Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Payments 1998 Payments (Year Total) Percent Change Avg Per Family (year tot/fam) Percent Change County 1997 1998 '97 - '98 1997 1998 '97 - '98 Indiana $130,477,288 $102,717,322 -21.3% $2,854 $2,738 -4.1% Adams $263,719 $165,288 -37.3% $2,691 $2,710 0.7% Allen $6,925,824 $5,356,893 -22.7% $2,899 $2,766 -4.6% Bartholom $820,086 $605,232 -26.2% $2,698 $2,609 -3.3% Benton $57,933 $35,760 -38.3% $2,759 $2,554 -7.4% Blackford $189,739 $133,532 -29.6% $2,635 $2,568 -2.5% Boone $136,472 $108,588 -20.4% $2,437 $2,413 -1.0% Brown $149,657 $96,247 -35.7% $2,626 $2,533 -3.5% Carroll $95,661 $83,449 -12.8% $2,585 $2,454 -5.1% Cass $435,263 $349,955 -19.6% $2,654 $2,612 -1.6% Clark $1,948,577 $1,483,255 -23.9% $2,744 $2,635 -4.0% Clay $395,284 $330,129 -16.5% $2,689 $2,539 -5.6% Clinton $368,228 $300,333 -18.4% $2,811 $2,706 -3.7% Crawford $261,232 $179,520 -31.3% $2,721 $2,640 -3.0% Daviess $448,796 $265,666 -40.8% $2,720 $2,530 -7.0% Dearborn $590,968 $403,429 -31.7% $2,828 $2,637 -6.8% Decatur $264,595 $171,268 -35.3% $2,756 $2,719 -1.4% Dekalb $146,173 $137,631 -5.8% $2,811 $2,647 -5.8% Delaware $3,138,465 $2,434,801 -22.4% $2,669 $2,585 -3.2% Dubois $94,526 $88,586 -6.3% $2,626 $2,605 -0.8% Elkhart $2,974,238 $2,341,931 -21.3% $2,772 $2,664 -3.9% Fayette $653,317 $478,195 -26.8% $2,722 $2,613 -4.0% Floyd $1,699,066 $1,301,458 -23.4% $2,659 $2,552 -4.0% Fountain $113,914 $100,952 -11.4% $2,649 $2,589 -2.3% Franklin $180,470 $126,220 -30.1% $2,734 $2,744 0.4% Fulton $214,185 $177,027 -17.3% $2,746 $2,566 -6.6% Gibson $328,448 $205,859 -37.3% $2,670 $2,366 -11.4% Grant $1,944,203 $1,528,418 -21.4% $2,762 $2,691 -2.6% Greene $353,546 $265,709 -24.8% $2,658 $2,460 -7.4% Hamilton $467,271 $405,316 -13.3% $2,670 $2,649 -0.8% Hancock $237,412 $209,241 -11.9% $2,526 $2,649 4.9% Harrison $568,514 $445,554 -21.6% $2,857 $2,636 -7.7% Hendricks $263,491 $241,063 -8.5% $2,609 $2,592 -0.6% Henry $825,642 $664,381 -19.5% $2,629 $2,595 -1.3% Howard $1,540,428 $1,247,569 -19.0% $2,698 $2,588 -4.1% Huntingto $259,319 $221,604 -14.5% $2,730 $2,607 -4.5% Jackson $447,528 $354,549 -20.8% $2,664 $2,588 -2.9% Jasper $271,865 $180,287 -33.7% $2,803 $2,539 -9.4% Jay $190,626 $121,506 -36.3% $2,763 $2,382 -13.8% Jefferson $554,419 $406,296 -26.7% $2,678 $2,524 -5.8% Jennings $215,220 $164,990 -23.3% $2,795 $2,661 -4.8% Johnson $701,356 $561,059 -20.0% $2,805 $2,764 -1.5% Knox $1,075,115 $897,352 -16.5% $2,722 $2,647 -2.8% Kosciusko $255,156 $188,892 -26.0% $2,686 $2,588 -3.7% Lagrange $105,983 $93,328 -11.9% $2,650 $2,522 -4.8% Lake $29,571,051 $23,986,380 -18.9% $2,976 $2,874 -3.4% Laporte $2,301,635 $1,812,130 -21.3% $2,750 $2,653 -3.5% Lawrence $554,293 $377,215 -31.9% $2,731 $2,620 -4.1% Madison $3,175,760 $2,331,272 -26.6% $2,703 $2,573 -4.8% Marion $29,102,667 $23,081,815 -20.7% $2,965 $2,823 -4.8% Marshall $300,206 $184,212 -38.6% $2,806 $2,595 -7.5% Martin $151,325 $113,980 -24.7% $2,702 $2,478 -8.3% Miami $620,846 $396,943 -36.1% $2,723 $2,561 -6.0% Monroe $1,220,858 $962,126 -21.2% $2,660 $2,519 -5.3% Montgomer $380,695 $350,355 -8.0% $2,841 $2,615 -8.0% Morgan $660,844 $493,318 -25.4% $2,765 $2,696 -2.5% Newton $246,872 $233,964 -5.2% $2,838 $2,689 -5.2% Noble $176,996 $115,581 -34.7% $2,723 $2,408 -11.6% Ohio $49,834 $29,967 -39.9% $2,769 $2,497 -9.8% Orange $305,313 $246,768 -19.2% $2,751 $2,682 -2.5% Owen $325,642 $291,909 -10.4% $2,669 $2,703 1.3% Parke $210,269 $191,101 -9.1% $2,662 $2,582 -3.0% Perry $218,554 $134,481 -38.5% $2,633 $2,537 -3.6% Pike $238,893 $162,328 -32.0% $2,715 $2,618 -3.6% Porter $1,189,064 $877,793 -26.2% $2,759 $2,644 -4.2% Posey $511,760 $441,795 -13.7% $2,722 $2,661 -2.2% Pulaski $193,722 $129,139 -33.3% $2,935 $2,690 -8.3% Putnam $214,259 $182,154 -15.0% $2,819 $2,640 -6.4% Randolph $557,050 $414,275 -25.6% $2,731 $2,526 -7.5% Ripley $204,742 $123,857 -39.5% $2,730 $2,580 -5.5% Rush $175,580 $132,157 -24.7% $2,701 $2,541 -5.9% St. Josep $8,272,240 $6,444,777 -22.1% $2,881 $2,733 -5.1% Scott $659,136 $538,474 -18.3% $2,735 $2,601 -4.9% Shelby $368,946 $294,722 -20.1% $2,654 $2,655 0.0% Spencer $201,037 $130,890 -34.9% $2,914 $2,671 -8.3% Starke $384,236 $268,174 -30.2% $2,867 $2,709 -5.5% Steuben $206,001 $184,206 -10.6% $2,943 $2,670 -9.3% Sullivan $399,414 $323,503 -19.0% $2,755 $2,674 -3.0% Switzerla $143,401 $97,172 -32.2% $2,656 $2,492 -6.2% Tippecano $1,717,881 $1,248,650 -27.3% $2,812 $2,662 -5.3% Tipton $129,874 $79,178 -39.0% $2,823 $2,554 -9.5% Union $95,049 $48,822 -48.6% $2,569 $2,325 -9.5% Vanderbur $5,496,070 $4,549,703 -17.2% $2,840 $2,756 -3.0% Vermillio $247,716 $156,262 -36.9% $2,847 $2,520 -11.5% Vigo $2,538,557 $2,221,502 -12.5% $2,686 $2,601 -3.2% Wabash $284,678 $187,450 -34.2% $2,737 $2,640 -3.5% Warren $40,635 $28,703 -29.4% $2,390 $2,609 9.2% Warrick $442,600 $339,733 -23.2% $2,666 $2,593 -2.7% Washingto $444,932 $338,507 -23.9% $2,781 $2,775 -0.2% Wayne $1,888,573 $1,392,849 -26.2% $2,713 $2,551 -6.0% Wells $111,502 $99,477 -10.8% $2,720 $2,618 -3.8% White $268,813 $222,112 -17.4% $2,715 $2,644 -2.6% Whitley $105,337 $67,123 -36.3% $2,701 $2,486 -8.0%