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WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Rural Research Section,
Issued September 1937
Division of Social Research
CURRENT STATISTICS OF RELIEF IN RURAL AND TOWN
for May-June 1937 and for the Years 1932-1936
Univ. of Ky. Libraries
Che rural and town relief series was transferred as of July l to the Social Security Board,
publish subsequent issues of ”Current Statistics of Relief in Rural and Town Areas.” This
initiated by the Works Progress Administration in 1936 to provide an indicator of month-to-
month changes in the volume and cost of relief to families in rural and town areas. The series has been
carried back to January 1932, and detailed monthly figures for the years 1932—1936 will be available
shortly in a publication of the Works Progress Administration. The rural relief series is complementary
to a similar collection of relief statistics for large cities compiled by the Social Security Board.
AREAS
FOREWORD
rS—eI‘ICJ'TICIO
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Resettlement emergency grants
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"' 'J’“ 5 - 350
. Aid to the aged,to the blind, /' ~ ,
W," . ,0nd to dependent children * 7 300
Public l l l fi/ : .
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tin operation 7 500
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July |935r June |936= IOO
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I934 ; l935 l , l936 ‘. , I937
Hal-TRENDS OF EXPENDITURES FOR RURAL AND TOWN RELIEF
AF— 2373, MBA.
Trend of Aggregate Relief
Expenditures in Sample Areas,
January I936—June l937
The index of aggregate expenditures for
four major types of relief in rural and town sample
areas in January 1930‘, based on the average monthly
amount expended during the year July lQBS—June 1936,
was 83.1. Following a slight rise in February l935,
,he index of aggregate expenditures declined stead-
...ily through June 1936 when the index stood at 65.5.
During this period amounts expended for old age
' isiss 0—37 ‘.
v JUE— .18 3 14%
assistance, blind assistance, and aid to dependent
children rose steadily, but these increases only
partially offset declines in expenditures for public
general and veterans' assistance, Resettlement emer~
The decline
gency grants, and private assistance.
in general public assistance, which constituted
slightly more than half of the aggregate expenditures
during the first 6 months of 1936, followed the
cessation of the F.E.R.A. activities and the expan-
sion of the W.P.A. Part of the decrease in expend—
itures for this type of assistance was accounted
0F ASSISTANCE, JANUARY 1932—JUNE 1937
Average Month, July 1935-June 1936 = 100
Index
Fable 1—TREND OF EXPENDITURES FOR RURAL AND TONN RELIEF, BY TYPE
Public
Ald to the Aged,
Resettle—
Year General to the Blind. ment Prlvate
and Total Assnst—
Month and and to Dependent Emergency ance
Veterans Chl ldren Grants
[932
January 29.5 30.6 27.7 230.3
February 31.1 33.0 27.8 209.3
March 33.2 35.7 27.8 218.7
April 33.3 36.5 27.4 149.7
May 29.0 31.2 26.1 137:6
June 28.3 30.1 27.1 113.5
July 28.7 31.0 26.3 92.9
August 27.6 29.7 26.1 90.3
September 31.1 34.1 26.5 100.7
October 37.7 42.6 27.5 111.1
November 50.8 60.2 27.4 124.5
December 57.4 68.2 29.0 163.5
1933
January 69.0 81.6 35.8 218.7
February 70.2 83.7 34.7 205.0
March 76.3 91.8 34.3 214.1
ADril 77.1 93.0 33.7 216.3
May 75.0 90.8 32.9 179.9
June 67.8 81.3 32.3 166.2
July 82.4 101.3 31.7 140.9
August 87.7 108.7 31.0 139.6
September 80.5 98.8 31.8 136.0
October 93.9 116.8 32.2 119.2
November 102.7 128.7 31.2 129«9
December 81.0 99.1 32.3 154.8
1934
January 81.5 99.6 34.6 105.8
February 75.9 92.2 34.3 104.6'
March 90.7 112.3 34.1 89.4
April 118.8 149.8 34.7 88.9
May 132.5 168.1 35.3 87.1
June 138.1 175.8 34.5 81.8
July 148.9 189.6 37.3 76.7
August 166.4 212.7 38.2 84.0
September 162.1 206.8 38.7 92.8
October 169.4 215.8 41.5 100.4
November 190.]. 243.1 43.4 101.2
December 202.2 258.1 46.8 152.3
1936
January 224.2 285.9 54.4 116.6
February 210.4 266.8 57.1 107.6
March 206.2 261.3 56.7 101.6
April 198.0 249.3 60.3 125.4
May 191.9 240.8 61.9 103.1
June 163.1 201.8. 62.9 113.2
July 155.2 190.1 67.3 109.3
August 143.4 174.2 68.5 93.6
September 118.1 139.4 72.0 83.3
October 123.9 146.3 75.8 80.9
November 109.7 121.1 81.2 57.1 97.3
December 88.7 84.8 84.9 143.4 150.2
1936
January 83.]. 68.4 93.4 234.1 111.4
February 85.0 70.4 98.6 221.9 1170
March 83.2 63.8 114.0 225.7 113.8
April 75.7 53.9 132.5 165.1 99.8
May 68.6 45.0 151.6 99.6 80.6
June 65.5 42.5 160.1 53.2 62.7
July 68.0 35.2 205.2 42.4 53.3
August 76.1 35.8 233.6 81.1 63.9
September 80.3 36.8 250.7 83.7 69.9
October 90.8 37.9 282.0 146.3 88.3
November 94.9 40.4 303.0 116.1 87.8
December 107.4 46.4 324.7 177.4 134.0
1937
January 134.6 54.2 331.5 512.5 127.0
February 128.1 56.8 343.1 308.0 367.4
March 145.9 57.2 354.8 583.4 276.7
April 127.1 48.6 361.2 347.7 320.4
May 122.7 40.8 368.1 339.0 402.1
June 112.9 35.8 356.7 282.0 193.4
Tor by increasing opportunities for agricultural
employment and by the absorption of general relief
cases by the Social Security program.
Reflecting the continued expansion of pro—
grams of assistance to the aged, to the blind, and
to dependent children, andsubstantial increases in
Resettlement emergency grants to meet increasing
distress in drought areas, the curve of aggregate
expenditures began rising in July 1936 and continued
sharply upward through December 1936 when the index
stood at 107.4. Amounts expended for public general
and veterans' assistance and for private assistance
increased during this period but at a slower rate
than expenditures for the other two types of aid.
The index of aggregate expenditures rose
to 134.6 in January 1937 when expenditures for Re—
settlement emergency grants increased markedly fol—
lowing a readjustment of cases between the Works
Progress Administration and the Resettlement Admin—
istration. The indexof expenditures climbed to
145.9 in March, due to the sharp increase in Re—
settlement emergency grants; in this month it reached
the peak for the 18—month period. After March the
curve of aggregate expenditures was steadily down—
ward through June as expenditures for public general
assistance, including aid to veterans, and for Re—
settlement emergency grants showed a seasonal decline.
Aggregate Relief Expenditures
Decline 8 Percent in Sample Areas,
Between May and June l937
Between Mayand June 1937 aggregate relief
expenditures for the four major forms of relief de-
creased 8 percent (fig. 1). Accompanying the de—
crease in aggregate expenditures was a 7.7 percent
decline in the number of cases aided. Relief given
to 167.000 families and unattached persons amounted
to $2,686,000 in June 1937, according to reports
from 1,388 public and private agencies in 385 samplejr
areas of 36 States. Works Program earnings and
loans made to clients by the Resettlement Adminis-
tration are not included in the reports.
. , ”2.
1937 index of aggregate expenditures was 112.9 com—
pared with the June 1956 index of 65.5 (table 1).
Aggregate relief expenditures for four
major forms of relief in the first 6 months of
1937 were $18,600,000 in the 385 sample areas as
against $10,900,000 during the similar period of
50
CWA
in operation
40
1936, an increase of approximately 70 percent. This
marked increase was largely accounted for by sharp
gains in expenditures for the aged, for the blind,
and for dependent children, although there were
substantial increases in amounts expended for Reset-
tlement emergency grants and for private assistance.
50
Works Program
in operation
}—__~_#______ 40
2 30 30 ‘L’
2 2
:2 Resettlement .3
c emergency :
:9 grants -__‘-3
E 20 20 2
Public
general and veterans
IO IO
to the aged
to the blind, and
to dependent children te
‘ 0 Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec0
1 ‘~ _l_ I932 _L 1935 _l_ |934 J_ l935 _l_ l936 _l_ I937
s,‘ \ _
_‘:;:fi Fm.2— EXPENDHURES FOR RURAL AND'RMNN REUEF
y Slight Decrease in Assistance Expenditures for assistance to the aged,
K to the Aged, to the Blind,
and to Dependent Children
Expenditures for assistance to the aged,
to the blind, and to dependent children in the sample
areas in June were 3.1percent below similar expend-
itures in May. The decrease in June marked the first
a, time expenditures inthis field have declined since
Federal funds became available to States with plans
approved by the Social Security Board. Decreases
in assistance to the aged and to the blind were
largely due to changes in accounting procedure in
Missouri and New York, respectively. The reduction
in expenditures was accompanied by a drop of 4 per—
cent in the number of recipients.
The index of expenditures in this field
was 356.7 in June 1937 as against 160.1 in the cor—
responding month of 1936.
to the blind, and to dependent children in the first
half of 1937 were $9,600,000, a gain of 182 per—
cent over similar expenditures of $3,400,000 in the
corresponding period of 1936. Of the $6,200,000
increase, assistance to the aged accounted for
$5,500,000, or 88.7 percent.
General Public Assistance
Continues to Decline in Sample Areas
Expenditures for general public assist-
ance, including aid to veterans, declined in the
sample areas for the third consecutive month, de—
creasing 12.2percent between May and June (fig. 1).
Accompanying thisdecl ine was a 10. 1 percent decrease
in the number of cases aided. The June 1937 index of
expenditures was 35.8, the lowest for the year and
considerably lower than the June 1936 index of 42.5.
l tilement
- m 1t?) t(theep(fraieefln't‘och'ihl(irejrlimd' :yl‘iljhseigfgfigm Eriisefgency grants [2 Private
NUMBER F
STATE counnzg PERCENT
0 IO 20 30 40 5'0 6‘0 7'0 8'0 90
Arkansas I0 I I I I I VII/lllllfirlfi
ONO 9
Texas 26
Colorado 8
Massachusetts 23-H- VIII/IIl/llllllllllllll.‘
Minnesota 12 m
Utah 5 » 'I/I/I/I/Illll/ ' " '
Kentucky l2 - mere-1.1.3»: M.
Oregon 6
Indiana 9
OKMhoma 9 - E
New York 7
Washington 6 Willi/WWW???“
California IO
West Virginia 4
Nebraska 8 . .-
Wisconsin 8
Connecticut 40%:-
AMDama 6
Michigan ||
Iowa 9
iMnms ||
Louisiana IO
Arizona 3
Montana 8
Mississippi to
Flamda 6
North Dakota 7
South Dakota 9
Virginia I3
North Carolina I2
Georma I6
Kansas I3
South Carolina 8 VIII/IA'1'?26:01.320202602010202.3202.202020
Tennesee
Fm.3-D$TRBUTmN OFEXPENDWURESFOR RURALANDTOWN REUEF
IN SAMPLE AREAS OF 35 STATES, BY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE,
JUNEl937
*Townships
Expenditures for general and veterans'
assistance amounted to $5,500,000 in the sample
areas in the first 0 months of 1937 as against
$6,100,000 in the corresponding period of 1936, a
decline of 10'percent. General public assistance,
which constituted 92 percent of the combined expend—
itures for general and veterans' assistance during
the first half of 1937, accounted for about the same
proportion of the decrease.
Resettlement Emergency
Grants Decline Sharply
Continuing the steady decline since March
1937, Resettlement emergency grant expenditures de—
creased 16.8 percent from May to June 1937, The
June expenditure, the lowest during 1937, was 52
percent below that for March. The reduction in June
expenditures was accompanied by a 16 percent de-
crease in the number of farm families aided.
AF* 2638, w. P. A.
The sharp reduction in expenditures for
the reporting area as a whole was accounted for by
heavy decreases in sample areas of States in the
Great Plains Region. Despite the general decrease,
expenditures in sample areas of 111 southern States
rose from $19,000 in May to $53,000 in June, an
increase of 179 percent.
The index of expenditures for Resettlement
emergency grants was 282 in June 1937 as compared
with an index of 53.2 in June 1936.
Expenditures for Resettlement emergency
grants in the sample areas in the first ’3 months
of 1937 showed an increase of 136 percent over ex—
penditures in the corresponding period of 1936,
rising from $1,400,000 to $3,300,000.
1Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and
Virginia.
Private Assistance
Decreases Markedly
In the field of private assistance both
expenditures and the number of cases declined mark—
edly, 51.9 percent and 25.2 percent, respectively,
between May and June. The index of expenditures
for this type of assistance declined to 193.4 in
June, the lowest figure since January 1937. The
June 1937 index compares with an index of 62.7 in
the corresponding month of 1936.
Expenditures for private assistance in the
reporting areas were much higher in the first half
of 1937 than in the first half of 1936, rising from
$86,000 to $221,000. an increase of 157 percent.
Relative Importance of
Four Major Types of
Assistance in Rural and
Town Sample Areas in June I937
The accompanying chart (fig. 3) shows the
proportion of aggregate relief amounts expended
for 4 major types of assistance in rural and town
sample areas of I55 Statesz in June 1937. Expendi-
tures for aid to the aged, to the blind, and to
dependent children constituted 75 percent or more
of the aggregate relief expenditures in 8 States
and 50 to '75 percent in 15 States. Resettlement
emergency grant expenditures accounted for the
2A5 reports were not available an blind assistance granted in
Missouri, this State is not included in the chart.
largest proportion of expenditures for the four
types of assistance in six of the southern and western
States5 in which the Social. Security program had
not been developed or was still of limited importance.“
In general the expansion of aid to the
three Social Security classes and through Resettle—
ment emergency grants resulted in a sharp contrac-
tion in the proportion of assistance represented by
general and veterans' relief. In four southern
States, however—Arizona, North Carolina, Tennessee,
and Virginia—general and veterans' relief was still
the dominant type of assistance in June 1937. The
chart indicates the minor part played by private
assistance in all States.
Fis.4 SAMPLE COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS
lN 36 STATES
Reports cover entire counties in all States sampled except Massachusetts and Connecticut where
individual townships are represented. Although the sample counties and townships are predom-
inantly rural, some of them include towns and small cities ranging in size up to 25,000 popu-
lation. The population of the sample areas in l930 was approximately 6,5I4,000 or ”.5 per»
' . .
cent of the total rural and own population of the United States. ”12.2% WPA,
5 South Carolina, and
Georgia, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota.
TABLES
NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVING RELIEF AND AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR RELIEF IN 385 RURAL AND TOWN AREAS IN 36 STATESa
MAY—JUNE 1937
. Number of Cases Amount of Relief
Counties Average
ind _ Agencies Rercent Percent Percent Amount of
Type of Assistance gwnSh'ps Repori~ change Change 01 Relief per
With . ingb May June From May June From Total Case in
Agenc 1 es May May 1 n June
REPOVUHQ to June to June June
Total, 385 areas in 36 States
Total 385 |.388 18|,304 I67,325 - 7.7 $2,92|,157 $2,686,389 - 8.0 loo 0 $l6 05
Public assistance, totalc 385 1.191 178.426C 165,172c — 7.4 2,897,280 2,674,905 — 7.7 99 e 16.19
General and Veterans‘1 381 639 52,891 47,538 —lO.1 754,200 662,330 - 12.2 24.7 13.93
General assistance 364 461 50,080 44.821 —10.5 666,632 596,801 - 13.1 22.8 13.44
Aid to veteransd 196 2(23 2.811 2,717 — 3.3 67.568 65.529 — 3.0 1.9 25.10
Aged, blind, and dependent children 334 453 100,065 96,014 - 4.0 1,671,101 1,619,773 — 3.1 60.3 16.87
Aid to aged 314 314 87.805 84,071 — 4.3 1,409,331 1,366,466 - 3.0 50.9 16.25
Aid to blind 181 182 1,840 1,789 - 2.8 38.277 37,682 - 1.6 1.4 21.06
Aid to dependent children 244 268 10.420 10.154 — 2.6 223,493 215,625 - 3.5 8.0 21.24
Resettlement emergency grantse 323 323 7.036 22,700 —16.0 471,979 392,802 — 16.8 14.6 17.30
Private assistance 126 197 2,878 2,153 -25.2 23,877 11,484 - 51.9 0.4 5 33
Alabama, 6 counties
Total 6 20 |,074 |,5|7 +4|.2 8.394 |9,4|3 +l3| .3 No.0 l2.80
Public assistance, total 6 18 1,053 1,512 +43.6 8,361 19,401 +132.0 99.9 12:83
General assistance 6 6 76 83 f 542 602 + 11.1 3.1 7.25
Aid to veterans 6 6 19 19 f 490 490 f 2.5 fl
Aged, blind, and dependent Children 6 6 938 1,165 +24.2 6,890 12,004 + 74.2 61 .8 10.30
Aid to agedf 6 6 589 812 +37.9 3,884 8.778 +126.0 45.2 10.81
Aid to blind 4 4 14 14 f 138 142 f 0.7 H
Aid to dependent Childrenf 6 6 335 339 + 1.2 2,868 3,084 + 7.5 15.9 9.10
Resettlement emergency grantse 6 6 20 245 f 439 6.305 f 32.5 25.73
Private assistance 1 2 21 5 f 33 12 'l 0.1 'H
Arizona, 3 counties
Total 3 IE |,476 l,203 -l8.5 22,585 2|,l67 - 6.3 100.0 I7.60
Public assistance, total 3 12 1,450 1,184 -18.3 22,455 21,049 —- 6.3 99.4 17.78
General assistance 3 5 766 713 — 6 9 12.482 11.917 — 4.5 56.2 16.71
Aged, blind, and dependent children 3 9 684 469 -31 4 9.973 9.077 - 9.0 42.9 19.35
Aid to aged 3 3 463 226 -51 2 3,700 2,051 — 44.6 9.7 9.08
Aid to blindf 3 3 16 23 t 423 494 1 2.3 H
Aid to dependent childrenf 3 6 205 220 + 7 3 5.850 6.532 + 11.7 30.9 29.69
Resettlement emergency grants8 3 3 — 2 l — 55 l 0.3 H
Private assistance 2 4 26 19 l 130 118 f O 6 H
Arkansas, 10 counties
Total IO 30 3,004 2,682 -|O.7 25.743 24,400 — 5.2 100.0 9.I0
Public assistance, total 10 30 3.004 2.682 -10.7 25,743 24,400 - 5.2 100 0 9.10
General assistance 10 10 369 376 + 1.9 2.105 2.190 + 4.0 9.0 5.82
Aid to veterans 10 10 — — - — — - - —
Aged, blind, and dependent children 10 10 2,595 2.263 -12.8 23.009 21.407 - 7.0 87 7 9.46
Aid to agedf 10 10 1,934 1,594 -17.6 16.280 14.594 - 10.4 59.8 9.16
Aid to blindf 10 10 81 83 f 736 758 1 3 1 9.13
Aid to dependent childrenf 10 10 580 586 + 1.0 5,993 6.065 + 1.0 24 8 10.33
Resett1ement emergency grantse 10 10 4O 43 1‘ 629 803 1 3.3 H
Private assistance 10 10 - — — — _ - - _
California, 10 counties
Total 10 59 8,448 7,684 - 9.0 22l,879 206.5!7 - 6.9 |00.0 26.88
Public assistance, total6 10 so 7,908c 7,2475 - 8.4 220,090 ' 204,428 - 7.1 99.0 28.21
General assistance 10 20 3,361 2,722 —19.0 77,025 58,821 - 23.6 28.5 21.61
Aged, blind, and dependent children 10 10 4,600 4,540 — 1.3 140,865 142,364 + 1.1 68.9 31.36
Aid to aged f 10 10 3,599 3,673 + 2.1 110,839 112,810 + 1.8 54.6 30.71
Aid to blind f 9 9 193 196 + 1.6 6,639 6,724 + 1.3 3.2 34.31
Aid to dependent children 10 10 808 671 -l7.0 23.325 22.830 - 2.1 11.1 34.02
Resettlement emergency grantse 10 10 80 84 ’r 2.262 3.243 f 1.6 38.61
Private assistance 10 29 540 437 -19.1 1,789 2.089 + 16.8 1.0 4.78
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NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVING RELIEF AND AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR RELIEF
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MAY—JUNE 1937
IN 385 RURAL AND TOWN AREAS
IN 36 STATESa
Counties Number of Cases Amount of Relief
and Average
’ . > Townships Agencies Percent Percent Percent Amount of
. Type of Asmstance With Report- Change Change of Relief per
A , Eng” May June From May June From Total Case in
' ' gencnes Ma Ma in J
1 Reporting y y one
to June to June June
I
Colorado, 8 counties
Total 8 I6 3,060 3,058 - 0.1 3 87,729 $ 88, I84 + 0.5 |00.0 $28.89
Public assistance, total: 8 16 3,060: 3.058: - 0.1 87,729 88,184 + 0.5 100.0 28.84
General assistance 8 8 660 670 + 1.5 12,592 13,570 + 7.8 15.4 20.25
Aged, blind, ancfl dependent children 8 8 2, 512 2. 524 + 0.5 70.733 70.444 - 0.4 79.9 27.91
Aid be aged f 8 8 2,180 2,189 + 0.4 01,937 61,543 — 0.6 69.8 28.11
Aid to blind 8 a 44 44 f 1.111 1,126 f 1.3 ’rl
Aid to dependent Childrenf 8 8 288 291 + 1.0 7.685 7,775 + 1.2 8.8 26.72
Resettlement emergency grants6 8 8 252 251 — 0.4 4,404 4,170 — 5.3 4.7 16.61
Private assistance — — _ _ _ - _ _ _. _
Connecticut, 40 townships
Total 40 1&6 I,299 [.294 - 14.2 33,926 32,0l8 - 5.6 |00.0 25.7“
Public assistance, total 40 46 1,299 1.244 — 4.2 33,926 32,018 — 5.6 100.0 25.74
General assistance 37 37 508 451 - 11.2 13.285 11.944 - 10.1 37.3 26.48
Aged, blind, and dependent children 40 40 784 789 + 0.6 20,471 19. 964 - 2. 5 62.4 25.30
Aid to aged 40 40 754 752 - 0.3 19,371 18,886 - 2.5 59.0 25.11
Aid to blind 13 13 3 8 t 77 a4 1 0.2 H
I Aid to dependent children 20 20 27 29 f 1.025 1.014 1 3.2 H
; Resettlement emergency grants6 6 6 7 4 f 170 110 1' 0.3 H
Private assistance — — — — — — — - - -
Florida, 6 counties
Total 6 35 2,985 2,875 + |5.7 23,7l3 3|,5W + 33.0 |00.0 I0.97
Public assistance, total 6 27 2.249 2,626 + 16 8 22.851 30,838 + 35 0 97.8 11.74
General assistance 5 9 1,039 1.178 + 13.4 6,422 8,424 + 31.2 26.7 7.15
Aid to veterans 6 6 104 104 0.0 4.160 4,160 0.0 13.2 40.00
Aged, blind, and dependent children 6 9 1 ,068 1 .070 + 0.2 11,474 11. 709 + 2.0 37.2 10.94
Aid to agedf 6 6 943 988 + 4.8 10,501 11,062 + 5.3 35.1 11.20
Aid to blind 1 1 82 82 1 653 647 f 2.1 7.89
Aid to dependent children . 3 3 43 - - 320 - - - —
Resettlement emergency grantse 6 6 38 274 +621 1 795 6.545 +723.3 20.7 23.89
Private assistance 3 8 236 249 + 5.5 862 706 - 18.1 2.2 2.84
Georgia, 16 counties
Total I6 5! |,3|0 l,29I - |.5 9,599 12,427 + 30.! I00.0 9.63
Public assistance, total—~- 16 47 1,265 1,249 - 1.3 9,349 12,189 + 30.4 98.1 9.76
General assistance 16 16 964 805 — 16.5 2,965 2,068 - 30.3 16.7 2.57
Aid to veterans 15 15 136 136 0 0 4.080 4,080 0.0 32.8 30.00
?, Aged, bl ind, and dependent children - — - - — - - ~ - -
‘I Aid to aged - — - - ‘ — - ' - -
! Aid to blind — - — - - - - - - -
Aid to dependent children - - - - - - ‘ ' ‘
Resettlement emergency grantee 16 16 165 308 + 86.7 2.304 6.041 +162.2 48.6 19.61
Private assistance 3 4 45 42 f 200 238 f 1.9 H
Illinois, 11 counties
Total II 5| 15,622 “1,399 - 7 8 2'19,|LI7 232,3l0 — 6.8 |00.0 l6.|3
Public assistance, total 11 41 15,288 14,322 - 6.3 235,143 232,065 - 1.3 99.9 16.20
General and veterans 11 12 5,898 5,484 — 7.0 87,636 93,184 + 6.3 40.1 16.99
Aged, blind, and dependent children 11 22 8.806 8,403 — 4.6 138.631 132.363 - 4. 5 57.0 15.75
Aid to aged 11 11 7,991 7,739 - 3.2 121.238 117.191 - 3.3 50.5 15.14
Aid to blind ll 11 392 339 - 13.5 9,539 9.041 - 5.2 3.9 26.67
Aid to dependent children 10 10 423 325 - 23.2 7.854 6.131 - 21.9 2.6 18.86
Resettlement emergency grantse 11 11 584 435 - 25.5 8,876 6,518 — 26.6 2.8 14.98
Private assistance 7 10 334 77 — 76.9 14,004 245 - 98.3 0.1 3.18
NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVING RELIEF AND AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR RELIEF
MAY—JUNE 1937
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IN 385 RURAL AND TOWN AREAS
IN 36 STATESa
Number of Cases
Amount of Relief
Counties Average
#“d h' Agencies Percent Percent Percent Amount of
Type of Assistance 9W5 '95 Report— Change Change of Rel Ie'f per
w‘th .. ing" May June From May June From Total Case In
Agenmges May May in June
Reportlng to June to June June
Indiana, 9 counties
Total 9 27 IL828 l3,738 — l.9 $64,428 $65,350 + I.“ I00.0 $3.79
Public assistance, total 9 27 4.823!C 4.738: - 1.9 644% 65,350 + 1.4 100.0 13.79
General assistance 9 9 1,704 1. 577 - 7.5 18.643 18,948 + 1.6 29.0 12.02
Aged, blind, and dependent children 9 9 3,096 3. 139 + 1. 4 45. 356 46,025 + 1.5 70. 4 14. 66
Aid to aged 9 9 2.500 2. 560 + 2.4 32.300 33.100 + 2.5 50.6 12.93
Aid to blindf 9 9 132 138 + 4. 5 2. 374 2,564 + 8.0 3.9 18.58
Aid to dependent childrenf 9 9 464 441 — 5.0 10,682 10,361 — 3.0 15.9 23.49
Resettlement emergency grantse 9 9 28 22 i 429 377 I 0.6 H
Private assistance - — - — - - - - ‘ -
Iowa, 9 counties
Total 9 49 5,369 5,069 - 5.5 83,960 79,943 - 4.3 I00.0 15.77
Public assistance, totalc 9 45 5,352c 5,046c — 5.7 83,922 79,771 — 4.9 99.8 15.81
General and veterans 9 27 2, 148 1,857 - 13.5 33.660 30,676 — 8.9 38. 4 16. 52
Aged, blind, and dependent children 9 18 3.021) 3.099 + 2.6 45, 577 46,678 + 2. 4 58. 4 15.06
Aid to aged 9 9 2.733 2.817 + 3.1 40.235 41.603 + 3.4 52.0 14.77
Aid to blind 9 9 79 73 I 1. 322 1, 252 I‘ 1. 6 17.15
Aid to dependent children 9 9 208 209 + 0.5 4.020 3.823 a 4.9 4.8 18.29
Resettlement emergency grantse 9 9 267 130 — 51.3 4,685 2,417 — 48.4 3.0 18.59
Private assistance 3 4 12 23 f 38 172 I 0.2 H’
Kansas, 13 counties
Total l3 lll 5,1H3 3,837 - 29.| 85,229 56,279 - 34.0 No.0 ”.67
Public assistance, total 13 28 5,190 3,621 — 30.2 84,132 54,399 — 35.3 96.7 15.02
General assistance 13 15 2,176 1.786 — 17.9 29.894 23. 394 — 21.7 41. 6 13.10
Aged, blind, and dependent. children — — — - — - — — - —
Aid to aged — — - — — — — — — -
Aid to blind — — — — — — — — - —
Aid to dependent children — - — — — — — — —
Resettlement emergency grantse 13 13 3.014 1,835 - 39. 1 54.238 31.005 — 42.8 55.1 16.90
Private assistance 10 13 223 216 - 3.1 1.097 1,880 + 71.4 3. 3 8.70
Kentucky, 12 counties
Total |2 39 3,21“ 3,494 + 7.8 32,592 35,826 + |0.I |00.0 |0.26
Public assistance, total 12 36 3. 223 3,477 + 7.7 32. 494 35.792 + 10. 1 99.9 10. 29
General assistance 7 7 63 80 ‘I 236 1, 196 Jr 3.4 14.95
Aid to veterans 5 5 12 12 f 278 295 T 0.8 H
Aged, blind, and dependent children 12 18 2, 549 2.821 + 10.7 24, 324 26.906 + 10.6 75. l 9.54
Aid to aged 12 12 2.549 2,321 + 10.7 24,324 26,906 + 10.5 75.1 9.54
Aid to blind 6 6 - - — - - — — —
Aid to dependent children — — — — — — — - - —
Resettlement emergency grantse 12 12 604 564 — 6. 6 7. 656 7, 395 - 3. 4 20. 6 13. 11
Private assistance 2 3 13 17 ’r 48 34 1' O. 1 H
Louisiana, 10 counties
Total IO 32 5,609 5,926 + 5.7 74,l78 62.850 - |5.3 |00.0 l0.6|
Public assistance, total 10 29 5,589 5.903 + 5.6 74. 132 62.800 — 15.3 99.9 10.64
General assistance 10 10 1,218 1.162 - 4.6 13,586 8,893 — 34.5 14.2 7.65
Aid to veterans . 9 9 192 188 — 2.1 11,414 11. 230 — .1. 2 17.9 60.00
Aged, blind, and dependent children 10 10 4.009 4.065 + 1.4 45,744 33. 313 — 27.2 53.0 8. 20
Aid to aged 10 10 3,094 3. 156 + 2.0 30,399 24,729 - 18.7 39. 7.84
Aid to blind 10 10 59 59 f 599 358 I D. 6.
Aid to dependent childrenf 10 10 856 850 — 0.7 14.746 8,226 — 44.2 9.
Resettlement emergency grantse 10 10 170 488 +187. 1 3. 368 9. 314 +174.9 19.
Private assistance 1‘ 46 f
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NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVING RELIEF AND AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR RELIEF IN 385 RURAL AND TOWN AREAS IN 36 STATESa
MAY—JUNE 1937
Number of Cases
Amount of Relief
Counties
and Average
. Agencies Percent Percent Percent Amount of
, Townships ,
Type of Assxstance With Report— Change Change Of Rel Ief per
A enc' ing May June From May June From Total Case in
R9 rtles May May in June
epo mg to June to June June
Massachusetts, 23 townships
Total 23 ‘10 I,I3O |,098 - 2.8 3 32,956 $ 32,329 - l.9 |00.0 $29.44
Public assistance, totalc 23 37 1,126C 1.095C - 2.8 32,871 32,284 - 1.8 99.9 29.48
General and veterans 23 29 326 298 - 8.6 7,499 6,811 - 9.2 21.1 22.86
Aged, bl ind, and dependent children 23 30 908 908 0.0 25,312 25,473 + 0.6 78.8 28.05
Aid to aged f 25 23 857 854 — 04 22.875 22,959 + 0.3 71.0 26.86
Aid to blind 5 5 s 7 t 112 108 1 0.5 H
Aid to dependent childrenf 19 19 45 47 t 2.525 2.426 1 7.5 H
Resettlement emergency grantee l 1 1 - f 60 — f - -
Private assistance 3 3 4 3 ’r 85 45 t 0.1 H
Michigan, 11 counties
Total II 68 7,394 6,7l6 - 9.2 120,147 103,090 - 10.0 Ioo.o l6.09
Public assistance, total 11 58 7,324 6,681 — 8.8 119,849 107,892 - 10.6 99.8 16.15
General and veterans ll 35 3,689 3,066 - 16.9 50,811 42,276 - 16.8 39.1 13.79
Aged, blind, and dependent children 11 21 3,524 3,510 - 0.4 65,958 63,341 - 4.0 58.6 18.05
Aid to aged 11 11 2.611 2.674 + 2.4 43.833 43,190 - 1.5 40.0 16.15
Aid to blindf e e 14 17 1 275 311 1‘ 0.3 H
Aid to dependent childrenf ll 15 899 819 - 8.9 21,850 19,840 - 9.2 18.3 24.22
Resettlement emergency grantse 11 11 141 1 105 - 25.5 3.080 2,275 — 26.1 2.1 21.67
Private assistance 7 10 70 35 I 298 198 f 0.2 H
Minnesota, 12 counties
Total I2 64 |O,208 9,05] - ll.3 |9l,945 “38,632 - l2.l |00.0 |8.63
Public assistance, total 12 60 10.136 8.966 - 11.5 191,432 168,132 - 12.2 99.7 18.75
General and veterans 12 24 1,874 1,464 - 21.9 40.926 31,888 - 22.1 18.9 21.78
Aged, blind, and dependent children 12 34 7,115 7.116 3* 129.205 128.824 — 0.3 76.4 18.10
Aid to aged 12 12 6,606 6,600 0.1 117.458 116.996 - 0.4 69.3 17.73
Aid to blind 11 11 45 45 f 780 780 T 0.5 H
Aid to dependent children 11 11 464 471 + 1.5 10,967 11,048 + 0.7 6.6 23.46
Resettlement emergency grantse 12 12 1,147 386 — 66.3 21.301 7.420 — 65.2 4.4 19.22
Private assistance 4 4 72 85 f 513 500 1‘ 0.3 H
Mississippi, 10 counties
Total IO 40 2,68I 2,820 + 5.2 H.435 |8,27|l + |8.|l l00.0 6.96
Public assistance, total 10 36 2.367 2,766 + 16.9 14.173 18,164 + 28.2 99.4 6.54
General assistance 5 7 49 131 f 374 311 f 1.7 2.37
Aid to veterans 10 10 282 283 + 0.4 4,390 4,404 + 0.3 24.1 15.56
Aged, blind, and dependent children 10 10 l , 907 l .844 - 3.3 7.800 71 503 ' 2-5 41-6 4-12
Aid to aged 10 10 1.907 1,844 - 3.3 7.800 7.503 - 2.5 41.6 4.12
Aid to blind - — - ' - - - - - ‘ ’
Aid to dependent children — - — — — - - - - '
Resettlement emergency grantse 10 10 129 518 +301.6 1,609 5,846 +263.3 32.0 11.29
Private assistance 2 4 314 54 — 82.8 1.262 110 - 91.3 0.6 2.04
Missouri, 12 counties
Total I2 53 9,723 . 5,l13 - 47.4 90.577 ll0,065 - 55.8 Hf 7.8“
Public assistance, total 12 49 9,676 5,071 - 47.6 90.433 39,791 - 56.0 Hf 7.85
General assistance 12 25 3,651 3.373 - 7.6 18,937 18,343 -— 3.1 Hf 5.44
Aged, blind, and dependent children 12 12 4, 228 - -100.0 48 .154 - -100.0 1’”
Aid to aged“ 9 12 12 4,228 — -1oo.o 48.154 - -1oo.o ttt
Aid to blind h h h h h h h h h n
Aid to dependent children - - — — - - - - - -
Resettlement emergency grantse 12 12 1.797 1,698 - 5.5 25,342 21,445 — 8.1 1H 12.63
Private assistance 2 4 47 42 1 144 274 1 Hi H
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NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVING RELIEF AND AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR RELIEF
MAY—JUNE 1937
IN 385 RURAL AND TOWN AREAS
IN 36 STATESa
C . Number of Cases Amount of Relief
ountles Average
and h' Agencies Percent Percent Percent Amount of
Type of Assistance W“ 'p5 Report— Change Change Of Relief per
With . ingb May June From May June From Total Case in
Agencnes May May in June
REDOH'W to June to June June
Montana, 8 counties
Total 8 IS I, 975 2. 538 + 28. 5 3 5|, 7|8 $ 58. |09 + l2. 1! loo. 0 $22. 90
Public assistance, totalc 8 16 1,973C 2. 535C + 28. 5 51, 704 58,090 + 12 4 100.0 22.92
General assistance 8 8 350 302 - 13.7 7. 444 6. 102 — 18.0 10. 5 20.21
Aged,blind,and dependent Children 8 8 738 1,036