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FY 2018 Annual Report to Congress

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Highlights financial and statistical program achievements based on data reported by state and tribal child support agencies

The 2018 Annual Report to Congress includes individual pages for each state and tribe. The report also includes information on collections, expenditures, paternities, orders established, and other program statistics.

Highlights:

  • Total distributed IV-D child support collections were $28.6 billion
  • $27.4 billion, or 96% of the distributed collections were sent directly to families
  • The program served 14.7 million children
  • 88% of cases in the caseload had orders established
  • 66% of current support due was collected
  • 64% of cases with arrears had collections
  • IV-D Paternity Establishment Percentage (PEP) is 102%
  • Statewide PEP is 93%
  • The cost-effectiveness rate is $5.14

Tables (Excel)

  • FY 2018 Annual Report Tables (Excel).xlsx

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