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Data collected by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement for fiscal year 2004 shows that on average, 49% of all child support cases have absolutely no collections at all, and on average states collect only 7% of the national total of unpaid child support which now exceeds $102 Billion.
For more data and statistics, visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2005/reports/preliminary_report
Table of Collection Rates per State
STATES |
Total Caseload |
Cases with Collections |
Percentage of Case with NO COLLECTIONS at all |
| ALABAMA |
237,442 |
119,735 |
50% |
| ALASKA |
46,543 |
31,138 |
33% |
| ARIZONA |
252,457 |
98,021 |
61% |
| ARKANSAS |
126,009 |
74,104 |
41% |
| CALIFORNIA |
1,808,377 |
791,101 |
56% |
| COLORADO |
140,344 |
57,454 |
59% |
| CONNECTICUT |
210,311 |
86,864 |
59% |
| DELAWARE |
55,378 |
27,282 |
51% |
| DIST. OF COL. |
92,847 |
17,683 |
81% |
| FLORIDA |
692,563 |
403,430 |
42% |
| GEORGIA |
489,230 |
206,124 |
58% |
| GUAM |
12,605 |
7,249 |
42% |
| HAWAII |
97,735 |
29,943 |
69% |
| IDAHO |
95,209 |
49,374 |
48% |
| ILLINOIS |
641,235 |
208,184 |
68% |
| INDIANA |
326,452 |
154,998 |
53% |
| IOWA |
179,759 |
139,329 |
22% |
| KANSAS |
131,550 |
67,806 |
48% |
| KENTUCKY |
316,895 |
143,612 |
55% |
| LOUISIANA |
275,666 |
127,904 |
54% |
| MAINE |
64,199 |
40,713 |
37% |
| MARYLAND |
279,783 |
150,722 |
46% |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
256,229 |
115,298 |
55% |
| MICHIGAN |
1,026,441 |
427,275 |
58% |
| MINNESOTA |
246,408 |
157,965 |
36% |
| MISSISSIPPI |
295,432 |
109,612 |
63% |
| MISSOURI |
383,044 |
177,988 |
54% |
| MONTANA |
41,400 |
25,120 |
39% |
| NEBRASKA |
98,992 |
61,619 |
38% |
| NEVADA |
111,694 |
59,971 |
46% |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
37,699 |
26,675 |
29% |
| NEW JERSEY |
361,553 |
230,486 |
36% |
| NEW MEXICO |
74,130 |
26,510 |
64% |
| NEW YORK |
877,526 |
447,698 |
49% |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
409,041 |
260,576 |
36% |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
39,777 |
23,054 |
42% |
| OHIO |
938,356 |
518,342 |
45% |
| OKLAHOMA |
151,410 |
74,886 |
51% |
| OREGON |
249,048 |
115,625 |
54% |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
567,389 |
420,084 |
26% |
| PUERTO RICO |
240,878 |
104,595 |
57% |
| RHODE ISLAND |
68,302 |
20,756 |
70% |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
222,673 |
100,705 |
55% |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
43,565 |
24,016 |
45% |
| TENNESSEE |
345,058 |
159,386 |
54% |
| TEXAS |
913,307 |
574,454 |
37% |
| UTAH |
74,594 |
58,241 |
22% |
| VERMONT |
23,503 |
16,944 |
28% |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS |
11,709 |
3,989 |
66% |
| VIRGINIA |
352,441 |
209,241 |
41% |
| WASHINGTON |
331,458 |
240,644 |
27% |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
112,091 |
64,145 |
43% |
| WISCONSIN |
339,654 |
221,649 |
35% |
| WYOMING |
37,084 |
23,327 |
37% |
| TOTALS |
15,854,475 |
8,133,646 |
49% |
Table of Child Support Debt Totals per State
STATES |
Total Amount of Arrearages Due |
Amount of Support Collected and Distributed as Arrears |
PERCENTAGE OF ARREARS COLLECTED |
ALABAMA |
$2,415,587,378 |
$84,670,906 |
4% |
ALASKA |
607,521,761 |
39,351,508 |
6% |
ARIZONA |
1,914,295,811 |
94,972,827 |
5% |
ARKANSAS |
711,359,725 |
47,024,193 |
7% |
CALIFORNIA |
18,948,459,824 |
1,024,905,658 |
5% |
COLORADO |
1,173,146,347 |
87,100,185 |
7% |
CONNECTICUT |
1,543,809,329 |
75,187,999 |
5% |
DELAWARE |
238,222,293 |
18,256,013 |
8% |
DIST. OF COL. |
362,803,959 |
13,530,930 |
4% |
FLORIDA |
4,199,955,463 |
328,718,033 |
8% |
GEORGIA |
2,948,751,660 |
144,101,632 |
5% |
GUAM |
94,031,431 |
2,446,090 |
3% |
HAWAII |
561,436,766 |
23,862,830 |
4% |
IDAHO |
393,288,624 |
32,347,956 |
8% |
ILLINOIS |
2,658,908,765 |
227,215,040 |
9% |
INDIANA |
3,662,448,624 |
127,760,999 |
3% |
IOWA |
1,029,782,663 |
85,829,879 |
8% |
KANSAS |
576,822,313 |
48,672,827 |
8% |
KENTUCKY |
1,433,490,538 |
96,256,556 |
7% |
LOUISIANA |
923,401,936 |
87,457,764 |
9% |
MAINE |
466,409,393 |
30,201,639 |
6% |
MARYLAND |
1,457,839,532 |
105,476,344 |
7% |
MASSACHUSETTS |
2,007,167,512 |
108,818,027 |
5% |
MICHIGAN |
8,680,248,472 |
398,943,992 |
5% |
MINNESOTA |
1,491,702,339 |
126,106,493 |
8% |
MISSISSIPPI |
739,937,965 |
53,164,119 |
7% |
MISSOURI |
1,996,827,617 |
164,873,269 |
8% |
MONTANA |
190,413,938 |
17,131,555 |
9% |
NEBRASKA |
594,988,382 |
41,389,541 |
7% |
NEVADA |
880,073,357 |
43,390,447 |
5% |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
184,997,180 |
20,702,654 |
11% |
NEW JERSEY |
2,235,324,628 |
170,815,928 |
8% |
NEW MEXICO |
634,255,162 |
28,316,531 |
4% |
NEW YORK |
3,779,839,035 |
358,957,296 |
9% |
NORTH CAROLINA |
1,623,070,241 |
144,949,934 |
9% |
NORTH DAKOTA |
163,527,660 |
15,842,320 |
10% |
OHIO |
4,170,044,114 |
344,135,370 |
8% |
OKLAHOMA |
870,952,687 |
62,861,329 |
7% |
OREGON |
1,178,853,485 |
85,341,926 |
7% |
PENNSYLVANIA |
2,132,943,831 |
261,431,884 |
12% |
PUERTO RICO |
891,015,510 |
50,307,048 |
6% |
RHODE ISLAND |
178,652,374 |
14,464,420 |
8% |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
1,070,965,722 |
71,153,773 |
7% |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
134,719,356 |
15,676,269 |
12% |
TENNESSEE |
1,823,627,708 |
123,074,038 |
7% |
TEXAS |
8,773,277,862 |
573,498,320 |
7% |
UTAH |
313,308,225 |
43,504,068 |
14% |
VERMONT |
99,943,807 |
12,478,829 |
12% |
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
52,184,620 |
3,115,710 |
6% |
VIRGINIA |
2,091,763,459 |
156,720,104 |
7% |
WASHINGTON |
1,880,173,849 |
175,721,145 |
9% |
WEST VIRGINIA |
812,706,290 |
43,569,680 |
5% |
WISCONSIN |
2,130,021,323 |
129,575,195 |
6% |
WYOMING |
227,427,289 |
19,137,264 |
8% |
TOTALS |
$102,356,729,134 |
$6,704,516,286 |
7% |
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