FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 10 - Reasons for Receiving Care, Average Monthly Percentage of Families

Publication Date: January 21, 2026
Current as of:
State/territoryEmploymentTraining/EducationBoth Employment &
Training/Education
Protective ServicesInvalid/Not ReportedTotal
Alabama 88%3%2%7%0%100%
Alaska 67%1%7%0%25%100%
American Samoa ------
Arizona 68%0%1%31%0%100%
Arkansas 87%3%3%4%3%100%
California 82%14%2%2%0%100%
Colorado 83%6%11%0%0%100%
Connecticut 96%3%0%0%1%100%
Delaware 88%1%1%11%0%100%
District of Columbia 77%3%16%4%0%100%
Florida 78%4%3%16%0%100%
Georgia 47%3%2%49%0%100%
Guam94%1%2%3%0%100%
Hawaii 70%2%4%25%0%100%
Idaho 86%4%10%0%0%100%
Illinois 98%0%0%0%2%100%
Indiana 92%5%3%0%0%100%
Iowa 96%1%0%3%0%100%
Kansas 67%1%6%26%0%100%
Kentucky 76%4%11%10%0%100%
Louisiana 81%4%7%8%0%100%
Maine 91%1%6%0%2%100%
Maryland 94%2%4%0%0%100%
Massachusetts 62%15%0%22%0%100%
Michigan 90%0%9%1%0%100%
Minnesota 89%3%8%0%0%100%
Mississippi 69%7%3%21%0%100%
Missouri 55%5%3%37%0%100%
Montana 62%5%7%26%0%100%
Nebraska 81%2%4%13%0%100%
Nevada 91%1%1%8%0%100%
New Hampshire 89%10%0%0%2%100%
New Jersey 87%6%3%5%0%100%
New Mexico 77%3%19%0%0%100%
New York 89%5%1%5%0%100%
North Carolina 89%2%4%4%1%100%
North Dakota 85%10%5%0%0%100%
Northern Mariana Islands 96%2%2%0%0%100%
Ohio 76%1%23%0%0%100%
Oklahoma 93%4%2%1%0%100%
Oregon 98%0%2%0%0%100%
Pennsylvania 90%2%6%0%1%100%
Puerto Rico0%99%0%1%0%100%
Rhode Island 81%14%0%0%5%100%
South Carolina 88%4%1%6%0%100%
South Dakota 68%4%4%24%0%100%
Tennessee 69%9%12%10%0%100%
Texas 80%4%3%12%2%100%
Utah 96%0%3%0%1%100%
Vermont 61%12%0%26%0%100%
Virgin Islands ------
Virginia 88%3%9%0%0%100%
Washington 16%8%64%0%11%100%
West Virginia 66%2%2%30%0%100%
Wisconsin 81%0%1%10%7%100%
Wyoming 99%1%0%0%0%100%
National 80%6%5%9%1%100%

Data as of: 23-NOV-2024

Notes applicable to this report:   

  1. The source for this table is ACF-801 data for FY 2023.
  2. All percentages are based on "adjusted" numbers of families and children, unless otherwise indicated. These "adjusted" numbers represent the number funded through CCDF only (which includes Federal Discretionary, Mandatory, and Matching Funds; TANF transfers to CCDF; and State Matching and Maintenance of Effort Funds). The "adjusted" number is the raw or "unadjusted" number reported by the State multiplied by its pooling factor, as reported on the ACF-800. This report takes this factor into consideration in calculating the "adjusted" numbers or percentages.
  3. All States provide an actual unadjusted count of families served each month. For States reporting full population data, the number of child records reported each month was directly counted.  However, for States that only submit samples, the ratio of children-to-families was determined each month from the samples and then multiplied by the reported number of families to obtain an estimate of the unadjusted number of children served each month. The unadjusted average number of families and children was obtained from the monthly numbers in the FY, as reported on the ACF-801 summary (header) record.  
  4. A "0%" indication often means the value is less than 0.5% rather than actually zero. In a few instances, the sum of the categories may not appear to add up to exactly 100% because of rounding.
  5. At the time of publication, American Samoa and Virgin Islands had not yet reported any ACF-801 data for FY 2023.  All other States and Territories had submitted the full 12 months of data.
  6. Arkansas and Alaska have higher values of Invalid/Not Reported Data. The Invalid/Not Reported only includes family records with an invalid or missing number for ACF-801 element 6, Reason for Receiving Subsidized Child Care. 
  7. Several States only capture the primary reason for receiving services and therefore do not report any families in Both Employment and Training/Education categories. States reporting no families in this combination category of Both Employment and Training/Education are Iowa, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wyoming.
  8. OCC has observed some issues with income reporting across most States to varying degrees. OCC is working with States to address and resolve internal inconsistencies between ACF-801 element 6 (reason for receiving a subsidy), element 9 (total income for determining eligibility), and elements 10 through 15 (sources of income).
  9. Beginning FY 2011, States and Territories were no longer allowed to report "Other" as a Reason for Care.
  10. "-" indicates data not reported.
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