So Which States Have the Most People on Welfare?

Here is the list of states with the most welfare recipients.

Rank States Amount
# 1 California: 1,085,627
# 2 New York: 341,004
# 3 Texas: 333,435
# 4 Pennsylvania: 207,429
# 5 Michigan: 202,469
# 6 Ohio: 188,108
# 7 Tennessee: 180,466
# 8 Washington: 140,721
# 9 Indiana: 140,571
# 10 Georgia: 132,003
# 11 Florida: 119,080
# 12 Arizona: 111,334
# 13 Missouri: 108,561
# 14 Massachusetts: 108,469
# 15 New Jersey: 101,854
# 16 Illinois: 99,952
# 17 Minnesota: 93,665
# 18 North Carolina: 83,906
# 19 Kentucky: 76,688
# 20 Virginia: 70,199
# 21 Maryland: 62,066
# 22 Louisiana: 56,157
# 23 Puerto Rico: 54,544
# 24 Iowa: 51,713
# 25 South Carolina: 48,028
# 26 Wisconsin: 47,712
# 27 Mississippi: 45,191
# 28 Alabama: 44,646
# 29 Oregon: 43,591
# 30 Connecticut: 43,292
# 31 District of Columbia: 43,136
# 32 New Mexico: 42,999
# 33 West Virginia: 41,478
# 34 Kansas: 39,093
# 35 Maine: 37,562
# 36 Oklahoma: 35,974
# 37 Rhode Island: 35,714
# 38 Colorado: 34,862
# 39 Nebraska: 27,079
# 40 Nevada: 25,832
# 41 Hawaii: 25,409
# 42 Arkansas: 25,382
# 43 Utah: 21,800
# 44 Montana: 18,074
# 45 Alaska: 15,927
# 46 New Hampshire: 15,061
# 47 Vermont: 12,737
# 48 Delaware: 12,351
# 49 Guam: 10,783
# 50 North Dakota: 8,602
# 51 South Dakota: 6,143
# 52 Idaho: 3,204
# 53 US Virgin Islands: 1,359
# 54 Wyoming: 729

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