State: Alabama Rank: 32 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $20878 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26638 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $5760 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $5,760 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Alaska Rank: 23 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $40569 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $29275 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$11295 State Minimum Wage: $7.75 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14105 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $11,295 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Arizona Rank: 36 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $22366 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $21364 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$1002 State Minimum Wage: $7.80 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14196 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $1,002 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Arkansas Rank: 49 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $21287 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $17423 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$3864 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $3,864 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: California Rank: 11 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $31259 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $35287 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4029 State Minimum Wage: $8 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14560 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,029 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Colorado Rank: 39 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $27889 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $20750 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$7139 State Minimum Wage: $7.78 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14160 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $7,139 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Connecticut Rank: 4 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $36981 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $38761 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $1781 State Minimum Wage: $8.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $15015 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $1,781 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Delaware Rank: 19 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $27933 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $30375 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $2442 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $2,442 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: District of Columbia Rank: 2 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $34368 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $43099 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $8730 State Minimum Wage: $8.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $15015 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $8,730 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Florida Rank: 46 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26092 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $18121 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$7971 State Minimum Wage: $7.79 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14178 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $7,971 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Georgia Rank: 42 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $24788 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $19797 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$4991 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $4,991 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Hawaii Rank: 1 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $41910 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $49175 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $7265 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $7,265 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Idaho Rank: 48 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25730 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $17766 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$7964 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $7,964 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Illinois Rank: 44 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26431 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $19442 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$6989 State Minimum Wage: $8.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $15015 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $6,989 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Indiana Rank: 29 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25978 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26891 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $913 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $913 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Iowa Rank: 40 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26194 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $20101 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$6092 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $6,092 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Kansas Rank: 22 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25214 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $29396 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4182 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,182 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Kentucky Rank: 45 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $23885 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $18763 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$5122 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $5,122 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Louisiana Rank: 33 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $24615 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26538 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $1923 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $1,923 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Maine Rank: 41 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $28737 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $19871 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$8865 State Minimum Wage: $7.50 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13650 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $8,865 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Maryland Rank: 10 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $29448 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $5672 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $6224 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $6,224 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Massachusetts Rank: 3 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $37346 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $42515 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $5169 State Minimum Wage: $8 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14560 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $5,169 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Michigan Rank: 25 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26534 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $28872 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $2338 State Minimum Wage: $7.40 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13468 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $2,338 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Minnesota Rank: 14 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $27865 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $31603 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $3738 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $3,738 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Mississippi Rank: 51 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $19693 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $16984 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$2709 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $2,709 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Missouri Rank: 30 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $22819 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26837 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4018 State Minimum Wage: $7.35 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13377 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,018 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Montana Rank: 24 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $23895 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $29123 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $5227 State Minimum Wage: $7.80 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14196 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $5,227 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Nebraska Rank: 38 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $23761 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $20798 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$2963 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $2,963 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Nevada Rank: 15 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $27887 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $31409 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $3521 State Minimum Wage: $8.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $15015 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $3,521 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: New Hampshire Rank: 9 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $30166 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $37160 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $6994 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $6,994 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: New Jersey Rank: 5 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $33194 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $38728 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $5533 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $5,533 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: New Mexico Rank: 18 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26243 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $30435 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4191 State Minimum Wage: $7.50 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13650 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,191 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: New York Rank: 7 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $33430 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $38004 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4574 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,574 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: North Carolina Rank: 27 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $24187 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $28142 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $3955 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $3,995 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: North Dakota Rank: 17 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25403 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $30681 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $5278 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $5,278 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Ohio Rank: 26 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25009 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $28723 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $3714 State Minimum Wage: $7.85 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14287 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $3,714 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Oklahoma Rank: 31 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25146 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26784 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $1637 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $1,637 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Oregon Rank: 13 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25625 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $31674 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $6049 State Minimum Wage: $8.95 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $16289 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $6,049 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Pennsylvania Rank: 20 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26555 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $29817 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $3263 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $3,263 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Rhode Island Rank: 6 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $32549 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $38632 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $6083 State Minimum Wage: $7.75 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $14105 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $6,083 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: South Carolina Rank: 34 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $24105 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $26536 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $2431 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $2,431 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: South Dakota Rank: 21 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $25216 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $29439 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4223 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,223 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Tennessee Rank: 50 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $22034 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $17413 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$4621 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $4,621 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Texas Rank: 47 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $23376 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $18037 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$5338 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $5,338 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Utah Rank: 43 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26954 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $19612 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$7342 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $7,342 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Vermont Rank: 8 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $28338 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $37705 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $9367 State Minimum Wage: $8.60 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $15652 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $9,367 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Virginia Rank: 37 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $29291 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $20884 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$8407 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $8,407 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Washington Rank: 16 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $28301 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $30816 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $2514 State Minimum Wage: $9.19 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $16726 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $2,514 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: West Virginia Rank: 28 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $22971 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $27727 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $4756 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $4,756 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Wisconsin Rank: 35 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26275 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $21483 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: -$4792 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have decreased $4,792 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |
State: Wyoming Rank: 12 Welfare Benefits Package, 1995: $26866 Welfare Benefits Package, 2013: $33119 Change in Welfare Benefits, from 1995 to 2013: $6253 State Minimum Wage: $7.25 Annual Salary, if working 35 hrs/week on min wage: $13195 CHANGE TEXT: Total welfare benefits have increased $6,253 since 1995, adjusted for inflation. |