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632. Child Support Enforcement Program--Caseload and Collections

[For years ending Sept. 30 (5,432 represents 5,432,000).Includes Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.The child support enforcement program locates absent parents,establishes paternity of children born out-of-wedlock, andestablishes and enforces support orders. By law, these services areavailable to all families that need them. The program is operatedat the state and local government level but 68 percent ofadministrative costs are paid by the federal government.Child support collected for families not receiving Aid to Familieswith Dependent Children (AFDC) goes to the family to help it remainself-sufficient. Most of the child support collected on behalf ofAFDC families goes to federal and state governments to offset AFDCpayments. Based on data reported by state agencies.Minus sign (-)indicates net outlay]
 
            ITEM Unit 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
 
  Total cases 1,000 5,432 6,266 7,028 7,516 7,999 8,401 9,724 10,635 11,078 11,876 12,796 13,423 15,158 17,125 18,610 19,162 19,319 19,057 19,419
AFDC and AFDC arrears only caseload 1,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7,220 7,655 7,501 7,610 7,953 8,034 8,717 9,638 10,420 10,379 9,971 9,109 8,506
  AFDC cases 1,000 4,583 5,112 5,547 5,828 6,136 6,242 5,749 5,776 5,703 5,709 5,872 6,166 6,752 7,472 7,986 7,880 7,380 6,462 5,658
  AFDC arrears only cases 1 1,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,472 1,879 1,798 1,901 2,082 1,868 1,965 2,166 2,434 2,499 2,591 2,648 2,847
Non-AFDC cases 1,000 849 1,155 1,481 1,688 1,863 2,159 2,503 2,981 3,577 4,266 4,843 5,389 6,441 7,487 8,190 8,783 9,348 9,947 10,914
Cases for which a collection was made:
  AFDC cases 1,000 503 548 597 595 647 684 582 609 621 658 701 755 837 879 926 976 940 865 789
  AFDC arrears only cases 1 1,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 158 196 181 202 224 278 255 289 308 343 402 493 608
  Non-AFDC cases 1,000 243 325 448 507 547 654 786 934 1,083 1,247 1,363 1,555 1,749 1,958 2,169 2,408 2,612 2,850 3,070
Percentage of cases with collections:
  AFDC cases Percent 11.0 10.7 10.8 10.2 10.5 11.0 10.1 10.5 10.9 11.5 11.9 12.2 12.4 11.8 11.6 12.4 12.7 13.4 13.9
  AFDC arrears only cases 1 Percent (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10.8 10.5 10.1 10.6 10.8 14.9 13.0 13.4 12.7 13.7 15.5 18.6 21.4
  Non-AFDC cases Percent 28.7 28.2 30.3 30.0 29.4 30.3 31.4 31.3 30.3 29.2 28.1 28.9 27.2 26.1 26.5 27.4 27.9 28.7 28.1
Absent parents located, total 1,000 643 696 779 831 875 878 1,046 1,145 1,388 1,628 2,062 2,387 3,152 3,777 4,204 4,950 5,808 6,441 6,585
Paternities established, total 1,000 144 164 173 208 219 232 245 269 307 339 393 472 512 554 592 659 734 814 848
Support orders established, total 2 1,000 374 414 462 496 573 669 731 812 870 938 1,022 821 879 1,026 1,025 1,051 1,093 1,260 1,148
 
          FINANCES
Collections, total Mil. dol 1,478 1,629 1,770 2,024 2,378 2,694 3,249 3,917 4,605 5,241 6,010 6,885 7,964 8,907 9,850 10,827 12,020 13,364 14,348
  AFDC collections 3 Mil. dol 603 671 786 880 1,000 1,090 1,225 1,348 1,486 1,593 1,750 1,984 2,259 2,416 2,550 2,689 2,855 2,843 2,650
    State share Mil. dol 274 302 354 396 448 415 424 473 525 563 620 700 787 847 891 939 1,014 1,159 1,089
    Incentive payments to states Mil. dol 72 90 107 121 134 145 158 185 222 266 264 278 299 339 407 400 409 410 396
    Federal share Mil. dol 246 266 311 349 402 341 369 413 449 458 533 626 738 777 762 822 888 1,046 961
    Payments to AFDC families 4 Mil. dol 10 12 15 15 17 189 275 278 289 307 334 381 435 446 457 474 480 157 152
    Medical support payments Mil. dol 32 55 64 71 (NA)
  Non-AFDC collections Mil. dol 874 958 984 1,144 1,378 1,604 2,023 2,569 3,119 3,648 4,260 4,902 5,705 6,491 7,300 8,138 9,165 10,521 11,698
Administrative expenditures, total Mil. dol 466 526 612 691 723 814 941 1,066 1,171 1,363 1,606 1,804 1,995 2,241 2,556 3,012 3,049 3,428 3,585
  State share Mil. dol 117 132 153 204 216 243 308 316 366 426 545 593 652 724 816 918 1,014 1,100 1,200
  Federal share Mil. dol 349 395 459 487 507 571 633 750 804 938 1,061 1,212 1,343 1,517 1,741 2,095 2,035 2,328 2,385
Program savings, total Mil. dol 127 133 160 174 260 86 9 5 26 -77 -190 -201 -170 -278 -496 -852 -738 -813 -1,139
  State share Mil. dol 230 261 307 312 366 317 274 342 381 403 338 385 434 462 482 421 409 469 286
  Federal share Mil. dol -103 -128 -148 -138 -105 -231 -264 -337 -355 -480 -528 -586 -605 -740 -978 -1,273 -1,147 -1,282 -1,424
Total fees and costs recovered for non-AFDC cases Mil. dol 5 5 3 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 22 34 29 31 33 33 37 41 49
Percentage of AFDC payments recovered Percent 5.2 5.2 6.8 6.6 7.0 7.3 8.6 9.1 9.8 10.0 10.3 10.7 11.4 12.0 12.5 13.6 15.5 (NA) (NA)


NA Not available.
1 Reflects cases that are no longer receiving AFDCbut still have outstanding child support due.
2 Through 1990 includes modifications to orders.
3 Beginning 1993 includes medical support payments not shown separately.
4 Beginning 1985, states were required to pass along to the familythe first $50 of any current child support collected each month.Beginning 1997 excludes payments to families that are no longer required since the passageof the welfare reform laws.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office ofChild Support Enforcement, Annual Report to Congress.

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/632_child_support_enforcement_program_caseload_and.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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