||||
| Florida | 79,974 | 67.1% | ||||||
| Dade Co. (Hialeah, Miami) | 25,382 | 51.6% | 21.6% | 31.7% | 14.4% | 2.2 | 25.3% | 27.0% |
| Duval Co. (Jacksonville) | 3,324 | 81.1% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 0.8 | 4.3% | 94.4% |
| Hillsborough Co. (Tampa) | 5,604 | 68.8% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 1.1 | 11.2% | 31.2% |
| Pinellas Co. (St. Petersburg) | 3,819 | 69.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 0.8 | 4.3% | 26.9% |
| Georgia | 65,198 | 53.4% | ||||||
| Fulton Co. (Atlanta) | 10,804 | 53.5% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 9.6% | 1.7 | 23.3% | 54.8% |
| Richmond Co. (Augusta) | 4,381 | 35.0% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 2.8 | n/a | 98.1% |
| Hawaii | 16,387 | 23.4% | ||||||
| Honolulu (CDP)* | 3,666 | (+) 25.1 | 13.7% | 22.4% | 33.2% | 0.7 | 1.8% | 100% |
| Illinois | 100,065 | 58.0% | ||||||
| Cook Co. (Chicago) | 73,190 | 52.5% | 64.63% | 73.14% | 42.8% | 1.7 | 13.7% | 54.0% |
| Indiana | 33,443 | 55.0% | ||||||
| Allen Co. (Fort Wayne) | 1,689 | 59.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.9 | 59.1% | |
| Marion Co. (Indianapolis) | 7,242 | 54.5% | 21.4% | 21.7% | 13.6% | 1.6 | 3.2% | 91.2% |
| Iowa | 21,960 | 45.1% | ||||||
| Polk Co. (Des Moines) | 3,290 | 47.3% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 12.7% | 1.2 | 4.1% | 53.2% |
| Kansas | 12,866 | 57.6% | ||||||
| Sedgwick Co. (Wichita) | 2,947 | 57.0% | 22.60% | 22.91% | 17.0% | 1.3 | 5.0% | 73.5% |
| Kentucky | 55,704 | 30.6% | ||||||
| Fayette Co. (Lexington-Fayette*) | 1,864 | 41.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 0.5 | 4.8% | 100% |
| Jefferson Co. (Louisville) | 7,733 | 41.2% | 16.4% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 0.8 | 11.7% | 38.0% |
| Louisiana | 45,050 | 47.2% | ||||||
| Caddo Parish (Shreveport) | 2,647 | 45.2% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 1.1 | 24.9% | 77.7% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge) | 2,773 | 58.0% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 0.7 | 26.9% | 53.7% |
| Orleans Parish (New Orleans) | 12,703 | 44.1% | 26.6% | 28.2% | 10.5% | 2.7 | 30.5% | 100% |
| Maryland | 32,090 | 61.4% | ||||||
| Baltimore City* | 18,727 | 53.3% | 48.3% | 58.4% | 12.2% | 4.8 | 14.2% | 100% |
| Massachusetts | 65,098 | 39.3% | ||||||
| Suffolk Co. (Boston) | 13,880 | 18.2% | 17.9% | 9.0% | 2.0 | 5.0% | 86.6% | |
| Michigan | 90,890 | 59.4% | ||||||
| Kent Co. (Grand Rapids) | 3,303 | 59.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 0.6 | 3.7% | 34.0% |
| Wayne Co. (Detroit) | 43,278 | 54.4% | 42.4% | 47.6% | 21.4% | 2.2 | 36.5% | 45.8% |
| Minnesota | 43,115 | 30.0% | ||||||
| Hennepin Co. (Minneapolis) | 13,990 | 23.1% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 22.3% | 1.5 | 16.6% | 33.2% |
| Ramsey Co. (St. Paul) | 8,529 | 24.6% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 10.2% | 1.9 | 6.6% | 53.0% |
| Mississippi | 16,528 | 70.7% | ||||||
| Hinds Co. (Jackson) | 1,389 | 79.7% | 12.1% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 0.8 | 15.7% | 76.2% |
| Missouri | 46,915 | 46.4% | ||||||
| Jackson Co. (Kansas City) | 8,023 | 46.1% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 12.0% | 1.4 | 5.5% | 67.4% |
| St. Louis City* | 12,926 | 35.2% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 6.1% | 4.5 | 15.3% | 100% |
| Nebraska | 11,678 | 29.8% | ||||||
| Douglas Co. (Omaha) | 5,182 | 29.9% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 26.8% | 1.7 | 4.9% | 83.7% |
| Lancaster Co. (Lincoln) | 1,203 | 37.4% | 11.6% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 0.7 | 1.8% | 90.5% |
| Nevada | 6,726 | 50.5% | ||||||
| Clark Co. (Las Vegas) | 4,939 | 51.5% | 75.0% | 73.4% | 67.3% | 1.1 | 1.6% | 34.8% |
| New Jersey | 57,955 | 52.2% | ||||||
| Essex Co. (Newark) | 18,636 | 38.4% | 25.0% | 32.2% | 9.2% | 3.5 | 17.9% | 35.8% |
| Hudson Co. (Jersey City) | 9,781 | 46.8% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 6.8% | 2.5 | 3.7% | 42.0% |
| New Mexico | 24,860 | 27.1% | ||||||
| Bernalillo Co. (Albuquerque) | 6,380 | 31.9% | 27.5% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 0.9 | 1.7% | 79.9% |
| New York | 290,117 | 29.4% | *1998 figures | |||||
| New York City* | 225,651 | 27.7% | 68.0% | 69.5% | 40.8% | 1.7 | 13.0% | 100.0% |
| Erie Co. (Buffalo) | 15,830 | 24.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.9 | 18.7% | 32.2% |
| Monroe Co. (Rochester) | 14,123 | 19.2% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 1.1 | 14.4% | 30.3% |
| Westchester Co. (Yonkers) | 9,353 | 23.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 0.6 | n/a | 21.1% |
| North Carolina | 53,267 | 55.5% | ||||||
| Guilford Co. (Greensboro) | 3,225 | 44.2% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 1.2 | 5.2% | 51.1% |
| Mecklenburg Co. (Charlotte) | 5,180 | 49.0% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 1.1 | 5.9% | 80.0% |
| Wake Co. (Raleigh) | 2,431 | 46.4% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 0.6 | 6.7% | 45.5% |
| Ohio | 104,655 | 57.5% | ||||||
| Cuyahoga Co. (Cleveland) | 25,671 | 45.8% | 19.2% | 24.5% | 12.2% | 2.0 | 19.9% | 35.9% |
| Franklin Co. (Columbus) | 11,082 | 56.9% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 1.2 | 11.8% | 65.6% |
| Hamilton Co. (Cincinnati) | 8,612 | 60.8% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 1.1 | 18.8% | 39.7% |
| Lucas Co. (Toledo) | 7,955 | 49.1% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 1.9 | 10.8% | 69.6% |
| Summit Co. (Akron) | 7,475 | 41.7% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 1.5 | 14.6% | 40.2% |
| Oklahoma | 16,634 | 64.6% | ||||||
| Oklahoma Co. (Oklahoma City) | 5,557 | 53.0% | 25.2% | 33.4% | 19.0% | 1.8 | 6.2% | 74.6% |
| Tulsa Co. (Tulsa) | 2,068 | 69.7% | 14.5% | 12.4% | 16.3% | 0.8 | 7.6% | 70.2% |
| Oregon | 17,614 | 57.7% | ||||||
| Multnomah Co. (Portland) | 4,598 | 54.6% | 24.3% | 26.1% | 19.1% | 1.4 | 3.2% | 100% |
| Pennsylvania | 106,318 | 49.6% | ||||||
| Allegheny Co. (Pittsburgh) | 11,407 | 53.5% | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 1.0 | 15.4% | 26.9% |
| Philadelphia Co. (Philadelphia) | 52,251 | 36.2% | 38.9% | 49.1% | 11.8% | 4.2 | 12.1% | 100% |
| Tennessee | 56,547 | 46.5% | ||||||
| Davidson Co. (Nashville-Davidson) | 8,414 | 39.5% | 28.4% | 34.6% | 9.7% | 1.5 | 6.7% | 95.7% |
| Shelby Co. (Memphis) | 19,562 | 34.8% | 46.4% | 43.0% | 15.9% | 2.2 | 20.5% | 69.5% |
| Texas | 137,782 | 51.6% | ||||||
| Bexar Co. (San Antonio) | 11,358 | 50.2% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 1.2 | 15.6% | 82.2% |
| Collin Co. (Plano) | 396 | 66.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 0.1 | n/a | 51.2% |
| Dallas Co. (Dallas, Garland) | 12,353 | 59.8% | 10.8% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 0.9 | 8.0% | 62.1% |
| El Paso Co. (El Paso) | 9,388 | 36.2% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 3.5% | 1.9 | 15.9% | 88.5% |
| Harris Co. (Houston) | 16,431 | 70.1% | 19.3% | 11.9% | 16.2% | 0.7 | 9.4% | 55.8% |
| Lubbock Co. (Lubbock) | 1,552 | 58.0% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0 | 10.4% | 83.7% |
| Nueces Co. (Corpus Christi) | 3,478 | 44.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.6 | 10.2% | 89.1% |
| Tarrant Co. (Arlington, Fort Worth) | 5,762 | 58.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 0.6 | 7.0% | 59.0% |
| Travis Co. (Austin) | 3,264 | 54.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 0.7 | 5.7% | 77.9% |
| Virginia | 37,940 | 48.3% | ||||||
| Chesapeake City | 547 | 40.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 1.2 | 100% | |
| Norfolk City | 1,336 | 52.0% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 3.3% | 2.7 | 14.1% | 100% |
| Richmond City | 4,297 | 44.3% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 2.8% | 4.0 | 11.0% | 100% |
| Virginia Beach City | 1,382 | 59.1% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 0.6 | 0.0% | 100% |
| Washington | 65,744 | 36.0% | ||||||
| King Co. (Seattle) | 13,957 | 43.0% | 23.8% | 21.2% | 28.9% | 0.7 | 4.3% | 32.5% |
| Wisconsin | 7,844 | 89.7% | ||||||
| Dane Co. (Madison) | 294 | 91.0% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 0.5 | 14.5% | 49.3% |
| Milwaukee Co. (Milwaukee) | 6,492 | 82.5% | 48.7% | 82.8% | 17.3% | 4.8 | 22.4% | 63.4% |