Wyoming Financial Statistics

The total number of individual recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance in Wyoming decreased from 11,398 in August 1996 to 898 in June 2001, a decrease of 92%.

The number of families receiving TANF in 2001 was 488, also a 90% decrease from 1996.

In 2000, a family of three receiving only TANF and food stamp benefits in Wyoming was 44% below the federal poverty guideline of $14,630.

In 2000, Wyoming spent $16,340,711 in TANF funds, including 22.5% on cash assistance, 42.3% on child care, and 10.44% on transportation and support activities.

In 2000, 45% of child support cases in Wyoming actually received some financial support, a 12% decrease from 1999.

In 2001, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Wyoming was $514 per month, or 62% of the average monthly income for a worker earning the federal minimum wage, and 75% of the maximum monthly TANF cash assistance grant plus food stamps for a family of three.