Most US states pay less than $600 a month per family

The monthly maximum Tanf benefit for a single-parent family with two children

Lower

Higher

250

400

550

$700

WA

ME

MT

ND

OR

MN

ID

NY

WI

SD

MI

WY

PA

IA

NJ

NE

OH

NV

IL

IN

UT

WV

CA

CO

VA

KS

MO

KY

NC

TN

OK

AZ

AR

SC

NM

VT

GA

AL

MS

NH

TX

LA

MA

AK

FL

RI

HI

CT

DE

MD

DC

Lower

Higher

250

400

550

$700

WA

ME

MT

ND

OR

MN

ID

NY

WI

SD

MI

WY

PA

IA

NJ

NE

OH

NV

IL

IN

UT

WV

CA

CO

VA

KS

MO

KY

NC

TN

OK

VT

AZ

AR

SC

NM

NH

GA

AL

MS

MA

TX

LA

RI

AK

CT

FL

DE

HI

MD

DC

Lower

Higher

250

400

550

$700

WA

NH

$569

ME

MT

ND

$1,066

$594

$588

$486

OR

MN

$506

$532

ID

MA

NY

WI

SD

MI

$309

$633

$789

$653

WY

$615

$492

$697

PA

IA

NE

$403

OH

$426

NV

IL

$468

IN

UT

$497

$386

$520

WV

CA

CO

$288

$498

VA

KS

$640

$374

VT

MO

KY

$785

$508

$442

$429

$292

$262

$554

RI

NC

$597

CT

TN

$272

$277

OK

AZ

AR

SC

NM

$599

NJ

$292

$278

$204

$292

$447

GA

$338

AL

DE

MS

$280

$215

$709

$170

MD

TX

LA

$642

DC

$295

$240

AK

FL

$923

$303

HI

$610

Lower

Higher

250

400

550

$700

WA

NH

$569

ME

MT

$1,066

ND

$594

$588

$486

OR

MN

$506

$532

ID

MA

NY

WI

SD

MI

$309

$633

$789

$653

$615

WY

$492

$697

PA

IA

NE

$403

$426

OH

NV

IL

$468

IN

UT

$497

$386

$520

WV

CA

CO

$288

$498

$640

VT

VA

KS

$374

$785

MO

KY

$508

$442

$554

RI

$429

$292

$262

NC

$597

CT

$272

TN

$277

OK

$599

AZ

NJ

AR

SC

NM

$292

$278

$338

DE

$204

$292

$447

GA

AL

MS

$709

MD

$280

$215

$170

TX

$642

DC

LA

$295

$240

AK

FL

$923

$303

HI

$610

Lower

Higher

250

400

550

$700

WA

$569

NH

ME

$1,066

MT

ND

$594

$588

$486

OR

MN

$506

$532

ID

MA

NY

WI

SD

MI

$309

$633

$789

$653

$615

WY

$492

$697

PA

IA

NE

$403

VT

$640

$426

OH

NV

$468

IL

IN

RI

$554

$497

UT

$386

$520

$288

CT

$597

WV

$498

CA

CO

VA

$374

NJ

$599

KS

$785

$508

MO

KY

$442

$429

DE

$338

$292

$262

NC

MD

$709

$272

DC

$642

TN

$277

OK

AZ

AR

SC

NM

$292

$278

$204

$292

$447

GA

AL

MS

$280

$215

$170

TX

LA

$295

$240

AK

FL

$923

$303

HI

$610