PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCOME

 County

 Total House-
holds

 1980 With Public Assist.

 Pct

 Total House-
holds

 1990 With Public Assist.

Pct

 Total House-
holds

 2000 With Public Assist.

Pct

 St. Louis City

 178,450

 25,182

 14.1

 164,404

 22,417

 13.6

 147,286

 11,960

 8.1

 St. Louis County

 344,706

 12,853

 3.7

 380,072

 13,586

 3.6

 404,607

 8,798

 2.2

 St. Charles

 46,354

 1,777

 3.8

 74,402

 1,987

 2.7

 101,826

 1,457

 1.4

 Jefferson

 47,124

 2,359

 5.0

 59,137

 2,761

 4.7

 71,567

 1,691

 2.4

 Franklin

 24,156

 1,464

 6.1

 28,694

 1,422

 5.0

 35,081

 773

 2.2

 Missouri subtotal

 640,790

 43,635

 6.8

 706,709

 42,173

 6.0

 760,367

 24,679

 3.2

 Madison

 89,059

 6,206

 7.0

 94,834

 7,016

 7.4

 101,958

 2,868

 2.8

 St. Clair

 90,801

 11,958

 13.2

 95,112

 11,407

 12.0

 96,777

 4,595

 4.7

 Monroe

 6,977

 258

 3.7

 8,088

 257

 3.2

 10,260

 75

 0.7

 Illinois subtotal

 186,837

 18,422

 9.9

 198,034

 18,680

 9.4

 208,995

 7,538

 3.6

 Regional Total

 827,627

 62,057

 7.5

 904,743

 60,853

 6.7

 969,362

 32,217

 3.3

 Source: Bureau of the Census

 Public Assistance income includes: (1) Supplemental security income payments made by Federal or State welfare agencies to low income persons who are aged 65 years old or over, blind or disabled; (2) aid to families with dependent children and (3) general assistance.

 Separate payments received for hospital or other medical care (vendor payments) are excluded from this item. The 1980 and 1990 data were for AFDC, with the 2000 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).