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Survey Finds More Households Can't Pay their Energy Bills
TABLE 2 -- Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program Estimated Winter Heating Season
Program Recipients1
Contact: Mark Wolfe
Phone: 202-237-5199
Date: February 20, 2002
1
Data was provided by the state through a phone survey and reflect
caseloads projections made during the first two weeks of Feb.
2002
| STATE |
Actual
FY 2000 |
Estimated
FY 2001 |
Projected
FY 2002 |
% Change |
|
FY 00 to 01 |
FY 01 to 02 |
FY 00 to 02 |
| Alabama |
38,396 |
41,470 |
41,470 |
8.0% |
0.0% |
8.0% |
| Alaska
|
7,305 |
7,500 |
8,000 |
2.7% |
6.7% |
9.5% |
| Arizona |
20,417 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
22.4% |
0.0% |
22.4% |
| Arkansas |
52,000 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
34.6% |
0.0% |
34.6% |
| California
|
106,000 |
123,280 |
130,000 |
16.3% |
5.5% |
22.6% |
| Colorado |
53,182 |
75,000 |
98,000 |
41.0% |
30.7% |
84.3% |
| Connecticut |
56,340 |
68,000 |
79,000 |
20.7% |
16.2% |
40.2% |
| Delaware |
10,215 |
11,000 |
11,500 |
7.7% |
4.5% |
12.6% |
| Dist. of
Col. |
11,742 |
15,000 |
19,000 |
27.7% |
26.7% |
61.8% |
| Florida |
34,393 |
42,500 |
42,500 |
23.6% |
0.0% |
23.6% |
| Georgia |
60,710 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
97.7% |
0.0% |
97.7% |
| Hawaii |
5,300 |
5,300 |
5,300 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Idaho |
23,529 |
30,930 |
34,000 |
31.5% |
9.9% |
44.5% |
| Illinois |
247,000 |
350,000 |
402,500 |
41.7% |
15.0% |
63.0% |
| Indiana |
97,000 |
121,370 |
129,000 |
25.1% |
6.3% |
33.0% |
| Iowa |
62,000 |
80,000 |
83,200 |
29.0% |
4.0% |
34.2% |
| Kansas |
21,183 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
18.0% |
0.0% |
18.0% |
| Kentucky |
94,931 |
209,748 |
212,000 |
120.9% |
1.1% |
123.3% |
| Louisiana
|
48,000 |
92,100 |
92,100 |
91.9% |
0.0% |
91.9% |
| Maine |
44,000 |
58,000 |
58,000 |
31.8% |
0.0% |
31.8% |
| Maryland |
60,000 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
16.7% |
0.0% |
16.7% |
| Massachusetts |
113,408 |
123,000 |
129,000 |
8.5% |
4.9% |
13.7% |
| Michigan |
291,831 |
362,000 |
362,000 |
24.0% |
0.0% |
24.0% |
| Minnesota |
84,122 |
107,000 |
107,000 |
27.2% |
0.0% |
27.2% |
| Mississippi |
26,500 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
50.9% |
0.0% |
50.9% |
| Missouri |
89,082 |
110,200 |
110,200 |
23.7% |
0.0% |
23.7% |
| Montana |
14,271 |
17,500 |
19,000 |
22.6% |
8.6% |
33.1% |
| Nebraska |
20,392 |
25,500 |
25,500 |
25.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
| Nevada |
7,844 |
8,700 |
15,500 |
10.9% |
78.2% |
97.6% |
| New Hampshire |
23,081 |
27,500 |
27,500 |
19.1% |
0.0% |
19.1% |
| New Jersey |
120,000 |
150,000 |
180,000 |
25.0% |
20.0% |
50.0% |
| New Mexico
|
24,000 |
48,000 |
60,000 |
100.0% |
25.0% |
150.0% |
| New York |
676,749 |
818,000 |
899,800 |
20.9% |
10.0% |
33.0% |
| North Carolina |
141,000 |
151,000 |
151,000 |
7.1% |
0.0% |
7.1% |
| North Dakota |
11,297 |
14,000 |
14,000 |
23.9% |
0.0% |
23.9% |
| Ohio |
195,380 |
225,000 |
225,000 |
15.2% |
0.0% |
15.2% |
| Oklahoma |
57,300 |
86,000 |
86,000 |
50.1% |
0.0% |
50.1% |
| Oregon |
48,547 |
88,500 |
88,500 |
82.3% |
0.0% |
82.3% |
| Pennsylvania |
213,032 |
281,000 |
306,290 |
31.9% |
9.0% |
43.8% |
| Rhode Island |
19,500 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
33.3% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
| South Carolina |
52,222 |
64,755 |
78,000 |
24.0% |
20.5% |
49.4% |
| South Dakota |
11,500 |
15,000 |
16,500 |
30.4% |
10.0% |
43.5% |
| Tennessee |
65,278 |
95,600 |
95,600 |
46.5% |
0.0% |
46.5% |
| Texas |
42,767 |
53,500 |
53,500 |
25.1% |
0.0% |
25.1% |
| Utah |
25,698 |
30,000 |
31,500 |
16.7% |
5.0% |
22.6% |
| Vermont |
21,637 |
24,000 |
24,000 |
10.9% |
0.0% |
10.9% |
| Virginia |
82,789 |
83,518 |
91,000 |
0.9% |
9.0% |
9.9% |
| Washington |
49,800 |
75,000 |
90,000 |
50.6% |
20.0% |
80.7% |
| West Virginia |
38,804 |
55,000 |
66,000 |
41.7% |
20.0% |
70.1% |
| Wisconsin |
88,105 |
110,100 |
121,000 |
25.0% |
9.9% |
37.3% |
| Wyoming |
6,997 |
10,000 |
11,000 |
42.9% |
10.0% |
57.2% |
| TOTAL |
3,816,576 |
4,966,571 |
5,305,960 |
30.1% |
6.8% |
39.0% |
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