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FINAL
STATISTICAL REPORT
OF THE
FEDERAL
EMERGENCY RELIEF
ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
JOHN M. CARMODY, Administrator
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT
OF THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF
ADMINISTRATION
Prepared under the direction of
Theodore E. Whiting
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
HOWARD O. HUNTER, Commissioner
CORRINGTON GILL, Assistant Commissioner
MALCOLM B. CATLIN, Director, Division of Statistics
United States Government Printing Office/Washington : 1942
PREFACE
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was established by
Congress for the purpose of assisting the states and localities in
furnishing relief to persons who were in need. The FERA assisted
the states by giving them outright grants of Federal funds to supple¬
ment relief funds available from state and local sources. The Federal
funds were actually administered by state and local emergency relief
administrations, but they were granted on the condition that they be
used in accordance with regulations established by the FERA.
Through the FERA, Federal funds totaling $3,068,000,000 were
granted to the states; these grants financed a major part of the total
cost of relief given to unemployed persons and their families from
May 1933 when the agency was created until the end of 1935 when its
liquidation began. More than 20,000,000 persons, or about 16 percent
of the total population of the United States, received relief under the
programs conducted by emergency rehef administrations when these
programs reached their peak in January 1935. These persons were
members of approximately 5,500,000 family and single person cases.
Liquidation of the affairs of the FERA, which was originally
authorized by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, was
made a responsibihty of the WPA Administrator by the Emergency
Relief Appropriation Act of 1937. Harry L. Hopkins, who was the
WPA Administrator when this act became effective, had served as
Administrator of the FERA from the date when it was organized in
1933. Corrington Gill, Assistant Commissioner of the WPA in
charge of the Divisions of Research, Finance, and Statistics, who also
had held a similar position in the FERA during the entire period of its
operation, was immediately responsible for the direction of liquidation
activities. This responsibility could not be completely discharged
until disposition was made of certain outstanding claims against
balances of FERA funds that were pending in Washington and in the
states. It was also necessary to complete required statistical reporting
on these balances and to make revisions in the financial and statistical
records of the FERA to reflect the return of certain unexpended
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balances to the United Slates Treasury and to incorporate the revised
data that the states submitted after a final review of tbeir official
reports.
This report constitutes the final report of FERA activities. It
covers all funds made available to the FERA and it presents final
statistics on both amounts of funds and numbers of recipients. The
data in this report are shown in considerably greater detail than those
in previous publications. The report also contains descriptive and
explanatory material covering the activities that were conducted with
* ERA funds and the statistics that were developed to measure their
scope.
Emphasis is given in this report to the period from May 1933
through December 1935 when the FERA was in full operation. As
the programs were expanded, new statistical reports were introduced
to obtain more detailed information. Consequently, statistics for
some items are available only for periods beginning with various
months of 1934 and ending in the latter part of 1935 when statistical
reporting was curtailed.
Some of the series covered by this report were extended back to
January 1933, largely on the basis of reports submitted by the states
to the FERA in connection with their first applications for grants of
FERA funds. The report also covers figures for the period from the
end of 1935, when state and local governments became responsible
for general relief, to the end of March 1937, at which time responsi¬
bility for the collection of general relief statistics was transferred to
the Social Security Board. Information concerning the disposition of
FERA balances, however, continued to be reported to the Work
Projects Administration. An accounting for the FERA funds used
for general relief purposes after March 1937 is presented in Appendix
C of this report, which also includes figures supplied by the Social
Security Board on the total number of cases aided from all funds from
whatever source and the amounts of payments made to these cases
from April 1937 through December 1940.
The arrangement of the report is intended to facilitate its use as a
statistical source book. Chapters 1 and 11 deal briefly with the
historical and administrative settings of the FERA. Chapters III,
IV, and V present material for the continental United States from
January 1933 through March 1937—Chapter III relates to the general
relief program; Chapter IV deals with the four special emergency
relief programs that were developed to meet the needs of particular
groups in the relief population; and Chapter V summarizes data for
both general relief and special programs, which were sometimes re¬
ferred to collectively as the emergency relief program. A similar
summary of general relief and special emergency relief activities in
the territories and possessions of the United States is presented in
PREFACE • V
Chapter VI. In addition to the general relief and special emergency
relief programs, a number of related activities such as Civil Works
projects and the purchase of surplus commodities were financed in
whole or in part by FERA funds; these are discussed in Chapter VII
which also contains a summary of FERA grants and a reconciliation
of the grant records with the statistical reports. The appendixes
present detailed tabulations covering the period from January 1933
through March 1937, supplementary data for the period from April
1937 through June 1941 (most of which were supplied by the Social
Security Board), and explanatory notes relating to the statistical
material in the body of the report as well as to that in the appendixes.
CONTENTS
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Chapter I. Relief Prior to the Establishment of the FERA 1
The collapse of the local poor relief system 2
Federal participation 2
Chapter II. Administration of Relief During the FERA Period 5
Major functions of the FERA 5
Programs of other agencies and their relation to the FERA 7
Statistical reporting 10
Chapter III. The General Relief Program 14
Operating policies and procedures 15
Number of general relief recipients 22
Amount of general relief extended to cases. 37
Work relief 44
Chapter IV. Special Emergency Relief Programs 59
Emergency education 59
College student aid 64
Rural rehabilitation 66
Transient relief 70
Chapter V. Summary of General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Program
Statistics 75
Number of relief recipients 75
Amount of obligations incurred 79
Chapter VI. Relief in the Territories 91
General relief 92
Special programs 94
Amount of obligations incurred. 95
Chapter VII. Analysis of FERA Funds 99
Sources of FERA funds 99
Grants to states and territories 102
Financing of special relief activities 104
Appendix A. Explanatory Notes 119
Appendix B. Basic Tables Covering the Period from January 1933 through
March 1937 125
Appendix C. Supplementary Tables Covering the Period from April 1937
through June 1941 385
VII
VIII . CONTENTS
CHARTS
Chart Pagr
1. Number of General Relief Cases Receiving Direct and Work Relief,
January 193.1 March 1937,_ . _ _ - 25
2. Number of General Relief Cases Opened and Closed, February 1934-
November 1935 30
3. Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case Receiving Direct
and Work Relief, July 1933-Deeembcr 1935. 34
4. Percent of Population Receiving General Relief, by Counties, July
1931 June 1935 36
5. Obligations Incurred for Emergency Work Relief Program Projects,
by Type of Project and Object of Expenditure 52
6. Number of Cases Aided under Each of the Special Emergency Relief
Programs, July 1933-December 1935 66
7. Percent of Population Receiving Relief under General Relief and
Special Programs, January 1933 March 1937 77
8. Total Obligations Incurred for General Relief and Special Programs,
by Object of Expenditure, January 1933-December 1935 80
9. Total Obligations Incurred for General Relief and Special Programs,
by Source of Funds, January 1933-March 1937 87
10. Percentage of Total Obligations Incurred for General Relief and
Special Programs from Federal Funds, Cumulated, January 1933-
December 1935 89
TEXT TABLES
Tablr
1. Number of Applications for Relief Received and Number Accepted
for Care under the General Relief Program, Monthly, February
1934-November 1935 16
2. Percentage Distribution of Relief Extended in Kind to Cases under
the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by
Budget Items, Monthly, May 1934-June 1935 18
3. Percentage of Direct Relief and Work Relief Extended in Cash and
in Kind to Cases under the General Relief Program, Monthly,
May 1934—December 1935 21
4 Total Number of Cases, Number of Families and Single Persons, and
Total Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, Monthly,
January 1933-March 1937 23
5. Number of Cases Receiving General Relief and Amount of Obligations
Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 133 Urban Areas,
Monthly, July 1933-December 1935 29
6. Number of General Relief Cases Opened and Closed and the Total
Number under Care, Monthly, February 1934-November 1935 31
7. Rates of Opening and Closing General Relief Cases in the United
States, in 67 Urban Areas, and in the United States Excluding
These Urban Areas, Monthly, February 1934-November 1935 32
8. Number of New General Relief Cases Opened and Old Cases Reopened,
Monthly, February 1934-November 1935 33
9. Average Number of Persons per Case and per Family Case Receiving
Direct and Work Relief under the General Relief Program, and
Single Person Cases as Percent of Total Cases, Monthly, July 1933-
December 1935 35
10. Amount of Obligations Incurred for Direct and Work Relief Extended
to Cases under the General Relief Program, Monthly, January
1933-March 1937 38
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Table Pa"
11. Total Number of Cases and Number of family Cases Receiving
General Relief, Amount of Obligations Incurred for Relief Ex¬
tended to Cases, and Average Amount per Case and per Family,
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937 41
12. Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by Source of Funds, Monthly, July 1935-March 1937 43
13. Number of Cases and Persons Receiving Direct and Work Relief
under the General Relief Program, Monthly, January 1933-March
1937 46
14. Number of Nonrelief Persons Employed on the Emergency Work
Relief Program, Monthly, April 1934—December 1935 — 50
15. Number of Hours Worked by Persons Employed on the Emergency
Work Relief Program, by Relief Status, Monthly, April 1934-
December 1935 51
16. Amount of Obligations Incurred for Emergency Work Relief Projects,
by Object of Expenditure and by Type of Project, and Number of
Projects of Each Type 54
17. Amount of Obligations Incurred for Emergency Work Relief Projects,
by Source of Funds and by Type of Project 56
18. Selected Items of Physical Accomplishment on Emergency Work
Relief Projects 57
x 19. Number of Relief Persons Employed and Amount of Obligations In¬
curred for Earnings and Other Costs under the Emergency Educa¬
tion Program, Monthly, October 1933-March 1937 60
20. Number of Relief Persons Employed under the Emergency Education
Program, by Type of Project, Monthly, September 1934-December
1935 61
21. Number of Students Enrolled under the Emergency Education Pro¬
gram, by Type of Project, Monthly, September 1934—December
1935 62
22. Amount of Obligations Incurred for the Emergency Education Pro¬
gram, by Type of Project, Cumulative, September 1934-December
1935 63
23. Number of Men and Women Students Employed and Amount of
Obligations Incurred under the College Student Aid Program,
Monthly, December 1933-June 1935 65
24. Number of Cases and Persons Receiving Advances, Average Number
of Persons per Case, and Amount of Obligations Incurred for Ad¬
vances to Cases and Other Costs under the Rural Rehabilitation
Program, Monthly, April 1934r-June 1935 68
25. Midmonthly Census of Cases and Persons under Care at Transient
Centers and Camps, Monthly, February 1934-March 1937 71
26. Number of Cases Receiving Transient Relief, Total Amount of Obliga¬
tions Incurred for Transient Relief Purposes, and Amount of Relief
Extended to Transients, Monthly, January 1933-March 1937 73
27. Number of Resident Cases and Persons Receiving General Relief and
Relief under the Special Emergency Relief Programs, Monthly, Janu¬
ary 1933-March 1937 76
28. Number of Resident Family and Single Person Cases and Total Number
of Persons Receiving Relief under the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, Monthly, January 1933-March 1937 78
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29. Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure, Monthly,
January 1933 March 1937_ . - — - - 81
30. Number of Persons Employed in Administration of the General Relief
and Special Emergency Relief Programs and Amount of Obligations
Incurred for Administrative Purposes, Six-Month Periods, July
1933 December 1935. - 85
31. Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds, Monthly, January
1933-March 1937 - 88
32. Number of Resident Cases and Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in the
Territories and Possessions, Monthly, January 1933-March 1937 - 93
33. Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs in the Territories and Possessions, by
Object of Expenditure, Monthly, January 1933-March 1937-- 96
34. Total FERA Appropriations, Allocations, Expenditures, and Unex¬
pended Balance, by Appropriation Act, Cumulative through June
30, 1941 101
35. Total Amount of FERA Grants, by State, Cumulative through June
30, 1941 103
36. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds Granted to
the States and Territories, Cumulative through June 30, 1941 104
37. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for the Civil
Works Program, by State 105
38. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Surplus
Commodities, by State 107
39. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Cattle
and Drought Contracts, by State 110
40. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for the
National Reemployment Service, by State 111
41. Number of Teachers Employed, Schools Kept Open, Pupils Benefited,
and Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for
the Continuation of Rural Schools, by State and by School Year 112
42. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Self-Help
Cooperatives, by State 115
43. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Rural
Rehabilitation Community Projects and for Rural Rehabilitation
Inventories and Cash Balances Transferred to the Resettlement
Administration, by State 116
44. Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Miscel¬
laneous Emergency Activities, bv State. _ 117
APPENDIX TABLES
I—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State, Monthly,
January 1933-March 1937 127
II—dumber of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State, Monthly,
July 1933-March 1937 135
III—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to
Cases, by State, Monthly, January 1933-March 1937 143
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Table Pa<>r
jy—Number of Cases Receiving Work Relief under t.iie General
Relief Program, by State, Monthly, July 1933-December
1935 154
V—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to
Cases under the General Relief Program, by State, Monthly,
July 1933-December 1935 159
VI—Total Obligations and Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds
for Emergency Work Relief Projects, by State and by Major
Type of Project 165
VII—Average Amount of General Relief Extended per Case, by State,
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937 169
VIII—Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case, by State,
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937 173
IX—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban
Areas, Monthly, July 1933-March 1937 177
X—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to
Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas, Monthly, July 1933-March
1937 - 194
XI—Number of Relief Persons Employed under the Emergency Edu¬
cation Program, by State, Monthly, October 1933-December
1935 228
XII—Number of Students Employed under the College Student Aid
Program, by State, Monthly, December 1933-June 1935 231
XIII—Number of Cases Receiving Advances under the Rural Rehabili¬
tation Program, by State, Monthly, April 1934-June 1935 233
XIV—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief
under the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Pro¬
grams, by State and County, July 1934-June 1935 235
XV—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and
Special Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and
by State and County, Cumulative, April 1933-December
1935 251
XVI—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the Four Special Emergency
Relief Programs, by Program and by State, Cumulative,
January 1933-March 1937 297
XVII—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and
Special Emergency Relief Programs and for the Administration
of these Programs, by State, Cumulative, July 1933-December
1935 298
XVIII—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State,
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937 299
XIX—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from
All Sources of Funds for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major Urban Areas, Quar¬
terly, July 1934-March 1937 327
XX—Estimated Number of Cases Receiving Poor Relief and Amount
of Poor Relief Extended to Cases, Monthly, January 1933-
December 1935 384
XXI—Estimated Amount of Poor Relief Extended to Cases by States,
Cumulative, January 1933-December 1935 384
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XXII—'Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by Slate, Monthly,
April 1937 June 1911.. ... .. 380
XXIII—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Goneral Relief Kxtonded to
Cases, by State, Monthly, April 1937 June 1911 391
XX IN' Estimated Amount of Obligations Incurred for Goneral Relief
Extended to Cases, by Source of Funds, Six-Month Periods
April 1937-December 1940 401
XXV—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General and Emergency
Relief from Federal Funds, Six-Month Periods, April 1937-
June 1941 401
XXVI—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General and Emergency
Relief from Federal Funds, by State, Cumulative, April 1937—
June 1941 402
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT
of the
FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF
ADMINISTRATION
Chapter I
RELIEF PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE FERA
ThE PUBLIC relief system with which the United States faced the
first years of the depression of the 1930's was based upon legislation
dating back to colonial times. Legislation in all states, generally
known as the "poor laws," required local authorities to provide for
the destitute residents of their own communities. This system was
based on the assumption that destitution was a local problem that
could be met most satisfactorily by town, township, and county
governments with their own funds. In practice, the assistance
furnished was usually meager and was seldom given in the form of
cash. Often the recipients of such aid were deprived of many of the
privileges of citizenship. This method of meeting the relief problem,
which had its origin in the Elizabethan poor laws of 16th-century
England, had been followed with little change since America was
first colonized.
State governments did not assist the localities in the financing of
poor relief but some of them shared in the cost of special assistance
for needy blind persons, widows with dependent children, aged
persons, and veterans. Legislation enacted in a number of states
during the first three decades of the present century made special
provision for persons in these categories in order to relieve them from
the stigma attached to poor relief. Special allowances to such groups
had represented a significant amount in some localities by the end of
this period, although the eligibility requirements were usually difficult
to meet and appropriations were often inadequate to care for all who
were eligible.
Relief given by private agencies supplemented public relief and in
1929 it accounted for a considerable proportion of total relief expend¬
itures in certain urban areas. In the country as a whole, however,
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both private relief and relief given to the special groups from state
and local funds were small in comparison with local poor relief, which
continued to be the basic form of assistance for persons in need.
THE COLLAPSE OF THE LOCAL POOR RELIEF SYSTEM
The local poor relief system was unable to cope with the unprece¬
dented needs arising out of the depression. Local authorities had
been spending increasingly larger amounts for poor relief during the
preceding twenty years,1 but they had never before been called upon
to support a large number of unemployed persons. The precipitous
rise in unemployment after 1929 and the accompanying shrinkage in
tax revenues soon made it virtually impossible for them to meet the
relief problem. Local authorities expanded their relief operations
considerably but their efforts to care for the mounting numbers of
destitute unemployed persons and their families proved hopelessly
inadequate. New sources of relief funds were urgently needed.
By June 1931 four states were contributing funds for emergency
relief to the unemployed. Seven additional states took similar action
in the year ending with June 1932 and 15 began to participate in the
following year.2 The states, however, could provide only a limited
amount of assistance to the local governments because they themselves
were experiencing serious financial difficulties. Moreover, constitu¬
tional restrictions prevented many states from obtaining funds by bond
issues and prohibited some of them from making any expenditures for
unemployment relief.
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION
The Federal Government took little action on the relief problem
until 1930 when President Hoover appointed Colonel Arthur Woods
to develop a program for dealing with the unemployment emergency.
Colonel Woods organized the President's Emergency Committee for
Employment, which urged industry to spread employment, advocated
expansion of state and local public works, and suggested methods of
meeting the relief problem on state and local levels. In August 1931
this committee was superseded by the President's Organization on
Unemployment Relief under the chairmanship of Walter S. Gifford.
It also urged the spreading of employment and, in addition, sought to
stimulate increased contributions to private charities. Private relief
expenditures rose considerably during 1931 and 1932, but they
amounted to less than 30 percent of the aggregate amounts expended
1 Seo Anne E. Oeddes, Trends in Relief Expenditures, 1910-1956, Research Monograph X, Division of Social
Research (Washington, D. C.: Works Progress Administration, 1937;, p. xiii.
2 See L Laszlo Ecker-R., "Sources of State Emergency Relief Funds," Monthly Report of the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration, July 1935, p. dl.
RELIEF PRIOR TO ESTABLISH M KNT OF THE FERA • 3
by both public and private agencies in major urban areas during 1931
and to less than 20 percent in 1932.8 No funds were made available
to these committees for purposes other than their own administrative
expenses. Their programs were predicated on the belief that it was
inadvisable for the Federal Government to participate in the financing
of relief.4
As the gravity of the situation increased in the third winter of the
depression, state and local governments began to make urgent pleas
for Federal assistance. After long discussion, an act was approved in
March 1932 which authorized the Federal Farm Board to make
available not over 40,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat held by the
Grain Stabilization Corporation "for use in providing food for the
needy and distressed people of the United States and Territories and
for feed for livestock in the 1931 crop-failure areas." 6 Under subse¬
quent acts, cotton held by the Cotton Stabilization Corporation and
additional amounts of surplus wheat were made available by the
Board for similar purposes.6 These commodities were transferred to
the American Red Cross for processing and distribution.7
The Federal Government did not authorize use of funds for the
financing of unemployment relief until July 21, 1932, when the Emer¬
gency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 was approved.8 Title I
(Section 1) of this act permitted the Reconstruction Finance Cor¬
poration to make $300,000,000 available to the several states and terri¬
tories for relief purposes. However, it retained the principle of full
state and local responsibility for relief activities by requiring repay¬
ment of all funds distributed under this authority plus interest at the
rate of 3 percent.
Of the $300,000,000 authorized, the RFC actually disbursed $299,-
984,999 to 42 states and to Hawaii and Puerto Rico.9 A comparatively
small part of this amount ($19,624,581) was loaned to cities or coun-
8 See Emma A. Winslow, Trends in Different Types of Public and Private Relief in Urban Areas, 1929-95,
Publication No. 237 (Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau, 1937) Table 6,
p. 24.
4 For more detailed accounts of these committees and of the conditions that led to the establishment of the
FERA, see Harry L. Hopkins, Spending to Save (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1936), pp.
13-96; Corrington Gill, Wasted Manpower (New York: W. W. Norton A Company, Inc., 1939), pp. 132-150;
E. P. Hayes, Activities of the President's Emergency Committee for Employment 19S0-1931 (Privately printed,
Rumford Press, Concord, N. H., 1936); Edward A. Williams, Federal Aid for Relief (New York: Colum¬
bia University Press, 1939), pp. 15-57; and Josephine C. Brown, Public Relief 1929-19S9 (New York: Henry
Holt and Company, 1940), pp. 63-142.
» Public Resolution No. 12, 72d Congress, approved March 7, 1932.
8 Public Resolution No. 33, 72d Congress, approved July 5. 1932; Public No. 329, 72d Congress, approved
February 8, 1933; and Public Resolution No. 64, 72d Congress, approved March 3, 1933.
? 8ee The Distribution of Government Owned Wheat and Cotton; Official Report of the American National
Red Cross Covering the Disposal of Surplus Commodities in Aid of People in Distress—as Authori zed by Congress,
19S2-SS (Washington, D. C.: American Red Cross, June 1934).
» Public No. 302, 72d Congress.
® Quarterly Report of Reconstruction Finance Corporation to Congress, Covering the Corporation's Operations
for the Second Quarter of 1940, and for the Period from the Organization of the Corporation on February 2, 19S2,
to June 30, 1940, Inclusive (Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1940), Table 1, p. 9.
4 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
ties.10 No funds were advanced to a state or its municipalities until
the Governor had certified that the resources of the state; or political
subdivision, together with private contributions, were inadequate to
meet its relief needs. The amounts loaned to the states and to Hawaii
were to be deducted from future Federal highway grants. Special
arrangements were made for the repayment of the funds advanced
to Puerto Rico and to the various counties and municipalities. In
June 1934 the provision for repayment of advances to states by de¬
ductions from Federal highway grants was waived," and in February
1938 the RFC's notes covering the balance of its disbursements were
canceled.12 These amounted to $282,825,767, since only $17,159,232
had been repaid by that time.
Responsibility for the administration of funds obtained from RFC
loans was vested in the Governors, a number of whom set up emergency
agencies to carry out this function. The RFC itself issued no regula¬
tions regarding the administration of relief; it was primarily concerned
with the lending and repayment of the funds.
RFC loans to the states permitted a considerable expansion in
relief expenditures during the winter of 1932-33, but by the end of
March 1933 the funds available for this purpose were nearly exhausted.
In that month unemployment reached an unprecedented peak, which
proved to be the highest point of the depression period.
'• See D. S. Watson, "Reconstruction Finance Corporation," The Municipal Year Book 19}7 (Chicago,
HI.: The International City Managers' Association, 1937), Table 2, p. 380.
» Public No. 393, 73d Congress, approved June 18, 1934, Section 14.
11 Under the provisions of Public No. 432, 75th Congress, approved February 24, 1938.
Chapter II
ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF DURING
THE FERA PERIOD
(il ITRItnHT FEDERAL grants to states for use in the assistance of
persons in need of relief were first authorized on May 12, 1933 upon
approval of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933. The Act
created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, directed the
RFC to make $500,000,000 available to the new agency, and author¬
ized the use of these funds for grants to the various states "to aid
in meeting the costs of furnishing relief and work relief and in relieving
the hardship and suffering caused by unemployment . . . ."
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MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE FERA
The basic functions of the FERA were to determine the amounts of
Federal funds to be granted to the various states and to issue general
regulations concerning the use of these funds. The emergency relief
program in which the FERA participated was not a Federal program.
It was a state and local program in which the Federal Government
cooperated by making grants-in-aid.
Each state desiring to obtain FERA funds was required by the
terms of the act to make application through its Governor indicating
the amount of funds necessary to meet relief needs in the state during
the period covered by the application, the amount available within
the state, the provisions made for adequate administrative supervision
and for suitable standards of relief, and the specific purposes for which
funds were requested. The act also required the states to submit
monthly reports accounting for all disbursements made from FERA
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6 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
grants. The grant applications and relevant information from other
sources were carefully examined by members of the FERA staff.
After a grant was approved by the FERA Administrator, the amount
specified was forwarded to the Governor, who in turn made it available
to a state agency known as a state emergency relief administration
for distribution within the state through local relief administrations.
During the first months of the program a few private welfare agencies
were utilized to administer Federal, state, and local funds but after
August 1, 1933, only public agencies were permitted to administer
FERA funds. Many public relief agencies already existing in May
1933 served as emergency relief administrations, but in some areas
it was necessary to create new state and local agencies after the FERA
was established.
The FERA formulated basic rules and regulations concerning the
administration of relief and distributed them to the states soon after
it was organized. These rules and regulations pertained to the types
of expenditures that could and could not be made from Federal funds,
determination of eligibility for relief, standards of care, methods of
issuing relief, hours of work and rates of pay for work relief, and types
of work relief projects.' As the program developed, these general
statements were supplemented by more detailed bulletins and ad¬
ministrative letters. The more important provisions of these regula¬
tions, bulletins, and letters are discussed in Chapters III and IV,
which deal with thegeneral relief and special emergency relief programs.
State and local emergency relief administrations, rather than the
FERA, were responsible for determining whether or not an individual
applicant was eligible for relief and for deciding how much relief was
to be issued to each case. These administrations, of which there were
about 3,000, were also responsible for the approval, selection, and
operation of work projects, maintenance of records, and for pur¬
chasing, disbursement of funds, and payment of claims—the Govern¬
ment of the I'nited States was not legally responsible for obligations
incurred by the state and local administrations from funds granted
by the FERA. In order to receive Federal assistance the states and
localities were required to comply with Federal regulations. In
general, however, the regulations permitted wide latitude for state and
local decisions.-
The Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 provided that the FERA
Administrator might assume control of the administration of relief in
any state or states where, in his judgment, more effective cooperation
1 FERA rules and regulations appear in the following issues of the J\fonihly Report of t*ie~ / ederal Emergency
Relief Administration: May 22 through June 30, 1933, pp. 7-16; July 1933, p. 11; and August 1933, pp. 17-23.
2 For a more detailed description of the functions of the FERA and its relationship to the state and local
administrations see ('errm-don Gill, W asted Manpower, op. cit., pp. 151-176; Paul Webbink, "The Vast
Relief Machinery—The Method and the Checks," Acw York Times, November 18, 1934; and Josephine C.
Brown, Public Relief 1989-1939, op. cit., pp. 171-217.
ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF 1)1 HIM! FERA PERIOD • 7
between the state and Federal authorities mirjjlit thus be secured in
carrying out the purposes of the act. This provision was amplified
and clarified by the Act of February 15, 1934. The FFRA Adminis¬
trator subsequently assumed control of emergency relief in the follow¬
ing states and territories: Georgia, on April 19, 1935; Louisiana, on
April 8, 1935; Massachusetts, on March 7, 1934;3 North Dakota, on
March 1, 1934; Ohio, on March 16, 1935; Oklahoma, on February 23,
1934; Alaska, on September 1, 1935; Hawaii, on October 7, 1935;
Puerto Rico, on October 1, 1935; and the Virgin Islands, on November
8, 1935. With the exception of North Dakota, where control was
returned to the state on December 15, 1935, and Oklahoma, where
it was returned on February 15, 1935, the FERA continued to admin¬
ister emergency relief in these jurisdictions until all balances of FERA
funds were expended. During periods of Federal administration,
applications for grants of FERA funds were submitted by the FERA
Administrator of the state, and funds were disbursed by disbursing
officers of the United States Treasury.
Other important FERA functions specified by the 1933 act were
the investigation and study of problems of unemployment relief, the
collection of monthly reports from the state emergency relief admin¬
istrations, and the publication of monthly reports covering emergency
relief activities and expenditures. The studies and investigations
undertaken by the FERA and the statistical data reported by the
states provided basic information that was needed in connection with
the administration of the program. Much of this information was
made available for general distribution in published form.4
PROGRAMS OF OTHER AGENCIES AND THEIR RELATION TO
THE FERA
General relief provided by emergency relief administrations through
use of FERA and state and local funds was the principal form of assist¬
ance given to needy persons during the three years of 1933, 1934, and
1935. Other relief activities were continued and several new programs
were undertaken, but during most of this period the funds available
for them were not sufficient to meet more than a small part of the
relief and unemployment problem.
Local governments continued to issue poor relief to a small group
of families that contained no employable members. Furthermore,
3 In Massachusetts, control was assumed only over the emergency work relief program because of the
existence of state statutes which would have permitted the acceptance of Federal funds only for allocation
to the towns on an arbitrary basis irrespective of actual need.
4 FERA publications are listed in Catalog of Publications, 19S8-19S7, Division of Research, Statistics
and Records (Washington, D. C.: Works Progress Administration, October 1937) and Catalogue of Research
and Statistical Publications (Washington, D. C.: Work Projects Administration, March 1941).
8 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
local and state agencies continued and in some areas even expanded
their programs for aid to the blind, to the aged, and to dependent
children. For the most part, however, only limited amounts of funds
were available for these types of assistance and large numbers of per¬
sons eligible for them were given general relief under the emergency
relief program of the FERA.
A number of new developments occurred in the approach to the
problem of the relief of need resulting from unemployment. Some of
these—the emergency education, college, student aid, and rural re¬
habilitation programs—were made ent irely within the FERA program.
Others required the establishment of new Federal agencies such as
the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administra¬
tion. The Civilian Conservation Corps was established in April 1933
with the objectives of relieving distress and unemployment, restoring
depleted natural resources, and advancing a program of public works.
The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works was created
in June 1933 for the purpose of reducing unemployment and restoring
purchasing power through the construction of public works.
Three of the new Federal agencies that were established were closely
related administratively to the FERA—the Civil Works Administra¬
tion, the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation, and the Works Progress
Administration (established in 1935). The Federal Surplus Relief
Corporation was incorporated in October 1933 to assist in relieving
the emergency by removing surplus agricultural and other products
and applying them to the relief of hardship caused by unemployment.
(See Chapter VII for description of its organization and financing.)
A month later (November 9, 1933) the Civil Works Administration
was created for the dual purpose of providing employment and
stimulating recovery. These and other programs contributed ma¬
terially to the relief of unemployment and destitution. The major
task, however, fell to the FERA and the state and local emergency
relief administrations between May 1933 and the autumn of 1935,
except for the brief period of Civil Works operations.6
The Civil Works Program
The Civil Works program, which got under way only about six
months after the FERA began operations, was a Federal work pro¬
gram and was entirely separate, theoretically, from the grant-in-aid
program of the FERA. The FERA, however, participated in the
financing of the Civil Works program during its brief period of opera-
8 Statistics on the number of recipients of aid under the various public relief and Federal employment
programs and on the amounts of payments to these recipients are presented in the Report on Progress of the
WPA Program, June SO, 1940 (Washington, D. C.: Work Projects Administration, 1940), p. 90, ff. and in
T. E. Whiting and T. J. Woofter, Jr., Summary of Relief and Federal Work Program Statistics 19SS-1940
(Washington, D. C.: Work Projects Administration, 1941).
ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF DllHINO FERA PERIOD • 9
tion. (The amounts used for this purpose arts indicated in Chapter
VII.) Furthermore, many CWA officials held similar positions in
the relief organization and the two programs were closely interrelated.
The emergency relief administrations discontinued nearly all work
relief activities while the Civil Works program was in operation in the
winter of 1933-34. Employable persons who had been receiving relief
were transferred to the new program as rapidly as possible after it
was created in November. In January 1934, when Civil Works em¬
ployment reached its maximum, approximately 2,000,000 of the
4,000,000 workers employed on the program were former relief recip¬
ients. When nearly all Civil Works projects were discontinued in
March 1934, the FERA initiated a program of emergency work relief
projects within the state and local general relief program, to which
Civil Works program employees who were certified as being in need
of relief were transferred.6
The WPA Program
The FERA staff also performed the initial work of organizing the
program of the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was
created by executive order on May 6, 1935 to establish a broad Federal
work program for employable persons who were in need of relief.
Responsibility for the care of families containing no employable mem¬
ber remained with state and local governments. They were aided in
this task, beginning in February 1936, by Federal grants-in-aid which
became available under the provisions of the Social Security Act for
old-age assistance, aid to the blind, and aid to dependent children.
Final grants of FERA funds to states were determined at the end of
1935. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 authorized
and directed the Federal Emergency Relief Administrator to liquidate
and wind up the affairs of the FERA. This function became the
responsibility of the Works Progress Administrator in accordance with
provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937.7
General Relief After the Discontinuation of FERA Grants
Responsibility for the financing and administration of general
relief became greatly diversified after the cessation of FERA grants.
In a few states, the emergency relief administrations continued to
function for a limited period without much change in organization.
8 For a general discussion of the Civil Works program, see Corrington Gill, "The Civil Works Adminis¬
tration," The Municipal Year Book 1987 (Chicago, 111.: The International City Managers Association,
1937), pp. 419-432; also sec Analysis of Civil Works Program Statistics, Division of Statistics (Washington,
D. C.: Works Progress Administration, June 1939).
7 The name of the Works Progress Administration was changed (effective July 1, 1939) to Work Projects
Administration and the title of the head of the agency was changed to Commissioner of Work Projects.
It) • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
In a larger number, state agencies responsible for administering other-
forms of public, assistance, many of them newly created, took over the
administration of general relief, and the emergency relief administra¬
tions were concerned only with liquidation activities. Occasionally
responsibility for general relief was divided between two state agencies.
In still other slates, local officials exercised entire control over general
relief extended from local funds, while a state agency administered
general relief from state funds.
Great variation also existed in the extent of state control over local
general relief agencies. Some of the states that contributed relatively
large amounts of general relief funds maintained fairly rigid super¬
vision of relief activities. In many areas, however, state control was
nominal, and in some sections local judges, township trustees, or
county commissioners administered whatever general relief was given,
without anv state supervision, in much the same manner as in the
period before 1933.
Thus almost every possible combination of state and local participa¬
tion in general relief activities developed after FERA grants were dis¬
continued. By March 1937 responsibility for all, or part, of the gen¬
eral relief functions had become centralized in public welfare depart¬
ments in nearly half the states; the emergency relief administrations
continued to function in about one-fourth of the states; and in the
remainder local officials were entirely responsible for the administra¬
tion of general relief.
STATISTICAL REPORTING
An immediate task of the FERA, when it was organized in May
1933, was to establish a Nation-wide reporting system to collect uni¬
form monthly statistics on the cost of emergency relief and the num¬
bers of cases and persons receiving it. At that time many states had
only incomplete and inadequate information concerning current relief
expenditures and recipients, and no national totals were available.
The FERA required, therefore, that as a condition of receiving Federal
grants all states should submit reports on the amounts of obligations
incurred from Federal, state, and local public funds for the period
beginning with January 1933. The states were also requested to
compile and submit data on the number of relief recipients for periods
as far back as possible. A majority of them assembled and reported
recipient data for months beginning with April 1933, and some were
able to report for January, February, and March as well. On the
basis of these reports and of other information that became accessible,
est imated national totals were prepared for each of the first six months
of 1933.
ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF DO III NO FKRA PERIOD . 11
At the same time that it was endeavoring to obtain relief statistics
for past periods, the FERA developed a reporting system for current
and future use. The state emergency relief administrations were
supplied with mandatory report forms and instructions concerning
the technical coverage of the data to be reported. Each state emer¬
gency relief administration prepared the reports from information
which it collected from city and county agencies and from records of
state office operations. The reports, many of which contained detailed
information for individual counties and cities, were then certified by
the state statistician or by some other responsible official and for¬
warded to the FERA in Washington where they were subjected to
careful examination by the Federal staff. Any discrepancies were
called to the attention of the state and of the FERA regional office.
The records from which the several states compiled data for the
FERA reports differed considerably in form, scope, and organization.
The FERA suggested many forms for local statistical reports, case
records, ledgers, project registers, payrolls, vouchers, and other
documents, but record-keeping was a responsibility of the states and
the FERA did not require them to use identical systems. It was
essential, however, that the records provide the information needed
for the preparation of the mandatory FERA reports. FERA field
examiners periodically inspected the financial and statistical work
and records of the state administrations and were responsible for
seeing that adequate methods were used and that reports were
correctly prepared.
The reports from the states to the FERA covered all emergency
relief given from Federal, state, and local public funds to persons in
need because of loss of employment. By definition, emergency relief
(which was sometimes called " unemployment relief") did not include
institutional care, hospitalization, burials, old-age assistance, aid to
the blind, aid to dependent children, or relief to unemployable cases
under provisions of statutory poor laws, all of which were considered
regular functions of state and local governments. Also excluded
were employment provided on projects of the Civil Works program,
the WPA, and other Federal agencies, and surplus commodities issued
by the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation. Emergency relief was
primarily designed for victims of unemployment, but it was also given
to families that contained no employable member if local authorities
were unable to care for them with poor relief funds.
Changes in the organization and administration of relief activities
following the termination of FERA grants seriously impeded the col¬
lection of general relief statistics. The state emergency relief adminis¬
trations continued to submit reports on their operations but these
reports usually did not include general relief given through the new
12 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF T1IE FEIIA
agencies that were created after 1935. The situation was most diffi¬
cult in the states that liquidated their emergency relief administra¬
tions without making other provisions for state participation in the
financing or administration of general relief. It was seldom that any
state agency was equipped to undertake the collection of statistics
in these areas where full responsibility for the care of all general
relief cases had automatically returned to local poor relief officials.
The transfer of responsibility for emergency relief cases to other
state or local agencies necessitated a change in instructions for report¬
ing general relief statistics. It did not seem feasible to ask these
agencies to maintain a distinction between cases that were considered
to be in need because of the emergency and cases under their care
whose need was attributable to other causes. Instructions for report¬
ing general relief statistics were therefore broadened, and all cases
receiving general relief were included beginning with data for Janu¬
ary 1936. In order to comply with these instructions it was neces¬
sary for the states in which general relief was administered by both
emergency relief and poor relief officials to obtain reports from both
groups.
The volume of unreported poor relief in the period 1933-35 was
small in comparison with totals reported for the emergency relief
program. Estimates of the numbers of unreported cases and the
amounts they received are shown by months in Appendix Table XX
and cumulated for the entire 1933-35 period in Table XXI.
The WPA stall' urged all states to continue the submission of
general relief statistics conforming to the revised instructions.
Through correspondence and field visits, many states were assisted
in reestablishing reporting systems. For a limited time WPA field
personnel obtained data directly from certain counties and munici¬
palities in a few areas where there were no other facilties for the col¬
lection of general relief statistics.
The WPA and the Social Security Board established an advisory
committee in the latter part of 1936 to facilitate the collection of
general relief statistics. In that year the Social Security Board began
to collect statistics from state agencies on the three special types of
public assistance for which it made Federal grants. A number of the
state agencies that were compiling these statistics were also supplying
reports on general relief activities to the WPA. In order to simplify
Federal-state relationships and to utilize the facilities of both the
Social Security Board and the WTPA, the two agencies jointly created
the Advisory Committee on the Collection of General Relief Statistics,
which was responsible for the collection and analysis of current general
relief statistics from October 1936 through March 1937. Both
organizations loaned personnel for the Committee's staff.
ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF DIIIUNO FERA PERIOD • 13
Adequate data were obtained from the majority of the states for
the transitional 15-month period beginning with January 1936.
For all states failing to report figures that conformed to reporting
requirements, estimates were prepared from such incomplete data
as the states were able to submit and from information obtained
for selected areas by the Children's Bureau of the United States
Department of Labor, the Division of Public Assistance Research
of the Social Security Board, and the WPA Division of Research. 8
Responsibility for the collection of general relief statistics was
transferred to the Social Security Board beginning with reports for
the month of April 1937. In connection with its function of liquidat¬
ing the affairs of the FERA, the WPA continued to receive reports
from the states on activities conducted with balances of FERA funds
until such balances were liquidated.
8 For a description of the methods used in preparing these estimates, see General Relief Statistics for the
Fifteen-Month Period, January 1936 through March 1937 (Washington, D. C.: Works Progress Administra¬
tion, April 1938), pp. 13-14. The figures contained in this publication are, however, superseded by figures
given in the present report.
Chapter III
THE GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM
The general relief program administered by emergency
relief administrations with the financial assistance of the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration differed from other public relief
and employment programs initiated in the 1930's in that it had been
created to assist all resident persons whose income from other sources
was inadequate to meet their needs. Although the general relief
program was primarily designed to aid unemployed persons and their
dependents, because most of the need for relief was attributable to
unemployment, it also assisted destitute unemployable persons if
their needs could not be met through other relief programs. Some
general relief recipients were on the border line of employ ability;
they could do some kinds of work but were unable to qualify for most
jobs because of age or other handicaps. Others were young persons
who had had no work experience, and still others were fanners who
were self-employed but had been unable to make an adequate sub¬
sistence from their farming operations.
During the first few months after the creation of the FERA all
funds that it granted were used for general relief. Before long, how¬
ever, special programs were developed to provide for the needs of
certain groups among the relief population. The difficulty of provid¬
ing suitable work for teachers led to the establishment of a program of
emergency education under which relief persons who were qualified
to teach conducted classes in vocational education, general adult
education, and other fields. Another special program was developed
for the part-time employment of college students, to permit young
persons to continue their education who otherwise would have been
unable to do so. For the rehabilitation of farmers, a program was
undertaken which provided a considerable number of rural families
with capital and subsistence goods to assist them in becoming self-
supporting. The rural rehabilitation program was conducted on an
14
GENKKAL KEUEK PROGRAM • 15
experimental basis for a selected group of farm families. A special
transient relief program was also provided for nonresident persons
or transients.
These four special emergency relief programs, which are reviewed
in Chapter IV, never provided assistance for a large portion of the
relief population. They are important, however, because they fore¬
shadowed the greater specialization that occurred in Federal relief
activities during the fiscal year 1936 when FERA grants were dis¬
continued.
OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The FERA at the initiation of its program issued rules and regula¬
tions specifying the basic policies to govern the administration of
general relief and, as the program developed, followed these with
others that further delineated the program procedures. Determination
of detailed methods for the application of these rulings, however, was
left to the discretion of the state and local agencies. Such of the
basic policies as related to eligibility for relief, amounts of relief to
be allowed, and the form in which it might be extended are discussed
in this section. Regulations concerning the administration of work
relief which, as well as direct relief, was extended under the general
relief program are described in the last section of this chapter.
Eligibility for General Relief
Standards of eligibility for relief varied greatly from community
to community at the time that the FERA was established. In order
to secure more uniformity in the determination of eligibility of appli¬
cants and to develop more competent social work, the FERA, in July
1933, issued certain definite regulations with regard to investigation
and service.
FERA regulations stated that relief should be extended to any
persons whose employment or available resources were inadequate to
provide the necessities of life for themselves and their dependents.
They specified that each application for relief was to be investigated
and that each local emergency relief administration should have at
least one trained and experienced investigator on its staff. For each
20 investigating staff workers the regulations required at least one
trained and experienced worker to serve as supervisor.
The investigation was required to include a prompt visit to the
home; inquiry as to real property, bank accounts, and other financial
resources of the family; an interview with at least one recent employer;
and determination of the ability of relatives, friends, and churches
and other organizations to assist. The regulations also provided that
16 • FINAL STATISTICAL RETORT OK THE FERA
the eligibility of the families and single, persons accepted for assistance
should be reinvestigated at least once a month to make sure that
relief was not given to persons who were no longer in need of it.
The FERA itself did not attempt to establish definite standards
according to which need was to he measured in each community;
this task was the responsibility of the state and local emergency
relief administrations. Consequently standards of eligibility con¬
tinued to vary throughout the FERA period and tended to reflect
prevailing local concepts of what constituted need. Local attitudes
toward relief were influenced both by the standards that hud pre¬
viously been followed in the administration of relief and by the
standards of living of relief applicants and of others in the community.
The FERA, however, through its field staff and through control of
Federal grants to the states, succeeded in raising relief standards to a
considerable extent especially in areas where they were lowest.
The investigation of applicants and the review of the eligibility of
cases receiving relief required a large amountof work on the part of the
local relief administrations. The scope of this job is indicated by
the fact that applications alone averaged approximately 800,000
monthly. Applications for relief ranged between 460.000 and
1,S20,000 per month in the period for which statistics are available
(February 1934 through November 1935). The largest numbers of
applications were received in March and April 1934 when the Civil
Works program was being curtailed. A total of approximately
17,600,000 applications were received during the 22-month period.
Table 1.—Number of Applications for Relief Received and Number Accepted for Care
under the General Relief Program A
Monthly, Fkhruary 1934 November 19S6
Continental United States
Month
199 J,
February
March
April
May.
Juno
July.
A ugust
.September-
October. . .
November.
December..
Appheu-
t ions
received
910, 064
1,294,979
1,S1K, 819
954, 668
810, 270
800, 023
907, 504
843, 838
850, 789
828, 288
845, 859
Applica¬
tions
accepted
736, 803
1,016, 494
1,682,915
834, 500
045. 760
665, 494
758, 729
658, 638
641,077
035, 248
000, 411
Month
July
August..
September
October
November
Applies- j Applica¬
tions i tions
received | accepted
845, 537
638,711
632. 523
487,097
015. 326
443, 155
599.413
444. 588
581, 183
384. 027
533, 262
334,301
572. 156
363, 194
501, 798
379. 185
467, 251
298. 693
566, 155
370, 737
626, 320
423,573
* Partly estimated. Data on applications received include applications for rural rehabilitation and
emergency education as well as those for general relief. Data on applications accepted for care represent
only those accepted for relief or for service under the general relief program, except in the period April 1934
through April 1935 when those accepted for rural rehabilitation were also included. The figures for applica¬
tions accepted are the same as those shown for "cases opened" in Tables 6 and 8.
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 17
This figure does not represent the number of different households
who applied for relief, however, because sonic of them filed more than
one application in the course of the period. Of the total number of
applications received, approximately three-fourths were accepted, and
the remainder were rejected. (See Table 1.)
Budgetary Allowances
FERA regulations imposed an obligation on the state emergency
relief administrations to see that sufficient relief was given to prevent
physical suffering and to maintain minimum living standards. The
regulati®ns specified that the amount of relief given to each family
and single person accepted for care should be based on the difference
between their estimated needs and estimated income, if any. The
estimates of income were to include wages and other cash income,
farm and garden produce, and all other resources.1 The estimates
of need were to include allowances for food sufficient for physical
well-being and also allowances for shelter, fuel, clothing, household
supplies, medical care, and other necessities.2
To facilitate the determination of amounts to be given to individual
cases, the states prepared standard budgets indicating the monetary
value of the different items allowable for families of varying size and
composition. The budgets represented the maximum amounts that
would be allowed to cases with no income or resources; cases having
some income could not receive more than their budgetary deficiency.
Budget estimates often served as desirable rather than attainable
standards and actual allowances were frequently scaled down in
accordance with available funds.
The budgetaiy deficiency principle was applied to work relief as
well as to direct relief given under the general rehef program. Persons
employed on work rehef projects often received larger allowances,
however, in order to provide carfare and extra food and clothing.
As a result of differences in standards and policies, the relative
importance of the several budgetary items varied considerably from
state to state.3 Food usually represented the largest item in the
relief budgets. Differences existed, however, in the extent to which
allowances were made for persons in need of extra nourishment or
special protective foods and in other respects.
Variation in practices regarding other authorized budgetary items
was greater than that related to food allowances. Regulations per¬
mitted allowances for rent or shelter, including some provision for
1 The original regulations were modified to exclude from the estimates of resources surplus commodities
(largely agricultural products) and goods produced on work projects distributed to relief cases.
' See Harry L. Hopkins, op. cit., pp. 99-107.
3 For information concerning amounts included in the budgets used by various states see Mary Aylett
Nicol, "Family Relief Budgets," in Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, June
1936, pp. 140-166.
18 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
taxes and interest on mortgages in lien of rent, but not all local
administrations made them. In general the larger rent allowances
were made in the more highly urban areas. Similarly, fuel for
cooking and heating and public utility services were not always
allowed in relief budgets, but in urban areas were most likely to be
included. Allowances for fuel and clothing, of course, varied with
seasonal conditions.
Practices regarding medical care were particularly varied. The
FERA regulations recognized that medical care was a fundamental
need and authorized the use of Federal funds to provide medical
attendance and medical supplies for cases receiving relief, but not to
provide hospitalization or general institutional care. Responsibility
for authorizing medical care, determining rates of payment for
physicians, dentists, and nurses, and for carrying out other phases of
FERA policy was vested in the state and local relief officials, how¬
ever, and practices consequently varied widely.
Complete information is not available on the relative amounts
expended for the various items included in rehef budgets, but some
indication of the relative importance of these items is provided by
figures pertaining to relief extended in kind under the general relief
and special emergency relief programs during the months from
May 1931 through June 1935. It must be kept in mind, however,
that if relief extended in cash could have been included the distri¬
bution might be somewhat different. Food and household necessities
represented 59 percent of the total cost of relief in kind in the United
States as a whole during this period and ranged between 51 and 71
Table 2.—Percentage Distribution of Relief Extended in Kind to Cases under the General
Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by Budget Items
Monthly, Mat 1934—Junk 1935
Continental United States
Month
iesi
May
June
July..
August .
September
October
November
December
1936
January.
February.
March
April...
May
June
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Food
and
house¬
hold
neces¬
sities
70.6
66.1
OX 1
69.0
65. 8
62. 7
56.8
53.3
53.4
61.6
51.9
51.1
58.6
60.7
Shelter
11.4
12.3
12.0
12.0
11.6
11.9
12.1
12.7
13.6
13.0
12.3
8.6
11.1
Cloth¬
ing
4.4
5.7
4.9
6.2
8.9
8.6
9.8
11.0
8.5
8.8
7.4
7.0
5.9
6.1
Fuel
2.6
1.8
1.1
1.2
2.3
6.8
11.1
14.1
15.6
13. 1
10.7
6.6
2.7
1.8
Public
utility
services
0.4
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
Medi¬
cal
care
3.7
3.9
4 2
4.3
4.6
4 6
4.4
4.4
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.6
6.3
6.1
Seed
for
subsist¬
ence
crops
1.6
2.0
1.8
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.3
Feed
for
live¬
stock
3.7
4,5
3.2
3.0
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.1
Rural
rehabili¬
tation
goods
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.7
3.4
8.0
13.4
13.9
10.4
Other
3.0
3.3
3.2
2.9
3.6
3.5
3.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
1.7
1.9
24
25
GENERAL HI .LI EE PROGRAM • 19
percent in the various months. Rent and shelter was usually the
second largest item; between 9 and 14 percent of the monthly totals
were spent for this purpose. Clothing and fuel were distributed to
relief cases in relatively large amounts during the winter months.
These items accounted for 9 and 16 percent, respectively, of the
total cost of relief extended in kind in January 1935, for example.
In June of the same year clothing represented 6 percent but fuel
had dropped to only 2 percent of the month's total relief in kind.
The costs of medical care increased in relative size during most of
the period covered (Table 2) and by June 1935 represented about 6
percent of the total cost of relief extended in kind during that month.
Drought, Flood, and Other Disaster Relief
Special needs that developed in drought areas in the summer of
1933 led the FERA to authorize the liberalization of relief budgets
to include allowances for livestock feed and seed for crops. This
action was taken in order to assist drought-stricken families in regain¬
ing self-support. The percentage of obligations incurred for seed and
for livestock feed made available as relief in kind is shown in Table 2.
The authorization of extra budgetary allowances for feed and seed
was only one of several drought relief measures undertaken by the
FERA. When the drought became more severe in the summer of
1934, work relief operations were expanded in the devastated areas
to provide employment for farmers and other persons who were in
need on projects for digging wells, hauling water, constructing dams,
and performing other work that mitigated or prevented drought
conditions. Work projects were also established for the slaughtering
and processing of cattle purchased in drought areas by the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Special needs resulting from floods and other disasters were met
in part through modification in budgetary allowances and in part
through expansion of work relief in the affected areas. These and
other work relief activities are discussed in some detail at the end of
this chapter.
Subsistence Gardens
Families receiving general relief were encouraged to raise their
own vegetables whenever possible in order to reduce their need for
relief and to improve their health and morale. Budgetary allowances
were permitted to include the seed and fertilizer necessary to produce
food for immediate family needs. The subsistence garden materials
were originally issued as direct relief only for use in home gardens.
In 1934, however, community or group gardens were authorized for
20 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
families having no tillable land, and garden projects were conducted
under the emergency work relief program to produce vegetables for
distribution in the same manner as surplus commodities or for use in
connection with the school lunch program.
School Lunches
The state relief administrations were authorized in October 1933
to provide hot lunches for school children who were undernourished.
The lunches, which were served at the schools, were not taken into
consideration in determining the amount of relief issued to individual
cases, but the cost of school lunch activities was included in the cost
of general relief. In a few localities the lunches were, purchased from
school cafeterias on a contract basis. Usually, however, the lunches
were prepared and served by women employed on work relief projects.
Some of the work was performed by unpaid volunteers. The food
and supplies were often either donated or produced on garden projects
or obtained as surplus commodities.
Relief Extended in Cash and in Kind
Regardless of what items were included in the relief allowances
there were two alternative forms in which the aid might be extended—
in cash or in kind. When relief was given in kind the individual case
had limited choice as to the commodities received. This form of
relief was usually administered by issuing an order authorizing a local
merchant to supply the case with the required articles of food, cloth¬
ing. or other goods. The merchant was paid for the goods by the relief
agency upon presentation of the signed relief order. In some areas
relief agencies operated commissaries or central warehouses where
persons receiving relief were required to present their orders.
State and local relief agencies were allowed considerable discretion
as to the form in which relief was given until the emergency work
relief program was established in March 1934. The FERA required
that all work relief earnings under the new program must be paid in
cash. This regulation did not apply to a relatively small amount of
work relief given entirely lrom state or local funds. Although no
specific requirement was made concerning the form in which direct
relief was to be extended, the state and local administrations were
encouraged whenever possible to substitute cash relief for distribution
in kind.
As a result of the provisions for the payment of work relief earnings
in cash, more than 94 percent of this type of relief was extended in
cash in May 1934 and the proportion increased steadily during subse¬
quent months (Table 3). In June 1935, more than 99 percent of all
work relief earnings were paid in cash. The proportion of direct
GEN Eli A E It ELI EE PROGRAM • 21
Table 3.—Percentage of Direct Relief and Work Relief Extended in Cash and in Kind to
Cases under the General Relief Program
Monthly, May 1934—December 1935
Continental United States
Month
Total
Direct relief
Total Cash
1934
May.-
June
July
August.....
September
October
November-.
December
1935
January __
February-
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October-
November
December
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
46.3
60.4
54. 2
56. 2
57.0
56. 5
59. 7
57.9
60.0
69.3
59.0
62. 1
68.3
67.1
64.1
57.7
53.9
50.2
46.1
Kind
53.7
49.6
45.8
43.8
43.0
43.5
40.3
42.1
40.0
40.7
41.0
37.9
31.7
32.9
31.4
35.9
42.3
46.1
49.8
53.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Cash
9.2
13.5
15. 1
15.5
18.8
19.6
22. 1
23.5
25.2
25.8
26.8
30.9
39.3
39.3
43.8
45.0
45.4
43.5
44.3
44.6
Kind
90.8
86.5
84.9
84.5
81. 2
80.4
77.9
76.5
74.8
74. 2
73.2
69. 1
60. 7
60.7
56.2
55.0
54.6
56.5
55. 7
55.4
Work relief
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
relief extended in the form of cash also increased steadily during this
period. In May 1934 only 9 percent of all direct relief in the United
States was given in cash but the beginning of 1935 the proportion
had increased to more than 25 percent. This rise resulted primarily
from a shift to the cash basis by some of the Nation's large cities.4
During 1935 the upward tendency continued, and by September
more than 45 percent of all direct relief was extended in cash.
The trend in the distribution between cash relief and relief in kind
for the general relief program as a whole reflected changes in the rela¬
tive amounts of direct and work relief given as well as the growing
tendency toward cash payments. Between May and December 1934
the expansion of the emergency work relief program accentuated the
rise in total cash payments which increased from 46 to 58 percent of
all general relief extended. By July 1935 more than two-thirds of the
total amount was being extended in the form of cash but this rise was
due chiefly to increased cash payments of direct relief. Thereafter,
with the gradual liquidation of emergency work relief projects as relief
workers were being assigned to projects of the newly-created Works
Progress Administration, the percentage of all general relief that was
extended in cash declined, and by December 1935 cash payments
represented the same proportion of the total as they had in May 1934
(46 percent). In December 1935, however, direct relief represented
' See "Cash Eelief and Relief in Kind," Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief Admmittralion*
January 1935, pp. 16-23.
22 • FINAL STATISTICAL 11LPORT OF THE T'RAE
97 percent of the general relief total as compared with only 56 percent
at (In* beginning of the period for which data are presented in Table 3.
NUMBER OF GENERAL RELIEF RECIPIENTS
The number of general relief recipients fluctuated widely in the
period from 1933 to 1937. The most pronounced fluctuations that
occurred in this period were brought about by the creation of the
Civil Works program In November 1933 and its liquidation the follow¬
ing spring and by the reorganization of Federal relief and employment
agencies in 1935. Smaller fluctuations resulted from seasonal changes
in the need for relief, from changes in general economic conditions,
from the occurrence of droughts, floods, and other disasters, from
changes in relief standards, and from changes in the amounts of funds
available for relief purposes.
The influence of these and other factors on the trend of general
relief recipients is discussed in the section that follows. The recipient
statistics are presented in terms of the number of cases receiving relief.
Variations in the size and composition of relief cases are considered
at the end of this section.
Changes in the Number of Cases
Relatively large fluctuations in the number of cases receiving general
relief in the continental United States occurred during the early
months of the period from January 1933 through March 1937 (Table
4). The number of cases rose from 4.133,000 in January 1933 to
5,071.000 in April and then declined rapidly to 3,428,000 in September.
In the autumn of 1933 another upturn occurred, bringing the number
of cases to 3,870,000 in November. This figure represented a net
decline of 263,000 cases, or about 6 percent, from the January total.
The sharp rise in the relief rolls during the first quarter of 1933 was
undoubtcdh influenced by bank failures and the generally increased
severity of the economic crisis. Large numbers of unemployed persons
were forced to apply for relief as their personal resources and the
resources of friends and relatives became exhausted. During this
period Federal funds were being loaned for relief purposes by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
When the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was established
in May 1933, a number of recovery measures had already been under¬
taken by the Federal Government, and a pronounced upturn in eco¬
nomic activity was under way. National Industrial Conference Board
estimates indicate that unemployment, which had reached an all-time
high of 14,762,000 persons in March 1933, dropped steadily during
subsequent months to 10,647,000 in September.
GENERAL REM EE PROGRAM • 23
Table 4.—Total Number of Cases, Number of Families and Single Persons, and Total
Number of Persons Receiving General Relief 4
Monthly, January 1933- March 1937
Continental United States
Month
Total
cases
Family cases
Single person
cases
Total persons
Number
Persons rep
Number
resented
Num¬
ber per
family
Number
Percent
of total
cases
Number
Num¬
ber per
case
1983
January
4,132, 562
3, 738,132
16, 264, 612
4.4
394, 430
9.5
16, 659, 042
4.
0
February
4, 399, 697
3,971, 764
17, 281,145
4.4
427, 933
9.7
17, 709, 078
4.
0
March
4, 977, 742
4, 502, 903
19, 592,131
4.4
474, 839
9.5
20,066, 970
4.
0
April
5,070, 866
4, 570, 703
19, 887,129
4.4
500,163
9.9
20,387, 292
4.
0
May
4, 735, 427
4, 261,685
18, 542, 591
4.4
473, 742
10.0
19, 016, 333
4.
0
June.
4, 213, 551
3, 793, 467
16, 505,375
4.4
420, 084
10.0
16, 925, 459
4.
0
July
3, 926, 785
3, 473, 592
15,001,191
4.3
453, 193
11.5
15,454, 384
3.
9
August -
3, 788, 483
3, 379,650
14, 756, 869
4.4
408, 833
10.8
15,165, 702
4.
0
September.- .
3, 428,074
3, 028, 532
13,073, 068
4.3
399, 542
11.7
13, 472, 610
3.
9
October. _.
3, 475, 928
3,040, 593
13, 281, 124
4.4
435, 335
12.5
13, 716, 459
3.
9
November.
3, 870, 229
3, 408, 577
14, 801, 100
4.3
461, 652
11.9
15, 262, 752
3
9
December
3, 093, 248
2, 656, 539
11, 321, 864
4.3
436, 709
14.1
11,758, 573
3.
8
1934
January
2, 962, 332
2, 515,087
10, 747, 558
4.3
447, 245
15.1
11, 194, 803
3
8
February
3,113, 174
2, 618, 461
11,179, 876
4.3
494, 713
15.9
11,674, 589
3.
8
March _
3, 593,100
3, 042, 807
13, 070, 929
4.3
550,293
15.3
13, 621, 222
3.
8
April
4, 363, 051
3, 792, 721
16. 294, 203
4.3
570, 330
13.1
16, 864, 533
3.
9
May__
4, 360, 602
3, 785, 607
16, 463, 238
4.3
574, 995
13.2
17,038, 233
3
9
June.
4, 265, 763
3, 726,197
16,116, 679
4.3
539, 566
12.6
16, 656, 245
3.
9
July
4, 355, 536
3, 806, 796
16, 497, 719
4.3
548, 740
12.6
17, 046, 459
3.
9
August.. _ _.
4, 575,387
3, 998, 838
17, 362, 053
4.3
576, 549
12.6
17, 938, 602
3.
9
September.
4, 618, 844
4,028,084
17, 430, 778
4.3
590, 760
12.8
18, 021, 538
3.
9
October
4, 648, 599
4,029, 225
17, 351, 354
4.3
619, 374
13.3
17, 970, 728
3.
9
November ._ ...
4, 820,669
4,162, 070
17, 892, 723
4.3
658, 599
13.7
18, 551,322
3.
8
December..
5,077, 845
4, 391,180
18,889, 324
4.3,
686, 665
13. 5
19, 575, 989
3.
9
1935
January
5, 276, 016
4, 545, 369
19,439, 569
4.3
730,647
13.8
20, 170, 216
3.
8
February
5, 240,103
4, 498, 702
19, 268, 242
4.3
741, 401
14.1
20, 009, 643
3.
8
March.
5,171, 690
4, 418, 420
18,819, 321
4.3
753,270
14.6
19, 572, 591
3.
8
April
5, 013, 266
4, 261, 755
18,093, 913
4.2
751,511
15.0
18, 845, 424
3.
8
May
4, 841,900
4.101, 879
17, 349, 724
4.2
740,021
15.3
18, 089, 745
3
7
June ..
4, 533, 573
3, 823, 731
16,109, 959
4.2
709,842
15.7
16, 819, 801
3.
7
July
4, 363,823
3, 678, 549
15, 436, 088
4.2
685, 274
15.7
16,121, 362
3.
7
August
4, 219, 537
3, 554, 563
14,858, 432
4. 2
664, 974
15.8
15, 523, 406
3.
7
September. _
3, 909, 745
3, 264, 250
13, 563, 643
4.2
645, 495
16.5
14, 209,138
3.
6
October
3, 722, 735
3, 085, 313
12, 778, 439
4. 1
637, 422
17.1
1-3,415,861
3.
6
November
3, 463, 430
2, 853, 876
11, 760, 224
4. 1
609, 554
17.6
12, 369, 778
3.
6
December
2, 609, 505
2, 084,878
8, 385, 404
4.0
524, 627
20.1
8,910, 031
3.
4
1936
January.
2, 216, 068
1, 635, 687
6, 630, 780
4. 1
580, 381
26.2
7, 211,161
3.
3
February
2,135,990
1, 567, 467
6, 362, 446
4.1
568, 523
26.6
6, 930, 969
3.
2
March. ...
2, 009,917
1, 446,172
5, 870, 056
4. 1
563, 745
28.0
6, 433, 801
3.
2
April..
1, 826, 690
1, 296, 737
5, 269, 347
4. 1
529, 953
29.0
5, 799, 300
3.
2
May
1, 657, 258
1,157, 286
4, 686, 597
4.0
499, 972
30.2
5,186, 569
3.
1
June
1, 554,894
1, 066, 743
4, 305,103
4.0
488,151
31.4
4,793, 254
3.
1
July
1,452,279
981, 662
3,937, 377
4.0
470,617
32.4
4, 407, 994
3.
0
August. ...
1, 434,101
970,006
3,910, 766
4.0
464, 095
32.4
4, 374, 861
3.
1
September..
1, 389, 443
941,195
3,805, 698
4.0
448, 248
32.3
4, 253, 946
3.
1
October
1, 396, 345
943, 729
3, 812, 082
4.0
452,616
32.4
4, 264, 698
3.
1
November
1,405, 842
957, 369
3, 882, 853
4. 1
448, 473
31.9
4,331,326
3.
1
December
1,510,119
1,042, 335
4, 252, 854
4. 1
467. 784
31.0
4, 720,638
3.
1
1937
January
1, 661, 667
1,167, 379
4, 799, 901
4. 1
494,288
29.7
5, 294, 189
3.
2
February..
1, 725, 876
1, 214, 111
4, 993, 588
4. 1
511,765
29.7
5, 505, 353
3.
2
March.
1,683, 935
1,175, 442
4, 833, 326
4.1
508, 493
30.2
5,341,819
3.
2
A Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
24 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Seasonal factors contributed to the decline in caseload during those
months. These factors likewise explain in part the subsequent rise in
the number of cases during the autumn of 1933, although an increase
in unemployment w hich occurred during the last quarter of the year
was undoubtedly also of some, importance. In certain areas, partic¬
ularly the Panhandle regions of Texas and Oklahoma and in South
Dakota, the increases in relief rolls during the fall of 1933 were made
necessary by the drought conditions of the preceding summer. (The
number of general relief eases is shown bv states and by months in
Appendix Table 1.) The general misapprehension that it was necessary
to have been accepted for relief in order to obtain employment on
Civil Works projects was also responsible for part of the rather sharp
increase in cases during November.
The rise in the relief rolls that occurred during October and Novem¬
ber 1933 was checked abruptly with the beginning of the Civil Works
program. In November 1933 the Federal Civil Works Administration
was created for the purpose of giving full-time employment as quickly
as possible to 4,000,000 jobless workers. Approximately one-half of
this quota was made up of persons transferred directly from the relief
rolls to Civil Works employment, and the other half was composed
of workers obtained through the public employment offices. When
total Civil Works employment reached a peak of 4,263,644 in January
1934, the number of cases receiving general relief had fallen to 2,962.-
000, the smallest number aided in any month between January 1933
and December 1935. Because of transfers between the two programs
some duplication occurred between persons employed on Civil Works
projects and those receiving general relief in the same month.
The Civil Works program reduced the number of relief cases not
only directly by providing jobs for persons on the relief rolls but also
indirectly by providing public employment for a large number of
potential relief cases and stimulating employment in private industry
through demand for materials and increased purchasing power.
Curtailment of employment on the Civil Works program, which
by the end of March had entered its final stage, was followed by an
increase in the number of general relief cases. Civil Works employees
filed applications with the local emergency relief administrations and
those who were found to be eligible on the basis of need were accepted
for care under the general relief program. A new emergency work
relief program was organized within the general relief program to
provide jobs for these workers.
Liquidation of the Civil Works program had practically been com¬
pleted by the end of April 1934. In that month the number of cases
receiving general relief was 11 percent larger than it had been in
November 1933 when the Civil Works program was established. This
rise was due in part to the exhaustion of private resources of persons
GENERAL RKLIEE I'ROGRAM • 26
Chart I
NUMBER OF GENERAL RELIEF CASES RECEIVING DIRECT
AND WORK RELIEF
January 1933-March 1937
JFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONOJFMAMJJASONOJFM
1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
Source: Based on table 13 WPA 3909
who had been able to maintain themselves during the first part of the
period through their own reserves or aid from relatives. It is also
evident that some of the increase was due to the improvement of
general relief standards.
The relief rolls during May and June 1934 declined slightly from
the April total of 4,363,000 cases, reflecting a reduction in the volume
of unemployment and a seasonal decline in relief needs. Throughout
the remainder of the year, however, the number of cases receiving
general relief rose steadily and in January 1935 reached 5,276,000, a
maximum for the entire FERA period. This represented a net increase
of 913,000 cases or 21 percent over the April 1934 total. A number
of factors were responsible for this rise. Among these was the increase
in unemployment which began in July and continued generally
through January 1935.5
A large part of the increase in the general relief rolls during the
summer and fall of 1934 was due to the severe drought which spread
over 15 entire states and parts of 10 other states located in the middle
western and western sections of the country. Although the area
affected by the drought did not increase much after August 1934, the
number of families in need of relief in these regions continued to rise.
6 Estimates of unemployment made by the National Industrial Conference Board showed a decline
from 9,965,000 in April to 9,277,000 in June 1934 and a subsequent increase to 11,234,000 in January 1935.
21) • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Widespread losses of crops and livestock earlier in the spring and
summer had deprived large numbers of families of their regular sources
of income. The increase in relief needs in the drought-stricken areas
during the summer of 1934 greatly exceeded the seasonal decline in
relief requirements in other agricultural areas.
Among the other factors partly responsible for the continued rise
in the number of cases receiving general relief was the exhaustion of
the private resources of many persons who had been unemployed for
long periods. Also of considerable importance was the increased need
for clothing, fuel, and medical care during the winter months, which
always forces many families who are on the border line of need in
warmer weather to apply for relief.
After January 1935 improved business conditions again began to
have a visable effect on the trend of general relief in the country as a
whole, and the five months following January 1935 were marked by an
uninterrupted decline in the number of cases aided. The decrease
during the first half of the year offset the net rise in the case load
during the last nine months of 1934. In fact, the number of cases
receiving general relief when the WPA program was established in the
summer of 1935 was about the same as the number receiving this
type of aid immediately after the liquidation of the CAVA (about
4,364,000 cases in July 1935 as compared with 4,363.000 in April
1934). The decline in the number of cases was relatively slight
during February and March 1935 but gained momentum in the
spring. In addition to factors of a seasonal nature, improved con¬
ditions in private employment contributed to the downward trend
in the volume of relief. Furthermore, spring rains in the drought
states and better prices for farm products stimulated agricultural
activity which resulted in the removal of many agricultural laborers
and farm operators from the general relief rolls.
Administrative and financial factors also contributed to the reduction
in the number of cases. In some localities, the decline in cases did
not reflect a corresponding decline in relief needs, but resulted from
a shortage of state or local relief funds. In drought areas all the
cases that had been receiving only livestock feed were transferred
during the spring of 1935 to the rural rehabilitation program and
were automatically removed from the general relief rolls in accordance
with instructions issued in the latter part of February. On the other
hand, in many localities the adverse effects of prolonged unemploy¬
ment and unstable conditions in certain industries continued to be
in evidence and served to retard the decline in the number of cases.
When the WPA program began operation in July 1935, the pro¬
gram of general relief entered a period of transition. During the
second half of 1935 most of the 2,000,000 workers employed on emer¬
gency work relief projects, and many additional employable persons
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 27
on the direct relief rolls, were transferred to jobs on WTA projects.
The speed of these transfers was greatly accelerated in November
and December, and by the end of 1935 approximately 2,700,000
persons were at work on the new program.
The number of cases receiving general relief declined from 4,364,000
in July 1935 to 2,610,000 in December 1935, a drop of 1,754,000 cases,
or 40 percent. The full effect of transfers to WPA employment was
not reflected in this decline, however, because workers assigned in
December or late in November usually received general relief during
at least a part of December, pending the receipt of their checks for
the first full period of work performed on WPA projects. Moreover,
some families whose needs were unusually large continued to receive
general relief in supplementation of WPA earnings. Although the
development of the WPA was primarily responsible for the decrease
in the number of general relief cases, the downward trend resulted
in part from the continued improvement in business conditions.
After the determination of final FERA grants for emergency relief
at the end of 1935, state and local governments were faced with the
problem of caring for needy employable persons not aided by the WPA
or other Federal work programs and for destitute unemployable
persons not eligible for any of the three special types of public assistance
in which the Federal Government has participated under the pro¬
visions of the Social Security Act since February 1936. The situation
was met in some states by the appropriation of state funds and the
establishment of permanent relief agencies or departments of public
welfare which extended financial assistance to local units and super¬
vised their relief activities. Some states with limited resources re¬
stricted general relief to unemployable persons. Others permitted full
responsibility for the care of all persons in need of general relief to
return to local authorities. These changes and other modifications
in administrative and financial policies and in eligibility standards
caused considerable fluctuation in the number of cases aided during
the months subsequent to December 1935.
From. January through September 1936 the number of general
relief cases dropped rapidly, reaching a low of 1,389,000 in September.
During the remainder of the year the number rose slightly and reached
a winter peak of 1,726,000 cases in February 1937, chiefly as a result
of increased seasonal needs and seasonal decreases in employment.
The number of cases aided in each of the first three months of 1937
was considerably less than the number in the corresponding months
of 1936 although the differences between the two years tended to
diminish. The total of 1,684,000 cases receiving general relief in
March 1937 was 35 percent less than the number receiving such aid
in December 1935 and 16 percent less than the March 1936 total.
28 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
During the first two months of 1936 employment on WPA projects
cont inued to inerctiso and was partly responsible for the decline in the
number of general relief eases in the early part of the year. Although
continuous reductions were made in WPA employment during
succeeding nionl lis, t hose appear to have had lit tle net effect on general
relief rolls. This was due to the improved economic conditions and
seasonal employment, in agriculture, which permitted the simultane¬
ous curtailment of both programs during most of the remaining months
of the year, except in areas where the effects of the widespread
drought of that summer were most severe.
The initiation and expansion of the public assistance programs
operated under the Social Security Act beginning with February 1936
also resulted in the removal of a large number of persons from the
general relief rolls. The fact that receipt of special types of assist¬
ance did not always result in the discontinuance of general relief for
the entire family and that some cases which were granted special
assistance had not previously received general relief tended, however,
to reduce somewhat the direct effect of these programs on the general
relief case load.
The influence of increased private employment on the number of
cases receiving general relief was especially evident after February
1936. Gains in employment occurred during the greater part of
1936,9 but the effect of employment on the trend of general relief
depended not only on the type of industrial activity present but also
on whether or not relief had previously been available to cases con¬
taining employable persons. Nevertheless, in a great majority of
states, and particularly in the larger industrial states, private em¬
ployment accounted for a large part of the decline in the number of
general relief cases during 1936.
Urban areas exhibited trends in general relief that were somewhat
different from those for the country as a whole. Cases receiving
general relief in a group of urban areas containing about 35 percent of
the total population represented from 41 to 43 percent of the total
case load during the last six months of 1933 (Table 5). During the
first three months of 1934, however, these same areas had only 38 to
39 percent of the relief eases, indicating a relatively greater decline
there than in the country as a whole. The reverse was true in the
last half of 1935 when the number of cases receiving general relief
dropped more slowly in the urban areas than in the rest of the coun¬
try, since they constituted a generally increasing percentage of the
total number of cases aided. Detailed data on cases receiving relief
and obligations incurred for such purposes in 171 urban areas are
shown in Appendix Tables IX and X.
> Estimates of total nonagricultural employment rose from 32,172,000 in February 1936 to 34,922,000 in
September and NICB estimates of unemployment dropped from 9,479,000 to 6,294,000 in the same period.
GENERAL K ELI EE PROGRAM • 29
Table 5.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief and Amount of Obligations
Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 1 33 Urban Areas *
Monthly, July 1933- December 1936
Month
Cases
Number
Percent of
United
States
total
1,646,147
1, 548, 647
1,466,852
1,479,081
1,602, 794
1,335,887
41.9
40.9
42.8
42.6
41.4
43.2
1,162, 324
1,182,135
1, 364, 694
1, 781, 652
1,784, 600
1, 734, 735
39.2
38.0
38.0
40.8
40.9
40.7
1, 749,885
1,806,857
1,825,640
1, 864, 797
1,907,056
2,002,101
40.2
39.5
39.5
40.1
40.0
39.4
2,073, 570
2,061, 692
2,055,161
2, 026, 918
1,992,515
1, 919, 738
39.3
39.3
39.7
40.4
41.2
42.3
1,888, 909
1, 864, 682
1, 728,154
1,643,947
1,501,454
1,222, 253
43.3
44.2
44.2
44.2
43.4
46.8
Relief extended to cases
Amount
July- -
August
September-
October
November.
December.
January
February. ..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November.
December.
January—
February—
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November.
December. .
1988
198^
1985
$30,064, 409
30, 827, 243
29, 726, 393
32, 585, 703
34,663, 960
25, 971,418
22, 768, 640
24, 213, 819
29,954, 701
43,977, 779
50,889, 417
48, 545, 932
49, 636,356
55,317, 289
51,180,649
56, 787,346
61,055,561
64, 087, 330
72, 006, 586
66,025,159
67, 447, 662
66, 818,249
65, 685, 738
60,685, 966
63,141,043
58, 951, 659
50, 790,334
51, 001, 039
40,054, 709
31, 779, 293
* According to the 1930 Census the population of these areas was 43,130,199, or 35.13 percent of the popu¬
lation of the continental United States; they include all the areas shown in Appendix Tables IX and X for
which data were available for each month of the period.
Turnover in Relief Cases
Month-to-month changes in the total number of cases receiving
general relief tend to conceal the extent of additions to and removals
from the relief rolls that occurred during the course of each calendar
month. Hundreds of thousands of cases were opened each month
and similarly large numbers were closed, because of changes in the
needs and resources of the families and individuals, transfers to and
from other programs, or changes in administrative practices. Only
a small change in a family's resources often was sufficient to change
its eligibility for aid, because that aid was given on the basis of a
budgetary deficiency which was itself sometimes exceedingly small.
The number of cases opened each month ranged from about 310,000
to nearly 1,683,000 during the 22 months from February 1934 through
November 1935 for which data are available, while the number closed
30 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Thousands
of coses
2000
Chart 2
NUMBER OF GENERAL RELIEF CASES OPENED AND CLOSED
February 1934-November 1935
1500
1000
500
/ l^-Cases opened
/
/
Coses closed^/
«■> /
Thousonds
of cases
2000
1500
1000
500
1934
1935
Sourc* Based on fable 6
monthly varied from about 400,000 to 956,000 (Table 6). Cases
opened represented between 6 and 32 percent of the total number
under care during the various months, the highest rates occurring in
the first four months of the period, when large numbers of Civil
Works employees were transferred to the general relief program. The
monthly rates at which cases were closed during the 22-month period
varied less widely than the rates of opening—from 7 to 23 percent of
the total cases-under care. The peak came in November 1935, when
about 956,000 cases were closed chiefly because of the transfer of em¬
ployable persons to jobs on projects of the newly-created Works
Progress Administration. In only six months of the period, however,
did the number of cases closed drop below 500,000.
Required reports on case movement were discontinued after No¬
vember 1935, but data reported voluntarily indicate that turnover
rates were somewhat higher in 1936 than in 1935, in spite of the fact
that a considerable proportion of the cases aided in 1936 contained no
employable members. The increased rates were due in part to the
effect of transfers of cases with employable members to and from
WPA projects and in part to the expansion of the public assistance
programs for the aged, the blind, and dependent children in which the
Social Security Board began to participate in February 1936.
GENERAL R ELI EE PROGRAM
31
Table 6.—Number of General Relief Cases Opened and Closed and the Total Number
under Care A
Monthly, February 1934-November 1935
Continental United States
Month
1984
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September -
October.
November
December
1935
January.. ...
February.
March _.
April
May.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Cases under
care
3,655, 366
4, 190, 520
5,223, 009
5,172,055
5,037, 227
5,059,263
5,258,193
5, 384,876
5, 489, 756
5, 514,807
5, 703, 583
5,924, 956
5, 920, 424
5,919, 931
5, 797, 070
5, 420, 537
5, 242, 584
4,990,061
4, 919, 557
4,619, 512
4, 382, 233
4,080,739
Cases opened
Number
736,803
1,016,494
1,682,915
834, 500
645, 760
665, 494
758, 729
658, 638
641, 677
635, 248
660, 411
638, 711
487,097
443,155
444, 588
384, 027
334,301
363,194
379,185
298,693
370, 737
423, 573
Percent
of cases
under care
20.2
24.3
32.2
16.1
12.8
13.2
14.4
12.2
11.7
11.5
11.6
10.8
8.2
7.5
7.7
7.1
6.4
7.3
7.7
6.5
8.5
10.4
Cases closed
Number
493,121
724,087
664, 303
771,419
624, 392
542,124
533, 505
545, 619
628, 355
474,327
400, 718
505,404
483, 585
540, 751
547,242
480, 725
582, 362
499, 031
553, 439
609,175
692,040
955, 582
Percent
of cases
under care
13.5
17.3
12.7
14.9
12.4
10.7
10.1
10.1
11.4
8.6
7 0
8.5
8.2
9.1
9.4
8.9
11.1
10.0
11.2
13.2
15.8
23.4
A Partly estimated; figures include rural rehabilitation cases for the period April 1934 through April 1935.
Some of the cases that were opened or closed and some that were under care during the month did not
actually receive relief during the month.
The volume of turnover tended to be considerably lower in urban
than in rural areas. Both opening and closing rates for a group of 67
urban areas having an aggregate population of about 37,000,000 were
lower than the rates for the remainder of the country in nearly all
months of the period February 1934 through November 1935 (Table 7).
Much of this difference is attributable to the fact that seasonal changes
affect employment and the need for cash income more directly in the
country than in the city. Also, during the particular 22-month period
for which figures are available droughts, floods, and other disasters
occurred which made it necessary for many rural families to seek
temporary assistance.
Nearly half of the cases added to the relief rolls during 1934 had
never before received assistance from the reporting local emergency
relief administrations, and the others were cases that were reopened
after intervals during which they had not received assistance. The
smallest percentage of new cases for 1934 (41 percent) was reported in
April when the largest actual number of new cases were opened
through transfers from the Civil Works program. The relative num¬
ber of new cases increased during subsequent months, however, and
reached the highest level for the entire 22-month period in the summer
32 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 7.—Rates of Opening and Closing General Relief Cases in the United States, in
67 Urban Areas, and in the United States Excluding These Urban Areas A
Montiii.y. February 1934-Novkmiier 193ft
Rate of opening eases
Rate of Hosing cases
Month
United
United
United
Urban
States,
United
Urban
States,
States "
areas
excluding
States 8
areas
excluding
urban areas
urban areas
ism
February
20.2
16.7
22. 3
13. 5
9. 1
15.6
March
24 3
19.9
26.3
17. 3
10.3
20.6
April
32. 2
31 1
32.8
12. 7
•8.2
15.0
May
in 1
12 3
18.2
14.9
11.8
16.5
June
12.8
9 4
14.6
12.4
9.6
13.9
July
13.2
9.3
15.2
10. 7
8.7
11.8
August
14 4
10. 4
16.5
10. 1
8. 4
11.0
September
12 2
9. 7
13.5
10. 1
6.6
11.9
October
11.7
9.5
12.8
11.4
7.6
13.4
November.
lift
8.9
12.9
8.6
6.3
9.8
December
11
8.9
13.0
7 0
5 5
7.8
19SS
January
10.8
8.5
11.9
M 5
6.8
9.2
February
8. 2
7.5
8.6
8 2
6.3
9.1
March
7. ft
6.2
8. 1
9. 1
7.0
10.2
April..
1 . t
5.7
K. 7
9.4
7.0
10.7
M ay
7. 1
5. 6
7. 9
K.9
6.9
10.0
June
6.4
5. 4
6.9
11 1
8.2
12.7
July
7.3
6.0
8.0
10.0
6.7
11.9
August
7 7
6.6
8.4
11.2
8.3
13.1
September
6.5
5.6
7.0
13.2
11.6
14.2
October
X 5
6.9
9.4
15.8
15.8
15.8
November
10.4
7.7
12.0
23.4
18. 1
26.5
• All figures for the period April 1934 through April 193S include rural rehabilitation cases; the rates of
opening cases and closing cases represent the percentages that cases opened and cases closed are of the total
cases under care.
■ Data are for continental United States and are partially estimated.
months of 1934 (Table 8). This peak addition of new cases may be
attributed in part to the large numbers of families in need of assistance
in areas suffering from serious drought conditions. The proportion
of cases that were new to the relief rolls continued at a high level until
the spring of 1935 and then decreased substantially as economic
conditions improved.
Composition of Case Load
Relief cases, the units to which general relief was given, varied con¬
siderably in composition.7 They included one-person households as
well as families of different sizes. Variations in the size of relief cases
resulted not only from the usual social and economic factors but also
from the tendency for groups of relatives who would ordinarily main¬
tain separate households to live together during periods when their
resources were limited. Occasionally one or more persons who were
unrelated to the family head were included in the relief household.
During the first months of the FERA program, practices of local
' For detailed information concerning the composition of relief cases in the month of October 1933, see
Unemployment Relief Ceneut, October 19SS, reports number 1, 2, and 3 (Washington, D. C.: Federal Emer¬
gency Relief Administration, 1934 and 1935).
GENERAL H ELI EE PROGRAM • 33
Table 8.—Number of New General Relief Cases Opened and Old Cases Reopened *
Monthly, February 1034-November 1935
Continental United States
Month
Total
New cases opened
Old cases reopened
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1934
February
736,803
353, 324
48.0
' 383,479
52.0
March
1,016, 494
442, 795
43.6
573, 699
56.4
April -
1,682, 910
684, 044
40.6
998, 866
59.4
May
834, 500
351, 221
42.1
483, 279
57.9
June
645, 760
323, 075
50.0
322, 685
50.0
July
665, 494
330, 251
49.6
335, 243
50.4
August
758, 729
389, 962
51.4
368, 767
48.6
September-.. -
658, 638
334, 811
50.8
323, 827
49.2
October
641, 677
299, 012
46.6
342, 665
53.4
November. -
635, 248
291,291
45.9
343, 957
54. 1
December
660,411
308, 390
46.7
352,021
53.3
1936
January
638, 711
307, 487
48. 1
331, 224
51.9
February
487, 097
234, 103
48.1
252, 994
51.9
March
443, 155
206, 800
46.7
236, 355
53.3
April...
444,588
186,155
41.9
258, 433
58.1
May
384,027
161,427
42.0
222, 600
58.0
June —
334,301
130,191
38.9
204,110
61.1
July
363, 194
135,031
37.2
228,163
62.8
August
379,185
125. 738
33. 2
253, 4-47
66.8
September
298,693
100, 814
33.8
197. 879
66.2
October.. -
370,737
125, 072
33.7
„ 245,665
66.3
November.
423, 573
124, 741
29.4
298, 832
70.6
A Partly estimated; figures include rural rehabilitation cases for the period April 1934 through April 1935.
A relatively small number of the cases opened during the month did not actually receive relief during that
month.
agencies differed considerably as to whether such a group was treated
as one case or as two or more cases, depending on family relationships
and living arrangements. Moreover, eligibility requirements for
single persons differed from agency to agency, and the policies fol¬
lowed by many individual agencies were modified at various times
during the period from January 1933 to March 1937.
The greater part of the general relief cases were families of two or
more persons. Families represented about 90 percent of the case
total in the first six months of 1933. During subsequent months the
percentage of family cases declined gradually, with some minor fluc¬
tuations that were attributable to program modifications and various
administrative changes. Undoubtedly, increased Federal aid tended
to make possible the reestablishment of normal household units by
relief persons who had previously found it necessary to move in with
friends or relatives; it also tended to raise the proportion of needy
single persons who received assistance. The general downward trend
brought the percentage represented by family cases down to less than
75 at the beginning of 1936, and by July of that year only 68 percent
of the total cases were family groups. (See Table 4 on page 23.)
The rapid decrease during the latter part of 1935 and early 1936
reflects the larger numbers of family cases than of single persons
among those transferred to employment on WPA projects. Family
cases had also constituted a larger proportion of the work relief than
34 • FJKAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Charl 3
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER GENERAL RELIEF CASE
RECEIVING DIRECT AND WORK RELIEF
July 1933- December 1935
Number
of persons
50
Number
of persons
~ 5 0
1933
Source Bo»»<J on table 9
1934
1935
of the direct relief case total. In June 1935 families made up 96.6
percent of the work relief cases as compared with 87.7 percent of the
direct relief cases.
Accompanying the decrease in the proportion of the total cases
that were family cases was a similar downward trend in the average
size of the relief family. This average was largest in the first half of
1933 (4.4 persons per family) and smallest (4.0 persons) during the
months from May through October 1936. The same factors that
tended to reduce the relative number of family cases were also largely
responsible for the decrease in the average size of the families aided.
The average size of relief families tended to be somewhat larger
than that of other families in the United States although the extent
of this difference cannot be measured exactly because of differences
in definition. The situation was due in part to the fact that larger
families were more likely to be in need of relief and in part to the
consolidation of households in periods of extensive unemployment.
Work relief families were generally somewhat larger than direct
relief families. In June 1935 work relief families contained an aver¬
age of 4.4 persons while direct relief families contained only 4.0
persons. The difference in size of case was even more pronounced
than that of families because of the relatively smaller number of
GENERAL R ELI EE PROGRAM • 35
single persons who received work relief. Work relief cases contained
an average of 4.2 persons and direct relief cases 3.3 persons in June
1935 when the average for all cases was 3.7 persons (Table 9).
Both the relative number of family cases in the case total and the
average size of the general relief case varied considerably from state
to state. In January 1935, when 86 percent of the number of cases
in the United States consisted of families, the proportion in individual
states ranged from 57 to 95 percent. The average number of persons
per case reported for that month by the several states ranged from
3.1.to 4.6. (See Appendix Table VIII.) Variations in local practices
as well as in administrative policy with respect to the acceptance of
single person cases were responsible to some extent for the differences
among the states.
Table 9.—Average Number of Persons per Case and per Family Case Receiving Direcj
and Work Relief under the General Relief Program and Single Person Cases as Percent
of Total Cases
Monthly, July 1933—December 1935
Continental United States
Month
Number of pe
Total cases
rsons per case
Family cases
Single person cases as
percent of total
cases
Total
Direct
relief
only
Work
relief
Total
Direct
relief
only
Work
relief
Total
Direct
relief
only
Work
relief
1988
July..
3.94
3.82
4.08
4.32
4.28
4.36
11.54
8.01
3.53
August
4.00
3.87
4.16
4.37
4.33
4.41
10.79
7. 50
3.29
September
3.93
3.79
4.12
4. 32
4.28
4.37
11.65
8. 62
3.03
3.95
3. 78
4.18
4.37
4. 31
4.44
12. 52
9.27
3. 25
November
3.94
3.75
4.23
4. 34
4. 26
4. 45
11.93
9.29
2.64
December
3. 80
3.79
3.91
4.26
4.27
4.19
14.12
13.56
0. 56
1981,
January.
3. 78
3.78
3.89
4. 27
4.28
4. 22
15.10
J4. 78
0. 32
February
3. 75
3.75
3.83
4. 27
4. 27
4.18
15.89
15. 55
0.34
March
3. 79
3. 79
3.89
4. 30
4. 30
4. 20
15. 32
14.88
0.44
April
3. 87
3. 76
4. 17
4.30
4.28
4. 35
13.07
11.70
1.37
May
3.91
3.70
4.36
4.35
4. 25
4. 54
13.19
11.68
1.51
June
3. 90
3.67
4. 33
4. 33
4. 21
4. 51
12.65
10.86
1.79
July
3.91
3. 65
4.31
4. 33
4. 22
4. 49
12.60
10. 56
2. 04
August
3. 92
3.64
4. 31
4. 34
4. 21
4.50
12.60
10. 34
2.26
September .
3. 90
3.62
4. 29
4. 33
4.19
4. 49
12. 79
10. 39
2.40
October
3.87
3. 58
4.24
4.31
4.18
4. 45
13. 32
10. 70
2. 62
November
3.85
3. 53
4.24
4.30
4.14
4.46
13. 66
10. 72
2. 94
December
3.86
3. 52
4. 25
4.30
4.13
4.48
13. 52
10. 62
2.90
1986
January
3.82
3. 49
4. 21
4.28
4.11
4.45
13. 85
10.70
3.15
February
3. 84
3.45
4.24
4. 28
4.08
4.48
14.15
10. 94
3. 21
March.
3.78
3. 42
4. 22
4. 26
4.06
4. 46
14. 57
11.39
3.18
April
3. 76
3.38
4.22
4.25
4.04
4. 45
14. 99
11.87
3.12
May
3.74
3.37
4.17
4. 23
4.04
4. 42
15.28
11.95
3. 33
June
3.71
3. 35
4.16
4.21
4.02
4.42
15. 66
12. 32
3.34
July
3.69
3.34
4.14
4. 20
4.00
4.40
15. 70
12.35
3. 35
August..
3.68
3.49
4.05
4.18
4.09
4. 33
15. 76
12. 97
2. 79
September. _
3. 63
3.48
4.16
4.16
4.07
4.39
16. 51
14. 93
1.58
October
3.60
3.48
4.20
4.14
4.07
4. 44
17.12
15.89
1.23
November
3. 57
3. 50
4.24
4.12
4.07
4. 48
17. 60
16.91
0.69
December.
3.41
3.40
4.10
4.02
4.01
4.38
20.10
19. 92
0.18
Chort 4
PERCENT OF POPULATION RECEIVING GENERAL RELIEF BY COUNTIES
July 1934 - June 1935*
Percentage
30 and over
*Averoge number of persons receiving generol relief from PER A, stole, and locol funds
from July 1934 through June 1935 os percent of 1930 population.
Source Based on appendix table XIV
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 37
Total Number of Persons Benefited
During the period under review the total number of persons (single
persons and persons represented by families) receiving general relief
followed a pattern similar to that of the number of cases. The rate
of change in the total number of persons, however, often deviated
somewhat from the rate of change in the number of cases, reflecting
variations in the number of persons per family and in the relative
numbers of single person cases included in the case total. The
divergence of the two series was particularly evident in 1936 when
the increase in the percentage of total cases represented by single
persons contributed toward bringing about a relatively rapid decrease
in the total number of persons and in the number of persons per case.
The number of persons in households receiving general relief during
each month from January 1933 through March 1937 is shown for
the United States as a whole in Table 4 and for each state, beginning
with July 1933, in Table II of the appendix. Table VIII of the ap¬
pendix presents the monthly average number of persons per case by
states for the same period.
The relative size of the relief load varied widely not only from state
to state but also from county to county within the states. This vari¬
ation in the percentage of population that received general relief is
illustrated for the period from July 1934 through June 1935 in the
accompanying map.8 Among the counties where the relief problem
was most acute were a large number in western and middle-western
states that had suffered most severely from the drought of 1934.
Equally large relief loads (with an average of about 30 percent of
the population receiving assistance) existed in the cut-over areas of
northern Michigan and Wisconsin, in the southern Appalachian
region, and in some other sections where the decline of the principal
industry had left a large share of the wage earners without work.
AMOUNT OF GENERAL RELIEF EXTENDED TO CASES
The monthly amounts of obligations incurred for general relief
extended to cases followed a general pattern similar to that for
the number of cases, although the fluctuations in the amount of relief
were much more pronounced than the changes in case load.
During the period from January through November 1933, the
monthly totals of general relief extended ranged from nearly $55,000,-
000 to more than $76,400,000, the largest amount being extended
in March 1933 (Table 10). With the initiation of the Civil Works
program the general relief total dropped to less than $50,000,000
monthly and consisted almost entirely of direct relief. In January
8 The percentages of the population of the continental United States that received relief under the general
relief and special emergency relief programs combined are discussed in Chapter V.
38 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 10.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Direct and Work Relief Extended to
Cases under the General Relief Program k
Monthly, January 1933-Maiicii 1937
Continental United States
Mouth
January..
February.
March....
April...
May
June
July
August
September
October
November-
December
January .
February.
March
A pril
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November..
December
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933
mi
1935
1933
January..
February.
M arch. ..
1933
Total
$33, rrn, 224
63, 407,190
76, 431,272
69, 210, 664
66,908, 719
62.217,171
66, 400,986
87,850, 750
54,994,128
60,627,096
66,071,512
49,686,863
46,541,367
48, 390, 410
59,103, 996
89, 913,967
97, 697,693
93, 543, 902
97,569,188
109,515,698
103, 412,842
113,640,296
126, 282,558
133, 588, 923
148,431,153
135, 659,614
137, 330,019
133,301,864
130, 599, 293
117,064,738
118,813,438
110,380,013
92,868,171
95,017,389
75,868, 421
54.898,545
47.930, 823
46.858,151
44.554,915
40,070,128
34,977,069
33,183, 532
30,830.620
29,679,162
30,058,940
30,721,953
31.933,828
36,347, 240
37,889,080
39, 260,490
39, 785, 788
Direct relief
A mount Percent
$39, 846, 042
41,981,814
50,862,118
44,226,738
41,196,349
39,066, 740
34, 798,726
34,039, 617
33,026, 309
35,798, 711
44,223,383
48,038, 581
44,980,098
46, 683. 430
56,697, 761
56,219, 393
56,035,989
51,151.003
50,258,268
54, 640, 661
53,009.147
59, 643,160
63, 259, 439
71,566,867
77,600,156
72,860,945
75, 527,359
72,021,381
67,107,094
62,735,584
65,719,001
71,425,445
71, 72]. 083
77, 242, 488
67,612,621
53,314, 454
47,040,908
46,156,592
43. 873,408
39, 396, 528
34,398,112
32, 616, 591
30,221,971
20,184,232
29,591,811
30,254, tsi
31,539, 537
35,882. 511
37, 466, 764
38. 873. 603
39,414. 160
68.0
66.2
66.5
63.9
61.6
62.8
61.7
58.8
60.1
59.0
66.9
92.7
96.6
96.5
94.2
62.5
56.3
54.7
51.5
49.9
51.3
52.5
60.1
53.6
52.3
53 7
55.0
54.0
51.4
53 6
55.3
64.7
77.2
81 3
89 1
97.1
98. 2
98.5
98 5
98 3
98 3
98.3
98.0
98 3
98.5
98.5
98.8
98.7
98.9
99.0
99.1
Work relief earnings
Amount Percent
$18,720,182
21,445, 385
25,669,154
24,983,926
25,712,370
23.160.431
21,602,260
23,811.133
21,967, 819
24.828.385
21,848,129
3.648.282
1,561,269
1, 706,980
3,406.235
33, 694. 574
42,661,704
42.392.899
47, 310. 920
64,875,037
50,403,695
53,997.136
63,023.119
62.022.056
70,830, 997
62,796,669
61,802.660
61, 280. 483
63,492.199
54. 329, 154
53,094.437
38, 9,VI. 568
21,148.(188
17.774. VI
8.255,800
1.584,091
879,915
701.559
681,507
673.600
578,957
566,941
608.649
494,930
465.129
467,472
394,391
464.738
422. 316
386, 8,87
371, 628
' Partly estimated; see notes on page 121 for description of data.
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM . 39
1934, when Civil Works employment was at its height, total relief
extended amounted to only $46,541,000, the lowest monthly total for
the 1933-1935 period. The initiation of the emergency work relief
program following the curtailment of Civil Works activities intro¬
duced a new phase during which large numbers of cases were aided.
The monthly amount of general relief extended during this period
reached an all-time high of $148,431,000 in January 1935. During
1935, the year in which the WPA was created, the trend of monthly
general relief costs was generally downward and the lowest point
was reached in December when relief extended amounted to slightly
less than $54,900,000.
General relief during the remaining 15 months of the period covered
by this report was entirely a state and local responsibility. From
January to August 1936 the monthly amounts extended decreased
from $47,921,000 to $29,679,000. In subsequent months the amounts
of relief increased steadily but did not exceed $39,800,000.
Month-to-month fluctuations in the amount of general relief
extended were accentuated by seasonal variation in needs which
necessitated the adjustment of budgetary allowances to provide
extra food, fuel, clothing, and medical care during the fall and winter
months. In the winter of 1933-34 and again in 1935-36, however,
the seasonal factor was obscured by large numbers of transfers be¬
tween programs which tend to increase the relative number of cases
receiving relief during only a part of the month.
Availability of funds was, of course, a factor of primary importance
in determining the monthly amount of relief extended in individual
states. Shifts of cases within the general relief program between
direct and work relief influenced the monthly cost of relief slightly,
because somewhat larger budgetary allowances were made for work
relief cases. Another factor that caused fluctuations in the monthly
state totals of relief issued to cases was the commonly accepted pro¬
cedure of reporting work relief payments on the basis of weekly
payrolls ending within a given month. As a result, four weekly
payrolls were reported for some months and five payrolls for others.
This influence was particularly marked in areas where payments to
all cases were made on the same day of the week. The amounts of
obligations incurred for general relief extended to cases during the
months from January 1933 through March 1937 are shown by states
in Table III of the appendix.
Average General Relief Benefits
Disparities between fluctuations in amounts of general relief issued
and in the numbers of cases who received it are reflected in average
monthly general relief benefits.
40 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
The average amounts of relief received by individual cases increased
from about $14 in the early months of 1933 to about $28, or more
than twice the earlier level, in January 1935 (Table 11), To a con¬
siderable extent the increase resulted from more adequate funds and
more liberal relief allowances, but the rise cannot be entirely attributed
to these factors.
The figures on average benefits are subject to certain limitations
inherent in the basic data from which the averages were computed.
The average monthly amount of general relief per cases was obtained
by dividing the total amount of relief extended to cases during the
month by the total number of cases receiving this assistance. These
basic series include data for cases aided during only a part of the
month and those receiving partial relief that supplements income
from sources other than general relief funds, as well as cases entirely
dependent on relief for their subsistence during the entire month.
The average benefits computed from these figures therefore reflect
not only changes in relief standards but also changes in rates of turn¬
over, in the average size and composition of cases, in the extent of
supplementation, and in other factors that influence the two basic
series of data.9
The general upward trend in average relief benefits was temporarily
reversed during the winter of 1933-34 chiefly as a result of the in¬
creased turnover associated with transfers of large numbers of cases
to and from Civil Works program projects. This pronounced case
movement led to an increase in the number of cases receiving relief
during only a part of the month and consequently to lower average
benefits for the total number of cases assisted. The average rose
sharply again as the emergency work relief program was developed;
this rise was attributable partly to the fact that work relief cases
generally received somewhat larger budgetary allowances than direct
relief cases in order to provide car fare and the extra amounts of food
and clothing needed by persons employed on projects.
During the period from February to August 1935, the average
relief benefit per case remained at about $26 or $27 a month. By the
end of the year, however, the average had dropped to $21 and in the
next 15 months it usually ranged between $21 and $23.
The increased rate of turnover resulting from the transfer of general
relief cases containing employable members to employment on
WPA projects was responsible for much of the drop in average benefits
during the latter part of 1935. Another reason for the decline was
the fact that the cases transferred were for the most part those which
had been receiving relatively large budgetary allowances. Most of
• The effects of the various factors that influence the average amounts of general relief extended to cases
are discussed in detail by Enid Baird in collaboration with Hugh P. Brinton, Average. General Relief Benefit*,
19SS-19SS (Washington, D. C.: Works Progress Administration. 1940).
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 41
Table 11.—Total Number of Cases and Number of Family Cases Receiving General
Relief, Amount of Obligations Incurred for Relief Extended to Cases, and Average
Amount per Case and per Family *
Monthly, January 1933—March 1937
Continental United States
Month
Total cases
Number
Amount of relief
extended
Total
Average
per case
Family qases
Number
Amount of relief
extended
Total
1933
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.
1931,
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March.
4,132, 562
4, 399, 697
4,977, 742
5,070, 866
4, 735, 427
4,213, 551
3,926, 785
3, 788,483
3, 428,074
3,475, 928
3, 870,229
3,093,248
2, 962, 332
3,113,174
3, 593,100
4,363,051
4,360, 602
4,265, 763
4,355,536
4, 575, 387
4, 618, 844
4, 648, 599
4, 820, 669
5,077, 845
5,276,016
5,240,103
5,171,690
5,013, 266
4,841, 900
4, 533, 573
4, 363, 823
4, 219, 537
3, 909, 745
3, 722, 735
3, 463, 430
2, 609, 505
2,216,068
2,135, 990
2, 009,917
1,826,690
1, 657, 258
1, 554,894
1, 452, 279
1, 434,101
1, 389, 443
1,396, 345
1,405,842
1, 510, 119
1. 661, 667
1, 725,876
1,683,935
$58, 566, 224
63, 407, 199
76,431, 272
69, 210, 664
66, 908, 719
62, 217,171
56, 400, 986
57,850, 750
54, 994,128
60,627, 096
66, 071, 512
49, 686, 863
46, 541, 367
48,390, 410
59, 103, 996
89,913,967
97,697,693
93, 543, 902
97, 569,188
109,515,698
103, 412, 842
113, 640, 296
126, 282, 558
133, 588,923
148,431,153
135, 659, 614
137, 330,019
133,301,864
130, 599, 293
117,064,738
118,813,438
110,380,013
92, 869, 171
95, 017, 369
75, 868, 421
54, 898, 545
47, 920, 823
46, 858, 151
44,554, 915
40, 070,128
34,977, 069
33,183, 532
30,830,620
29,679,162
30,056, 940
30, 721, 953
31, 933, 928
36, 347, 249
37, 889, 080
39, 260, 490
39,785, 788
$14.17
14.41
15.35
13. 65
14.13
14,77
14.36
15.27
16.04
17.44
17.07
16.06
15.71
15.54
16. 45
20.61
22.40
21.93
22.40
23.94
22. 39
24.45
26.20
26.31
28.13
25.89
26.55
26. 59
26.97
25.82
27.23
26.16
23. 75
25.52
21.91
21.04
21.62
21. 94
22.17
21.94
21.11
21.34
21.23
20.70
21.63
22.00
22. 72
24.07
22.80
22.75
23.63
3, 738, 132
3,971, 764
4,502,903
4, 570, 703
4, 261, 685
3, 793, 467
3, 473, 592
3, 379,650
3,028, 532
3,040, 593
3, 408, 577
2, 656, 539
2, 515,087
2,618,461
3,042, 807
3, 792, 721
3,785, 607
3,726,197
3, 806, 796
3,998, 838
4,028,084
4,029, 225
4,162, 070
4, 391,180
4, 545,369
4, 498, 702
4, 418, 420
4, 261, 755
4,101, 879
3, 823, 731
3, 678, 549
3, 554, 563
3, 264, 250
3, 085, 313
2, 853, 876
2,084,876
1,635, 687
1, 567, 467
1, 446,172
1,296,737
1,157,286
1,066,743
981, 662
970, 006
941,196
943, 729
957,369
1, 042, 335
1,167,379
1,214,111
1,175, 442
$56,602,027
61,157, 306
73,703,137
66, 378,966
64,187, 781
60,030,356
53, 670,435
55,196,083
52, 527, 718
57,920, 595
63, 096, 545
46, 935, 862
43, 700,810
45,407,663
55, 479, 615
85,386,147
92,907,945
88,834, 483
92, 719,042
103,886,772
97, 689, 922
106,361,936
118,186, 545
124,794, 649
138, 413, 937
125,959,638
127, 361, 217
123, 431,132
120,307, 605
107,720,755
109,020,036
100,991, 579
84, 400, 773
85, 990, 054
68,107, 756
48, 289, 772
C)
(■)
C?
C)
C)
C)
(»)
» Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
• Data not available.
• • FINAL STATISTICAL 11EP0RT OF THE FERA
the transferred eases had been receiving work relief and these cases
were typically larger than the cases that received direct relief. The
average size of general relief cases dropped steadily while the WPA
program was being developed, from 3.7 persons in August 1935 to
3.4 in December and to 3.1 in May 1936. (Sec Table 4.) Because
general relief was given on a budgetary deficiency basis, a close
relationship existed between the average size of case and average
relief benefits.
The discontinuation of FERA grants undoubtedly lowered general
relief standards in the United States considerably but the national
average general relief benefit data fail to provide an adeauate measure
of the change that occurred in these standards. Among the technical
factors tl^at had an effect on the average in 1936 and the early months
of 1937 was the high turnover rate resulting from the transfer of
cases to the special types of public assistance in which the Social
Security Board began to participate in February 1936. The large
volume of these transfers as well as the transfers that continued to be
made to the WPA program tended to reduce the average relief benefit.
Another technical factor that had the opposite effect on the computed
national average was the increasing concentration of general relief
cases in states that maintained relatively high standards of assistance.
In general the number of cases aided declined much more sharply in
states where standards were low than in other states, between 1935
and 1936, with the result that the relief benefits paid in the states with
the lower standards had less effect on the national average than in
previous years. The discontinuation of nearly all work relief after
1935 also contributed to the decrease in the average.
Sources of Funds
Throughout the operation of the FERA program the states and
localities were required to contribute as much as possible to the
financing of general relief activities. During most of the FERA
period, statistics collected on sources of funds pertained only to the
total amounts of obligations incurred, including those for administra¬
tive costs, special programs, and other emergency relief purposes as
well as those incurred for payments to general relief cases. (These
figures are discussed in Chapter V.) Data on the amounts of relief
actually extended to cases have been available by sources of funds
only since the beginning of July 1935.
Funds granted to the states by the FERA accounted for about 70
percent of the $547,847,000 extended to general relief cases during the
last half of 1935. State funds represented about 17 percent of the
total and local funds about 13 percent. (See Table 12.) During
the course of these six months the percentage of Federal funds declined
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 43
Table 12.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
Source of Funds 4
Monthly, July 1935-March 1937
Continental United States
Period
1936
July through December.
July
August -
September
October
November
Decern ber...
1936
January through June..
January
February..
March
April...
May
June
1936
July through December.
July..
August...
September
October
November
December
1937
January through March
January
February
March
Total
$647,846,957
118,813,438
110,380,013
92,869,171
95,017, 369
75,868,421
54,898, 545
247,564,618
47,920,823
46,858,151
44,554,915
40,070,128
34,977,069
33,183, 532
189, 569,852
30,830,620
29,679,162
30,056,940
30, 721,953
31,933, 928
36,347, 249
116,935,358
37,889,080
39,260,490
39, 785,788
Federal funds
Amount Percent
$385,441,295
93, 407, 933
84, 034, 724
68, 511,685
66, 363,821
49,998,549
23,124, 583
11,443,904
5,988,514
2,521,878
860,961
1,082,301
578, 259
411, 991
1,089,298
292, 401
142,154
282.457
82,773
51, 917
237, 596
357,606
210,585
109,253
37,768
70.4
$92, 699, 427
78.6
76.1
73.8
69.9
65.9
42.1
4.6
12.5
5.4
1.9
2.7
1.7
1.2
0.6
0.9
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.1
State funds
Amount Percent
12,753,991
14,876,079
13,672,640
17,228, 200
14,735, 907
19, 432,610
139,663,002
25,882,322
26,120,786
26,102,992
22,974,263
19,499, 694
19,082, 945
105,442,070
17,015,356
16, 385, 528
16,599, 713
17,116,471
18,012,623
20,312,379
66, 649, 623
20,871,592
22,479, 213
23,298,818
16.9
10.7
13.5
14.7
18.1
19.4
35.4
56.4
54.0
55.7
58.6
57.3
55.7
57.5
55.6
55.2
55.2
55.3
55.7
56.4
55.9
57.0
55.1
57.2
58.6
Local funds
Amount Percent
$69, 706,235
12,651,514
11, 469,210
10,684,846
11,425, 348
11,133,965
12,341,352
96,457,712
16,049,987
18,215,487
17, 590,962
16,013, 564
14,899,116
13, 688, 596
83,038,484
13, 522,863
13,151, 480
13,174,770
13, 522,709
13,869,388
15,797,274
49,928,129
16,806,903
16, 672,024
16,449, 202
* Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
from 79 percent of the total in July to only 42 percent in December,
while state funds increased from 11 to 35 percent and local funds
from 11 to 23 percent.
After the determination of final FERA grants at the end of 1935,
the proportion of general relief that was extended from Federal funds
declined rapidly. Federal funds amounted to nearly 13 percent of
the total amount of general relief extended to cases in January 1936;
in June 1936 they accounted for about 1 percent of the total; and by
March 1937 they had dropped to barely one-tenth of one percent.
During the first six months of 1936 when Federal funds constituted
less than 5 percent, state funds amounted to 56 percent and local
funds to about 39 percent of total general relief payments. The actual
amounts of state and local funds fluctuated considerably during the
remainder of the period ending with March 1937, but in general the
states continued to supply about the same proportion of the total
amount of general relief extended.
44 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
WORK RELIEF
Before 1933 it had been recognized in some quarters that work was
preferable to direct relief as a means of aiding unemployed persons
who wore in need. A relatively largo number of persons were receiv¬
ing some form of work relief when the Federal Emergency Relief Act
was passed, but little of the work undertaken prior to that time had
much permanent value.10 Only small amounts of money were avail¬
able for materials or for supervision, and most of the projects were
limited to clean-up and repair work on roads and in parks and similar
activities. The jobs provided were not well adapted to the occupa¬
tional backgrounds of the unemployed workers. In spite of these
shortcomings, however, work relief was gaining in public favor.
The Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 contained provisions
specifically authorizing the use of Federal funds for work relief. Some
of the first regulations issued by the FERA were designed to improve
work relief practices. The FERA required that work relief projects
should be distinct from normal governmental enterprises and that they
should be undertaken on Federal, state, or local properties; exception
was made, however, for certain types of projects (such as drainage
work) which might be undertaken if they would specifically benefit
the public health and welfare. The FERA also required that pay¬
ments of work relief wages should be based upon the relief needs of the
individual and his dependents and that the rate of wages should be a
"fair" rate of pay for the work done.
Responsibility for determining the relative amounts of work and
direct relief to be extended and for the planning, approval, and opera¬
tion of the work relief projects was left to the states and localities.
The quality of work relief activities had improved somewhat but little
progress in the development of diversified projects had been made
by November 1933 when the Civil Works program was created and
practically all work relief under the general relief program was dis¬
continued.
The emergency work relief program was initiated by the FERA at
the end of March 1934, wdien the Civil Works program was being
curtailed. More definite procedures were then established for the
planning, review, and approval of projects and for the diversification
of project activities in order to provide a variety of work which would
as far as possible utilize the many types of occupational skills of the
persons receiving relief. Emphasis was placed on the development
of projects for the employment of professional, technical, and clerical
workers and of projects for the employment of women. State and
i® For information on early work relief activities, see Joanna C. Colcord, assisted by William C. Koplovita
and Russell H. Kurtz, Emergency Work Relief (New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 1932), and Henrietta
Liebman, "Work Relief in Certain States, 1930-1933," Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief Admin¬
istration, May 1934, pp. 34-46.
GENERAL HKl.IKF PROGRAM • 45
local agencies were authorized to use Federal funds to supplement the
limited amounts of state and local funds available for payment of
necessary skilled and supervisory workers and for materials and other
nonrelief costs, in order that the work undertaken on projects might
represent permanent assets to the communities,11
Number of Work Relief Cases
The percentage of general relief cases that received assistance in
the form of work relief varied widely during the three years from 1933
through 1935, as changes were made in the Federal provisions for
aiding the unemployed. After the establishment of the emergency
work relief program at the end of March 1934 when the Civil Works
program was curtailed the number of cases that received work relief
increased continuously until January 1935 when 2,446,000 persons
were employed (Table 13). In that month work relief cases repre¬
sented approximately 46 percent of the total number of cases receiving
general relief.
Work relief employment declined gradually between January and
July 1935 when 1,929,000 persons were working on projects and then
dropped rapidly in the remaining months of the year as the WPA
program got under way. Work relief was continued on a curtailed
basis in 1936 to complete certain projects that had been started under
the emergency work relief program. In a few states new projects
were developed by relief agencies to provide employment for persons
who could not be absorbed on the WPA program.
During the period when the emergency work relief program was in
full operation the relative number of cases receiving work relief varied
widely from state to state, depending on a number of different factors
such as availability of state and local funds to cover nonrelief costs
and individual state policies. The number of cases receiving work
relief in individual states is shown in Table IV of the appendix, which
gives these data for each month from July 1933 through March 1937.
Some relief cases received both direct relief and work relief earnings
during the same month. Part of this duplication resulted from
transfers from one type of general relief to the other during the course
of one month. Much of it, however, represented cases that received
both types of relief concurrently. Relief administrations often pur¬
chased in bulk certain commodities, such as coal, and distributed
them to practically all cases as direct relief in kind. Usually funds
were not available in sufficient amounts to permit the employment of
all persons eligible for work relief for a sufficient number of hours to
permit them to earn all of their relief allowances; in such instances
11 For a more detailed discussion of the work relief activities in which the FER A participated, and of the
CWA and WPA programs see Corrington Gill, Wasted Manpower, op. cit., especially pp. 158-176.
46 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 1 3.—Number of Cases and Persons Receiving Direct and Work Relief under the
General Relief Program 4
Monthly, January 1033 Maiicii 1937
Continental United States
January.
February.
March
April
May
June
January.
February.
March.
An
April.
May .
lay
June
January..
February
March
April
May
June.
July
August .
September.
October
November-
December .
January .
February.
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January..
February.
March
July
August
September
October
November .
December..
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
Month
1933
1931
1936
1936
1937
Total
4, 132,(162
4,399,697
4,977,742
3,070,866
4,735, 427
4,213,851
3,926, 785
3, 788,483
3, 428,074
3,475,928
3,870,229
3,093.248
2, 962, 332
3,113, 174
3, 593,100
4, 363,051
4,360,602
4.265, 763
4, 355,536
4,575, 387
4.618.844
4,648, 599
4,820,669
5.077.845
6,276,016
6,240,103
5,171,690
5,013, 266
4,841,900
4, 533, 573
4, 363,823
4, 219, 537
3,909,745
3,722, 735
3,483,430
2, 609,505
2. 216,068
2,135,990
2,009,917
1,826,690
1,657,258
1,554,894
1,452,279
1, 434,101
1,389,443
1,396,345
1,405,842
1,510,119
1,661,667
1, 725, 876
1, 683, 935
Cases
Direct, relief
only
2,692,548
2,760,052
3,010,884
3,025,662
2,755,815
2,496,035
2, 247,594
2,070, 666
1,991,788
2,016, 755
2,317,662
2,902,634
2,868,850
3,017,935
3, 432,121
3,270, 898
3,000,016
2,761,792
2,630,666
2,652,048
2,667, 994
2, 648,490
2,655, 813
2,774,415
2, 829, 799
2, 805, 581
2, 802,085
2, 737, 082
2, 645, 356
2, 512, 483
2,435,051
2,808,075
3,020,518
3,077, 726
3,117,293
2, 650,095
2,189,070
2,114,642
1,987,164
1,805,697
1,637,740
1,635,246
1,432,062
1,416,345
1,373,093
1,381,232
1,392,435
1,495,366
1,645,977
1,710,245
1, 669, 342
1,440,014
1,649,645
1,966,858
2,045,204
1,979, 612
1,717, 516
1,679,191
1,717,917 |
1,436,286 ;
1,4.59,173
1,552,567
190,714
93. 482
95,239
160,979
1,092,153
1.360, 586
1, 603,971
1,724,870
1,923, 339
1,950,850
2,000,109
2,164, 856
2,303,430
2,446,217
2,434,522 I
2,369,605
2,276,184
2.196, 544
2,021,090 ;
1,928,772
1,411,462
889,227
645,009
346,137
59, 410
26,998
21, 348
22,753
20,993
19, 618
19,648
20,217
17, 756
16,350
15,113
13,407
14,753
15,690
15,631
14,593
(•
1, 552, 701
1, 567,992
1,258,236
1,239,448
1,290,989
146,219
71,241
76,769
127,253
833,226
952,207
1.091.174
1,260,881
1,388,373
1, 440, 865
1,423, 459
1.472.663
1,533,961
1, 573, 589
1, 578,305
1.438,736
1.434,927
1,427,619
1,378,132
1.280.706
S49. 403
558,004
414, 788
196,774
39,245
19,417
14,185
15.875
14,253
14,749
15,340
16,171
14,156
12,547
11,248
9,562
9,967
10,428
10,614
9,838
Work relief
(Concluded on next page)
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 47
Tabic 13.—Number of Cases and Persons Receiving Direct and Work Relief under the
General Relief Program *—Concluded
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Continental United States
Month
1933
January
February
March
April
May —
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.-
1934
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August..-
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June. .
July
August
September
October
November
December..:
1936
January
February
March
April
May.
June
July -
August
September
October
November
December.
1937
January
February
March
Persons
Total
16, 659,042
17, 709, 078
20,066, 970
20, 387, 292
19,016,333
16,925,459
15, 454,384
15,165, 702
13,472,610
13,716, 459
15,262, 752
11, 758,573
11,194,803
11,674,589
13, 621, 222
16, 864,533
17, 038, 233
16,656, 245
17, 046, 459
17, 938, 602
18,021, 538
17, 970, 728
18, 551,322
19, 575, 989
20,170, 216
20, 009,643
19, 572, 591
18, 845, 424
18, 089, 745
16,819, 801
16,121,362
15, 523, 406
14,209,138
13, 415, 861
12, 369, 778
8, 910, 031
7,211,161
6,930, 969
6, 433, 801
5, 799, 300
5,186, 569
4, 793, 254
4,407, 994
4, 374,861
4,253, 946
4, 264, 698
4, 331,326
4, 720, 638
5,294,189
5, 505, 353
5, 341, 819
Direct relief
only
8,595,808
8,012,518
7, 548, 346
7,620,604
8, 700, 811
11,013, 568
10,831,017
11,310,162
12, 995,387
12,312, 808
11,099, 712
10,143, 335
9, 613, 270
9,645,413
9, 652,663
9, 487, 679
9, 381,402
9, 779, 736
9, 863, 686
9, 687,522
9, 576, 213
9, 246, 783
8,927, 551
8, 408, 239
8,131,070
9, 800, 335
10, 511, 258
10, 709, 475
10, 901, 275
8, 666, 217
7,109, 923
6,851, 948
6,350,669
5, 722,358
5,116,060
4, 722, 021
4, 335, 215
4, 311,911
4,195,431
4, 212, 544
4, 285, 524
4, 668,180
5, 238, 363
5, 450, 308
5, 290, 792
Work relief
Total
6, 858, 576
7,153,184
5,924,264
6,095,855
6,561,941
745,005
363,786
364,427
625,835
4, 551,725
5,938,521
6, 512, 910
7,433,189
8, 293,189
8, 368,875
8,483,049
9,169,920
9, 796,253
10, 306, 530
10, 322,121
9, 996, 378
9, 598, 641
9,162,194
8, 411, 562
7, 990,292
5, 723, 071
3,697, 880
2, 706, 386
1, 468, 503
243, 814
101, 238
79,021
83,132
76,942
70, 509
71, 233
72, 779
62, 950
58, 515
52,154
45,802
52,458
55,826
55,045
51,027
Work relief
only
(°)
6, 302, 756
6, 500, 262
5,124, 948
5,117,165
5,346,344
554,778
279,577
291,157
501, 958
3,366,079
4,135, 111
4,700, 311
5, 396, 564
5,960,198
6,105, 367
5, 939, 686
6,124,003
6, 424,683
6, 481,649
6, 567, 592
5,892,945
5,913,144
5,827,107
5,628,044
5,168, 799
3, 370, 585
2,264, 453
1,693, 068
816, 759
158, 700
71, 633
51,842
57,100
51,670
52, 522
54, 951
58,026
40, 755
43,091
38, 683
31, 546
34, 796
35, 665
35, 631
33, 465
A Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
B Data not available.
48 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
the work might bo shared under a variety of arrangements. The
difficulty of scheduling project employment when the maximum num¬
ber of hours that each individual was permitted to work depended on
the budgetary deficiency for his case also led to the use of supple¬
mentary direct relief. Moreover, limitations on the number of hours
worked per week prevented some workers from earning an amount
sufficient to meet their budgetary deficiencies—a situation that was
particularly evident in the fall and winter months when relief needs
were greatest.
In the country as a whole the relative number of cases receiving
both types of relief during the same month grew rapidly after April
1934, reaching a peak of approximately 931,000 cases in March 1935.
This figure represented about 39 percent of the number receiving
work relief and 18 percent of the total case load.
Work Relief Earnings
Work relief earnings, like the amounts of direct relief extended,
were determined on the basis of budgetary deficiency throughout the
operation of the FERA program. The same types of items were
allowed in work relief as in direct relief budgets but the amounts were
often somewhat greater because of the additional clothing and trans¬
portation requirements of the working family member. The project
employee was permitted to work the number of hours that were
necessary for him to earn his monthly budgetary allowance at the
hourly rate specified for his occupation in his community.
The state and local work relief activities undertaken prior to the
establishment of the FERA operated under a variety of schedules of
wage rates and hours of work. Among these the FERA attempted
(in July 1933) to introduce some degree of uniformity by requiring
that the rate of wages should be a "fair" rate of pay for the work
performed and that, where skilled personnel was required, skilled
wages should be paid for skilled work. Difficulties soon arose from
this general provision because in practice the actual wages paid under
the local work relief programs in many areas were below the prevailing
rates of pay. The FERA therefore adopted a more specific policy
which provided that, effective August 1, 1933, Federal funds granted
to the states could not be used to pay work relief wages at rates of
less than 30 cents per hour and that the local prevailing rate of pay
for the type of work should be paid if it was in excess of this amount.
At the same time the FERA established a policy governing the maxi¬
mum hours of work per week for both manual and other labor.
Manual laborers were not permitted to work more than eight hours a
day, 35 hours a week, or 150 hours a month. White collar, clerical,
and administrative employees were allowed to work 40 hours a week.
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM • 49
The wage policy followed from August through November 1933
under the local work relief projects was continued under the emer¬
gency work relief program from its inauguration in April 1934 until
November 1934. In that month the minimum wage policy on
emergency work relief projects was abandoned in favor of a prevailing
wage policy with complete local autonomy in wage rate determina¬
tion. A considerable disparity had existed between the minimum
FERA rate and the prevailing rates paid in some branches of private
industry (especially in agriculture) so that, upon the abolition of the
minimum rate clause, hourly wage rates in the rural areas in certain
parts of the country were reduced, whereas in most of the urban
areas the rate of 30 cents or more per hour was retained.12 Other
FERA regulations placed new limits on the hours of work for emer¬
gency work relief program projects financed with Federal funds.
After the end of June 1934, the maximum number of hours was
established at 30 per week and 128 per month (with a few exceptions
for special groups).
The percentage of general relief that was issued to cases as work
relief varied widely during the three years from 1933 through 1935,
as changes occurred in Federal provisions for aiding the unemployed.
Work relief earnings during the three-year period amounted to about
$1,230,000,000 and represented 38 percent of the total amount of
general relief extended to cases. The remaining $1,982,000,000, or
62 percent, was extended in the form of direct relief.
During most of 1933 work relief earnings increased in relative
importance, rising from 32 percent of total general relief payments
at the beginning of the year to 41 percent in October. (See Table 10
on page 38.) During.the next four months when the Civil Works
program was in active operation, however, earnings dropped rapidly,
to less than 4 percent in January and February 1934. With the close
of this program and the initiation of the emergency work relief pro¬
gram, the relative amount of work relief earnings rose steadily. By
August 1934 payments for work relief had increased to slightly more
than 50 percent of the total amount of general relief extended to cases.
During subsequent months the work relief earnings continued to rise,
but an even more rapid rise occurred in amounts of direct relief
extended. Therefore, when the amount of work relief earnings reached
its peak of nearly $71,000,000 in January 1935, the proportion of total
relief that earnings represented had dropped to about 48 percent.
Work relief continued at a relatively high level, in both absolute and
relative terms, until the middle of 1935. After July, however, it
decreased rapidly and by December represented barely 3 percent of
the total amount of general relief extended. This drop is attributable,
11 See Arthur E. Burns, "Work Relief Wage Policies, 1930-36," in Monthly Report of the Federal Emer¬
gency Relief Administration, June 1936, pp. 41-42.
50 . FINAL. STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
of course, to the liquidation of the emergency work relief program
and the transfer of work relief cases to jobs on WPA projects.
Estimated data for the 15 months from January 1936 through
March 1937 indicate that a total of about $554,000,000 was extended
to general relief cases but that 98.5 percent of it represented direct
relief. Work relief earnings did not exceed $880,000 in any of these
months and by March 1937 had dropped to barely $372,000 or less
than one percent of the general relief extended to cases,
Earnings of Nonrelief Persons and Number Employed
Prior to April 1934 the obligations for nonrelief labor and for mate¬
rials needed on work projects could not be incurred against Federal
funds nor were they included in the monthly reports of the states to
the FERA. It is probable, however, that such costs represented only
a negligible amount during that period. When the emergency work
relief program was established, the states were authorized to use
Federal funds for project expenditures other than relief labor and
were required to include in their reports to the FERA data on earnings
of nonrelief persons as well as on other expenses incident to the
emergency work relief program.
During the months from April 1934 through July 1935 total earnings
of nonrelief persons ranged between $5,260,000 and $7,405,000; the
largest amount was obligated in November 1934. (See Table 29 on
page 81.) After July 1935, monthly earnings of nonrelief persons drop¬
ped rapidly to less than $500,000 in December of that year. Smaller
amounts were obligated for this purpose during the remainder of the
months when the program was being liquidated. Throughout the
entire period of operation of the emergency work relief program
approximately $110,000,000 was earned by nonrelief workers.
Statistics on tlie numbers of nonrelief persons employed on emer¬
gency work relief projects were reported on a weekly basis and hence
are not comparable with statistics on the numbers of cases receiving
Table 14.—Number of Nonrelief Persons Employed on the Emergency Work Relief
Program A
Monthly, April 1934—December 1935
Continental United States
Month
January -.
February.
March ...
April
May
June
1931
89, 156
83, 050
60, 332
1935
79, 381
72,120
66, 037
68,961
61,910
65, 253
Month
July
August
September
October. _.
November.
December.
1934
71,499
74,445
67,929
71, 779
81,716
82, 768
1935
67,979
65,008
29.860
20,506
14,112
8. 467
A Figures represent aggregates of the numbers employed in each state during the maximum week of each
month.
GENE11AL ItELIEK PROGRAM • 61
relief, which represent the total number aided at any time during the
month. The national totals for the period from April 1934 through
December 1935, presented in Table 14, represent the sum of the high¬
est weekly number of nonrelief persons employed in each state during
the month. These totals ranged from about 66,000 to 89,000 during
1934 and did not drop below 50,000 until September 1935.
Number of Man Hours Worked
Relief persons worked a total of more than 2,000,000,000 hours on
projects conducted under the emergency work relief program during
the period from April 1934 through December 1935. Nonrelief per¬
sons worked about 141,000,000 hours on the program during the
same period. The monthly distribution of the hours worked by relief
and by nonrelief persons is given in Table 15.
Nonlabor Costs
Many of the projects operated under the emergency work relief
program initiated in April 1934 required substantial outlays for mate¬
rials, supplies, and equipment, as well as for the earnings of nonrelief
supervisors and technicians, and a considerable part of these costs
Table 15.—Number of Hours Worked by Persons Employed on the Emergency Work
Relief Program, by Relief Status A
Monthly, April 1934-Dbcember 1935
Continental United States
Month
Total
Relief persons
Nonrelief
persons
Arall...
lBSi
61,664, 776
90,641,397
83,438, 230
55,177, 506
83,109,211
76,926, 272
6,387,270
7, 532,186
6,512, 968
May
June
July
92,070,458
123, 570,898
106,837, 531
110,985,674
147,632, 276
132,901,876
166,168,090
143, 298,459
138, 277, 926
138,059, 561
155,048,848
126,394, 956
85, 505,145
115,002, 409
99,891,852
103.365, 569
137,124, 240
123,960,824
155, 660, 478
135.366, 229
131,624,393
131,185,828
146,026,019
118,479,023
6, 565,313
8, 568,489
6,945,679
7,620,105
10, 508,036
8,941, 252
10, 507, 612
7, 932, 230
6,653, 533
6,873, 733
9,021,929
7,915,933
August...
September
October
November ..
December...
January
1916
February
March.
April
May...
June
July
118,905,969
99,100, 573
48, 405, 209
42, 243, 204
15,918, 614
3, 710, 583
110,970,814
92,036, 796
45,189,905
39, 548,552
14,512, 553
3,067, 560
7, 935,155
7,063,777
3, 215, 214
2,694,652
1,406,061
643,023
August.
September
October
November
December
A Figures represent the number of hours worked during weeks ending within the calendar month.
323420°—42 5
52 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Chart 5
OBLIGATIONS INCURRED FOR EMERGENCY WORK RELIEF PROGRAM
PROJECTS BY TYPE OF PROJECT AND OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
TYPE OF PROJECT 0
Highwoys, roods,
and streets
Public buildings
Millions of dollars
200
400
Porks ond other
recreational facilities
White collor
m ' ■ ft , ft
1
>Y.W-IYiVIVI
////,
Wa
Goods
II
Sewer systems and
other utilities
m
Miscellaneous
Conservation
Sanitation and
health
Airports and other
transportation
lili
jllli Relief earnings
[%%1 Non-relief eornings
I. | Other costs
Distribution of
commodities
Sourc*: Based on lobte 16
had to be met by the state and local governmental agencies. The
scope of work relief and types of work undertaken in the individual
states therefore depended to a considerable degree on the financial
ability of their stat6 and local governments.
In the continental United States as a whole about $235,000,000 of
funds from all sources was used for materials, supplies, equipment,
and other nonlabor costs of the emergency work relief projects dur¬
ing the period from April 1934 until the completion of projects after
the final FERA grants were made. (See Table 16.) Of this amount
about 60 percent was used for the purchase of cement, lumber, iron
GENERAL RELINK PROGRAM • 53
and steel products, and the many other kinds of materials, supplies,
and equipment required in the operation of work projects. The
remainder represented rentals of equipment and miscellaneous costs
of the program.
Types of Projects
Early FERA regulations provided that all work relief projects
must be on public property or of such nature as to benefit public
health or welfare and must be distinct from normal governmental
enterprises. These provisions were later rephrased in the initial state¬
ment of policy on the emergency work relief program which provided
that all projects should be public in character and of economic and
social benefit to the general public or to public institutions. The
necessity for their being independent of normal governmental activ¬
ities was again emphasized.
Under the emergency work relief program some 240,000 projects of
all types were operated in the continental United States. This work
was done at an estimated cost of approximately $1,290,000,000 during
the entire period of operations from April 1934 until the liquidation of
the program.13 State and local governmental agencies provided 21
percent of this amount and 79 percent was made available from Federal
funds. The various items of cost are shown by type of project in
Table 16 and Chart 5.
Most of the funds made available for project work were used for
public construction. About 27 percent of the total, or some $353,-
000,000, was spent for the construction and improvement of high¬
ways, roads, and streets; of this amount 42 percent, or about $148,-
000,000, was used for farm-to-market and other rural roads.14
>3 The national totals presented in this section on types of projects were estimated from optional reports
submitted by 44 states and the District of Columbia, covering all emergency work relief program projects in
operation in those states during the period from April 1934 until the completion or discontinuation of the
projects after the determination of final FERA grants. These figures differ slightly from the cumulative
totals that may be derived from the monthly statistics (such as those shown in Table 10 and Table 29) which
were obtained from required monthly reports. The differences are due in part to the inclusion of the earn¬
ings of relief persons employed in administrative offices of state and local emergency relief administrations
in the monthly data but not in the completion reports from which the type-of-project data were obtained.
The practice of issuing direct relief with the understanding that work was to be performed during a subse¬
quent period also led to differences between the two sets of reports. This procedure was followed in some of
the northern states in which weather conditions are unfavorable for construction during winter months.
Relief issued under such promise-to-work arrangements was shown as direct relief in monthly relief reports,
but was included as work relief in the type of project tabulation.
14 The classification of projects used in this report is similar to the WPA classification in use at the time
the emergency work relief project tabulation was undertaken. This classification differs considerably from
the one that was used for the Civil Works program and from the one which the states were required to use for
work projects under the provisions of FERA Manual Advance Bulletin No. 4. The emergency work relief
project costs were tabulated in accordance with each of these three classifications in order to facilitate com¬
parisons with statistics for the WPA and CWA programs and with data on employment and earnings for
the emergency work relief program which were tabulated from weekly payrolls. Data tabulated in accord¬
ance with each of these classifications, together with a summary of the payroll tabulations, are presented in
"Estimated Total Costs of Projects Conducted under the Emergency Work Relief Program, Continental
United States," mimeographed release, #14384, Works Progress Administration, Washington, D. C.t April 1,
1939.
54 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 16.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Emergency Work Relief Projects, by
Object of Expenditure and by Type of Project, and Number of Projects of Each Type k
Continental United States
Typo of project
Total .. -
Highways, roads, and streets
Highways and primary roads.
Farm-to-market and other sec¬
ondary roads
Streets and alleys
Sidewalks, curbs, and paths —
Roadside improvements ..
Bridges and viaducts
Other *
Public buildings.
Administrative
Charitable, medical, and mental
institutions
Educational
Social and recreational
Federal (Including military and
naval! .
Improvement of grounds
Other • .
Num¬
ber of
proj¬
ects
241.'."<1
ft;, o:m
2, KM
28, SOS
11,077
3, fits
2, 880
2,748
8,870
45,203
Parks and other recreational facili¬
ties
Playgrounds and athletic fields..
Parks.
Other •
Conservation .
Forestation
Erosion control and land utilisa¬
tion —
Flood control, Irrigation, and
water conservation
Plant, crop, and livestock con¬
servation .
Other •
Sewer systems and other utilities—
Water purification and supply.-
Sewer systems
Electric utilities
Other »
Airports and other transportation...
Airports and airways.
Navigation
White collar..
Goods
Sewing. .
Canning.
Other "...
6,614
1,883
21,348
3, 571
784
4.1C2
6,731
12,813
Object of expenditure
Total
$1,288,532,813
363, 280, 153
30, 440, 796
147,641,406
85,793,482
14,281,727
13,181,348
10,274,494
41,666,800
192.033, 598
Earnings
Relief tier-
sons
$844,800,566
Nonrellef per¬
sons
258,322, 114
6,364
4,643
2.906
9,822
642
774
4,968
2,270
1,168
16,165
6,849
8, 255
282
779
2,270
1,829
441
39,894
26,665
Distribution of commodities.
Sanitation and health
Miscellaneous
5,530
4,720
16, 415
6,023
7,106
14,184
22. 628.935
19, 542,669
63,623,620
23,896, 508
10.402,055
14,458,251
37, 581,660
150,888,425
29,988,533
103,680,387
17,219, 505
62,953, 500
3,891, 268
4,396, 360
44, 517,652
6,281,434
3,866, 786
112,607,251
23,608,982
108, 542,665
68.343,052
9,181,028
9, 754,253
6,696,371
32.295,763
180, 503,282
13,481.815
13,120,993
41, 550, 736
16,100,145
7,596, 790
11,872.213
26,780.590
116,388,768
23,451,831
78,986,954
13,949,973
49,180,881
3,289,588
3,221,668
34,708,320
5, 111, 376
2,849.929
74,801,849
36,880, 857
70,272,176
1,440,543
4,013. 675
26, 549, 529
19,830,005
6,719, 524
147, 700,814
127,473,815
47,720,861
22,981,674
56, 771, 280
16,668,027
35,240,456
63,137,245
23.339,455
47.853,437
728,150
2, 880,807
18.953,871
$108, 384, 223
22,213,812
2,730,736
10,004,661
4,651,023
868,334
1,009,440
1,021,545
1,928,073
16,107,130
2,643,703
1, 655,774
6,760,931
1,817,136
949,789
770,301
2,609,496
9,808,775
1, 521, 712
7,585,560
701, 503
4,966.282
268,289
215.921
3,617. 202
534,038
330,832
6,946,798
13,918, 444
5,035,427
114,629,189
93.498,842
38,443,523
14,849,436
40,205.883
10,212.310
29,879, 547
48,429,928
2, 306, 872
4.158,168
122,240
369,518
2.013,305
1,403,249
610,056
24.659,840
9,920,924
1,698,815
3,278,657
4.943,452
4,338,062
2, 324,070
5,085,225
* Data estimated from completion reports submitted by 44 states and the District of Columbia covering
emergency work relief program projects in operation during the period from April 1934 until the com¬
pletion or discontinuation of the projects after the determination of final FERA grants. See footnote 13,
page 63.
» Includes projects classifiable under more than one of the subheadings of this major group.
GENERAL RELIEF PROGRAM . 55
Work on educational and other public buildings accounted for more
than $192,000,000, or about 15 percent of all funds expended for the
emergency work relief program, and expenditures for parks, play¬
grounds, athletic fields, and other recreational facilities amounted to
12 percent of the total. Large amounts (almost $113,000,000) were
also spent for work on sewer systems, water supply systems, and
publicly-owned electric and other utilities. Approximately $20,000,-
000 was used for the construction and development of airports and
airways. Projects for the destruction of fever-carrying mosquitoes,
elimination of stream pollution, and other sanitation and health
purposes were conducted at a total cost of about $35,000,000.
Although a large portion of the total amount made available by
the FERA for drought relief during 1934 and 1935 was distributed
to persons living in stricken areas as relief earnings for work per¬
formed on such types of projects as those for work on highways,
parks, and public buildings, considerable amounts were also expended
on projects that were designed specifically to mitigate drought con¬
ditions. Many of the projects which have been grouped under the
general heading "conservation" were for this purpose. These con¬
servation projects, to which about $63,000,000 or nearly 5 percent
of the total funds were allotted, included erosion control, irrigation,
and water, plant, crop, and livestock conservation.
In addition to the outlays for conservation projects, large expend¬
itures were made for the handling and processing of cattle which
were purchased by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in
drought areas. The speed with which the drought and cattle prob¬
lem grew was so great that it was necessary to have a part of this
processing work done under contract. The figures shown in Table
16, however, are limited to the cost of projects on which work was
performed by force account. (Data on cattle and drought contracts
are presented in Chapter VII.) The costs of these processing projects
are included with the costs of other goods projects.
Nearly 10 percent of the cost of the emergency work relief program
was directed toward the production of goods which were distributed
to persons in need of relief. These goods projects, most of which
were for the canning of foods (including meat) and the production
of garments, were of particular importance because they provided
employment for large numbers of women. The totals shown for
goods projects do not include allowances for the cost of materials
received as surplus commodities, as private donations, or as dona¬
tions from other Federal agencies.
Projects were also developed for the employment of professional
and clerical persons, many of whom were women, in library and
museum work; in the fields of nursing, music, drama, fine arts, re¬
search, surveys, and records; and in other types of professional and
5ft • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 17.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Emergency Work Relief Projects, by
Source of Funds and by Typ« of Project A
CONTINENTAL UNITED 8TATES
Type of project
Total
Federal funds
State and local funds
Amount
Percent
Amount
Percent
Total
Highways, roads, and streets
$1,288,532, 812
$1,015,777,152
78,8
$272, 765, 660
21.2
353,280, 153
256, 406, 206
72.6
96, 873,947
27,4
Highways and primary roads
30, 440, 796
21,673,812
71.2
8, 767,184
28.8
Farm-to-market and other sec¬
ondary roads
147,641,406
105,497,132
71.5
42, 144, 274
28.5
Streets and alleys
95, 793, 482
69,115,158
72.2
26, 678, 324
27.8
Sidewalks, curbs, and paths
14,281,727
10,291,347
72.1
3, 990, 380
27.9
Roadside improvements.
13,181,348
10,262,842
77.9
2,918,506
22.1
Bridges and viaducts
10, 274, 494
6, 494, 637
63.2
3, 779, 857
36.8
Other •
41,666,900
33,071,478
79.4
8, 595, 422
20.6
Public buildings
192,033,598
140. 858, 022
73.4
51,175,576
26.6
Administrative
22, 528, 935
16,719,749
74.2
5, 809,186
25.8
Charitable, medical, and mental
institutions
19, 542, 669
14,831,425
75.9
4, 711,244
241
Educational
63,623, 520
44,057, 697
69.2
19, 565, 823
30.8
Social and recreational...
23, 896, 508
17,189, 535
71.9
6, 706,973
28.1
Federal (including military and
naval)
10, 402,055
8, 906, 485
85.6
1,495,570
14.4
Improvement of grounds
14, 458,251
11,913,586
82.4
2, 544,665
17.6
Other •
37,581,660
27, 239, 545
72.5
10,342,115
27.5
Parks and other recreational facil¬
ities
150, 888, 424
121,921,962
80.8
28, 966, 462
19.2
Playgrounds and athletic fields..
29,988, 533
24,937,175
83.2
5,051,358
16.8
Parks
103,680, 386
83, 212, 969
80.3
20,467, 417
19.7
Other"
17,219, 505
13, 771,818
80,0
3, 447, 687
20.0
Conservation..
62,953, 500
53, 248, 260
84.6
9, 705, 240
15.4
Forestation
3,891,268
3, 279,346
84.3
611,922
15.7
Erosion control and land utili¬
sation
4,396, 360
3, 539, 651
80.5
856,709
19.5
Flood control, irrigation, and
water conservation
44,517,652
37, 934, 898
85.2
6, 582, 754
14.8
Plant, crop, and livestock con¬
servation
6,281,434
5, 493, 092
87.4
788. 342
12.6
Other"
3,866, 786
3,001,273
77.6
865, 513
22.4
Sewer systems and other utilities
112,607,250
77, 787,765
69. 1
34,819,485
30.9
Water purification and supply...
36, 880, 857
23, 160, 832
62.8
13, 720,025
37.2
Sewer systems
70,272,176
51,096,491
72. 7
19,175, 685
27.3
Electric utilities
1,440, 542
813, 241
56.5
627,301
43.5
Other"
4,013,675
2, 717, 201
67.7
1,296,474
32.3
Airports and other transportation...
26, 549, 529
21,452, 373
80.8
5,097, 156
19.2
Airports and airways
Navigation and other
White collar
Goods
Sewing
Canning
Other"
Distribution of commodities
Sanitation and health..
Miscellaneous .
19,830,005
6,719, 524
147,700, 814
127,473,815
16, 668, 805
4, 783, 568
131,397,613
114,521,882
84.1
71.2
89.0
89.8
3,161, 200
1,935,956
16, 303, 201
12,951,933
15.9
28.8
11.0
10.2
47, 720,861
22, 981, 674
56, 771, 280
16, 668,027
35, 240, 456
63,137, 246
44,009,413
21,160,114
49, 352, 355
14,473,362
30, 213, 791
53, 495,916
92.2
92.1
86.9
86.8
85.7
84.7
3,711,448
1,821,560
7,418,925
2, 194, 665
5,026,665
9,641,330
7.8
7.9
13.1
13.2
14.3
15.3
« Data estimated from completion reports submitted by 44 states and the District of Columbia cover¬
ing emergency work relief program [projects in operation' during the period from April 1934 until the com¬
pletion or discontinuation of the projects after the determination of final FERA grants. See footnote 13,
page 53.
» Includes projects classifiable under more than one of the subheadings of this major group.
GENERAL HI I II I' PROGRAM • 57
clerical work. These projects together represented 11 percent of the
total cost of the program.
Federal funds amounted to about 79 percent of the total funds ex¬
pended on emergency work relief projects. State and local agencies
were permitted considerable discretion in the allocation of these
Federal funds to specific types of projects. Moreover, practices dif¬
fered widely with regard to the division of Federal funds between
work relief and direct relief. Some states followed the policy of
using Federal funds for work relief earnings and state and local funds
for direct relief, and others financed both types of general relief from
pooled Federal, state, and local funds.
A large portion of the state and local project contributions were
made in the form of materials and wages of nonrelief personnel.
Hence the percentage of Federal funds tended to be smallest for
construction projects which require a considerable outlay for materials
and largest for nonconstruction activities (Table 17). Federal funds
Table 18.—Selected Items of Physical Accomplishment on Emergency Work Relief
Projects *
Continental United States
Item
Unit of
measurement
Number
Highways, roads, and streets—total
New—total- —
Paved..
Unpaved
Repair—total -
Paved-
Unpaved
Bridges and grade-crossing eliminations
Culverts
Recreational facilities:
Parks (including additions)
Playgrounds and athletic fields (including additions)
Swimming and wading pools
Golf courses
Stadiums (including grandstands) -
Water supply, sanitation, and drainage:
Sanitary toilets
Drainage ditches (mosquito control, roadside, and other)
Treatment plants (sewage, water, garbage, incinerators, and septic
tanks)--.
Dams and reservoirs (storage tanks and dams, cisterns, and other)..
Pumping stations ... ..
Sewers (storm and sanitary).
Water mains
Wells
Build ings—total
Administrative (courthouses, offices, and other)
Educational.
Institutional
Recreational (exclusive of stadiums)
Other (dormitories, firehouses, aircraft hangars, armories, ware¬
houses, and other).
Mines sealed
Miles
Miles- __
Miles...
Miles
Miles
Miles...
Miles...
Number.
Number
Number
Number.
Number
Number
Number
Number
Miles.
Number.
Number
Number
Miles.
Miles...
Number
Number
Number
Number
Number
Number
Number
Number
274,200
38, 800
5,200
33,600
235, 400
25,000
210,400
13,700
23.000
4.700
10,900
800
360
970
348,000
16,500
770
4, 450
500
4, 120
2, 210
5,050
62,100
5,940
32,600
2,140
2,320
19,100
550
A Data estimated from reports submitted to the FERA covering emergency work relief program proj¬
ects conducted by state and local emergency relief administrations from April 1934 until the completion
or discontinuation of projects after the determination of final FERA grants.
58 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
made up less than three-fourths of the total amounts expended on
projects for the construction and improvement of sewer systems and
other public utilities, public buildings, and highways, but for goods
projects and white collar activities Federal funds represented nearly
90 percent.
Earnings of relief persons accounted for 73 percent of all project
expenditures made for the emergency work relief program. Earnings
of the nonrelief persons employed at skilled and supervisory work
made up about 8 percent of the total. Materials represented nearly
12 percent and other nonlabor costs nearly 7 percent of the total costs
of all projects. The proportion of total funds used for relief and
nonrelief earnings, materials, and other costs varied considerably,
however, among the different types of projects.
The project work performed by relief persons under the emergency
work relief program produced a wide variety of public improvements
and public services. Complete statistical information concerning the
physical accomplishments of this program, however, is lacking for all
but a few major items for which it was possible to prepare estimated
national totals. These figures are shown in Table 18.
The completed work included about 274,000 miles of highways,
roads, and streets that were reconditioned or newly built. Only a
small portion (30,000 miles) of the roads and streets on which work
was done were paved. On other projects the construction, improve¬
ment, or enlargement of 4,700 parks and of 10,900 pla3Tgrounds and
athletic fields was completed as well as similar work on 62,100 public
buildings such as schools, courthouses, firehouses, armories, and air¬
craft hangars.
Chapter IV
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS
COUR SPECIAL emergency relief programs were developed by the
' FERA—the emergency education, college student aid, rural rehabili¬
tation, and transient relief programs.1 Each of these programs was
established to meet the particular problems of a well-defined group
in the relief population. The programs differed from each other in
purpose and in method of operation fully as much as they differed
from the general relief program.
EMERGENCY EDUCATION
The purpose of the emergency education program was to employ as
teachers of classes in adult education and certain other subjects per¬
sons qualified to teach who were unemployed and in need of relief.
The program was administered by the state emergency relief adminis¬
trations under general policies and regulations laid down by the
FERA and with guidance in its educational aspects from the various
state and local school officials and cooperation from the United States
Office of Education.
The number of persons employed under the emergency education
program, which began in October 1933, fluctuated considerably. By
December 1933 when the program had been initiated in most states
about 10,800 persons were employed.2 Employment rose to more than
34,000 in February 1934 and remained at about the same level in
March, but in subsequent months the program was somewhat cur-
1 In addition to these designated programs certain other specialized activities were financed with FERA
funds that were not considered to be a part of the emergency relief program. For example, the FERA
participated in the financing of the Civil Works program and in the purchase of surplus commodities and
also provided assistance to cooperative and self-help groups; these and similar activities are discussed in
Chapter VII.
1 New York and Delaware were the only states which did not participate in the emergency education
program as such. These states conducted similar activities as work relief projects under the general relief
program.
59
60 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 19.—Number of Relief Persons Employed and Amount of Obligations Incurred
for Earnings and Other Costs under the Emergency Education Program
Total.
October
November.
December.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October ..
November.
December..
January...
February.
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January...
February.
March
April
May.
June
July
August
September.
October
November-
December. .
January. .
February..
March
Monthly, October 1933-March 1937
Continental United States
Month
JSJJ
1W
1936
1936
1937
Numbr
employed
182
2,159
10,792
28,093
34,109
33, 034
26, 163
17,480
9,209
9,166
9,663
14, 177
24,472
31,281
34,831
39,848
42,424
44.118
43,588
40, 876
32,239
28, 285
31,579
25,259
19, 397
16, 595
817
245
187
152
175
183
156
88
32
24
7
Obligations Incurred
Total
$35,013,630
3,751
64,614
375,719
1,172,884
1, 525, 459
1,683,189
1, 350, 378
906,932
421,298
404,622
609,285
621, 972
1,234,635
1,741,034
1,867,235
2,421,297
2, 334,649
2,530,833
2, 459, 304
2,415,258
1,702,965
1, 507,377
1,838,919
1, 213,145
989, 580
849, 410
396,643
102, 274
55,050
45,884
32,400
35,919
29,243
24,574
16, 360
6,384
6,372
4,213
2,204
2, 739
3,941
3,686
Relief earnings
$31,913,781
3,751
64,364
376, 231
1,168, 591
1,519,166
1,675,122
1,332, 224
870, 943
403,190
384,048
530, 565
491, 355
1,101,664
1,594,291
1,729,235
2, 270, 607
2,178,141
2,343,989
2, 284, 414
2,234,928
1,547,525
1,322,145
1.563,867
1, 024, 382
793, 887
687,522
292,528
38,914
15,223
13,720
10,738
12,068
12,396
9,770
6,825
2,088
1,729
807
706
634
765
723
tailed (Table 19). Activities were expanded again in the fall, however,
and by March 1935 more than 44,000 persons were engaged on the
emergency education program. The program continued to provide
jobs for more than 25,000 persons monthly until after September 1935
when, with the development of similar education projects under the
WPA program, the FERA program was gradually liquidated. State
data on employment and costs of the emergency education program are
shown in Appendix Tables XI and XVI.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 61
Table 20.—Number of Relief Persons Employed under the Emergency Education Pro¬
gram, by Type of Project
Monthly, September 1934-December 1938
Continental United States
Month
Total
Liter¬
acy
Voca¬
tional
train¬
ing
Voca¬
tional
rehabili¬
tation
Workers'
education
Parent
education
General
adult
education
Nurs¬
ery
schools
1934
September
14, 177
2,104
1,380
308
94
82
6,092
2,160
October
24,472
4,575
2,953
255
224
130
11,085
3,371
November
31,281
5, 725
3, 895
319
288
243
15, 251
3,431
December
34,631
6, 296
4,442
337
347
384
17, 293
4,284
1935
January
39, 848
7, 525
4,980
348
388
527
19, 534
4,669
February
42,424
8,346
4, 995
385
458
640
20,920
4,781
March_
44,118
8,827
5,322
330
473
666
21,704
4, 864
April..
43, 588
8, 997
5, 385
321
589
635
20,943
4,917
May
40, 876
8,497
5, 210
315
515
575
19, 260
4, 934
June
32, 239
5, 881
4, 055
212
407
401
14, 301
4, 195
July
28, 285
3,437
2, 533
257
263
310
11,420
2, 820
August
31, 579
2,055
2,533
268
201
269
9, 906
2,070
September
25. 259
2, 110
1, 974
242
251
220
7,475
2,053
October
19,397
2, 587
1,988
247
230
228
8,186
2,591
16, 595
2,993
1, 552
198
217
237
6,963
2, 385
December..
7,867
927
662
174
129
192
3,068
1,532
Other«
1,987
1,879
2,129
1,248
1,877
1,899
1,932
1,801
1,570
2, 787
7, 245
14,277
10, 934
3,340
2,050
1,183
» Includes camps for unemployed women, teachers' training centers, and miscellaneous activities.
Various types of instruction were given under the emergency
education program. The first type to be authorized had as its purpose
the reduction of illiteracy in the United States by the use of FERA
funds for the payment of work relief wages to needy unemployed
persons to teach adults to read and write English.3 By the end of
October 1933 orders had been issued permitting the employment of
persons on relief who were qualified to teach or to render other neces¬
sary services on four additional types of educational activities:
vocational training for unemployed adults; rehabilitation training for
unemployed adults who were physically handicapped; general educa¬
tion for adults with little previous schooling; and nursery schools for
preschool children from needy families.
Other related activities were developed in later months to provide
suitable employment for those in need and at the same time to furnish
specialized educational services for different groups. Among these
were workers' education classes which offered an opportunity for
special study to workers in industry and commerce. Teachers of
these classes received instruction in short-time teachers' training
institutes which enabled them to meet more fully the educational
needs of the industrial workers. The camps operated for unemployed
women not only furnished the food and shelter necessary for their
subsistence but also helped these women to meet their own personal,
3 The payment of work relief wages to unemployed teachers in rural schools previously ordered closed or
partially closed because of lack of funds was also authorized soon after the FERA was established; this
activity is discussed in Chapter VII.
62 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
economic, and social problems. Special study groups were also
organized to assist parents in an understanding of child growth and
development, parent-child relationships, and family - community
relationships.
The trend in employment for individual types of projects was
generally similar to that for the education program as a whole,
although the months of greatest activity were not always identical.
Most activities were curtailed after the middle of 1935. The miscel¬
laneous group was an exception; its marked increase during July,
August, and September 1935 is attributable chiefly to employment in
teachers' training institutes. A distribution of the number of persons
employed on each of the principal types of projects is shown by
months, for the period September 1934 through December 1935, in
Table 20 on the preceding page.
The general adult education classes were the most important type
throughout the period, as measured by both the number of persons
employed and the number of students enrolled. Nearly 22,000 teach¬
ers, or about half the total, were employed in this activity in March
1935. Literacy classes provided jobs for 8,800, vocational training
classes for 5,300, and nursery schools for nearly 4,900 teachers. Dur¬
ing the same month nearly 942,000 persons were enrolled in general
Table 21.—Number of Students Enrolled under the Emergency Education Program, by
Type of Project
Monthly, September 1934-December 1935
Continental United States
Month
Total
Liter¬
acy
Voca¬
tional
train¬
ing
Voca¬
tional
rehabil¬
itation
Work¬
ers' edu¬
cation
Parent
educa¬
tion
General
adult
educa¬
tion
Nurs¬
ery
schools
Other4
IBSi
September..
316, 976
28,711
31,687
3,393
4,443
1,355
207,570
23,820
15,997
October
620,689
98,036
96, 507
6,043
13, 104
6, 159
353, 572
33,984
13,284
November
1,006,628
162, 736
147,950
4,325
18,737
10,558
556,650
45,719
58,953
December
1, 180, 393
184, 372
165, 698
4,608
22,530
21,239
686,114
52,269
43,663
1936
January
1, 517, 773
246, 447
202, 935
5,114
26,004
38,151
856,276
57,098
86,748
February
1,651,662
272, 303
214, 018
6,005
30,863
44,821
940,341
59,477
84,834
March
1, 725,127
294, 481
233, 098
5,018
31,451
47, 471
941,604
60,501
111,503
April..
May
June
1,646, 633
292,801
219, 522
5,541
40,833
39, 872
903,528
60,359
84,177
1,681,424
277,162
213, 007
6, 587
53, 051
40, 355
905,944
60,242
126,076
1, 203,263
181,155
173,116
5,358
31,204
27, 235
652,948
50,876
81,371
July..
1,221,936
107,644
105, 450
4,335
21,857
22,712
653, 771
33,128
273,039
August
1,190, 353
58,138
109, 760
4,734
12, 927
20, 460
563,168
25, 736
395, 430
September
626,202
57,917
82,076
4,157
10,020
10,789
310,004
21,069
129,170
October..
556,211
73, 518
64,226
4,734
18,643
13,389
304,493
25, 361
51,847
November
416,147
88,031
44,585
3,655
11,450
13,093
224, 671
22,491
8,171
December
214, 885
30,365
19, 777
3,906
8, 784
11,427
112,204
20, 514
7,908
»Includes camps for unemployed women, teachers' training centers, and miscellaneous activities.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 63
adult education classes, 294,000 in literacy classes, and 233,000 in vo¬
cational training work. A total of 1,725,000 persons were enrolled in
emergency education classes during March 1935, and thousands of
additional students had either completed their classes before the first
of March or started them after the end of that month. The number
of persons enrolled in the various classes given under the program is
shown by months in Table 21.
The total cost of the emergency education program for the period
October 1933 through March 1937 was about $35,000,000. Nearly
all of this amount was granted to the states by the FERA, but a small
amount was contributed by state and local agencies. Funds were
originally granted to cover only the salaries of teachers but in Decem¬
ber 1933 the states were authorized to use for teaching supplies other
than permanent equipment not more than 5 percent of the allotment
earmarked for education. In the winter of 1934-35 further allowance
was made to permit the use of funds for state emergency education
supervisors' salaries and travel expenses. Since the supervisors did
not have to be taken from relief rolls, their salaries were considered
a part of the administrative costs of the program and are included in
the other costs shown in Table 19. These other than relief labor costs
amounted to only about $3,100,000 or about 9 percent of the total
cost of the program. They do not include, however, the cost of in¬
vestigating relief needs of teachers, accounting, disbursing, and other
overhead items that cannot be segregated from administrative costs
of the emergency relief program as a whole. Total obligations in¬
curred for the principal kinds of classes during the period September
1934 through December 1935 are given in Table 22.
Table 22.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the Emergency Education Program, by
Type of Project
Cumulative, September 1934-December 1935
Continental United States
Obligations incurred
Type of project
Amount Percent
Total
$26,124,256
100.0
Literacy
Vocational training
Vocational rehabilitation
Workers' education
Parent education
General adult education.
Nursery schools
Other*
10,709,285
3,684,856
2,776,390
962,844
255,476
301,890
3,141, 607
4,291,908
14.1
10.6
3.7
1.0
1.2
41.0
12.0
16.4
« Includes costs of camps for unemployed women, teachers' training centers, and miscellaneous activi¬
ties; costs of materials, supplies, and equipment; and salaries of nonrelief persons engaged solely in the
administration of the emergency education program.
04 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
COLLEGE STUDENT AID
The college student aid program was undertaken in order to enable
young persons who would not otherwise have been able to do so to
continue their education, and thereby to reduce the influx of young
workers into the labor market. The program was developed with
the cooperation of the United States Office of Education and chief
state school officers.
Student aid quotas were allocated to nonprofit institutions of a
collegiate character that wished to participate, on the basis of the
institution's enrollment of full-time students. The quota for the
1933-34 school year, the first year that the program was in opera¬
tion, was limited to 10 percent of enrollment on October 15, 1933.
Quotas for the following year were based on 12 percent of enrollment
on the same date.
The program was financed almost entirely from funds granted to
the states by the FERA. Allotments were made to the colleges by
state emergency relief administrations and were limited to $15 per
month for each student included in the quota. Earnings of individ¬
ual students were not permitted to exceed $20 per month for work
performed, at the hourly rates commonly paid by the institution for
the type of service rendered. It was required, however, that the rate
of pay must be at least 30 cents an hour and that no student should
work more than eight hours in any day or 30 hours in any week.
Students were selected for employment under the program on the
basis of their need. FERA regulations required that no student
should be employed on the program unless his financial status was
such that it would have been impossible for him to attend college
without this assistance. Nearly half of the students assisted in
1934-35 had not been enrolled in January 1934. It was also required
that jobs be divided between young men and young women in pro¬
portion to the enrollment of each in the particular school. In the
school year 1934-35 approximately 60 percent of the students were
men. Both graduate and undergraduate students participated in the
program.
The program was first conducted on an experimental basis in Min¬
nesota during December 1933 and January 1934. It was undertaken
on a Nation-wide basis in February 1934. Approximately 65,000
students were employed under the program during the months in
which it was in full operation in the school year 1933-34 (Table 23).
In the following school year employment was given to approximately
100,000 students during the months from October through May when
all schools were in session. (The program did not operate during the
summer months.)
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 65
Table 23.—Number of Men and Women Students Employed and Amount of Obliga¬
tions Incurred under the College Student Aid Program
Monthly, December 1933-June 1935
Continental United States
Month
Number employed
Obligations
Incurred »
Total
Men
Women
$14,916, 200
1983
130
1,114
31,185
60, 955
65, 532
64, 210
33,923
(•)
8
8
(•)
(■)
W
(■)
(■)
ft
2,533
19,059
310, 767
837, 406
950,220
948, 286
287,443
1984
July
August 0
September
68,943
96, 375
99, 734
100, 095
102, 296
103, 254
104, 740
104, 445
100, 013
52. 191
41,784
60,749
62, 692
62, 814
64,157
64,535
65, 251
65,160
61,809
32, 579
27,159
35,626
37,042
37, 281
38,139
38,719
39,489
39,285
38, 204
19, 612
647,098
1,267, 592
1,340,194
1, 267,732
1.345, 567
1.346, 573
1, 378, 264
1, 384, 995
1, 297, 419
384, 052
1986
February.
« Represents earnings of students employed on the program; no other obligations were incurred under
the college student aid program.
» Data not available.
« Program not in operation.
The students performed a variety of socially desirable work under
the direction of college authorities. In March 1935, when employ¬
ment under the program was at a maximum, about 28 percent of the
students were performing clerical and office work and 24 percent were
assisting in research or in laboratory work. Approximately 12 per¬
cent were working on library and museum projects. An additional
12 percent were engaged on education, recreation, health, welfare,
and similar projects for the benefit of the community in which the
college was located. The remainder were performing miscellaneous
types of work.
Regulations provided that student aid funds could not be used for
maintenance or other work that would displace regular employees.
The use of FERA funds for the improvement of private property
was also prohibited, but the funds could be used to improve property
of publicly-owned institutions.
All the funds granted for the program were paid to students in the
form of wages. No allowances were made to the colleges for super¬
vision, materials, or other nonlabor costs. The total college student
66 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Emergency Educotion
College Student Aid
Transient Relief
Rural Rehabilitation
Soured Bofod on tablet 19, 23, 24, and 26
Chart 6
NUMBER OF CASES AIDED UNDER EACH OF THE
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS
July 1933-December 1935
Thousands Thousonds
of cases of cases
aid earnings amounted to $3,356,000 in the school year 1933-34 and
$11,559,000 in 1934-35, or a total of $14,915,000.
The FERA college student aid program was discontinued in June
1935, but a similar program was conducted by the National Youth
Administration in subsequent years. The NYA program, however,
was expanded to include high school as well as college students.
RURAL REHABILITATION
In March 1934 when the Civil Works program was being curtailed
and plans for the emergency work relief program were being completed
the FERA authorized the states to establish a special rehabilitation
program for needy persons in rural areas.
The objective of the rural rehabilitation program was to make it
possible for destitute persons eligible for relief in rural areas to sustain
themselves through their own efforts. The general relief and Civil
Works programs had alleviated immediate needs of farm families but
these measures did not affect the basic causes underlying the need for
relief or prevent its continuation. The new program was established
to help relief families become self-supporting mainly by supplying
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PliOGRAMS . '67
them with goods needed for farming and gardening operations, such as
livestock, equipment, seed, and fertilizer, or with cash for the pur¬
chase of such commodities. Rural rehabilitation cases were also
given goods needed for current subsistence requirements as long as
they continued to be in need of relief. In nearly all cases both rehabili¬
tation and subsistence goods were advanced to families with the under¬
standing that repayment would be made at a later date.
Several major types of aid were developed under the program.
Rehabilitation in place was provided for families living on fertile land.
Such families received advances of supplies and equipment, assistance
in adjustment of debts, and training and advice in farm management
and home economics. Farmers who had lost their farms were relocated
on productive land. In addition, rural industrial and other organized
rural communities were developed for families stranded through either
agricultural or industrial dislocations.
General supervision of the program was the responsibility of the
Rural Rehabilitation Division of the FERA which initiated projects
to meet certain phases of the program and passed on rural rehabilita¬
tion plans proposed by the individual states. In general, the Federal
Government outlined the broad objectives, leaving the details to the
states which were permitted to adapt the program to the particular
needs of their citizens. Most states organized a rural rehabilitation
division and selected a director of rehabilitation who was administra¬
tively responsible to the state emergency relief administrator.
State rural rehabilitation corporations were organized to provide
legal entities to engage in financial and business transactions. The
corporations were authorized to receive funds from the state relief
administrations through the rural rehabilitation division or from other
sources and could make advances or loans to cases under the care of
the program. They could hold title to land, chattels, and other prop¬
erty and engage in buying, selling, loaning, and related activities.
* Only a portion of the relief cases living in rural areas were accepted
for care under the rural rehabilitation program. Applicants were
investigated in order to determine their suitability for rehabilitation
and their prospects for credit from both public and private sources
before they were selected for participation in the program.
The rural rehabilitation program grew slowly from a total of 32,000
cases in May 1934 to 87,000 in February 1935. Most of these cases
were located in the southern states; Louisiana and Alabama alone ac¬
counted for more than half of the total number receiving advances in
February. In March the number of cases jumped to almost double
the February figure (Table 24) after the transfer to the rehabilitation
program of many cases that had previously been receiving drought
relief under the general relief program. The number of recipients
323420°—42 6
68 • PINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 24. Number of Cases and Persons Receiving Advances, Average Number of
Persons per Case, and Amount of Obligations Incurred for Advances to Cases and
Other Costs under the Rural Rehabilitation Program
Monthly, April 1934-June 1936
Continental United States
Month
April
May
June.
July.
August
September
October ..
November
December..
iau
January .
February
March
April
May
June
1935
326
32, 393
41,673
41,868
39,906
40,166
46,131
62,466
68,926
72,238
87, 276
172,862
209, 830
205,330
203,570
Persons
Number
1,694
151,604
196, 273
201,239
195,794
200,747
233,583
266, 549
347,714
373, 482
466, 812
868, 901
1,0.58, 362
1,051,259
1, 059,313
Average
number
per case
6.2
4.7
4. 7
4.8
4.9
6.0
6. 1
6.1
6.1
5.2
5.2
5.0
5.0
6.1
5.2
Obligations Incurred
Advanoes
to cases
$4,557
619, 469
1, 236,107
833, 847
914, 788
1,149,972
1, 304, 241
1,556,738
1,715,011
2,017, 760
3, 776, 967
8,091, 399
12, 403, 214
12,108, 360
10, 480, 239
$2,366
699,914
1,182, 673
707,843
725,351
907,651
925,742
1,014,519
1, 276, 647
1,403, 837
3.068,685
7,033,130
11,145,879
10,449,709
8,931,842
» Excludes obligations incurred for rural rehabilitation community projects and for rural rehabilitation
Inventories transferred to the Resettlement Administration, which are presented in Table 43.
reached a maximum of nearly 210,000 in April and then declined
slightly until June 1935 when the program became the responsibility of
the Resettlement Administration.4
The transfer of the drought cases in March modified somewhat the
nature of the program since it subsequently included a larger proportion
of families that did not require long-term rehabilitation, but needed
only temporary assistance in the form of seed, tools, or equipment.
In addition to the increased need resulting from the drought, however,
the general requirements of the planting season were responsible for
part of the spring increase in the number of rural rehabilitation cases.
Rural rehabilitation programs were in operation in all but two states
and the District of Columbia at some time during the period in which
this activity was the responsibility of the FERA. In a few of them,
however, operations were conducted on an exceedingly small scale.
In general, the states with the largest programs were located in the
South and the Middle West. (See Appendix Table XIII.)
Monthly statistics relating to the number of cases receiving rural
rehabilitation advances are not exactly comparable in concept with
general relief case figures because of the tendency under the rural
rehabilitation program to extend at one time benefits large enough
to cover needs for a period of more than a month. By the end of June
1935, a total of about 400,000 different cases had at some time been
under the care of the program although the number receiving ad¬
vances in any one month never exceeded 210,000.
' Renamed Farm Security Administration by order of the Secretary of Agriculture as of September 1,1937.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 69
Under the rural rehabilitation program more persons were assisted,
relative to the number of cases aided, than under the general relief
program. During the months when the program was operated
by the FERA the total number of persons ranged from about 152,000
to nearly 1,060,000 and throughout the period represented approxi¬
mately five persons per case. General relief cases during the same
months average only about four persons each. The difference reflects
the relatively larger size of families and smaller number of single
person households among the rural rehabilitation than among the
general relief cases.
Obligations incurred for the rural rehabilitation program did not
exceed $2,000,000 a month until January 1935, but during the next
three months the totals increased rapidly. A peak of $12,400,000
was reached in April, and the amount incurred during June was a
little less than $10,500,000. These figures, which are shown in Table
24, include the value of goods advanced to rural rehabilitation cases
and the costs of administration and of materials purchased for the
use of rural rehabilitation corporations.5
Advances to cases totaled $49,376,000 during the period from April
1934 through June 1935. During 1934, approximately half of all
advances were in the form of subsistence goods, which consisted of
food, clothing, fuel, medical care, and other consumable necessities
similar to those given to general relief cases, and cash with which
to purchase such commodities. The remainder of the advances were
made for rehabilitation goods or items such as livestock, tools, and
equipment, to facilitate the permanent rehabilitation of families. Sub¬
sistence goods in the first six months of 1935 amounted to only 25
percent of total advances.
The nature of rehabilitation goods varied from area to area accord¬
ing to the type of farming. For the country as a whole livestock
and feed constituted three-fifths of the total advances, seed and
fertilizer represented one-fifth, and the remaining fifth was divided
about equally between farm tools and equipment and miscellaneous
items. In the cotton states, mules or oxen, seed, and fertilizer were
usually important. Fertilizer was not a significant item anywhere
except in the South. Horses, cattle, and livestock feed predominated
among the items required in the Middle West. Only a small amount
of land was advanced (less than 1 percent of the total).
Because the program did not get under way until late in the spring
of 1934 there was little opportunity to make repayments before the
" Obligations incurred under the rural rehabilitation program for rural industrial and other organized
rural community projects are not included in Table 24. Community projects were undertaken in order to
provide stranded families with low-cost modern homes and facilities for gardening, poultry raising, and
other self-subsistence activities. Since the construction work on these projects was not completed by
June 30, 1935, obligations incurred for this purpose are shown only in Table 43 of Chapter VII together
with balances of cash, inventories, and other items transferred to the Resettlement Administration.
70 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
1035 crops were harvested. About 82 percent of all repayments in
1934 were made through earnings on the emergency work relief pro¬
gram, 5 percent were made in cash, and 13 percent in kind (the latter
by turning over livestock or produce to the corporation). In 1935
earnings on the work program accounted for only 35 percent of the
repayments whereas cash payments represented 42 percent, and pay¬
ments in kind 23 percent, of the total repayments.
TRANSIENT RELIEF
Relief was given by emergency relief administrations to two types
of transients: intrastate transients, those who had residence in the
state but not in the community in which they applied for assistance;
and interstate transients, those who did not have residence in the
community or in the state.
Prior to the passage of the Federal Emergency Relief Act in May
1933. a limited amount of assistance had been given to intrastate
transients from state and local relief funds. Nearly all states had
laws that required local communities to be responsible for the care
of their own needy residents even though they happened to be in
another community within the state at the time they applied for
assistance. Thus, in certain circumstances relief was given, under a
reimbursement arrangement, at a place other than the home com¬
munity. Interstate transients, however, were seldom able to obtain
aid under the poor relief systems of most states; they were generally
excluded by virtue of the residence requirements incorporated in the
statutory poor laws. The provision of aid for this group therefore
represented a departure from the traditional relief practices that were
based on the doctrine of local responsibility.
The act of 1933 provided that Federal funds were to be granted to
the states to assist them in meeting the cost of providing relief to
needy persons, whether resident, transient, or homeless. The act
specifically stated that Federal grants were to be made available for
the relief of "needy persons who had no legal residence in any one
state or community." To carry out these provisions, the FERA
requested the states to cooperate in developing a special program for
transient relief. A division of transient activities was established
within the FERA and the states were notified that upon receipt of
plans acceptable to that division, the FERA would make grants
earmarked for the relief of interstate transients, or nonresident needy
persons who had not resided within the state as long as 12 consecutive
months. The cost of care of intrastate transients was to be charge¬
able to general relief funds. The first earmarked grants for transient
relief were certified in September 1933.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 71
A Nation-wide network of service centers and camps for the care
of both interstate and intrastate transients was operated by the
transient divisions of the state emergency relief administrations.
The state transient divisions also made arrangements with com¬
munities having no special provisions for transients to provide care
until applicants could be referred to the nearest transient center.
Throughout the period covered by this report local emergency relief
administrations continued to grant temporary aid to intrastate
Table 25.—Midmonthly Census of Cases and Persons under Care at Transient Centers
and Camps *
Monthly, February 1934-March 1937
Continental United States
Month
Total
cases
Families
Unat
Total
ached pen
Men
ons B
Women
Total
persons
1934
February
92,104
13,303
78,801
76, 460
2,341
126,873
Inarch
105, 293
14, 791
90,502
87,891
2, 611
145, 119
April --
118, 381
17,162
101,219
98,196
3,023
164, 244
May
124, 138
18, 515
105, 623
102, 746
2, 877
174,138
June
134, 990
20,142
114,848
111, 152
3, 696
187, 282
July - -
138,071
22,149
115,922
112, 799
3,123
195,051
August.. -- -
148, 293
23, 822
124,471
121,038
3, 433
206,173
September
154, 997
26, 877
128,120
124,050
4,070
221, 734
October
165, 492
28, 703
136, 789
132, 660
4, 129
235, 903
November . ... - . .
184..568
32, 760
151,808
147,423
4, 385
266, 790
December
196, 629
36,106
160, 523
155, 519
5, 004
288, 955
1935
January.
198,534
38, 657
159, 877
155, 305
4, 572
297,058
February...
198,612
40, 259
158,353
153,683
4,670
300,460
March..
196, 854
40,125
156, 729
152, 086
4, 643
299, 509
April..
192,017
39, 638
152, 379
147, 558
4,821
293, 676
May
178,077
37, 271
140, 806
136, 252
4, 554
273, 824
June
169, 273
36,831
132, 442
127, 711
4. 731
263, 668
July
162, 910
35,267
127, 643
122, 962
4, 681
253, 340
August
156, 502
34, 484
122,018
117, 273
4, 745
245,266
September
141,290
30, 509
110,781
106,862
3,919
218, 722
October
100, 837
21, 771
79,066
76,218
2,848
157, 634
November
77,056
13, 342
63,714
61,847
1,867
112, 277
December
43,456
7,678
35, 778
34,692
1,086
64,409
1936
January
19, 383
5, 434
13,949
13,073
876
34, 650
February
14,130
4, 081
10,049
9,401
648
25,109
March—
10,058
2, 723
7,335
6,805
530
17, 467
April...
8,082
1,968
6,114
5,662
452
13, 445
May
6, 544
1,538
5,006
4, 568
438
10, 837
June
5,121
1,159
3, 962
3,591
371
8, 336
July —
4,113
972
3,141
2, 792
349
6, 691
August
4, 225
979
3, 246
2, 868
378
6,879
September
3, 865
1,020
2,845
2, 406
439
6, 653
October
3,844
1,016
2, 828
2, 387
441
6, 789
November
4,441
1,325
3,116
2, 695
421
8, 357
December
5,482
1,847
3,635
3,210
425
11,207
1937
January
3, 656
333
. 3,323
3,050
273
4,-726
February
3, 611
382
3, 229
2,937
292
4, 824
March
3, 296
350
2, 946
2, 690
256
4, 504
A Represents the number of eases and persons under care at transient centers and camps on the weekday
nearest the 15th of the month; data do not include intrastate transients aided outside 01 transient centers
and camps nor do they measure the number of different cases and persons that received transient relief
during the month. For the months from February through June 1934 the figures include data pertaining to
unattached local homeless persons (estimated to number not more than 10,000 on any census date) who
received care at transient facilities and are also included in statistics for the general relief program.
■ Single persons.
72 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
transients, but generally referred those who needed specialized care
to the stale transient divisions.
In contrast with other relief activities developed by the FERA in
cooperation with the several states, a characteristic feature of the
transient program was congregate care. The preponderance of
unat tached men among the applicants for transient relief and various
economic considerations contributed to this development.8 Congre¬
gate shelter facilities were generally used for transient men only.
Transient families and unattached women were usually cared for
through contract agreements with restaurants, hotels, lodging houses,
or boarding homes.
A general policy which was adhered to throughout the duration of
the transient program was that work opportunities should be provided
for transient relief recipients whenever possible. Able-bodied tran¬
sient men were usually required to work approximately 30 hours a
week; in return they received small cash allowances as well as sub¬
sistence. The work performed by transients may be classified in
two broad categories—program maintenance and work project
activities. The transients themselves contributed toward the devel¬
opment of most phases of the transient program. They frequently
assisted in the building of the shelters and camps, performed work
incident to the repair and maintenance of plant and equipment,
and helped in the operation of shelter, feeding, and medical facilities.
Apart from this work, which was concerned with program operations,
a substantial number of specialized work projects were developed in
connection with the transient camp activities. Such projects included
soil conservation, reforestation, preservation of wild life, pest eradi¬
cation and control, and a variety of construction work.
The midmonthly transient census reflects the growth and decline
of the transient program, although it includes only the numbers who
were under care in centers and camps operated by the transient
divisions. However, a large majority of the persons receiving
transient relief during the period covered by the census were cared
for in transient division facilities. On February 15, 1934 when the
first census was taken, 126,873 transients, including 78,801 unattached
persons and 48,072 persons who were members of 13,303 transient
families, were under care in transient centers and camps. The peak
for the midmonthly census was reached one year later—February 15,
1935—at which time 300,460 transient persons, representing 158,353
unattached persons and 142,107 members of transient families, were
« For similar reasons local emergency relief administrations sometimes made provision, under reimburse¬
ment agreements, for unattached local homeless persons to be cared for at transient centers. Since these
persons were residents of the communities in which they received relief, the oost of the relief was ultimately
met from general relief funds. Data pertaining to local homeless persons are included in statistics pertain¬
ing to resident cases aided under the general relief program. For the most part the problem of local homeless
persons was limited to a few large cities.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS • 73
under care in these facilities. Subsequently in the spring and summer
months the census registered a gradual but steady decline (Table 25).
After September 16, 1935 an abrupt drop occurred in the number of
transients reported in the midmonthly census, reflecting the closing of
transient intake and the curtailment of the program. No new cases
were accepted for care in transient centers and camps after September
20, 1935, except in a few areas where an acute problem existed. In
these areas restricted intake was permitted if sufficient balances of
FERA funds were available. After September 20, a large number of
transient men were assigned to work on projects operated under the
Tabic 26.—Number of Cases Receiving Transient Relief, Total Amount of Obligations
Incurred for Transient Relief Purposes, and Amount of Relief Extended to Transients *
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Continental United States
Month
1933
January
February
March..
April
May
June
July...
August
September...
October
November...
December...
1934
January
February
March
April
May
June..
July
August
September...
October
November...
December...
1936
January
February
Number
of cases
66,000
65,000
84,000
67,000
67,000
64,000
68,000
63,000
64,000
67,000
75,000
90,000
102,000
109,000
142,000
175,000
193,000
214,000
256,000
287,000
274,000
281,000
281,000
255,000
258,000
252,000
Amount of obliga¬
tions incurred
Total«
$326,302
327,712
420,048
334,568
335,306
322,391
338,811
316,043
328,605
455,270
724,331
1,335, 787
2,006, 579
2,080,833
2,698,166
2,850, 453
3,294,474
3,179,704
3,542,920
4,091,115
4,033,543
4,823, 292
5,010,837
5,442,379
6,688,926
4,920, 764
Relief ex¬
tended 0
$326,302
327,712
420,048
334, 568
335, 306
322,391
338,811
313,706
321,813
434,815
670,645
1,159,922
1,679,429
1,735,886
2,266,484
2,398,456
2,493,955
2,444,117
2,681,363
3,036,811
3,058,157
3, 575,925
3, 721,836
4,058,853
4,304,315
3,822,443
Month
1936
March
April
May..
June
July....
August
September...
October
November...
December...
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September...
October
November...
December
1937
January
February
March
Number
of cases
295,000
302,000
295,000
282,000
276,000
261,000
179,000
147,000
116,000
87,000
39,000
27,000
23,000
15,000
13,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
11,000
10,000
6,000
6,000
Amount of obliga¬
tions incurred
Total'
$5,315,130
5,038,270
5,101, 406
4,699,410
4,911,038
4,966,658
4,190,101
3,624, 750
2, 624,089
1, 722,217
1,009,926
684,114
579,872
399, 918
330,726
276,651
228,423
208, 570
211, 903
207, 755
209,032
247, 697
219,892
142, 700
137, 566
Relief ex¬
tended o
$4,029,384
3,848,360
3, 784, 446
3,475, 640
3,732,000
3,775,000
3,184,000
2, 755,000
1,994,000
1, 309,000
778,000
534,000
458,000
320,000
268,000
227,000
191,000
178,000
188,000
187,000
190,000
229,000
208,000
128,000
128,000
'Data on cases represent the estimated number of different cases receiving transient relief during the
month, including those aided by emergency relief administrations outside of transient centers and camps.
The figures do not include data pertaining to local homeless persons receiving care at transient facilities;
such data are included in statistics for the general relief program.
» Data represent total amounts of obligations incurred during the month for transient relief purposes
from Federal, state, and local funds; figures for the months from January through June 1933 are partly
estimated.
"Data represent amount of obligations incurred during the month for relief extended to transients from
Federal, state, and local funds, including transient relief extended outside of transient centers and camps.
Included in these amounts are obligations incurred for cash allowances and for clothing, shelter, subsistence,
medical care, and certain other special services. Figures for the months from January through June 1933
and for months subsequent to June 1935 are partly estimated.
74 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
now \\ I'A program or by other Federal agencies. Some of the
transients were given transportation to their place of legal settlement;
this was done only when provision for their needs was assured in their
homo communities. By December 15, 1935 the number of transient
persons in centers and camps had been reduced to approximately
64,000 and a year later the number was only about 11,000.
Estimates of the unduplicated number of different cases that
received t ransient relief at any time during the month are shown for the
period January 1933 through March 1937 in Table 26. These figures
include all transients receiving care in centers and camps operated by
transient divisions and, in addition, all other nonresident persons
receiving relief from emergency relief administrations. The esti¬
mated number of transient cases ranged between 60,000 and 90,000 in
1933 and increased rapidly when service center and camp facilities
were expanded during 1934. A maximum of slightly more than
300,000 cases received transient relief in April 1935. The downward
trend in the remainder of the period was similar to that shown by the
midmonthly census, although the relative number of transients under
care in facilities not operated by transient divisions increased after the
closing of intake in centers and camps in September 1935.
Obligations amounting to nearly $106,517,000 were incurred for all
types of transient relief during the period from January 1933 through
March 1937. These figures include amounts expended from ear¬
marked FERA grants for the care of interstate transients and ex¬
penditures for intrastate transients which were met in part from
FERA grants for general relief and in part from other emergency
relief funds. During the last half of 1934 and the first six months of
1935 when transient relief operations were at their peak, total obli¬
gations, including those incurred for plant equipment, materials, and
relief extended to cases, averaged almost $5,000,000 a month (Table
26). In the same period the monthly amount of relief extended to
cases, including cash allowances, medical care, and subsistence costs
in special transient facilities as well as at facilities not operated by
transient divisions, averaged about $3,600,000.7
* For additional information concerning transient relief see Harry L. Hopkins, op. cit., pp. 126-138; and
John N. Webb, The Transient Unemployed (Washington, D. C.: Works Progress Administration, 1935).
Chapter V
SUMMARY OF GENERAL RELIEF AND
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RELIEF
PROGRAM STATISTICS
Most of the persons receiving emergency relief from Federal,
state, and local funds were aided under the general relief program.
In addition, relatively small numbers of persons received assistance
through the special emergency relief programs. Both the number of
recipients and the costs of the general relief and special programs
combined are summarized for the continental United States in this
chapter. This summary does not, however, include the miscellaneous
specialized activities financed with FERA funds that were not con¬
sidered to be part of the emergency relief program; these activities,
such as the purchase of surplus commodities and aid to cooperative
and self-help groups, are discussed only in Chapter VII of this report.
number of relief recipients
At the peak of emergency relief activities in March 1935, a net
total of about 5,492,000 resident cases received aid under the general
relief and special emergency relief programs. Of this net total
5,172,000 cases received direct or work relief under the general re¬
lief program and 322,000 cases, or less than 6 percent of the total,
were aided under the special emergency relief programs (footnote B,
Table 27). These figures for resident cases of course do not include
transients; the number of different transient cases aided during March
1935 is estimated at about 295,000 (see Table 26 in the preceding
chapter).
75
76 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 27.—Number of Resident Cases and Persons Receiving General Relief and Relief
under the Special Emergency Relief Programs 4
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Continental United States
Month
1933
January
February
M arch
April
May...
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
193i
January -
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July -
August
September
October
November
December
1938
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
Cases
Total*
4,132, 502
4.399, 697
4,977,742
6,070,866
4, 735,427
4, 213, 551
3,926,785
3,788,483
3,428,074
3,476,110
3,872,388
3.104,170
2,991,539
3,178,468
3,687,089
4,455.071
4,459,244
4,334,672
4, 392,138
4,617,446
4, 736,846
4,812, 393
5,002, 545
5, 279,975
5,490,325
5,473,021
5,491,755
5,367, 395
6,184, 393
4,814, 752
4, 392,108
4,251,116
3,935,004
3, 742,132
3,480,025
2,617, 372
2,216,885
2,136,235
2,010,104
1,826,842
1,657, 433
1,555,077
1,452,435
1,434,189
1,389, 475
1, 396, 369
1,405,849
1,510,125
1,661,680
1,725,885
1,683,950
Oeneral
relief
4, 132. 562
4, 399, 697
4,977, 742
6,070,866
4,735,427
4. 213,551
3,926, 785
3, 788,483
3,428,074
3,475,928
3, 870, 229
3.093,248
2,962,332
3,113,174
3,593,100
4,363,051
4,360,602
4.265,763
4,355, 536
4, 575,387
4.618.844
4,648,599
4,820,669
5.077.845
5,276,016
5,240,103
5,171,690
5,013,266
4,841,900
4, 533, 573
4, 363,823
4, 219, 537
3, 909, 745
3, 722, 735
3,463, 430
2,609, 505
2. 216, 068
2, 135, 990
2. 009,917
1.826.690
1,057.258
1, 554, 894
1,452,279
1,434, 101
1,389,443
1,396,345
1,405, 842
1,510, 119
1,661,067
1,725,876
1.683,935
Special
programs
182
2,159
10,922
29,207
66,294
93,989
92,020
114,089
84,705
61,034
49,569
123,286
166,978
183, 481
203,351
214,382
232,953
321,720
357,863
346,219
288,000
28,286
31, 579
25,259
19,397
16, 595
7.867
817
245
187
152
175
183
166
88
32
24
Persons
Total»
10,659,042
17,709,078
20,066,970
20, 387, 292
19,016,333
16,925,459
15,454,384
15,165, 702
13,472,610
13,716,641
15,264,911
11,769,495
11,224,010
11,739,883
13,715,211
16, 957, 922
17,201.466
16,823, 562
17, 190,695
18,107,006
18,277,868
18,309, 510
18,940,150
20,052,101
20,685, 471
20,610,941
20, 573, 541
20,034, 209
19,264,431
17,932.478
16.149,647
15.554,985
14,234, 397
13.435.258
12, 386,373
8.917,898
7.211,978
6,931,214
6,433,988
5, 799, 452
5,186. 744
4,793,437
4.408,150
4.374,949
4, 253,978
4.264,722
4,331,333
4, 720,644
5, 294,202
5, 505,362
5,341,834
Oeneral
relief
16,659,042
17,709,078
20,066,970
20,387, 292
19,016,333
16,925,459
15,454,384
15,165,702
13,472,610
13, 716,459
15,262,752
11,758,573
U, 194,803
11,674,589
13,621,222
16,864, 533
17,038,233
16,656,245
17,046,459
17,938,602
18,021,538
17,970,728
18,551, 322
19,575.989
20,170,216
20,009,643
19, 572, 591
18. 845, 424
18.089, 745
16,819,801
16,121,362
15,523, 400
14,209, 138
13.415, 801
12, 389, 778
8,910.031
7,211,161
6,930,969
6,433.801
5,799,300
5.186, 569
4, 793, 254
4,407,994
4,374,861
4.253,946
i. 264.698
4,331,326
4,720,638
5,294,189
5,505,353
5,341.819
* Data are partly estimated and do not include recipients of transient relief (shownseparately in Table26);
see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» Cases and persons reported as receiving both rural rehabilitation and general relief during the same
month are included in both the general relief and special program totals; this duplication has been eliminated,
from the totals for resident cases and resident persons.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM STATISTICS . 77
Chart 7
PERCENT OF POPULATION RECEIVING RELIEF UNDER
GENERAL RELIEF AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
January 1933— March 1937
'Percent
20
Percent
20
Source Bosed on table 28 WPA 39t5
The percentage of total resident cases that received assistance
under the special emergency relief programs was slightly greater in
April and May 1935 than in March, but in the majority of the months
of 1934 and 1935 the ratio was considerably smaller. The relation¬
ship between the number of resident cases aided under the special
emergency relief programs and the general relief program is indicated
in Table 27.
Of the 5,492,000 resident cases receiving relief in March 1935
nearly 905,000 were single person cases and 4,587,000 were family
cases. Persons represented in the family cases brought the total
number of persons benefited under the general relief and special
emergency relief programs in March 1935 to 20,574,000 or 16.2 percent
of the total population of the continental United States.
The total number of resident persons aided under the general relief
and special programs represented from about 7 to 16 percent of the
population of the United States during the three years from 1933
through 1935 (Table 28). In 1936 the proportion dropped to between
3 and 6 percent. The highest points were reached in April 1933 and
78 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
fable 28. Number of Resident Family and Single Person Cases and Total Number of
Persons Receiving Relief Under the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief
Programs 4
Monthly, January 1933-Mahch 1937
Continental United States
January
February.
March. .
April
May
June
July
August ..
September.
October
November.
December .
January .
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
January..
February.
March...
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November.
December..
January..
February.
March
April
May
June....
July..
August
September
October
November
December .
Month
1033
1931,
1935
1938
Case#
January...
February.
March
Total
4,132, 502
4,399, 097
4,977, 742
5,070,886
4, 735, 427
4, 213, 551
3, 920, 785
3,788,483
3, 428,074
3,476,110
3,872,388
3,104,170
2,991, 539
3,178, 468
3, 687,089
4, 455,071
4, 459, 244
4, 334, 672
4,392,138
4,617,446
4, 736, 846
4,812, 393
6,002, 545
5, 279, 975
5,490, 325
5,473,021
5, 491, 755
5, 367, 395
6,184,393
4,814, 752
4. 392,108
4,251,116
3,935,004
3, 742, 132
3,480, 025
2, 617, 372
2, 216, 885
2,136, 235
2,010,104
1,826,842
1,657,433
1, 555,077
1, 452,435
1,434, 189
1.389,475
1, 399, 369
1,405,849
1, 510,125
1, 661, 680
1, 725, 885
1,683, 950
Families
3,738,132
3,971,764
4, 502,903
4, 570, 703
4, 261,685
3, 793, 467
3,4T3, 592
3,379,650
3,028, 532
3,040, 593
3,408, 577
2, 656, 539
2, 515,087
2,618, 461
3,042, 807
3. 793, 046
3,802, 356
3, 751,807
3, 834,103
4,031,070
4,062, 751
4,071,806
4, 212, 446
4, 458,065
4,616, 982
4,585,350
4, 587, 291
4,464, 846
4.301,182
4,018,313
3,678,549
3, 554, 563
3, 284, 250
3,085,313
2,853,876
2,084, 878
1,635,687
1,567.467
1,446,172
1, 296, 737
1,157,286
1,066, 743
981,662
970,006
941, 195
943, 729
957, 369
1,042, 335
1,167, 379
1,214, 111
1,175, 442
Single per¬
sona
394,430
427,933
474,839
500,163
473, 742
420,084
453,193
408,833
399,542
435, 517
463, 811
447,631
476,452
560,007
644, 282
662,025
656.888
582,865
558,035
586,376
674,095
740,587
790,099
821,910
873,343
887,671
904,464
902,549
883,211
796,439
713,559
696,553
670, 754
656,819
6%, 149
632,494
581,198
568,768
563,932
530, 105
500, 147
488,334
470, 773
464,183
448,280
452,640
448,480
467,790
494,301
511,774
508,508
Total persons
Number
16, 659,042
17, 709,078
20, 066,970
20, 387, 292
19,016, 333
16, 925, 459
16,454,384
15,165, 702
13,472, 610
13,716,641
15,264,911
11,769,495
11,224,010
11,739, 883
13,715,211
16,957,922
17.201, 466
18,823, 562
17,190, 695
18,107, 006
18, 277, 868
18,309, 510
18.940,150
20,052,101
20, 685, 471
20,610,941
20. 573, 541
20,034,208
19. 264,431
17, 932,478
16.149, 647
15, 554,985
14, 234, 397
13. 435. 258
12. 386,373
8,917,898
7.211,978
6.931,214
6,433, 988
5, 799.452
5,186, 744
4. 793. 437
4,408,150
4,374,949
4, 253,978
4, 264,722
4, 331,333
4, 720,644
5,294,202
5, 505,302
5, 341,834
» Data are partly estimated and do not include recipients of transient relief (shown separately In Table 26);
see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» Based on Bureau of Census estimates of population as of July 1 of each year.
SUMMARY OF PROG HAM STATISTICS • 79
in the first three months of 1935. The marked decline which occurred
in the winter of 1933-34 (a decrease from 12 percent in November to
9 percent in December, January, and February) is attributable to the
transfer of large numbers of persons who had been receiving relief
to employment on Civil Works program projects. Even larger
declines occurred after the middle of 1935; these resulted in part from
transfers of relief persons to WPA jobs and (after February 1936)
to the special types of public assistance extended through the programs
in which the Federal Government participated under the provisions
of the Social Security Act.
AMOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS INCURRED
During the four and one-quarter years from January 1933 through
March 1937 obligations totaling about $4,782,000,000 were incurred
from local, state, and Federal funds, including RFC funds advanced
prior to the establishment of the FERA, for all general relief and special
emergency relief activities in the continental United States. The
greater part of this total, or $4,119,000,000, was obligated during the
three years from 1933 through 1935, and the remaining $663,000,000
was used during the subsequent 15 months when direct relief had
become a responsibility of state and local governments.
Of the total amount obligated during the three-year period from
1933 through 1935, the four special emergency relief programs together
accounted for only 5 percent or a total of $209,192,000 (Table 29).
More funds were used for transient relief ($101,422,000) than for any
other special program. The total of $58,213,000 incurred for the
rural rehabilitation program (exclusive of community projects and
transfers to the Resettlement Administration) was only a little more
than half as great, but during the height of rural rehabilitation
activities in the spring of 1935 the monthly obligations incurred for
this program were more than twice as large as the monthly transient
total. The cost of the other two special programs was much smaller;
emergency education accounted for obligations amounting to $34,-
642,000 and college student aid for $14,915,000 during the three-year
period ending with 1935.
General relief extended , to cases, including direct relief and the
earnings of persons receiving work relief, accounted for more than
three-fourths (78 percent) of the total obligations incurred from 1933
through 1935. Obligations incurred for direct relief, which included
relief orders issued to cases and the value of goods issued as relief
in kind as well as the amounts of direct relief extended in cash,
amounted to $1,982,108,000 or 48 percent of the total. Amounts
earned by persons engaged in work relief, chiefly on emergency work
relief program projects, represented $1,229,699,000, or about 30
80 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
percent of the total. Earnings of nonrelief persons performing skilled'
and supervisory work on emergency work relief projects accounted for
obligations of $109,673,000 and purchases of materials, supplies, and
equipment amounted to $138,218,000; these two items together
represented 6 percent of the total obligations. The remaining
$450,114,000 obligated during the three-year period covers miscel¬
laneous expenses of the emergency work relief program such as rental
of equipment and team and truck hire, administrative costs (other
than the earnings of relief persons employed on administrative
projects and certain administrative costs that could be allocated U>
special programs), and other miscellaneous items.
Chart 8
TOTAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED FOR GENERAL RELIEF AND
SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
January 1933-December 1935
Source: Based on foble 29.
WPA 39i£
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM STATISTICS • 81
Table 29.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emergency
Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure '
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Continental United Stater
Period
Grand total
Total, 1933-1935
1933—Total
January-.
February
March
April
May...
June...
July
August.
September
October
November.. -
December
1934—Total..
January
February 1
March
April-.-
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1935—Total
January.-.
February
March
April
May
June
July —
August
September
October
November
December
1936—Total
January
February
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January
February.
March
Grand total
General relief program
Total1
$4,782,026,808
$4,017,206,701
$2, 528,019,164
4,119,004, 631
3, 459,697,968
1,982,107, 955
794,535,689
742, 372, 584
485, 075,128
61,860,846
66,909,021
80,596,836
72,952, 720
70, 738,909
66, 291, 936
60,100,820
61,986,206
59,294,516
65,390, 654
71,645,479
56, 767, 746
58, 566, 224
63, 407,199
76,431, 272
69, 210, 664
66,908, 719
62,217.171
56, 400, 986
57,850, 750
54, 994,128
60, 627,096
66,071,512
49, 686,863
39,846,042
41,961,814
50,862,118
44, 226, 738
41,196, 349
39,056, 740
34, 798, 726
34,039,617
33,026, 309
35,798,711
44,223,383
46,038, 581
1, 489, 861, 759
1, 244,369, 645
662,145, 216
55, 084, 536
57,771,392
70, 656,108
113,622,274
129, 249, 774
126, 399, 373
132,165,948
150,621,191
142, 612, 297
157, 458,139
173, 785, 308
180,435, 419
46, 541, 367
48, 390, 410
59,103, 996
99, 679,426
108,337,836
106,347, 307
110,952,119
125,850, 546
117,540,402
128, 675, 536
143, 313.455
149, 637, 245
44,980,098
46, 683, 430
55, 697, 761
56,219, 393
55,035, 989
51,151,003
50, 258, 268
54, 640, 661
53,009.147
59, 643,160
63, 259, 439
71, 566,867
1,834, 607,183
1, 472,955,739
834,887, 611
197,929, 424
181,972,977
189,441,075
189, 328,281
189,406.878
170,069,912
160, 974,388
147,830, 693
121, 282, 215
121,086,850
95,294,031
69,990,459
163,968,635
148, 636, 980
150,080,144
145,959,002
145,111,071
130, 551, 962
132,393,398
120, 994,878
99,739,841
100, 517, 505
78, 683,072
56,319,251
77, 600,156
72,860, 945
75, 527, 359
72,021, 381
67,107, 094
62, 735, 584
65,719, 001
71, 425, 445
71, 721,083
77, 242, 488
67, 612,621
53, 314, 454
528,232,160
440,309,423
430,156, 682
59, 837, 504
56,331, 675
53, 557,449
48,406, 634
42, 754, 667
40, 408,946
37,549, 293
36,050, 200
36,192,107
36,983,886
37, 757, 018
42,402, 781
48,613,959
47,181, 416
44,861, 638
40,402,829
35, 348,974
33,395, 494
30,996, 213
29,820, 935
30,241,775
30,897, 273
32,068,837
36,480, 080
47,040,908
46,156, 592
43,873, 408
39,396, 528
34,398,112
32, 616, 591
30, 221, 971
29,184, 232
29,591,811
30, 254,481
31, 539, 537
35.882, 511
134,790,017
117,199,310
115,754, 527
43,853,790
45,192,160
45,744,067
38,008,233
39,325, 273
39,865,804
37,466, 764
38,873, 603
39,414,160
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
82
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« 29.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emergency
Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure *—Continued
Period
Monthly, January 1933-Marcii 1937
Continental United States
Grand total
Total. 1933-1935
1933—Total
January.
February
March.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.
1934—Total
January.
February.
March
April.
May..
June
July...
August
September
October
November
December. J
1935—Total
January
February
March
April. -
May
June
July
August
September-
October.
November
December
1936—Total .
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.
1937—Total 3 months
January
February..
March
General relief program (cont'd)
Work relief
Total1
$1, 489,187,537
1, 477, 590,013
257, 297, 450
18, 720,182
21, 445, 385
25,569,154
24,983, 926
25, 712, 370
23,160, 431
21, 602, 260
23,811, 133
21, 967, 819
24, 828, 385
21, 848,129
3,648, 282
582, 224, 429
1, 561, 269
1, 706, 980
3,406, 235
43, 460,033
53, 301, 847
55,196, 304
60, 693,851
71, 209,885
64, 531, 255
69, 032, 376
80, 054,016
78,070, 378
638,068,128
86, 368, 479
75, 776,035
74, 552, 785
73,937, 621
78,003, 977
67, 816, 378
66, 674,397
49, 569, 433
28,018, 758
23,275,017
11,070, 451
3. 004, 797
10,152, 741
1,573,051
1,024, 824
988,230
1,006, 301
950, 862
778,903
774, 242
636, 703
649,964
642, 792
529,300
597, 569
1,444,783
541,469
451,670
451,644
Earnings
Total
Relief
persons
$1,349, 662, 699
1,339, 372,143
257, 297, 456
18, 720,182
21, 445, 385
25, 569,154
24,983,926
25, 712, 370
23,160, 431
21,602, 260
23,811,133
21,967, 819
24, 828, 385
21,848,129
3, 648, 282
514, 507, 906
1, 561, 269
1, 706, 980
3,406,235
39, 846, 721
48, 774,147
48, 443,189
53, 291,723
61,905,257
55,994,658
60, 235, 399
70, 427, 299
68,915,029
567, 566, 781
78,036,314
68, 834,312
67,063, 280
66, 576,383
69, 630, 210
59, 956, 854
58, 880,179
43,478, 068
23, 793, 933
19,921, 635
9, 347, 567
2, 048,046
8, 847,484
1,203,893
894,732
863, 877
871,939
741,678
709,350
722,851
588, 550
601,562
599,192
499, 489
552,371
1, 342,972
517,923
426, 826
398,223
$1, 237,857, 726
1,229,699, 107
257, 297, 456
18, 720,182
21,445,385
25,569,154
24,983,926
26, 712,370
23,160, 431
21,602,260
23, 811, 133
21, 967, 819
24, 828, 385
21,848,129
3. 648, 282
457,055,624
1,561,269
1, 706, 980
3,406,235
33,694, 574
42, 661, 704
42,392,899
47,310,920
54, 875,037
50,403,695
53,997,136
63,023,119
62,022, 056
515,346,027
70, 830,997
62, 798,669
61,802,660
61,280,483
63,492, 199
54,329,154
53,094, 437
38,954, 568
21,148,088
17, 774, 881
8,255,800
1,584,091
6,977,788
879, 915
701,559
681,507
673,600
578,957
566,941
608, 649
494,930
465,129
467, 472
394, 391
464, 738
1, 180,831
422, 316
386, 887
371,628
Nonrellef
persons
$111,704,873
$139,624,938
109, 673, 036
57, 452, 282
6,152,147
6,112,443
6,050, 290
5, 980, 803
7,030,220
5,590,963
6,238.263
7, 404,180
6,892,973
52, 220, 754
7, 205, 317
6,035, 643
5. 260, 620
5, 295,900
6,138,011
5, 627, 700
5, 785, 742
4, 523, 500
2,645,845
2, 146, 754
1,091,767
463,955
1,869,696
323,978
193,173
182,370
198,339
162,721
142,409
114,202
91,620
136,433
131,720
105, 098
87,633
162,141
95,607
39,939
26. 595
Purchase
of
materials,
supplies,
and
equipment
138,217,870
67, 716, 523
3,613,312
4,527,700
6.753,115
7, 402,128
9,304.628
8. 536, 597
8,796.977
9,626, 717
9,155,349
70,501,347
8,332,165
6,941,723
7, 489,505
7,361,238
8,373,767
7, 859, 524
7,794.218
6.091,365
4, 224,825
3,353, 382
1,722,884
956, 751
1,305,257
369,158
130,092
124, 353
134, 362
209,184
69,553
51,391
50,153
48,402
43,600
29, 811
45,198
101,811
23.546
24, 844
53, 421
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
SUMMARY OF PROG It AM STATISTICS • 83
Table 29.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emergency
Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure *—Concluded
Monthly, January 1933-Mauch 1937
Continental United States
Period
Special programs 0
All other D
Total
Emer¬
gency
education
College
student
aid
Rural
rehabili¬
tation
Transients
$214, 658, 372
$35,013, 630
$14, 915, 200
$58, 212,669
$106, 516,873
$550,161,735
Total, 1933-1935
209,192, 484
34,642, 387
14,915, 200
58,212,669
101,422, 228
450,114,179
1933—Total _ ..
6,011, 791
444,084
2,533
5,565, 174
46,151, 314
326, 302
327, 712
420, 048
334, 568
335,306
322, 391
338,811
316,043
328, 605
459,021
788,945
1,714,039
326, 302
327, 712
420, 048
334, 568
335,306
322, 391
338, 811
316, 043
328, 605
455, 270
724, 331
1, 335, 787
2,968, 320
3,174,110
3,745, 516
3, 407, 488
3, 494, 884
3, 752, 374
3, 361,023
3, 819, 413
3, 971, 783
4, 304, 537
4, 785, 022
5, 366, 844
July..-
3,.751
64, 614
375, 719
2, 533
1934—Total
73, 703, 745
13, 538, 923
7, 775, 797
9, 334, 730
43, 054, 295
171, 788, 369
3,198, 522
3, 917, 059
5, 218, 761
5,155, 608
5, 769,161
5,124, 552
4, 781, 389
5, 615,188
6, 352,585
8, 629, 760
9, 648, 803
10, 292, 357
1,172, 884
1, 525, 459
1, 683,189
1,350, 378
906, 932
421, 298
404, 622
609, 285
621, 972
1, 234, 635
1, 741, 034
1, 867, 235
20, 659, 380
19,059
310, 767
837, 406
950, 220
948, 286
287,443
2,006, 579
2,080, 833
2, 698, 166
2, 850, 453
3, 294, 474
3, 179, 704
3, 542, 920
4,091,115
4,033, 543
4, 823, 292
5,010, 837
5, 442, 379
5, 344, 647
5, 463, 923
6, 333, 351
8, 787, 240
15,142, 777
14, 927, 514
16, 432, 440
19,155, 457
18, 719, 310
20,152,843
20, 823,050
20, 505,817
4, 557
619,469
1, 236,107
833, 847
914, 788
1,149,972
1, 304, 241
1, 556, 738
1, 715,011
547,098
1,267, 592
1, 340,194
1, 267, 732
1935—Total
129,476, 948
7,136,870
48,877, 939
52, 802, 759
232,174, 496
11,473,550
12, 378, 953
17, 315, 626
21, 285, 783
20,922, 443
17, 266, 666
6,418,415
6, 805, 577
5,403, 246
4, 614, 330
3, 473, 499
2,118, 860
2, 421, 297
2,334, 649
2, 530,833
2, 459, 304
2,415, 258
1, 702, 965
1, 507,377
1,838, 919
I, 213,145
989, 580
849, 410
396, 643
1, 345, 567
1, 346, 573
1,378, 264
1, 384, 995
1, 297, 419
384, 052
2,017,760
3, 776, 967
8, 091, 399
12, 403, 214
12,108, 360
10, 480, 239
5,688, 926
4, 920, 764
5, 315,130
5,038, 270
5,101, 406
4, 699, 410
4, 911, 038
4, 966, 658
4,190,101
3, 624, 750
2, 624, 089
1, 722, 217
22, 487, 239
20, 957, 044
22, 045, 305
22, 083, 496
23, 373, 364
22, 251, 284
22,162, 575
20, 030, 238
16,139,128
15,955, 015
13,137,460
11, 552, 348
1936—Total
4, 955, 364
360,877
4, 594, 487
82, 967,373
1,112, 200
739,164
625, 756
432, 318
366, 645
305, 894
252,997
224,930
218, 287
214,127
213, 245
249, 801
102,274
55, 050
45, 884
32, 400
35, 919
29, 243
24, 574
16, 360
6, 384
6, 372
4,213
2, 204
1, 009, 926
684,114
579, 872
399, 918
330, 726
276, 651
228,423
208, 570
211,903
207, 755
209, 032
247, 597
10,111,345
8,411,095
8,070, 055
7, 571, 487
7, 039, 048
6, 707, 558
6, 300,083
6, 004, 335
5, 732, 045
5,872, 486
5, 474, 936
5, 672, 900
April
July
1937—Total 3 months
510, 524
10, 366
500,158
17,080,183
222,631
146, 641
141, 252
2,739
3,941
3, 686
219,892
142, 700
137, 566
5, 622, 926
5, 720, 246
5, 737, 011
February
March
A Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» Does not include rental of equipment, team and truck bire.orother items described in footnote D. Does
not include costs of nonrelief earnings, materials, and other nonrelief costs prior to April 1934.
° Data represent total obligations incurred for the programs.
° Data include miscellaneous expenses of the emergency work relief program, such as rental of equip¬
ment and team and truck hire; purchases of office supplies and equipment; administrative costs of general
relief; expenses of miscellaneous emergency activities; and other services and charges.
84 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
From the end of the active period of the Civil Works program in
March 1934 until the middle of 1935 when the WPA began its opera¬
tions, the amounts incurred for earnings of persons employed on
emergency work relief projects nearly equaled direct relief payments.
As the WPA program expanded, emergency work relief projects were
curtailed and many work relief cases were given direct relief pending
their transfer to the WPA. This resulted in an increase in the amount
of direct relief at the same time that substantial declines occurred in
the total amounts of general relief extended monthly. After the end
of 1935 most of the obligations were incurred for direct relief (82
percent of the $663,000,000 incurred during the 15-month period).
Such obligations as were incurred for work relief and special programs
amounted to relatively little and were financed almost entirely from
balances of previous FERA grants. (All United States totals for the
period after 1935 are partly estimated.)
Fluctuations from month to month in the amounts of obligations
incurred for emergency relief were greatly influenced by the major
factors, such as changes in the trend of unemployment, transfers to
CWA and later to WPA projects, and emergency needs resulting from
severe drought, that have already been discussed in connection with
changes in the number of recipients under the general relief and special
relief programs. Usually the series representing amounts of relief
extended to cases (direct relief and earnings of relief persons as shown
in Table 29) moved in the same direction as the case series, but there
was a general tendency, until the middle of 1935, for the rate of change
in the two series to vary as relief allowances were increased. Average
amounts per case, however, were affected in their turn by a variety
of factors which are discussed in an earlier section (Chapter III) of
this bulletin and also in a separate monograph on this subject.1 Ma¬
terials and nonrelief labor used in connection with the emergency work
relief program caused a considerable increase in the total amount of
obligations incurred during the period when it was in operation.
Administration
Total administrative costs of the general relief and special emer¬
gency relief programs for the period from July 1933 through December
1935 amounted to $395,804,000 or 10.7 percent of the total amount
of obligations incurred for these programs. These administrative
costs are shown by six-month periods in Table 30. Amounting to
between $25,000,000 and some $120,000,000 during these six-month
periods, administrative costs represented between 7 and 13 percent
of the total obligations incurred for the general relief and special
i Enid Baird and Hugh P. Brinton, Average General Relief Benefits, 1938-1938, op. est.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM STATISTICS . 85
Table 30.—Number of Persons Employed in Administration .of the General Relief and
Special Emergency Relief Programs and Amount of Obligations Incurred for
Administrative Purposes A
Six-Month Periods, July 1933-Decemrer 1935
Continental United States
Period
Number of
persons
Obligations incurred
Total
Administrative
Amount
Percent of
total
$3, 699, 654,363
$395, 803, 873
10.7
1983
(»)
125, 506
159, 311
185, 759
97, 335
375,185, 421
552, 783, 457
937, 078, 302
1,118,148, 547
716, 458, 636
25, 868, 496
54, 888, 165
101, 685, 911
120, 209,968
93,151, 333
6.9
9.9
10.9
10.8
13.0
198 6
1986
« Figures on number of persons represent total employment on the last pay roll ending during the six
month period; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
■ Data not available.
emergency relief programs. During the period when these activities
were at their height (the 12 months ending with June 1935) approxi¬
mately $222,000,000, representing about 11 percent of the total, was
obligated for administrative purposes.
By far the largest part of the costs of administration were the earn¬
ings of administrative personnel. These represented about 79 per¬
cent of the obligations incurred for administration during the period
from July 1934 through December 1935. The numbers of persons
employed in administration during the various months of this period
ranged between 97,000 and 186,000, including relief persons employed
on administrative projects who seldom, however, represented as
much as 20 percent of the total administrative employment.
The relative amounts of funds spent for administration differed
considerably in individual states (see Appendix Table XVII). This
variation is due to a combination of a number of different factors
among which are differences in the density of the relief population
and in the policies of local agencies concerning the frequency and
thoroughness of investigation. Differences also existed in the amount
of planning and direction of work relief and special program activities.
Furthermore, since the amount of payments to relief cases made up
the greater part of the total costs upon which the percentage of
administrative costs were based, variations in the amounts extended
per family or per case affected to a considerable extent the relation
of administrative costs to the total costs of the program. The per-
86 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
rentage of administrative costs tended to be highest in the states in
which average relief benefits were lowest.
Variations in administrative cost ratios are strongly influenced by
the extent of investigation work undertaken by social service staff's.
The social workers, who represented roughly half the administrative
personnel,* investigated some 17,000,000 applications during the 22-
month period for which data are available. Initially, the investiga¬
tion of a case that was subsequently rejected entailed as much time
and expense as one accepted for aid. Ultimately, however, the cost
of investigating the 4,000,000 or more cases that were rejected was
compensated many times over by the saving in total relief costs.
Sources of Funds
The act creating the FERA and making the first appropriations for
its operation authorized a considerable portion of the funds to be
granted to the states on a matching basis under which the Federal
grant was limited to one-third of the amount of public funds spent
for emergency relief in the state during the preceding three months.
Although subsequent appropriations contained no specific matching
limitations on Federal grants, the FERA always required that state
and local agencies contribute as much as possible toward the financing
of emergency relief activities. The amounts of local and state funds
made available for these purposes varied considerably from month to
month but at no time did they represent less than 21 percent of the
total (Table 31).
Obligations incurred from Federal funds (including advances made
to the states by the RFC) during the three years from 1933 through
1935 amounted to about $2,918,000,000 or almost 71 percent of the
total obligations of $4,119,000,000 incurred for general relief and
special emergency relief programs in that period. During the next
15 months Federal funds were of relatively little importance, repre¬
senting only 5 percent of the $663,000,000 obligated between January
1936 and March 1937. The amounts of Federal funds fluctuated
rather widely from month to month during the period of active
FERA participation. In general, however, they showed a steady
increase except while the Civil Works program was in active operation
(November 1933 through March 1934) and after WPA projects began
in 1935. In spite of the decrease in the last half of 1935 when final
FERA grants to the states were being determined, the total Federal
funds for that year were almost three times as great as in 1933.
i a special study made of all state relief administrations in October 1934 indicated that the persons han¬
dling applications, determining eligiblity. and certifying persons for work relief represented 47 percent of
the administrative personnel and their salaries accounted for 45 percent of total administrative salaries.
Chart 9
TOTAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED FOR GENERAL RELIEF AND
SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BY SOURCE OF FUNDS
January 1933 — March 1937
Millions
of dollars
200
Millions
of dollars
200
1934
1935
Percent
100
Percent
1933
Bosed on table 31
1936
•37
WPA
100
80
60
40
20
0
3917
87
88
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 31.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds 4
Monthly, January 1033-Marcii 1937
Continental United Stated
Period
Tots!, 1933-1935.
1933 Total
January...
February.
March .
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
Deoember.
1984—Total
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November-
December..
1936—Total.
January...
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December..
1936—Total.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October....
November.
December
Grand total
1937 Total 3 months
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
Amount
Percent
of total
Amount
Percent
of total
$4,782,026,808
$2,953,158,121
61.8
$886,148, 331
18. 5
$942,719, 356
19.7
4, 119,004,631
2,917, 787, 365
70.9
520, 359, 481
12.6
680, 857, 785
16.5
794, 635, 689
493,082, 399
62.1
104, 655, 202
13.1
196,798,088
24.8
61,860,846
66, 909, 021
80, 596, 836
72,952, 720
70, 738, 909
66,291,936
35,162,430
39,767,066
50, 724, 757
44,873,061
46.111,245
43,709,619
56.8
59.4
62.9
61.5
65.2
65.9
5,881,018
6,102,639
6,065,232
8,721,557
7,742,305
6,820, 529
9.5
9.1
7.5
12.0
10.9
10.3
20,817, 398
21,039, 316
23,806,847
19,358,102
16,885,359
15,761, 788
33.7
31.5
29.6
26.5
23.9
23.8
60,100,820
61,986,206
59, 294. 516
65,390,654
71,645,479
66, 767, 748
38,907,767
41,966,663
38,034,458
42,049,114
43,113,100
28, 663.119
64.7
67.7
64.1
64.3
60.2
50.5
6,233,697
7,155, 896
9, 362, 583
9,061,629
14.591,454
16, 916, 663
10.4
11.6
15 8
13.9
20.4
29.8
14, 959, 3.56
12,863,647
11,897,475
14,279, 911
13,940, 925
11,187,964
24.9
20.8
20.1
21.8
19.4
19.7
1,489,861,759
1,066, 551,303
71.6
189, 421, 902
12.7
233,888,554
15.7
55,084, 536
67,771, 392
70,656,108
113,622,274
129,249, 774
126, 399, 373
29, 753,401
24. 921.342
32,475.139
84,941,974
95,212,475
91,269, 597
54.0
43.2
46.0
74.8
73.7
72.2
15, 868, 676
22,896,112
25, 776, 875
14,132, 315
12, 859,094
12, 359,120
28.8
39.6
36.5
12.4
9.9
9.8
9,462,459
9,953, 938
12,404.094
14, 547,985
21,178, 205
22,770.656
17.2
17.2
17.5
12 8
16 4
18.0
132,165, 948
150,621,191
142,612,297
157, 458,139
173, 785, 308
180,435,419
95,878,737
113,235,529
108,647,201
121,870,780
134,276, 305
134,068,823
72.5
75.2
76.2
77.4
77.3
74.3
12,632, 797
12,059,957
11,262,835
13,416,204
15,625, 785
20, 532,132
9.6
8.0
7.9
8.5
9.0
11.4
23, 654,414
25,325,705
22. 702.261
22,171,155
23,883,218
25,834.464
17.9
16.8
16 9
14.1
13.7
14 3
1,834,607,183
1,358,153, 663
74.0
226,282,377
12.3
250,171,143
13.7
197,929,424
181,972,977
189,441,075
189,328,281
189,406,878
170,069,912
147,947,056
142, 379,810
146, 485,846
142,343, 304
143,873,411
129,951,765
74.8
78.2
77.3
75.2
76.0
78.4
23,217,306
16, 522, 378
18,470, 726
23, 732, 712
20,110,638
18,036,666
11.7
9.1
9.8
12.5
10.6
10.6
26, 765,062
23.073, 789
24,484,503
23,252,265
25,422,829
22,081,481
13.5
12 7
12 9
12 3
13.4
13.0
160,974,388
147, 830, 693
121,282, 216
121,086,850
96, 294,031
69,990,459
123,470,191
111,602,214
89,467,839
85,391,783
63,400,214
31,843,230
76. 7
75.5
73.8
70.5
66.5
45.5
15, 305, 373
17,002,779
15, 514, 387
19,296.037
16, 626, 232
22, 447,143
9.5
11.5
12.8
15.9
17.5
32.1
22,198,824
19.225.700
16,299,989
16,399,030
15,267,585
15, 700, 086
13.8
13.0
13.4
13.6
16.0
22.4
528, 232,160
33,114,396
6.3
290, 267, 292
54.9
204,850,472
388
69, 837, 504
56,331,675
53, 557, 449
48,406,634
42, 754, 667
40, 408, 946
10,910, 736
5,627,094
3,013, 873
2,900, 357
2,234, 746
1, 707, 524
18.2
10.0
5.6
6.0
5.2
4.2
30, 663, 290
30, 532,143
30, 940, 483
27, 445, 882
23,600,115
22, 976, 013
51.3
54.2
57.8
56.7
55.2
56.9
18,263.478
20,172,438
19, 603,093
18,060,395
16,919, 806
15,725,409
30.5
35.8
36.6
37.3
39.6
38.9
37, 549, 293
36, 050, 200
36,192,107
36,983,886
37,757,018
42. 402, 781
1,429,867
1,155, 979
1,256, 729
951,299
835,972
1,090, 220
3.8
3.2
3.5
2.6
2.2
2.6
20,443,611
19,631,382
19, 620, 066
20, 181,077
20, 944, 691
23, 288, 539
54. 5
54.5
54.2
54.6
55.5
54.9
15,675,815
15. 262. 839
15,315,312
15,851,510
15,976, 355
18,024,022
41.7
42.3
42 3
42.8
42.3
42 5
134,790,017
2, 256,360
1.7
75, 522, 558
56.0
57,011,099
42.3
43, 853. 790
45,192, 160
45. 744. 067
974, 505
687,305
594, 550
2.2
1.5
1.3
23, 769, 748
25,560,445
26. 192. 365
54.2
56.6
57.3
19.109. 537
18,944,410
18.9.57.152
43.6
41.9
41.4
January
February..
March
' Partly estimated, see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
Chart 10
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED FOR GENERAL RELIEF
AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FROM FEDERAL FUNDS
Cumulated, January 1933 - December 1935
Percentage from Federal funds:
35.0- 49.9
50.0- 59.9
60.0 - 69.9
70.0 - 79.9
80.0- 89.9
IH 90.0 and over
Source; Based on appendix table XVIII
WPA 3918
90 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FEIIA
The monthly amounts of state funds made available increased
rapidly after the lirst half of 1933 although in total they represented
only about one-eighth of all the funds used in the three-year period
ending with 1935. The sums contributed annually by the states
continued to rise throughout this period; the state total for 1934 was
substantially larger than that for 1933, and the amount made available
in 1935 was more than twice the 1933 total. Nevertheless, the rela¬
tive importance of state funds remained about the same in each of the
three years. With the return of responsibility for general relief to
states and localities, however, state funds continued to increase in
actual amount as well as in proportion to the total. They represented
over half of the total obligations incurred for relief purposes not only
for the 15-month period as a whole but also for each month from
January 1936 through March 1937.
Local funds obligated for relief purposes increased slightly in abso¬
lute amounts during each of the three years from 1933 through 1935,
although they represented progressively smaller percentages of the
total of all public funds used for emergency relief. Much of the
increase in amounts was due to sponsors' contributions of materials,
equipment, and nonrelief labor on emergency work relief projects.
With the gradual discontinuation of these projects in the latter part
of 1935 the actual amount of local funds declined although they con¬
stituted an increasingly large proportion of the total. (At this time
local sponsors began to contribute to the newly organized WPA
projects.) Local funds made available for general relief extended
to cases increased substantially after the WPA program began.
The total amounts obligated from Federal, state, and local funds
are shown by months in Table 31. Appendix Table XVIII presents
similar data by quarterly periods for states, and Table XV shows
cumulated obligations by source of funds for counties.
Chapter VI
RELIEF IN THE TERRITORIES
FeRA funds were made available for general relief and special
emergency relief programs in four territories and possessions of the
United States—Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands—
as well as in the continental United States. The problems to be met,
the organization and administration of the programs, and the trends
of operations differed somewhat from those in the states. The statis¬
tical record of program activities in the territories and possessions,
moreover, was not as detailed as it was for activities in the states.
On this account the numbers of cases and persons aided and the obliga¬
tions incurred for relief purposes in these areas are discussed separately
in this chapter and are not included in preceding chapters of this report.
Basic data for each of the territories and possessions are shown,
together with state data, in the appendix tables.
Most of the emergency relief activities financed with FERA funds
in the territories were carried on in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico had
more than three-fourths of the combined populations of the four
areas, which amounted to approximately 2,000,000 persons in 1930,
or slightly less than the population of Mississippi. Hawaii had a
little less than a fifth of the total, and Alaska and the Virgin Islands
together included less than 5 percent.
Emergency relief in Alaska and the Virgin Islands was administered
by officials who were primarily responsible for performing other gov¬
ernmental functions. In Alaska, for example, Federal District
judges, appointed by the Governor in his capacity of emergency
relief administrator, acted as divisional administrators and carried
this work as part of their regular duties. Expenditures were author¬
ized by the judges through United States Commissioners in the
various communities. In Hawaii and Puerto Rico special emergency
relief administrations were established by action of the governor or
the territorial legislature. The FERA took over the administration
91
92 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
of relief in each of these four areas in the fall of 1935 in accordance
with the enabling provisions of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of
1933.1 This arrangement continued as long as FERA funds remained
available. After the termination of FERA activities, existing or
newly created relief agencies became responsible for the administration
of general relief in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands. In Puerto
Rico, responsibility for relief and work relief was taken over by the
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration which was created in
May 1935.
GENERAL RELIEF
The general relief program, to an even greater extent in the terri¬
tories and possessions than in the states, represented the chief method
by which aid was extended to the needy unemployed. The total
number of cases receiving general relief reached a peak of nearly
133,000 in July 1934, when approximately one-third of the population
of the four areas was aided, and approached that figure again in the
early months of 1935 (Table 32). Wide fluctuations occurred from
month to month and year to year, however, particularly in Alaska
and Puerto Rico. The low point for the period prior to 1936 occurred
in August 1933 when less than 4,000 cases received relief. Even
smaller numbers were aided in most of the months after June 1936,
when emergency relief in Puerto Rico was discontinued. Throughout
the period, figures for Puerto Rico represented the bulk of the com¬
bined figures for the territories and possessions.
The total number of general relief cases declined from March through
August 1933 as a result, in part at least, of increased seasonal employ¬
ment. Then the trend was reversed, and the total number of cases
receiving relief continued to increase through February 1934, despite
the fact that work relief was almost entirely discontinued during the
most active periods of the Civil Works program (January, February,
and March 1934). In the Virgin Islands the rise was apparently due
to the purchase and distribution of commodities by the emergency
relief administration to cases receiving no other form of emergency
relief. Work relief increased rapidly again following the discontinua¬
tion of the Civil Works program and the number receiving work relief
in the territories and possessions as a group exceeded the number
receiving only direct relief in many of the months thereafter.
In September 1934, a serious fire occurred in Nome, Alaska, and
work relief projects were set up to clear away the debris. Direct
relief was also expanded greatly to aid those left homeless by the disas¬
ter. The number of cases continued to increase rapidly through March
1 See p. 6.
RELIEF IN THE TERRITORIES
Table 32.—Number of Resident Cases and Persons Receiving Relief under the General
Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs *
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Territories and Possessions
Month
Cases
Total
General relief
Special
pro¬
grams
Total
General
relief
Total
Direct
relief only
Work
relief B
18,151
12,048
6,103
80,194
80,194
15,995
10, 336
5, 659
68, 747
68, 747
19, 996
13, 229
6, 767
86, 395
86, 395
14, 270
9, 340
4, 930
65,858
65, 858
8,139
4,418
3, 721
36,857
36, 857
7, 976
4, 828
3,148
32, 999
32, 999
5, 605
3, 341
2, 264
18,419
18,419
3, 667
612
3,055
16, 873
16, 873
9, 473
5, 544
3, 929
43, 397
43, 397
33,810
24, 829
8,981
159, 091
159,091
58, 407
40, 564
17, 843
290, 445
290, 445
97,019
65,839
31,180
455,693
455,693
95, 290
95,178
112
459, 855
459, 865
117, 797
117, 693
104
564, 741
564, 741
95, 511
95, 409
102
451, 759
451, 759
56, 669
40, 054
16, 615
271,157
271,157
71,197
42, 961
28,236
336, 780
336, 780
62,460
36,088
26, 372
290,163
290,163
132, 662
101, 916
30, 746
672, 000
672, 000
72, 882
34, 789
38, 093
234
345, 945
345, 711
88, 647
35,854
52, 793
480
422, 411
421, 931
84,813
32, 988
51, 825
927
412, 051
411, 124
87, 788
43, 290
44, 498
948
408, 322
407. 374
99,175
54, 923
44, 252
780
475, 737
474, 957
128,464
67, 288
61,176
1,054
635, 304
633, 921
116,089
57, 745
58, 344
976
570, 804
569, 508
117, 284
64, 855
52, 429
1, 042
572, 525
571, 034
121,130
73, 880
47, 250
1,050
590, 832
589,194
116, 946
67, 358
49, 588
1,255
571, 851
569, 233
75, 312
28, 399
46, 913
850
365, 254
363, 272
70, 442
28,109
42, 333
259
335, 013
334, 754
81, 457
27, 672
53, 785
382
388, 074
387, 692
88, 822
28,113
60, 709
335
431, 695
431, 360
84, 703
27, 781
56, 922
405, 457
405, 457
78, 447
28,121
50, 326
517
373, 884
373, 367
84,405
28, 047
56, 358
959
401, 956
400, 997
80, 622
28, 203
52, 419
865
381, 359
380,494
62, 767
28,818
33, 949
197
287, 956
287, 759
64, 623
31, 661
32, 962
186
294, 275
294, 089
60,080
30, 008
30, 072
193
269, 609
269, 416
63, 816
33, 887
29, 929
180
291, 722
291, 542
79, 820
46, 406
33, 414
83
363, 270
363,187
4, 975
156
4,819
22,811
22,811
4, 910
185
4, 725
22, 066
22, 066
604
179
425
1,648
1,548
544
203
341
1,361
1,361
541
180
361
1,350
1,350
635
134
601
1,718
1,718
255
223
32
400
400
299
190
109
590
590
343
291
52
552
552
Persons
1933
January
February
March
April.
May._
June— ....
July.
August
September—
October
November
December.
1954
January
February.
March.
April
May.
June
July
August
September
October.
November..
December
1955
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November...
December
1937
January
February.
March...
18,151
15, 995
19, 996
14, 270
8,139
7, 976
5, 605
3, 667
9, 473
33, 810
58,407
97,019
95, 290
117, 797
95, 511
56, 669
71,197
62,460
132, 662
73,116
89,127
85, 740
88, 736
99, 955
129, 518
117,065
118, 326
122,180
118, 201
76,162
70, 701
81,839
89,157
84, 703
78, 964
85, 364
81,487
62,964
64,809
60, 273
63, 996
79, 903
4, 975
4, 910
604
544
541
635
255
299
343
A Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» Includes work relief cases receiving supplementary direct relief as well as those receiving work relief only.
94 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
1935 and, after sharp declines during the summer months, rose again
in the winter of 1930. During subsequent months the trend was
downward until the discontinuation of emergency relief in March 1937.
A large number of the work relief cases in the Virgin Islands were
employed on projects operated and supervised by the Virgin Islands
Company, a Federal corporation formed in April 1934 to aid in effect¬
ing the economic rehabilitation of the Islands. Funds for the pur¬
chase of land and buildings for the operation of an agricultural and
industrial plant on the island of St. Croix were allotted to the Virgin
Islands Company by the Public Works Administration. FERA funds
were granted for the employment of workers on work relief projects on
property of the company.
In Puerto Rico the number of work relief cases declined sharply
from January through June 1936 when all general relief was dis¬
continued. Both the reduction and the subsequent discontinuation
of relief reflected the increase in employment under the Puerto Rico
Reconstruction Administration. This administration, under the terms
of the executive order creating it, administered a relief and work relief
progi'am.2 Employment on the projects began in October 1935 and
expanded rapidly during the first part of 1936.
Some of the activities conducted in Puerto Rico under the general
relief program of the emergency relief administration were in many
ways similar to the rural rehabilitation programs set up in the states.
Although a rural rehabilitation corporation had been organized there,
it never functioned, and in its place rural assistance was provided
through demonstration plantings, home and community garden proj¬
ects, projects for the eradication of insect pests, and other activities
conducted as work division projects. Seed and fertilizer were given
to relief cases as direct relief to enable them to raise produce for their
own needs.
The trend of relief was much more stable in Hawaii than in any of
the other areas. Except for the four months from July through Octo¬
ber 1933 and the first three months of 1934 the number of cases aided
never dropped below 3,000, and during the remainder of the period
from April 1934 through August 1936, when emergency relief in
Hawaii was discontinued, the number fluctuated generally between
4,000 and the peak of nearly 6,000 which was reached in May 1934.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
No special emergency relief programs were conducted in the terri¬
tories prior to August 1934 and at no time did the number of cases
aided under them reach 2,000. The college student aid program was
* Executive Order No. 7057, issued May 28, 1935.
RELIEF IN THE TERRITORIES . 95
operated in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and emergency educa¬
tion work was undertaken in Puerto Rico. Although a rural rehabili¬
tation corporation was set up in Hawaii late in 1934, the program
did not function extensively; only a few hundred cases were aided at
the height of its activity. Similarly, in Puerto Rico a corporation was
set up but not developed, as has already been mentioned. Special pro¬
grams as such were not undertaken in the Virgin Islands. Related proj¬
ects were operated there, however, under the general relief program.
The outstanding special activity in Alaska was the Matanuska
Valley Resettlement project, initiated in March 1935. Under this
project about 200 relief families were taken from stranded population
areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and given a chance to
become self-sustaining in the fertile Matanuska Valley of Alaska.
Transients from the West Coast were sent ahead of the colonists to
aid in clearing the land and building houses. Transportation of the
selected groups took place in May of that year. Each settler was
assigned a tract of land on which a house was put up and was given
farming equipment; payments for these items were to be made over
a period of 30 years. The project was initiated under the FERA
rural rehabilitation program and jurisdiction over it was subsequently
transferred to the Department of the Interior. Obligations in¬
curred from FERA funds for this activity are included in Table 42.
AMOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS INCURRED
A total of about $37,198,000 was obligated for emergency relief in
the four territories and possessions during the period January 1933
through March 1937. This is to be compared with $4,782,000,000
obligated in the continental United States during the same period.
About two-thirds of the total obligations in the territories and pos¬
sessions represented general relief extended to cases either as direct
relief or as work relief earnings.
The trend in obligations incurred in the territories and possessions
differed considerably from the trend in case load, as a result chiefly
of the effect of the work relief and special programs. Monthly obli¬
gations did not reach $1,000,000 until August 1934, but continued in
excess of that amount until June 1936 when the peak amount of
$1,578,000 was obligated. With the transfer of responsibility for
relief in Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administra¬
tion in the following month, however, the monthly total obligations
dropped to roughly a fifth of the June total and the trend continued
generally downward until March 1937.
In the individual areas the trends differed considerably and peak
obligations were incurred at different times. The peak month for
96 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 33.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure*
Monthly, January 1933-Marcii 1937
Territories and Possessions
Period
Grand total .
1933—Total ...
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June —
July
August
September
October
November.
December
1936—Total
January
February
March
April
M ay
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936—Total.
January.
February
March
April
May
June...
July
August .
September .
October
November
December
1937—Total 3months.
January.
February
March —
Orand
total
General relief program
Total"
Direct
relief
Work relief
Total ■
F.arnlngs
Purchases
of ma¬
terials,
supplies,
and
equip¬
ment
Total
Relief
persons
Non-
relief
persons
$528,619
$37,198, 322
$29,115,118
$5, 833,065
$23, 282,053
$19,596,266
$19,067,647
$3,685,787
2,093, 513
1,932,556
776,821
1,155, 735
1, 155,735
1,155, 735
142, 524
150,280
182, 226
130, 054
86, 523
104, 756
87,018
75,293
106, 468
190,841
319,984
517, 546
10, 424, 976
134, 610
143, 549
173, 527
123,096
83, 446
100,360
86,192
72,158
95,454
171,688
289,380
459,196
9,052,448
62,772
61,289
76,166
44, 401
24,758
34, 459
37, 721
6,337
20, 740
70,171
124, 218
213, 789
2, 250, 919
71, 738
82,260
97, 361
78, 695
58,688
65,901
48,471
65, 821
74, 714
101, 517
165,162
245,407
6,801, 529
71, 738
82 260
97, 361
78, 695
58,688
65,901
48, 471
65,821
74, 714
101, 517
165,162
245,407
5,621,820
71,738
82260
97, 361
78, 695
58,688
65,901
48,471
65.821
74, 714
101, 517
165, 162
245,407
5,607,941
13,879
1,179,709
369, 678
539,162
333,067
743, 642
916, 385
825,668
885, 644
1,015,156
1,312, 245
1,209,095
1,045, 328
1,229,906
15, 927, 693
304, 454
448,042
223,316
531, 515
845, 730
753,667
811,494
909,313
1,174,477
1,078, 417
902,323
1,069, 700
11,408,208
303,689
446, 639
221,490
138,923
157, 799
130,960
253,720
125, 235
123, 129
112,283
112,584
124,468
1,538,603
765
1,403
1, 826
392, 592
687,931
622, 707
557,774
784,078
1,051, 348
966,134
789, 739
945, 232
9,869, 605
765
1, 403
1,826
325, 349
579,812
570, 858
507,725
652 983
782 593
816.928
622 618
758.960
8, 287, 036
765
1,403
1,826
325,349
578,823
569,660
506,319
649.951
780,664
814, 563
621.050
757,568
7,953,921
989
1.198
1,406
3,032
1,929
2365
1.568
1,392
333,115
67,243
108,119
51,849
50,049
131,095
268,755
149,206
167,121
186,272
1,582 569
1,346,398
1,381,561
1,381,004
1,344,885
1,443, 049
1, 367, 222
1,092.798
1,352,709
1,537, 874
1,105,146
1,106, 729
1,468,318
8, 674, 973
955,653
971, 548
911,157
908,449
963,199
900,590
727, 276
975, 823
1, 095, 527
907, 192
883,686
1,208, 108
6,699,883
116,070
117,047
157, 926
138,461
140, 389
140,813
114, 176
121.037
130, 709
99, 859
125, 076
137, 040
1,245, 787
839,583
854,501
763,231
769,988
822, 810
759, 777
613, 100
854, 786
964, 818
807,333
758, 610
1,071,068
5, 454,096
710,372
704.981
644,107
638.200
670, 859
614, 828
518, 970
719, 599
732 406
787,487
712912
832,285
4,530,253
703,366
686,539
614, 713
605,952
633,889
,588,543
490,158
681, 759
702 863
752 625
687,501
806,013
4,348, 628
7.006
18,442
29,394
32 248
36,970
26,285
28,812
37,840
29,543
34,862
25,441
26,272
181,625
129,211
149, 520
109,124
131,788
151, 951
144, 949
94,130
135,187
232412
19,846
45,668
238,783
923,843
1,318,845
1, 225, 095
1, 408, 942
1,254, 269
1,174, 182
1,577,986
361, 331
260, 191
32,388
16, 035
27,611
18, 098
77, 167
1,048, 553
931,793
1,138,010
1,015,589
952, 416
1,055,928
268,439
226,244
31, 757
10,029
13, 760
7, 366
22,023
114, 189
120,388
235, 072
208, 818
216.683
313.684
7,253
7,298
7,052
7,317
4,656
3, 377
20, 935
934, 364
811,405
902,938
806,771
735, 733
742, 244
261,186
218, 946
24, 705
2,712
9, 104
3,988
1,088
836, 364
664,966
632 394
657, 325
599, 425
680,604
242, 272
205,100
2, 615
2,829
2,391
3,968
1,422
807,306
641,971
611,401
629,223
577,063
659,140
222 569
188,291
2 476
2,829
2,391
3,968
1,422
29,058
22 995
20,993
28,102
22 362
21,464
19,703
16,809
139
98,000
146,439
270, 544
149,446
136,308
61,640
18,914
13,846
22 090
o-l!7
6,713
20
o-334
19, 302 7, 034
46, 210 6, 649
11,6551 8,340
6, 799
6, 160
7, 976
235
489
364
235
806
381
235
806
381
o-317
o-17
(Concluded on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
RELIEF IN THE TERRITORIES • 97
Table 33.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Object of Expenditure •—Concluded
Monthly. Januaiiy 1933-March 1937
Territories and Possessions
Period
Qrand total _
1933—Total.
January
February...
March
April.
May..
June..
July.
August
September.
October
November.
December..
1934—Total
January
February...
March
April
May.
June
July..
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1936—Total
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September-
October
November..
December. _
1936—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June..
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months-
January...
February.
March
Special programs »
Total
$541,175
110,499
12,949
7,471
29,461
29,607
31,011
349, 059
33, 945
33, 592
35,328
35, 914
37, 582
32, 459
16, 566
18, 823
23, 367
2,447
25,857
53,179
81,617
24,018
11,412
15,042
13,183
11, 248
6,714
Emergency
education
$476,444
College
student
aid
$47, 512
91,328
12,949
4,876
24,238
24,207
25,058
303,499
27,
25,
27,
27,
26,
28,
16,
18,
23,
2,
25,
53,
81,
24,018
11,412
15,042
13,183
11, 248
6,714
19,171
2,595
5,223
5,400
5,953
28,341
5,038
5,634
5, 654
5,591
6, 291
133
Rural
rehabili¬
tation
$17,219
17, 219
1,174
2,023
1,901
2, 879
5,071
4,171
All other 1
4 Partly estimated; see notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» Does not include rental of equipment, team and truck hire, or other items described in footnote E.
Does not include cost of nonrelief earnings, materials, and other nonrelief costs prior to April 1934.
0 Negative amount represents adjustment of prior months' obligations.
D Data represent total obligations incurred for the programs; see notes.
■ Data include miscellaneous expenses of the emergency work relief program, such as rental of equipment
and team and truck hire; purchases of office supplies and equipment; and administrative posts of general
relief; and other services and charges.
98 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FE11A
the territorial total was June 1936, but the high point for Puerto Rico
where the largest programs were operated was reached in September
1935 and in Hawaii the largest amount was obligated in April 1936.
The months of maximum operations in Alaska and the Virgin Islands
were January 1935 and May 1934, respectively. Of the total obli¬
gations incurred in the territories and possessions, nearly three-
quarters (74 percent) were incurred in Puerto Rico. Twenty-one
percent was used in Hawaii and the remainder was divided about
equally between the Virgin Islands and Alaska.
Nearly all the cost of relief in the territories and possessions
was carried by the Federal Government. Of the $37,198,000 in
obligations incurred, $35,612,000 or 96 percent represented Federal
funds, including some RFC funds allotted to Hawaii and Puerto Rico
prior to the initiation of the FERA under provisions of the Relief
and Construction Act of 1932. The remaining 4 percent was com¬
posed chiefly of territorial funds although small amounts of local
funds were available in some months.
Chapter VII
ANALYSIS OF FERA FUNDS
ThE FINANCIAL operations of the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration were closely related to certain other emergency
agencies created by the Federal Government to deal with various
aspects of the serious unemployment problem growing out of the
depression of the 1930's. During the FERA period most of the
Federal funds for relief, work relief, and public works were generally
made available by emergency appropriation acts, which authorized
and directed the President to determine the amounts to be allocated
to the several Federal agencies participating in these activities.
This practice permitted the direction of funds to points of greatest
immediate need. Because of the dynamic nature of the unemploy¬
ment problem it was impossible to predict the financial needs of each
agency for more than a short time in advance. As a consequence,
transfers of funds both to and from the FERA were numerous, and
the amounts actually available to this agency were usually sufficient
to last for only a few weeks or months.1
SOURCES OF FERA FUNDS
More than $3,250,000,000 was made available to the FERA under
the provisions of five different Acts of Congress, as shown in Table 34.
Only the first of these acts, the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933
which created the FERA, placed a definite amount at the immediate
disposal of the agency. This act authorized and directed the Recon¬
struction Finance Corporation to make $500,000,000 available to the
FERA.2 During January and February 1934, $88,960,000 of this
1 For a more detailed statement on FERA financing, see Arthur E. Burns, "Federal Financing of Emer¬
gency Relief," Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, February 1936, pp. 1-17.
1 The RFC itself had previously made advances to the states for relief purposes in 1932 and 1933 (see
pp. 3-4.
99
100 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
(
amount was transferred to the Civil Works Administration to supple¬
ment funds made available to it from other sources. FERA funds
were nearing exhaustion when the act of February 15, 1934, appro¬
priated a total of $950,000,000 to carry out the purposes of the Federal
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 and to continue the Civil Works
program. From this appropriation, $605,000,000 was allocated to
the FERA under three different executive orders.
Early in 1934, additional funds totaling $25,035,000 were transferred
to the FERA from the N1RA appropriation; $35,000 was made avail¬
able for self-help and cooperative activities and $25,000,000 for the
purchase of submarginal land. The latter account was transferred
to the Resettlement Administration on authority of Executive Order
7028, April 30, 1935.
The Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, which was
approved June 19, 1934, authorized the President to allocate funds to
the FERA from several different sources. Title II, paragraph 1,
appropriated $899,675,000 to be distributed by the President to the
FERA and other agencies; it also provided that not over $500,000,000
of the unobligated balances or savings in funds of the RFC and any
unobligated balances in appropriations (including allocations of
appropriations) of the PWA might, at the discretion of the President,
be transferred to the FERA. The FERA actually received $143,000,-
000 of the $899,675,000 appropriation. In addition, it received the
authorized maximum of $500,000,000 from RFC balances and
$262,000,000 from PWA balances, of which $114,000,000 had originally
been allocated to PWA from the new appropriation of $899,675,000
mentioned above and $148,000,000 was from funds appropriated for
public works by Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Title II, paragraph 2, of the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal
year 1935, appropriated $525,000,000 to be allocated by the President
for drought relief. The FERA, which cooperated with the Agricul¬
tural Adjustment Administration, the Farm Credit Administration,
and the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation in meeting the drought
emergency, received $223,590,000 for grants to states and $53,390,000
for use in the land program. Of the latter amount, $50,000,000 was
subsequently transferred to the Farm Credit Administration and the
remainder ($3,390,000) to the Resettlement Administration. The net
amount made available to the FERA under the several provisions of
the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, therefore totaled
$1,128,590,000, the largest amount received by the FERA under any
one act of Congress.
The last appropriation act from which the FERA received alloca¬
tions was the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, which
was approved on April 8, 1935. This act appropriated a total of
$4,000,000,000, plus certain unobligated balances from other appro-
Table 34.—Total FERA Appropriations, Allocations, Expenditures, and Unexpended Balance, by Appropriation Act
Cumulative through June 30, 1941
Appropriation or authorization
Total authori¬
zations or allo¬
cations
Reallocations
to other
agencies and
Presidential
rescissions
Reversions
to
Treasury
Unex¬
pended
balance,
June 30,
1941
Expenditures
Total
Grants to states
and territories *
Total
Central office
Adminis¬
tration 8
Expended
by other
agencies 0
Grand total
Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 (RFC
$3, 256, 405,045. 36
$177, 467, 266. 00
$291,170.32
$934.28
$3,078, 645, 674.76
$3,067, 600,196.17
$11,045,478. 59
$7, 651,449. 87
$3, 394,028. 72
500,000,000.00
605,000, 000. 00
25,035,000. 00
1,181, 980, 000. 00
143, 000, 000. 00
500, 000, 000.00
148, 000, 000.00
88, 960,000.00
934.28
411,039,065.72
604,859,107. 91
31, 267. 28
1,128, 549,770. 81
143,000, 000.00
499, 961, 598. 31
148,000,000.00
113, 999, 787. 47
223, 588,385.03
934,166,403.04
410, 690,000.00
602, 812,883. 32
349, 065. 72
2, 046, 284. 59
31, 267. 28
5, 348,076. 75
349, 065. 72
983, 488.43
31, 267. 28
3, 453, 586. 62
140,832.09
3, 732. 72
40, 229.19
1,062, 796.16
25, 000, 000. 00
53, 390, 000.00
Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year
1935—Total _
1,123, 201,694.06
143, 000,000.00
497, 548, 747. 63
148,000,000. 00
1, 894, 490.13
Title II, par. 1:
Appropriations for relief and other
38,401. 69
2, 412, 850. 68
1,628,120.28
784,730.40
PWA balances:
Balances of funds received under
NIRA
Balances of funds received under
Emergency Appropriation Act,
114,000,000.00
212.53
113, 259, 774. 28
221, 393,172.15
930, 895,618. 79
740, 013.19
2,195, 212.88
3, 270,784. 25
629,814. 20
1,195, 652.14
2, 834,041.82
110,198.99
999. 560 74
436,742.43
Title II, par. 2:
Appropriations for drought relief by
276,980, 000. 00
944, 390, 045. 36
53, 390, 000.00
10,117, 266.00
1, 614.97
106, 376. 32
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935..
>
>
►C
CD
CD
c
» Based on net disbursement records reflecting miscellaneous repayments and withdrawals of funds granted for settlement of state obligations by the oentral office. Total grants
based on authorization records amount to $3,067,694,752.00 as shown in Table 35.
» Includes $87,243.82 for freight and express in Federally administered states and liquidation of state obligations in the central office as follows: $4,795.37 by voucher payments,
$6,038.07 by certification of settlement from central office funds and $13,308.67 by certification of settlement from grants withdrawn from the states; the latter amount is included in
grants in Table 35. This column also includes $110,235.00 allocated to the Treasury for costs incident to disbursement of funds in Federally administered states.
« Includes funds for Public Health Survey, Census, Committee on Economic Security, Treasury check transactions, and National Relief Census Project.
C
z
e
00
102 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
print ions, to provide relief and work relief and to increase employment
by providing for useful projects. Most of the appropriation was used
for projects of the Work Projects Administration, the Civilian Conser¬
vation Corps, the Public Works Administration, and other Federal
agencies, but a net total of $934,272,779 was allocated to the FERA for
carrying out the purposes of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of
1933. More than half of this sum was made available in April, May,
and June 1935.
GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES
Nearly all the funds made available to the FERA under the various
appropriation acts were granted to the states and to the territories and
possessions to aid them in meeting the problem of emergency relief.
It is significant that Congress did not provide for the assumption by
the Federal Government of complete financial responsibility for
emergency relief, but rather undertook to assist the states and locali¬
ties in fulfilling their obligations to persons who were in need.
To meet urgent needs some of the states made their first applications
for FERA grants by telegram. The first grant of FERA funds was
authorized on May 23, 1933, the day after the FERA Administrator
took office. Initial grants were made to 35 states in the last eight
days of May; to 45 states and the District of Columbia by the end
of June; and to all states by the end of July.
These initial grants were made in accordance with section 4(b) of
the 1933 act, which provided that one-half of the total appropriation
of $500,000,000 was to be available until October 1, 1933, for grants
determined on a matching basis. Specifically, each state was entitled
to receive grants equal to one-third of the amount expended by that
state and its civil subdivisions for emergency relief from all public
funds during the preceding quarter.3 The matching provision per¬
mitted the distribution of funds with a minimum of delay because
the administration had only to ascertain the amount of previous
relief expenditures in a state before taking action.
The system of matching grants had obvious advantages but it
tended to accentuate inequalities in the adequacy with which relief
needs could be met by the several states. The factors that produced
unemployment and the need for relief also reduced the resources of
state and local governments. States in which the depression had
created the most serious relief problem generally experienced the
greatest difficulty in raising adequate relief funds with which to match
' For a discussion of the distribution of FERA funds to the states, see Edward A. Williams, op. citpp.
180-228; and M. Riggs McCormick, "Federal Emergency Relief Administration Grants," Monthly Report
of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, December 1935, pp. 1-33.
ANALYSIS OF KKllA FUNDS • 103
Table 35.—Total Amount of FERA Grants, by State 4
Cumulative TimouaH June 30, 1941
State
United States and territories,.
Continental United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas...
California -
Colorado... —
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida..
Georgia.
Idaho
Dlinois
Indiana -
Iowa -
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan.
Minnesota..
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
$3,067,694,752
Amount
3,022, 602.326
50, 546,780
17, 640,909
46, 980,969
164,064,678
40,469,928
25,652,240
2, 399, 777
16,999, 716
49, 890, 781
53,072,004
15,484,071
211, 286,471
52, 296,277
26, 052, 836
43,326,867
36,410,956
49, 813,381
13,659,018
35,667, 069
121,846, 476
116, 236, 999
74,920,151
34, 793, 392
70,997, 300
25, 735, 692
State
Nebraska
Nevada.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota..
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island._.
South Carolina..
South Dakota...
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia...
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska..
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands...
Amount
$29, 604,551
6,496,404
6,672,104
93,324,420
19,838, 228
411,586,244
39,898,184
34,999,871
172,302, 561
46,732,902
21,225,694
298,072,735
7,431,593
37, 251, 842
43, 584,198
37,802,879
98,456,763
,20, 707, 850
3,935,372
26,302,851
38,709,090
45,871,161
77,036, 719
9,613,372
5,141,997
7,381,192
31,351,020
1,218,217
4 Represents total FERA grants made to the states for all purposes, adjusted for funds redeposited in the
United States Treasury and rescissions of funds granted to Federally administered states, through June
30, 1941; miscellaneous repayments to the Treasury amounting to $94,556 are not reflected in these figures.
Federal contributions. Although the entire country was suffering
from the depression, conditions were much worse in some areas than
in others. The matching formula gave consideration only to amounts
that had already been expended; it did not provide a satisfactory basis
for making up the difference between total amounts needed by the
states and localities and the sums they themselves could furnish.
Most of the FERA funds made available to the states prior to
November 1933 were granted under the matching provision of the
act but grants were made under the discretionary provision, section
4 (c), as early as June 27. Of the maximum of $250,000,000 authorized
for distribution according to the matching principle, only $199,808,344
was used in that manner; the remainder was made available for dis¬
cretionary grants. Although the matching principle was later aban¬
doned, the FERA maintained throughout its operations that the
states and localities should furnish a fair share of emergency relief funds.
A total of $3,067,694,752 was granted by the FERA in the entire
period of its operations; this amount is shown by states in Table 35.
Final grants were made to most states in November or December
1935. Relatively small amounts were subsequently certified on the
basis of applications pending at the end of the year and some additional
104 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
funds were granted to reimburse states for obligations previously
incurred and to complete the liquidation of FERA activities.
The major portion of the funds granted by the FERA was ear¬
marked for the general relief program and tins four special programs—
transient relief, college student aid, rural rehabilitation, and emergency
education. Some of the grants were specifically designated for special
activities included under tho general relief program, such as disaster
relief, community garden projects, and projects for professional and
technical workers. Generally, however, the FERA did not earmark
definite amounts for direct relief, for work relief, or for administration.
FINANCING OF SPECIAL RELIEF ACTIVITIES
Of the total amount granted to the states by the FERA, obligations
amounting to $2,767,361,699 were incurred for the general relief and
special emergency relief programs and an additional $324,114,105
was used for certain other special relief activities.4 These include
Table 36—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds
Granted to the States and Territories
Cumulative through Junk 30, 1941
Activity
Total-
General relief and special emergency
relief programs
Special relief activities—Total
Civil Works program.
Surplus commodities
Cattle and drought contracts
Amount
$3,091,47.1,804
> 2,767,361,699
324, 114, 105
35, 742, 022
146,241,202
41,877,231
Activity
Special relief activities—Continued.
National Reemployment Service.
Rural school continuation
Self-help cooperatives
Rural rehabilitation community
projects and balances trans¬
ferred to Resettlement Ad¬
ministration
Miscellaneous emergency ac¬
tivities
Amount
$1,556,474
21,985,880
3, 775, 977
53,383,568
19,551,691
» Does not include obligations incurred for central office activities, data for which are given In Table 34.
The difference between this figure and aggregate net grants shown In Table 35 is attributable to miscel¬
laneous cash receipts arising from interest on bank balances; repayments of advances to rural rehabilitation
eases; the sale of feed and equipment; and to small refunds, cancellations, adjustments, and similar items.
» Represents the sum of obligations incurred from January 1933 through March 1937 ($2,988,770,247 as
shown in Appendix Table XV1JI) and the amount incurred from April 1937 through June 1941 ($5,068,863
as shown in Appendix Table XXVI) less a total of $226,477,411 Incurred during these periods from Federal
funds advanced to the states by the Reconstruction Finanoe Corporation (see p. 3).
grants earmarked for the Civil Works program and the surplus
commodity program and such items as payments made to private
contractors for the handling and processing of drought cattle as a part
of the FERA's contribution to the drought program and expenditures
for rural rehabilitation colonization projects, most of which were
under construction at the time the program was transferred to the
4 See Table 36. The amount incurred for the general relief and special emergency relief programs from
FERA funds differs from the amount incurred from Federal funds in that the latter includes funds advanced
to the states by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. FERA funds, however, include funds that the
FERA received from the RFC under the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 and subsequently granted
to the states.
ANALYSIS OF FKRA FUNDS • 105
Resettlement Administration. Data for these special activities were
not included in the regular statistical reports of the FERA (data from
which are summarized in Chapters V and VI), in order to avoid dupli¬
cation with statistics for other Federal agencies and to avoid distortion
in the emergency relief data; obligations incurred for these activities
from FERA grants (shown in Table 36) were reported only on financial
reports of the FERA and on special statistical reports. These ac¬
tivities are discussed in the following pages.
Civil Works Program
The Civil Works program was established in November 1933 to
stimulate recovery and to provide jobs on public projects for 4,000,000
unemployed persons, half of whom were to be transferred from the
general relief rolls of state and local emergency relief administrations.
The activities of the CWA and the FERA were closely coordinated.
The FERA Administrator was also the Administrator of the CWA,
and many other Federal, state, and local relief officials also served in
key CWA positions.
The first funds received by the CWA were obtained from the
National Industrial Recovery Act appropriation for public works.
In addition to the Civil Works construction projects, for which the
Table 37.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for the Civil Works
Program, by State A
State
United States and territories.
Continental United States
Alabama
Arizona.
Arkansas.
California.
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia.
Florida.
Georgia.
Idaho..
Illinois
Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas... L
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota.
Mississippi
Missouri..
Montana
Amount
$35, 742. 022
32, 140, 986
409, 435
168, 623
814, 510
2,490, 998
75, 500
285, 520
85, 550
94, 765
1,600, 067
1,009, 906
91, 842
701,199
248, 674
425,980
# 239,739
141, 479
389, 719
118,674
243,610
1, 246, 268
34,727
877, 897
1,505, 386
718, 940
47, 347
State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina-
North Dakota...
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island...
South Carolina..
South Dakota...
Tennessee .
Texas
Utah
Vermont...
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia..
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii.
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands..
Amount
$261, 515
76, 974
71, 334
792, 806
6, 501
8, 817, 587
806,061
84, 133
554, 039
53, 514
39,231
192, 349
1, 239,139
' 140,378
535, 201
2,900, 000
117, 107
25, 839
343, 716
145, 000
506, 711
263, 686
11,810
517,696
857,069
1, 977,949
248. 322
- All these obligations were incurred prior to July 1934.
106 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
NIRA Act funds could be used, Civil Works service projects were
undertaken to provide employment for women and for white collar
workers. These Civil Works service projects were administered as a
part of the Civil Works program but were financed entirely from funds
granted to the states by the FERA and disbursed by the state emer¬
gency relief administrations. After the act of February 15, 1934
appropriated funds for the Civil Works Administration that were
not limited to construction purposes, however, all CWS projects
became CWA projects and were financed in the same manner as
construction work.
Approximately $36,000,000, or 1 percent of total FERA grants to
the states and territories, was used to assist the Civil Works Admin¬
istration in financing the Civil Works program. Of this amount
$29,175,060 was expended for Civil Works Service projects and
$2,965,926 for CWA projects in the continental United States. A
total of $3,601,036 was granted for CWA and CWS projects in the
territories of the United States, which received no other Federal
funds for the Civil Works program. FERA grants for CWA and
CWS projects, which are distributed by states in Table 37, repre¬
sented 4 percent of the total Federal cost of the Civil Works program.
Statistics of the Civil Works program included all operations con¬
ducted with FERA funds.5
Surplus Commodities
The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation was also closely associated
with the FERA both in administration and in financing. The
FERA Administrator was one of the incorporators of the organization
when it was established in October 1933 and served as president from
October 1933 to November 1935. The Secretary of Agriculture, the
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator of Public Works, and the
Governor of the Farm Credit Administration were members of the
Board of Directors.
The primary purposes of the Corporation were to assist in relieving
the national emergency by purchasing and processing agricultural and
other products as a means of removing surpluses and improving prices;
and to distribute these surplus products in the form of foodstuffs,
clothing, fuel, and other items for the relief of hardship and suffering
caused by unemployment.6
The funds which the Corporation disbursed came for the most part
from FERA grants to the states, earmarked to be used in supplying
s These figures are presented and described in Analysis of Civil Works Program Statistics (Washington
D. C.: Works Progress Administration, 1939). See also Corrington Gill, The Municipal Year Book, 19S7,
op. cit., pp. 419-432.
• See "Report of Federal Surplus Relief Corporation," Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, December 1933, p. 39. In 1932 and 1933 surplus wheat and cotton held by the Stabilization
Corporations had been distributed by the Red Cross to those in need.
ANALYSIS OK I I IIA KIJND8 • 107
Table 38.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Surplus
Commodities, by State *
State
United States and
territories
Continental United
States
Alabama.
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado.
Connecticut..
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida..-
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine.
Maryland...
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Amount
Federal Sur¬
plus Relief
Corporation
»$I37,138, 280
135,195, 780
2, 975, 300
1,029, 480
1, 796,000
2, 808,000
2,245,000
1,121,000
150,000
528,000
2,445,000
1,964, 000
■ 1,237,000
6,068,000
2,198,000
1,493,000
3,465, 000
2,061,000
1, 487, 000
428,000
1,028, 000
4,099,000
5,181. 000
5,035,000
1,482, 000
4,167,000
2,231,000
Other
$9,102, 982
9,101,978
12,298
300, 943
1, 643,344
822, 597
38,652
161, 216
105,884
363, 314
127, 357
76, 279
125, 111
411, 377
156, 469
47, 576
9,465
58,814
State
Nebraska..
Nevada
New Hampshire-
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina-
North Dakota-
Ohio
Oklahoma.
Oregon.
Pennsylvania. ..
Rhode Island...
South Carolina-
South Dakota..
Tennessee-
Texas
Utah
Vermont..
Virginia-
Washington.—
West Virginia.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands.
Amount
Federal Sur¬
plus Relief
Corporation
$2, 877,000
395, 000
255,000
2,867,000
2,567, 000
10, 214,000
1,374,000
8,121,000
5, 338, 000
2,964,000
931,000
5, 480,000
517, 000
2, 043, 000
8, 672, 000
1,846,000
9,658,000
779,000
209, 000
841,000
1, 223, 000
1, 727,000
3, 522,000
2,054,000
15,000
1, 635,000
292, 500
» Nearly all of these obligations were incurred prior to January 1936 although small amounts were obli¬
gated from balances of FERA funds during the subsequent months.
»Includes a transfer of $425,000 to the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation from other commodity grants.
commodities for the relief of destitution. In applying for these grants,
the various state governors named the FSRC as the agent to whom
the funds were to be paid. The $137,138,280 made available under
this procedure, which is shown by states in Table 38 under the head¬
ing "Federal Surplus Relief Corporation," was used by the Corpora¬
tion for the purchase, processing, and distribution of a variety of
agricultural commodities, including cattle from drought-stricken
areas. FSRC activities relating to the drought and cattle program
are discussed in the following section.
In addition to the FERA funds made available to the FSRC for
disbursement, a little more than $9,000,000 was obligated from grants
to the states for the direct purchase of local surpluses by state emer¬
gency relief administrations under the supervision and usually the
specific purchase authority of the FSRC. These obligations are also
shown in Table 38. A substantial portion of these amounts repre¬
sented wheat and prune purchases made during 1935
108 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Surplus commodities purchased by the FSRC and by the state
emergency relief administrations (as well as those that the Agricul¬
tural Adjustment Administration purchased under its crop and price
adjustment and drought relief programs and donated to the FSRC)
were usually processed, at least in part, by private concerns under
contracts with the FSRC before being distributed to the states. For
example, to facilitate distribution, tub butter was processed into one-
pound packages and wheat was milled into flour.
The FSRC delivered the surplus commodities to some central
distributing point within the state. State and local emergency relief
administrations were responsible for the actual distribution of the
goods within the state to those in need. Allocations to the state
administrations were made chiefly on the basis of the number of
emergency relief cases in the state. Other factors taken into consid¬
eration were the ability of the state distribution system to handle the
commodity without waste, the distance from the point of procure¬
ment, and the inventory on hand in the state. States were requested
to use these same criteria in allocating commodities to the counties.
FERA regulations provided that surplus commodities were given
to relief clients over and above relief extended on a budgetary defi¬
ciency basis.7 This procedure was adopted to avoid competition with
commodities marketed through the usual business channels. The
method used in distributing the commodities to the relief cases—
whether by commissary, through regular retail facilities, by door-to-
door delivery, or by other means—was determined by the emergency
relief administrations on the basis of local situations.
Surplus commodities were distributed not only to emergency relief
cases but also to recipients of other types of assistance. Public
institutions and institutions supported in part by public funds could
also obtain such commodities provided that they were not substi¬
tuted for goods ordinarily purchased by the institution.
During October 1935 the FERA discontinued all grants for surplus
commodities with the exception of small amounts for the reimburse¬
ment of previous expenditures made by state emergency relief admin¬
istrations for the purchase of local surpluses. On November 18, 1935,
the charter of the FSRC was amended to change its name to the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation and to change the mem¬
bership in such a way that the emphasis was shifted from the relief
to the agricultural aspects of its functions.8 At that time the Federal
Emergency Relief Administrator ceased to be a member of the Cor¬
poration and, when many state relief administrations were liquidated
' These surplus commodities, purchased with earmarked FERA funds by the states or by the FSRC as
agent, should not be confused with commodities purchased from general relief funds by the states for distri¬
bution to cases as a part of their general relief budgetary allowances.
< On July 1,1940, the organization was merged with another agency to form the Surplus Marketing Admin¬
istration of the Department of Agriculture, under the terms of Reorganization Plan No. 3.
ANALYSIS OF FF11A FUNDS • 109
shortly thereafter, it became necessary to make other arrangements
for the distribution of commodities within the states. In most states
the distribution has been handled through WPA projects.
Cattle and Drought Contracts
One of the major problems confronting the Federal agencies that
cooperated in meeting the serious drought in 1934 was the removal of
livestock from stricken areas. With funds allocated from the $525,-
000,000 drought relief appropriation of June 19, 1934, the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration purchased thousands of head of cattle,
sheep, and goats. Animals unfit for food were condemned and the
remainder were delivered to the FSRC for disposition. The FERA
participated by granting funds to the states for the FSRC which
likewise purchased some cattle, made contracts for the handling, pas¬
turing, slaughtering, and processing of livestock, and distributed the
products to state emergency relief administrations. The FSRC
shipped some of the cattle to the state administrations for pasturing
or for slaughtering and processing. Much of this work was accom¬
plished through work relief projects conducted under the general
relief program, but a part of it was handled on a contract basis because
it was not feasible to provide sufficient project facilities to process all
the livestock that was received. Obligations incurred by the state
emergency relief administrations for the care and processing of cattle
were met chiefly from FERA grants specifically earmarked for that
purpose or for drought relief.
Other emergency drought measures, such as water conservation and
the prevention of soil erosion, demanded immediate action which
could not always be executed on a work project basis. A relatively
small amount of work of these general types was done under contract
with funds supplied by the FERA.
Expenditures from FERA funds for drought and cattle activities
other than those conducted under the general relief program or by the
FSRC amounted to approximately $41,877,000. This amount, which
is shown by states in Table 39, was small in comparison with the
amount of funds used to meet drought relief needs through the work
and direct relief activities carried on under the general relief program,
which are discussed in Chapter III.
National Reemployment Service
The National Reemployment Service was created in 1933 as an
agency of the United States Employment Service of the Department
of Labor to facilitate the placement of workers on public works
110 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic 39,—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Cattle and
Drought Contracts, by State A
Stole
Continental United Stutos
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado.
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia __
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana.
Iowa .
Kansas..
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan...
Minnesota..
Mississippi.
Missouri
Montana
Amount
$41,x77, 231
352,444
503, 817
732,059
1,340, 922
800, 801
10, 236
1,701,759
737, 691
686.619
417,624
517,014
641,831
1,393,354
227.896
45, 490
422, 425
993, 945
159,741
338, 653
234. 068
555,369
4,024, 907
2,382,054
State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico .
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota.
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania..
Rhode Island...
South Carolina
South Dakota...
Tennessee-
Texas
Utah
Vermont.
Virginia
Washington...
West Virginia.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Amount
$2.010, 568
188,651
56, 703
954, 428
300,286
2,198, 684
1,565,619
21,082
1,320,579
376, 793
104, 027
1,202,395
7,438
4,045,487
474,908
4,392,190
2,569,561
4,004
493,155
102, 447
254,977
» See text p. 109 for explanation of coverage. Nearly all of these obligations were incurred prior to
January 1936. These activities were not conducted in the territories and possessions.
projects.9 This agency established free public employment offices
in areas where such services were not already provided by the states
and municipalities. Both the FERA and the CWA assisted the
National Reemployment Service by supplying funds for wages and
salaries of local office personnel. With the exception of managers,
the persons paid from relief funds were required to be eligible for relief.
FERA grants for this activity were made on a reimbursement basis.
The first obligations were incurred during July 1933.
Large numbers of these offices had been organized by November
1933 when a Federal project to supply clerical workers for local offices
of the National Reemployment Service was organized under the Civil
Works program. The reemployment offices assisted in selecting
persons for employment on the Civil Works projects.
Upon the discontinuation of Civil Works projects in April 1934,
many local reemployment offices were again financed by the FERA.
The FERA made few grants for the NRS after June 1934, Total
obligations incurred from FERA funds earmarked for the National
Reemployment Service amounted to $1,556,474, as indicated in Table
40. These figures do not include obligations incurred under the Civil
Works program.
• The functions of the United States Employment Service were transferred to the Social Security Board,
effective July 1, 1939, in accordance with Reorganization Plan No. 1.
ANALYSIS OF KM It A FUNDS . Ill
Table 40.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for the National
Reemployment Service, by State
State
Continental United States A...
Alabama...
Arizona
Arkansas..
California..
Colorado-
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia.
Florida.. —
Georgia
Idaho...
Illinois-
Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas-
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine...
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan...
Minnesota..
Mississippi-.
Missouri
Montana
Amount
$1, .556, 474
41, 020
13, 424
23, 020
39, 959
21, 216
19, 247
4, 070
57, 560
19,154
25, 369
68, 656
23, 748
36,151
36,117
33,383
20, 587
24, 216
31,430
29, 936
28,018
48, 872
19, 889
33,122
13, 053
State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina-
North Dakota.. .
Ohio
Oklahoma.
Oregon
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island...
South Carolina-
South Dakota.. .
Tennessee..
Texas
Utah
Vermont. _.
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia..
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Amount
$26, 893
9, 646
23,188
24, 347
6, 404
214, 403
27, 885
8, 422
59, 924
13, 650
14, 353
120, 596
7, 899
25,072
12,938
20, 550
83,175
20, 792
6,629
37, 322
25, 326
19, 651
28, 320
7, 872
A This activity was not conducted in the territories and possessions. All the obligations were incurred
prior to December 1935.
Rural School Continuation
The financial difficulties of many rural communities made it im¬
possible for them to operate their public school systems in 1933.
Local school districts, which are largely dependent on revenues from
property taxes, were faced with shrinking real estate values and serious
tax delinquencies. Many of them had exhausted their borrowing
powers and owed large amounts to their teachers. A few state
governments made emergency appropriations for the assistance of
public schools but in many areas such aid could not be provided. It
was impossible to open the schools in a number of rural districts, and
in many more the school term was cut to less than six months. This
situation deprived children of educational opportunities and forced
some of their teachers to apply for relief.
During the school years 1933-34 and 1934-35 the FERA made
special grants for the salaries of teachers in rural schools that other¬
wise could not be operated for terms of normal length. Both ele¬
mentary and secondary school districts in communities of less than
5,000 population were eligible for this Federal aid, provided that
they had made the maximum financial effort and were still unable
to open the schools at the beginning of the term or were obliged to
close them before the expiration of a term of normal length. Teachers
112 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table 41.—Number of Teachers Employed, Schools Kept Open, Pupils Benefited and
Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for the Continuation of Rural
Schools, by State and by School Year 4
Stale
School year 1933-1934
School year 1934-1936
Num¬
ber of
teachers
em¬
ployed ■
Total
obligations
Incurred
Num¬
ber of
schools
kept
open »
Number
of pupils
attend-
ing»
Num¬
ber of
teachers
em¬
ployed »
Total
obligations
incurred
Num¬
ber of
schools
kept
open »
Number
of pupils
attend¬
ing"
Continental United
States
Alabama . -
Arirona
Arkansas
100. 825
10, 222
352
4, 370
$14, 869, 333
45,220
3,027, 170
62, 703
$7,116,547
16,750
1,446,882
1,971,982
76. 121
696,078
5,012
34
1,703
407,901
11,501
155, 069
7, 333
(°)
4,131
986, 043
(c)
1,468, 728
2,724
<")
1, 151
271,809
00
135, 711
Colorado
748
58, 981
201
12,700
70
11,338
23
1,731
Florida...
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois -
4, 461
9, 239
90
1. 327
620, 794
1,599, 057
15, 404
225,800
1,084
4,619
29
192
106,440
572,818
2,676
38. 579
1,479
(<0
284
M
143, 468
(*)
23, 628
(c)
388
M
60
M
43,530
00
6,195
00
Iowa_
45
8, 354
13
1,471
(«)
(«)
(•>)
00
Kentucky
Louisiana -
2, 145
4, 191
316, 764
956, 074
2,230
1,644
87. 698
158, 016
C°)
2,321
(c)
308, 776
(•)
393
(°)
63,670
Michigan--
Minnesota
Mississippi -
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska.-.
Nevada -
717
308
8, 788
3, 650
540
323
45
91. 434
57, 596
1,317, 882
535, 399
91,289
80,057
15, 864
188
192
5,492
1,414
307
200
28
19,586
7, 615
236,156
115. 795
10,106
19,057
1,797
M
(°)
8,925
M
M
273
(•)
(c)
(*>
1,006,599
(c)
(*)
29, 671
(<0
M
M
2,705
M
V)
106
(°)
00
(c)
116,315
0=)
oo
5,608
00
New Mexico ..
974
273, 325
855
53,267
1,029
266,837
420
23,667
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
6, 385
1,855
3,834
6, 589
1,091
.500, 000
346,441
332, 046
1, 176, 546
105, 387
2,302
1, 143
1,526
1,970
212
283,691
40. 437
117,003
269,230
16, 671
M
1.625
(<0
3,227
301
(•>
310,793
(c)
239, 757
18, 393
00
949
(«)
442
52
(c)
33,086
(0
102 793
5,629
Bouth Carolina
South Dakota.
Tennessee
Texas...
Utah...
3, 374
504
7, 270
4,909
992
341,603
192, 045
868, 587
602, 036
104, 224
941
285
3,635
1,433
298
125, 042
16, 134
218, 100
143, 446
43, 645
3, 343
621
4,083
8,037
773
414,829
228,539
297, 4.50
989, 485
29,093
937
178
1,686
2,331
165
123,691
10,454
122. 759
233,073
23.937
Virginia..
Washington
West Virginia
5, 855
150,
5,236
702,566
27, 830
509, 572
2, 927
68
3,004
207,817
3,805
136,476
8
4, 721
C)
(°)
309,584
8
2,029
8
119,707
Wyoming
246
52, 196
39
6,765
127
33, 536
11
3,517
. This activity was not conducted in the territories and possessions.
■ Represents maximum number during any one month of the school year in each state.
< Program not in operation.
ANALYSIS OK FERA FUNDS • 113
for schools that had already closed or failed to open were selected
by school authorities from among persons approved by relief admin¬
istrations. Teachers employed in the schools that were already in
session were to receive payments from FERA funds if they had no
other source of income. FERA funds could not be used for the pay¬
ment of back salaries; for the redemption of warrants, scrip, or other
evidences of debt; or for administrative, supervisory, janitorial, or
maintenance work. The United States Office of Education cooper¬
ated in determining the amounts to be granted to the various states,
and state school officials cooperated with the emergency relief admin¬
istrations in distributing the funds within each state.
The FERA made rural school continuation grants to 33 states for
the second semester of the school year 1933-34 and to 19 states for
the following school year. During 1933-34 Federal obligations,
which amounted to nearly $15,000,000, provided employment for
100,825 teachers and enabled 45,220 schools to offer a school term
of the customary length. A maximum of 3,627,176 pupils attended
these schools in a single month (Table 41). These figures do not
include the limited amounts of assistance provided to rural schools
under the emergency education program of the FERA during the
first semester of the school year 1933-34.
During the following school year, FERA funds assisted 16,750
schools that employed 52,703 teachers and served 1,446,882 pupils.
Obligations incurred for the year amounted to $7,116,547.
Self-Help Cooperatives
The Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 authorized the granting
of funds to assist cooperative and self-help associations organized
for the barter of goods and services. Cooperatives receiving FERA
funds were allowed a great deal of independence in organization and
operation, but they were required to conform to certain general rules
and policies established by the FERA. A substantial proportion of
the members of each unit were required to be persons who were
formerly on relief, were eligible for relief, or would be eligible if it
were not for the benefits they derived from membership in the cooper¬
ative. To prevent any injurious effect on the general scale of wages,
cooperatives aided from Federal funds were originally required to
pay their members at least 30 cents an hour in scrip, credit, goods,
or services. The minimum rate was later abandoned in favor of the
prevailing rates for the types of work performed. Moreover, the
goods produced were in no case to be allowed to enter the open
competitive market. Each cooperative was required to have
114 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
adequate accounting facilities and to submit monthly reports of
its activities.
Regulations specified that FERA grants were to be used prim&rily
for working capital. Lack of adequate equipment and tools for
production had formerly been one of the greatest handicaps to the
development of cooperatives. The regulations also stated that any
funds granted to a cooperative should be used for those of its activi¬
ties that were supplemental to the other means of support of its mem¬
bers and that FERA grants should not bo used for the bulk purchase
of commodities for distribut ion to members as direct relief, for invest¬
ment in permanent plant or land, or for the payment of salaries to
managing personnel. Such salaries could, however, be paid from
local or private funds.
Applications for FERA grants earmarked for cooperatives were
made by the various state governors upon recommendation of the
state emergency relief administrations which investigated the quality,
integrity, and ability of the administrative personnel of the coop¬
erative and the attitude of the community in which it was located.
In several states there was a general cooperative association or board
to which the state emergency relief administration advanced funds
for distribution to the individual cooperatives over which it main¬
tained control. The emergency relief administration in some states
made advances to each individual unit, and in others it did not
actually distribute funds to the cooperatives but acted as their
disbursing agents.
Over 200 individual cooperatives were assisted by FERA funds in
25 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories (Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands). It is estimated that 30,000 workers, or
100,000 persons including the workers' dependents, were benefited.10
Most of the cooperatives that received FERA funds were production
units, but their activities were varied. In some units, members
brought in goods for exchange; in others, services such as shoe repair¬
ing and renovation of used clothing were also traded. In still others,
the entire group traded its labor; for example, certain groups repaired
houses for landlords in exchange for rent or repaired automobiles or
did paint jobs in exchange for professional services. Truck garden¬
ing, canning, fuel wood cutting, and making of clothing were activi¬
ties common to most groups. Other activities included dairying,
butchering, plumbing, fishing, carpentry, handicraft work, and the
operation of bakeries, beauty shops, cafeterias, laundries, sawmills,
and coal mines.
FERA funds totaling $3,775,977 were used for cooperative and
self-help associations (Table 42). All grants for this purpose were
m Monthly Report of the Federal Emergency Relief Adminietration, September 1935, p. 13.
ANALYSIS OK KKItA FUNDS • 115
Tabie 42.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Self-Help
Cooperatives, by State 1
State
Amount
State
Amount
United States and terri-
$3. 775,977
$20, 479
Continental United States
3,444,073
10, 575
271,071
New York -
3, 500
129, 797
North Carolina
775, 111
194, 662
Ohio
89,032
3,900
29,121
29, 449
25, 767
266, 702
354, 363
38, 560
22,305
7,538
89, 979
96, 970
159, 709
43. 425
Washington
40,000
382, 253
109, 775
7, 655
242, 375
306, 704
25,200
A Includes small amounts of obligations incurred from balances of FERA funds after June 1937.
made during the period from August 11, 1933 through November 6,
1935, but unexpended balances remained available in the states for
some time thereafter.
Rural Rehabilitation Community Projects
Under the rural rebabibtation program of the FERA certain
community projects were developed to rehabilitate families stranded
in areas which offered little possibility of self-support through either
industrial employment or agriculture, because of the exhaustion of
natural resources, the decline of markets, or the effects of technological
change. These projects supplemented the more comprehensive
phase of the rural rehabilitation program under which assistance was
given to families in the form of advances of various types of goods
necessary for subsistence farming operations, which was discussed in
Chapter IV.
Work on the community projects was undertaken in 1934 and 1935
to provide modern housing and facilities for small-scale gardening,
poultry raising, dairying, and similar activities. Detailed plans for
the individual projects differed considerably. Some included in-
116 . PINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
dustrial enterprises either in the colony or in nearby plants, in order
to aid in providing a cash income. Projects that combined industrial
activities with the production of food and raw materials for home and
community use were known as rural industrial communities. Those
primarily limited to agriculture wore called organized rural com¬
munities. An important phase of both types of project was the com¬
munity work center for the production of household necessities, which
was operated as a cooperative. The community centers were usually
equipped with canning plants, sewing rooms, and facilities for wood¬
working, tool repair, and nig making.
Construction had been completed on only a few of the communities
when the rural rehabilitation program was transferred to the Resettle¬
ment Administration (later known as the Farm Security Administra¬
tion) in July 1935. The FERA, however, agreed to furnish sufficient
funds to complete certain projects before the titles were actually
transferred. FERA funds used for rural industrial and organized
rural communities totaled about $53,384,000 (Table 43), including
cash and inventory balances of the rural rehabilitation program that
were transferred to the Resettlement Administration. The major
portion of these funds had been obligated or transferred by December
Table 43.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Rural Rehabilita¬
tion Community Projects and for Rural Rehabilitation Inventories and Cash Balances
Transferred to the Resettlement Administration, by State A
State
Amount
United States and territories
Continental United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware - .
District of Columbia
Florida.
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky.
Louisiana ..
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan -
Minnesota -
Mississippi..
Missouri
Montana
$63. 383, 568
48, 648,129
1,430.340
147. 826
6,855,926
1,531,777
138, 641
6,671
3, 225, 708
3, 395, 338
46, 818
295, 489
69, 205
663, 352
509, 093
354, 494
704,446
114, 322
3, 613
74.178
548, 848
1, 608, 299
475, 761
1,293,083
700,805
State
Nebraska
Nevada.
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York.
North Carolina
North Dakota...
Ohio..
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania..
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota...
Tennessee.
Texas
Utah
Vermont...
Virginia
Washington...
West Virginia-
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands.
$2, 404. 522
66,632
89,978
342,003
1.110,146
286.910
1, 574,963
2, 723, 520
112,901
631.095
199,470
381, 741
957.130
2,856,133
364,211
7,107,652
312,022
76,520
792, 318
499,173
1,025.926
132,557
506.873
4,732,499
2,940
. gee text p. 117 for explanation of coverage. The bulk of these obligations were incurred prior to January
1930.
ANALYSIS OF FEU A FUNDS • 117
1935, and the amounts obligated during subsequent months were
negligible. Balances in many states were transferred in July 1935,
but in some, provisions of the rural rehabilitation corporation charters
made it necessary to delay the transfers for varying periods. By
special arrangement a few of the projects, including the Matanuska
Colony, were transferred to the Department of the Interior rather
than to the Resettlement Administration. The figures shown in
Table 43 reflect repayments of rural rehabilitation advances and
receipts from the sale of certain equipment and livestock feed.
Miscellaneous Activities
Relatively small amounts of FERA funds, the greater part of which
were obligated prior to 1936, were used to finance other special phases
of emergency relief activities. Among these was the completion of
work undertaken on a Nation-wide public works of art project for
which special grants were made during June 1934. The project was
sponsored and supervised by the Procurement Division of the United
States Department of the Treasury with the dual objective of relieving
unemployment among persons skilled in the graphic arts and of deco¬
rating public buildings. Another of these activities was a Nation-wide
Table 44.—Total Amount of Obligations Incurred from FERA Funds for Miscellaneous.
Emergency Activities, by State -
State
Amount
State
Amount *
United States and territories.
$19, 551,691
$91. 637
6,071
105, 626
892,172
142, 710
Continental United States....
19,521,995
Alabama
616, 669
47, 708
56, 509
967, 713
95, 757
Arizona .
Arkansas ..
5, 695, 687
252,368
41,247
2, 323,035
81,156
California
Colorado
Connecticut
113, 025
3,933
1, 249, 646
554, 059
87, 207
Delaware . _
District of Columbia
57, 620
■ — 193, 816
6, 135
477, 519
63,121
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
3,132
867,180
229, 779
36, 513
37, 902
Illinois
Indiana
147, 391
426, 280
55, 596
41,214
181,505
Iowa
Kansas
Utah
Kentucky...
81, 469
154, 836
495, 401
235, 522
65, 426
Louisiana
Maine .
65. 585
150,145
468, 737
6,817
Maryland
485, 088
343, 200
569, 820
252, 156
296, 787
Minnesota..
Mississippi
Missouri...
29, 696
Montana...
» See text p. 118 for explanation of coverage. The bulk of these obligations were incurred prior to January
1936.
» Negative amount resulted from the charging of cancelled commodity relief orders to this account.
118 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
relief research projoct for which special FERA grants were earmarked.
Special grants were also made for the education of approximately
1,000 persons at accredited schools of social work; this training pro¬
gram was undertaken in order to relieve the shortage of adequately
trained personnel essential to the efficient administration of the
emergency relief program.
In the miscellaneous category were also included payments for
employees' compensation and disability; contract costs incident to
storm, flood, and earthquake relief; payments for the rehabilitation of
fishermen; costs of materials and equipment transferred to the WPA
program, and balances made available for the organization and
administration of state departments of public welfare after the discon¬
tinuation of FERA grants. Obligations incurred for miscellaneous
activities totaled about $19,508,000, as may be seen in Table 44.
Appendix A
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Appendix A
EXPLANATORY NOTES
ThE STATISTICS presented in this report relate to activities financed
in whole or in part with funds granted to the states by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration. Most of these funds were used
for work relief and direct relief under the general relief program.
Work relief was given as earnings for work performed on work projects;
no return in work was made for direct relief. Work relief was con¬
ducted with a minimum of Federal direction until April 1934 when
the emergency work relief program was undertaken as a part of the
general relief program.
Relief was also given under four special emergency relief pro¬
grams—emergency education, college student aid, rural rehabilitation,
and transient relief—which were largely financed through FERA
grants. These four programs and the general relief program, which
are summarized in Chapters V and VI, constituted what was some¬
times called the emergency relief program. Certain other activities,
such as the Civil Works program and self-help cooperatives, were also
financed in whole or in part with FERA grants; these are summarized
in Chapter VII.
The general relief statistics for the period 1933 through 1935 pertain
to emergency relief given with Federal, state, and local public funds.
Final FERA grants to the states were determined at the end of 1935,
but relatively small amounts of obligations were incurred from FERA
funds in subsequent periods. With the beginning of 1936 the coverage
of general relief was extended to include all general relief administered
by state and local agencies. The estimated extent of local poor belief,
which was not included in the general relief data from 1933 through
1935, is shown in terms of cases aided and amounts extended in Tables
XX and XXI of Appendix B.
The Social Security Board, Bureau of Public Assistance, is the
source of the data on the number of general relief recipients and pay¬
ments to recipients for the period April 1937 through December 1940,
121
122 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
which arc presented in Appendix C. Beginning with September 1940
these figures exclude cases receiving medical care only and payments
for medical care.
All data on number of recipients and payments to recipients exclude
hospitalization, burial, institutional care, surplus commodities, and
commodities produced on work projects.
RECIPIENT STATISTICS
Recipient statistics for the general relief and special emergency relief
programs represent the number of different recipients (families, single
persons, cases, or persons) receiving relief at any time during the
calendar month, unless otherwise specified. A relief case is a family
or a single person living in a single household for which the relief
agency maintains a separate record. A person receiving relief is a
single person or a member of a family receiving relief.
STATISTICS ON AMOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS INCURRED
In order to obtain an adequate measure of relief operations during
each calendar month, the states were required to make their statistical
reports to the FERA on the basis of obligations incurred rather than
of expenditures.
Relief Extended to Cases—Relief was extended in cash and in the
form of commodities purchased by the relief agency and of relief
orders directing merchants to furnish stated quantities of various
articles of food and other necessities to individual cases. Often the
relief agency did not actually make payment for these commodities
and relief orders in the same month during which the goods were
received by the relief cases. The amount of obligations incurred for
relief extended to cases during the month represents commodities,
relief orders, and direct relief in cash issued to cases during the calendar
month, and the amountearned by relief cases on work projects in pay¬
roll periods ending during the calendar month, regardless of when the
relief agency actually paid for the goods issued or the services per¬
formed.
Administration—Obligations incurred for the administration of the
general relief and the special emergency relief programs cover amounts
earned during the month by relief persons and nonrelief persons em¬
ployed in administrative offices and costs of equipment, printing,
communications, travel, supplies, and other items incident to the
operation of administrative offices. Earnings of relief persons em-
EXPLANATORY NOTES • 123
ployed on administrative projects are included in work relief earnings
and total general relief extended to cases, in tables showing these data
but are included in administrative costs when such figures are com¬
pared with total obligations (Table 30 and Appendix Table XVII).
Administrative costs solely applicable to any one of the special
emergency relief programs are included in tables presenting total
costs of that program.
Total Obligations Incurred for General Relief and Special Emergency
Relief Programs—The total amount of obligations incurred for the
general relief and special emergency relief programs during the
month includes, in addition to relief extended to cases, the costs of
administration and (beginning with April 1934) purchases and rental
of materials and equipment for work projects, earnings of nonrelief
skilled and supervisory persons, and other costs incident to the
emergency work relief program. Federal funds include obligations
incurred against Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds made
available for relief under the Relief and Construction Act of 1932, as
well as those incurred against FERA funds.
ESTIMATES
Data for the continental United States covering the following items
have been estimated for the period from January through June 1933:
the numbers of families, single persons, direct relief cases, work relief
cases, total cases, and total persons receiving assistance under the
general relief program; and the distribution of the total amount of
obligations incurred among direct relief, work relief earnings, and
other costs of the general relief program. The estimates for Janu¬
ary, February, and March 1933 are somewhat less reliable than those
for the subsequent three months. From June 1933 to April 1934 a
comparatively negligible part of the United States total represented
estimated rather than reported data. The section on statistical re¬
porting in Chapter II explains the conditions under which the basic
data were obtained and also discusses the preparation of estimates.
For the 15-month period begiuning with January 1936, the data
for some states were incomplete or inadequate. Consequently, all
recipient data, and data on the total amount of relief extended, on
the amount of direct relief, and on the total obligations incurred by
sources of funds have been partly estimated for the continental
United States for each month of the period from January 1936 through
March 1937. Relief and nonrelief earnings and material costs for
this period are shown as reported; these figures may represent a
slight understatement because of incomplete reporting in some states.
124 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
DATA FOR URBAN AREAS
The data on urban areas, presented in Tables IX, X, and XIX
of Appendix B, cover 171 areas that are included in one or more of
the following groups, with tin- exception of those for which adequate
data were not available:
(a) The FERA series of 146 urban areas, which include the largest
city in each state as well as other large cities.
(b) The 116 urban areas for which relief statistics have been pub¬
lished by the Social Security Board since 1936 and were formerly
published by the Children's Bureau of the United States Department
of Labor.
(c) The 100 largest cities in the United States according to the
1930 census.
Appendix B
BASIC TABLES
COVERING THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1933 THROUGH MARCH 1937
BASIC TABLES
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State A
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
127
Month
1933
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934
January
February
March
April —
May
June
July
August..
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June..
July
August
September..
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
United
States and
territories
Continental
United
States
4,150, 713
4,415, 092
4,997,738
5,085,136
4,743, 566
4,221,527
3,932,390
3, 792,150
3, 437, 547
3, 509, 738
3, 928, 636
3,190, 267
3,057,622
3, 230,971
3,688,611
4, 419, 720
4,431, 799
4,328, 223
4,488,198
4, 648, 269
4,707, 491
4,733,412
4,908,457
5,177,020
5,404,480
5,356,192
5,288,974
5,134,396
4,958,846
4,608,885
4,434,265
4,300,994
3, 998, 567
3,807,438
3, 541,877
2,693,910
2,296, 690
2,198, 757
2,074, 540
1,886,770
1, 721,074
1,634,714
1,457,254
1,439,011
1,390,047
1,396,889
1,406,383
1, 510, 754
1,661,922
1,726,175
1,684,278
4,132, 562
4,399, 697
4,977, 742
5,070, 866
4,735, 427
4, 213,551
3,926, 785
3, 788, 483
3,428, 074
3,475, 928
3,870, 229
3, 093, 248
2,962,332
3,113,174
3, 593,100
4, 363,051
4, 360,602
4, 265,763
4,355,536
4, 575,387
4, 618,844
4,648,599
4,820, 669
5,077,845
5,276,016
5, 240,103
5,171,690
5,013,266
4, 841,900
4, 533,573
4,363,823
4, 219, 537
3,909, 745
3, 722, 735
3,463, 430
2,609,505
2, 216,068
2,135,990
2,009,917
1,826,690
1,657,258
1, 554,894
1,452,279
1,434,101
1,389, 443
1,396,345
1,405,842
1,610,119
1,661,667
1, 725,876
1,683,935
Alabama
» 35,275
• 72,427
» 118,435
» 141,714
» 129, 404
» 93,614
87,638
104,663
112,443
102, 748
115,831
98, 542
89,508
76, 924
88,754
108, 734
99,797
89,993
95,694
109,636
113,411
84,315
63,005
61,134
58,871
57,851
62,684
64,032
64,133
68,406
66,902
39,782
46,563
29,514
16,614
8,227
5,629
3,628
3,019
2,865
3,259
2,651
2,123
2,110
2,062
2,178
2,255
2,268
2,214
2,114
Arizona
» 29,139
» 31,382
» 32, 259
» 32,320
> 32,756
» 28,021
29,077
22,178
22,087
21,648
22, 556
13,688
13,181
13,826
19,006
24,161
25,570
28,871
27,879
26,393
25,563
24,368
24,821
25,373
24,393
22,039
23,147
22,935
23,096
22,904
22,064
21, 174
19, 398
16,916
13,683
5,396
> 4,300
>3,700
>3,700
>4,100
>3,800
>3,900
>4,000
>4,400
>4,200
>3,700
>3,800
>4,000
>4,800
■ 5,300
•5,000
Arkansas
» 74,538
» 94,885
> 103,931
101,860
111,406
61,288
56,619
81,778
71,136
59,428
61,832
71,107
85,947
80,276
74,250
29,*081
38*886
44,103
46,969
83,623
93,954
61, 579
68,423
75,978
81,355
78,350
65,235
59,494
57,348
54,261
57,452
52,336
33, 744
22,961
18,966
64
6,085
11,161
12,026
10,659
8,299
>6,600
>6,100
» 5,400
3, 713
4,242
4,488
5,186
5,362
6,636
5,803
See footnotes at end of table.
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128 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by Slate *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933 March 1937
Month
Colorado
Connect¬
icut
Delaware
District
of C o-
lumbla
Florida
Oeorgla
Idaho
1933
January...
° 53, 839
■ 42, 700
13, 043
• 6,997
<• 98, 758
• 11,362
• 14, 939
February
• 82, 582
» 42, 700
12,871
• 6,671
• 89,170
» 9, 638
• 16, 764
M arch
= 67, 771
» 42, 700
16,072
■ 8, 072
«• 94, 787
■ 22, 893
•17,209
April
68,914
46, 781
13,250
> 7, 152
97, 503
• 33, 864
• 19,154
May...
60, 578
44, 586
11,654
•8,211
96,667
• 53,029
■ 13,150
June
47,013
41,043
9,718
• 9, 346
100, 180
• 67, 349
• 16,191
July
37,098
33,929
8,385
10,878
100, 501
53,727
10,480
August
33, 352
30. 975
7,353
12,951
106,847
60, 157
8,387
September... .
31,395
28,762
6, 624
14, 753
121, 936
61,698
7,982
October
32, 662
27, 530
6, 473
15,136
114, 359
74,142
5,211
November
34,880
29, 409
7, 365
15, 777
117,117
93, 402
8,389
December
41, 712
26,677
7, 128
8,190
32,761
39, 976
8,846
193i
J anuary
30,314
24, 735
7,628
9,359
29,197
54,254
8,105
February.. -
38, 762
25,098
9,655
14, 574
30,703
61,035
6,844
March
46,049
27, 723
10, 678
18,047
85,892
74,561
7, 839
April
52, 579
51,718
13,784
22,587
94,192
71,101
15,798
May
51,667
42, 8"8
4, 398
22,032
88,904
79, 266
18,461
June
52,922
38,717
4, 285
19,968
91, 245
81,992
12,000
July..
56, 213
36,681
4, 453
21,874
101,610
80,239
13,406
August...
59, 487
37, 542
4,525
22.759
106, 934
85,560
14,839
September..
59,983
39, 193
4,568
22,922
104,307
101,586
16,264
October..
58, 164
42, 769
4,595
22,267
99,398
97,793
16,770
November
56,048
44,882
4, 905
21,810
90,593
98,152
22,281
December
60,776
43,949
5,203
22,301
84,776
90,132
27,559
1936
January
65, 559
47,396
5,123
22,938
81,005
86,274
28,003
February
66.116
47,019
5,043
22,787
63,362
86,003
24,904
March
67, 086
45, 551
4,852
22,921
66,064
84,567
25. 713
April
62,150
44,859
4, 371
22,344
55,727
83,943
25,896
May
60,560
43,330
4, 163
20, 482
57,170
80,712
24.009
June .
54, 775
41,587
4,106
17, 702
58,058
62,432
20,382
July .
46,843
40,071
4,175
16,704
53,872
61,655
16,519
August
41,496
38, 431
3,934
15. 791
51,052
59,714
16,756
September
38,503
37,131
3,791
14, 370
56,176
44,924
14,566
October
36, 655
35,360
3,343
11,763
47, 168
39,759
13,362
November..
30, 952
31,544
3,419
10, 924
42,939
34,291
15, 426
December.
4, 768
24,262
2,475
10,195
2,816
8,484
7,076
1936
January..
■ 18,000
22, 199
2,718
9,865
» 11,300
• 21, 100
• 8,900
February
• 18, 600
26, 304
3,010
10, 244
• 11,300
» 20, 200
• 8,600
March...
» 18, 800
26, 2,54
3,050
9, 157
» 11, 200
» 19, 300
• 5,500
April
» 16,800
23,681
2,522
3, 343
• 11, 300
•20, .500
•4,600
May
» 16,000
20, 989
1,716
3, 625
11. 141
• 19,100
• 3,800
June
- 14,300
19, 347
649
3,988
10,977
17,092
•3,300
July — —
■ 14,000
19, 132
861
3,278
10.028
17,523
• 2,600
August
» 13,600
18,601
840
3, 242
9,730
16, 535
•2,500
September
» 14, 000
18,286
852
3, 108
9, 520
15, 561
• 2, 500
October ---
» 13, 300
19,022
866
3. 154
9,296
16,019
• 2,700
November.
■ 13, 100
19, 144
929
3,164
8,370
15, 834
•3,100
December
» 15,400
20, 179
1, 213
3,183
8, 245
16, 976
•3,500
1937
January --
» 19,000
21.135
1,754
3.221
7,859
15,736
•4,000
February ..
» 17,000
19, 776
2,005
3,313
7, 559
15, 567
• 4,000
March
» 14,100
19,179
2,125
3,362
7,843
14, 826
•3,600
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 129
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State • —Continued
Monthly, January 1933-Mabch 1837
Month
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Ken¬
tucky
Louisiana
« 320,800
o 317,944
o 347,482
■364,030
■332,839
■307,203
» 101,167
» 107,733
» 114,290
109,778
105,427
96,165
■ 34,933
■ 39,382
■49,543
■ 63,798
>50,879
■40,972
» 69,628
>69,901
■75,940
» 67,707
■64,023
■61,863
» 105,904
» 128, 794
■ 152,684
■ 161,209
■ 145,949
116,686
• 97,471
■ 91,840
■ 99,102
■ 174, 734
■ 64,994
■ 66,089
270,621
248,598
238, 327
242,917
261,851
251,267
85,226
78,499
76,049
83,107
89,629
61,441
40,508
38,998
38,758
34,923
38,849
26,356
57,039
67,514
53,509
47,871
63,592
17,235
112,517
107,929
24,600
75, 573
101,413
74,133
70,613
73, 746
76,524
75,221
73,665
57, 660
209,469
206,469
240,766
295,574
294,806
304,055
62,624
68,182
80,897
100,212
99,351
96,836
22,384
24,712
34,414
46,469
47,688
63,893
21,037
21,163
28,835
60,997
61,363
49,196
89,298
101,732
110,947
70,080
120,244
100,413
86, 603
95,457
31,832
50,630
46,219
46,217
301,617
301,731
305,994
307,942
310,377
326,533
95,045
100,042
106,240
110,689
119,005
126,316
56,423
55,674
62,942
63,796
66,765
62,664
54,466
63,570
67,027
71,058
76.280
80.281
99,680
101,919
98,635
98,009
100, 494
105,034
49,876
51,560
47,850
46,028
43,896
45,195
339,571
340,908
344,157
334,630
310,834
297,779
131,810
131,709
129,075
123,749
118,451
110,784
67,037
66,532
66,330
61,851
66,169
47,209
85,921
88,747
87,249
85, 610
84,145
71,838
108,704
109,169
109,924
111,853
112,385
106, 583
46,980
48,227
49,362
50,141
61,655
61,571
286,644
288, 346
290,064
291,962
290,455
258,101
106,612
100,116
91,240
72,162
60,754
65,692
40,405
33,598
34,459
35,093
36,799
38,457
62,671
62,378
62,182
62,522
68,640
35,377
103,164
99,291
94,918
95,717
90,223
49, 745
63,689
55,191
51,738
49,159
37,628
9,270
195,149
190,431
174,357
168,205
159,591
146,179
64,288
63,695
47,442
41,496
35,978
33,067
» 47,700
■44,500
■38,800
■33,000
■27,500
■24,800
24,743
26,386
23,509
20,662
19,545
18,602
■32,600
■ 33,800
■22,400
■8,800
■ 6,800
■6,000
20,907
21,351
17,845
17,627
■ 17,600
» 17, 200
144,781
148,399
137,123
139,204
142, 756
157,082
32,653
33,467
36,191
36,235
35,305
37,265
■25,000
■28,300
■29,900
■28,000
27,870
33,426
18,021
19,152
19,439
19,566
19,370
20,126
■6,600
■ 6,300
■6,000
■6,000
>6,400
> 6,700
■6,300
■6,200
■5,700
>6,800
>6,400
7,015
169,656
173,630
177,382
42,726
46,074
42,370
40,821
41,344
89,277
26,805
27,751
27,472
>5,300
>4,800
>5,600
7,695
8,449
8,925
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January
February...
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
Deoember..
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January
February...
M arch
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January...
February.
March
1933
19SJ,
1936
1936
1937
See footnotes at end of table.
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130 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State *—Continued
MONTHI v. JANUAUY 1933-MaiiCH 1937
M ont h
1933
January
February
March
April
May
Juno
July
August
September
October
November--
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October...
November
December.
1936
January.
Feburary
March
April.
May
June -
July
August
September
October
November
December.
1936
January ...
February
March
April..
May
June
July
August
September
October
November.
Deoember.
1937
January
February
March
» 18,822
• 18, 849
■ 34, 374
» 31,400
» 32,(918
• 32, 720
30, 978
30,079
29, 169
31,304
36, 652
36,229
42,826
61,068
62.272
64, 960
55,804
60,080
44,612
42, 577
41,387
41,884
42,651
44, 718
49,029
62,246
51,448
47,787
44, 215
37, 609
35,080
34,525
34,023
33. 745
32,869
27,906
19, 442
13,078
11,480
8, 717
7,538
5,074
4,942
5,089
6, 338
6,012
6,061
7,095
7,851
8, 776
9,244
121,311
120,631
135,014
125, 337
122,578
112.018
103.019
66.140
96,905
97,688
100, 366
100,715
86,135
85,495
91,579
151,981
146, 486
149,608
152,200
152,708
161,760
168, 387
169, 719
180, 779
185,680
188,817
192,544
188,749
190,216
183,579
181,368
176,947
169,016
159, 255
150,709
109, 329
98,616
89,878
86,101
70,993
69, 286
65, 432
63,819
61,943
59, 730
55, 851
57, 361
62, 352
65,871
65,505
03, 342
Michigan
» 120,998
■ 154,889
■ 198,677
■ 212, 864
° 202, 213
» 181,701
158, 554
162, 482
159, 454
171,972
202,130
198, 855
149,132
126,811
136,059
160,955
153,138
144,638
149,838
163,485
176,514
196, 492
222,488
222,185
215,813
199, 541
190,563
179,826
167,829
162,290
164,266
162,480
159,912
153,455
135, 555
104,203
79,130
84,826
84, 799
77,365
67,645
6Q, 890
58, 370
59, 335
' 66, 300
53,608
54,330
57,817
66, 997
76. 525
75, 595
Minne¬
sota
• 46,607
" 45,245
" 47,841
48,377
46, 534
42. 124
40, 198
39,456
38, 282
39, 452
44,901
41,231
39,063
41,754
91,297
105, 287
121,851
126,956
104,118
99,824
100,300
106,942
119,030
133, 570
122,374
124,748
115,603
114,531
107,229
91,190
84,838
74,832
72,260
74,157
72,677
59,193
» 51,400
» 50,000
•49,400
•44,200
• 35, 700
28, 467
26,086
25,859
27,694
29,418
81,000
35,009
41,697
43,886
42,200
Missis¬
sippi
- 187, 340
• 160, 637
° 125,612
• 109, 335
• 96,877
>91,935
73, 246
69,957
41,624
50,402
66,669
50,609
76,809
90,424
95,193
67,155
71,847
73,928
79,115
83,935
74,796
65, 519
62, 781
65,647
71,734
60,908
60,131
51,324
48,054
45,651
46,674
46,443
43,541
44, 493
33,549
30,427
14, 431
5, 095
1,945
• 1,300
■ 1,000
" 1,200
• 1,500
• 1.500
■ 1,500
■ 1,000
• 1.100
• 1,000
• 1,000
» 1,100
• 1,000
Missouri
° 60,757
° 67,969
° 80,671
92, 701
87, 330
77,700
57,577
66,032
66, 085
59, 737
72, 545
74,091
68,545
64,392
82,879
103, 687
100, 432
89, 846
120,356
123, 910
130,478
152,041
154,593
160,136
172,798
168, 707
167, 477
157, 636
149, 232
138,452
130,639
125,150
125,926
128. 572
128,650
110,856
65,954
65,145
58,204
29,538
16, 469
17.578
17,735
16.240
14,619
42.162
42, 1G1
45,883
62,601
65,478
55,199
See footnotes at end of table.
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MASK) TABLES • 131
Table I.—Number of Cases Receivins General Relief, by State A—Continued
Monthiy, January 1933-March 1937
Nebraska
Nevada
New
Hamp¬
shire
New •
Jersey
New
Mexico
New
York
•23,898
» 26,36i
•31,864
•15,871
• 14,808
»13, 656
• 1,911
• 2,076
• 2, 776
•3,152
•3,642
•2,375
•7,484
8,662
9,195
10,936
10,094
8,562
97,772
108, 598
116,628
115,274
112, 516
105,168
• 12,835
• 17,881
•17,000
•6,759
» 5,930
• 6,109
■292,518
•339,313
•375,908
» 437,476
» 413,060
385,140
13,899
13,381
15,053
17, 212
21, 551
21,338
2,402
2,253
1,968
2,296
3,001
2,111
9,280
7,776
8,103
7,811
17,447
9,232
102,488
95, 599
88,997
89,226
98,513
94,907
6,219
6,734
6,466
6,239
8,088
7,951
370,992
363,876
335,929
332,841
382,657
251, 750
18,812
18,848
24,854
30,461
28,197
27,967
1,799
1,567
1,949
2,336
2,441
3,700
8,425
9,436
10,565
• 10,913
8, 961
8,043
89,422
101,808
110,840
179, 408
142,420
136,791
9,793
11,436
14,320
13,029
16,396
19,386
248,520
279,117
305,725
536,384
513,484
496,872
27,623
33,264
39,690
42,127
45,371
48,998
3,346
3,983
4,203
4,192
4,628
4,486
7,635
7,845
8,594
9,065
10,070
11,693
134,831
135, 537
137,457
156,838
167,608
175, 582
26,982
31,975
28,476
24,242
27,286
30,537
497,766
506,654
508,254
517,866
532,926
559, 233
53,929
55, 215
54,285
49,859
46,112
41,074
5,137
5,245
4,151
3,788
3,461
2,983
10,736
13,377
14,364
14,991
15,402
13,917
175,118
176, 684
176,418
170,845
162,190
155,121
32,507
30,223
32,069
25,955
23,919
21,691
584,946
594, 731
693,900
582,467
566,543
551, 522
36,314
31, 260
31,660
32,607
32,818
30,260
2,768
2,803
2,386
1,905
789
578
14,001
11,399
11,130
10,885
11,145
10,977
153,501
149,021
145,341
139,074
132,393
110,822
27,708
26, 256
24,264
21,303
16,055
4, 662
549,868
536,289
453,082
411,427
367, 593
361,631
• 28,800
• 30, 800
» 23,900
• 16,100
• 7,600
•6,200
727
994
868
1,008
993
960
11,429
10, 306
9,623
8,952
8,276
7,595
84,759
85,455
83,851
» 78,000
•59,500
» 53,400
•5,500
» 5, 700
» 6,300
» 7,700
» 7,400
•5,800
339,033
346,525
354,208
347, 716
331,831
316,661
» 6,100
» 9,100
» 8, 400
• 8,100
» 9,100
• 11,400
938
923
938
941
943
1,086
6,978
7,036
7,030
7,327
7,869
7,937
50,094
49, 557
48,570
49,734
51,379
56,431
•5,400
•5,400
•4,700
•3,600
•2,900
» 2,900
295,706
286, 271
282,409
276,347
271, 788
278,438
• 14,100
■ 13, 600
» 11,700
1,518
1,451
1,064
8,382
8, 216
8, 287
• 62,900
•64,800
» 64,400
» 3,700
•4,200
• 1,300
290,123
294,139
292,789
Month
January
February..
March
April..
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
January
February...
March.
April..
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November..
December...
January
February-_
March
April-
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November-
December.
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November.
December. -
January...
February.
March
19SS
mi
lm
me
19S7
See footnotes at end of table.
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132 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Month
tm
January
February..
March...
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1931,
J anuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September
October
November
Deoembor
1936
January.
February..
March
April
May..
June
July.
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February-
M arch
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.
1937
January
_ February..
* March
N orth
Dakota
• 10, 773
> 13, 920
■ 1(1, 244
13,309
12,000
10,289
8,471
7,731
8,817
14, 321
21,139
29,220
30,099
34, 649
43,338
60,200
31. 106
41.681
32,081
31,173
36,095
42,278
41.970
42,764
45,828
46,209
47,402
46,557
43,919
39,175
30,249
23, 532
20, 527
24,053
28,331
23,950
12,196
14.450
12, 206
10, 615
8, 992
8,031
7,690
6,903
6, 689
6,582
6,866
9, 243
11,871
10,033
9, 733
Ohio
Okla¬
homa
Oregon
Pennsyl¬
vania
Rhode
Island
South
Carolina
214,195
o149,957
» 43, 649
» 488, 611
11,830
• 136,010
235, 747
'153,270
» 46, 099
• 464, 062
13.079
0 199,134
252, 110
• 175, 309
» 56,260
> 556, 893
19,060
» 216,465
272,183
• 264, 730
• 51,011
■ 474,100
21,567
> 172,859
271,290
>224,184
• 69, 122
> 487,141
19,069
• 139, 225
256,822
» 168,596
34, 255
• 465,039
18,145
• 106, 617
245, 768
• 147,692
24,024
>449,103
15,431
102,326
233,856
• 192,003
20,020
>412,477
13,560
89,022
220.881
• 189, 286
16,561
>386,920
11,820
88,168
213,924
>153,628
17, 730
369,410
11,363
90,525
255,836
>164, 626
22, 262
367,802
13, 623
92,108
191,713
•120,090
24,042
363, 971
6,755
39,463
170,976
• 82, 797
24,604
362, 613
7,646
41, 701
195,451
» 42,904
24,169
363,255
7,897
42,474
223,407
62,105
27, 314
373, 944
9,339
50,561
273, 725
100,602
31,465
388,657
17,652
74,848
261,131
78, 460
33,909
420,054
17,113
75,463
256,163
72, 578
29,919
394, 221
16, 432
71,546
260,039
99,223
31,048
381,646
16,349
73,558
275,289
125,013
28,396
399, 492
16,813
73,844
289,611
134,053
27,159
387, 656
18,186
85,289
304,602
128,451
29,502
389, 057
18,442
83,339
312,057
150,487
33,074
403,958
18, 473
71,183
327,325
150,168
36,013
441,757
18,052
68,116
341, 053
144, 761
39,991
464,345
19,004
60,088
338, 242
143, 594
40,193
483,792
19,314
62,811
331,497
141,326
39,148
494,377
19,414
59,802
325,123
126,297
36,727
490,580
19,170
52,912
320,402
118,312
32,717
492, 274
18,802
53,202
315,009
109,505
29,176
467, 737
18,211
52,535
311,701
95,911
25,583
463,577
18,352
38,323
301,249
100.402
23, 458
474,160
18,323
34,429
280,409
91,268
17, 269
458,599
17,697
26,381
254, 985
87,328
17,020
440,693
17,441
23,897
244,688
69,722
19,329
411,002
15, 767
20,688
171,771
25,182
11,811
294, 919
9,675
7,917
141,743
■ 35,100
13,411
261,670
• 10,700
3,132
138,346
> 46,200
12,927
231.415
» 10,700
3,469
133,809
>51,800
12,161
220, 513
• 11,000
3,501
128,561
>44,500
11,061
211,019
■ 10,300
4,606
116,897
» 36,100
10, 354
203,689
■ 10.300
5,320
108, 535
> 34, 400
8,814
195, 674
• 10,000
5,655
103,907
» 33.900
7.098
190,718
• 10,600
5.632
100,805
» 35,000
6,847
1S3, 187
• 10,400
6,001
98, 479
• 40, 000
6,505
166,373
• 10.100
5,868
95,940
• 40.000
6,947
158,448
>9.600
5,852
96,708
» 43, 700
8,232
149, 691
■9,500
5.971
103,209
■ 42, 300
10, 678
156,759
>9,500
6,050
115, 105
> 39, 500
12. 731
165,660
• 10,300
5,787
117, 199
• 47,000
13,342
175, 257
» 10, 600
5,977
109, 944
■ 40,000
12, 235
181,190
■ 10,500
> 1,400
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 133
Table I.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State '—Continued
Monthly, Januart 1933-March 1937
Month
South
Dakota
Tennes-
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
1933
January..
February,..
March
April —
May
June
July
August
September
October...
November
December
1934
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
t
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1936
January
February.. l.
March
April
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
1937
January...
February
March
' 18,391
> 17, 898
■ 19, 769
19, 592
14,000
12.153
10, 651
14,436
17,645
26, 513
35, 703
20,166
33,907
34,108
41,542
50,525
55,142
58,040
58,815
59, 096
58, 008
61,269
66, 389
68,650
65,954
62,230
61, 275
60,355
58,166
40,958
21,620
12, 651
13, 738
16,457
16,007
9,663
8(885
11,408
10,390
8, 213
6,794
6,293
6,603
6.739
6,398
•5,800
6,029
6.740
9,408
9, 362
8,085
• 59, 327
» 91, 525
• 98, 207
• 75,138
•71,616
» 59,065
56,309
46,295
43, 265
41,844
48,349
18,019
29,133
43,070
68, 543
63, 545
79, 495
78,869
81,656
84,459
70,375
61, 774
60,259
64,029
71,132
71,900
74,101
76,015
75,388
71,978
67,683
62,345
56, 570
52, 662
46,712
25,460
• 22,800
» 22,900
» 19,800
> 9,900
• 11,300
» 16,300
» 14,800
• 16,300
» 16,300
» 15,100
» 17,600
» 19,600
» 21,400
» 21,100
•20,000
» 203, 330
» 140,006
» 195,636
»193,027
» 178,076
• 165,977
200,944
182, 357
103. 784
119,196
145, 682
123,344
112,395
129, 708
160, 538
197, 297
201,465
188,347
223,583
248, 052
228,640
236, 742
254,619
269,276
278,216
271,007
253,890
228,042
203, 493
172, 794
154,340
149,024
139, 206
131, 926
133, 437
121,451
50,139
48, 462
48, 238
48,962
46,361
45,698
13,394
14,094
13,337
12,872
11,316
13,044
14,416
13,489
12,633
» 30, 263
» 33, 890
» 36,151
• 36,083
• 35, 214
» 29,734
23,422
20,406
17, 854
17,445
19,262
16,322
16,485
18, 666
21,807
25,974
27, 201
26,282
27,176
28,392
27,935
27,727
27,441
29,081
31,066
32,047
32,225
31,773
29,081
26,163
24,959
25,218
23,733
22,308
19,976
11,279
8,397
7,927
4,373
4,391
3,796
3,681
3,625
3,589
3,577
3,901
5,305
6,128
6,604
7,343
7,307
•5,944
•6, 563
» 7, 945
5,785
6,620
4,813
4,034
3,818
3, 533
2,832
3,160
2,783
2,669
3,195
3,591
6,307
6,353
5,096
5,032
4,886
5,139
5, 406
6,819
6,879
8,365
8,977
8,838
9,031
8,795
8,070
8,338
6, 597
6,106
4,252
3,977
3,908
6,711
6,412
5,227
4, 756
4,058
4,648
4,650
4,235
4,008
4,111
4,038
4,318
4,478
4,192
3,900
» 80,859
o 93, 571
• 107, 762
• 41, 709
•28,637
• 27,587
15,814
15,216
16, 349
16,137
21, 894
17,188
19,676
26,975
40,061
28,159
45,844
37,671
35,011
39, 878
36, 706
36,866
39,200
41,641
47,229
48,320
49,209
51,905
51,919
47, 813
48, 991
47,441
42,449
38,076
27,025
12,756
» 15,000
• 14,000
• 13, 500
» 13,000
» 12, 500
• 12,000
• 12,000
• 12,900
• 13,400
• 13,100
• 13, 500
• 15,000
• 16,300
• 17,300
» 17, 200
See footnotes at end of table.
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134 • PINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« I.—Number of Cases Reeeivins General Relief, by Stale *—Concluded
Monthly, January 1033-Mabcu 1937
Mouth
1SSJ
January
February
M arch
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December..-
J8JJ
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March..
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
West
Virginia
"116,723
" 130.184
»144,008
»150.188
" 142. 900
• 137,630
123,065
127,053
100,832
98,199
104,108
71,810
63,684
62, 633
71,283
60,831
75,988
79,058
79,995
79,889
82, 619
85, 739
88,709
92,079
96,760
93,950
93, 747
91,259
90,945
86, 695
87,908
86, 379
81, 709
78,418
71,097
56,307
38,398
32,036
28,402
27,108
25,611
24, 642
23.624
23,577
24,091
24, 621
•22,000
■ 17,500
» 14,500
» 16,800
» 18,400
\V tscon-
sln
Wyo¬
ming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto
Kico
Virgin
Islands
» 89,397
• 4,233
• 2,904
■ 4,968
• 10,279
» 95, 665
• 3, 894
• 3,203
» 6,080
• 7, 712
» 98, 667
• 4, 004
• 3,872
• 6,784
• 10,340
• 98, 820
3, 346
• 1.298
3,786
• 9,187
• 93, 702
2,880
• 913
3,766
•3,470
• 87,463
2,633
•2,017
3,209
•2,760
78, 896
2,355
• 2,803
2,661
• 141
72, 136
1, 040
> 2
2,908
386
• 401
68,613
1,614
•279
2,831
6,778
• 585
68,730
1.770
•221
2,743
27,930
•2,918
76,190
1,906
•61
3,166
52,785
• 2,395
65,720
1,819
•202
3,403
89,081
•4,333
54,705
1,635
» 18
1,036
90,189
•4,047
64, 467
2,215
2,090
111,605
» 4,102
77,312
3,830
2,895
88,804
•3,812
112,501
6,729
6,590
50,331
• 748
104,697
6,319
6,951
63,238
2,008
107,314
7,581
5,276
55,965
1,219
95, 753
7,841
4,819
126,917
926
99,700
6,941
4,633
67,225
1,024
105, 404
6,845
167
4,658
82,777
1,045
107,139
6,957
275
5,023
78,728
787
110,038
7,617
401
6,139
80,866
1,382
116,876
8,811
651
5,276
91,875
1,373
124, 724
9,505
1,744
5,205
120,221
1,294
128,179
9,745
1,678
6,066
108,743
702
117,298
10,175
2,007
5,292
108,881
1,104
114,988
9,892
2,000
5,290
112,981
859
108,299
7,078
1,091
5,410
109,135
1,310
102,437
6,044
514
5,242
68,490
1,066
95,442
5,607
313
4,081
64,976
1,072
91, 573
5,164
319
4,117
75,818
1,203
89,391
4,515
372
3,927
83,360
1,163
91,267
3,790
531
4, 587
78,294
1,291
88,224
2,559
1,037
4,509
71,636
1,265
68,718
2,179
1,325
4,425
77,291
1,364
57,043
2,406
1,543
4,425
73,398
1,256
55,022
2,884
1,609
4,438
55,109
1,611
51, 609
2,097
1,606
4,484
57, 113
1,420
46,991
1, 439
1,163
4,705
62,964
1,248
41,041
1,118
805
5,178
56,787
1,046
35, 240
1,066
451
5,012
• 73,100
1,257
33. 647
1,095
156
4,425
394
33,181
892
185
4,436
289
33,016
924
180
424
34,284
36, 595
40,924
45,708
47,425
44,945
994
1,007
1,132
1,693
1,752
1,660
204
181
134
223
190
291
340
360
501
» 32
• 109
•52
• See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data; United States totals for months from January
1933 through April 1934 and from January 1936 through March 1937 are partly estimated, as may be seen
by reference to the state data for the respective months.
• Estimated.
r Data obtained from Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
• Data obtained from publications of the state relief agency. Figures for Indiana are estimated.
BASIC TABLES
135
Table II.—Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State *
Monthly, July 1983-Marcii 1937
Month
United
States and
territories
Continen¬
tal United
States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
15,472,803
15,182,575
13,516,007
13,875, 550
15, 553,197
12,214,266
15,454,384
15,165,702
13,472,610
13,716,459
15,262, 752
11,758,573
392,487
484,372
527,772
471,024
521,056
414,446
104,565
82,601
84,671
84,236
86,605
49,408
209,737
333,683
268,367
226,228
198,676
251,962
603,604
714,018
652,567
535,848
507,667
394,889
11,654,658
12, 239,330
14,072,981
17,135,690
17,375,013
16,946,408
11,194,803
11,674,689
13,621, 222
16,864,533
17,038,233
16,656,245
367,826
313,337
366,582
472,366
430, 299
380, 289
46,691
49,810
67,804
90,667
97,864
108,647
320.187
301,814
270, 310
113,564
160, 781
182.188
305,300
293,004
380,041
522,853
562,994
588,459
17,718,459
18,284,313
18,443,469
18,381,852
18,958,696
20,050,946
17,046,469
17,938, 602
18,021,538
17,970,728
18,551,322
19,575,989
400,575
458,305
471,324
339,089
249,165
238,910
103,691
99,104
98,451
91,202
90,766
92,376
201,193
368,897
413,925
256,841
283,367
327,185
582,878
694,350
583,630
625,463
655,081
792,839
20,804,137
20, 579,151
20,143, 625
19,434,618
18,658, 978
17,183,073
20,170,216
20,009, 643
19,572, 591
18,845,424
18,089,745
16,819,801
240,028
233, 534
224,887
244,207
249,936
249,144
90,674
84,304
89,307
87,314
86,964
83,577
356,051
342,203
279, 503
244,559
228,323
213,165
814,480
791,504
788,814
777,659
768,453
707,185
16,456,116
15,911,098
14,640,498
13,821,318
12,743,145
9,311,028
16,121,362
15,523,406
14,209,138
13,415,861
12,369,778
8,910,031
265,237
261,719
145,540
190, 216
119,236
58,101
80,819
76,313
70,240
59,039
46,711
16,013
227,086
204,552
139,103
91,296
76, 633
285
690,321
661,695
603,080
587,285
683,677
514,684
7,591,655
7,218,728
6,727,890
6,068,716
5,478, 111
5,156,441
7,211,161
6,930,969
6,433,801
5,799,300
5,186,569
4, 793, 254
• 25,067
»15, 603
» 9,880
» 7,360
• 6,876
» 8,171
»13,116
•11,013
» 10, 670
• 11,612
» 10, 527
» 10, 613
» 21,050
» 43,109
• 48,499
» 42,317
» 31,720
» 19,055
•485,153
•378,291
• 303,930
•263,748
•234.064
» 204,922
4,430,805
4,396,927
4,255,494
4,266,059
4,332,676
4,722,356
4,407,994
4,374,861
4,253,946
4,264,698
4,331,326
4,720,638
» 5,689
•3,424
•3,277
•3,086
3,994
3,997
» 10,767
•12,003
» 11,302
• 9,041
•9,376
• 10,279
• 16,000
» 14,100
» 11,095
» 12,722
» 13,464
• 15,558
• 197,780
» 192,847
• 182,307
• 181, 636
» 200,992
» 240, 555
5,294,589
5,505,943
5,342,371
5,294,189
6,505,353
5,341,819
3,917
3,897
3,955
•13,772
» 15,700
•14,114
» 16,056
» 16,908
• 17,409
296,817
326,510
323.445
July
August
September-
October
November-
December- .
January
February.-
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December..
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November..
December..
January
February
Mareh
April
May
June.
July
August
September-
October
November.
December..
January..
February .
March
19SS
19Si
19S5
19S6
19S7
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
136
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« II.—Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State'—Continued
Monthly, July 1033-March 1937
Mouth
1933
July
August
September
October
November.
December
1934
January
February
March..
April.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February...
March
April
May
June..
July
August.
September
October
November-
December
1936
January
February.
March.
April
May
June
July..
August
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
Colorado
Connect¬
icut
Delaware
District
of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
138, 617
139,674
84,673
36,941
368,823
193,001
37,899
119,(138
126,064
28,042
42,294
377,871
191,623
30,613
108, 213
116,088
25,185
46,446
427,014
200,931
28,247
112,964
110, 871
22,685
46,672
417,241
283,046
18,694
120, 929
117, 722
26, 706
49, 720
426,228
365,830
29,732
147, 678
101,185
27, 216
24, 570
111,094
147,083
30,746
100, 707
98.602
26,024
28, 304
98,650
202,769
27,109
134, 202
100, 797
35, 971
45,971
106, 288
234,106
24,001
169, 098
108, 514
38, 778
67, 982
302, 013
291,310
27,901
197,507
211,722
35,729
70,307
340, 135
283, 747
67,717
203, 774
166,069
16, 796
70,919
325,192
316,875
65,598
197, 813
161,860
16,589
64,288
334,199
326,602
44,113
206, 597
150,688
16,244
63,917
369,014
327,893
50,629
219,909
154, 373
16,870
69,566
67,765
383,098
34e, 105
57,414
214,019
160, 514
16,440
374,962
409.743
61,900
209,781
175,466
16,654
66,700
358.018
392.152
64,475
203,644
185, 649
17,893
65,066
325,622
395,877
83,369
221,872
181,450
18,958
66,269
305,688
362,552
103,685
242,291
196, 766
18,654
67,097
298,064
347,694
105,533
244,344
196,002
18,419
66,453
231,628
345, 590
93,124
247, 667
192, 737
17,646
61,025
209,866
333,333
96,985
225,654
190,041
15,792
59, 350
208,009
323,541
95,783
219, 631
184,117
16,040
53,363
211,590
305,185
88,708
194,917
180, 577
14,977
47, 978
207,082
238,422
74,780
166, 618
172,115
16,337
47,469
202.222
233, 717
60,696
152,157
164,769
14,175
44,249
188, 645
225,013
62,003
141,002
168,503
13,542
39,636
201,142
161,843
53,476
133, 741
148,123
11, 216
31,409
167, 778
139,311
47,798
111, 940
129, 326
12,067
29, 810
146, 721
122.206
53,159
10,969
100,540
8,788
27,101
8,772
24,309
20. 327
» 53.310
90,121
9,397
27,370
• 25,797
■50,561
•26,395
•56,105
95,392
9,722
30,326
• 25,580
• 48,928
■ 24, 531
• 53,515
94,634
10,563
26,280
•25.130
• 45,184
• 17,320
• 48,339
87,691
7,973
6,398
• 25.293
•50.0S5
•14,449
• 45,164
79,139
6,522
9, 637
24,783
■ 46,749
•11,474
•40,844
72,637
1,460
9,460
29,867
42,785
• 9,663
•39,092
67,883
2,429
6,171
27,257
43,586
• 7,375
•37,264
64,337
2,326
6,050
25,636
40,814
•7,047
•39,613
63,697
2,428
5,901
25,631
35,812
•7,069
» 39,148
64,625
2,408
5,685
25,292
36,766
• 7. 762
•39,076
64,570
2,624
6,618
23,108
37,167
•9,183
• 49,130
67,866
8,611
7,027
23,619
42,204
• 10,614
> 68,214
70,183
5,673
7,135
21,293
37,975
• 12,572
• 52,162
67,753
6, 445
7, 381
21,238
87,360
■12,538
> 39,916
65, 401
•6,793
7,281
22,062
36,416
• 10,259
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES . 137
Table II.—Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by Stale'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Month
Illinois Indiana
Iowa
1955
July
August
September
October
November
December
19Si
January
February
March
April
May.
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
19SB
January
February...
March
April
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November -
December
1956
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August...
September
October
November
December.
1957
January—
February
March
1,005,050
920,696
858,136
859, 431
917, 733
861,672
688,156
660, 500
781,336
1,014,627
1,013,298
1,058,041
1,069,139
1,049,166
1,047,866
1,057, 781
1, 056, 597
1,120,444
1,150,019
1,155,817
1,157, 209
1,120, 244
1, 046, 584
1,001,758
957,067
953, 716
950,073
945,535
934,595
817,212
613,249
605,289
534,808
513, 749
475,463
423,954
392,036
411,168
389,402
396, 521
414,356
463,500
512,973
527,895
534,198
304,693
290,384
290,016
333,812
346, 745
216,643
214,847
241, 709
294,109
387,491
379,611
367,129
363,262
382, 455
406,266
425,846
450, 669
479,740
492,197
497,873
484,155
462,130
441,467
412,951
395,191
366, 227
332,224
248,622
198,686
180,834
178,269
177,112
152,050
130, 393
110,378
99,138
97,812
101, 210
119,279
112,818
108,749
116,047
137,662
149,326
135,330
170,660
163, 336
162,973
143,482
154,906
99,171
83,078
92,995
128,547
178,899
190,551
221,575
225, 501
219, 722
212,070
216, 449
227,191
256,045
272,472
272,135
270,272
247, 573
225, 796
189,070
163,816
135,240
141,092
143,150
149,955
158,499
» 172,878
•160,111
» 137, 724
» 117,281
• 94,498
•82,968
» 83,079
• 97,692
» 103, 264
• 95, 251
95,650
118,634
145,669
145, 721
137,313
Kansas Kentucky
213,170
215,887
199, 778
178,247
204, 761
56,046
70,534
71,272
102,850
201,096
208,441
188,275
210,587
244,155
254,497
268,153
292,219
302,449
322,151
334, 645
330,623
322, 511
316,246
258,052
223,522
221,687
218, 706
217,505
206,026
116,422
77,996
82,788
72,241
60,249
56,880
52,051
48,954
53,663
54,876
54,799
53,474
66,648
83,897
85,303
82,422
529,781
509,107
112,033
346,824
473,787
324,538
388,886
437,552
487,413
322,697
474,371
449,877
468,157
468,914
448, 393
442,679
455,493
481,128
498,007
496,640
501,965
512, 701
616,726
491,999
472,928
460,453
433,067
436, 723
411,805
210,381
>118,444
■ 123,729
» 67,114
» 31,768
•24,648
» 21,660
» 23,826
• 22,743
•18,050
•18,600
•26,325
•22,466
• 19,598
• 16,621
•20,065
Louisiana
290,173
310, 735
309,999
320,988
322,093
260,654
394,673
435,213
134,939
217,460
195,003
190,999
194,235
213,903
197,502
190,035
171,977
173,382
179,073
182,688
184,836
191,163
194, 262
191,136
202, 786
207,563
192,099
184, 278
139,533
31,386
•59,573
» 60,927
» 49,925
» 48,482
• 48,450
•47,312
• 11,342
■ 11,128
» 12,198
» 14,724
• 13,687
• 14,662
•16,273
• 18,344
• 19, 536
See footnotes at end of table.
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138 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table II.—Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State*—Continued
Monthly, July 1033-Marcb 1937
Month
January.
February.
March
April
May
June
July..
August ...
September.
October
November.
December .
1933
1934
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
January...
February .
March
1935
1938
1937
Mary¬
land
Massa¬
chusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missia-
sippi
M issouri
139,436
391,304
627,859
166,396
293,948
224,427
132,647
353,085
656, 639
164,314
282,104
211,499
131,446
359,479
637, 342
151,163
160,641
189,883
132,853
388,922
691,173
161,396
204,334
202,970
166,819
377,777
814,448
183,538
223,905
256,992
143,312
377,729
774,727
161,460
190,121
262,728
171,832
310,880
551,994
137,187
288,602
194,727
198, 889
311,624
459,608
148,760
367,679
213,622
238,681
335,885
495,018
362,307
367,631
283,117
250,188
560,457
616, 758
425,667
263,544
379,422
210,705
658,273
584,482
618,122
265,309
357,312
192,070
676,140
558,241
524,542
275,405
326,974
172,808
689,216
573, 748
428,925
292,061
451,466
166,467
689,278
629,467
416, 520
305,797
457,493
161,981
624,437
674,346
417,158
270,436
489,231
163,041
637,626
748,161
440,085
231,710
660,085
164,869
647, 289
817, 434
489,421
225,891
675,976
173,087
685,346
863,609
545,536
246,836
698,111
189,928
715,759
794,956
485,908
269,080
647,014
202,135
726,793
735,135
469,461
237,438
644,478
197,820
732,602
701,979
426,959
225,126
635,015
182, 237
728,478
657,960
428,187
185,257
695,782
167,951
745,004
609,129
394,079
164,414
560,549
141,131
719,311
586,552
322,628
156,771
506,842
132,326
714,236
697, 523
298,197
155, 890
478,781
130,134
694,466
590,686
256,060
153,716
449,475
128,078
671,316
579, 808
249.467
141,349
456,850
126,961
644,731
549,938
253,491
142,759
463,143
122,762
610,697
482,070
245,434
123,180
460,142
101, 359
419,672
350,187
195,791
106,568
376,553
» 73,082
341,329
258,619
•163,632
47,862
213,391
•48,990
307, 550
285,569
•158,426
13,259
210,796
■ 43,103
293,864
286,936
»153,248
4,386
185,878
» 32, 491
257,179
249,814
» 137,495
•4,604
82,345
• 28,170
226,586
217,894
»108,249
•3,500
43,076
» 19,186
213,016
195,659
87,688
•4,200
46,489
• 18,584
205,406
180,825
79,368
•5,250
45,843
• 19,068
195,840
196,890
77, 595
•5,250
43,853
• 19, 989
191,602
»183,718
85,833
•5,250
40,581
• 22,504
181,101
177,660
93,693
•3,500
137,430
» 22, 719
189,489
170,784
99,176
•3,850
137,277
• 26, 650
210,315
185,895
115,325
•3,600
152,887
» 29,385
223,492
227,908
139,399
• 3,500
18a 041
» 32,884
221, 563
258,422
145,200
• 3,850
185,557
• 34, 551
221, 245
254, 249
138,548
•3,500
187, 454
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 139
Table II.—Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State4—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Marcb 1937
Month
1988
July
August-
September
October
November
December
1984
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December j.
1985
January
February
March
April___
May
June
July
August
September
October
November..
Deoember
1986
January
February
March.
April.
May
June.
July
August
September
October.
November
December...
1937
January
February.
March
Ne¬
braska
60,019
84,010
65, 990
75, 596
84,314
75,346
66,648
70, 367
96, 785
119, 219
108, 787
107,335
105,086
121,917
152,118
158, 748
172,717
188,673
208,367
212,291
205,806
178,310
171,974
147,192
125,333
105, 358
105,857
105,800
105,884
95,722
» 90,882
•99,906
» 75,636
» 52, 778
» 27,696
» 21,556
» 21,389
» 32,213
» 28,601
» 27,852
• 32,343
» 41,664
• 53, 210
• 49, 714
» 41,884
Nevada
5,666
4,865
3,896
5,129
6,080
4,459
3, 409
2,850
3,803
6,310
5,743
7,425
7,393
8,727
9,316
9,706
11,031
11,078
13,013
13,267
11,302
10,118
9,136
7,943
7,286
7,247
6,182
4, 844
1, 812
1,268
1,400
1,908
1,512
1,760
1,720
1, 632
1,493
1,492
1,555
1,599
1,594
1,818
2,992
2,659
1,813
New
Hamp¬
shire
33,680
» 28,245
■ 29,406
» 28,455
» 70,580
28,435
29,852
33, 794
37, 222
41,865
30,161
27,779
26,261
28,568
28,140
33,108
35,106
42,105
37,267
46, 469
54,108
56,255
56,151
50, 719
48,396
40,473
41,312
39,585
41,292
41,106
42,833
39, 783
37,156
34,108
30,182
28.621
26,091
25,509
25,535
27,035
29,192
30,042
31,764
32,183
30,969
New
Jersey
428,447
401,895
375,004
374,054
404,891
376,385
345, 742
396,184
428,609
695,053
556,041
536,686
528,868
534,819
531,002
587,460
625,650
655,801
642,038
643,847
638,103
613, 241
580,544
563,756
546, 352
528,851
510,106
480, 403
448, 983
369,409
271,696
264,741
» 244, 348
» 183, 772
» 162, 699
154, 501
151,347
146,690
150,523
153,163
171,829
• 193,027
■ 200, 519
■ 200,200
New
Mexico
26,389
28, 978
27,848
26,124
33, 755
32,020
39, 432
46, 513
61, 914
57,186
75,971
83,132
112,966
133. 798
116,821
101, 689
112,671
128,802
135,670
131,062
137, 408
107,422
96,458
86,542
116, 278
108,886
98,900
85,046
61,148
10,645
• 13,960
• 15,367
» 17,484
• 21, 800
• 20, 530
» 16,176
» 14,600
> 15,700
» 14,193
» 10,636
" 8,342
» 8,455
• 10,943
» 13,305
•4,100
New Y ork
1,508,441
1,477,660
1,324,471
1,344,422
1, 540, 273
999, 257
970,081
1,035,693
1,145,951
2,074,488
2,056,947
1,961,411
1,983,074
1,977, 369
1,969,660
1,968,455
2,014,904
2,087,352
2,170,371
2, 226, 248
2,159, 386
2,099, 735
2,019,847
1,957,440
1,934,767
1,884, 914
1,499,755
1,346, 934
1,197, 661
1,176, 910
1,106, 797
1,123,930
1,149,669
1,116,016
1,046,788
983, 789
896,358
867, 670
856, 259
842,725
833,690
863,611
909,094
923, 852
924,131
See footnotes at end of table.
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140 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« II. Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by State-*—Continued
Monthly, Jult 1933-Makch 1937
M ont h
North
Dakota
Ohio
Okla¬
homa
Oregon
Pennsyl¬
vania
Rhode
blaDd
South
Carolina
im
July
37, 944
964,317
• 568, 238
78, 232
■ 1,843, 228
62, 726
386,768
August
32, 720
906,737
■741,818
67,181
■ 1,720,492
66,609
347,078
September
37, 221
849, 364
■ 731,920
60, 063
■ 1, 548, 047
51,448
375,940
October
63, 144
815,473
■ 588, 484
65,971
1, 502, 881
61,062
398,006
November.
96, 749
972,090
» 637, 428
70,200
1,491,934
67,597
413,195
December
133, 738
693, 426
•468,313
72,076
1,443,122
28,163
182,371
1934
January...
136, 932
586,953
■319,158
72,806
1,478,762
30,348
170,815
February
166,141
664, 279
» 171,616
71, 636
1, 441,866
30,519
169,375
March
205, 729
776, 429
261,685
85,011
1, 624, 297
37, 323
212,203
April
234,960
989,055
423,661
99,501
1,570, 479
69,108
311,240
May..
146, 864
950, 262
358,010
109, 540
1, 710,130
71, 442
317,666
June.
193,470
922,742
330,200
83,479
1,592,344
69,926
290,244
July.
147,674
946,811
460,465
104,250
1, 528, 292
70,072
303,737
August
143,097
1, 003, 759
605,562
98, 874
1, 598, 905
71,097
302,583
September . . ... ...
169, 739
1,041, 164
622, 528
91,802
1,650,675
77,852
353,820
October
197,104
1, 086, 783
578, 729
95, 664
1, 543, 645
76, 691
354, 221
November . . ..
196, 346
1, 104, 431
676, 405
116,174
1, 593, 236
77,304
300,008
Deoember.
194, 859
1,168,876
673,204
121, 061
1,730,838
74,778
290,130
1936
January
207,980
1, 211,723
664,318
137,013
1.803, 397
77,864
296,229
February
211,026
1,181, 964
646, 812
136,310
1,857, 442
78,439
267,697
March
215,641
1,155,558
629,229
131,826
1,876,771
75,856
253,119
April
213, 720
1,122,913
567, 501
124, 094
1,861, 149
79,197
214, 742
May
202,404
1,098,700
524,409
110,023
1,869,364
77, 390
213,000
June
179,228
1,084,588
486, 666
97,408
1, 770,081
74,687
209,361
July
139,853
1,058, 616
430,204
82, 479
1, 746, 723
73,919
163,018
August
110, 579
1,018,316
448, 932
76, 545
1, 794, 221
76,240
144,260
September
97,419
937, 749
408, 335
55, 617
1,731,072
71,183
108,786
October.
112, 741
845, 363
384,091
55, 350
1, 649, 708
68,476
99,793
November .
130,228
802, 339
300,650
64, 395
1, 514, 890
66,951
87,203
Deoember. ...
104,993
633,354
110,961
41,717
1,037, 448
39,078
33,871
1938
January
47, 462
465, 497
■ 112,456
39,135
900,446
•41,955
10,985
February
55,841
453, 689
» 147, 857
36,041
7S6, 479
•40, 523
8,633
March
47,130
435,011
" 165, 885
33, 691
741, 055
■40, 872
6,956
April
37,588
416, 937
■ 144, 625
30,037
721,558
■38,013
8,281
May.
31,503
372,263
■ 126,350
26, 723
695,156
■36,108
9,987
June
29,087
347,995
■120,400
22,863
651,597
■35,204
10,874
July
28,089
323, 575
« 118,666
16,182
627,309
•35,778
10t689
August
25,311
314, 720
■ 126,018
15,453
696,886
■34,043
11,688
September
24, 571
308, 109
■ 134, 300
14, 921
629, 862
■34,700
11,185
October
24, 956
298,583
■ 132, 706
16, 180
494,655
•33,839
11,093
November
27, 338
304, 501
■ 149, 543
20,245
460,006
■ 32. 474
11,336
December
39, 412
322,238
■ 143, 305
28, 590
482, 423
• 33,796
11,653
1937
January .
51,556
364,612
■ 138, 330
35,928
509,661
■ 36,187
11, 158
February. ......
41.176
373, 926
■ 164,029
38, 357
555, 689
■36,865
11,548
March
39, 943
344, 203
» 132,459
33,258
666,509
■36,604
■3,953
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 141
Table II.—Number of Persons Receivins General Relief, by S»ateA~Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Month
South
Dakota
Tennes¬
see
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wash¬
ington
42,836
68,680
72, 903
113,823
150,331
72, 210
253,411
212,766
195,834
192,857
219,176
76,409
818,790
713, 339
416,971
472, 725
562,171
459,987
102,409
86,921
76, 597
71,558
81,321
62,863
17,592
16,752
14,676
11,117
13,601
11,857
67,400
62,767
71,333
64,583
93, 598
72,590
229,630
155,144
130,025
135,424
186, 381
131,034
113,008
109, 329
141,136
203,344
240, 652
246,605
123,861
188,714
304,999
288,206
369,500
364,339
42), 690
482,094
606,930
786,469
803,432
756,148
61,122
69,452
86,941
106,378
104,454
105,834
11,849
13,375
15, 613
23,686
23,261
20,645
85,479
117.436
184.437
128,547
219,832
183, 622
128,718
150,355
167,662
197,478
173,403
167,071
239,754
235,128
231,265
243, 573
271, 581
285,428
373,473
381,856
316, 111
285,856
280,309
298,223
907,803
1,022,380
937,923
966,990
1,047,631
1,110,573
107,057
111,682
111,520
108,942
107,546
114,801
20,241
18,789
19,731
20,915
24,306
26,840
164,289
189, 292
174, 277
176,766
183, 507
190,867
178,136
176,801
157,291
166,870
189,817
199,774
270,960
262,326
254,347
247,451
241,167
155,850
325,003
332,710
345,327
348,951
343,040
327,121
1,145,621
1,116,065
1,045,089
927,340
799,245
672,003
123,823
126,421
127,070
124,861
113,512
101,357
32,858
34,628
34,694
34,063
33,351
32,878
217,446
222,640
227,296
236,279
229,404
212,192
214,664
221,487
213,680
209,942
220,073
220,380
80,701
47,136
49,587
60,608
67,054
36,125
306,212
278,803
252,093
235,065
203, 221
110,871
588,927
561,059
525,344
486,181
496,909
447,373
95,924
96,596
90,877
84,746
72,887
35,195
32,403
27,663
23,913
16,171
14,105
13,916
216,543
202, 698
182,971
159, 690
112, 232
49,829
202,733
181,118
151,605
138,475
151,275
147,813
30,177
40,000
35,776
26.846
21,658
19,345
•94,794
•96,352
» 82, 263
• 39,537
•45,200
•65,200
129,378
132,141
129,498
130,832
120,894
119,473
23,838
22,066
12,596
12, 759
10.520
10,122
21,321
20,572
19,650
17,937
14,242
17,581
•46,773
•42,496
•40,675
•40,693-
» 39,236
■ 37,120
•103,405
•80,052
•71,404
• 58,675
•50,459
•48,444
20,181
19,863
18,092
»16,548
16,560
22,273
•59,200
•65,200
•65,200
•60,400
» 70,400
•78,400
48,978
55,246
55,211
41,900
36,691
44,464
9,595
9,239
9,558
11,071
16,928
20,351
18,199
16,173
15,143
14,423
14,524
14,857
•35,606
•36,819
•38,199
•37,127
•38,887
•44,450
•38,005
•29,967
•28,045
•25,327
• 33,040
•49,683
34,212
33,770
29,328
•85,600
■84,400
•80,000
50,386
46,509
43,274
22,316
25,485
24,678
15,629
14,795
13,864
•49,495
■ 55,272
■ 53,922
•75,282
•92,928
•93,613
1955
July
August
September.
October
November
December
mi
January
February
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September
October
November
December
1956
January
February...
March.
April
May
June
July...
August
September
October
November
December
1956
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1957
January
February
March
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
142 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table II. Number of Persons Receiving General Relief, by Stale*—Concluded
Monthly, July 1933-Marcii 1937
Month
1933
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934
January
February.
March.
April
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December. ...
1935
January.
February.
March
April
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
J anuary
February
March.
April ...
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
West
Virginia
640,481
668, 618
43(1,928
418, 766
441,603
296,749
251,714
264,630
301,840
259.051
316, 393
337,066
340,965
340,693
356,360
365,484
370,995
386,250
406,252
400,445
391,277
379,002
379,150
360,868
362,895
353,273
330,835
316,431
285,403
218,293
141,648
114,393
101,298
96,089
88, 513
83,302
79,145
76,341
79,608
81,379
» 75,018
» 58,424
■57,059
■ 64,138
» 67,341
W Iscon-
sln
321,276
290,116
273,993
271,125
297,079
263,769
200,784
243, 378
300, 565
445,883
427,211
426,582
369,533
386,473
400,673
400,428
407,066
428,183
463,454
476,953
424,313
415,848
383,605
361,307
332,440
316,627
308,835
313,610
300,021
235,403
198,579
195,433
182,717
■ 176,072
■ 143,363
■ 120,944
• 113,475
»118,277
■117,512
■ 123,837
■ 133, 790
■ 150,960
■ 172,237
■ 177,365
■ 166, 563
Wyoming
6,157
6,161
6,012
6,709
6,361
6,696
6,316
7,857
13,969
21,024
24,874
29,562
29,538
26,619
26,178
25,763
28,961
34,182
36,763
36,957
38,042
37,089
25,355
20,596
18,228
16,277
14,078
11,141
6,780
5,247
5,305
6,732
4,791
3,604
2,627
2,304
2,624
1,919
2,196
2, 253
2,256
2,807
4,638
4.884
4,421
Alaska
"6,808
» 4
■ 578
■468
• 126
•419
*37
314
466
691
1,289
3,761
3,250
4,313
4,513
2,808
997
462
513
568
953
2,099
2,695
3,168
3,287
3,370
2,238
1,549
927
249
279
260
314
242
190
303
259
394
Hawaii
12,197
13,959
13,800
12,738
14,479
16,238
3,932
8,389
11,334
23,310
27,318
34,615
26,351
19,225
19,205
23,089
23,016
23,119
21,735
24,954
22.066
22,012
22,095
22,457
20.067
20,372
19,405
21,713
20,982
21,153
21,582
20,829
21,273
21,752
23,904
22,925
21,347
20,896
Puerto
Rico
1,768
27,380
138,096
270,124
431,694
447,454
647,721
432,108
246, 617
304,001
262,242
643,327
324,143
399,845
386,236
379,318
446,271
604,449
539,253
641,361
559,833
540,066
336,298
310,776
363,152
407,764
378,627
346,363
373,175
352,168
258,917
265,367
241,756
262,745
'335,400
Virgin
Islands
■414
■ 1,152
■ 1,639
■7,799
■ 5. 716
■8,442
■8,432
•8,631
■8,317
■ 1,330
5,463
3,306
2,322
2,343
2,567
2,333
4,349
4,278
3,976
2,051
3,294
2,836
4,264
3,520
3,449
3,655
3,623
4,164
3,923
3,974
3,576
4,726
4,079
3,670
3,344
3,935
1,215
891
1,288
1,047
1,108
1,528
■ 97
>331
' 158
■ See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data; United States totals for months from July 1933
through April 1934 and from January 1936 through March 1937 are partly estimated, as may be seen by
reference to the state data for the respective months.
» Estimated.
DAM 10 TAJiLKM • 143
Table III.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
United States
and territories
Continental
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Grand total
1933—Total -
January
February
March
April
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November.
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October..
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March.
April..
May
June
July
August
September
October
November...
December
1936—Total 1..
January..
February..
March
April
May.
June
July
August
September..
October
November
December.
1937—Total 3 months.
January. _.
February..
March
$3, 790,777,602
$3,765,876,890
» $31,739,380
» $13, 708,455
744,305,140
742,372,584
> 8,477,137
» 2,955, 516
58,700,734
63,550,748
76,604,799
69,333,760
66,992,165
62,317, 531
56,487,178
- 57,922,908
65,089,582
60,798, 784
66,360,892
50,146,059
1,127,059,700
58,566, 224
63,407,199
76, 431, 272
69, 210,664
66,908,719
* 62,217,171
56,400,986
57,850,750
54,994,128
60,627,096
66,071, 612
49,686,863
1,119,200,840
» 167, 500
>407,337
» 839, 715
» 778,362
>833,009
■ 444,702
441,219
764,026
810,654
1,010,626
1,168,492
811,495
12, 563,358
» 209,764
» 225,379
» 219,696
» 219,929
» 231, 262
>228,803
281,151
225,830
244,189
279,118
407,283
183,112
4,777,642
46,845, 821
48,838,452
59,327,312
90,378,239
98,434,315
94,244,522
98,329,227
110,290,884
104,316,635
114, 567,142
127,016,192
134,470,959
1,359,726,162
46, 541,367
48,390,410
59,103,996
89,913,967
97,697,693
93,543,902
97, 569,188
109, 515,698
103,412,842
113,640,296
126,282, 558
133,588,923
1,350, 233,638
693,306
548,363
754,986
931,596
1,107, 728
1,082,607
1,185,209
1,744,144
1,563,658
1,078,836
1,008,779
864,146
10,428,140
185,902
209,550
262,285
357,414
473,677
604, 741
422,523
477,109
469,602
437,788
514,323
462,728
4,952, 297
149,250, 589
136,463,200
138,102,658
134,046,277
131,373, 571
117,794,094
119,417,772
111, 182,809
93, 702,743
95,869,853
76,680,998
65,841,598
442,728,885
148,431,153
135,659,614
137,330,019
133,301,864
130,599,293
117,064,738
118, 813,438
110,380,013
92,869,171
95,017,369
75, 868,421
54,898, 545
437,134,470
1,059,516
909,447
931,352
1,046,368
1,290,492
1,071,078
1,166, 700
1,300,780
592,171
715,894
201, 710
142,632
218,285
438,900
363,353
611,937
497,876
492,785
511,978
490,966
444,514
454,446
359, 590
217,189
68, 763
>765,000
48,842, 318
47,620, 510
45,401, 388
40,908,169
35, 770,815
34,156,356
31,060,442
29,874,751
30,066, 468
30, 732,099
31,940,975
36,354,594
116,957,715
47,920,823
46,858,151
44, 554, 915
40,070,128
34,977,069
33,183, 532
30,830,620
29, 679,162
30,056,940
30,721, 953
31,933,928
36,347, 249
116,935,358
34,477
24, 539
18,088
17,018
15,887
9,719
17,215
14,694
14,165
17, 218
17,386
17,879
52,460
>62,000
» 56,000
>57,000
>62,000
>61,000
>64,000
>69,000
>68,000
>70,000
>61,000
>63,000
>72,000
>258,000
37,896,114
39,267,456
39,794,145
37,889,080
39, 260,490
39, 785, 788
18,219
17,984
16,257
>75,000
>92,000
>91,000
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
141 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table III. Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
MoNTiit.Y, January 1933-MARC-H 1937
Period
Grand total
1933—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September
October..
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April..
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November
December
1936—Total
January..
February..
March
April
May.
June
July...
August
September
October
November.
December
1937—Total 3 months
January
February
March
California
•$221,787,569
•34,011,821
• 2, 289, 636
•3, 004,870
• 4, 273, 738
3, 629,910
» 3, 691, 228
•3,166,654
3, 234, 245
3,091,995
2, 518, 366
2, 426, 577
2, 333, 620
1,250,984
49, 219, 035
1,334,529
1,489,890
2,058, 974
2,856, 615
3, 705, 740
4,181,917
4,626, 392
5,613, 920
5,006, 678
5,166,864
6, 608,188
6,569, 330
100,438,377
9, 392, 646
8,811, 764
8, 650, 690
8,941, 589
10, 567, 730
8, 591, 956
8, 762, 382
9, 827,367
7,480,645
8,099, 706
6, 463, 684
4,848, 218
• 28,022,000
•3,580,000
•2,967,000
•2,618,000
•2,378,000
•2,120,000
•2,041,000
• 1, 961,000
• 1,898,000
• 1,945, 000
• 1,946, 000
•2,062,000
•2,509,000
9,196, 336
2,815, 090
3,167, 843
3, 213,403
Colorado
' $37, 550, 550
•6, 440,741
■550, 120
•658, 722
• 795,435
811,726
661,648
534,089
371, 346
369, 066
348, 902
308, 797
432,028
598, 863
12,846, 517
157, 653
397, 467
554, 372
817, 334
1,206, 744
1, 214, 772
1,334,134
1,457, 539
1, 563,803
1,309, 284
1,345,343
1,488,072
14,762, 292
1,830, 433
1,711,296
1,814, 600
1,506, 123
1, 546,019
1,453,201
1, 201, 828
1, 225, 365
872, 138
936, 210
577, 719
87,360
•2,751,000
•236,000
•270,000
» 245,000
•265,000
•221,000
•203,000
• 177,000
»195,000
•220,000
•211,000
•248,000
•260,000
•750,000
•280,000
•254,000
•216,000
Connecticut
•$48,671,078
"•9, 438, 182
Delaware
$5, 207,843
2, 205, 770
•DM,410
•967,033
•999,071
980, 438
905,968
806,084
695,185
686,334
620,146
633,054
682,584
489. 945
13, 513, 652
434,541
452, 579
529,766
1,336,842
1, 447, 223
1,072,837
1,127,824
1, 174, 364
1,199,844
1,410.505
1, 556, 916
1, 770, 411
18, 570, 685
1,901, 748
1, 787, 409
1,882,912
1,841,558
1, 789, 823
1, 661,965
1,692, 808
1, 565, 332
1,460. 800
1,415,064
967, 576
623,690
6, 746, 260
534,015
615,064
609,725
580, 133
466,904
411,616
405,237
392,419
405, 357
426,008
425,733
474,049
1,402,299
472,640
451,172
478, 487
181,248
205,890
269,856
258,454
269, 793
224, 644
156,683
146, 562
130,585
121, 394
137, 752
162, 909
1, 433,131
176,466
196, 542
216. 459
100.345
69,085
78,504
87,368
96,767
85,625
96,971
115,384
113, 615
1,012. 372
108, 570
136,063
87,856
78,343
89,636
88,882
92,537
81,996
74, 211
65,705
67,587
40,986
361,816
60,197
61.473
65,861
38,353
31,262
9,165
14,219
14,641
16,900
16, 270
18,509
25,166
134, 754
37,431
45,619
61, 704
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
UAHIC TABLES
145
Table III—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
Grand total
1933—Total .
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September
October..
November..- —
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April..
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November.
December
1935—Total....
January
February.
March..
April.
May
June
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1936—Total....
January..
February
March
April
May...
June...
July
August
September..
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January.
February
March...
Florida
» $28,954,383
■ 7,885,693
» 445, 633
» 502, 380
» 505, 361
510,052
547,282
576,627
546,790
668,633
1,014,478
1, 236,944
1,181,816
149, 697
12, 704,416
178, 506
197, 623
900,412
1,680,493
986, 211
1,136,654
1,330, 447
1,362, 795
1, 269, 826
1,391, 228
1,151,864
1,118,357
7, 244,812
1,092, 259
677,390
678, 709
720,978
784, 720
709, 556
542,945
571,122
579,680
479,754
304,344
103,355
» 989,106
» 132,000
» 120,000
■ 113,000
»111,000
88,932
78,263
74,575
62,240
69,249
56,547
46, 513
46,787
130, 356
43, 548
42,278
44,530
Georgia
■ $30,436,990
» 4,940,878
» 93, 229
■ 84, 638
» 171, 756
» 204,711
» 323,605
» 376,341
294,277
416,008
491,778
935, 776
1,088,743
460,016
12,274,098
603, 268
634, 427
762,098
858,759
1,123,004
1,129,021
1,008,700
1,065, 790
1,191,982
1, 281, 259
1,447, 653
1,178,137
11,579,079
1,261,146
1,250,264
1,398, 532
1,363, 845
1,329,916
1,040,778
996,587
1,093,370
672,272
760,472
309,782
102,115
» 1,412,081
■ 139,000
» 177,000
» 130,000
» 126,000
« 125,000
125,660
120,370
99,002
87,160
91,765
95, 310
95,814
230,854
87,029
74, 682
69,143
Idaho
• $11,035,019
• 1, 667.956
• 145, 747
» 193, 908
» 195,155
» 203,442
» 163,875
» 165,700
138, 651
99,856
85,499
57,748
110,827
107,548
101,569
83, 595
91,390
227,059
353,411
157,812
187,575
312, 465
362, 679
380, 716
581,406
799,203
4,751,183
646,889
430, 224
505,989
493,312
464,014
387, 739
355,252
480,057
282,535
273,838
291,099
140,235
'791,000
» 146,000
• 155,000
■ 89,000
■71,000
» 56,000
» 39,000
"26,000
» 31,000
■36,000
■40,000
■ 48,000
■54,000
» 186,000
■ 62,000
■ 66, 000
■ 58,000
Illinois
» $316,917,331
■ 71, 231,937
■ 6,810, 627
» 6, 325, 359
■ 7,186, 831
» 6, 720, 743
■ 5, 964, 239
» 5, 560, 594
5,164,934
5,096,992
5,334,051
5,910, 333
5, 610,022
5,547,212
87, 473,205
4,210,727
4,067, 917
5, 564, 929
6,083,306
7,288,587
7,922,386
7,964,123
8, 257,371
8,408, 570
8, 320,815
9,105, 206
10, 279,268
102,446, 744
11,288,020
10,381,654
10,995,466
9,816,611
5,551,014
8,831, 681
8,288,470
9,024,618
7,502, 594
7,890,567
7,372,977
5,503,072
42,901,623
4,577, 417
4, 630,062
4.116, 850
3,997,155
3, 638,886
3, 528,916
2,227,647
2,411,177
2, 781, 664
3.117, 245
3, 690, 247
4,184, 457
12,863, 822
4,195, 637
4,302, 681
4, 365, 504
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
146
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table III.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
Grand total
1933—Total.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April -
May
June
July —
August
September
October
November
December
1935—Total
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September
October
November
December
1936—Total
January
February
March
April
May..
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January
February
March
Iowa
• $38,318,834
» 7,374, 274
» 632,394
» 670,968
» 855,100
• 936,683
• 914, 355
» 541,975
507, 587
510, 591
622,084
655,772
657,094
270,671
9,779,835
265, 396
286,207
423,897
592,827
740,704
843,016
993,830
986, 887
984, 700
1,081,959
1,140,266
1, 440,146
12,777,903
1,607,765
1,528.075
1, 572, 950
1,350,604
1,202, 903
993,465
855,996
732,275
730,594
847,427
720,519
635,330
' 6,159,869
•823,000
•781,000
» 624,000
• 511,000
• 414,000
"355,000
•344,000
■411,000
■ 433,000
•431,000
458,778
674,091
2,223,963
744,051
754,565
725,337
Kansas
> $39,358,634
"6,034,391
• 595, 481
• 534,102
• 663,656
• 606,207
» 523,356
■ 489, 662
610,198
652,180
621,070
517,491
384,412
146,576
11,442,620
213, 562
211, 612
341,650
696,066
835,322
718,736
947,025
1,321,475
1,302, 398
1,316, 661
1,807,199
1,731,014
17,596,460
2,167,425
1,932,128
2,028,274
1,869,341
2,113, 867
1,472,080
1,283,626
1,354,211
1,008,461
1,261,436
704,405
401,206
3,098,761
323, 716
366,988
284, 257
250,632
229,649
212, 611
213,762
220,388
227,173
260,172
251,313
268,101
1,186,302
419,466
379, 988
Kentucky
' $33,903, 387
' 10,253,598
• 650, 726
■ 925,942
» 1,662,859
» 1,162,903
• 1,188,028
915,986
737,410
819,859
142,740
534,070
936,568
676,509
9,829,193
913,463
879,126
746,524
439,578
722,859
601,209
765,351
821,557
792,082
935, 528
1,031,889
1,180,027
12,358, 596
1,200,468
1,057,745
1,161, 505
1,202,891
1,530,684
1,174,663
1,032,588
979,611
878,773
928,781
867,466
343, 421
■ 1,352,000
"342,000
• 363,000
•210,000
•66,000
•52,000
•53,000
•51,000
•45,000
■35,000
• 41,000
•43,000
•51,000
•110,000
•43,000
•28,000
■39,000
Louisiana
» $39,039,147
• 12,355,046
■ 1,222,061
" 1,151,471
» 1,242,620
• 858, 504
•839,211
» 891, 510
948,470
1,131,715
1,127,806
1,128, 234
1,048,015
765, 529
11,875,401
1,567,015
620,259
320,054
1,111,143
992,838
946,343
1,089,422
973,103
1,017,368
1,087, 074
1,006,006
1,144,776
12,780,120
1,220, 592
1,223,693
1,272,496
1, 348, 259
1.312.177
1.351.178
1,368,020
1,185,460
1,118,151
876,820
423,363
79,911
• 1,682, 506
205,550
208,600
194,838
194,077
•208,000
• 197,000
■ 63,000
• 65,000
•74,000
■95,000
» 78,000
99,441
346,074
106,578
116,448
123,048
See footnotes at end of table.
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MANIC TABLES
147
Table III.—Amount of Oblations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
Grand total
1933—Total.
January
February,.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934—Total
January —
February...
March
April
May —
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1935—Total.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936—Total
January
February
March
April...
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January...:
February
March
Maryland
' $40, 665,696
• 8,805,178
» 364,864
» 434,663
• 562,053
636, 369
776,024
812,165
683, 741
863,742
793,633
931, 359
976,820
969, 765
15, 728,340
1,019,584
1,111,621
1, 579,168
1, 566,918
1,677,931
1,330,531
1,193, 320
1,206, 330
1,253,675
1,251,274
1,247,351
1,290,647
13,173, 544
1,499,848
1,413,204
1,452,958
1,312,615
1,198,124
932,941
1,010,407
1,071,666
886,525
938,669
853,134
603,453
2, 212,074
378,095
246,118
268,886
220,154
185,597
93, 784
111, 799
108, 312
123, 256
146,535
148,919
180,619
646,459
195,953
210, 550
239,956
Massachusetts
$211,704,106
39,502, 589
3, 722,104
3,894, 667
4,078,893
3,829,769
3,576, 786
3, 298,920
3,022,629
2,965,824
2,727,421
2, 734,817
2,981,898
2,668,861
60, 558, 574
2,296,734
2,228,460
2,634,475
4,816,649
5,830, 584
5,116, 224
5,240,653
6,266,132
5,771,445
6,148,150
6,983,148
7, 225,920
84, 208,252
8,080,384
7,366,459
7,928,144
7,738, 235
8,595, 772
7,381,973
7,403,261
8,050,107
6,814,763
6,825,671
4,890,819
3,132,664
22,051,258
2,608,009
2,411,574
2,336,667
2,030, 573
1,671,938
1,602,002
1,621,669
1, 523, 241
1,519, 820
1,474,699
1,468,033
1,783,033
5,383,433
1,759,407
1,743,595
1,880,431
Michigan
» $166,327,878
• 42, 726,484
» 3, 213,243
» 3,609,097
» 4, 364, 469
• 3,848, 540
• 3, 761,8.54
■ 3,383,884
2,885, 566
3,223, 517
3,196,929
3, 796, 739
4,438,173
3,004,473
48,770,141
2,168, 548
1,991, 889
2,419,283
3,199, 609
3, 907, 384
3, 514,046
3,845,745
4,431,865
4,573,022
5, 710,171
6,658,505
6,350,074
52,667,474
6,434,696
5,433,978
5,234, 245
4,769, 715
4,658, 909
3,978,250
4,359,557
4,491, 233
4,056,281
4,192,070
3,072,214
1,986,326
» 17,493,313
1,862,916
1,895,583
1,907,517
1,652,488
1,371, 501
1,255,979
1,254,088
1,226,137
" 1,135,000
1, 258,940
1,263,643
1,409, 521
4,670,466
1,484,015
1,672,764
1,513,687
Minnesota
• $81, 550,357
» 8,462,952
• 698, 290
» 752,615
•737,644
646, 742
718,902
596,125
613, 548
658,755
633,628
727,072
981,908
699, 723
27,512,416
700,980
657,695
1,192,577
1, 739, 538
2,071,029
2,836,238
2,192, 741
2,940, 525
2,460,031
2,912,143
3,841,017
3,967,902
31,331, 616
3,907,577
3, 580,171
3,342,851
3,291,943
3,226,356
2, 535,799
2,425,612
1,943,885
1,779,967
1,999,887
1,869, 581
1,427,987
' 10,742,826
» 1,319,000
» 1,299,000
» 1,251,000
» 1,027,000
» 764,000
620,318
600,183
585,651
653,484
752,849
832,420
1,037,921
3,500,547
1,150,027
1,188,828
1,161,692
See footnotes at end of table.
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148 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table III.—Amounf of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State "—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
M lssouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hamp¬
shire
Grand total
» $64, 554, 973
• $19,641,395
• $23, 272,201
• $2,971,195
■ $12,466,852
1933—Total
» 10, 337, 721
• 4, 249, 255
» 2,076,125
•416, 352
» 1,931,591
January- ...
» 063,900
» 333, 042
• 155, 763
• 26,259
» 163,725
February
» 730,613
» 360, 838
• 171,821
• 38, 263
167, 528
March
» 1,013,873
■ 511.644
■ 207, 684
• 42, 895
201,308
April.
1,053,737
» 505, 526
• 115,419
» 45, 750
• 193,158
May
1.052,879
• 400, 722
• 88,640
• 55, 189
• 159,720
June
928,290
» 361,041
» 84, 922
• 28,387
» 146,896
July
760, 159
285, 482
92,644
30,064
93,331
August
893, 562
270, 950
162, 092
28,725
111,864
September
481,519
273, 648
166, 717
28,726
112,142
October
757,583
208, 789
211,605
31,076
121, 792
November
923,387
378, 965
338, 938
38,838
283,810
December
1,078,459
298,608
280,880
22,180
176, 316
1934—Total
19,857,116
7, 261,965
7,438,019
1,025,983
2,899,244
January
671,081
248, 405
263,779
18,767
157,809
February
655,826
247,225
240,351
16,365
165,687
March
779,156
279, 484
371, 092
23,934
236,278
April
1,377,837
650, 128
598, 717
29,552
260,418
May
1, 332, 883
649, 386
589,475
65,234
256,536
June
1,139, 221
691,714
417,780
85,527
185,698
July
1.538,657
650,388
473,207
88,281
181,135
August
2.047, 437
737, 565
690,909
136,446
199,334
September -
2,105, 742
732, 840
740,365
131,102
223,115
October
2,360,147
732, 962
886,513
141, 789
279,947
November
2, 932, 380
794, 889
992,587
151,849
321,340
December
2,916,749
846, 979
1,173,244
137,137
431,947
1935—Total
28,018, 637
6, 932, 175
11,011,057
1,276,897
4,400,420
January . ..
3, 275, 203
986,275
1, 306, 741
189,286
273,964
February.,.
2, 966, 687
886,503
1, 209, 557
168,997
352,676
March
3,037,195
712, 297
1, 269, 713
147, 711
436.253
April..- . .
2, 707, 712
715, 575
1, 208, 953
136,534
465,266
May
2,460,164
658, 694
1,036,271
146,963
516,587
June
2, 273,674
549,342
894,117
112,219
435,695
July-.
2, 250, 530
547, 693
809,032
105,830
396,958
August --
1,880,579
507, 232
671, 926
119,451
295,139
September ...
1,823,633
421, 093
667, 957
83, 572
285,264
October _.
2,041,098
380, 372
787,496
46,257
315,378
November-
1,878,342
415, 795
613,346
12,294
313,948
December ...
1, 423,820
151,304
535,948
7,783
313,292
1936—Total
4,726,475
• 921,000
• 2,253,000
190,367
2, 581,909
January
806, 247
» 164,000
■ 463,000
16,762
329,304
February
836, 637
» 160,000
• 487, 000
19,793
280.564
March ..
704, 634
• 109,000
■ 365,000
15,987
268.526
April
382,720
■ 70,000
• 226,000
17, 255
224,901
May
181, 598
•66,000
' 91,000
15,063
192,399
June
245,093
» 63,000
• 61,000
14,985
183,712
July
254,580
• 56,000
• .56,000
14,236
162,453
August
220, 144
» 44,000
• 88,000
13, 443
162,690
September ...
207,347
» 40, 000
•85,000
13, 697
168,831
October
240, 719
» 42. 000
•91,000
15,087
191,657
November -
303,012
» 44, 000
" 104,000
15,983
194, 746
December
343, 744
•63,000
• 136,000
18,076
222,126
1937—Total 3 months..
1,615,024
•277,000
•494,000
62,596
653,688
January
445,034
• 97,000
» 182,000
22,854
218,873
February
581, 451
» 109,000
» 171,000
22,593
209, 322
March
588,539
• 71,000
• 141,000
17,149
225,493
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See footnotes at end ol table.
MAKIC TABLES • 149
Table III.—Amount of Oblisations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Grand total- - ..
» $144, 383,164
» $9,452,036
$752,388, 231
•$27,343,867
• $26,326,532
1933—Total
24, 405, 944
» 589,988
141,009,688
» 8,346, 562
» 2,486,381
January —
1,883, 735
» 57,144
9,893, 595
• 963, 303
» 147, 677
February
2,001, 808
» 84, 216
11,985, 889
» 925, 731
» 190, 688
March — ..
2,375, 678
■ 118, 790
14,826, 773
" 1,073,488
» 222, 526
April
1,956,998
•22,881
13, 506,634
• 905, 620
193,883
May.. . .
1,993,879
» 22, 006
13,652, 505
» 853,197
166,199
June ...
1,861,267
» 25, 514
12,676,667
» 759,353
140,601
July
1,929,814
26,507
11,010,759
531,434
112,913
August -
2,037,656
32, 460
11,391,739
436, 731
122,402
September- .
1,912,130
29, 570
10, 789,850
394, 984
132,473
October
1,984,155
34, 087
11, 889, 835
483,937
224, 704
November ...
2,311,060
49,117
12,081,786
543, 358
369, 611
December
2,167, 764
87,696
7,304,656
475,426
463,804
1934—Total
46,527, 968
4,315,210
217,139,461
8,879,551
10,858, 259'
January
2,059, 311
92,174
7, 285, 961
502,857
498,045
February
2,172,876
79,338
8,236,782
531, 229
687, 605
March
2, 489, 798
121, 210
10,073, 550
764, 470
1,082,770'
April
5,119,493
154,280
20, 698, 919
588, 587
1,229, 766
May --. . . -. --
3,708,193
319, 672
21, 439, 410
672,742
820,012'
June... -.
3,445,697
414,583
20,459,697
714,077
903, 911
July
3,770,613
567,369
20,710,956
756,673
663,011
August . ..
3, 645, 826
748,091
21,113,739
925, 837
695, 443
September
3, 923, 833
515, 242
19,623,011
730,408
812, 522'
October
5,151, 956
373, 798
22,083,501
704,066
1,136, 761
November...
5, 314, 034
472,472
21, 882, 470
978, 716
1,185, 531
December
5, 726,338
457,081
23, 531,465
1,009,889
1,142, 882
1935—Total
52, 371,777
4,046,838
240,034,274
9,077,089
10,602,131
January..
5, 260, 019
680,189
25,109, 743
1,078,987
1,284, 513
February... __
5,150, 328
488, 067
23, 243, 561
828, 324
1, 230, 988
March
5, 388, 840
635,046
24, 519, 086
954,960
1,336,918
April
4,818,803
360, 914
23,987,331
964,888
1, 287, 284
May
4, 552,523
279, 913
23,618,272
1,057,196
1, 268,000
June ...
4, 270, 368
298,049
21, 707,023
881,283
917, 549
July
4,397, 523
328,727
23,902, 681
842,737
657, 285
August
4, 338, 787
333, 568
18, 592, 878
646,186
514, 340
September-
4,044, 207
280,506
16, 522, 284
626,258
440, 845
October
4, 034, 370
216,171
15, 275,987
679,570
588, 498
November
3, 527, 795
119, 493
12, 324, 296
444, 315
631,205
December.
2, 588, 214
26,195
11,231,132
72,385
444,706-
1936—T otal.. _
» 16,546,475
a 435,000
123,049,102
" 863,061
1,861,916.
January . . ..
2,100, 923
•29,000
10, 709, 263
•79,000
206,202
February... .
2,133, 741
" 32,000
11,364,924
» 83,000
248, 734
March
2, 060, 214
• 42, 000
11,738,853
• 70,000
206, 075
April
» 1,608,000
• 50, 000
11,386, 899
» 69,000
167, 445
May .. .
» 1,105,000
"47,000
10, 451, 925
" 70,000
149,190
June ...
» 1,018,000
• 42,000
9,847, 447
•82,000
131, 826
July
978, 701
" 42,000
9, 550, 496
•89,000
120, 756
August
965, 691
"42,000
9, 357, 057
• 79,000
111, 140
September.
976, 638
- " 37, 000
9, 436, 559
» 63,000
115,713
October
1,066,800
•31,000
9,300.917
» 63, 000
120,960
November
1,164, 932
•20,000
9, 528, 002
56, 373
124, 034
December
1, 367, 835
"21,000
10,376, 760
59,688
159, 840
1937—Total 3 months...
•4,531,000
" 65,000
31,155, 706
177,604
516, 846
January ...
» 1,460,000
"24,000
10, 235, 664
59, 702
187, 260
February .
» 1,503,000
• 33,000
10, 339, 673
59, 232
169, 675
March .
» 1,568,000
•8,000
10, 580, 369
68,670
159,911
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
150 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table III.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
Slate *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-Marcii 1937
Period
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
——■■ t
Rhode Island
Grand total
» $217,796,122
» $35, 850,681
» $22, 653, 364
» $453,891,774
» $19,890,732
1933—Total
43.034,133
> 9, 944,026
• 4,832,131
• 82, 426, 745
• 4,104, 516
January
2, 588, 928
» 732, 483
• 514, 696
» 6,619, 430
» 292,300
February
3, 106, 099
• 739. 548
•512,516
• 6, 286,176
• 323,150
March
3, 535,083
» 830,034
» 608, 270
* 7, 530,131
• 470,956
April
May
3,815,131
» 944, 834
• 558, 768
■ 6, 812,818
546,865
3, 717,039
• 804, 216
» 736, 268
» 6, 769,397
432,698
June. -
3,925,777
» 567,880
424, 927
■ 7, 245, 662
472,957
July
3,605, 770
624,982
312,616
■ 6,897,794
346.138
August
3,654, 668
896,159
230, 247
» 6, 594, 427
309,747
September
3, 714,713
1,036, 604
168,128
» 6,394, '454
282,207
October
3,807,766
891,106
213,068
■ 6, 624,788
286.913
November..
4, 320, 673
1,012,445
271,387
• 7,398,394
228,652
December
3, 243,888
863, 735
283,340
■ 7,353, 274
111,933
1934—Total
64,224,022
11,329,506
7,205, 326
» 117,407,782
5,422,079
January
2,712,155
384,489
295,142
• 6,796, 238
140,129
February..
3,015,649
212, 287
288, 938
» 7, 320, 454
142, 887
March
3, 618,996
231,463
358,173
• 7, 402, 221
182, 555
April
May
6, 477,964
809,800
506, 265
» 10, 870,089
510,333
6,049,968
765,504
700, 635
10, 940,035
557,917
June.
4,918, 368
677,642
589,368
9, 289,196
477, 555
July
5, 404,066
717, 782
677,097
8,889,380
469,989
August. .
6,070,627
1,407, 665
693,834
10, 248, 550
580,175
September ..
6,058, 705
1,689, 569
660,624
8,203,019
518,026
October
6, 381, 784
1,305,050
719, 703
10,167,670
533,906
November
7,175, 411
1,705,898
853,067
12,575.678
721,843
Deoember..
8, 340, 429
1,422, 359
862, 479
14, 705, 252
586 764
1935—Total
78,624, 529
11,319,149
8,011,201
176,059,085
6 650,137
January . .
9,052, 537
1,589,122
1,095,104
17,606, 299
758,172
February
7, 547, 676
1,195,813
986, 698
16 970,728
651,846
March
7, 537, 357
973,000
940, 746
16,159,814
633,480
April
May
7,470, 677
931,785
807,852
17,419, 498
603,335
7, 554,901
1,366, 876
874, 922
16,499, 781
672.504
June .
7, 620, 819
1,229, 398
672,082
14,323,478
534,994
July
8,335, 348
831,620
623, 802
15, 492, 083
542,804
August .
6, 647, 210
983,200
662. 456
14, 333, 587
655,467
September .
4,163, 635
663, 201
419,508
13, 761,120
529,345
October.
4, 856, 590
890, 791
373, 729
14, 216, 772
578, 521
November.
4, 902, 928
450,294
381,472
10,951,422
314, 745
December
2,934,861
214,049
172,830
6 324. 503
174. 924
1936—Total
25,146, 334
■ 2,612,000
1,932,894
63, 439, 574
■2.960.000
January
2,589,154
» 172,000
209,670
7, 410, 472
• 248,000
February
2, 981, 431
» 280,000
208,929
6,071,474
• 236.000
March
2,596,974
• 310,000
208,629
6,282, 532
* 244.000
April
May
2,258,915
» Ml, 000
200,013
5, 722,389
•266,000
1,997,141
*209,000
174,994
5,303,560
• 226,000
June-
1,804,163
• 192,000
152,604
5,416,116
•232,000
July
1,743,941
» 180,000
122, 979
5,497, 567
• 282,000
August —
1,729, 278
» 190,000
111,774
4,665,012
• 233,000
September
1,639, 702
» 200,000
108,905
4,450,913
» 229,000
October
1, 764,918
> 194,000
120,915
4,182,948
• 259,000
November
1,899, 352
» 200,000
137,532
3, 922, 224
• 222,000
December
2,141, 365
» 204,000
175,950
4, 514, 367
• 283,000
1937—Total 3 months...
6,737,104
* 646,000
671,813
14, 558, 588
• 754,000
January
2, 242,038
• 211,000
215,902
4, 562, 249
• 254,000
February
2,362, 491
■ 238,000
232,851
4, 694, 258
• 262,000
March
2,132,575
» 197,000
223,060
5,302,081
•238,000
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES . 151
Table III.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State A—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
» $21, 769, 627
» $29,804,135
» $24, 481,338
» $72,632, 334
• $18,683, 229
»8, 211,637
• 3,712, 253
• 4,743,244
» 13,992,168
■ 3,485,922
» 365,133
• 865,071
• 979,013
« 887, 738
■ 832, 379
■ 616, 529
» 308, 638
• 300, 370
• 331, 752
372,986
183, 937
211,145
» 411, 499
• 589,113
» 681,620
» 444,197
• 475, 212
• 350,381
■ 1,469,466
» 1,011,824
• 1,413,860
» 1,181,361
■ 978, 458
• 1,189, 250
■ 313,546
■ 352, 898
» 373,677
" 369,289
» 404,098
» 319, 719
544,118
598, 510
688,110
895, 624
745,074
194,338
147,372
197, 944
249,632
470,147
679, 471
258,859
321, 549
304,623
322,679
351, 727
376, 632
114,012
1,324,124
1,373,095
822,118
958,024
1,344,948
925,640
218,808
220.450
221.451
237,912
255,962
208,112
8,192,849
14,779,837
8,637,922
26,520,099
6,496,413
246,509
246,347
333,643
811, 995
977,457
674,069
596, 609
530, 835
356, 364
690,629
1,531,154
1,261,467
247,257
425, 348
672,606
400,434
793,461
1,005,211
708,665
926,156
1,067,146
1,462,142
1,980,118
1, 727, 247
222,517
249,672
305,863
410, 570
531,886
531,985
737, 236
733,887
817,701
1,039,378
824,524
750,103
1,306, 706
1,595,975
1,370,700
1,650,811
2,055, 831
1,832,756
1,250,873
1,386,312
512,826
549,688
679, 213
714,693
2,353,419
2,902, 633
2, 672,110
2,972,197
3,820,098
3, 928,168
531,451
742, 580
760, 058
769, 740
737, 787
712,304
4,809, 624
9,626,091
10,151,172
28,318,598
7,164,858
739,615
524, 672
517,004
471,933
672,046
539,854
1,582,808
1,450,927
1,397, 972
1,309, 538
1,412,200
603," 501
1,031, 967
1,183,038
1, 226, 732
1,256, 510
1,293,082
1,084,495
4,497,902
3,927,425
3, 324, 624
3,164,112
3,029,197
1,928,239
841,111
817,207
807, 335
774,588
633,343
577, 793
456,464
339,363
227, 234
197,019
172,920
51,500
476,874
285,852
294,673
371,838
309,297
129,611
782, 230
619,891
587,006
494,478
427,796
183,947
2,016,842
1,622, 523
1,376,988
1,386,274
1,154,253
891,219
546,450
663,335
515,425
469,438
419,161
199, 672
459,537
•1,331,936
•698,000
3,403,693
1,115,763
26, 557
22,195
28,647
38,793
44,321
44,206
144, 652
262,842
172, 544
108,271
86,040
79,084
• 67,000
» 66,000
• 60,000
• 27,000
• 27,000
■ 40,000
526, 788
603, 309
519, 423
522,600
383,051
373, 539
171,351
158,253
77,886
80,216
68,442
59,880
42,937
45,941
45.192
40,701
39,241
40,806
81,568
80,400
81,049
■ 76,000
68,188
91,318
» 39,000
» 54,000
■ 73,000
• 65,000
■83,000
•97,000
91, 111
95,487
96,932
91,688
94,031
105, 734
60,848
61,890
69, 595
82,061
107, 539
127,802
• 95,980
355,018
■ 351,000
297,776
420,273
39,060
41,920
•15,000
121, 696
123,040
110,282
• 111,000
• 133,000
• 107,000
99,414
96,295
102,067
130,475
144,298
146,500
Grand total
-To
anu
rebr
dan
ipri
A ay
une
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1937-Total 3 months
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
152 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table III.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State *—Continued
Monthly, January 1933-Marcii 1937
Period
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Grand total
■ $9,098,041
■ $17,120,309
•$40,149,995
• $46, 392, 513
■ $99,415,665
1933 Total
» 1,130,003
• 3,680, 832
■ 10,001,090
• 16,508,934
• 19,678,735
J anuary
• 118,808
• 581, 366
■ 800,315
• 1,163,153
» 1,983,681
February
» 131, 167
• 009,065
• 738,111
» 1,409, 575
• 1,803, 469
March
» 188,817
» 1,090, 237
•1,113,181
» 1,763,115
» 1,962,852
April
109,602
" 247, 595
» 946, 484
■ 1,991,468
■ 1,792, .346
May
110,616
• 213, 615
» 1,099,762
• 1,463, 654
• 1,734,777
June..
103, 927
■ 209,269
1,160, 780
■ 1, 265, 466
• 1,698,818
July
81,748
106,314
953,908
1,100, 558
1, 528,882
August
86, 145
109, 621
650, 596
1,132, 402
1,503,049
September
72, 766
123,941
511,237
1,170,011
1,411,830
October
88,169
134, 036
619,204
1,214,738
1,430,473
November
58,949
147,069
904. 647
1,106, 581
1,663, 051
December
39, 792
1(M, 704
602,865
738, 213
1,065,607
1934-Total
1,493,290
4,267,983
10, 822, 715
13,023, 321
31,211,510
January...
40,031
159, 382
600,166
718,487
1,081,313
February
61,434
191, 728
601,398
661,121
1, .598, 105
March
70,036
302,580
709, 307
928, 356
1, 890. 654
April
117,306
154,185
920,879
855, 761
2,055, 368
May
164,006
417,584
905, 632
1,105,094
2, 332. 700
June
155,097
393, 863
917,140
1,113,000
2, 360, 954
July
121,213
379,102
986, 774
1,148,984
3.026,076
August
131,066
445, 752
1,132, 464
1.055, 089
3,281,391
September..
122, 383
372, 946
767, 250
1,192.026
3, 225, 470
October
139, 642
435,149
834,413
1,342.602
3, 572, 866
November
188,062
508,028
1,239,230
1,491,084
3,404.961
December.
183,014
507,684
1, 208,062
1,411,717
3,381.652
1935-Total
2,014,054
7,641,494
13, 660, 595
14,071,515
35,112,398
January ..
234, 658
641,613
1, 429, 496
1,739,617
3. 981,422
February
233,102
605, 432
1,161,776
1, 344. 634
4. 244. 764
March
247, 310
729, 619
1, 206, 836
1,538,334
3,636,521
April..
245, 745
848,069
1,286,554
1,376,053
3, 444,099
May
281,844
918, 838
1,457,228
1,381.073
3,451.569
June
239,877
741,330
1,195,798
1,076,120
2,938.602
July
179, 886
840,124
1, 239, 814
1,124, 658
2,871,591
August
108,742
764,309
1,297,348
1,110, 517
2, 828.700
September...
83,473
626. 727
814, 205
941,940
2,102, 675
October
67,041
607, 248
934, 083
1,132,211
2, 358.143
November
46,182
212,964
864. 930
793. 725
1.897,133
December
46.194
105, 221
772,527
512,633
1.357,179
1936-Total
1,173,171
» 1,161,000
■4,032,139
• 3,157, 743
10,340,122
January
136, 488
» 125,000
■ 577, 000
421,208
1,228,570
February
116, 529
» 110,000
• 570, 000
296,845
1,186,042
March
109. 460
• 100,000
• 433, (XX)
324. 894
1,097.859
April..
98, 541
» 90,000
• 355, 000
243, 308
956. 971
M ay
98. 082
» 80.000
» 333, 000
239, 325
751.255
June. .
86, 395
•75,000
» 313,000
230.531
670.381
July
89, 836
« 79,000
» 262,000
261,246
634,841
August
84, 422
• 84,000
• 226,000
214,980
640. 887
September
82, 474
• 95,000
203, 036
273,293
647, 251
October
89, 081
• 91,000
192, 364
254,113
767,928
November.
84,479
• 96,000
227, 739
■ 219,000
823,597
December
98,384
• 126,000
•340,000
• 179,000
934,540
1937-Total 3 months
287,623
» 379,000
1,633,456
•631,000
3,172.900
January
110,094
• 121,000
446, 434
• 185,000
1,068,821
February
91,378
• 130,000
573, 040
•216,000
1,075,533
March
86,151
• 128, 000
613,982
•230,000
1,028,546
(Concluded on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 153
Table III.—Amount of Oblisations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases, by
State -—Concluded
Monthly, January 1933-March 1937
Period
Grand total
1933—Total
January..
February
March
April
May
June...
July
August.
September
October
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March...
April
May
June
July
August
September
October..
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April..
May
June..
July
August...
September
October
November
December
1936—Total
January
February
March..
April..
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January
February
March.
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
> $4,144, 636
• $876,393
» $6,032, 520
» $17, 584,191
» $407,608
» 338, 212
» 185,021
» 820, 535
» 905, 690
» 21,310
» 46,025
» 42,332
» 43, 519
32,184
31,299
31,703
21,365
14, 718
16,069
19,965
21,409
17, 624
1, 689, 611
» 30,231
» 33,348
• 40,309
» 13, 510
•9,499
■ 20, 994
29,178
26
2,899
2,295
630
2,102
66,358
•61,417
» 78,040
• 90,102
71, 278
59,478
67,897
56,808
69.618
69, 713
61.619
78,497
56,068
1,843, 791
• 42,862
• 32,161
• 43,116
» 38, 308
• 14,469
» 11,469
" 913
• 1, 256
» 9, 487
•4, 904
•4,544
• 105,826
1,601
21,586
98,287
205,349
396,482
5,852,885
17,105
22,545
45,081
114,157
123,205
164,908
175,494
184, 332
198, 217
237,071
183,044
224,452
1, 745, 252
193
6,795
10,394
13, 769
143, 418
250, 745
232, 493
196, 708
190,498
205, 518
162, 692
186,873
243,888
1,791, 533
293,802
432,997
204,716
318, 585
469, 806
454, 812
555,016
575,089
682,957
741, 380
519, 977
603,748
7,164,043
» 3,864
• 4,651
•4,831
» 2,269
16,071
13,315
8,315
9,599
8,859
9,193
14,196
10,863
154,600
6,459
13, 581
12,588
23,537
382,348
214, 332
218,078
242, 667
205,589
174, 620
175,042
171, 730
115,350
87, 999
65, 569
37,620
36, 656
288, 972
74,359
33,825
61,318
54,693
18,904
12, 364
11, 021
13, 470
13, 932
17, 391
30, 759
40,312
231,731
166, 238
163,819
159,589
175, 909
184,993
137,465
99,364
128,625
109, 683
165, 966
146,999
152,883
1,576, 661
567,424
602,882
541,452
501, 886
556,133
568, 702
484,150
647, 935
698,329
645, 952
618,081
731,117
3,661,573
11,415
3,060
10,280
11, 925
14,248
10,825
9,799
12, 766
11,628
23,175
16, 738
18, 741
124,450
41,529
45, 762
29,331
23,260
18, 966
17,396
23,458
14, 488
16, 255
17, 547
18, 710
22,270
82, 588
46,642
36,336
48, 670
29,910
19, 096
13, 992
7,252
7,298
7,078
7,411
4,672
3,376
20,935
193, 350
163,872
169, 643
220,112
198,295
226,300
218,387
186,702
663,090
542, 235
611,194
568, 761
' 560,291
716,002
18,413
19, 916
16,966
19,258
16, 064
16, 530
4,183
1,589
2,452
2,736
2,375
3,969
• 1, 422
27,194
28, 409
26,985
6,799
6, 160
7,976
» 235
•806
•381
» See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data; United States totals for months from January
1933 through April 1934 and from January 1936 through March 1937 are partly estimated, as may be seen by
reference to the state data for the respective months.
* Estimated.
154
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IV.—Number of Cases Receiving Work Relief under the General Relief Program,
by State •
Monthly, July 1933-Dkckmheh 1936
Month
19SS
July .
August
September
October
November
December
19SJ,
January.
February
March..
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
19S5
January
February
March
April
May
June.
July. -
August
September
October
November.
December...
United
States and
territories
1,681,468
1, 720, 972
1,440, 215
1,468, 164
1,670,410
221, 894
93,594
95, 343
161,081
1,108, 768
1,388,822
1, 630, 343
1,755,616
1, 961,432
2,003,643
2,051,934
2, 209,354
2,347,682
2, 607, 393
2, 492, 868
2, 422, 034
2,323, 434
2, 246,132
2,068,003
1, 971,105
1, 465,247
949, 936
701, 931
396,463
115.768
Continental
United
States
1,679,191
1,717, 917
1, 436, 286
1,459, 173
1, 552, 667
190, 714
93,482
95,239
160. 979
1,092, 153
1,360, 686
1, 503, 971
1, 724,870
1,923,339
1,950, 850
2,000,109
2,164, 856
2, 303,430
2, 446, 217
2, 434, 522
2, 369, 605
2, 276, 184
2,196, 544
2,021,090
1,928. 772
1,411.462
889,227
645, 009
346,137
59.410
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
67, 265
19,078
36,886
» 116,702
83, 102
16,512
57, 675
110, 666
92, 956
16, 354
46, 343
86,136
84, 157
14, 240
32, 555
83,241
88,592
13, 489
25, 083
76,986
2,120
•3,300
419
745
64
2,642
9,530
29, 665
13, 678
14,241
8,284
43,451
15,642
18,788
33,021
49, 520
16, 834
17,664
64,878
65, 343
17,990
18, 749
83,826
93,661
72, 792
17,211
28, 249
52, 129
16, 675
26, 687
113, 167
41,311
16,093
43, 854
126, 211
36,232
16,117
54,647
147, 922
38,471
15,901
59, 546
169,191
40, 355
15,292
68,174
181,999
41, 406
15, 547
42, 876
185, 490
47,120
16,188
41,053
175. 928
50,514
16,642
39,007
173, 125
51,251
15, 759
35,807
155,682
54,428
14,638
31, 670
152,744
50,299
745
26,981
147, 312
10,735
81
16,550
13,856
7, 586
57
2.738
7,939
6
50
1,079
5,637
1
43
1,459
Month
Colorado
Connecti¬
cut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
July
August
September..
October
November..
December..
19SS
January. -
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
193i
2,183
4,627
4,098
4,194
4,784
4,126
ms
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November.
December..
7.459
18, 164
24,941
28,613
31,960
32, 894
30,430
27,386
27,602
34,613
35,907
37,428
27,994
30, 616
28,177
25,836
26,909
23,292
5,718
1.460
17
21, 658
19,452
17, 397
16, 079
15, 572
18,104
18,562
20,593
21, 895
23,836
23.944
22.861
23,419
22,848
22, 330
21. 767
20,408
19,203
17,481
13,480
4,834
2,762
2,385
1, 776
1,466
1,349
330
270
162
474
5,973
9,326
11,004
12,456
12,309
11, 718
81,867
85,771
103,139
97,104
99,337
67
77
46
492
577
30
26
29
25
25
24
17
17
10
10,414
10,398
9,860
11,129
12, 241
12.158
10,956
9,880
10,474
11,423
12,049
11,832
12,200
11,600
10,027
9,271
7,320
6,879
4,312
200
30,250
50,628
38,718
49,162
86,153
71.373
76,389
75,783
71,190
67,093
63,879
50,283
45,275
45,183
47,139
49,475
52,817
49,859
22,603
3,188
4,300
2,040
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 155
Table IV.—Number of Cases Receiving Work Relief under the General Relief Program,
by State •—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Decbmber 1935
Month
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas Kentucky
July
August
September..
October
November..
December..
im
January
February...
March
April
May. -
June
July
August
September..
October
November..
December..
1934
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November-
December. .
1935
3,127
8,298
5,297
3,700
2,298
3,090
10, 473
14,959
8,769
9,691
11,967
12,737
12,875
17,394
21,020
20,072
3,197
6,375
11,020
11, 867
10, 616
8,428
7,869
6,888
5,676
1,137
96
34,170
42,407
51,688
53, 761
38, 644
19,680
13, 212
9,982
13,960
30,650
38,840
52,842
64,986
66,770
73,698
88,331
96,998
106,198
111,717
117,460
120, 542
120,859
65,281
47,059
66, 511
61, 671
35,834
10,109
4,443
1,566
>6,823
6,682
10,886
18,259
16,960
21,388
31,938
37,198
38,736
42,496
49,617
53,001
63,146
54,198
54,792
53,525
54,878
55, 553
54,006
61, 255
48,890
11,144
6,060
3,831
1,085
258
21,371
» 23, 221
19,856
18, 918
• 14,817
1,394
784
884
1,015
7,327
20,295
29,365
32,130
33,182
32, 272
34,197
34,794
37,214
40,904
39, 781
39,280
36, 287
33, 518
29, 508
25,409
18,198
17,678
17,417
11,588
41,279
41,978
40,319
35,131
38,855
1,160
1,865
1,731
5,913
29,591
34,447
35,341
40,835
61, 701
55,947
69,489
65,193
68,301
74,100
77,193
76,000
74,007
73,166
60,794
51,623
50,399
31,603
Month
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachu¬
setts
Michigan
July
August
September-
October
November..
December-.
1933
January
February. _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November..
December..
1934
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September-
October
November..
December..
1935
67,357
72,514
73, 742
73,269
■69,222
9,213
26,011
31,672
29,941
33,237
37,146
40,624
38,395
35,256
36,424
37,704
40,073
41,096
41, 795
43,309
44,054
44,003
43,994
40,011
36,235
16,896
128
2,819
2,738
2,367
2,199
2,257
977
843
1,487
1,668
10,125
5,709
6,772
7,218
6,991
8,393
10,382
11,486
8,869
9.420
9,027
9,665
8,774
10, 111
10,171
9,355
9,351
8.421
6,905
6,024
21
19,868
19,303
19,617
20,298
21, 507
11,452
12,698
12,108
9,955
9,711
10, 240
10,407
9,814
10,302
10,285
10, 772
10,691
10,072
10,005
7,535
5,839
6,408
3,019
72
25
20
6,351
6,289
6,189
7,209
6, 353
3,755
2,211
2.033
3.034
61,672
64,238
75,002
78,285
79,238
85,499
89,689
91,317
99,608
101, 346
108,327
116, 084
119,115
117,648
116,275
115,022
110,119
103,693
100,107
85,609
23,335
50,654
59, 276
60,753
64,052
64,832
20,232
12,315
9,466
12,202
34,141
58.990
65,165
67,805
73.991
73,306
73,818
79,720
72,974
73,112
70, 689
70,266
70,250
65, 246
67,834
57,466
42,978
17,868
14,355
1,001
463
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table IV.—Number of Cases Receiving Work Relief under the General Relief Program,
by State »—Continued
Month
July
August,
September
October
November.
December..
1933
January
February...
March
April
May..
June
July
August
September..
October
November.
December..
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1935
Monthly, July 10.13- December 1935
Mississippi
83, 883
86,041
28, 288
38,680
34,019
521
13, 677
is, 409
23,701
30, 653
29,847
27, 989
30,039
43, 249
49,380
44,906
35,438
32,645
30,616
31,208
30,815
27,264
27,146
4, 698
1,031
M lssourl
9,898
10,818
10,319
11,840
12,822
24,172
26,486
8,266
37, 942
44, 551
80,736
71,562
72, 783
74,748
82,746
76,711
70,817
66,236
61, 699
57,008
53, 952
5,309
2,428
2,688
169
54
Montana
1 383
1,364
1. 179
488
1,149
786
1,143
1.143
1,641
11,992
10.686
9,762
9,468
7,643
8, 672
9,735
10.687
12,442
12,261
11,466
7,382
4,365
5,160
4,003
3, 499
3,023
1,911
1,619
970
514
Nebraska
• 3,789
■ 4, 974
■ 1,482
3, 068
6, 260
3, 772
2,390
1.332
R9
16,922
17,960
13.010
9,815
15, 813
22,043
26,112
33,012
34,992
39,082
39,758
39, 693
33, 916
31,667
26,809
22,556
14,645
5,493
3,970
1,740
365
Nevada
643
1, 188
803
1, 168
1,664
62
949
1,761
1,763
2,592
2,508
2,743
2,831
2,808
3,420
3,728
3,655
3,500
3,234
2.777
2,593
2,586
2,187
889
142
33
Month
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
New
York
North
Carolina
North
Dakota
1933
July.
August
September
October
November
December
193k
January
February
March
April
May
June
July -i
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May „
June.
July '.
August
September.
October—
November
December
1,928
1,948
2,057
2,140
2,277
2,232
2,237
2,395
2,603
61,612
14,944
11,771
10,244
8, 382
7,452
12,664
13, 721
16,408
8,533
7,992
7,975
8,034
7,875
7,539
8,214
7,634
6,387
5,464
4,626
355
797
4, 717
10,160
16, 459
21, 160
16, 618
9,979
12, 432
16,020
16,340
14,760
15,759
4,660
2,385
5,950
6,412
7,599
6,646
4, 712
1,094
49
162,911
164,234
153,646
150, 692
181,687
11,025
1,514
3.439
4, 361
258, 196
231, 621
224,864
223, 929
208,554
196,950
194,601
194, 428
191,174
191,631
191,115
189,420
187,079
183, 286
180,052
184.149
84, 837
78,203
76,127
50,651
3,621
34,588
22,717
15.375
14, 784
18,413
1,164
6,486
17,512
25,107
29,125
36.977
35,015
25,138
29,569
33,650
41,784
40,177
41,218
42,901
44,291
42,507
42,224
35,724
29,781
26, 379
9,217
1,219
1.559
1,776
2,056
5,867
8,754
8,724
6,016
5,502
4,538
9,334
11,499
13,346
14,199
15,184
17,372
20,095
21,969
20,260
21,032
24,189
25,585
25,946
23,006
24,361
15,702
7,262
3,687
4,224
2,119
339
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES . 157
Table IV.—Number of Cases Receiving Work Relief under the General Relief Program,
by State A—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Deckmiier 1935
Month
1933
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934
January
February
March
April
May.—
June---
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1935
January
February
March
April
May
June—
July.
August
September.
October
November
December
Oklahoma
109,318
141,167
138, 401
96,950
102,929
43,909
12, 531
18, 212
917
28,529
42,215
38,082
56,075
101,481
116, 235
108, 796
121,116
125,133
121,385
117,670
111,053
108, 696
107,265
100,991
84, 310
89,626
80,237
75, 817
45,434
1,080
Oregon
13,181
4,324
1,599
1,948
2,773
4,483
12,869
12,020
13,894
14,779
14,667
17,048
19,742
21,607
24,717
25,919
25,137
21,817
18, 990
14, 697
13,784
12, 526
7,963
2,730
2,962
109
Pennsyl¬
vania
49,119
62,900
43,983
31,454
20,283
»18,001
61,394
110,547
94,943
78,519
59,243
4,728
12,475
53, 371
105, 547
127,648
134,688
106,223
56,191
59,454
53,321
47,892
7,500
5
Rhode
Island
13,161
11,661
10,220
9,734
11,098
4,274
6,224
5,647
6,523
15,208
16,244
14,874
14, 794
15, 418
16,249
16,564
16,789
16,256
16,981
17,082
17,672
17,303
17,187
16, 669
16, 789
16, 980
16, 301
15,232
10,931
3,544
South
Carolina
78, 683
69, 250
65,737"
71,957
70,861
4
30,530
40,221
35,995
38,179
38,304
43,967
45,878
40,436
40,420
39,142
35,602
32,921
31,016
31,360
30, 495
31, 441
30, 862
23,123
20,043
14,855
1,762
Month
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
July.
August
September..
October
November-
December. .
1933
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November..
December..
1934
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November..
December. _
1935
45,605
40,259
37,826
37,086
40,551
223
12,649
22,780
29,535
30,345
20,988
18,716
26,190
26,980
34,497
39,852
48,226
65,274
58,187
55, 340
50,948
37, 463
38, 542
27, 684
1,074
3
b160, 541
144,070
• 41,473
38,960
40,573
2,501
19,435
50,688
69,109
91, 551
113,627
111,512
122,309
144,771
158,940
171,845
169,904
146, 337
135, 233
128,067
106,481
95,550
82, 795
49,327
6,448
5,819
2,834
4,278
4,629
4,684
5,125
6,196
4,065
4,548
5,406
6,646
5,492
10,827
11, 594
12,968
16,098
15,319
15, 681
15,372
11,816
14,885
16,835
17,780
17,271
13,655
12, 608
12,861
13,409
10,176
5,548
539
134
1,632
1,584
1,413
881
1,013
763
559
789
618
3,037
3,606
2,766
2,678
2,425
2,637
2,925
3,608
3,931
4,461
5,214
5,553
5,726
5,791
5,471
6,168
2,106
2,077
661
394
71
6,329
6,414
7,383
7,972
10,873
2, 325
1,181
504
180"
5,714
15, 777
19, 793
25,086
25,916
27, 585
30,040
32,164
35,834
38,403
42, 308
45, 988
46,744
43,086
42,737
42,149
38,272
32,879
11,983
227
See footnotes at end of table.
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158 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IV.—Number of Caici Receiving Work Relief under fhe General Relief Program,
by State *—Concluded
Monthly, July 1933tDbckmdeii 1035
Month
West
Virginia
Wiscon¬
sin
Wyom¬
ing
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto
Rico
Virgin
Islands
1911
99, 109
96,808'
76, 244
76,613
80,306
20,592
21,410
18, 245
16,186
13,956
2,123
2, 314
2,352
2,223
2,705
2,970
141
401
660
2,381
1,712
915
112
104
102
107
1,899
1,074
857
880
924
787
1,297
1,262
1,206
642
1,017
751
1,168
955
940
1,054
1,032
1.135
1,080
1.136
■ 2
• 223
■ 140
338
794
4,237
13, 426
27,296
September.
1914
6,564
38,558
47, 972
51,099
52,101
54, 493
58,578
69, 215
61,495
66,304
64, 357
66,009
63, 439
61,908
57,900
56,793
31,605
8,048
6,677
1,669
463
23,373
27,508
44,205
42,378
60,389
56,325
54.428
49,225
30,167
30,966
25,649
25.429
28,837
33,065
32,586
33,686
27,190
6,267
1,324
184
85
1,187
3.613
5,493
5.614
4,903
4, 945
5,170
6,523
6,316
6,606
6,829
7,392
6,752
4,669
3,989
3,736
2,177
1, 328
485
51
8
4, 869
5,318
4,878
4,458
4,301
4,259
4,559
4,696
4,666
4,618
4,482
4,664
4,691
4,735
4,562
4,081
4,117
3,927
4,587
4,509
4,425
11,639
21,019
20,420
25,431
32,912
47,445
48,317
38,234
37,783
53,954
52,024
45,292
40,821
43,315
41,345
37,291
48,588
55,672
50,944
44, 101
49,843
May
August
September
October.. ..
November ...
December
1915
January
February ...
March ...
April. .
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December
165
162
271
541
1, 398
1, 196
1, 456
1,017
370
51
21
26
78
256
636
954
* See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data; United States totals for the months from July
through December 1933 and for April 1934 are partly estimated, as may be seen by reference to the state
data for the respective months.
» Estimated.
BASIC TABLES • 159
Table V.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State *
Monthly, July 1933-December 1935
Period
United States
and territories
Continental
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
1933—Total 6 months...
July
$118,407,100
$117,706,008
$3,165,491
$968, 491
$1,414,078
21, 650, 731
23, 876,954
22,042, 533
24,929,902
22,013, 291
3,893, 689
462, 663, 565
21,602, 260
23, 811,133
21, 967, 819
24,828,385
21,848,129
3,648, 282
457,055,624
366, 483
652, 453
660, 552
816, 650
669, 353
209,132
173,147
182, 055
185, 513
218,644
246,091
321, 841
293, 693
286,841
241,494
25,118
3,785,410
August
1934—Total
5, 608, 761
2,321,534
January.
1,562,034
1, 708, 383
3,408,061
34,019, 923
43, 240, 527
42,962, 559
47,817, 239
55, 524,988
51,184, 359
54,811, 699
63,644,169
62, 779,624
523,299, 948
1, 561, 269
1, 706,980
3,406,235
33,694, 574
42, 661, 704
42,392,899
47,310,920
54,875,037
50, 403, 695
53, 997,136
63,023,119
62, 022, 056
515, 346, 027
4,070
7,243
3,831
82, 890
337, 760
360,809
333, 702
427,020
464, 755
460, 308
570,461
732, 561
4,640,986
February
March
April
54, 546
326,138
504, 403
614, 212
1,063, 319
1,008, 442
731,896
744,981
560, 824
6,893, 283
May
244,178
272, 781
263, 727
336, 559
301, 749
296, 804
307,193
298, 543
2,439,732
June
July
1935—Total
January...
71,534, 363
63,485, 208
62,417,373
61,886,435
64,126, 088
54, 917,697
53, 584, 595
39, 636,327
21,850,951
18,527, 506
8, 943,301
2, 390,104
70,830,997
62,798, 669
61,802, 660
61, 280,483
63, 492,199
54, 329,154
53,094,437
38, 954, 568
21,148,088
17, 774, 881
8,255,800
1, 584, 091
729,276
624,034
698,940
816,822
1,047,061
892, 256
944, 572
836,133
167,373
136, 798
18
297,171
266, 765
357, 235
376,688
380, 561
380, 738
349, 036
23,329
3,798
2,638
1,824
= -51
649,157
693, 998
444,057
519,005
564,748
494, 450
554,196
498, 238
235, 248
60,231
27,043.
615
February
April .
May
June
July ..
September ...
October _ _.
December
Period
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
1933—Total 6 months...
July
» $7, 937, 587
, $88,650
$437, 443
$195,853
$931,874
» 1,809,311
» 1,886,041
1,453,158
1,418,171
1, 280, 547
» 90, 359
23,904, 543
82,869
97, 673
93, 409
89, 814
73,678
66,841
51, 774
39, 470
28,198
18,155
1,415
16, 551
172,343
215, 235
186, 974
213, 721
143,601
2,495,327
August
September
October...
November. ..
December.
88,650
6,611,247
1934—Total
6, 929,109
January _.
1,283
787
2,559
2,851
February
March
April
172,647
566, 269
740, 721
853, 357
974,848
998, 469
807,503
752, 400
746, 033
7,090,486
788, 780
981, 511
594, 763
606, 752
613, 927
619, 689
762, 762
867,434
1, 093,491
11,409,032
232,439
385, 286
343,499
227,708
331, 707
218, 365
295,365
249, 932
211,026
2,611,963
May _.
165, 857
984,312
1,965, 514
3, 554,859
3, 352, 834
3, 745, 399
5,270,058
4,865,710
50,874, 551
June
July...
August. .
September. .
October
November .
1,737
7,334
23, 448
December.
1935—Total
January
6, 776,831
6, 294, 626
6, 235,342
6, 283,014
7, 386, 423
5, 672, 795
5,605, 580
5,736,127
361,975
311,460
176, 516
33, 862
1, 028, 474
918,946
1,037,348
468,228
793, 516
794, 747
634, 769
818, 254
469,888
99, 585
26, 573
158
1,144, 780
1, 050, 259
1, 156,817
1,164, 569
1,168, 559
1,120, 010
1, 160, 152
1,036,044
947,451
882, 672
446, 917
130,802
5,495
10, 649
1,328
1,073
1,065
708
743
1,020
505
628
234
294, 230'
252, 448
284,412-
285,179
381,065
258,677
328,912
204, 485
140,032
164, 211
17, 475
837
February
March
April ..
May
June
July
August
September
October
November ...
December
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
160
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table V.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State ■—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Dkckmdkh 1936
Period
1933—Total 6 months...
July
August
September
October
November..
December .
1934—Total ..
January
February...
March
April
May.
June
July.
August
September.
October
November..
Deoember..
1935—Total
January
February...
March.
April
May
June..
July
August
September..
October
November-
December-
Florida
$3,963,023
407, 692
555, 007
870, 194
1,003, 359
994. 295
1,970
9, 258, 320
640, 207
1,201,670
634, 458
752, 495
995,820
1,043,202
1,013, 251
1, 147, 849
946,128
917,174
5, 660, 433
911,416
568,822
570, 943
610,052
661,305
601,232
629, 630
555,194
252, 265
158, 557
142,015
99,002
Georgia
» $2, 209, 500
• 190,723
300,515
308,012
088, 257
713,023
5,012, 642
281,517
401, 369
454,806
459,658
676,843
533,035
643,349
897,295
764,670
8,565,011
881,638
934, 689
973, 633
964,178
944,343
918, 667
853, 754
916,881
515, 268
574, 287
77, 425
248
Idaho
$224, 385
19, 632
3, 559
35, 250
80,284
79, 700
2,765, 246
63, 992
29,168
38, 547
161,725
313,001
125,717
143, 652
255,239
281,830
300,225
464,328
597,824
1, 770, 606
456,006
47,930
90,142
178,313
210,404
199,900
166,199
168, 449
126, 266
111, 172
15.148
677
Illinois
$5, 666, 560
906,096
1,027,661
1, 233, 948
1,337,897
684, 053
475,906
20,872,132
361,590
312, 633
903,393
1,085,280
1, 534, 355
1,799,772
2,049,195
2,219,096
2,514,200
2,303, 200
2, 777, 445
2,951,973
22,734,121
3,741, 284
3,313,804
3, 724, 214
4,072,879
516.038
958, 170
2,095,165
2, 480, 608
1,307,885
326, 286
135, 794
61,994
Period
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
1933—Total 6 months...
July..
August
September-
October
November-
December ..
1934—Total
January
February...
March
April..
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November-
December. .
1935—Total
January
February-
March
April..
May.
June
July...
August
September.
October
November-
December ..
» $1,328,577
$1,775.796
$2, 589, 765
$4, 797, 866
» 278,303
302, 676
264,059
280,447
190,101
12,991
4,610,316
361,500
400. 473
391,266
377,375
228,182
17,000
9, 300,162
614, 515
723,667
72.809
455, 208
692, 746
30, 820
2.859, 766
S7T.385
1,072,870
1,087.169
1,087,418
673,024
7, 305,100
8,024
10, 038
12,882
55, 778
299, 670
448,804
534,070
572, 865
600, 554
650, 536
660, 762
756,333
6, 451,636
23,581
19,685
81,464
422, 089
652, 659
587, 516
822,433
1,175, 265
1, 157.031
1, 162, 571
1,647, 163
1,547,805
13,013,020
13,938
<• -86
1,602
36. 460
81,060
125, 654
282,065
460, 092
503, 285
416, 645
455,078
483, 307
5,137,728
98,584
779. 558
766, 942
698, 147
806, 241
735,512
814, 386
862, 362
809,522
933, 810
10,129, 610
854,265
863,454
849,580
757,853
707,318
615, 691
505, 053
398,131
389, 789
381,722
128,780
1,952,439
1,753, 433
1,857,427
1,708,709
1,943,343
1,319, 418
1,133, 861
1,171, 793
172,637
145
22
127
440,183
557,682
693, 520
829, 767
1,085, 202
900,874
466, 977
46,997
64,862
41,636
7,108
2,920
993,811
1,017,461
1,056,547
1,102, 918
976, 723
1,141,513
1,125,971
947,733
899. 307
644, 570
221,590
1,466
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES . 161
Table V.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State *—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-december 1935
Period
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
1933—Total 6 months. --
July
August
September
October
November.
$2,071,842
$997,724
$6,202,227
$370,776
$1,339, 704
358,184
432, 563
456,807
467, 334
356,954
191,602
193, 779
166,408
188,813
180,820
76, 302
33,671,821
986, 231
1,234,671
1,219, 280
1,352,470
1,160,139
249, 436
20,771,911
45,676
69,959
65,284
73,551
81, 739
34, 667
10, 770,872
221,187
287,105
170, 368
276,647
384,397
1934—Total
2,415,611
3,000, 856
44,537
47, 363
67,359
2,458,557
3,511,782
3,099, 463
3,287, 233
4,157, 244
3, 756, 264
3,977, 347
4, 726,049
4, 538, 623
57,053,671
176,839
244, 386
338,153
1,222,843
2,151, 693
2,195,526
2, 319, 386
2,485,094
2,394, 779
2,489, 545
2, 713, 796
2,039,871
16, 345,034
27,556
21,116
123, 647
187,104
583, 332
819,026
907,899
1,280, 794
1,187,058
1,436,855
2,185, 692
2,010, 793
14, 546, 427
April..
May
June
July
August.
September
October.
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March.
April
May..
June—
July...
August
September-
October
November
December..
129,318
389,641
313,058
214, 657
276,012
311,057
315,460
227, 530
238,878
1, 797, 288
5,594
232, 735
287, 439
369, 770
530,113
424,687
368, 325
406, 923
385, 370
4, 676, 786
257, 366
234,115
238,364
253, 506
269, 587
167, 757
149,468
187, 382
35,204
2,901
1,008
630
5,219,042
4,694, 687
5,310, 625
5, 426, 210
6,512, 558
5, 540, 979
5,457,858
6,001,758
4, 903, 802
4, 771,050
2,655, 574
559, 528
2,352,385
2,150,190
2,158,388
2,025,477
2,197,506
1, 685, 576
1,694, 031
1, 523.337
304, 620
209, 725
29,958
13,841
2, 281,131
1,963,960
2,013, 625
2,026,154
2,223, 487
1,689, 526
1, 601,419
671,972
34,954
28,662
7,793
3,744
544, 973
549,879
577, 765
431, 313
497,942
415,947
414,421
430,275
326, 247
369, 414
80, 306
38,304
Period
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New
Hampshire
1933—Total 6 months...
July
August..
September
$395,812
$178,802
' $253, 028
$79,722
$143,900
88,083
74,322
61,444
81,457
90,506
34,465
41,117
36, 741
13, 703
33,089
19,687
3,070,577
» 25,436
» 58,150
> 21, 767
45,095
73, 638
28,942
3,944, 857
10,035
14,392
12,881
17,476
23,851
1,087
690,037
66
587
October.
November
December
873
135,612
6,762
732, 214
1934—Total. .
January
7,174,336
27,609
25, 799
29,714
400, 313
392,149
336, 542
278, 222
276, 981
267, 977
307, 285
370, 762
357, 224
1,576,421
25, 774
16,371
1,638
318, 464
371, 976
195, 202
174, 979
332,049
392, 226
535, 928
717,135
863,115
6,187, 332
699
772
884
89, 776
105, 427
44, 370
30, 251
37, 336
67, 995
105, 234
119, 684
129, 786
1, 254, 582
February
March
April
405, 204
370,689
139,153
528, 599
963, 393
980, 751
1,062,358
1,430,474
1, 293, 715
7, 449,610
May
June
July...
August.
September..
October.
November
December.
1935—Total
January ...
February
March...
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November
December.
34,966
47,389
55, 776
107,671
109, 346
110,334
118, 201
106, 354
1,113,128
1, 506, 275
1,269, 731
1,000, 967
893,888
944,144
837, 347
845, 476
75, 540
32,153
41,675
1,717
697
405, 558
322, 544
130, 913
103, 878
148, 334
106,411
100,438
104,000
59,433
51,077
30, 677
13,158
983, 303
898,827
965,195
906,873
763,494
630,109
532, 728
276,348
113,310
96,730
16,487
3,928
138, 742
138,132
138,859
131, 256
141,084
105, 745
99.441
111,442
78,573
23,123
5,357
1,374
63, 573
112, 206
159, 568
213,072
257, 595
195, 816
151,664
60, 730
21,891
10,813
6,634
1,020
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
162 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table V. Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State A—Continued
Monthly, Jpi.y 1933-December 19311
Period
New Jersey
New Mexleo
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
1933—Total 6 months...
July
August
September..
$1,0(11,274
$31,640,196
$1,079,896
$470, 574
161, 186
163, 256
172,871
181,475
191, 749
190, 737
10, 796, 729
6, 298, 609
6, 707, 602
8, 222, 384
6,405, 490
5,685,741
320, 370
99, 993, 930
298,018
213, 630
178,670
198,927
179,843
10,808
3,829,1.56
22,857
27,471
30,011
97, 862
153, 265
133,108
3, 725, 470
October
November
Deoember
1934—Total
January..
$2, 583, 603
191,333
206,448
225, 215
2,938, 108
1,069,417
751,100
758,147
635, 394
590,523
1,055, 204
1,103,010
1, 274,830
6,186, 673
23,054
77,211
85, 334
11, 757, 850
12,454, 427
11,567, 512
11,658, 645
11,031,577
10,038,308
10,899,324
10, 200,387
10, 200, 301
85, 707, 631
109, 219
135,383
71,586
240,807
290,931
266,034
301,931
367,161
362,905
491,362
593.195
494,956
4,378,405
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November...
December...
1935—Total
13, 511
199, 782
274, 374
415,161
617,784
373,343
201,391
262,673
235,594
1, 473, 994
102,083
228,775
338,149
424, 359
623, 491
469,486
405,842
612, 457
624, 514
5,905,223
January
616, 978
344, 723
10, 573,194
746, 875
538,167
February
568,885
244, 219
9, 541, 591
538,186
608,832
March
609,313
309, 271
10, 308, 076
606,780
658,179
April
626, 654
54,173
10, 273.301
653,968
672,860
May.
630, 440
44, 729
10, 228, 152
771, 762
632,102
June
584,600
92, 549
9,821,307
645, 667
530,735
July
662,415
87,796
10,631,918
613, 489
321,430
August
622, 421
133, 079
4, 352,103
447, 740
160,164
September
491, 645
78,739
3,808, 517
392,655
90,163
October
477, 173
67, 845
3, 751, 230
365,512
115,534
November
264,022
16,031
2,181,154
107,156
40,041
December .
32,127
840
237,088
16,433
10,198
Period
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
1183—Total 6 months...
July
August
September...
October
November
$5,172,021
$3, 599,080
$278,667
$4, 780,652
$1,276 462
1,058,646
959, 162
993, 657
960,276
801,877
398, 503
18, 326,491
476,375
675, 884
746,081
621,988
688,428
390, 324
8, 963, 564
145,061
67, 321
14,984
22,411
28,890
623,627
756,164
771,033
1, 250, 763
755,814
623, 251
19, 547, 565
296 574
266 804
240,326
247,410
166868
56480
4, 502 031
1934—Total
3,123, 330
113,680
172, 597
220, 638
1,654, 501
1,886, 858
1,930,638
2, 206, 447
2, 452, 302
2, 173,028
1,863,059
1,830, 471
1, 822, 272
16,074, 952
91, 197
115,741
17,677
475,547
664,608
481,593
516, 812
1, 251, 840
1, 563,486
1,162, 642
1, 505, 661
1, 216, 860
9, 377,312
392
27
91. 516
96 524
115 809
456 492
492 284
396 728
414,628
526 584
441,976
447,038
569,126
456 326
5326363
February
March
April
May
June.
July
August
September..
October
November ..
December..
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September...
65,596
301, 554
269, 664
303, 518
411,207
361,140
395,222
522,290
503,139
4, 509, 205
2,159, 704
2,830.116
2,702.796
2 198, 194
1,318, 848
62 672
576, 736
2 851,258
4,846,822
23, 716 582
2,183,115
1,922, 214
1,847, 346
1,842, 602
2,247, 599
2,091,043
2, 277,059
663,089
322,523
337,051
243, 670
97,641
1,330,089
1, 006, 562
772, 018
785, 634
1,224,138
1,111,260
727,159
842, 295
539,311
742,687
284,199
11,960
697,055
656,707
625, 625
432,655
571,027
379, 196
352,079
411,762
205,266
102, 721
69, .545
5,587
6. 249,161
6542 299
2 536,084
2 647,818
2658,083
2, 301, 545
1, 658, 758
124,663
171
576 761
479,961
496 489
481,903
585,431
462 361
469,719
586 517
454,714
493, 315
172 855
67,337
"7"
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 163
Table V.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State '—Continued
Monthly, Jdly 1933-Deckmbkr 1935
Period
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
1933—Total 6 months. __
July
August ..
September _
October. .
November
$3,042, 688
$1,469,966
$1, 504,898
■$3,247,341
$368, 097
463, 883
624, 292
613, 265
812, 694
628, 554
99,699
138,444
182,970
415, 232
613, 918
19, 703
13, 202, 522
280,224
279,448
296, 263
324,888
s 324,076
•1,018,449
1,076,426
■309,345
378,428
433,566
31,127
12, 641, 205
57, 952
59, 803
60,275
73,849
69,733
46,425
3, 359, 467
1934—Total
January.
5, 421, 218
3,507,477
5,513
6,049
184,373
645, 741
1,492,939
1,224, 725
1,274, 632
1,568,657
1,346,081
1, 625,177
2,026, 201
1,802,434
8,429, 019
55,710
65,003
76,058
88, 649
273,357
302,046
304.041
467,031
484,173
499, 768
454,381
289,250
2, 926,046
February .
March
120
474,833
745,992
474,957
642,130
525,320
589, 569
802,359
656,022
609, 916
3,812, 259
April...
May _
June..
July
August
September
October .
November ..
December
1935—Total..
January
February _
March
April .
May.
June
July
August
September
October...
November... _
December ..
2,624
277,081
528, 613
746,175
859, 882
248, 515
223, 735
317, 793
303,059
5,875,087
232,045
768, 984
792, 973
1,264, 221
1,710,808
1, 533,878
1,677, 200
2, 375, 554
2, 285,544
14,491,215
558, 770
372,387
362, 541
345,469
438. 738
392,922
440,155
331, 705
214,060
183,932
138,952
32,628
1,531,919
1,399,171
1,352, 373
1, 266, 940
1,369, 382
569, 369
434, 207
189,193
144, 862
132,305
36,220
3,078
485,983
478,441
708,194
849,517
971,853
790,724
611,208
364,185
374,500
230,834
9,634
14
2, 739,332
2,399,044
1,870,997
1,828,441
1,880,274
1,206, 316
1,257, 471
797, 216
390,057
48, 780
44,940
28,347
385,368
400,173
403,645
369,586
231,308
252,356
272, 719
310,878
191,002
90,725
14,480
3,806
Period
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
1933—Total 6 months...
July
August
September ...
October .
November
December ...
$126,884
$340,287
$689,677
$4,452,307
$2,221,879
30,802
32,838
24,388
14, 923
15,904
8,029
931,861
46,788
63,427
77,185
77,501
68,244
7,142
2, 313,099
52,964
28,233
21, 594
38, 585
397, 337
150,964
2,914,254
894,788
907,232
946,685
1,016,052
688,550
493, 583
511,964
460,994
458,385
296, 953
1934—Total...
January .
6,676, 502
12,941,837
5,565
8,333
8,807
72,251
123, 568
88,841
85, 499
94, 070
83, 323
94,859
138, 961
127,784
1, 393,402
5,978
1,774
82, 371
60,984
55,500
235, 728
122,626
189, 536
233,170
431,320
157,135
234, 340
534, 567
676,977
2,498, 205
February..
March..
April..
May.
June
July
August
September .
October
November
December
1936—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October.
November
December... .
2,525
84,752
218,660
250,319
332,052
284, 306
339, 213
405, 532
387, 988
6,543,195
95,699
494,597
746, 805
787, 759
761, 329
813, 209
908, 739
1,070,111
999, 254
7,132,821
464,783
685,166
943, 111
1,772,401
2,031, 546
2,014, 529
2,170,418
1,882, 298
977, 585
9,885,272
161, 512
169,887
185, 314
190,318
235,616
191,171
129,838
45,051
43,738
27,787
9,918
3,252
472.050
469.051
628, 541
763,450
855,058
683,935
768,670
703,072
677, 252
551,285
67,020
3,811
616,690
250,131
131,761
145,977
292,171
267,802
250,496
220,258
116, 641
95, 930
68,350
41,998
1,241,505
899, 765
1,015,798
906,222
965,923
741, 684
744, 310
336, 532
124, 963
113,718
30, 965
11,436
1,140,895
1,063,405
1,082,470
1,125,975
1,468,035
1, 322,132
1, 276, 675
1,255, 612
106, 614
34,611
5,844
3,004
(Concluded on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
323420°—42——12
164
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table V.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for Work Relief Extended to Cases under the
General Relief Program, by State Concluded
Monthly, July 1933-Dkckmhkr 193S
I'criod
1933—Total 6 months .
July
August
September
October
November
December.,
1934—Total
January ..
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1935—Total
January
February .
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
W yomlng
$1,225,829
52, 524
85, 888
128,681
142,745
153, 405
155, 034
194, 224
143, 751
169,577
1,114,843
160,325
151,860
186,630
131,196
112,368
125,003
125, 767
62, 552
39,167
18,881
975
119
Alaska
$3, 708
Hawaii
20
2,318
1,404
45,026
6,388
10, 546
9,883
18, 211
244, 366
67,595
23,910
49, 714
35, 646
6,140
2.894
894
1,410
2,384
7,380
18, 477
27,922
$358, 116
48, 200
63, 297
64,258
65, 754
73,241
51, 300
1,732,908
Puerto Jtico
133, 667
238, 737
223,844
189,283
182, 301
197,487
165,390
179,436
232, 761
1, 736, 414
159, 720
157,644
148, 566
167,083
173, 251
126, 631
99,364
128,625
109,683
165,966
146,999
152, 882
$322,693
1,685
6,900
35,254
87, 661
191,393
3, 734, 652
189, 955
324, 171
332,653
308, 773
458,164
668,023
639,434
417,624
495,855
6,820, 703
464,826
502.048
406.304
391,410
440,422
448,303
380,250
539,133
579,309
556, 378
505,564
606,756
Virgin Islands
$18,486
206
913
1,238
9,065
4,360
2,714
95,367
765
1,403
1,828
1,727
15,915
13,163
8,263
9,486
8,768
9,193
14.107
10, 741
152, 438
11,225
2,937
10,129
11,813
14,076
10,715
9,650
12,591
11.487
22.901
16,461
18,453
• See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data; United States totals for July, August, Septem¬
ber, and December of 1933 are partly estimated, as may be seen by reference to the state data for the respec¬
tive months.
» Estimated.
• Negative amount resulting from adjustment of prior months' obligations.
HAHIO TABLES • 165
Table VI.—Total Obligations and Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds for Emer¬
gency Work Relief Projects, by State and by Major Type of Project *
State
All projects
Highways, roads, and
streets
Public buildings
Total
Federal
Total
Federal
Total
Federal
Continental United
States B
$1,288,532,812
$1,015,777,152
$353, 280,153
$256,406, 206
$192, 033, 598
$140,858, 022
Alabama
15, 242,028
13, 334,179
4, 871,814
3, 685, 952
1,842, 334
1, 534,151
Arizona..
6, 304, 328
5, 330, 806
2, 246, 242
1, 790,104
897, 550
670, 549
Arkansas
11, 985, 345
10, 475,158
4, 042, 386
3, 360,078
2,138, 252
1, 656,874
California
82,185, 668
62, 466, 997
20, 664, 619
(c)
18,045, 531
(°)
Colorado
18, 317, 267
14, 666,121
7,810, 764
(c)
1, 706, 211
(c)
Connecticut
21, 821,100
16, 692, 779
6,149, 659
4,191, 394
3, 729, 367
2,763,110
Delaware
33, 490
15, 567
(°)
(c)
(c)
(°)
District of Columbia
5, 785, 077
5, 785,077
1,089, 087
1, 089, 087
1, 014, 232
1,014, 232
Florida
17,184, 519
14, 399, 427
3, 377, 582
2, 397, 628
3, 026, 589
2,172, 110
Georgia
16, 616, 067
15, 448, 833
2,157, 715
1, 977, 493
3, 667, 072
3,123, 641
Idaho
7, 324, 088
6,138, 863
1, 743,118
1, 419, 230
1,148, 352
820, 214
Illinois
49, 021, 313
41,811,323
14, 554, 313
11,141,893
6, 381,443
5,112, 858
Indiana
34, 532, 435
29,184, 427
12, 246, 392
9, 822, 090
4, 215, 067
3,171,048
Iowa
15, 321,884
8, 331, 577
5, 226, 291
2, 564, 747
1, 255, 793
643, 827
Kansas
33,426, 746
26, 673, 312
15, 437, 581
11,183,074
2,419, 465
1, 825,045
Kentucky
11, 515, 900
9,127, 667
5, 548, 964
3, 524, 868
4, 088, 191
1,304, 604
930, 090
Louisiana
18, 048, 815
16, 638,145
3, 338, 262
3,017, 211
2, 359,419
Maine
9, 211,313
7, 971, 986
3,186, 904
2, 753, 415
1, 226, 466
994, 996
Maryland
5, 700, 608
4, 560, 516
1, 643, 495
1,118,064
1, 561, 992
1, 392, 402
Massachusetts
115, 783, 508
96, 647, 618
18, 980, 704
13, 989, 794
18,107, 959
14, 230, 003
Michigan
45, 548, 616
24, 465, 973
15, 913, 279
7, 576,401
9, 297, 529
4, 957, 571
Minnesota
38,191, 521
32, 555, 262
15, 274, 267
12, 987, 487
7, 964, 527
6,192, 292
Mississippi
8, 883, 805
7, 222,165
2,102, 212
1, 330, 180
1, 626, 495
1,024, 718
Missouri
23, 258, 956
19,176,981
(c)
(c)
(c)
(°)
Montana.
6, 583, 066
5, 887, 426
1, 280, 540
1, 023, 598
674,433
504,095
Nebraska
12,307, 763
9, 450, 730
4, 979, 475
3, 346, 877
1, 306, 534
898, 060
Nevada
2, 907, 532
2, 373, 269
734, 275
491, 279
422, 435
294, 397
New Hampshire.
3, 280, 202
2, 485, 927
(°)
(c)
(c)
(c)
New Jersey
31,414,174
26, 659, 741
6,175, 329
4, 654, 859
5, 006, 592
3, 875, 713
New Mexico
5,665,181
5,156, 280
2, 399, 638
2,171, 625
1, 084, 893
946, 927
New York
244, 526, 445
180, 012, 950
45,195, 351
29, 957, 344
32,113, 032
23, 651, 626
North Carolina
14,432, 516
12, 943, 560
1, 567, 559
1, 262, 908
2, 642, 006
2,166,911
North Dakota
14,826, 895
12, 836,137
7, 825, 960
6, 953, 578
1, 739, 659
1,135, 242
Ohio
43,648, 753
37, 202, 326
11,357,199
8, 777, 971
9, 410, 292
7, 854, 269
Oklahoma _
27,050, 641
22, 224, 080
12, 748,084
9, 736,911
2,113, 047
1, 473, 544
Oregon
10, 610, 371
$, 125, 436
2, 457, 996
1, 257, 709
1, 558, 757
802, 667
Pennsylvania
71, 271, 386
59, 309, 838
17, 247, 962
12, 890, 972
11,313,135
8, 758, 999
Rhode Island
11,199, 447
4, 021, 498
4, 165, 926
1, 250, 419
1, 174, 046
446, 221
South Carolina
14, 335,163
13, 588,181
1, 017, 205
924,189
1,658, 655
1,416, 343
South Dakota.
24, 723, 490
21, 943,408
15, 249, 761
13, 649, 903
1, 186, 048
891,179
Tennessee
14, 273, 889
11, 495,181
2, 946, 449
1, 890, 938
2, 893,153
1, 979, 527
Texas
36, 247, 212
22, 614, 229
12, 616, 955
7, 118, 481
3, 556', 915
1,612, 350
Utah
8, 881, 716
7, 259, 720
2, 641, 251
2, 291, 233
1, 745, 421
1,184, 750
Vermont
3,080, 892
2, 364, 893
1, 284, 524
873, 487
290, 948
196, 341
Virginia.
10, 661, 983
9, 278, 538
(c)
(°)
(c)
(c)
Washington
8, 904,116
7,075,062
1,048, 905
582,108
1, 418, 077
1,032, 644
West Virginia
20, 543, 613
16,194, 340
10, 987, 225
7, 808, 949
2, 036, 341
1, 588, 534
Wisconsin
31, 293, 424
24, 355,251
8, 540, 460
6, 238, 739
5,014, 962
3, 423, 332
Wyoming ...
4, 618, 545
3, 798, 392
818,388
623, 652
534, 768
409, 472
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
166 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table VI.—Total Obligations and Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds for Emer¬
gency Work Relief Projects, by State and by Major Type of Project *—Continued
Slate
Continental United States".
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado . .
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho _
Illinois
Indiana...
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky.
Louisiana. ...
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi-
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey —
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma.
Oregon
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas.
Utah.
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Parks and other recrea¬
tional facilities
Tots!
$180,888,424
660,087
310,280
327,713
5,807,210
327, 330
2.128,001
(')
1,044,321
797,384
1,069,406
337,874
6,920,678
3,202,758
1,870,275
2, 774,385
406,947
4,003, 456
1,156,965
616,933
15,481,960
4,054, 507
3,761,308
302,904
M
255,902
671,677
106,940
00
3, 345,140
377,047
59,278,837
926, 524
428, 382
4,132,121
807, 749
618, 586
8,526,742
1,217,300
601,641
621,265
623,869
2, 658,160
487,056
69,477
CO
494,817
485.049
3,242,823
275,367
Federal
$121,921,962
621,910
265,829
297,696
8
1,769,176
(V)
1,044,321
618,917
1,025, 272
288, 575
5,289,917
2,893,733
1,105,529
2, 290, 635
347,254
3,894,811
1,031, 419
508,699
13, 382, 643
2. 427, 791
3,171,046
249,065
(•)
229,849
539,747
93,422
00
2,967,673
363,509
45.843, 367
794, 266
364,428
3,591,327
607,209
308,451
7, 541,615
388, 702
506,418
540,067
537,134
1,518,731
403, 545
55, 505
00
366,295
390,013
2, 656,167
222, 557
Conservation
Total
$62,953,500
465, 718
487, 683
283,724
7, 228, 665
2,361,865
642,127
00
2,544
535,075
410,254
843,611
1,608,818
3,995,251
917,945
3,394,399
129, 28.5
905,545
486,001
162,127
5,964,322
835,620
713,160
211,522
(c)
708,442
775,846
101,619
00
1,355,487
480,167
3, 723,311
235, 269
989,554
1,663,799
2,087, 334
1,696, 255
6,192,847
313,011
228,918
2,341,673
135,616
910.853
687,064
55,174
00
1,126, 502
149, 311
2,756, 683
938, 670
Federal
$63,248,260
398,081
409,409
231,909
8
551,292
00
2,544
414,591
359,352
741,888
1,468,981
3,843,575
638,443
2,918, 688
117,278
859,156
411,549
148,365
5,365,777
499,830
600,990
173,036
(°)
583,124
683,338
85,583
00
1,136,059
445,104
2,839,178
209,005
815, 476
1,423.458
1,949, 534
1,076,961
4, 668, 725
160,959
178,011
2,185,026
103.654
594.404
495,649
45, 272
00
868, 550
130,428
2. 425, 828
738,763
Sewer systems and
other utilities
Total
$112,607,250
794,524
283,885
227,521
7,834,881
866,248
3,174,206
00
331,890
745,668
1,107,476
831,918
2,431, 388
2,157,442
1,355,180
1,643,041
618,054
596,073
912,491
337,906
14,062,775
6,178,683
2,119,037
176,294
00
934,654
801,790
739,935
00
2,807,877
238,454
26,806,657
1.041,636
193,921
3,367,664
1,377,7
984, 323
10, 776,263
1, 268,564
260,691
654,814
566,222
2,127, 316
1,200,146
345,682
00
753,349
580,303
2,436,318
299,755
$77,787,765
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
HANI (3 TABLES • 167
Table VI.—Total Obligations and Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds for Emer¬
gency Work Relief Projects, by State and by Major Type of Project *—Continued
State
Continental United
States •
Alabama
Arizona
, Arkansas - —
California
Colorado.
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia—
Florida
Georgia
Idaho —
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts-
Michigan -
Minnesota
Mississippi:
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada...
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York.
North Carolina
North Dakota -
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island..
South Carolina
South Dakota..
Tennessee
Texas
Utah.
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia.
Wisconsin..
Wyoming
Airports and other
transportation
Total
$26, 549, 529
528,155
78,945
224, 939
3,331,048
81,483
461,196
00
198, 469
1,172,116
549, 708
184,655
515, 246
783,020
304, 571
450,047
151,006
405,004
798,892
245, 978
1,577,162
1,371,388
637, 727
171, 691
(°)
277, 597
82,350
7,693
00
286, 246
26, 552
4,413,378
292, 954
189, 267
1,062,765
159,076
520,666
917,132
12,498
353, 465
160,929
231,521
196, 881
93, 830
375, 567
00
845, 752
408, 225
248,281
Federal
$21, 452, 373
472, 710
57, 778
197, 218
8
393, 414
00
198,469
1,078, 207
499, 710
159, 574
454,277
709,179
171,320
401,679
124,950
368, 886
713,915
200,952
1.280,983
748,573
597, 956
151, 956
00
237,917
67,798
6,148
00
252, 338
26, 310
3,271,271
267, 659
152,844
975,376
138, 425
271, 370
805, 535
4,435
345,905
135, 952
210, 247
121,479
81,179
329, 359
00
313,049
785,162
352, 557
175,394
White collar
Total
$147,700,814
1,377,141
602, 040
904, 706
1,016, 707
1,646,121
2,815,430
CO
1,049,681
2,661,975
2, 595,331
454,313
7,345,167
1,835,388
1,054,239
1,214,697
766,497
1,469,063
593, 765
459,045
15, 999,559
2,343,351
4,411,574
1,181,043
(-=)
460,737
1,049,652
232,634
(0
7,355, 622
320, 739
48, 604, 746
1,201,702
988, 724
5, 487,824
1, 254, 942
850,369
9, 397, 795
606,989
2,661,918
936,134
1, 285,!
874, 647
463,051
267,671
(°)
1,359,007
1,097,746
2,483, 643
389, 585
Federal
$131,397,613
1,351,536
594,786
886, 221
8
2,685,108
(0
1,049, 681
2,627, 205
2, 580,299
432,395
6,916,118
1,762,240
919,075
1,180,170
731,179
1,439,904
577.737
416,169
16,188,257
1,478,401
4,285, 402
1,168, 405
CO
453,790
994,056
227.738
CO
6,910, 627
307, 599
38,149, 574
1,162,022
942.125
5,369, r
1,141,051
608, 789
9,023, 733
344, 688
2,656, 698
796,673
1, 241,917
769,048
419,982
265,940
00
1, 292, 514
992,765
2,232, 592
361, 645
Goods
Total
$127,473,815
2,924,936
968, 451
2,022, 815
10, 640, 622
2,613, 233
796,347
00
672,926
1,359, 756
2,375, 679
1,129,767
4, 601,135
2,929,486
2,789,945
4,787,029
2, 111, 367
1,482, 540
594,833
225, 638
13,477,059
2, 617,273
1,893,428
1, 912, 850
00
1,487,499
1,455,858
435, 581
00
1,989, 259
456,937
6, 318,093
4,475, 221
1,933, 709
3,492,350
4,176,306
1,308,972
632, 007
888,571
5,440, 621
3, 264,273
2,946,132
9, 296, 786
428, 446
348,045
00
1,600,774
2,237,446
3,634,055
919,951
$114, 621,882
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
168 • FENAL STATISTICAL RETORT OF THE FERA
Table VI.—Total Obligations and Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds for Emer*
gency Work Relief Projects, by State and by Major Type of Project '—Concluded
Slate
Continental United States
Alabama
Arlrona
Arkansas
California
Colorado _
Connecticut -
Delaware..
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia.. —
Idaho .
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa -
Kansas .
Kentucky
Louisiana - -
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts. _
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri..
Montana
Nebraska...
Nevada.
New Hampshire
New Jersey..
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota.
Ohio —
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island..
South Carolina
South Dakota.
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia..
Washington..
West Virginia.
Wisconsin - -
Wyoming -
Distribution of com¬
modities
Total
$1(1, 668, 027
Federal
$14,473,3(12
73, 398
I2f>, 334
301, 196
1,782, 275
234, 998
45, 131
M
8,298
272, 749
131,471
277, 953
383, 825
328, 614
85, 420
167,668
18,884
118,462
8,584
33,854
163, 857
364, 080
227, 965
107, 350
(0
250, 457
165, 632
58,026
(«=)
283,860
117,634
4,388,996
320,041
349, 454
917, 774
813,391
193, 772
298,564
168,600
502,633
23,240
222,985
694,908
232, 345
35
(°)
297,805
335, 925
207,173
82,299
73, 398
124,960
300,056
8
35, 247
(°)
8,298
265, 373
131,341
266,887
365,177
321,534
54, 659
158,636
14, 312
118, 432
8,198
33, 314
129,149
255,133
203,234
107,130
(<=)
246,763
152, 618
51,884
M
282,173
117,634
3,107, 873
309,685
319, 760
910, 504
785, 249
157,616
298,564
72,554
498, 187
23,184
222,048
547,441
207, 510
35
(«)
297,805
314, 363
201,991
77,818
Sanitation and health
Total
$35, 240, 466
$30, 213, 791
964, 420
71,440
1.131,852
3, 318,906
108, 806
769,991
(•)
1,771,941
1,821,914
97, 377
545,266
1, 770,927
66, 484
325,684
329, 740
2,100,904
29,538
52,929
1,568,011
71,652
330,670
554,615
(•=)
26, 646
49,402
(<0
697,1
85,120
3, 271, 315
1,148,533
24,702
887,580
860.969
127,175
738.970
317, 253
1,092,728
47.786
2, 232,523
2,631,461
811, 522
3, 333
(°)
123,034
1,099.648
133,168
8,830
Federal
916,876
61,851
1,022,077
8
627,861
(°)
1,665,351
1,742,096
86,693
474,982
1,531,028
57, 640
249,623
211,870
1, 979, 231
25,523
45,165
1, 316, 286
38,083
314,193
525,821
(*>
15,541
33,078
(«)
646,012
84,192
2,438,742
1,113, 569
23, 473
738,535
765,049
93,206
897, 575
116, 370
960,074
23,021
2,176, 443
1, 565,643
772, 518
3, 284
(<■>
110,076
1,070, 749
99,906
6,450
Miscellaneous
$63, 137, 246
$53,495,916
730,601
223, 678
380,241
2, 427, 304
680, 218
1,110,655
(c)
373,629
1,463, 684
730,041
275,160
4, 734, 034
1,068,090
386, 741
812,750
130, 552
425.689
216,874
360,711
10, 400,140
2,501,254
857,858
536,829
(c)
226,159
969,547
68,394
(c)
2,110, 985
78,000
10, 412, 729
581,071
163,563
1,869,385
652,153
393,500
6,329, 969
1,066,689
516,688
237,567
189,539
782.430
191. 584
40,436
(°)
283,598
708,867
2, 535, 914
102, 751
« Data estimated from completion reports submitted by 44 states and the District of Columbia covering
emergency work relief program projects in operation during the period from April 1934 until the completion
or discontinuation of the projects after the determination of final FERA grants. See footnote 11 of
Chapter III.
» Figures include estimates for states for which complete data were not available,
c Data not available.
HASH! TABLES . 169
Table VII.—Average Amount of General Relief Extended per Cate, by State A
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
State
1933
1934
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Continental U nited States-
$14.36
$15.27
$16.04
$17.44
$17.07
$16.06
$15.71
$15.54
$16.45
$20.61
$22.40
$21.93
Alabama
5.03
7.30
7.21
9.84
10.09
8.24
7.75
7.13
8. 51
8.56
11.10
12.03
Arizona
9.67
10.18
11.06
12. 89
18.06
13. 38
14.10
15.16
13.80
14.79
18.52
17. 48
Arkansas *
6.05
5.36
6.08
8.65
8.05
8.58
8.63
6.16
7.56
4.65
12.75
12.64
California
15.62
16.31
16.42
15. 45
16.12
10.83
14.94
15.15
16.32
17.07
20.78
22.61
Colorado —
10.01
11.07
11.11
9.45
12.39
14.36
5.20
10.25
12.04
15.55
23.36
22.95
Connecticut
20.49
22.16
21. 66
23.00
23.21
19.08
17.57
18.03
19.11
25.85
33.78
27.71
Delaware
18.69
19.93
19.71
18. 75
18.70
22.85
23.13
20.57
20. 47
7.28
15.71
18. 32
District of Columbia
18.95
20.10
16.37
19.29
16.37
20. 34
12.95
16.45
23.47
29.36
30.65
32.87
Florida
6.44
6.26
8. 32
10.82
10.09
4.57
6.11
6.44
10. 48
17.84
11.09
12.46
Georgia
5.48
8.29
9.51
12.62
11.66
11. 51
11.12
10.39
10.09
12.08
14.17
13. 77
Idaho
13.23
11.91
10.71
11.08
13.21
12.16
12.53
12.21
11.66
14.37
19.14
13.15
Illinois
19.09
20.50
22.38
24.33
21.42
22.08
20.10
19.70
23.11
20.58
24.72
26.06
Indiana
11.85
11.82
12.24
14. 38
12. 73
11. 32
11.45
11.88
12.46
14. 93
20.64
20.23
Iowa
12.53
13.09
13.47
15.91
14.34
10.27
11.86
11.58
12.32
12.76
15.53
15.64
Kansas.
8.94
9.60
9.74
10.81
7.17
8.50
10.15
10.00
11.84
13.65
16.17
14. 61
Kentucky
6.55
7.60
5. 83
7.07
9.24
9.13
10.23
8.64
6.73
6.27
6.01
5.99
Louisiana
13.43
15.35
14.93
15.00
14.23
13.28
18.09
6.50
10.05
21.95
21.48
20.48
Maine.
24.87
28.59
27.98
25.68
26. 31
26.55
30.10
26.20
27.38
35.45
34.91
36.13
Maryland..
22.07
28.72
27. 21
29.75
26.65
27. 53
23.81
21.77
25.36
24.12
30.07
26. 57
Massachusetts
29.34
31.17
28.15
28.00
29. 71
26.50
26.66
26.07
28.77
31.69
39.80
34.20
Michigan
18.20
19.84
20.05
22.08
21.96
15.11
14.54
15.71
17.78
19.88
25.52
24.30
Minnesota
15.26
16.70
16.55
18.43
21.87
16.97
17.94
15.75
13.06
16.53
17.00
22. 34
Mississippi
3.83
4. 83
6. 52
7.28
9.77
9. 40
8.68
8.02
8. 71
8.80
9.99
10. 34
Missouri-
13.20
16.24
8.74
12. 68
9. 97
14.56
11.46
10.18
9. 40
13. 29
13.27
12.68
Montana ...
11.99
12.88
13.54
13.70
15.52
13.09
13.73
13.82
13.60
23.48
24.33
24.50
Nebraska
6.67
12.11
11.01
12.29
15.73
13.16
14.02
12.75
14.93
19.66
20.91
14.94
Nevada
12.52
12.75
14.60
13.53
12.84
10.51
10.43
10.44
12.28
12.65
26.72
23.12
New Hampshire
10.06
14.39
13.84
15.59
16.27
19.10
18.73
17.56
22.36
23.86
28.63
23.06
New Jersey
18.83
21.31
21.49
22.24
23.46
22.84
23.03
21. 34
22.46
28. 54
26.04
25.19
New Mexico.
4.26
4.82
4.57
5.46
6.07
11.03
9.41
6.94
8.46
11.84
19.49
21.39
New York
29.68
31.31
32.12
35.72
31.67
29.02
29.32
29.51
32.95
38.59
41. 75
41.18
North Carolina
7.29
7.07
7.17
8.41
7.70
7.40
6.67
6 45
7 94
7. 94
9.20
9 60
North Dakota..
13.33
15.83
15. 55
15. 69
17.48
15.87
16.55
19.90
24.98
24. 47
26.36
2L74
Ohio —
14.67
15.63
16.82
17.80
16.89
16. 92
15.86
15. 43
16.20
20. 01
19.34
19.20
Oklahoma
4.23
4.67
5.48
6.80
6.15
7.19
4.64
4.95
3.73
8.05
9.76
9. 34
Oregon
13.01
11.50
10.15
12.02
12.19
11.79
12.00
11.95
13.11
16.09
20.66
19.70
Pennsylvania.
15.36
15.99
16.53
17.66
20.12
20.20
18.74
20.15
19.79
27.97
26.04
23.56
Rhode Island..
22.43
22. 84
23.88
25.25
16.78
16.87
18.33
18.09
19.55
28. 91
32.60
29.06
South Carolina. ...
6.32
6.72
7.80
9.89
8.09
4.92
5.91
5.80
6.60
10.85
12.95
9.42
South Dakota
13.84
13.71
14.15
17.73
19.03
12.84
17.60
15.56
8.58
13.67
27.77
21.73
Tennessee
6.71
6.58
7.46
8.41
7.79
6.33
8.49
9.88
8.35
6.30
9.98
12.75
Texas..
6.59
7.53
7.92
8.04
9.24
7.50
6.31
7.14
6.65
7.41
9.83
9.17
Utah
9.34
10.80
12.40
13.64
13.29
12.75
13.50
13.38
14.03
15.81
19.55
20.24
Vermont
20.26
22.56
20.60
20. 54
18.65
14.30
15.00
19.23
19.50
22.10
25.82
30. 44
Virginia
6.72
7.20
7.58
8.31
6. 72
6.32
8.10
7.11
7.55
6.48
9.11
10.46
Washington...
13.96
11.91
12.91
14.85
16.07
13.84
14.40
12.29
13.85
14.94
16.25
17.85
West Virginia.
8.94
8.87
11.60
12.37
10.63
10.28
11.28
10.56
13.02
14.07
14. 54
14.08
Wisconsin
19. 38
20. 84
20.58
20. 81
22.12
16.21
19.77
24.79
24. 45
18. 27
22.28
22.00
Wyoming
9.07
8.97
9.96
11.28
11.24
9.69
10.46
10.18
11.77
19.93
19.50
21.75
(Continued on next page)
See footnote at end of table.
170 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table VII.—Average Amount of General Relief Extended per Case, by State *—
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Mahch 1937
1934
1936
filtota
kjtcl tu
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Continental United States
$22.40
$23.94
$22.30
$24. 45
$26.20
$26.31
$28.13
$26. 89
$26.66
$26.69
$26.97
$25.82
Alabama
12.39
15. 91
13.79
12.80
18.01
14.26
17. 33
16. 45
16.10
16.69
20.15
1670
Ariiona
15.16
18.08
18. 37
17. 97
20.72
18.24
17.99
16.49
26.44
21.71
21.34
22.35
Arkansas
12.23
11.28
11.61
15.68
12.07
14.99
12.33
11.90
11.50
13.24
15.58
14.86
California
25.28
30.06
28.10
28.17
33.86
28.23
35. 43
33. 74
33.61
34.99
41.58
38.61
Colorado.
23.73
24.50
26.07
22. 51
24.00
24. 48
27.92
25.88
27.05
24.23
25.63
26.63
Connecticut
30. 75
31.28
30. 61
32.98
34.69
40.28
40.12
38.01
41.34
41.05
40.85
38.96
Delaware
19.62
21.38
18. 74
21.10
23.52
21.84
21.19
26.98
1611
17.92
21.53
21.65
District of Columbia
24.14
28.01
24.44
29.05
26. 82
26.64
30. 43
27.66
29. 04
27.54
30. 35
28.13
Florida
13.09
12.74
12.17
14.00
12.71
13.19
13. 48
10.69
12.11
12.94
13.73
12.22
Georgia..
12.67
12.46
11.73
13.10
14. 75
13.07
14.62
14.54
16.54
16.25
16.48
1667
Idaho
13.99
21.06
22.30
22.70
26.09
29.00
23.10
17.28
19.68
19.05
19.33
19.02
Illinois
26.40
27.37
27.48
27.02
29.34
31.48
33.24
30. 45
31.95
29.34
17.86
29.66
Indiana
20.92
23. 71
22.95
26.27
25.65
26.15
26.21
23.86
25.38
25.36
24.40
23.02
Iowa
17. 61
17.73
18.60
20.11
20.09
22.98
23.98
22.97
23. 71
21.84
21.42
21.34
Kansas
17.39
20.79
19.43
18.53
23.69
21.56
25.23
21.77
23.25
21.86
25.12
20.49
Kentucky
7.68
8.06
8.03
9.55
10.27
11.23
11.04
9.69
10. 57
10.75
13.62
11.02
Louisiana
21.84
18. 87
21.26
23. 62
22. 92
28.33
25.98
25. 37
25.78
26.89
25.40
26.20
Maine
34.15
38.83
40.01
37.03
40. 62
37.42
35.71
32.25
33.00
29.84
32.45
30.66
Maryland...
26. 75
28.33
30.29
29. 87
29.31
28.86
30.59
27.05
28.24
27. 47
27.10
24.87
Massachusetts.
34.43
41.03
35.68
36.95
41.15
39.97
43.52
39.01
41.18
41.00
45.19
40.21
Michigan
25.67
27.11
25.91
29.06
29.93
28.58
29.82
27.23
27.47
26.52
27.76
24.51
Minnesota
21.06
29.46
24.53
27.23
32.27
29.71
31.93
28.70
26 92
28.74
30.09
27.81
Mississippi
10. 45
11.58
9.72
9.44
10.19
10. 71
12.83
11.53
13. 43
12.16
14.08
12.48
Missouri
12.78
16.52
16.14
15. 52
18.97
18. 21
18.95
17 58
16 14
17 18
16 49
16 42
Montana
22.85
26.59
26.42
27.93
29.76
28. 75
31.86
28.48
22.79
23. 47
23.36
2l! 83
Nebraska
17.13
20.77
18.65
21.04
21.88
23.94
24.23
21.91
23.39
24.25
22.47
21.77
Nevada
26. 38
34.26
31.19
33. 82
32.81
30. 57
36.85
32.22
35.58
36.04
42.46
37.62
New Hampshire.
23. 72
25.41
25. 96
30.88
31. 91
36.94
25. 52
28.36
30.37
31.04
33.54
31.31
New Jersey
27. 97
26.90
28.55
32. 87
31.71
32.61
30.04
29.15
30.55
26 21
26 07
27.53
New Mexico. ._
21.03
23.40
18.09
15.42
17.32
14.97
20.92
16 15
19.80
13.91
11.70
16 74
New York...
41.61
41.68
38.61
42.64
41.06
42.08
42.93
39.08
41.28
41.18
41.69
39.36
North Carolina..
10.02
11.48
9. 47
11.32
14.42
13.68
14.55
11.88
13.54
13.62
15.98
14.21
North Dakota...
20.67
22.31
22.51
26.89
28.25
26.73
28.03
26.61
28.20
27.65
28.87
23.42
Ohio
20.78
22.05
20.92
20.95
22.99
25.48
26.54
22. 31
22. 74
22.98
23.58
24.19
Oklahoma
7.23
11.26
12.60
10.16
11.34
9.47
10.98
8.33
6.88
7.38
11.55
11.23
Oregon
21.81
24.44
24.32
24.40
25.79
23. 95
27.38
24.55
24.03
22.00
26.74
23.04
Pennsylvania
23.29
25.65
21.16
26.13
31.13
33.29
37.92
35.08
32.69
35. 51
33. 52
30.62
Rhode Island
28. 75
34.51
28. 48
28. 95
39. 08
32.50
39.90
33. 75
32.63
31.47
35.77
29.38
South Carolina
10.02
9. 94
9.59
12. 47
11.58
11.01
10. 71
8.35
665
8.92
10. 75
10.28
South Dakota
22.22
27.01
23.63
26.94
30.97
26.70
24.00
23.32
22.81
21.70
24.28
•14.73
Tennessee
15.32
16.41
7.29
8,90
11.27
11.16
14. 61
16 45
16 65
16.53
17.15
16 07
Texas
10.53
11.70
11.69
12.65
15.00
14.59
16.17
14. 49
13.09
13.88
14.89
11.16
Utah
19.56
26.15
27.21
27.40
26.89
24. 49
27.07
25.50
25.05
24.38
16 35
22.08
Vermont
24.09
26.82
23.81
25.83
27.58
26.60
28.05
25.97
27.98
27. 21
32.05
29.72
Virginia
10.83
11.18
10.16
11.80
12.96
12.19
13.59
12.53
14.83
16 34
17.70
16 50
Washington.
18. 43
21.20
16.07
16.81
21.66
19.93
21.94
17.45
16 82
20.35
22.27
1632
West Virginia..
14. 36
13.21
14.43
16.66
16 81
15.33
17.98
14. 31
16 41
15.08
15.19
12.41
Wisconsin
31.60
32.91
30.60
33. 35
30.94
28.93
31.92
33.12
31.00
29.95
31.87
26 69
Wyoming
22.38
26.56
28.96
34.08
24.03
26 47
22.55
22.38
26 85
20.78
24.67
26 96
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HAHICJ TAHLES . 171
Table VII.—Average Amount of General Relief Extended per Case, by State *—
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
State
1935
1936
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Continental United
States
$27.23
$26.16
$23. 76
$25,62
$21.91
$21.04
$21.62
$21.94
$22.17
$21.94
$21.11
$21.34
Alabama..
17.06
19.44
14.89
15.37
6.83
8. 59
4.19
4.36
4.99
5.64
5.55
2.98
Arizona
22.25
20.99
23.43
21.26
15.87
12.74
14. 42
15. 14
15.41
15.12
16.05
16.41
Arkansas
15.65
14.64
13.50
12.92
11.59
11.87
6. 35
5.79
5.80
5.85
4.69
4.70
California
38.20
44.67
36.77
40.42
32.56
27.57
21.90
22.81
24. 13
24.72
24.65
24.98
Colorado
25.66
29.53
22.65
25.64
18.66
18.32
13.11
14. 52
13.03
15.77
13. 81
14.20
Connecticut
42.25
40.73
39. 34
40.02
30.67
25.71
24. 06
23.38
23.22
24.50
22.25
21.28
Delaware ... -
22.16
20.84
19.58
19.65
19. 77
16.56
18.47
20.42
21.53
15.21
18.22
14.12
District of Columbia
33.08
28.38
26.79
33.21
24.00
20.69
27.98
29.35
23.26
26.04
27.46
38.17
Florida
10.08
11.19
10.32
10.17
7.09
36.70
11.68
10.62
10.09
9.82
7.98
7.13
Georgia
16.16
18.31
14.96
19.13
9.03
12.04
6.59
8.76
6. 74
6.15
6.54
7. 35
Idaho
21. 51
28.65
19.40
20.49
18.87
19.82
16.40
18.02
16.18
15.43
14.74
11.82
Dlinois
28.92
31.30
25.87
27.03
25.38
21.32
23. 46
24.31
23. 61
23.76
22.80
24.14
Indiana—
19.92
15. 68
14. K1
14.11
13.28
13.66
13. 42
12.99
12.31
11.80
10.86
10.46
Iowa. -
Kansas -
21.19
21.80
21. 20
24.15
19.58
16.52
17.25
17.55
16.08
15.48
15.05
14.31
20.48
21. 71
16.22
20.18
12.01
11. 34
13.08
13.53
12.09
12.13
11.75
11.43
Kentucky
10.01
9.87
9.26
9.70
9.61
6.90
10.49
10,74
9.38
7.50
7.65
8.83
Louisiana
25.53
21.48
21.61
17.84
11.25
8.62
9.83
9.77
10.92
11.01
11. 82
11.45
Maine -
23.79
27.77
24.78
26.14
25. 10
24.42
25.24
25. 45
25.76
25.07
24.41
22.38
Maryland. .
28.80
31.04
26.06
27.82
25.96
21.62
19.45
18.82
23.42
25.26
24. 62
18.48
Massachusetts ...
40.82
45. 49
40. 32
42.86
32. 45
28. 65
26.45
26.83
27.14
26. 37
24.13
24.48
Michigan
26.54
27.64
25.37
27.32
22.66
19.06
23.54
22.35
22.49
21.36
20.27
20.63
Minnesota
28.59
25.98
24.63
26.97
25.72
24.12
25.66
25.98
25. 32
23.24
21.40
21.79
Mississippi
12. 19
12.45
11.20
13.34
9.75
13.46
11.73
7.01
5.38
10.77
3.70
5.00
Missouri-
17.23
15.03
14.48
15.88
14.60
12.84
12.22
12.84
12.11
12.96
11.03
13.94
Montana...
23.36
23.26
21. 63
22.55
24. 51
15.16
14.39
14.04
14.34
13.21
14.67
14. 32
Nebraska
22.28
21.49
21.10
24.15
18.69
17.71
16.08
15.81
15.27
14.04
11.97
9.84
Nevada
38.23
42.62
35.03
24.28
15.58
13.47
23.06
19. 91
18.42
17.12
15.17
15. 61
New Hampshire- -
28. 35
25.89
25.63
28.97
28.17
28.54
28. 81
27.22
27.90
25.12
23.25
24.19
New Jersey
28. 65
29.12
27.83
29.01
26.65
23.35
24.79
24.97
24.57
20.62
18.57
19.06
New Mexico
11.86
12.70
11.56
10.15
7.44
5.62
5.27
5.61
6.67
6.49
6.35
7.24
New York
43.47
34.67
36.47
37.13
33.53
31 06
31.59
32.80
33.14
32.75
31.50
31.16
North Carolina.
14.14
11.99
12.69
14.29
10.35
4.77
5.13
5.39
5.11
5.39
4.76
5.69
North Dakota..
21.73
21.86
21. 48
24.47
22.28
18.57
16. 91
17.21
16.80
15.77
16.59
16. 41
Ohio .
26.74
22.07
14.85
19.05
20.04
17.09
18.27
21. 55
19.41
17.57
17.08
16.62
Oklahoma
8.67
9.79
7.27
10.20
6.46
8.50
4.90
6.06
5.98
6.31
5.79
6.58
Oregon
24.38
28.24
24 29
21.96
19.74
14.63
15.63
16.16
17.16
18.08
16.90
17.31
Pennsylvania- .
33. 42
30.23
30.01
32.26
26.65
28.23
28. 32
26.24
28. 49
27.12
26.04
27.68
Rhode Island
29.58
35. 77
29.91
33.17
19.96
18.08
23.18
22.06
22.18
25.83
21.94
23.20
South Carolina
11.91
9.86
8.61
8.24
8.36
6.50
8.48
6.40
8.18
8.42
8.33
7.82
South Dakota _
22.06
22.60
21.45
22.59
19.32
13.41
16.28
23.04
16.61
13.18
12.66
12.56
Tennessee
11.56
9.94
10.38
9.39
9.16
6.44
2.94
2.88
3.03
2.73
2.39
2. 45
Texas
13. 06
10.89
9.89
10.51
8.65
7.34
10.51
10.39
10.77
10.67
8.26
8.17
Utah
21.89
26.30
21.72
21.04
20.98
17.70
20. 41
19.96
17.81
18.27
15.40
16.27
Vermont ...
21.57
16.48
13.67
15.77
11. 61
11.82
23. 72
21.53
20.94
20.72
24.17
18.59
Virginia..
17.15
16.11
14.76
15.95
7.88
8.25
8.33
7.86
7.41
6.92
6.40
6.25
Washington
20.32
23.88
17.67
21.88
18.33
16.41
15. 35
18.57
14.58
14.03
14.48
13.61
West Virginia
12.79
12.86
11.53
14.44
11.16
9.10
10.97
9.27
11.44
8.98
9.34
9. 36
Wisconsin
30.09
30.89
23. 52
25.84
21.50
19.75
21.54
21.56
21.27
20.36
18. 30
19.02
Wyoming
30.63
22.34
19.49
17.30
14.74
16.82
17.26
15.87
13.99
16.16
17.04
16. 32
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172 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table VII.—Average Amount of General Relief Extended per Case, by State *—
Concluded
Montiii.y, Jui.y 1033-March 1937
State
1930
1937
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Continental United
States.
$21.23
$20.70
$21.63
$22.00
$22.72
$24.07
$22.80
$22.75
$23.63
Alabama
0. 49
6. 92
0.71
8. 35
7.98
7.93
8.03
8.12
7.69
Ariiona...
17.20
15.45
16. 67
16. 49
16. 58
18.00
15.63
17.36
18.20
Arkansas
4. 10
4.26
4.56
4.81
5.13
5. 73
5.60
5.36
4.97
California.
24. 61
24.30
26. 25
26. 37
26.61
28. 51
26.53
27.70
28.59
Colorado
12. 64
14. 34
15.71
15.86
18.93
16.88
14.74
14.94
15.32
Connecticut
21.18
21.10
22. 17
22.40
22.24
23.49
22.36
22.81
24.95
Delaware
16.61
17.43
19. 84
19. 01
19.92
20. 75
21.34
22.75
24.33
District of Columbia
11.56
23.10
22. 47
23.62
26.43
27.20
26.41
27.36
27.25
Florida
7. 44
6. 39
6. 22
6.08
6.56
5.67
5. 54
5.59
6.68
Georgia
6. 87
5.99
6.60
5. 73
6.02
5.64
5.53
4.80
4.66
Idaho
10.00
12.40
14.40
14.81
16.48
15.43
15.50
16.50
18.11
Illinois..
15. 39
16.25
20.29
22.39
25. 85
26.64
24.73
24.78
24.61
Indiana
10.52
10. 51
11.48
12.81
12. 86
13. 91
13.29
12.67
13.28
Iowa...
13. 76
14.52
14.48
15. 39
16. 46
17. 17
18.23
18.25
18.47
Kansas
11.86
11.51
11.69
13.30
12.97
13.32
15.85
13.69
14.08
Kentucky
7.73
7.14
7.00
6.83
6.72
7.61
8.11
5.83
6.96
Louisiana
11.89
12.50
12.98
13.97
12.19
14.18
13.85
13.78
13.79
Maine
22.23
21.94
22. 07
23.60
24.00
24.24
25.26
24.24
25.40
Maryland
22. 62
21.28
23.09
24. 37
24.57
25.46
24.96
23.99
25.96
Massachusetts
25.41
24.59
25.44
26.40
25.59
28.60
26.71
26.62
29.69
Michigan.
21.49
20.66
20.16
23.48
23.26
24.38
22.16
21.86
20.02
Minnesota
23. 01
22. 65
23.60
25.59
26.85
29. 65
27.65
27.09
27.53
Mississippi
4.67
4.67
4.67
5.00
4. 36
3.00
3.60
3.18
4.20
Missouri
14.35
13.56
14. 18
5.71
7.19
7. 49
8.46
10.48
10.66
Montana
13.66
12.94
14.81
15.66
16.30
16.15
13.86
13.63
15.78
Nebraska
9.18
9.67
10.12
11.23
11.43
11.93
12.91
12.57
12.05
Nevada
15.18
14.56
14.60
16.03
16.95
16.64
15.06
15.57
16.12
New Hampshire
23. 28
23. 12
24.02
26.16
24.75
27.99
26.11
25.48
27.21
New Jersey
19.54
19. 49
20.11
21.45
22.67
24.24
23.21
23.19
24.35
New Mexico... ..
7. 78
7. 78
7.87
8.61
6.90
7.24
6.49
7.86
6.15
New York
32.30
32.69
33.41
33.66
35.06
37.27
35.28
35.15
38.14
North Carolina. .
6.10
5.30
4. 74
4.67
4. 81
4.82
4.76
4. 74
4.90
North Dakota..
15. 70
16. 10
17.30
18.38
18.06
17.29
15. 77
16. 91
16.43
Ohio
16. 78
17. 15
16. 65
18.40
19.64
20.75
19.48
20.16
19.40
Oklahoma
5.31
5.43
5.00
4.85
4.58
4.82
6.34
5.06
4.93
Oregon.
17.33
16. 32
16.74
17.41
16.71
16.48
16.96
17.45
18.23
Pennsylvania
28.83
25. 47
26.75
26. 40
26.20
28.80
27.54
26. 78
29.26
Rhode Island
26.60
22. 40
22.67
26. 98
23. 37
29. 79
24.66
24. 72
22.67
South Carolina
7.62
7.66
7.70
6.96
6. 57
6.74
6. 75
7.01
10.71
South Dakota
12.36
11.93
12. 67
13.10
13.56
13.55
12.94
13.14
13.64
Tennessee
2.64
3.31
4.48
4.30
4.72
4.95
5.19
6.30
5.35
Texas...
6.80
6. 78
7.27
7.12
8.31
8.11
6.90
7.14
8.08
Utah.
16.79
17.24
19. 46
21.01
20. 27
20. 86
19. 76
19.65
19.91
Vermont
19. 32
19. 93
20. 58
21.67
20. 92
22. 78
24.59
21.80
22.09
Virginia ... ...
6.58
6.51
7.09
6.95
7.11
8. 40
7.42
7. 51
7.44
Washington..
13. 58
13. 95
14.25
14.53
14.54
15.81
13.74
14.98
16.06
West Virginia.
11.06
9. 12
11.34
10. 32
9. 95
10.23
12. 76
12.86
12.50
Wisconsin
18. 92
19.31
19.60
22.40
22. 51
22.84
23. 38
22.68
22.88
Wyoming
21.42
16.24
17.59
17.65
18.58
19.67
16.06
16.22
16.26
* Based on data shown in appendix Tables 1 and 111; some of the figures shown in these tables are esti¬
mates.
BAH1C TABLES • 173
Table VIII.—Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case, by State
Monthly, July 1033-March 1937
State
1933
1034
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.2
3.6
• 3.7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.2
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.6
3.9
4.1
4.1
2.9
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.0
3.7
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
3.9
4.2
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.4
3.8
3.7
2.6
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.7
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.9
.3.8
3.8
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.9
4.1
3.8
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.6
3.9
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.0
4.4
4.0
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.8
3.9
4.1
4.2
3.9
3.8
4.1
3.7
3.5
3.6
4.0
4.0
4.3
4. 1
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.9
3.8
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.4
4.3
4.0
4.4
4.4
3.9
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
2.4
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.8
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.0
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
4.0
3.1
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.8
3.4
3.5
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.1
4.1
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.5
3.3
3.4
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
2.8
4.1
4.2
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.4
4.5
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.3
3.6
3.9
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.2
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.4
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.1
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.2
3.9
3.7
3.7
4.0
4.1
3.8
4.0
4.4
4.4
4.2
3.9
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.5
3.7
4.1
4.3
4. 1
4.4
4.0
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.9
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.1
3. 3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.0
2.6
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.9
Continental United
States
Alabama
Arizona -
Arkansas
California
Colorado.
Connecticut
Delaware..
District of Columbia.
Florida
Georgia...
Idaho
Illinois..
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine —
Maryland...
Massachusetts
Michigan..
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri...
Montana.
Nebraska
Nevada...
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Bhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas..
Utah
Vermont
Virginia.
Washington.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
(Continued on next page)
See footnote at end of table.
174 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table VIII.—Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case, by State *—Continued
' Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
1934
1936
fltatn
olalo
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Continental United
States
3.9
3.9
3.9
8.9
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
Alabama
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
Arlrona .
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.6
3. 7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.6
Arkansas
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
California
3.2
3.2
3.3
8.4
3.4
3.4
3. 1
3.0
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
Colorado..
3. 7
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3. 7
3.7
3. 7
3. 7
3.6
3.6
3.6
Connecticut
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.3
Delaware
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
District of Columbia
2.9
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7
3.6
Florida
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
Georgia
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
Idaho
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
Illinois
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
Indiana.
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
Iowa .. .
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
Kansas
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
Kentucky
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
Louisiana
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
Maine
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.0
4.1
4 1
Maryland. _
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
Massachusetts
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
Michigan
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
Minnesota.
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.5
Mississippi..
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.4
Missouri
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
Montana
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.7
3.6
Nebraska —
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.6
37
3.6
Nevada..
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7
New Hampshire —
3.4
3.6
3.3
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.8
36
3.6
New Jersey.
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
36
3.6
New Mexico
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
New York
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
North Carolina
4.4
4.4
4.4
'4.3
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
North Dakota
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
Ohio
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
Oklahoma
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
Oregon
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.3
Pennsylvania
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
38
3.8
Rhode Island
4.3
4.2
4.3
4. 1
4.2
4.1
4. 1
4. 1
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.1
South Carolina
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
South Dakota
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
3.8
Tennessee
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.5
Texas
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4. 1
4.1
4.1
3.9
3.9
Utah
3 9
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
Vermont
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
4.1
Virginia
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.4
Washington
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
8.3
3.4
3.4
West Virginia
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
Wisconsin.
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
35
3.5
Wyoming
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
37
36
3.4
(Continued on next page)
See footnote at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 175
Table VIII.—Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case, by State A—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
State
1936
1936
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oot.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Continental United
States
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
Alabama
3.9
3.9
3.7
4.1
4.0
3.6
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.5
Arizona
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
Arkansas.
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.5
3.5
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.8
2.9
California
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.5
Colorado. — —
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
2.3
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.9
Connecticut
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.8
Delaware
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.5
3.2
3.2
2.2
District of Columbia
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
2.9
1.9
2.7
2.4
Florida
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.1
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.7
Georgia
3.8
3.8^
3.6
3.5
3.6
2.9
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
Idaho
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.4
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.9
Illinois
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.9
Indiana
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
Iowa
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.3
Kansas
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.8
Kentucky.
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.2
3.6
3.7
3.0
3.6
3.6
3.6
Louisiana..
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.4
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
Maine
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.8
Maryland
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.8
Massachusetts
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.1
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.3
Michigan
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.2
Minnesota
"3.5
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1
Mississippi
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.7
3.5
3.3
2.6
2.3
3.5
3.5
3.5
Missouri..
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.6
2.6
Montana
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.3
Nebraska.
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.6
3.5
Nevada
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.3
2.2
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
New Hampshire
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.8
New Jersey
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
New Mexico
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.8
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
New York
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
North Carolina ...
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
North Dakota . ...
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.4
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.6
Ohio
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.3
3.2
Oklahoma
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.5
Oregon
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.6
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
Pennsylvania
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.3
Rhode Island
4.0
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.5
South Carolina
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
3.6
2.5
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.9
South Dakota
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
Tennessee
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0
4.0
Texas...
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.6
Utah
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.7
Vermont..
3.9
4.2
3.9
3.8
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.8
Virginia-
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
3.9
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
Washington
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
West Virginia ..
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.6
3. 5
3.4
Wisconsin
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.7
3.5
3.4
Wyoming ... .
3.3
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.2
(Concluded on next page)
See footnote at end of table.
176 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table VIII.—Average Number of Persons per General Relief Case, by Slate'—Concluded
Monthly, July 1933-M*rch 1937
State
1936
1937
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dee.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Continental United
States
3.0
8.1
3.1
8.1
8.1
3.1
8.2
3.2
3.2
Alabama
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.9
Arirona
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.6
2.9
3.0
2.8
Arkansas.
2.6
2.6
8.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
California..
2.5
2. 5
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2 9
2.9
Colorado
2.8
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.6
3.1
2.8
Connecticut
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
Delaware
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.2
District of Columbia
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
Florida
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.8
Georgia...
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.4
24
Idaho _
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
2.8
Illinois
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Indiana
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2
Iowa
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
Kansas
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.0
Kentucky..
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.1
4.0
3.4
3.7
3.5
3.6
Louisiana
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.1
21
2.1
2.2
2.2
Maine..
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
Maryland..
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
Massachusetts
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
Michigan
3.1
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
Minnesota
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.3
Mississippi-
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
Missouri..
2.6
2.7
2.8
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.4
Montana
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.1
3.1
2.9
26
Nebraska
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.6
Nevada .
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
20
1.8
1.7
New Hampshire
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.7
New Jersey
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
21
New Mexico
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
New York
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
32
North Carolina
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.6
2 7
27
2.7
27
North Dakota
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.3
4.3
4. 1
4.1
Ohio
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.1
Oklahoma
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.3
Oregon
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
27
2.8
2.9
27
Pennsylvania
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.1
Rhode Island ...
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.5
South Carolina
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
28
South Dakota
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.3
3.3
3.6
3.6
3.6
Tennessee
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
Texas...
3.7
3.9
4.1
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.4
Utah
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.4
Vermont
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
Virginia.
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.2
21
Washington
2.0
1.8
2.0
1.9
2. 1
23
2.3
24
24
West Virginia
3.4
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.9
3.8
27
Wisconsin
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.7
27
Wyoming
2.4
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.5
2.7
28
27
* Based on data shown in appendix Tables I and II; some of the figures shown in these tables are
estimates.
HA,SIC TABLES
177
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receivins General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Alabama
Bir¬
ming¬
ham »
(Jeffer¬
son)
Mo¬
bile »
(Mo¬
bile)
Mont¬
gom¬
ery »
(Mont¬
gom¬
ery)
Arizona
Phoe¬
nix »
(Mari¬
copa)
Arkansas
Fort
Smith ■
(Sebas¬
tian)
Little
Rock ®
(Pu¬
laski)
Pine
Bluff'
(Jeffer¬
son)
California
Los
Angeles®
(Los
Ajigeles)
Oak¬
land®
(Ala¬
meda)
19,208
18,843
18,652
20,313
21,393
22,726
19,831
17,638
19, 554
33, 655
31,293
29, 289
28,718
30,065
31,532
29,661
27,891
28,425
28,522
27,675
25, 435
25,056
25, 211
26,028
27,685
27,132
16,843
20,929
14,412
7,698
4,676
2,425
1,917
1,528
1,372
1,219
1,216
762
790
805
907
928
938
920
857
3,294
3,648
4,604
4, 727
5, 736
4, 728
4,253
3, 731
5,081
6,866
8,151
8,758
9,841
10, 951
11,569
10,059
5,204
5,167
5,373
4, 754
4,952
5,198
5,638
5,857
5,924
5,761
3,962
3, 328
914
910
356
237
220
198
121
221
115
113
116
99
92
95
3,768
3,380
4,419
4, 549
5,868
4, 635
3,826
3, 836
4, 711
4, 956
5,134
5,486
5,963
6,250
6,188
5,129
3,646
3, 627
3, 737
3, 613
3,699
4,051
4,089
3,965
4,147
3,926
3,029
1,967
928
958
429
277
130
146
168
155
159
159
161
159
157
161
153
139
8, 625
8,832
7,716
6,938
7, 777
5,472
5,365
5,834
7,846
9,480
9,656
10,413
10,638
9,561
8,923
8, 914
9,544
9, 647
9,360
7,951
8,068
8,432
9, 048
8,946
8,364
8, 392
8,060
7,219
6,298
2,468
4,186'
5,136
7,155
7, 525
4,450
3,800
3,471
3, 940
3, 765
3, 271
2,521
2,539
2,752
4,551
4,204
2,206
4,008
4,127
4,120
3, 492
3,362
3, 212
3,000
2,905
2,828
2,929
1, 794
960
391
29
414
503
498
445
442
(°)
(°)
(c)
127
116
149
141
147
145
146
10, 579
11,220
10, 957
10,206
15,538
13,149
7,935
7, 801
8, 598
9, 097
8, 561
9,284
8,667
9,019
10,145
9,896
9,918
9,932
9, 759
8, 713
7,844
7,378
7,286
6,981
6,762
6,917
4,910
4,317
4, 024
1
2,141
1,579
1,627
1,417
1,247
(c)
8
366
334
347
367
374
360
380
1, 470
1,666
1,362
1,572
2,111
2,563
4,384
5,449
4, 103
1,629
1,471
1,359
1,526
1, 665
1,184
1,769
1,879
2,266
2,508
2, 514
2,133
1,950
1,946
1,926
1,879
1,991
991
801
677
29
348
420
358
189
(c)
8
126
105
117
125
165
221
203
116,955
124,098
91,688
96,471
76, 658
57,044
43, 589
43, 743
55, 933
80,527
90,300
95,562
96,984
93, 879
96,124
95,281
114,387
127, 960
117, 505
115,843
118, 807
120, 513
115,188
113, 565
110, 914
104,826
103, 762
100,647
97,548
89, 235
69, 301
53, 453
45, 329
41, 926
40,665
39, 464
(c)
(c)
h
(<0
(c)
43,582
44,157
42,714
10,320
8,856
8,097
8,751
10, 702
7,229
6,169
6,295
8, 414
10,028
10,263
9,165
11,127
11, 592
11,632
10,911
12,699
15,384
17,804
18,808
19, 710
17,142
18,268
17,907
17,689
17,125
16, 214
16,020
16, 958
15,157
<0
00
(<0
(<0
00
00
00
00
(<0
00
00
0)
00
<0
00
<0
(4
°)
00
<0
(0)
c)
00
7,883
8, 757
8, 772
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
178 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
California—
Continued
San
Diego »
(San
Diego)
3,636
4,829
6.050
5,517
6,256
5,862
3,844
3,835
4, 469
6,596
7,187
7,074
6,072
6,975
6,770
7,441
8,216
9,336
10,698
11,800
11,743
12,649
13,248
11,537
10,196
10.289
10,170
10, 776
9,692
4, 453
4,370
4,694
4,763
San
Fran¬
cisco •
(San
Fran¬
cisco)
40,473
20,895
20,532
21,153
23, 587
21,510
13,768
18, 914
25, 423
31,033
32, 493
33,340
36,833
39,350
33,047
31,298
32,030
33,883
34,169
34. 438
33.777
33,297
31,118
29,407
31,431
29,367
28,583
28, 918
29, 775
25, 837
16, 639
12, 493
11,164
11,227
10,427
9,147
8,490
14,869
16,693
13,689
Colo¬
rado
Den¬
ver •
(Den¬
ver)
11,760
10, 622
10, 321
12,348
12,942
13,052
10,238
10, 575
11,774
14,029
14,922
14, 575
14,804
15, 201
15,730
16,033
15,215
16,139
17,012
17,127
17,660
18,443
17,939
16,881
16,506
13,876
13, 415
13,118
9,989
4,751
4.115
4,201
4,454
4, 548
4, 456
3,752
3, 601
3,643
3,670
3,287
3, 552
4,615
4,300
6,285
5,309
Connecticut
Bridge
port
(Fair¬
field)
2,750
2,482
2,322
2, 231
2,489
1,800
1,442
1.752
2,330
4,872
4, 207
4,314
3.753
4,477
4,258
4, 759
4, 631
4,733
6,108
5,075
4,966
4,879
4,794
4,448
4,411
4, 355
4,091
3,877
3,235
1,253
1,292
1,692
1,784
1,643
1,527
1,386
2,446
2,640
2,580
2,510
2,278
2,587
2,898
1,996
1,903
Hart¬
ford
(Hart¬
ford)
3,941
3,732
3,441
3,347
3,412
3,030
3,193
3,172
3,244
5,544
4, 481
4,394
4,501
4,439
4,487
4,985
4, 949
4, 958
5,207
5,787
6,592
5,995
6,168
6,543
6,156
5,671
5,427
5,356
4, 196
3,899
3,479
3, 529
3,487
2,928
2,508
2,125
1,934
1,993
1,972
2,772
2,779
2,887
3,134
2,893
2,941
New
Britain
(Hart
ford)
8
8
3,080
2,878
2,861
2,762
2,941
3,242
3,529
2,899
2,975
2,618
2,555
2,567
2,502
2,380
2,430
2.315
2,104
1,904
1,839
1,835
838
836
794
763
862
987
839
640
719
651
850
883
639
622
615
New
Haven
(New
Haven)
3,328
3,146
3,080
2,752
3,472
3,768
3,529
3,195
3,417
5,352
6,398
5,321
4,529
4,493
4,764
4,836
5, 201
4,917
5,140
5,168
4,903
4,975
4,848
4,531
4,554
4,433
4,448
4,172
3,520
2,567
2,623
3, 613
3,434
3,122
2,784
2,676
2,415
2,272
2,260
2,165
2,023
2,137
2,213
2,117
2,076
Water-
bury
(New
Haven)
1,610
1,331
980
1,093
1,145
1,221
1,303
1,337
1,656
1,791
2,063
1,968
1,868
1.700
1.701
1,589
1,681
1,533
1,492
969
940
1,066
1,057
926
870
812
814
762
734
709
692
686
727
721
613
Wilm¬
ington •
(New
Castle)
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
HANK! TABLES • 179
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas *—
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Month
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Jack¬
son¬
ville »
(Duval)
Miami"
(Dade)
St.
Peters¬
burg »
(Pinel¬
las)
Tam-
(Itills-
bor¬
ough)
At¬
lanta D
(Ful¬
ton)
Au¬
gusta®
(Rich¬
mond)
Savan¬
nah ■
(Chat¬
ham)
Boise
(Ada)
Poca-
tello
(Ban¬
nock)
Chi¬
cago B
(Cook)
1933
00
c)
15, 317
10,290
4, 291
10,580
10,732
1,175
6, 444
165, 650
August
19, 376
11,460
4, 663
10,298
10, 589
1,794
6,469
00
1
c)
149, 289
20,184
15,115
5,866
11,022
11,686
3,181
5, 674
(c)
1
c)
139,374
22,017
10, 979
3,843
11,351
14, 754
4, 706
6. 721
(c)
•
c)
137,872
18,604
10, 285
3, 426
13,189
21,045
4,815
7,927
(<0
<
°)
143, 847
December
5,603
853
534
12, 901
15,134
2,135
770
00
c)
146, 316
1931
January
4,858
995
499
5, 524
15,224
2, 509
972
00
<0
109, 647
February
5,491
539
473
6, 547
16, 502
2,421
1,210
00
1
<0
102, 485
13, 473
1,844
2,960
15, 252
17, 718
2, 338
2, 023
00
<
<0
117, 301
April
13, 276
4,220
4, 237
15, 6G7
22, 692
3, 614
4,141
1,897
1
715
151,069
13, 362
4,036
4,040
13, 886
24,120
3, 642
4, 688
2, 633
616
147,107
June -
12,747
4,330
3,380
13, 532
23,945
3,693
4, 452
1,524
546
142, 949
July
15,203
5,617
3,781
14,144
20, 629
3, 663
3, 730
1,458
588
141,179
August...
17,396
5, 788
4,187
14, 256
24, 261
3, 644
4, 703
1,342
530
142,485
September
16,831
6. 308
3,839
13, 470
26, 492
4,851
4,421
1,388
710
148,191
October - --
17,176
6,207
3,684
13, 527
26, 043
4,910
4, 586
1,597
656
151,162
November
15, 334
5, 504
3, 316
12,790
25, 524
4,647
4, 557
1,855
1,
028
153,821
December -
15,240
5,261
2,852
12,893
25,681
4,112
4, 538
2,032
1,
234
159,860
1936
January
14, 318
4,600
2,694
12,881
25, 629
4,168
4,578
1,933
1
459
166, 683
February.
10, 398
1,900
2, 328
10, 462
25, 493
3, 947
4, 646
1,925
1
229
169,101
March
9, 518
1,924
2, 284
8,413
24, 750
3, 994
4, 846
2,004
1
328
172, 992
April
9,602
2,004
2, 382
8, 462
24, 842
3, 949
5,124
1,899
1
506
169,165
May
9,708
(°)
2, 429
8,055
24, 456
3,964
5, 474
1,828
1
301
159, 884
June
9,708
(°)
2,498
7,924
17,865
3,094
5,186
1,433
1
037
158, 020
July ...
7,070
2,279
2, 453
7, 634
18,015
2,763
5, 314
1,136
870
152,223
August
7,057
2,540
2, 594
7,037
18,952
2,821
4, 676
1,237
872
154,641
September
9, 360
2,727
2,048
8,617
19, 232
2, 111
3, 217
1, 157
860
157, 334
October ...
9,633
2,549
1,703
6, 548
18, 267
1, 357
2,618
1,123
820
160, 769
November ...
9,373
3,096
1,213
5, 591
11,619
1,304
3, 269
1,231
870
158,023
December
311
111
185
150
7, 233
506
46
586
535
139, 954
1938
January . .. ...
1,749
1,049
1,354
1,635
6, 681
746
66
00
00
112, 454
February
(°)
909
(<0
(°)
6,093
681
558
00
00
110, 651
March... .
(°)
884
(«)
(°
5,367
683
763
(°)
<0
100, 507
April .. .
(°)
00
(°)
00
4,475
707
946
(°)
<
o)
100, 213
May
979
914
1,010
719
4, 348
731
835
(°)
00
98, 253
June
717
656
1,209
780
3, 779
742
791
b)
(°)
89,987
July
381
721
1,173
790
3, 904
744
745
00
o)
81,662
August
359
540
1,270
1,068
3,934
753
714
(°)
°)
79, 713
September ...
418
589
1,220
1,105
3, 959
724
735
(°)
o)
67, 380
October . ..
442
554
1,148
1,104
4,113
707
710
00
°)
70, 445
November ...
428
597
884
949
4, 184
709
668
00
°)
75, 250
December ...
439
548
849
1,047
4, 289
709
669
00
<0
83.802
1937
January
469
530
892
901
4,098
687
491
00
00
87, 602
February
472
598
785
954
3, 671
678
554
00
00
89, 652
March.. .
473
555
787
990
3,361
685
591
00
b)
93. 922
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
323420°—42 13
180
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban AreasA~
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Peoria"
(Peoria)
Illinois—Continued
3,225
2,925
2,476
2,402
2, 495
2,039
1,691
1,481
1,951
2,679
2,920
3,780
3,666
3,564
3,593
3, 534
3,695
4,146
4,465
4,563
4,544
4,251
4,164
2,921
3,196
3,417
3,664
3,918
3,872
3,879
3,368
2,835
2,630
2,643
2, 378
2,539
2,397
2,500
2,565
2,281
2,381
2,707
3,063
3, 523
3,563
Rock
ford »
(Winne¬
bago)
6,747
6,850
5,947
6,336
6,925
8,898
6, 478
6,157
6,625
7,509
7,475
7,766
7,557
7,672
7,667
7,723
7,858
8,206
8,420
8,459
8,410
8,146
7,433
6,849
6,514
6,209
6,097
6,217
5,531
4,981
3, 549
3, 470
3, 259
2,750
2,696
2,458
2,472
2,512
2,233
2,178
2,046
2,239
2,527
2,494
2,534
Spring¬
field »
(Sanga¬
mon)
2,956
2,203
2,081
2,238
2,285
1,347
1,875
2,095
2,6»
3,628
3,874
4,349
4,363
4,525
4.335
4,225
4.336
4,670
4,783
4,732
4, 756
4,754
3,579
3,675
3,939
3,544
3,573
3,375
3,173
2,883
2,032
2,051
1,984
1,766
1,507
1,400
1,661
1,847
1,905
2,021
2,169
2,498
2, 914
3,026
3,477
Indiana
Evans-
vllle »
(Van¬
der¬
burgh)
4,125
4,420
4,698
4,898
5,413
3,579
4, 504
4,208
4,678
5,703
6,124
5,070
4,832
6,112
5,843
6,408
6,722
7,022
7,082
7,068
6,847
6,620
6,490
6,192
6,524
6,685
6,334
5,559
4,149
3,271
2,887
2,321
1,981
1,784
1,710
1,588
1,517
1, 511
1,863
2,048
1,900
1,817
1,936
1,961
1,891
Fort
Wayne"
(Allen)
6,146
4,433
4,621
5,214
6,741
3,161
3,133
3,838
4,301
6,680
5,413
5,287
5,332
6,6a
6,026
5,860
6,129
6,404
6,524
6,132
5,919
5,520
5,190
4,763
4,532
4,330
3,883
2,242
1,748
1,683
1,798
1,829
1,537
1,129
846
713
654
655
708
746
775
861
924
1,006
947
Gary »
(Lake)
10,601
8,374
7,661
7, 648
9,ea
6,693
5,277
5,821
6,612
8,016
8,362
7,867
7,7a
8,416
9,461
10,861
12,015
12,454
12,730
12,005
11,157
10,634
9,883
9,283
I
8,682
7, 265
5,500
4.573
4,435
4,563
4,469
4, 398
4,159
3,736
3,430
3,177
3,116
3,184
3, 259
3.352
3,368
3,638
3, 513
3,438
Indian
apolls •
(Mar¬
lon)
11,476
10,939
11,347
12,250
14,029
11,066
10,6a
11,341
14,164
18.215
17,992
17,733
17,500
18.216
18,817
19.246
20,824
21,573
a, 445
a, 646
22,847
21,532
20,575
19,409
18,406
18,116
15,082
13, 775
10,929
10, 447
9,434
9,5a
8,979
8,210
7,631
7,000
6,899
7,109
7,159
7,306
7,663
7,922
8,631
9,153
9,114
South
Bend »
(St.
Joseph)
7,601
6,403
6,330
5,546
4,199
3,5a
8, 208
3, 758
4,a8
4,799
4,786
4,891
5,044
5,246
5,648
5,922
6,572
6,615
6,295
6,483
6,452
6,258
6,080
5,889
5,602
5,630
5,490
4,386
2,748
2,350
1,9a
1.901
1,656
1,403
1,246
1,130
1,142
1,260
1,176
1,129
1,199
1,314
1,566
1,654
1.591
Terre
Haute •
(Vigo)
3,968
3,907
4,090
4,263
3,995
1,465
1,758
1,910
2,540
3,794
4, as
4,212
4,216
4,099
4,375
4,639
4,630
4,379
4,782
4,820
4,786
4,820
4,862
4,826
4,818
4,745
4,681
3,137
2,306
1,824
1,689
1, 642
1, 4a
1,366
1,3a
1,320
1,347
1,411
1,752
1,652
1,448
1,245
1,502
1,659
1,638
Iowa
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 181
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas'—
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Month
Iowa—Continued
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Daven¬
port »
(Scott)
Des
Moines »
(Polk)
Sioux
City »
(Wood¬
bury)
Kansas
City
(Wyan¬
dotte)
Topeka
(Shaw¬
nee)
Wichita
(Sedg¬
wick)
Coving¬
ton »
(Ken¬
ton)
Louis¬
ville
(Jeffer¬
son)
New
Or¬
leans ■>
(Or¬
leans)
Shreve-
port »
(Caddo)
1988
July
2,412
5,046
2,706
00
CO
CO
2,287
1,973
19,013
2,631
August... —
2,268
5,102
3,000
CO
CO
CO
1,861
2,386
18,060
2,691
September ...
2,470
5,456
3,079
CO
CO
CO
1,680
2,113
21,123
2,448
October
2,692
5,268
2,774
CO
CO
CO
1,928
3,637
21,996
2,403
November
2,880
6,632
2,945
CO
CO
CO
2,546
4,186
19,386
2,405
December
2,166
5,091
1,870
CO
CO
CO
2,908
2,946
11,000
461
1984
January
1,725
4,130
1,434
CO
CO
CO
2,702
2,264
4,701
2,029
February. ... . .
2, 020
4, 185
1,328
CO
00
C)
2,984
1,894
3,321
2, 225
March ..
2,550
6,134
1,977
CO
CO
CO
3,083
2,354
6,720
794
April
3, 247
8,412
2,783
CO
CO
CO
2,660
3, 368
16, 316
1,620
May
2,974
8,908
2,676
5,300
3, 371
5,231
2,437
3,728
17,863
1, 525
June ... .
3,067
7,559
2,654
5,651
2,863
4,440
2,221
3,654
19,478
1,447
July..
2,850
8,390
2,289
5,961
2,915
6,446
2,336
3,576
22,159
1,329
August
2,949
7,736
2,208
5,285
3,243
5, 399
2,6.58
3,590
23,478
1, 212
September.. ...
3,094
7,728
1,853
5,389
3, 524
6,020
2,628
3,626
20,922
1,095
October
3, 228
7,569
1,853
5,627
3,658
6,133
2,523
3,883
22,252
1,064
November.
3,065
8,399
2,431
6,073
3,716
6,118
2,963
4,077
25,093
1,029
December
3,202
8,314
3,078
6,382
3,803
6,465
2,913
4,553
26,811
1,080
1986
January _.
3, 382
8,403
3,485
6,649
3, 812
6,718
2,928
5,011
27,810
1,078
February
3, 349
8,181
3,509
6,930
3,873
6,563
2,961
5,142
28,489
1,089
March
3,085
8,261
3,582
6,943
3,768
6,390
2,891
4,990
29,269
1,127
April
2,866
8,149
3,302
7,026
3,671
6,158
2,788
4,815
29,787
1,090
May
2, 650
7,682
3,009
7,061
3,739
5,731
2,726
4,669
30,684
1,002
June
2,293
7,141
2,790
7,203
3,494
5,379
2,548
4,491
30,760
849
July...
1,971
6,995
2,449
6,973
3,411
6,086
2,357
4,336
30,951
80S
August ...
1,758
6,601
2,132
7,012
3,443
5,191
2,468
4,173
31,500
764
September ...
1, 618
6,567
2,201
6,825
3,448
4,930
2,330
4,165
30,351
514
October . .
1,682
6,569
2,341
6,942
3, 570
5,246
2,179
3,722
29,746
451
November.
1,641
6,740
2,700
6,565
3,177
5,455
2,142
3,467
25,679
127
December .
1,521
6,052
2,493
3,529
1,800
4,205
1,368
2,014
6,999
5
1936
January
(»)
CO
00
2,732
1,246
2, 823
CO
2,035
6,566
602
February
(°>
CO
CO
2, 927
1,188
3, 068
CO
2,112
7,030
614
March ...
C)
CO
CO
2,398
1,080
2,786
CO
1,908
3,802
610
April. _
C>
CO
CO
1,664
1,018
2,377
CO
1,277
4,019
589
May .. .
c>
CO
CO
1,789
997
2,093
CO
1,238
6,503
570
June ... ..
m
CO
CO
1,613
1,047
2,022
CO
1,253
C)
C>.
July..
<°>
m
CO
1,456
1,073
2,079
CO
1,247
C)
C>
August... . . .
c>
CO
<<0
1,291
1,109
2,177
CO
CO
CI
C>
September. .
<«)
(O)
CO
1,124
1,170
2,278
CO
CO
<°>
CO
October
c>
00
CO
1,137
1,094
2,462
CO
C)
(°)
C)
November. _
1,172
3,675
2,041
1,153
1,125
2,377
375
1,043
C)
(°)
December
1,291
3,887
2,211
1,189
1, 238
2,569
CO
1,884
2,160
331
1987
January
1,447
4,720
2,822
1,475
1,557
3, 243
CO
1,173
2,173
323
February
1,379
4,935
3,011
1,666
1,675
2,893
525
678
2,361
325
March _ ...
1,292
4, 808
2,969
1,788
1,818
2,971
550
904
2,550
332
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
182 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas'
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Mahcii 1037
M alne
llsngor
(Penob¬
scot)
CO
CO
CO
CO
8
(«)
s
(c)
379
306
346
337
337
436
436
436
455
414
457
453
467
372
582
586
525
464
309
274
246
242
233
235
182
178
161
142
141
144
179
(c)
8
251
Lewis-
toll
(And¬
roscog¬
gin)
8
(•)
(«)
597
513
639
548
524
637
691
701
732
736
807
852
811
680
764
731
717
676
709
646
548
650
595
537
428
317
262
237
249
262
316
(°)
°
h
484
Port¬
land
(Cum¬
ber
land)
1,615
1,615
1,615
2,041
2, 397
2, 464
2,414
2, 591
2, 349
2,680
2,605
2, 216
1,099
1,088
1,036
987
932
1,035
1,154
1,231
1,416
1,418
1,591
(°)
8
1,215
Mary¬
land
Balti¬
more
23,635
23,384
22, 497
24,431
26,311
25,319
28, 928
33,126
39,016
41,013
40,188
36, 760
32,509
30,380
28,966
28,906
29,110
29,v.oi
31,243
31,909
31,813
30, 404
28,714
25, 465
24, 053
23, 343
22,888
22,317
20,602
16, 857
11,718
6, 775
6, 575
6, 572
6, 037
3, 764
3, 752
3,979
4,211
4,776
4, 724
5, 453
5,930
6,607
7,087
Massachusetts
Boston
(Suf¬
folk)
30,133
31,661
30, 160
30, 081
31,057
32,458
28, 577
27, 374
29, 029
38,271
39, 081
38, 796
39. 339
38, 269
38, 244
39,182
38, 877
41,346
43,364
43, 872
44, 904
44,137
50,067
48, 693
48, 896
47,916
47, 651
38, 650
36, 591
23, 698
24, 704
23,012
21,904
20, 872
19, 642
19, 095
18,100
17,258
16,050
14, 552
14,513
15,166
15,859
15,874
15,689
Brock¬
ton
(Plym¬
outh)
8
1°)
(°)
(°)
1,552
1,521
1.774
1,997
2,136
2,349
2,328
2. 481
2, 7S4
2,910
3, 109
3,237
3,208
3,015
2, 856
2, 730
2,302
2, 287
2, 230
2,127
2, 223
2. 309
1,891
1,683
1, 695
1,535
1,378
1, 095
1, 150
1,169
1, 144
1,237
1,351
1,414
1,545
1,626
1,499
1,416
Cam¬
bridge
(Mid¬
dlesex)
2,514
2, 340
2, 191
2. 211
2,226
1,499
1,353
1,745
1,415
3,920
3, 172
2,939
3,071
2,984
3, 158
3,074
3,089
2. 661
3, 355
3, 578
3, 468
3,617
3, 695
3, 700
3,781
3, 723
3, 678
3,854
3. 824
3,901
2,820
3, 780
3, 540
3,247
2, 584
1,997
2,057
2,094
1,942
1,836
2, 551
2, 697
2,710
2,761
2,768
Fall
River
(Bris¬
tol)
2,739
2, 267
2, 454
2,411
2,711
3,050
2,014
2,144
2,428
2, 726
4.818
6,010
5, 263
4,818
6.666
6,695
5, 379
5,195
5,812
6,123
6,027
6, 372
6. 355
6, 783
7,241
7,036
7,312
6,719
6, 941
5,060
3,840
3, 199
3. 145
3, 032
2,696
2,558
2,469
2. 427
2.507
2. 637
2.378
2,203
2,490
2,474
2,167
Law¬
rence
(Essex)
(c)
(°)
(°)
844
984
2. 382
2,810
3,230
4, 377
4,196
4,910
5,050
4,627
4, 567
3,957
4, 216
4,447
4,167
3, *78
3, 346
3, 419
3,389
3,146
2,861
2,260
1, 221
648
641
682
744
668
443
435
442
464
452
435
428
451
448
404
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
UAHIC TABLES • 183
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas -—
1 Continued
Monthly, July 1033-Marhi 1937
Massachusetts—Continued
Michigan
Lynn
(Essex)
Maiden
(Mid¬
dlesex)
New
New¬
Somer-
Spring¬
Bedford
ton
ville
field
(Bris¬
(Mid¬
(Mid¬
(Hamp¬
tol)
dlesex)
dlesex)
den)
1,849
(°
1,707
4,951
1,551
(°
1,613
4, 350
1,845
(°
1, 522
4, 513
1,587
vc
1,482
4, 594
2, 330
v°
1,629
4, 626
2,449
(°;
1,720
4, 723
2,092
(C)
1,437
3,988
1,437
521
1,479
4, 026
1,498
714
1, 597
4, 152
2,721
1,367
2,446
5, 718
3,470
1,002
2, 237
4, 697
3, 652
1,422
2, 692
5,139
3, 884
9
88
2, 825
4, 990
3,804
953
2,820
5, 216
4,011
896
2,961
5, 876
3, 786
964
2,944
5, 847
3, 928
1,096
2,930
6, 072
3, 906
1,206
3,174
6, 840
4,113
1,117
3, 254
7,109
4, 347
1,176
3, 432
7, 983
4, 277
1,199
3, 775
7,984
4, 401
1,171
3, 565
7, 649
4, 587
1,076
3, 594
7, 527
6, 998
4, 692
1,035
3,468
4, 351
1,034
3,449
6, 955
4, 326
1,024
3, 477
6, 719
4, 235
1,002
3,062
6, 301
4,049
1,012
3,200
6,143
3, 759
1,056
2, 959
6,048
2, 310
9
38
1, 714
5, 726
1,667
775
2,240
4,851
1,567
863
1, 721
3,681
1,532
854
1,547
3,298
1, 546
795
1,436
2,523
1,582
742
1,381
2,287
1,547
606
1,739
2,037
1, 529
578
1,346
2,108
1, 543
586
1,397
2, 102
1,446
629
1,387
2, 023
1,396
608
1,376
1,979
1,393
617
1,243
2,041
1, 451
701
1,295
2,156
1, 516
74?
1,378
2,187
1,472
755
1,458
2, 215
1,256
775
1,406
2,116
Worces¬
ter
(Worces¬
ter)
Detroit»
(Wayne)
Flint»
(Gen-
2,892
2,727
3,8C8
3,403
3,884
3,440
2,860
2,801
2,900
4, 806
4,699
4, 499
4,146
4,175
4,252
4,458
5, 361
5,578
5,447
5,324
5,341
5,136
4,608
4,513
4, 402
3,977
4,063
4,149
4,190
3,858
3,508
3,140
3,062
2,297
2,038
1,732
1,498
1,586
1,642
1,455
1,770
1,941
2,075
2,007
1,784
(c)
1,012
1,063
1,515
1,832
1,710
1,850
1,690
1,765
1,697
1,771
2,000
2,084
2,412
2,336
2,188
2,284
2,268
2,166
2,195
2,188
2,069
2,024
1, 466
1,186
1,132
1,137
1,102
1,015
911
953
902
959
909
865
984
1,023
1,006
979
5,013
4,424
4, 334
4,377
4,575
2.884
2,940
3,666
6,929
6,128
6,081
6,940
6,244
6,508
6.885
6,828
7,718
7,569
7,735
8,046
7,840
7,703
7,608
7,670
7,657
6,842
6,576
5,796
4,795
4,662
5,040
5,404
4,752
3,684
3,373
3,345
3,176
3,199
3,008
2,931
3,259
3,439
3,425
3,361
61, 979
60,835
59,010
57,271
68, 735
71, 495
47,873
33,274
31, 435
39,051
38, 589
40,080
43,229
50,208
57,056
65,194
72,629
71, 369
62,373
52,366
49,082
45, 967
43,397
43,667
48,419
51,316
53,105
52,604
40,562
30,590
22,927
26, 851
27, 951
25, 535
23.858
22.859
21,976
22,305
(•)
18,125
17, 355
16, 963
15,863
17,127
18,724
5,749
4,577
4,190
5,302
7,424
8,591
4,149
3,797
3,873
3,460
2,966
3,148
3,618
5,173
7,259
9,200
10,150
10,679
9,375
8,066
7,196
6,256
5,624
5,641
5,353
5,103
4,626
3,820
3,214
2,776
2,894
3,182
3,345
3, 018
2,324
2,165
2,372
(°)
2, 142
2,146
2,027
6,840
10,835
11,027
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
184
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Michigan—Con¬
tinued
Pon-
tiac ■
(Oak¬
land)
7,007
7,520
7.079
8.849
12.138
12,603
7,926
7,367
7,306
6. 712
6,218
5,983
6,449
7,094
7,748
9,149
10,307
10,587
9,509
8,345
7,181
6,693
6,294
5, 910
6,191
6,221
6,143
5,989
6,330
3,885
3,291
3,724
3,828
3.487
2,554
1,957
1,782
1,787
C)
1,501
1.488
1,721
2,492
3,439
2,748
Sagi¬
naw »
(Sagi¬
naw)
2,235
2,097
1,913
2,169
3, 223
3,749
3,891
3,833
4, 316
4, 380
3, 686
2,394
2, 559
2,859
3, 218
3,714
4,087
4,393
4,558
4,513
4,297
4,081
3,611
3,296
3,104
2,843
2, 711
2,765
2, 762
2,533
2,044
2,063
2,175
2,142
1,727
1,447
1,349
1,260
C)
1,377
1,418
1,565
2,023
2,700
1,946
Mlnnosota
Du-
luth »
(St.
Louis)
7,996
6,880
6,707
6,676
7,095
5,546
4,089
4,277
5, 384
7,846
7,143
8,413
6,965
7,370
7, 683
8,520
9,265
10,768
11,955
12,372
12,979
13, 141
12,531
10,126
9,566
9, 256
9,597
9,142
8, 756
5,508
3,776
3,722
4,359
4, 512
4,536
3,713
3, 292
3,077
3,209
3,269
3,339
3,783
4,428
4,710
4,772
Minne¬
apolis
(limine-
pln)
13,414
13,632
13,893
14,877
16,000
15,069
12,891
14,980
16,316
18.602
17, 978
17,194
17,549
18, 354
17.603
18, 617
19,611
21,059
22,389
23,005
22,785
22,544
21,692
20,424
20,774
21,342
21,653
23,383
22, 269
19, 361
16,192
15,553
16,818
13, 932
11,833
10, 338
9,647
9,245
9, 876
10, 356
11,124
12,622
14,200
14,743
14,562
St.
Paul ■
(Ram-
soy)
10,686
10,332
10,229
10,673
12,911
11,949
10,150
10,205
11.423
14, 330
14,738
13.424
13,152
12,316
13,851
15,627
16,808
18,243
19,304
17,962
19, 351
18,416
17,387
16,568
15,231
14,728
13,663
12,567
11,751
10,094
9, 218
9,038
8, 495
8,133
7,325
6, 364
6,022
6,243
6, 477
7,004
7,274
7,710
8, 553
8,905
8,171
Mississippi
Jack¬
son »
(lllnds)
2,852
3,079
1,698
2,802
2,380
1,752
3,799
3,207
4,181
3, 438
4,001
3, 781
4, 333
5, 322
4,747
4,123
3,775
3,279
3,860
3,277
3,042
3,265
3,147
2,863
3.171
3,109
3,025
2,919
2.172
1,381
(">
C)
(°)
Merid¬
ian »
(Lauder¬
dale)
4,807
2,933
2,269
3,122
2,659
2,364
2,318
4 237
4,716
4, 439
4, 636
5,179
5,671
5,745
5,365
4, 759
4,122
4,579
4,872
4,479
3,785
3,917
3,017
2,781
2,853
2,808
2,762
2,615
1,903
1,499
978
128
46
C)
(«)
(•)
(»)
c)
(<0
(')
(°)
M
(<0
Vicks-
burg »
(War¬
ren)
1,864
1,601
1,712
1,935
1,469
653
1,714
1,641
1,353
1,154
1, 376
1, 477
1,612
1,554
1,604
1,511
1,556
1,665
1,898
1,650
1,820
1,694
1,718
1,571
1,616
1.738
1,451
1,447
1,070
719
8
(■>)
a
<*)
Missouri
Kansas
City
(Jack¬
son)
8
(«)
16,442
18,934
12,785
14,227
15,197
15,448
17,462
18,320
17,780
17,555
16,988
16,327
15,968
16,270
16,218
15, 766
15,661
15,322
15,738
9,592
8,822
7,659
5,963
2,834
2,828
2,828
3,877
3,611
3,989
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
DANIC TABLES
185
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas *—
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Montana
Butte "
(Silver
Bow)
Great
Falls'
(Cas¬
cade)
Omaha »
(Douglas)
Nebraska
Nevada
Reno »
(Washoe)
New
Hamp¬
shire
Man¬
chester »
(Hills¬
borough)
New Jersey
Bay-
onne
(Hud¬
son)
Cam¬
den
(Cam¬
den)
Eliza¬
beth
(Union)
4,159
4,133
4, 287
4,466
4,909
4,877
2,372
2,327
3,656
7,011
7,377
7,636
7,350
6, 669
6, 565
6,314
5,897
5,910
5,758
5,528
5,579
5,281
5,146
4,989
4,996
4,948
4,647
4, 495
4,576
2,415
1,478
1,428
1, 518
1,018
1,205
1, 516
965
1,093
1,396
1,898
1,550
1,869
2,047
1, 832
1,894
1,606
1,588
1,774
1,930
1,957
1,992
1,848
1,635
1,421
1,297
1,225
1,154
747
903
418
4,432
5,831
6,613
7,417
8,723
9,373
6,691
6,025
8,043
9,600
9,643
9,472
9,351
10,462
10, 814
11,415
12,013
12,680
13,993
14,447
15,014
15,152
14,880
13,896
13, 559
13, 249
13, 533
14,143
14,358
12,895
929
662
396
819
1,124
911
577
597
758
986
962
1,735
1,266
1,445
1, 492
1,654
1,852
1,843
2,032
2,058
1,815
1,760
1,615
1,433
1,390
1,403
1, 282
1,200
600
453
316
300
241
230
313
276
272
267
262
265
271
302
661
484
300
3,823
2,623
3,418
3, 405
4,462
4,479
3,314
3, 612
4,087
3,827
3,506
3,213
3,200
3, 307
3, 899
3, 961
3,838
4,008
4,289
4,579
4,771
4,677
5,282
4,768
5,313
5,078
5,383
5,463
5,531
5,280
5,499
4,467
3,776
3,690
3,654
3,577
3,305
3,509
3,335
3,432
3, 571
3, 271
3,474
3, 394
3, 346
3,896
3,621
3, 529
3,708
3, 651
3, 850
3, 884
4,028
4,045
4,048
4, 058
3,987
3,762
3,980
4,001
3,985
3,932
3, 554
3, 359
1,989
1, 520
1,584
1, 625
(°)
1, 611
1,456
1,520
1,607
1,673
1,776
1,770
1,992
2,139
2,133
2,079
(°)
5,644
6,080
7,552
8,494
7,280
7,283
7, 322
7,316
7,949
8,375
8,413
9,134
9,239
9, 225
9,078
9,281
9,116
9,236
9,062
8,369
7,936
7, 508
7,195
5,369
5,255
5,240
(°)
4,394
3,601
3,206
3,022
2, 593
2,949
3,146
3,348
3,513
3, 648
3,699
(°)
937
1,172
2, 613
2,271
2,113
2,196
2, 527
2, 578
2,904
3,047
2,698
2,650
2, 632
2,594
2, 494
2, 373
2,271
2,308
2,230
2,126
2,056
1,709
1,391
1,006
1,100
1,069
930
803
694
969
648
619
615
596
633
677
656
660
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
186 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IX.—Number of Cases-Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Maiich 1937
Now Jersey—
Continued
Pater-
son
(Pas¬
saic)
(°)
2,351
2,256
3,340
3,182
3,285
3,770
3,945
4, 313
5,087
6,035
6,474
5,393
5,289
5,424
5,401
5,664
5,769
6,124
6,010
5, 657
5, 430
6,771
5,900
4,130
4,077
4,457
C)
3, 737
3,456
3,327
3,273
3,024
2,807
2,639
2,798
2,865
2,743
2,721
Tren¬
ton
(Mer-
oer)
CO
2,263
2,764
4, 232
3,956
4,051
4,289
4,470
4, 617
5,195
5, 354
5,939
6.270
6,460
6,445
6,289
5,094
5,992
5,981
5,924
5,808
5,612
5,361
5.271
4,190
3,629
3,694
CO
2,072
1,753
1,730
1,799
1,775
1,750
1,873
2,124
2, 314
2,411
2,501
New
Mexico
Albu¬
quer¬
que •
(Berna¬
lillo)
652
628
534
643
741
645
796
864
933
1,339
1,770
2,087
2,531
2,803
2,648
2,411
2,313
2,722
2,628
2,800
2,770
2,547
2,508
2,583
2,511
2,404
2,407
2,414
732
801
909
1,060
1,668
1,660
1,381
1,190
1,134
1,021
815
624
452
616
604
246
New York
Albany
(Alba¬
ny)
2,889
3,009
3,151
3,168
3, 524
2,354
2,159
2,266
2,407
6,113
3,656
4,727
3,816
3,927
4,068
3,983
4, 763
6,059
5,573
5,946
6,018
5,478
4,193
4,222
3,871
3, 754
3, 574
3, 492
3,228
2,838
1,862
1,884
1,800
1,012
1,370
1,252
1,128
1,098
1,026
988
992
1,169
1,364
1,510
1,514
Buffalo
(Erie)
24,330
24, 728
22,491
22,592
25,119
27,623
19,606
19,480
20, 608
29,489
28, 233
26,354
26,365
27,889
29,658
31,629
33,959
35,493
37,227
38,030
38,764
37,975
35,644
35,069
34,463
34,573
34, 778
34.427
32,137
27,414
23,019
21, 154
20,000
20.012
18,809
17,073
14,094
13,312
13,136
12, 730
11,964
13.013
14,799
16,198
16,442
New
Ro-
chelle
(West¬
chester)
E)
2,030
1,935
2,015
2,100
2,071
1,586
1,773
2,067
2,431
2,517
2,488
2,469
2,522
2,459
2,615
2,586
2,783
2,716
2,862
2,899
2,872
2,724
2,632
2,628
2,609
2,553
2,533
2,553
2,411
1,984
2,022
2, 324
2.250
2,027
1,882
1,724
1,626
1,529
1,253
1,136
1,308
1,472
1,607
1,629
New
York
City
209,485
198, 305
186, 837
180,643
216, 956
111,777
124,670
145,139
162,117
313,951
313,540
310,390
316, 767
326,035
324, 462
328, 210
329,402
338,339
348,334
353,611
353,972
352,839
353,664
352, 515
355,084
347,743
270,049
226,262
181,488
192, 243
196,600
206, 573
217,527
222,500
222,460
221,231
214, 587
209,298
206,288
201,493
194,484
190,005
190,137
189, 088
187, 692
N lagara
Falls
(N lag-
ara)
(°)
2,864
2,308
2,411
2, 717
2,028
1,643
1,718
2,001
3,451
3,643
3,458
3,160
3,040
3,204
3,353
3,484
3,699
3,994
4,340
4.440
4, 482
4.126
3, 727
3,692
3,674
3. 5."1
3,539
3,506
3,336
2,353
1,646
1, 569
1,342
1,161
1,125
979
907
872
829
796
906
1,178
1,335
1, 271
Roch¬
ester
(Mon¬
roe)
11,240
11,852
12,105
12,609
12,768
12,441
11,138
10,749
10,683
16,181
14, 677
13,910
13,087
13,054
14,294
14, 283
14,967
15, 701
16,145
16,197
15, 871
15,417
15.002
14,906
14,567
14,006
13, 785
13,927
14.028
13,486
11,092
9,996
9,325
8,842
7.877
7, 287
6,285
6,284
6, 218
6,643
7, 328
7,795
8,095
7,962
8,057
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES
187
Tabic IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
New York—Continued
Syra¬
cuse
(Onon¬
daga)
Utica
(Onei¬
da)
Yon-
kers
(West¬
ches¬
ter)
North Carolina
Ashe-
ville ■
(Bun¬
combe)
Char¬
lotte ■
(Meck-
len-
berg)
Dur¬
ham »
(Dur¬
ham)
Greens¬
boro «
(Guil¬
ford)
Win¬
ston-
Salem 1
(For¬
syth)
North
Dakota
Fargo »
(Cass)
9,299
13,354
10,824
9,767
9, 852
7,946
7,111
6, 456
7,490
11,495
10,147
9,113
9,170
9,306
9,385
9, 140
9, 225
10, 062
11, 629
11,543
11,632
11,654
10, 940
10,204
10,121
9,928
9,699
9, 725
9,840
8, 817
6,419
6,108
5,946
5,551
5, 315
4, 676
4,348
4, 216
4, 245
4,211
4, 121
5, 105
5,706
5,865
5,618
2,436
2,402
2,228
2,314
2,711
2,631
2,162
2,317
2,708
3,868
3,336
3,401
3, 310
3,221
3,629
3, 562
3,498
3,683
3,921
4,112
4,158
3,984
3, 683
3,445
3,241
3,178
2,977
3,009
2,908
2,394
2,139
2,281
2,411
2,432
2,017
1,863
1,728
1,705
1, 662
1,782
1,476
1,748
2,074
2, 160
2,152
5,033
4, 940
4,530
4,387
4, 623
3,489
2,502
3,198
3,384
4,944
5,126
5,333
5,656
5,913
6,134
6,052
6,256
6,339
6,566
6,292
6,346
5,850
5,395
5,082
4,876
4, 771
4,695
4,828
5,011
4, 619
3,442
3,891
3,838
3, 735
3. 271
2,879
2,384
2,269
2,309
2,315
2,202
2,216
2,528
2,565
2,574
2,908
2,727
2,383
2,732
3, 396
2,707
2,629
2,802
3,374
4,124
3,936
3, 718
3,452
4,099
3, 856
3, 333
3, 776
4,022
3,722
3,785
4,012
3,762
3,736
3,586
3,522
3,351
2,931
3,194
3,117
2,469
w
(e)
M
(°
1,137
1,395
944
1,033
570
5,951
4,941
4,456
4,337
4,601
3, 556
4,584
4,693
3,819
3,648
3,881
2,628
2,718
3,146
3, 442
3,554
3,264
3, 296
3,598
3,696
3,337
3,225
3,235
2,793
2,601
2,524
2,412
2,220
2, 149
1, 465
P
Is
1,829
1,723
1,452
1,251
1,002
675
682
997
1,065
1,366
1, 321
1, 363
1,540
1,552
1,818
1,407
1,458
1,571
1,825
1,830
2,159
2,264
2, 347
2,302
2,125
1, 573
1, 597
1,446
1,096
217
(°)
(°)
lc)
00
r)
b)
C)
(c)
169
207
184
492
4,153
3, 912
3, 659
3,702
4,047
2,941
3, 254
3, 246
4, 384
4, 398
4, 461
4, 009
3, 887
3, 993
3,864
3,847
3, 722
4, 016
4, 258
4,018
3, 947
3, 831
3, 680
3; 424
3,493
3, 323
3, 073
2, 676
1,720
582
162
158
149
281
338
231
819
822
856
795
815
2,175
2, 207
1,854
1,870
2,330
1,547
2,426
2,678
3,126
3,109
2,944
2,815
2,863
2, 907
2,742
2,498
2,413
2,465
2,769
2, 370
2, 567
2, 873
2, 672
2,337
2,393
2,381
2,105
2,045
1, 781
460
134
129
130
122
122
See footnotes at end of table.
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188
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas'
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-MAlien 1037
Ohio- Continued
Can¬
ton »
(Stark)
8,858
8,047
7,876
6, 404
7,377
6,544
4,695
4,914
5,701
6,887
6,353
6,017
6,188
7,205
7,801
8,771
9,061
9,499
9,454
8,766
8,361
7,875
7,508
7,307
7,298
7, 370
7,018
5,321
4,725
3,551
3,136
3,288
3, 322
3, 521
3,265
2,910
2,808
2,796
2,647
2,559
2,627
3,176
3,674
3,603
3,131
Cincin¬
nati »
(Ham¬
ilton)
22,625
22,168
21, 908
23,379
25, 092
16,143
17,090
18, 790
21,859
30.548
28,593
29,861
30, 427
34, 405
38.549
40,069
38, 858
40,726
42,462
42,085
42,080
40,913
40,382
40, 283
39,829
33,801
31,501
29,777
28, 490
22,412
14,532
14, 752
13,202
12, 555
12,401
12,231
11,952
11,847
11,793
12, 010
11,927
12,041
13,293
13,887
12, 712
Clove-
land •
(Cuya¬
hoga)
49,375
49,621
49, 710
44,911
46,380
41, 277
27,909
36,221
44,117
53,745
53,419
54,714
56,947
59,202
62.432
67,072
67, 503
71,240
72,964
73,471
72,714
71,231
70, 545
70,165
70,644
70,200
67,780
64,172
62,406
58,656
39,134
35,382
34,318
33, 616
32,480
30,261
27,462
26,633
25,167
24, 734
25,464
26,327
28,680
30,100
29,831
Col um
bus »
(Frank¬
lin)
16,412
15,736
13, 982
12,950
14,821
8, 643
10,181
14, 242
16,080
17, 596
15,708
15,660
15, 562
15, 427
15,815
16, 491
16,970
17,805
19,121
19, 677
19,716
19,777
18, 553
18,865
18,888
18, 361
16,452
14, 444
14,183
8,779
7,885
7, 920
7, 778
7,780
7, 427
6,937
6,772
6,636
6,923
6, 797
6, 795
7, 502
8,060
8,658
8,950
Day¬
ton »
(Mont¬
gom¬
ery)
9,706
9,923
10,515
12, 767
13, 645
9,088
8,256
8,553
9,159
11,248
11,038
10, 615
10, 679
11,200
13, 481
14, 519
14, 526
15,015
15,673
15, 747
15,006
14,728
14, 605
14,809
14,897
14,333
13,884
12,137
11.047
6,478
5,731
5,604
5,072
4, .500
4,086
3,966
3,843
3,911
4,060
4,194
4,350
4,414
4,970
4,599
4,356
Spring
field »
(Clark)
2,507
2,593
2,666
2,827
3, 398
1,734
1,656
1,842
2,401
3,464
3,335
3,328
3,414
3,591
3,634
3,676
3,826
4,053
4,285
4,352
4,350
4,123
4,012
4,031
4,070
3, 925
3.115
2,977
2, 854
1,871
1,549
1.498
1.395
1,487
1.415
1.416
1,376
1,473
1.475
1,413
1,456
1,512
1,689
1,702
1,805
Toledo"
(Lucas)
19,860
19,032
16,272
19,710
34, 631
17,472
15,715
16,713
19,250
25,194
25,721
25, 213
25,070
25,226
24,984
25,945
27,083
27,670
27,238
25,246
23,637
24,195
24,356
23,555
23,631
23,436
22,873
21,183
20,582
14,362
12,218
11,727
10,901
9,626
8,294
7,399
6,546
6.603
6,706
6,876
6,782
7.626
9,179
8,380
7,386
Youngs-
town »
(Mahon¬
ing)
13,424
13,807
13,651
11,764
12,657
10,955
9,832
12,331
10,723
13,786
13,114
11,497
10,209
10,608
12,190
13,883
15,806
16,306
16,021
14,908
14,444
14,019
13,249
12,815
12,553
12,385
11.546
9,955
9,850
6,202
4,994
4,567
4.504
4. 012
4. 138
3,833
3,308
3,030
2,852
2,730
2,699
2,710
2,760
2,850
2,884
Oklahoma
Okla¬
homa
City»
(Okla¬
homa)
11,269
16, 989
19,492
12,926
21,236
20,325
11,246
1,949
8,396
13,518
8,409
6,078
9,295
7,014
8,752
8,740
9,707
10,641
10,418
9,861
9,299
9,122
7,691
6,552
5,836
6.531
5, 775
5,053
3,373
778
(°)
(">
(°)
(c)
(")
(")
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 189
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas'—
Continued
Monthly, July 1033-March 1937
Month
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Port¬
land »
(Mult¬
nomah)
Allen-
town ■
(Le¬
high)
Al-
toona "
(Blair)
Beth¬
lehem »
(North¬
amp¬
ton)
Ches¬
ter 8
(Dela¬
ware)
Erie »
(Erie)
Johns¬
town "
(Cam¬
bria)
Lan¬
caster 11
(Lan¬
caster)
Phila¬
del¬
phia"
(Phila¬
delphia)
Pitts¬
burgh •
(Alle¬
gheny)
19SS
July .
14,734
5,713
5, 291
5,258
6,982
6, 560
9,047
4,052
76,215
76,296
August
12, 540
4,794
4, 675
4,757
6,496
5,902
8,930
3, 548
71,500
60,638
September... . ..
11,121
4,992
4,848
4,116
5,680
4, 279
7,261
3,881
66,094
67, 358
October
12,053
5,649
4,255
4, 764
5, 579
4,154
6,550
3,531
64,772
70,295
November... . ..
14,291
5,890
3, 378
5,255
6,410
5,040
7,233
3,732
64,639
69, 553
December.. .
15, 026
6,110
3,289
5,922
5,769
5,110
7,362
4,352
69,500
72,954
19$4
January—
14, 474
6,056
2,993
6,029
5,641
5, 913
6, 554
4,962
68,801
76,923
February
13, 754
5,188
2,712
4,857
5,115
6, 310
6,983
5,644
74, 540
81,611
March. .
16,075
6,275
3,011
4,685
5,544
6,810
7,169
6,223
76, 238
81,420
April
19, 909
5,802
3,624
5,960
5,834
6,727
7,746
5,401
78,773
78, 974
May
21,672
7,269
4,121
7,243
6,374
6,892
9, 239
5,626
82,768
79, 353
June
18,898
6,634
3,825
6,365
6,266
6,401
8,905
5,364
77,556
76,233
July
19,954
5,978
3,938
6,008
6,322
6,291
7,675
5,516
74,649
74,141
August
17, 553
6, 269
4,185
6,015
6,604
6,301
8,966
5,642
78, 016
74, 733
September
17, 224
5,867
4,218
5,316
6,454
6,111
7,776
5,387
77,468
77,195
October. ...
17,709
5, 998
3, 982
5,705
6,401
6,182
7,752
5,359
79,020
79,869
November
18, 874
6,247
4,299
6, 327
6,551
6,837
8,191
5,584
81,486
83,225
December... .. .
19,323
6,986
4,756
7,232
7,115
7,510
8,878
6,110
90,740
88,731
19SS
January
20,107
7,384
5,041
7,771
7,487
8,026
9,366
6,724
98, 224
89,849
February ...
19, 789
7,813
5,190
8, 320
7,503
8,567
9,490
7, 085
104,379
94,033
March
19,461
8,152
5,357
8,804
7,665
8, 726
8,504
7, 457
109,127
92,870
April.
18,507
8,155
5,362
8,622
7, 443
8,564
8,507
6,986
110,070
88, 702
May
17,792
8,183
5, 318
7,997
7,094
8,324
10, 318
6,768
110,645
88,571
June
16,868
7,864
5,105
7,230
6,378
7,962
10, 511
6,392
104,902
86,038
July
15,174
8,285
5,195
7,423
6,373
7,886
10,372
6,184
103,512
85,900
August
14,205
8,048
5,519
7,282
6, 411
7,923
10,004
6,190
105, 540
87, 499
September. .
12,074
7,293
5, 511
6,666
6,078
7,642
11,121
5, 770
104, 255
82,084
October
11, 610
7,072
5,673
6, 339
5,779
7, 713
10,053
5,302
103, 235
78, 492
November
11, 747
6, 456
5,486
5,418
5,436
7,902
8,933
4,913
101,037
73,470
December
5,704
5,254
3,001
3,838
3,265
6,175
5,311
2,979
87,112
64,668
19S6
January
5,368
4,855
2,710
3,772
2,906
5,026
4,088
3,100
86,650
58,670
February
5,484
4, 207
1, 817
3, 427
2,320
4,745
3,609
2,853
75,192
52,212
March...
5, 344
4,433
1,622
3, 432
2,303
4,429
3,561
2, 752
74, 543
46,060
April.
4,945
4, 751
1,371
2, 940
1,597
4,395
3, 599
2,354
71,715
37,097
May __ ._
4, 552
4,178
1,538
2, 487
1, 238
4,302
3,304
2, 286
64,802
33, 873
June. _.
4,017
3,494
2,082
2,284
969
3,925
3,788
2,095
63,432
30,466
July
3,293
3,181
2,054
2,244
896
3,493
4,410
1,853
62,657
29, 251
August
3,360
2,678
1,996
2,032
877
3,311
4, 568
1,637
62,242
28,090
September
3,138
2,135
1,411
1,546
863
2, 525
4,039
1,284
60, 279
26,811
October
3,141
1,789
1,352
1, 257
691
2, 358
3, 464
1,032
60, 483
26,566
November
3,782
1,494
1,361
1,170
670
2, 234
3, 053
1,021
59,106
25,883
December __
5,031
1,639
1, 227
1, 220
741
2,655
3,077
1,148
61,131
26,435
19S7
January
5,582
1,887
1,392
1,440
864
3,387
2,935
1,329
63, 736
27,575
February.. ... _
5,639
2, D00
1,541
1,649
983
3, 225
2,824
1,372
67,107
28,915
March
5,415
1,927
1,573
1,694
1,043
2,578
2,829
1,355
70,077
28,755
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
190
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table IX.—Number of Caiei Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas'
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Pennsylvania- Continued
Read¬
ing*
(Berks)
Scran
ton*
(Lacka¬
wanna)
Sharon-
(Mer-
oer)
Wilkes-
Barre »
(Lu-
rerne)
Rhode Island
Paw-
turkett
(Provi¬
dence)
Provi¬
dence
(Provl-
denoe)
South Carolina
Charles¬
ton »
(Charles¬
ton)
Colum¬
bia*
(Rich¬
land)
Green¬
ville*
(Green¬
ville)
13,627
14, 701
14, 284
9,389
8,729
9,109
8,801
6,871
6,566
7,439
8,012
6,982
6,953
7, 691
6, 671
6,661
6,878
7,274
7,541
7,732
7,651
7,471
7,242
6,831
7,047
7,268
6,989
6,798
6,563
5,031
4, 019
3, 777
3,675
3,143
3, 211
3,000
2,794
2,490
2,096
1, 772
1,959
1,985
1,995
2,209
2,244
19,241
18,293
16, 540
13,990
14,323
16,068
11,996
10,580
11. 421
14,068
14,701
14,634
15,116
18,419
16, 901
15,477
15,209
15,750
16,195
16, 866
17,020
19,058
19,690
18,784
18,159
19,506
19, 358
18,485
17,383
12,734
8,842
8,220
8, 255
9,257
10, 513
10, 227
9,758
8,757
7,584
7,152
6,506
6,340
6,410
6,736
7,326
5,359
4,887
4, 216
3,841
4, 453
4,108
3,706
2,859
2,971
3,478
4,337
4.095
3,543
4,154
4,071
4.096
4, 557
4,862
5,248
5,380
5,387
4,842
4,783
4,780
4,854
4, 869
4,509
4,330
4,129
2,177
1,685
1,671
1,611
1, 356
1,655
1,338
1,180
964
800
652
691
776
937
967
040
26,942
23,542
25,381
18,688
19,191
19,735
16,620
14,903
14, 748
17,101
17,628
17, 257
17,403
18, 486
19, 565
19, 548
19, 540
20,784
21,665
22,167
24,884
27,396
27,895
27,197
26,890
26, 977
27,526
26,081
21, 289
12,035
10,176
9, 746
9, 440
12,005
13, 730
13,831
14, 597
14, 827
13,830
12, 725
10, 753
12,118
12,066
12, 391
13, 773
1.653
1.654
1,932
1,910
2.193
2,136
2,139
2,239
2,219
2,223
2 241
2, 270
2,253
2,301
2,297
2,281
2,135
2,110
2,138
1, 221
7,145
6,609
6,614
5,251
5,782
2,077
2,935
3,012
3,573
8,937
7,190
7,072
6,792
6,781
7,282
7,353
7,481
7,580
8,052
8, 297
8,381
8, 437
8, 364
8,036
8,097
8,129
8,157
8,159
7,612
5,042
5,963
6,067
8,136
7,820
7,569
2,828
3,201
3,538
3,875
7,033
8,322
5,822
6,408
7,016
8,294
8,302
7, 623
6,661
6,218
6,891
6, 334
5,729
5,958
6,509
3,105
2,729
1,629
2,075
1, 632
215
168
433
694
705
720
766
759
773
788
806
733
739
724
728
<•)
6,688
7,510
7,064
6,799
4,938
2,827
L 929
2,590
3,146
4,592
5, 537
5,175
5,437
5,818
6,274
5,335
4,556
3,335
4,436
4,176
3,690
2,692
3.038
2,521
2,731
2,248
2,012
1,935
1,417
914
198
138
89
70
72
(«)
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES
191
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas
Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Marcii 1937
South
Dakota
Sioux
Falls »
(Minne¬
haha)
Tennessee
Chatta¬
nooga •
(Hamil¬
ton)
Knox-
ville »
(Knox)
Mem¬
phis »
(Shel¬
by)
Nash¬
ville »
(David
son)
Texas
Austins
(Trav¬
is)
Beau¬
mont •
(Jef¬
ferson)
Dallas ;
(Dal¬
las)
El
Paso »
(El
Paso)
923
1,929
2,298
1,699
2,228
1,891
1,599
1,484
1,801
2,428
2,466
2,605
2,008
2,008
1,887
2,078
2,542
2,896
2,527
2,346
2,364
2,258
2,111
1,872
1,669
1,655
1,774
1,888
1,997
1,518
790
1,009
1,300
883
729
636
623
650
668
603
593
654
929
786
9,420
4,978
5, 535
5,041
5,433
1,579
2,615
3,249
7,317
5, 788
7,536
7,125
6,031
5.288
5.289
5,663
5,309
5,470
6,257
6,408
6,565
6,977
7,052
6,647
6,604
6,637
6,179
5,732
5,770
3,705
4,052
3,924
3,694
4, 519
4,120
1,385
2,010
4,775
7,141
6,005
6,363
6,033
6,512
6,483
6,669
5,793
4,979
5,189
5,585
6,154
5,832
6,140
6,173
6,240
5,974
6,010
5,501
5,108
5,052
2,689
7,713
6,273
5,542
4,944
7,066
3,071
5,024
6,946
10,864
9,839
8,331
7,996
5,6S7
4,918
5,816
5,433
5,574
6,417
7,299
8,009
8,477
8,889
9,348
8,533
8,205
8,052
7,180
6,833
7,038
3,375
2,099
1,922
1,715
1,766
2, 668
3,049
3,689
4,006
6,178
5, 622
7,335
5,112
6,842
7,745
6,278
6,195
5,876
7,601
7,456
7,551
7,748
8,029
7,776
7,543
7,346
6,811
6,655
5,915
5,283
3,290
5,423
3,289
1, 513
2,935
3,670
1,774
1,599
1,724
3,082
4, 566
5,082
4,151
4,793
4,808
4,255
2,580
2,656
2,623
2,646
2,601
2,600
2,474
2,375
2,154
1,862
1,778
1,533
1,546
1,581
1,258
805
848
874
859
844
259
202
190
166
159
166
156
144
3,074
2,861
2,360
3,108
3,832
2,018
1,420
1,847
2,592
3,983
4,453
4,536
4,472
4,503
3,771
3,754
3,392
3,674
3,726
3,655
3, 454
3,278
3,046
2,899
2,747
2,622
2,492
2,415
2,156
771
768
741
695
799
320
413
411
458
<«)
712
680
774
11,189
10,851
8,962
9,573
12,508
10,936
9,996
9,818
11,070
14,125
13, 339
11,711
11,566
11,829
10,384
10,802
10,852
11,099
10,781
10,606
10,417
9,697
8,964
8,259
6,132
6,153
6,047
6,208
6,561
6,536
3,905
3,428
2, 804
2,684
1,201
1,275
1,289
1,603
1,179
1,083
1,332
1,378
1,685
1,691
1,661
5,449
5,865
4,884
5,892
4,507
2,288
3,771
2,869
3,680
4,802
4,896
4,945
4,645
5,165
5,063
6,091
4,960
5,130
5,418
5,555
5, 456
5,182
4,983
4,541
3,838
3,858
3,758
3,598
3, 237
2,318
720
695
674
669
682
637
165
160
129
144
76
73
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
192
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas *—
Continued
Monthly, Jolt 1933—March 1937
Month
19SS
July
August
September
October
November
December
im
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September ..
October
November
December..
1936
January
February
March
April..
May
June
July.
August
September
October.—
November
December
1938
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November
December
1937
January
February
March
Texas—Continued
Galves¬
ton •
(Gal¬
veston)
3,015
3,286
1,997
2,013
2,242
1,490
1,152
1,726
2 473
2,659
2,449
2, 426
2,349
2,063
1,936
2,217
2,201
2,209
2,296
2,275
2, 224
2,119
2,091
1,976
1, 915
1,908
1,847
1,727
1,713
1,725
656
662
674
696
701
690
345
345
300
274
279
215
200
185
180
11 ous-
ton »
(Harris)
12.930
12,947
12,492
14, 244
15,970
10, 732
11,682
10,662
12, 421
14, 421
14,128
13, 624
13, 733
13,961
13, 613
13,728
14,119
14,446
15,010
15, 267
14,991
14,168
13,450
12,274
11,612
11,426
10, 771
10,756
10,266
8,100
3, 952
3,911
3,977
4, 345
5,109
4,766
2. 691
2, 529
2,613
2,564
2,451
2,167
1,812
1,701
1,656
San
An¬
tonio"
(Boxar)
16,175
14,168
13,875
15, 314
16, 910
13,359
11, 219
12,239
17,406
16, 524
16, 390
14, 749
16,717
16,084
16, 363
17, 397
17,684
17, 709
18,259
18, 274
16,657
16,680
15,947
14,837
14, 512
13,806
12,656
12, 103
11,895
12, 375
3,296
3, 184
2,980
3,045
3,058
3,020
Utah
Salt
Lake
City ■
(Salt
I.ako)
10,053
9,816
9,625
8,309
8,881
7,105
6,113
6, 431
8, 181
9,053
9,247
8, 640
8,665
8,178
7,925
8, 237
9,540
9,740
10,290
10,579
10,633
10,592
10,235
9,542
9, 2G6
9,041
8,816
8,529
7,942
4, 672
3,032
2,675
1, 571
1,629
1,586
1,519
1, 516
1,610
1,641
1,854
2, 256
2,718
2,659
2,928
2,865
Vermont
Burl¬
ington
(C'hlt-
tonden)
393
445
420
468
436
510
533
649
703
753
710
683
645
631
597
367
369
377
294
329
745
722
613
523
386
317
284
360
267
3,58
.589
570
591
543
498
Rut¬
land
(Rut¬
land)
287
384
420
410
432
451
484
530
599
665
733
617
579
500
537
576
405
377
387
277
294
517
521
455
387
321
393
232
234
220
224
221
244
242
243
229
Virginia
Nor¬
folk
(Nor¬
folk)
2,006
1,541
1.550
1,708
3.551
2,274
2,162
2,842
4,225
3,992
3,870
3,751
3,908
4,013
3,725
3, 559
3,917
4,471
4,697
4,633
4,763
4,924
4,805
4, 513
4,742
4,902
4, 675
4,310
3,600
2, 197
8
Rich¬
mond
(Henri¬
co)
5,967
3,531
3.279
2,465
2,553
3,203
2,756
2,064
3, 570
4,124
4, 301
4,145
4,139
4,199
3, 974
4,162
4,479
4,681
5,150
5,363
5,311
5,192
5,104
5,134
5,036
4,912
4,642
4, 662
4, 347
2,869
Wash¬
ington
(Concluded on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES
193
Table IX.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief in 171 Major Urban Areas «—
Concluded
Monthly, July 1033-March 1937
Month
Washington-
Continued
Spo¬
kane"
(Spo¬
kane)
Ta-
coma "
(Pierce)
West Virginia
Charles¬
ton ■
(Kana¬
wha)
Hunt¬
ington'
(Ca¬
bell)
Wheel¬
ing"
(Ohio)
Wisconsin
Keno¬
sha »
(Keno¬
sha)
Madi¬
son >
(Dane)
Milwau¬
kee ■
(Mil¬
waukee)
Ra¬
cine"
(Ra¬
cine)
Wyoming
Cas¬
per •
(Na¬
trona)
Chey¬
enne"
(Lara¬
mie)
1933
July
August
September
October.
November
December
19S4
January
February
March.. _
April
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
19S6
January
February
March
April...
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March.
April
May
June...
July
August.
September
October.
November
December
1937
January
February
March
7,642
5, 502
6,395
6,122
9,533
9, 216
7,288
7,600
7,919
8,947
7,194
6,107
5,558
5,238
5,199
5,713
7,062
7,363
7,885
8,005
8,193
7,687
7,148
6,422
5,792
5,501
4,662
3,558
5,136
5,037
7,874
6,908
6,438
6,732
7,462
5,078
5,022
6, 297
7,436
8,639
7,967
8,144
8,379
8,604
7,572
7,858
8,743
8,503
8,659
8,797
8,916
8,646
8,808
9,516
9,124
8,503
7,476
7,345
8,265
7,978
7,599
8,229
6,620
6,464
6,509
6,936
3,597
3,817
4,307
5,212
5,696
5,475
5,848
6,345
7,602
7,574
7,877
8,379
8, 425
7,769
7,815
7,361
7,390
6,844
6,942
6,854
6,469
6,288
6,025
5,839
3,810
2,628
2,058
1,887
1,790
1,732
1,667
1,620
1,669
1,852
8
6,048
8.312
6,550
5.313
6,951
2,774
4,118
3, 550
4,421
5,066
4,806
4, 371
4,676
4,987
5,150
5, 799
6,131
6,359
7,045
6, 500
6,311
6, 282
6,457
6,629
6,055
5, 977
5, 952
5, 825
5, 171
3,518
2,016
1,674
1, 565
1, 562
1,440
1,440
1,158
1,123
1,075
1,105
8
4,030
3,921
5,097
3,939
4,107
2,074
1,911
2,736
3,139
3, 628
2,936
2,597
2,941
2,990
3,269
3,336
3,722
3,972
4,166
3,351
3,081
3,004
3,142
3,402
3,319
3,104
3,013
2,935
2,931
2,893
1,684
1,501
1,136
1,072
1,003
947
926
951
963
8
3, 519
3, 756
3, 511
3, 279
3,984
2, 717
2,453
2,919
3, 576
4,024
4, 376
3, 671
3,785
4,241
4,569
4,965
5,377
5, 548
5, 295
4, 754
4, 353
4, 400
4, 297
4,159
4,024
3, 951
3, 871
3, 972
3, 896
2,473
2,134
2,012
1,919
1,786
1,685
1,553
1, 597
1,603
1,495
1,467
1,398
1,353
1,313
1,318
1,281
2,975
2, 817
2,898
2, 913
2,752
1,507
1,836
2,981
3, 213
3, 728
3,789
3, 683
4,321
3,864
3, 833
3, 975
4,058
4,188
4,299
4,375
4, 469
4,458
4, 289
4, 111
3,832
3, 562
3, 316
3,356
3,149
2,623
2,404
2,272
2,175
1,825
1,401
1,155
1,006
1,027
1,024
1,145
1,213
1,310
1,427
1,482
1,492
29,361
25, 460
23,181
24, 745
26,315
22,121
18, 664
19, 679
22,486
29, 233
27,882
27, 272
27,637
28,582
33,331
38,373
39, 926
40, 281
40,176
38,624
37, 713
36,624
34, 509
33,502
32,876
32, 355
32, 469
33, 386
33, 525
26,199
19, 607
19, 821
19,086
17,329
15,156
13,198
12, 994
12, 495
12, 530
12, 789
13, 297
14, 244
14, 798
15, 243
14, 965
4,642
4,477
4,298
4, 630
4,988
5,158
4,010
4,194
4,885
5,110
4, 374
3, 335
3.197
3,687
4.198
4, 697
4,964
5,086
4,795
4, 624
4, 402
4,926
4,761
4, 535
3,358
3,008
2,833
2,965
2,882
2,537
1,960
1,668
1,417
1,215
1,073
946
970
999
1,014
1,005
1,388
1,461
1,484
1,472
915
408
325
341
345
390
377
222
433
566
939
654
652
667
574
636
674
759
819
897
933
948
910
639
508
462
689
737
624
594
328
462
747
570
239
102
139
147
126
98
135
130
174
333
285
260
118
109
100
112
102
133
115
120
198
354
460
395
458
492
494
620
689
744
755
755
817
865
708
541
478
430
320
299
126
112
123
130
126
85
61
63
49
42
42
47
54
46
70
91
86
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located is shown below the name of the city.
B Data cover entire county in which the city is located.
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Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas *
Monthly. July 1933-Makch 1937
Period
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
BirminghamB
(Jefferson)
Mobile ■
(Mobile)
Montgom¬
ery » (Mont¬
gomery)
Phoenix ■
(Maricopa)
Fort Smith »
(Sebastian)
Little Rock »
(Pulaski)
Pine Bluff ■
(Jefferson)
Lo« Angeles •
(Los Angeles)
Oakland •
(Alameda i
Sacramento •
(Sacramento)
1933—Total 6 months. —
$1,006,457
$284,283
$289,909
$489, 329
$225,877
$887, 810
$67,189
$8, 970. 845
«■->. 369
$64,6-57
July
116,084
18,486
24, 727
73.517
43, 342
119,905
4,407
2,053,251
196, 115
12,886
August
104, 821
48,725
38,872
72, 936
27, 452
132,013
7, 245
2 091, 467
180,234
10,792
September
181, 794
56.489
48,384
75,090
31,426
146, ,532
8,009
1,545,540
157,587
7,283
October...
220, 371
52,314
56, 331
80,095
49, 795
183, 610
12,618
1, 429, 869
175. 415
9. 410
November
233, 640
64,912
68,920
112,016
37, 687
173,172
15, 549
1 2°2 117
186, 319
12.855
December.
149, 747
43,357
52, 675
75,669
36,175
132, 578
19,361
.558. 601
72,699
11,431
1934—Total
4,218,809
1,104, 615
776, 625
1,860,057
587, 212
1. 776,440
302,173
25,925,872
3,372,535
424,650
January
139,548
31, 534
39,474
70,439
38,234
129,546
33,003
760, 381
84,029
11,065
February
132,002
26,750
36, 734
84,732
28, 758
110,893
27.906
867, 467
78.688
8,681
March
186, ,542
41, 772
46,242
111,655
38, 237
133, 759
27,322
1, 155, 182
112, 468
7,363
April
276,129
64,999
51,852
141, 330
19,030
35, 614
7,088
1, 567, 933
166,699
8,461
May.
376, 699
95,167
67, 309
193,960
36,899
155, 792
18, 727
2,063,625
195, 624
9,906
June
388,203
100,655
51,073
189,585
42,703
135, 569
17, 712
2,459,330
245,569
12,931
July
382,705
122,190
73,252
157, 957
40, 974
148, 194
20. 442
2,760,030
281.743
24,086
August
534, 945
184, 679
111,708
181, 766
57,835
180, 691
27,200
3, 218, 327
373, 349
33,765
September
497,541
170,554
99,709
178, 745
75, 824
186,604
32, 981
2.748,317
340, 125
35,705
October
444,646
101, 444
84,141
167, 771
65, 766
186,580
27, 498
2,622,260
389, 128
51.627
November
458,083
84, 477
56,743
211,214
57, 972
176, 778
28,168
2, 954. 105
539, 549
74,738
December ...
401,766
80,394
58,388
164,903
84,980
196, 420
34,126
2,748,915
565,564
146. 322
1935—Total
4, 630, 769
970,020
688,856
1,914,506
.509, 194
1, 493, 842
319,904
48.881,091
8,269, 293
1,914,158
January..
496,439
106, 085
68,803
163,280
62,142
187, 510
37,315
4, 026. 826
793,287
213,891
February
412,170
82,614
58,709
118,788
44,008
171,812
40,439
3.826.636
699,234
185, 879
March
398,018
85, 721
65,038
199,722
70,819
126,267
32,406
3,861,139
690,673
198,594
April
446,315
88,253
72,168
183,134
56,073
151,975
32,985
4. 240,054
541,918
182,083
May
547, 619
120, 481
88, 252
184,627
48, 138
162, 696
36,378
4, 952, 504
835,196
228,816
June
437,227
102, 801
71,308
196,077
65, 347
147,853
39, 478
4,127, 274
725,397
170,305
July
462, 279
108,711
93, 507
190,063
60, 62.4
166,073
47,541
4, 472,963
713,308
159,577
August
571,672
124, 671
06, 750
182, 530
60,327
133, 336
27,670
5 047, 422
744,047
163,597
September
279,598
60,242
46, 671
196,092
31, 487
91, 570
10, 914
3, 718, 636
638,627
118, 210
October
338, 595
70, 450
41,425
175, 752
16, 204
84, 824
7,373
4, 506, 215
662,897
120,363
November
76, 857
14,001
4, 958
90, 812
3, 579
79,861
7,405
3,465.055
568,831
97,354
December
63,980
5,990
11, 201
33, 629
445
85
2,636,367
555,878
75,489
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January
February,
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January
February
March
99, 446
10, 491
16, 974
18, 846
1, 367
2,028
10, 576
249
1,584
12, 942
860
» -8
9,112
682
1, 180
7, 346
629
1,450
53
1,022
1,306
6,747
1,020
1, 600
4,800
991
1,707
4, 729
1,036
898
1,562
8, 265
1, 606
7, 916
852
1, 503
8,114
885
1,456
23,265
2, 766
3, 997
8,410
851
1,490
8,139
913
1,378
6, 716
1,002
1,129
(°)
(c)
(°)
(c)
(°)
1,744
2, 849
3, 897
3, 098
2, 235
(c)
(c^
(c)
695
640
744
884
2, 399
822
785
792
(c)
18, 864
12, 403
11, 150
10, 588
6, 058
(c)
(c)
(°)
955
893
1, 057
1,401
2, 843
1,017
825
1,001
(■)
146
2,093
2, 420
2, 242
1,048
(c)
$
800
800
1,170
2, 268
5, 423
1,735
2, 166
1,522
(°)
1,797, 115
1, 541, 169
1, 354, 600
1, 180,413
1,072, 022
I, 033, 880
968, 423
(c)
M
3, 720, 856
1, 201, 644
1, 273,419
1, 245, 793
(°)
709, 342
227, 622
229,869
251, 851
(°)
208, 462
58, 381
70, 422
79.659
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Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Period
1933—Total 6 months
July
August
September..
October..
November
December.
1934—Total
January
February
March
April...
May
June
July...
August.
September
October
November..
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
California—Continued
San Diego •
(San Diego)
$325,347
39,367
55,524
54,977
67,420
65,059
43,000
2, 418, 338
38,243
37, 736
49,482
83.064
139,022
166,039
185, 189
280,742
273,682
315, 478
425, 741
423,920
6,008,312
San Fran¬
cisco • (San
Francisco)
616,613
563,960
544,467
567,997
699,801
489, 542
604, 200
494,188
549, 727
453, 602
377, 870
146,356
$2, 476,987
513, 474
427,553
388,730
402,730
430,000
314,500
7,649, 749
277,900
280,047
400, 370
521,669
664, 248
718,835
70S, 692
819,481
734,924
697,272
985,852
840, 559
11,444,909
1,057,039
919, 728
967,121
980,179
1,107,154
1,024,081
939, 727
1, 167,082
869,809
972, 019
831, 443
608,929
Colorado
Denver ■
(Denver)
$1,038,121
151, 723
169,883
156,936
177,344
200,629
181, 607
4,399,984
68,574
147, 512
199, 294
324, 575
470, 339
428,831
428,667
454,502
493, 598
457, 473
458,203
468, 416
4, 835, 853
530, 636
490, 270
605, 493
520, 487
498, 074
500,706
439, 068
429, 687
314, 994
352, 467
166, 822
87, 169
Connecticut
Delaware
Bridgeport
(Fairfield)
$419,340
63,041
73,585
65,933
70, 246
84,932
81,603
1,824, 691
61, 955
61,600
74, 492
148,491
181, 637
146,873
156, 365
176,319
176, 437
197,093
222,733
241,696
2,326,274
275, 085
230, 361
235, 309
210,072
249, 388
201,016
191,368
220, 787
178, 246
187, 389
96,202
48,052
Hartford
(Hartford)
$544,607
92,084
92,066
89,897
90,162
97,756
82,642
1, 766, 434
66,394
69,473
78,041
158, 641
157, 882
155,046
155,999
151,626
157, 559
187, 372
192,035
238,366
2, 704, 722
234, 554
242,101
231,693
266, 269
247,607
250,228
281,674
221,456
239,422
202,807
159, 021
127,890
New Britain
(Hartford)
(°)
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$79,820
62,976
66,950
67,735
69,802
86, 520
86,872
88,534
991,006
106, 266
88,198
93,010
106, 492
92,808
87. 649
105,798
76,118
73, 540
84,042
55. 575
21,510
New Haven
(New Haven)
$361,806
64,556
58,191
53,964
62,318
66,276
56, 501
1,360,990
50,880
53,504
61, 745
145,927
166,016
109,707
lift 006
103,855
111,773
148, 288
140, 551
158,738
1,698,307
175,184
163,939
164, 222
187, 169
154, 620
152,275
168, 444
133,283
130,083
107, 428
90, 767
70, 913
Waterbury
(New Haven)
Wilmington ■
(New
Castle)
District of
Columbia
Washington
<"=)
$791,062
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(c)
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561.852
.16.705
39,333
38,077
38. W0
47,898
56,449
69,461
879,189
141,612
132,631
118 489
118 293
129,009
154,028
1,354,202
64,600
86, W7
92,867
106,836
90,556
79,477
89,326
66, 354
80.828
67.794
34. 492
19. 112
161,738
170.244
190.999
87,903
69,085
78,504
87,368
96,767
88 625
96,971
118 384
118 614
1,018371
108,570
136,063
87.856
78,343
89,636
88,882
92,537
81,996
74, 211
68 704
67,587
40,986
$1, 424, 5W
206, 130
260,292
241, 455
291,946
258,203
166,568
8328,843
121,195
239,742
423,587
663.233
673,068
658 253
528,135
637,450
560,214
648 952
584,924
5W.090
8978,145
697,948
630,196
668 629
618 299
621,642
498,011
552,522
448,086
384.971
390,682
262,208
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(c)
(°)
1,048,091
398,
443
779,119
202,419
626, 058
169,287
352, 894
1, 555, 860
January...
(°)
347, 483
75, 074
40,
389
96, 092
14, 677
58, 952
17, 824
49, 591
276, 024
February
(c)
292, 690
95, 943
42,
517
99,127
13, 603
61, 896
17,461
60, 966
300, 709
March
(c)
281, 031
96, 142
41,
994
79, 824
15, 200
70, 509
16, 019
65, 202
212, 965
April
(c)
306, 004
94, 034
35,
421
72, 428
14, 517
58, 946
16, 581
37, 797
87, 067
May .
(c)
285, 872
91, 149
35,
102
63, 861
13, 329
50, 069
13, 843
30, 348
99, 546
June . _ ...
(c)
255, 239
79, 522
29,
234
47, 591
14,965
50, 923
12,346
8, 275
152,222
July
(c)
238, 690
65, 716
33,
868
49, 256
16,125
44, 685
12,263
13,478
37, 892
August
(c)
(c)
77, 753
28,
304
49, 339
12,247
44, 566
11, 585
13, 873
74,904
September
(c)
(c)
76, 783
28,
113
52, 526
18, 058
45, 370
13, 030
16,178
69, 843
October.
(c)
(c)
108, 981
31,
154
52, 771
18, 570
48, 446
12,231
15, 535
74, 510
November
h
(c)
82, 719
24,
644
54, 857
23, 528
43, 669
12, 206
17, 676
83, 616
December..
(°)
(°)
104, 275
27,
703
61, 447
27, 600
48, 027
13, 898
23,975
86, 562
r—Total 3 months
375,151
1,085, 184
337, 029
103,
144
175,442
44, 604
140, 439
39,177
130, 346
267, 263
January
114, 550
375, 845
102, 462
33,
793
59, 573
14, 725
45,074
13, 305
36,301
85,061
February
127,001
369,882
126,065
33,
441
55,142
13,029
44, 480
13,714
43,971
90,603
March
133,600
339, 457
108,502
35,
910
60. 727
16, 850
50,885
12,158
50,074
91,599
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Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Period
1933—Total 6 months..
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
1934—Total.
January..
February.
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September.
October
November
December..
1935—Total.
January..
February.
March...
April
May
June.
July .
August
September.
October
November.
December..
Jackson¬
ville ■
(Duval)
$683,714
72,666
90,976
149, 941
170,790
184, 758
14,583
1,595,847
19,140
27, 776
107,297
222,002
117,370
139,836
163.303
171,955
140,349
172.256
150,490
164,073
1,003,067
169,659
104,288
93,460
98,675
97, 515
88,594
56,206
65,181
86,656
70,529
59, 200
13, 104
Florida
Miami ■
(Dade)
$446,254
58,995
70,766
102,123
107,175
101,185
6,010
830,297
4,464
1,665
30,058
94, 582
71,006
73,824
118,916
80,835
88,692
101,348
76,247
88,660
(»)
81,513
33,280
21,745
22,058
8
24,663
33,411
30, 851
26, 750
27, 200
4, 298
St. Peters¬
burg »
(Pinellas)
$197,324
24, 286
35, 934
44,520
55,172
35,440
1,972
473, 102
7,893
2, 212
34, 439
80, 160
41,215
44, 718
54, 573
59, 377
38, 752
40, 909
35, 407
33, 381
291,172
34, 737
24.413
31,085
30, 289
35, 039
31,283
23, 602
24, 474
20, 473
18, 345
0,900
3, 200
Tampa B
(Hills¬
borough)
$648,818
00, 773
72,312
109, 500
165, 735
183, 470
50, 968
1,810,672
51,889
55, 634
198, 731
274, 006
117,491
182, 482
168,230
172, 586
148, 489
168, 376
134, 734
137, 964
959,376
138. 509
84.941
88. 421
105, 420
100. 298
100,864
71, 350
82, 873
70,000
09,004
27, 044
7,986
Georgia
Idaho
Atlanta B
(Fulton)
$1,372.066
129, 422
144,308
164, 685
304,214
383, 551
245,880
4, 765, 071
269,220
294, 499
277, 820
372, 101
409, 188
436, 564
398.576
421,576
432,140
401.835
515, 407
470, 085
4, 603,300
517,504
474. 459
516,395
452, 647
490, 224
367,003
344. 417
443,043
345. 755
425, 253
131,209
95, 391
Augusta *
(Richmond)
$189,832
5, 217
6,900
43, 289
55,073
53, 561
25, 732
657,564
32, 301
21, 457
21.488
51,969
66,072
71,668
52. 739
53. 788
67. 396
87, 287
84,870
46, 529
530,884
60. 543
60. 973
69, 928
63. 981
63, 6i 7
52. 689
42,650
59, 262
23, 856
22, 967
7, 432
2,926
Savannah •
(Chatham)
Boise
(Ada)
$352, 372
(c)
Pocatello
(Bannock)
31,332
52,061
48, 724
94,116
114, 156
11,983
879, 112
21,303
22, 752
38.021
71, 376
103, 537
85, 992
85,809
80. 938
85, 664
95. 065
101,156
87,499
911.078
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(e)
(c)
(c)
(c)
$24, 794
41,511
16,261
15,874
30,024
32.781
37,358
51,246
66.729
391.926
93. S39
96, 059
98, 954
100,200
101,803
99,103
104.917
91,823
45. 930
53.053
25,041
356
63. 764
45. 159
49.166
34.035
30,652
22.780
25,378
40,807
21,234
25,220
24,514
9,217
Illinois
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$14,252
10,668
7,463
7,455
11.242
16.909
18.318
26.928
37.468
265.095
32,000
28 096
29,894
36.908
24.098
15.215
15,252
31,119
16,074
14. 941
13. 126
8,372
$24,230,675
3. 788. 521
3. 7 >8.464
4.077. 445
4. 375. 747
4.037.775
1201,723
53.240,707
2.820,833
2,664,277
3,794,772
4,013,115
4,582,961
4, 679, 276
4,335,499
5, 052, 290
4. 978, 724
4,966,573
5,191,178
6,161,209
63. 643, 416
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6,585.036
6. 177. 341
6,806,426
6,045,683
3,384,893
5,928,039
5,272,715
5,776. 686
4,845. 815
4.889. 466
4, 504, 602
3, 426, 714
1936—Total..-
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August..
September
October..
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
. January
February
March
_W
18,179
8
(°)
8, 495
5,131
4,183
4,181
4,807
5,401
3,880
3,938
15,636
(°)
8, 236
5, 923
6, 748
(°)
5, 481
5, 477
5, 771
5, 575
5, 532
5,593
5,047
15,152
_00
12,915
W
7,002
7,732
8,058
8,080
8,006
8, 787
6,137
6,276
14, 989
(°)
9,216
(<0
5,169
4, 409
4, 344
3, 582
4,136
4, 379
3,887
4, 250
11,866
639, 673
83,861
70,915
60, 507
49, 207
46, 473
44, 388
44,112
44,339
44,987
47, 631
51,611
51,642
105, 274
60,589
4,902
4, 959
4, 965
4, 931
5, 234
5,223
5,254
5, 331
5,131
4, 822
5,167
4,670
12,990
57,104
373
2,077
6,123
7, 375
6,758
5, 436
6,040
4,861
5,164
5, 111
4, 844
4, 942
10,935
(o)
(°)
4, 860
5,081
5, 695
4,992
5, 215
4,945
5, 481
4, 565
4, 943
3,813
3, 850
4, 203
45, 741
32, 256
27,277
4,267
4, 234
4,489
2,595
3, 460
4,880
(°)
(o)
h
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table X.—Amount oF Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Mabch 1937
Period
Illinois—Continued
Indiana
Iowa
Peoria »
(Peoria)
Rockford »
(Winnebago)
Springfield »
(Sangamon)
Evansville ■
(Vander¬
burgh)
Fort Wayne"
(Allen)
Gary «
(Lake)
Indian¬
apolis »
(Marion)
South
Bend ■
(St. Joseph)
Terre
Haute •
(Vigo)
Cedar
Rapids ■
(Linn)
—Total 6 months .
$106,391
$781, 581
$151,930
$404, 236
$528, 967
$752, 870
$859, 912
$484,979
$175, 345
$151,074
July
21, 598
134,908
27, 813
77,560
76, 691
144,192
119,
079
133,313
30,171
29,322
August...
19,429
120, 981
24, 760
63, 633
99, 533
115,560
121,
529
85,743
30,417
31,841
September
15,320
106,223
33, 570
62,153
86, 564
114,327
126,
766
80, 750
35,726
21,320
October
18,778
133,417
26, 853
68, 868
113, 335
149,806
169,
479
82,034
43,467
22,850
November
18,473
143, 632
22, 521
80, 235
108, 514
136, 933
186,
671
65. 608
26, 416
31,303
December
12,793
142, 420
16, 413
51, 787
44, 330
92,052
136,
388
37. 531
9,148
14.438
i—Total
649,101
2, 225, 947
729,683
1, 535, 881
1, 597, 126
2,808,290
4,490,
123
1, 244, 456
852,768
402,551
January
12, 410
123,855
20, 323
54, 632
43,043
84,820
123,
223
35,000
11,546
10,829
February
12, 954
134, 555
22, 968
58, 324
54, 978
90, 434
125,
537
48,379
14. 818
11,261
March
19,251
163, 297
30,042
67, 163
74, 044
108,293
179,
029
57,541
16.725
17,760
April
31,760
137,191
35,443
92, 499
124, 982
172, 560
278,
657
70. 342
32,729
28,051
May
43, 550
186, 645
49,878
143,385
154, 196
250, 492
400,
166
97, 786
68,272
33.258
June
68,364
216, 910
94,160
124,030
138, 106
229, 332
351,
955
100,926
84.324
37, 392
July
87, 204
183, 140
63, 512
133, 076
156,930
221,907
402,
068
96,943
74,287
36,911
August.-.
62,956
180, 161
68,043
149, 389
159, 571
285,703
431,
387
120, 775
98,346
38,604
September
72,309
204, 903
83, 760
146, 763
151, 724
275,507
492,
229
110, 700
97, 780
42,726
October
65, 135
212, 421
67, 602
201, 644
164,947
336, 664
569,
855
153.736
119,379
41, 947
November
80, 109
247, 964
87, 591
173, 782
185, 974
374,880
544,
649
171,524
122,646
47, 841
December
93,099
234, 905
106,361
191,194
188,631
377,698
591,
368
180,804
111,916
55,971
—Total
968,980
2, 361,493
1,039, 421
1,564,871
1,279,274
2, 761, 152
4,662,
489
1, 471. 178
973,673
538,537
January
96, 147
291, 188
110, 776
171, 689
188, 063
381, 902
623,
129
201, 175
130, 507
74,996
February
96, 608
281,611
103, 136
185, 162
162, 178
320, 668
587,
543
175,890
110, 323
62,984
March
106, 425
241,897
107, 467
184, 003
177, 823
343, 662
605,
335
179. 201
108, 797
61.128
April-.
89. 696
230, 551
105, 327
172, 778
152, 873
345, 635
524,
118
190,022
117,841
57,500
May
37, 558
162,069
59, 243
175,600
140,615
267, 629
486,
016
151.091
121,829
50,414
June.-
75,286
175,608
78, 839
165, 026
118, 470
260, 213
433,
177
132,331
103,600
43,047
July
74, 967
178,916
91, 336
120, 690
98, 632
216, 571
371,
771
118, 721
88,666
35,315
August
69, 287
176, 232
95, 453
98,012
83,260
189,010
286,
646
97,360
57,445
30,764
September -
70,311
147, 451
77, 372
97, 625
57, 910
136,804
227,
611
78,221
67, 321
31, 215
October
86, 204
187, 138
80,291
79, 013
40, 269
120,317
210,
107
71,651
32,304
37, 777
November.-
86, 127
170, 837
61,431
67, 381
29,448
82, 661
163,
322
39, 156
19,673
28,238
December
80, 364
117, 995
68, 750
47, 892
29,733
96,080
143,
714
36,359
15,367
25.159
1936—Total
January
February-..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September—
October
November.-.
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January,..'
February.
March.
603, 678
848, 509
377,087
301, 432
172,014
749, 624
1,387, 363
235, 538
143, 700
(°)
50,366
58, 393
52,858
43, 362
42,117
48, 3}4
85, 518
108,806
93, 827
75, 675
61, 795
57, 954
34, 535
42, 414
37, 434
27, 162
22, 512
19, 845
40, 059
34, 280
26, 627
24, 698
19,829
17,434
32, 589
28,070
20, 871
15,224
8,933
7,826
85,069
83, 759
73, 355
68, 268
54, 552
49,260
156,244
148, 418
140,059
119, 617
104, 247
84, 714
28,064
27, 463
24, 430
21,090
13,981
13, 638
14,185
15, 077
11,262
11,258
9,940
9, 347
(o)
Vc)
(°)
34, 644
33,910
33,100
32, 337
32,936
41,351
59, 267
53, 664
64, 720
67, 296
65, 633
64, 354
28, 996
25, 905
33, 277
33, 515
34,065
37,427
16, 732
17,056
21, 965
28, 465
26, 282
28,005
7,030
7,104
8, 947
10, 614
12, 531
12,275
48,100
49,009
54,165
60, 374
60, 048
63, 665
87. 812
88, 608
94, 739
115, 216
115, 055
132, 634
14,130
16, 334
16,159
17, 445
18, 738
24,066
10,114
10,604
14,308
14,682
12, 449
10,474
$
(c)
(c)
13,035
16,995
155,166
226,862
128, 638
80, 082
40, 488
195,169
431,158
83, 841
48,832
70, 582
50,224
54,401
50, 541
72,917
75, 510
78, 435
39, 785
41, 494
47, 359
27,967
27,149
24, 966
13,027
13, 275
14,186
65,423
65,045
64, 701
137, 585
143, 329
150, 244
26,156
27, 876
29,809
16,186
16, 847
15, 799
22, 433
24, 402
23, 747
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas*—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Mabch 1937
to
o
to
Period
Iowa—Continued
Davenport1
(Scott)
Des Moines»
(Polk)
Sioux City »
(Woodbury)
Kansas
Kansas City
(Wyandotte)
Topeka
(Shawnee)
Wichita
(Sedgwick)
Kentucky
Covington 1
(Kenton)
Louisville
(Jefferson)
T/midamt
New Orleans*
(Orleans)
Shreveport*
(Caddo)
55
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51
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1933—Total 6 months.
July...
August
September
October
November
December
1934—Total....
January..
February
March.
April
May
June...
July
August...
September
October
November...
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December.
$231,012
38,392
35.884
41.698
45.438
48.288
21,312
681.203
15,697
19,240
29,176
45,383
' 65. 615
59.182
72,336
69,793
71.673
85,562
70.559
76,987
608,070
83,750
76,878
72,156
63,695
54,800
45,668
40,812
37,092
36, 749
40,533
30,999
25,938
$491,887
$258,433
(«)
(°)
C)
$160, 372
$284,068
$1,968,637
69,882
74,284
93,005
108,950
103,600
42.176
1,678,618
42,788
45,125
71,112
131,394
139, 732
133,172
168,594
169,907
180. 883
174. 169
182. 161
239, 581
2, 105, 774
225, 032
217,598
209, 393
192, 327
176, 138
163, 486
161,326
1.58,043
161,435
169,669
162, 143
109,184
43,925
42,822
39,097
59,975
51, 785
20,829
477,717
a
a
<«)
(°)
(*)
(«)
(8)
a
a
(«>
25,796
18,436
12,550
21,691
42,097
39.802
398,689
35,765
51,216
41.700
57,708
59.162
38,517
837.662
361.431
406.531
405.428
419,275
294.885
81,087
4,990,265
27,911
17, 386
31,067
40.876
34. 471
35,235
38,280
38,536
37,920
47, 750
56, 241
72,044
787, 471
$76, 637
81,737
88,343
123,926
130,091
143,460
179,226
132,075
1,949,185
(°)
<»)
M
(«)
$51,331
42,773
45.901
69, 795
68,102
68,170
87,425
79,582
794,275
$76383
59,488
79.906
113,899
135,736
131,651
171,749
182,740
1,523,784
38. 281
48,228
32.004
18.035
25,608
20.401
27,338
28.957
32,233
38.595
45,842
43,167
408. 243
24,479
21.979
31.723
60.871
88.303
72.309
76 162
76.658
74,271
99,967
96 980
113,960
991.822
67,391
34.303
83.001
436 220
406 900
416 920
515,532
486 562
533,971
627,979
639,197
742,289
6353,774
87,849
85.057
85, 939
77,816
68,280
58,504
50,230
50, 591
52,951
67,490
64,437
38,324
207,067
179,007
182, 924
178, 105
209, 792
185,087
180,340
181.623
160,058
162, 486
85. 750
36 946
87, 511
83,743
78,102
72,075
82,178
62,543
79,503
58,460
65,677
37,886
17, 659
198,913
155,957
160,556
150, 841
156,001
106 143
100, 307
123,380
95,032
126,276
80,220
68,168
37.986
36, 511
43,370
42. 212
45,592
38,990
32,201
32,816
30,761
30,305
26.996
10,503
122,238
96 359
106 103
106 627
100,120
86 027
72.970
74.520
68, 549
66846
62.394
34,069
776 820
779,949
805.126
856 640
853.536
856 966
904.066
786928
766 918
610.852
286035
$157, 734
30,276
36557
31,315
31.630
22,681
6 375
302,824
26 859
6 737
11.124
42.401
33. 979
32.873
32.697
27.193
23.092
22.344
21.973
24,552
201.672
24,596
24,500
26 787
26 261
22,810
18.529
19,508
16635
14.131
7,111
2,736
66
1936—Total
January
February
March
April
May..
June-
July...
August
September..
October
November-
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January..
February
March
(«>
23,506
24,481
73,088
26, 738
24,557
21, 793
(°)
66,836
77,568
289,134
89, 595
98,352
101,187
C)
168,274
54,149
57,988
56,137
245,056
34,318
36,153
25,308
17,977
18,780
17, 720
18,460
15,378
12,616
14,415
15,798
18,133
71,303
21,453
23,647
26, 203
163,174
13,258
14, 747
12, 454
11,921
11, 892
12, 772
13,109
13, 349
14,351
15,003
14, 767
15, 551
80, 251
23,393
28,046
28,812
488,056
61, 358
60,320
41,942
40,761
29, 542
28,018
33, 775
30, 746
34, 521
42, 238
36,501
48,334
163, 415
57,480
51, 870
54,065
(•)
°)
M
C)
(<0
(")
(°)
(°)
3,000
(°)
C)
(°)
5,250
5.500
(«)
39,236
39, 454
35,680
21,060
19,590
20,209
20,729
(°)
(°)
(°)
17,991
25,847
40,957
18,904
6, 537
15, 516
(•)
68,954
78,913
62,128
71,889
97,658
M
8
(<0
8
35,718
117, 947
35,540
38,595
43,812
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on
next page)
Tabic X.—Amounf of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas4—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Makch 1937
Period
Maine
Bangor
(Penobscot)
Lewiston
(Androscog¬
gin)
Portland
(Cumber¬
land)
Maryland
Baltimore
Massacbusetts
Boston
(Suffolk)
Brockton
(Plymouth)
Cambridge
(Middlesex)
Fall River
(Bristol)
Lawrence
(Essex)
Lowell
(Middlesex)
"3
1933—Total 6 months.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August -
September
October
November
Docomber
(°)
(°)
(")
$8,711
13,163
9,986
12.768
13.322
13.102
16,663
18,96*
141,632
18,209
11,790
13,370
13,900
13,036
11,763
11,073
13,017
11,750
10,334
7,362
5, 939
C)
$13,366
15,833
18,806
19,986
22,131
25,382
25,417
27,327
278,716
27,634
22,403
23,396
25,969
26.027
22,869
23,510
26,791
23,949
22,409
17, 600
16, 158
(°)
$4,687, 712
$6,072,309
(«)
$393,017
$258,197
C)
(°)
(«)
616,117
781,476
710, 269
841,667
867, 394
870, 789
12,753,967
962,417
1,066,657
947,431
965,542
1,069,887
1,060,376
16,898,639
$77,079
82,203
70,345
77,601
56,983
59,054
77, 329
64,890
889, 933
874,081
886,976
1, 256, 771
1,251,906
1, 372,883
1,103, 423
1.002,322
982,941
1,035, .548
1,004, 298
986,064
996, 754
10,063,823
74.911
77,690
7a 176
70, 641
82,278
75,847
73. 416
97, 306
77, 605
82, 329
62, 743
36, 988
1,117,672
1,027,172
1,112,284
1.000,805
924, 766
726,539
811,850
846,370
092,262
722.476
635, 149
440, 472
903,391
860, 523
1,045,867
1,348,920
1,652,371
1,402,422
1,489,947
1,710,933
1,482,008
1.608,188
1,654,133
1,739,936
22, 724, 737
^33,259
34.869
35,738
65,562
41,757
44,290
44,897
72, 395
96,370
102,501
118,145
1, 185,944
2,090, 698
1,909,333
2,080, 281
2,092, 407
2, 380, 752
1,971,227
1,981,859
2,183,220
1,873,841
1, 782, 261
1, 413, 730
965. 125
120,183
120, 212
122, 786
113,406
124, 232
94,155
91,184
105. 455
80, 145
98,326
70, 989
44. 871
79,996
7a 389
7a 539
59,821
56,020
42,252
1,271,732
37,055
43,647
54,990
99,004
125, 595
117, 314
110,443
135,585
125, 7.80
119,064
151,209
152,046
1,906,058
170, 521
142,540
163,763
148.232
184. 194
167. 733
162,498
200.894
182,811
188,889
141,202
92,781
4A 672
41,743
39.813
42,354
4a 128
41.487
$276,961
49,886
42,173
45,292
45,288
5a 042
41.280
1,219,655
(»)
1, 410. 218
29,20
(=>
61,619
27, 962
$19,207
5a636
36 873
2a 426
54.431
44.891
69.148
83 932
139,069
101,550
119,799
52,943
99,331
113,186
69.329
102 538
123,321
141.071
122. i >.<7
141, 657
150.180
116 055
143. 709
1®, 719
129,635 1 146 809
186,520
131. 14*
172.788
182.878
12a 440
184. 331
i 267,389
1.3iai45
2,134,907
207,907
12a 784
200.067
isa is:
103826
183,378
17a 848
124 384
204.062
16a 816
12a 548
193 "16
214,967
13a 789
21 a 719
394.900
119, 317
187.866
2ia826
117,933
193 152
24a 050
12a 957
203 496
19a 836
109,601
179,224
m 203
109. 471
17a 755
154,499
79.882
129,117
94,380
34.653
68.353
1936—Total
(«)
(°)
<«)
1, 813, 583
6, 682,041
322,974
663,669
517,662
218,129
525,019
January ...
6,427
17, 430
31,836
269, 601
773, 342
32,309
63,818
66, 210
20,899
62,152
February
4,693
17, 451
29, 841
175,166
666, 309
32,476
104,556
54,867
21,538
63,312
March.
4, 636
16,236
36,388
215,181
700, 092
31,946
68, 518
55, 203
20,908
56,243
April
6,135
12, 410
34,196
195, 349
615, 730
26,282
65,604
43, 767
23,356
39,196
May .. ...
4,275
8, 640
28,427
166, 310
506, 656
22, 488
61,590
36,042
17,187
37, 532
June.
3, 362
6,772
24,054
76, 275
532,048
21, 626
40,046
35,936
13,009
44,715
July
3,394
5,792
23,936
95,950
520,186
23,919
42,637
36,181
16,010
47,084
August
2,483
6,911
21,915
93,928
477,301
23,996
50,155
34,137
13, 787
37,888
September __
3,115
6,911
22, 722
108, 541
486,018
24,658
38,395
37, 559
17,004
38,544
October..
2,842
7,341
23,940
129,915
439,157
26,886
41,407
40,038
20.705
34,396
November
3,073
7,568
25,711
130,154
444, 253
25,061
37, 819
36, 397
16,053
30, 555
December
(°)
(°)
(")
157, 213
520, 949
31,327
49,124
41,325
17,673
33,402
1937—Total 3 months
C)
(">)
(°)
559,517
1,506,491
95,740
170,048
118,095
56,377
106,992
January .
W
M
(»)
169, 609
478,600
34, 915
52,662
43,907
19,819
36, 864
February .
(°)
6,480
(°)
(»)
179,971
481,173
29,922
53,342
35,628
18,146
36,127
March ... ..
12,134
28,624
209,937
546, 718
30,903
64,044
38,560
18, 412
34,001
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table X.—Amount of Oblations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas1—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
Massachusetts—Continued
Michigan
Period
Lynn
Maiden
New Bed¬
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Newton
Somerville
Springfield
Worcester
Detroit»
Flint »
Grand
(Essex)
(Middlesex)
ford (Bristol)
(Middlesex)
(Middlesex)
(Hampden)
(Worcester)
(Wayne)
(Genesee)
(Kent)
1933—Total 6 months..
$412,412
<•>
$183, 577
(°)
$297, 247
$989,891
$879,191
$9, 593,121
$745,933
$L 12^. 121
July
78,784
O
34, 678
0
43,304
184,326
162, 605
1. 378. 997
12". 728
153.323
August
62,755
0
25,449
0
52, 186
197, 969
161, 578
1,515,564
97.818
14L 677
September
75, 507
o
27. 530
c
43, 711
166, 054
136, 113
1,432 779
85,682
143.
October
61,067
0
32, 823
o
40, 342
161,382
134,118
1.689,796
128, 178
239.447
November..
63, 991
o
36, 656
o
56,880
168,343
146, 288
2 209, 206
168,436
263.653
December
72,308
c
26, 441
c
54, 824
111,817
138, 489
1,366, 779
145.091
185, 924
1934—Total
1,574,454
C)
1,091,192
(°)
1, 177, 369
2,418,484
2, 687,014
2a 927. 719
1,388,402
3,101, 635
January
63,293
o
27, 768
<0
51,302
97, 232
85,005
959.256
76,093
155.955
February
57,605
K
0,856
25,147
»4, 619
51,820
82,231
78,379
797.483
61.308
144.761
M arch
61,303
37,851
29, 861
19, 602
53,980
100, 165
96, 237
895. 921
64.098
187.551
April
124, 725
47, 186
72, 376
45, 625
88,621
184,239
243, 628
1,192 884
66,618
223,253
May
170,684
63, 082
100,290
42, 511
91,013
224, 197
292,001
1,562 444
82 722
251.842
June ..
167, 872
56,912
94,045
35, 597
92,763
200, 405
259,928
1. 384. 198
68,066
220.848
July ..
154,937
62, 971
107, 065
33. 702
99, 453
208, 409
223,411
1. 654. 251
72 17-5
222,004
August ...
151,856
77, 871
126,252
41, 366
131, 100
259, 6,96
300,9-87
1.913,568
88.542
279.953
September
150. 161
62, 246
111,320
39, 924
119, 267
222,694
247, 123
2 0.56. 168
10a 296
266. 22S
October.
142, 542
67, 445
115, 922
42,927
127,374
252, 382
268, 532
2 703. 911
173.442
356 023
November.
164,390
86, 812
135,817
,53, 328
127, 981
280,363
289,066
3. 117.360
258,013
392.506
December
165,080
74, 623
146, 339
54, 558
142, 695
306. 471
302,717
2 69a 27 5
278,034
400.681
1935—Total
1.930, 4 57
1,116,219
1,800,338
010, 117
1,727, 660
3,387, 387
3, 774. 756
2a 755, 544
1,954. sv-
3, 568. 310
January
181, 732
99, 031
143, 635
58, 211
147, 870
329, 719
368, 321
2. 524. 001
304. 311
421.266
February
183,340
92,805
156, 656
55. 181
141, 599
315,051
314, 482
1, 934. 485
243, 510
371,210
M arch
191, 404
106, 100
158, 470
57, 842
157,712
327, 262
347, 683
1, 859. 091
223. 300
331,660
April
178, 961
102, 512
150,911
54, .532
160,808
308, 179
336,859
1,6*2. 141
195 215
318, 621
May
196, 490
114,077
191, 409
55, 936
173, 381
319. 021
360, 575
1,687,955
16S. 273
328, 717
June ..
161, 147
», 498
165, 430
49,235
158,887
270,060
322, 894
1,434,164
130, 5S2
288.910
July..
161,721
100, 486
166, 587
51, 764
158,014
276, 374
335, 117
1. 753. 683
15a 633
3ia251
August
179,800
109,957
187. 868
65, 530
180, 'ISO
297, 285
344. 952
2 017.013
145.972
314,055
September
108,460
92,070
138, 330
49,068
138, 339
248, 829
307, 448
1, SSI. 863
119.264
268,587
October
151,018
97, 521
161. 780
50, 807
141, 741
271, 178
307,314
1,948, 585
117, 052
306, 982
114,046
59,849
112, 398
42, 264
104, 4.56
237, 127
228,616
1.215. 887
91,653
214, 048
December
72, 332
32,223
58. 868
29,775
63, 590
187, 002
200, 495
843,676
65. 120
94, 203
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816, 704
331,326
392, 261
281,466
636,580
947,219
1, 532,468
(■)
(°)
(«)
January
63,516
34,186
34, 414
27,293
75,130
146, 443
181, 973
833, 592
68,818
101,071
February
64,356
30,494
31,463
28,909
61, 997
127, 649
167, 591
832, 322
73,129
106, 436
March
62, 766
30,088
32,160
29,227
51, 605
114,871
193, 575
898,658
82, 797
108, 532
April
42, 654
34, 484
32, 244
25, 443
53, 773
80,606
173, 300
801,310
80,444
91,833
May ...
44,332
26,165
32,817
20,972
50,106
60, 268
111, 192
699, 540
61,478
79,729
June
41,694
22, 488
33, 594
15,957
48,406
55,078
100,081
688, 597
53,888
63,419
July ... ... . .
30,896
26, 988
32,886
• 19,744
48, 640
59,360
104,321
713,083
52,933
59,336
August.
32, 868
22, 831
33,274
17,874
46,083
53,619
92,672
660,189
51,401
57,731
September
28,656
23,949
32,452
21,115
44, 996
53,626
102, 628
(")
(°)
(•)
October
33,109
26, 724
31,938
23,110
50,558
68,179
100,467
625,447
59,091
66.437
November...
33,540
22,779
30,324
22,071
40, 789
71,189
88,635
579,315
64,710
72,543
December
37,317
30,160
34,695
29,751
64,497
66,531
116,033
615,988
61,619
73,148
1937—Total 3 months
111, 189
91,354
98, 576
91,974
169, 468
243,811
354,010
1,654,606
488,957
254,924
January..
39,055
31,039
33,460
30,057
51,086
83,681
108,431
550, 565
129,679
86,798
February ..
37,919
30, 509
31,437
28,223
55, 598
76,651
116,756
529,193
254,652
87,748
March ..
34,215
29,806
33,678
33,694
62,784
83, 479
128,823
574,848
104,626
80,378
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas*—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-Marcii 1937
Michigan—
Continued
Minnesota
M ississippi
Missouri
Period
Pontiac*
(Oakland)
Saginaw*
(Saginaw)
Duluth*
(St. Louis)
Minneapolis
(Hennepin)
St. Paul"
(Ramsey)
Jackson*
(Hinds)
Meridian*
(Lauderdale)
Vicksburg*
(Warren)
Kansas City
(Jackson)
St. Louis
1933—Total 6 months.-
$993,846
$206,580
$581, 806
$1,848, 493
$1, 212, 159
$154,195
$144, 978
*71.744
<°)
S3, 157. 577
July
124, 193
25,548
113, 163
237, 832
162,650
18,388
11,843
8,200
<c)
522, 123
August
137. 326
23,605
91,903
282,069
166, 025
26, 711
15,215
8,150
M
652, 350
September
137,686
21,398
90,268
251,956
187, 392
19, 057
14,884
11,532
(°)
m 749
October.. ....
183, 529
30,022
96,904
279, 880
237, 882
28, 497
25,579
19,300
(c)
471.900
November
224,845
56, 494
116,454
476, 391
261,482
40, 662
37,036
17,016
(°)
564,886
December
186,267
49, 513
74,113
321, 365
196, 728
20,880
40,421
6,534
(«)
677,569
1934—Total
2, 426, 599
601, 761
2,247, 855
5, 776, 052
4, 739, 443
656, 357
538, 397
203,149
<«>
8. 713, 421
January
135, K47
45,036
62, 621
319,251
167, 570
42, 823
26, 163
12.413
o
410. 556
February
121, 171
40,555
62, 635
250, 275
187, 865
32, 100
24, 075
16,540
(<)
293,985
March.
149, 639
34,099
88, 538
288,960
219, 745
51,290
30,326
15,651
35a 263
April.
148, 718
37, 816
138, 897
329, 892
281,037
35,454
32,069
13,676
<«)
626,516
May
180, 259
45,946
151, 985
4,50,904
334, 147
51. 706
53,742
16,816
C)
699 426
June -
167,847
35,308
184,866
446, 274
345,026
53, 645
57, 052
17. 576
$181, 361
597. 546
July
176, 425
35,011
186,604
459, 368
345, 589
63,563
59, 573
IS, 862
192,585
752,719
August..
197,963
48, 398
215, 739
540,355
469,364
75,009
66,449
2ft 967
241, 367
893. 568
September
199,858
45, 820
221, 193
462, 787
423, 406
68, 305
55, 185
17.439
222,828
872, 238
October
253,680
58,852
252, 772
711, 793
532,548
68, 520
47, 172
14. 528
256, 943
931, 438
November.-
341,130
78,364
315,254
768,290
702, 046
58,556
44, 388
16,065
324, 751
1,130, 188
December. ...
354.062
96, 556
386, 751
747,903
731, 100
55, 326
42.203
22,616
299, 113
1, 146,978
1935—Total
2, 122.303
803, 172
3, 554, 576
7,752,314
6, 343, 363
588,981
461, 232
240,913
3, 565, 907
12,018.116
January
309,981
120. 157
411,308
804, 653
798. 053
74,311
51,007
24,382
387,790
1. 198, 857
February
247,070
91, 361
388,970
621, 830
664, 084
,50, 408
4a 720
20.040
299,832
1, 09S. 641
March.
217,513
86, 899
407, 815
668,502
679, 280
60, 211
47, 999
27,053
342,275
1. 217. 275
April.
184,945
81. 535
407, 678
637, 771
600, 528
40. 837
42,081
20.412
32a 393
1, 136, 65 7
Mav
168, 135
66,209
378, 192
698, 407
667, 238
63. 304
40, 762
25,942
335,599
1,033,354
June
141,629
59, 030
268, 862
563,900
544, 379
48,405
39, 469
19,583
292,807
977, 282
July
150,002
53, 825
283, 821
600, 794
502,641
51,230
38, 742
21.637
321, 703
95a 166
August
162, *07
51,281
196, 396
644, 789
495,611
51,566
42, 686
22, 6SS
245. 246
970,569
September
158, 569
48,085
232, 079
560, 295
393, 110
47,699
38,043
20. 181
232, 777
884.082
October.
175,258
54, 922
238, 355
725, 827
361, 255
40,415
39, 065
23,555
289, 288
920,477
November..
124,583
53,817
229, 051
661, 901
359, 758
28, 609
15, 572
8.496
266,850
892,974
December
81,811
30,051
111,450
651,645
277, 426
32,026
17,086
6,944
22a 347
729,782
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January
February
March
April
May___
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January,. _
1 February
March
(°)
78,167
94, 013
94,109
70, 121
47, 693
35,128
33, 216
33, 565
(<0
40,144
35, 830
48, 245
225, 797
6* 759
94, 297
67, 741
(•)
33, 876
37, 704
39,662
35, 423
30, 338
23, 291
20, 322
19, 624
(«)
23,030
27,880
32, 371
120, 410
36,466
49, 227
34, 717
1,038, 415
88,147
94,413
123, 978
107, 318
92, 360
74, 558
70, 069
65, 286
68, 325
71, 386
85, 069
97,506
348, 531
111,902
116,882
119, 747
4, 122, 947
468, 495
446, 222
466, 363
371, 157
271, 672
249, 023
246, 687
223, 544
261, 015
308, 725
342, 115
468, 929
1, 361, 228
435, 616
463, 458
462,154
2, 580, 100
269, 057
279, 698
237, 721
221,834
191, 936
163, 500
162, 523
175, 225
184, 944
212, 479
228, 663
252, 520
844, 809
293,048
288, 873
262, 888
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9, 929
1,831
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1,434
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12,170
645
194
134, 466
119,127
54,690
68,024
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3, 519
3,396
113, 724
10, 610
52,663
50, 451
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
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1933—Total 6 months.
July_
August
September.
October
November-
December..
1934—Total.
January..
February.
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September..
October
November..
December.
1935—Total
January..
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November..
Deoember..
Butte »
(Silver Bow)
$356,947
47,025
67,340
63,811
66,760
79,561
52,450
2,144,040
29,009
32,060
49,155
196,142
260,093
273,009
215,806
240,933
232,361
203,830
208,068
203,585
1,665, 291
234,102
211,800
12*. 588
148,271
157,583
135,285
138,700
130, 171
109, 846
103,317
125, 624
44,004
Great Falls 1
(Cascade)
$160,120
20,925
21,928
26,900
27,312
31,982
32,073
605,771
21,650
22,502
33,306
63,037
55,876
54,571
65,765
66,385
57,944
52,569
64,729
68,447
407,449
73,977
56,024
52.182
44,401
41,218
31.126
27, 460
21,818
20, 099
10.010
17, 332
6.742
Nebraska
Omaha 1
(Douglas)
$626,305
11,845
47, 769
67,881
97,759
163,684
137, 377
2,445,711
98,877
78,463
120, 691
179, 669
242, 712
174,162
166,271
227, 601
223. 091
269. 349
298, 764
366, 161
4, 370, 117
398, 995
362, 143
406, 397
408, 146
377,152
369, 872
367, 890
354, 626
332,054
417, 336
322.613
262,1)63
Nevada
• Reno ■
(Washoe)
$55,102
8,024
8, 646
6,829
10,658
12,770
8,175
436,772
5,672
6,073
8,927
12,395
36,833
41,474
36.091
62,949
57, 658
58,275
69, 594
60,831
642, 674
91,201
75, 371
70, 355
86,207
73,327
68, 700
53,848
61,043
45,460
31,719
9, 130
6, 233
New
Hampshire
Manchester*
(Hills¬
borough)
$299,625
37,877
38, 529
39,343
47, 361
62,018
74,497
1,084,620
61,453
68,229
72,024
98,233
100,907
75,132
70,996
82,764
101,560
113, 946
112,808
126, 578
1,810, 218
102,973
116.889
146,065
144, 355
170, 568
154. 949
153,022
134. 421
148, 122
179, 12(1
180, 592
180, 136
New Jersey
Bayonne
(Hudson)
(«)
(«)
$88,728
68,704
70,525
75,942
77,680
94, 131
98,298
101.933
1,069, 71!
94,337
96, 512
105, 526
98,735
83,202
88,921
95,401
96,480
95, 779
89, 490
72,307
53,021
Camden
(Camden)
(•)
(«>
(")
(•)
<°)
$155,607
165, 670
174,161
184,937
157,811
178,157
167,479
158.033
198,558
211,352
211, 625
2,801,874
Elizabeth
(Onion)
Jersey City
(Hudson)
(•)
n
i
o
o
$26,132
31.990
83. 68,8
67, 289
60,101
65,155
73,183
71,155
79,326
90,222 |
9ft 572
834.333
(•)
<•)
C)
(•)
$185,940
195,548
393,999
265,695
210,884
226,667
241,049
298,864
387. 753
400. 595
415,556
4,351,500
261,2.58
256. 079
264, 448
246,948
241,946
234.654
211,450
235, 351
215,813
217, 102
211.365
175, 367
85,281
87,843
88.295
76.047
73,341
W, 271
74,365
70,917
66,780
64,661
48,59s
28,938
392, 414
37S.330
399.699
361.060
356.468
354.300
363, 253
380. 762
387.984
442. 921
337,568
196, 741
Newark
(Essex)
o
ft
o
(•>
ft
o
(<0
$370,773
422 725
726,897
549,350
576.382
779,490
618,854
753,397
965,795
952 086
959,654
8, 562 594
2
>
r
850.060
854.384
866.326
751,804
706.440
667,647
687,298
682 964
672 917
679,830
639,004
503,920
CO
K>
CO
1936 -Total.
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months
January
February
March
(°)
(o)
8
C)
(°)
(°)
8
8
8
C)
(»)
(«)
(«)
(«)
(<0
(°)
(•)
See footnotes at end of table.
66,296
y 9,263
7,963
6, 765
5,961
4,173
6,044
4,007
3,830
3,974
4, 912
6,010
5,404
23,058
10, 257
7, 650
5,151
1,326,411
(°)
(°)
226,329
(°)
189, 752
149,801
136,444
108,100
98,139
102,540
30,858
37, 569
36,316
(?)
26,034
24, 743
146, 560
143,006
137,818
(•>
89,142
72,230
24,845
27,157
27, 383
22,880
16, 714
13,904
160,963
157,394
141,961
(°)
110, 268
108,637
87, 630
86, 223
86, 621
97, 722
87, 400
96, 039
26,143
27,440
29, 367
31,890
35, 584
41, 240
62, 342
59,283
58,166
58,196
71, 492
77, 998
15, 637
13, 281
13,882
16, 252
15, 659
18, 735
111, 619
114,121
110, 920
107, 714
109, 849
116,189
277, 015
133,386
255,151
52, 954
379, 931
97, 249
89, 377
90, 389
43,167
44, 464
45, 755
80,505
86, 755
87,891
17,423
16, 803
18, 728
123,740
123,961
132, 230
(Continued on next page)
Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas"—Continued
monthly, july 1933-march 1937
to
i—>
to
Period
1933—Total 6 months.
July
August
September.
October
November-
December
1934—Total.
January.
February.
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September.
October
November-
December..
1935—Total.
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July.
Aucust
September.
October
November..
December..
New Jersey—Continued
Paterson
(Passaic)
C)
$45,433
48.016
101,550
74, G04
70,553
04,349
109, 034
112, 567
149,083
170,286
175. 376
1,894,723
153, 521
146, 432
158,050
147, 511
148,980
154, 121
160, 43s
164, 410
155, 127
169, 121
175, 547
161, 402
Trenton
(Mercer)
(•)
New Mexico
Albuquer¬
que B (Ber¬
nalillo)
(°)
(<0
$65. 862
81,406
124,434
94,040
96. 605
112, 354
114.802
135,062
180, 525
159,631
192,004
1,966,992
$27, 075
2,640
3,837
3, 169
4, 354
7, 335
5, 740
350, 423
i'm. 019
173. 847
185, 661
17 4. 623
103.883
152,912
160,207
158, 270
159. 150
162, 337
156, 765
134,318
6,680
8,240
10,006
14,758
44,851
36, 755
40, 877
48,998
38, 196
29, 615
35, 160
36, 287
432, 109
53. 677
49,096
54, 934
40. 138
27, 349
32, 225
37, 405
48,057
35, 742
28,378
19, 630
5, 478
New York
Albany
(Albany)
Buffalo
(Erie)
New Rochelle
' (West¬
chester)
$410,563 | $4,751,316
58.064
71,856
72,348
84,167
88,331
35, 797
1.251, 333
32, 69?
27, 767
32,822
133,810
124,887
118, 706
116,325
115, 467
121,182
143,781
134, 111
149. 783
1.528, 368
161.796
155, 748
163,091
148.015
135,053
130, 174
138. 394
131,245
119, 878
111. 635
91,476
47, 264
712.206
807.718
747. 997
783. 521
883. 574
816,330
13, 118, 170
499,024
497,122
544, 182
1, 174,051
1,215,616
1.151,758
1,092, 476
1,222, 461
1,233,912
1.549,215
1,456, 019
1,482, 334
17, 234, 757
1, 70-1. 333
1,551,701
1.644,817
1,549,606
1,466, 445
1.340,945
1, 466,880
1, 473.750
1.385. 134
1. 485. 857
1. 274. 741
890. 518
(°)
(°)
$68, 431
63,533
67, 510
69, 975
50,770
1.136,258
40,902
49,ISO
59,144
91,926
101,513
101,177
111,468
109,163
106,700
115, 652
114,021
135,412
1, 396, 497
139,040
133,845
144, 505
134. 117
118.948
105.658
116,081
110,983
107, 259
113.259
98, 137
74, 665
New York
City
$37, 733, 794
6, 561,534
6,507,020
6.271.191
7.097, .587
7.205,283
4,091. 179
142,602, 293
Niagara Falls
(Niagara)
Rochester 1 8<S£ly
(Monroe)
(«)
$2,069, 889
4. 050, 217
5. 411.115
6,814.965
13, 405. 208
14. 195.062
13. 618.008
14.082,555
14,306,262
12, 978, 779
14, 439, 738
13,936, 405
14.763, 979
118, 006,337
15, 671, 221
14, 371, 281
15, 242, 307
15, 450, 681
15, 598, 230
14, 471, 631
16,184, 349
11. 153,448
9, 645, 236
7, 816, 948
5, 768, 343
6, 632. 662
lr-)
$75. 878
69.035
66 002
59. 676
38.663
1.360. 759
29,454
28, 571
30.829
125.383
152, 606
119, 569
122,655
142,353
124.375
140.940
162, 105
151.919
1.701. 258
173,913
155,806
168. 201
157, 146
145,617
131,024
139,276
142,785
131,565
147, 391
123, 111
85, 423
280 430
351257
362.875
401,539
313.031
6, 162,587
263,452
270.896
313,799
525,905
497, 758
577.668
551,642
597,300
538.043
591,909
703,433
73a 782
, 550, 457
765,001
681,385
711,408
633,454
65a 927
573,359
615, 459
598.977
566,849
681,896
623,044
448,698
a
'c)
re)
(')
(c)
(c)
(«)
(<n
re)
K')
$164. 949
132.688
131,583
158.468
140,087
158. 284
153.799
171,784
1, 549, 580
166,459
153, 525
149,609
141463
141,673
13a 919
119,244
12a 785
117,100
118,489
103, 745
83,569
1936—Total
09
09
102,727
318, 680
5, 589, 567
746, 314
90, 382,923
383,565
2, 945, 268
520.661
January .. .
104,006
100, 770
6,444
35, 936
595, 282
67, 244
6,914, 510
44,770
369,144
62,683
February
110,504
95,542
6,890
35,119
585,268
72,620
7, 520,158
37,343
325,531
61,778
March __
118,643
99, 486
8,699
39,059
615, 520
89, 557
7, 752,029
41, 695
310, 870
64,136
April
May.
(°)
(«)
12,412
29,507
595, 585
81,139
8,029,693
38,344
267, 927
60,693
61,303
31,658
11,129
24, 611
510, 316
68, 317
7, 719, 537
32,148
224,135
50,191
June
66,231
34,740
10,239
24, 241
445,036
65, 408
7, 512,022
29,420
200,403
44,474
July
69, 742
34,857
10,790
21, 631
385,734
60,800
7,469, 558
27,869
190,908
35,274
August
63,094
37,019
9,996
21, 243
353, 206
54,986
7, 451, 255
24,182
173,742
33,828
September __
62,004
35, 674
8,583
20. 014
360, 628
50,780
7, 519, 691
23,794
177, 752
31,401
October..
64,314
40.410
7,594
18.051
330,075
41,724
7,394, 412
25,444
207,585
22.092
November
59,874
49, 762
5,042
21,008
360,193
38, 745
7, 443, 917
25,058
224,993
22,401
December ..
71,803
57,008
5,009
28, 260
452, 724
54,994
7,656,141
33,488
272,278
31, 710
1937—Total 3 months..
198,169
196, 315
14,761
98, 336
1,605,060
191,468
22,000, 280
115,402
786,240
105,811
January..
66, 776
62,825
5,601
29,254
460, 637
57, 716
7, 322, 743
35,059
260,020
35,018
February
62,196
64,995
7,690
33,153
521,823
62,899
7, 307,161
39, 564
260,298
37,468
March
69,197
68,495
1,470
35,929
622,600
70,843
7,370,376
40, 779
265,922
33,325
See footnotes at end of tablei
(Continued on
next page)
Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1u33-M arch i937
New York—Continued
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Period
Syracuse
Utics
Yonkers
Asheville B
Charlotte B
Durham »
Greensboro ■
Wlnston-
Fargo »
Akron *
(Onondaga)
(Oneida)
Chester)
(Buncombe)
berg)
(Durham)
(Ouilford)
(Forsyth)
(Cass)
(Summit)
1933—Total 6 months
$1, 726, 518
$394,616
$1,092, 507
$156, 497
$245, 988
$82,646
$289, 108
$150,953
$41,492
CO
July...
317,298
61,649
195,061
23,011
61,657
20, 746
50, 873
30,120
7,088
00
August.
335,070
59,811
216,437
23, 175
41,905
14, 207
52,292
27. 100
9,687
(')
September . ...
288,519
67,028
195,107
25, 582
44,862
8, 792
43, 188
24,246
4.250
00
October
304,377
61,156
203,071
29, 697
44, 304
12, 419
49,088
28,993
5559
00
November ...
311,061
76,732
200, 359
29, 306
28,379
14, 174
51, 323
27,653
8,357
00
December
170,193
68,240
82,472
24, 126
24,881
12,308
36, 344
12,835
6,551
00
1934—Total -
3,696, 738
1.193,942
2,464,568
543,600
432, 087
239,186
766, 441
429,307
211,996
<•>
January
167, 859
43,790
68,612
28, 182
26,601
13,005
43,143
18,608
5 841
CO
February..
163,182
45, 971
81,254
28, 762
27,182
9,610
39, 984
21.227
8.697
00
March
179,956
58, 458
99, 182
42, 237
34,498
8,663
60,301
27, 381
13 847
CO
April..
343,386
108,468
225, 219
44, 450
37, 521
10,064
62, 573
34,257
22. 972
0) _
337, 470
114, 109
220, 243
42,314
30, 155
16, 484
64, 164
33.605
19,226
$235 579
June.. ...
312,640
114,409
237, 365
36, 099
32, >23
21,567
62,001
33,400
12 266
302 149
July
313,574
96.682
235,841
37,001
29, 294
30,477
61, 514
37. 566
12 407
292 308
August
339,036
98,809
254, 059
52, 402
45, 773
29, 747
67,808
4S.263
15 053
324,466
September
306,223
115,360
237, 884
47, 672
33, 728
18. 785
56. 482
39,604
15 375
365 576
October
369, 701
125, 754
267, 699
.50, 518
37, 405
17, 869
63,308
42.990
20.695
388,959
November
392,807
122, 548
262, 424
68, 770
52, 376
29, 391
94,965
47,061
30,012
381. 598
December
470, 904
149,584
274,186
65, 193
45,431
33, 524
90, 198
45.345
30,605
425 396
1935—Total
4,598,909
1,528,409
2,925, 504
636, 493
485,023
363, 848
760,500
507.314
394,252
2642 781
January
467, 661
151,985
290, 082
66, 070
54, 27S
33, 161
101,091
47, 752
45 263
449,304
February
434, 499
167,966
269, 471
43, 396
51, 980
26,383
76, 528
42. 142
45 600
324,066
March.
459,364
166,206
284,449
08, 501
47, 051
39, 91!
76, 812
61,238
51, 912
381,791
April
421, 278
150,619
267,011
57, 054
47, 395
48, 920
78, 792
57,695
45 247
312,829
May
407,444
145, 320
214, 025
06, 672
56,243
48, 479
86,527
56,757
40,874
391,794
June
362, 824
123,579
232, 174
58,906
39, 661
41. 396
66,008
45 360
27,729
361,638
July
382,034
121, 327
244,571
01,276
39, 388
41,577
77,637
48,279
25 847
355 517
August
371,930
117, 549
240, 376
40, 902
40, 742
27, 642
57,609
47,299
15 327
300.028
September
350, 568
104. 789
235,945
41,580,
40, 361
22. 208
60. 520
41,606
15 911
177. 202
381.081
119, 286
242,442
72, 323
32, 453
22, 0S1
49, 450
36,885
21,097
229,901
November
348, 322
92, 244
227, 200
49, 426
27, 895
11.030
25, 807
19,988
30, 280
212 082
December . .. ...
211,904
67, 559
111, 152
10, 382
7, 586
'1,030
3. 719
2,313
27, 165
141, 629
to
•o-
2
>
t-
oc
>
ac
-3
i
o
>
r1
to
K
►0
O
to
o
H
M
W
•*3
H
to
>
299, 971
153, 363
147, 913
197, 979
156, 444
94, 797
92, 336
84, 566
61,079
53, 919
68, 968
79, 591
109,016
342,163
115, 675
108, 861
117,627
1, 587,069
674, 284
999, 647
(°)
C)
(°)
C)
(')
186, 385
167,1S9
171, 339
151, 062
126, 607
111, 894
68, 748
72, 081
77, 312
69, 518
57,283
49,835
97, 806
105, 736
116, 095
102, 520
88, 227
80,-370
8
8
(o)
(°)
(°)
(c)
8
8
8
8
8
8
(°)
C)
C)
8
8
109, 010
102, 741
98, 969
101, 366
105,195
154, 712
47, 065
44,137
48, 257
45, 456
38, 926
55, 666
72,321
67, 068
73, 392
68, 054
58,927
69,131
c)
(4
(°)
C)
9,758
10,096
8
8
1,043
1,373
8
«
(»)
1,264
3,249
§
C)
8,755
8,516
8
(°)
<°)
924
852
513, 563
209, 995
210, Oil
26, 718
2,969
5,811
25,661
2,908
170, 747
164, 977
177, 839
67, 264
69, 584
73,147
71, 095
68,275
70, 641
9,416
9,615
7,687
1,047
969
953
1, 778
2,419
1,614
10,363
7,356
7,942
892
1,019
997
(Continued on next page)
Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933 March 1937
Period
Ohio -Continued
Oklahoma
Canton »
Cincinnati •
Cleveland •
Columbus *
Dayton »
Springfield ■
Toledo ■
Y oungstown
Oklahoma
/iia— _ /AVI.
Tulsa »
(Stark)
(Hamilton)
(Cuyahoga)
(Franklin)
(Montgom¬
ery)
(Clark)
(Lucas)
(Mahoning)
tity ■ (Okla¬
homa)
(Tulsa)
(•>
(0
(•)
(')
(")
(«)
(•)
(')
$709,780
$599.134
(•)
(•>
C)
O
0
°)
(«)
(•)
57. 313
82.957
(«)
(°)
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95.960
88,104
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172,678
118,362
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99.961
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148,366
97.919
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(•)
136 502
97,919
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1,054. 647
656 993
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23 003
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°)
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52,597
9,026
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113 671
73 609
$112,188
$633. 320
$1,388,169
$325,857
$223,316
$57,380
$482,777
$279,479
74, 769
61.388
123.810
603,412
1,234,391
293, 461
209,876
61.148
461,646
213.530
64.282
50,927
140, 813
629, 842
1.378,301
329,387
227,061
70,921
513,115
223.629
68.374
46 250
157,380
800,784
1,550, 427
357, 449
266,368
68.885
550,798
276.722
101 573
64.859
170, 470
763,930
1,604,569
339,137
267, 634
73,281
551, 159
»1. 359
143 067
74.641
179,962
772,926
1,755,370
3f
W, 835
291,656
80,155
482 976
308.777
119, 168
70,992
202,418
820,780
2,039,890
415,624
322. 757
82,301
577,235
380,427
138.916
106115
245,993
1,012,666
2 265, 473
451.756
426.685
94.227
658,627
438.688
97.997
83 086
1,674,252
10, 065. 638
23. 887. 093
4,
495. 994
3,614. 780
909,677
A 588, 545
3, 36s. 132
707. 900
583188
222. 206
983.584
2, 829, 973
510,682
404,918
108, 421
651,299
387,777
120,629
102,753
170.507
912,842
2, 000. 942
474,418
375, 092
108,785
555,371
337,344
66 124
59.371
186. 139
909, 776
2. 146.900
478,373
358, 365
85, 216
615, 796
331,692
51.251
39,850
130, 239
941,862
2, 069, 226
474, 198
340, 368
102.112
507,333
356,315
57.890
33 581
179, 775
1,031,544
2, 048. 402
401,576
355,229
100,006
604,154
313.532
82.048
56 685
170.793
1,013.620
2, 198,667
416.365
320, 320
94,613
481,121
312,850
101. 740
63 569
151,593
1.134,234
2 852, 807
419,562
389,353
93,097
526, 374
308,297
39,011
60,298
174,994
722, 777
1, 764 , 469
374. 517
262,560
63, 211
520,266
372,615
63 368
46 087
79,418
614.147
1.463, 778
219,410
180,838
48,837
348, 327
146 037
41,727
33 770
78,670
749, 824
1,511,239
292,005
201,607
47,014
393, 248
214,719
54,375
56 794
67,867
676. 187
1.689,787
287,312
307. 622
36,683
425,595
182,795
21,593
27,532
55,761
376, 241
1,320,904
149, 578
118,508
21,682
159, 601
104, 159
6 144
14,898
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1933—Total 6 months
July
August
September
" October
November
Deoember
1934—Total. ._
January.
February
March
April
May.
June
July...
August
September..
October
November
December
1935—Total.
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September
October..
November
December
1936—Total..
573,170
3,302, 755
9,143,930
1,447,426
1,089,915
276,467
1,827,449
792,298
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(«)
January.
52, 898
307, 444
947,721
134,856
121, 238
21,935
206,931
74,001
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February
61, 852
328, 594
1, 258, 653
138,137
115, 553
25,764
211,915
90, 765
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March ..
62,485
296, 371
964, 193
131,211
91, 821
25,686
192, 955
87, 757
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April
67,290
276, 792
810, 993
129, 614
82, 578
25, 769
154, 900
76,628
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May...
46, 573
267, 674
748,476
111, 686
79,335
21,797
126, 100
74, 375
c)
June
41,057
256, 215
663,031
111,433
69,003
18,271
109, 906
65, 807
(«)
July
38,483
243, 679
658, 509
109,778
70, 498
15,979
102,139
52,795
(c)
°)
August .
37,586
238,082
655, 577
100, 840
76, 451
20, 245
115,519
53,441
°)
September ..
40,112
263, 718
510,162
105, 650
81,443
23,013
133,451
52, 662
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October
40,046
265,140
556, 974
119,669
95, 639
23,827
149, 641
53,792
(«)
°)
November
41,003
277, 314
658,153
116,363
96,171
26,197
146,112
53,135
(«)
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December
53, 786
282,732
711,488
138,188
110,185
27,984
177, 980
57,140
(«)
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1937—Total 3 months
103,057
877,300
2, 364,567
456, 029
305, 654
88, 701
539,948
177,184
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(°)
January
59,624
294,787
718,961
146, 256
113,183
30, 274
202,749
59,542
(<0
(«)
February ...
54, 096
290,010
907,442
146,820
97, 733
30,223
180,648
55,247
(«)
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March ... __
49,337
292,503
738,164
162,953
94,738
28,204
156, 551
62, 395
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Table X—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
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Period
1933—Total 6 months.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1934—Total
January
February
March
April
May.
June.
July..
August
September..
October .
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July —
August
September.
October
November
December
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Portland B
(Multnomah)
Allentown ■
(Lehigh)
Altoona B
(Blair)
Bethlehem B
(Northamp¬
ton)
Chester ■
(Delaware)
Erie B (Erie)
Johnstown B
(Cambria)
Lancaster ■
(Lancaster)
Philadel¬
phia ■ (Phila¬
delphia)
Pittsburgh •
(Allegheny)
$1,096,838
$629, 756
$391,831
$560,258
$610,387
$491,282
$648,939
$308,374
$7,616, 335
r, '-37. 648
240,290
154, 602
124, 561
155, 590
200, 474
221,321
95, 368
107, 701
96,899
106, 374
104,609
118, 805
63,164
59, 764
74, 836
62,712
64,184
67, 171
73, 639
77, 548
85, 213
98, 624
112, 581
112,653
101,827
96,338
99,564
93,054
109, 472
110, 132
80,068
84, 405
68,792
80,542
98,997
78, 478
111,773
104,231
114,222
100, 464
98, 513
119,736
41,565
37,634
57,262
63,542
53,023
55.348
1.171, 23 5
1,233, 150
1. 236. 2*7
1.137.142
1.385.527
1,453,014
1.090.136
1.117,609
1, 185. 423
1,346,2.59
1,376,171
1, 421,960
4, 862, 544
1,813,260
1,063, 201
1, 793, 653
1,989, 679
1,579, 453
1, 869, 875
1.208,863
25, 398,089
23,098,314
216, 416
201, 324
256, 371
388,582
487, 493
404,625
110,147
98,917
99, 819
118, 149
171,022
133, 339
40, 030
48, 589
55, 455
85, 722
106, 370
74,377
117,317
109, 998
97, 759
152, 207
183,093
142, 281
92, 124
94, 427
122, 626
152, 504
189, 498
167, 274
74, 644
59,485
91,457
132, 518
155, 513
120,996
71,211
103.924
101,822
139,030
166, 8«2
146, 170
47,930
60.557
81,880
84, 719
112,017
101,680
1.54A 274
1,654.350
1,699.964
1. So©, 743
2. 355. 604
1,996.274
1,078, 288
1,750,268
1,553,866
1,852.065
2,185, 577
1,898,750
482,383
446,914
450,262
482,699
532,631
512,844
132, 822
182,508
142, 440
163, 522
220, 582
239, 993
77, 678
91,404
76,860
110,097
137, 260
158, 759
133, 972
136, 541
108, 469
150, 567
223,196
238, 263
152,499
176,580
145,411
183, 109
255, 055
258, 572
111,763
112,527
92,183
166,812
209,755
251,800
151,331
169, 629
132, 836
176,922
225, 149
284,969
93, 322
106, 882
84,139
120,428
147,794
167. 515
1.924,831
2.385,640
1. 744. 465
2.005.044
2,723.993
3,511,857
1.803, 978
1,964,606
1,699.263
2,102,676
2.4M.694
2,784,283
4,882, 171
2, 948, 122
), 822,013
2, 727. 453
2,715, 457
2, 784, 436
3, 284, 282
1. 775, 354
43,502,223
35,615,469
634, 287
564,130
519, 474
419, 693
625, 797
418,310
286, 890
329, 0C9
285, 697
286,806
258, 921
236, 394
184, 945
187, 733
152,040
180, 111
138, 791
138, 195
319, 334
349, 360
285, 182
292,486
235,269
207,000
318, SS2
302, 919
271, 339
272,866
245, 789
191,116
283, 923
311, 508
261, 875
280,015
245, 109
223,604
314, 121
260,714
285, 173
318, 473
298,976
307, 141
188. 740
199.098
189. 589
171, 538
157, 441
141,580
4,013, 497
3, 695, 532
3,846,695
4.105,153
4,081, 942
3.455,451
3,543,808
3, 516,955
3,245,208
3,378.839
3,313,988
2,862,958
406, 395
435, 393
331,613
274,294
257, 067
92, 718
267, 652
233, 620
204,613
239, 766
169, 455
149, 249
163, 935
142,608
149, 323
173,231
131,981
78. 514
225,471
201,996
183, 941
206, 532
121, 346
99, 536
214, 251
203, 812
190, 372
220, 314
169, 588
114. 209
242, 136
188, 619
211,253
229, 144
169, 711
137, 539
304,046
291, 781
306, 681
291, 917
193, 005
112,254
155,493
138,172
132,917
136,286
93, 189
71.311
3, 710, 628
3, 576, 347
3,432,948
3, 639,138
3,099,583
2,845.309
3,062.572
2,913,917
2,695,949
2,717,309
2.357, 419
2,006.550
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1936—Total
894,068
1,018, 729
437,463
709, 881
408,201
1, 006,422
1,011,807
490, 954
24, 399, 460
12, 599,168
January _
94,410
119,832
58,458
103,882
71,088
130,411
100,937
70,499
2, 690, 095
1, 786,154
February
96, 263
120, 495
38,631
98, 572
65,148
114,409
78, 606
61,971
2,103.104
1,460,328
March.
97,320
130, 528
38,453
100,835
64,385
116,004
84, 526
65,920
2, 345,123
1,357,314
April
96,277
123, 246
27,003
73,453
42,629
100,852
77,093
51,441
2,097, 762
1,141, 368
May
77,144
105,610
29.828
58,902
28,380
86,021
72,851
42,971
1,949,094
980,925
June..
68,617
93,088
49, 476
57,084
24,529
88,815
88,966
42,090
1,997, 928
941,369
July
58,958
87,982
51,163
57,025
17,373
79, 398
110,032
37, 378
2,070, 537
953,558
August... .
54,583
62, 541
36, 707
43,876
21,000
67, 304
101, 215
29,812
1,818,017
817, 514
September.
50, 934
49,864
25,922
34, 358
17, 532
51, 156
88,183
21,526
1,873,150
803,918
October
53,953
39,844
28,566
25,680
17,389
55,158
66, 575
19, 736
1,837,989
790,509
November ..
63,165
38,038
25,473
25,542
17,399
50, 256
67,030
19,846
1, 697, 779
736,427
December
83,454
47,663
27,773
30,672
21,349
66,638
75, 794
27,764
1,918,882
829,784
1937—Total 3 months
327, 265
165,903
111, 557
122,832
85,474
219,443
211,033
103, 302
5,938,440
2,490,723
January
103,924
53,419
32, 821
35,550
24, 746
79, 987
71,023
32,934
1,862,907
809,465
February
113,403
56, 272
36,898
41,909
28,027
72,040
68,014
34,116
1,904,673
811,501
March
109,938
56, 212
41, 838
45,173
32, 701
67,416
71,996
36, 252
2,170,860
869, 757
See footnotes at end of table
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Table X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Continued
Monthly, July 1933 March 1937
Period
1933—Total 6 months
Jul j-
August
September
October
November
Deoember
1934—Total
January
February
March.
April
May ...
June
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1935—Total
January
February
March
April
May.
June
July
August ...
September
October
November
December
Pennsylvania—Continued
Rhode Island
Reading»
(Berks)
31,120.107
188,636
228.592
182,360
172.416
172,917
175.186
2,248.497
151, 581
140.945
140,436
179.353
244,015
187.664
176.173
206.669
142.829
182.772
247, 476
248,584
2,977,230
305,324
319. 489
265,134
296.090
284, 161
241.518
257, 187
223, 691
218, 131
244,551
177,906
144.048
Scranton ■
(Lacka¬
wanna)
Si, 437.992
Sharon ■
(Mercer)
Wilkes-
Barre "
(Luteme)
Pawtucket
(Providence)
Providence
(Providence)
4. 530,896
185,900
215.048
206,002
387. 767
493,459
405,767
417,180
441,740
374.049
424, 890
488,154
490.940
8,578,037
603, 265
559,961
500,254
663,639
595, 237
554, 471
634, 325
584. 878
567,300
581,472
439, 672
293,563
S498, 131
71,569
72,292
85,920
90,689
95, 792
81,869
1. 142,919
45. 348
42,553
55,009
92,496
125,198
91,494
85,652
98, 359
79, 495
103, 598
162,568
161, 151
1,616,550
174,100
168, 475
142,37K
156,616
150,220
137,971
181, 289
128.482
129, 454
141,115
82, 121
46,449
$2, 158,266
372, 554
378, 796
438,722
276,839
344, 879
346,476
5,712,297
354,285
323, 427
324,414
381,502
513,597
448,306
457, 547
555,992
498,934
592,284
576, 333
685, 676
10,163,050
901,279
770, 198
879, 424
1,029, 029
1.093, 308
880, 614
971,640
879, 767
934, 448
886, 642
674, 669
352, 032
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(°)
$66,891
52,854
56,249
65,203
59, 257
65,443
68,509
73.840
784,576
88,026
71,870
74,331
69,642
75,958
62, 147
64, 537
78,435
62. 019
74, 292
47, 107
16, 212
$770,488
175,010
165,903
145,804
146,273
104, 393
33.105
2,361,090
54,855
56,931
75,198
196.109
228,908
215,764
201,211
254,870
230.964
235,769
341,281
269,230
3. 257,095
360,928
313,297
292,897
294, 241
328,023
259. 797
263, 202
317, 282
264,915
301.118
170, 456
92,939 I
South Carolina
Charleston •
(Charleston)
$397,185
55.757
68.093
86,833
101.607
69.857
15.038
791.544
21,839
2a 312
23,102
81.827
109, 748
83.553
75,660
70,877
75,790
92,352
67,974
68,510
518, 529
Columbia •
(Richland)
Greenville ■
(Greenville)
$283,540
I
$264, *22
Spartan¬
burg" (Spar¬
tanburg)
$301,129
39.930
49.058
64. 147
73,158 ]
59.514
7,733
532,455
35.506
43 671 |
46. 632 |
70.086
56*79
12,048 ;
530,803 |
9,233
la 256
14.086
45.067
68.215
42,187
54,670
50.871
57,830
76.028
58.912
45.100
333.380
15,204
15032
19.011
39.498
55.315
50. 116
44.528
45. 516
52. 901
67.277
73,536
52.869
280.902
62,505
53.430
45,091
45,439
62,772
56 687
55, 522
44, 015
33,902
33,033
19,434
6699
45,218
41,766
38.505
31,333
45.483
34,755
33,563
17,934
14,789
10.503
14.733
4.798
51,390
30,622
26 535
24.998
30, 857
29.999
24,765
16 299
13,383
15,949
12,531
3,574
46036
46 812
66 725
75,074
61,183
11.299
514.182
12 276
13.016
19.387
52.846
74 372
42 432
34,635
.51.586
62.560
76.380
40,310
34.382
277,009
35,254
26 738
35,939
3a 276
37,248
32 667
21,719
16 820
14.684
10,844
10,597
4,223
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January .
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January
February
March
841,114
2, 516, 646
351,315
4, 065, 822
109,487
95,008
104, 578
79. 919
69, 462
76, 419
251,921
212,013
222, 847
247, 993
248,307
252, 557
46, 471
41,891
41,832
37,838
37, 637
33, 274
306,309
272,145
272,056
330, 632
350, 547
399, 487
69, 799
55,169
47,032
37, 542
44, 290
52,409
248, 242
201, 801
167,905
153, 761
146,380
162,919
27,699
19, 212
16,388
14,332
16, 275
18,466
435, 344
392, 521
' 380,171
307,014
284, 676
334, 920
174,092
534, 751
72,996
1,097,075
53, 338
57, 556
63,198
160, 797
167, 784
206,170
22,736
25,248
25,012
340, 533
342, 976
413, 566
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(")
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106, 465
6, 432
9,389
9.953
10,166
10,389
10,749
11,352
11,701
7,873
5,689
5,814
(°)
(°)
1,116
186
1,081
(°)
22,360
27,088
1,757
1,651
1,213
1,976
1,222
1,840
1,661
2,111
2,486
2,428
1,933
2,514
2,015
2, 667
2,002
2, 470
2,054
2, 597
1,960
2, 372
2,082
2,220
1,975
2,242
(•)
(°)
2,115
2, 292
2,201
2,194
(°)
(°)
(«)
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5,424
5,154
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781
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Tabic X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 1 71 Major Urban Areas4—Continued
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
South
Dakota
Period
1933—Total 6 months
July
August
September-
October
November.
December..
1934—Total.
January...
February.
March ...
April
May .
June
July. _
August
September..
October
November..
December..
1935—Total
January..
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November .
Decern her.
Sioux
Falls ■
(Minnehaha)
$108,196
15.654
29, 062
32, 949
42, 753
32, 326
15. 452
529,079
18,608
19, 269
20, 954
34.003
48, 219
41.906
39, 877
47, 154
45,077
55,361
82. 249
76. 402
628, 175
Tennessee
Chatta¬
nooga »
(Hamilton)
78. 986
66. 848
65. 131
58. 403
67, 310
47. 566
39, 262
39, 029
42. 374
58, 676
16. 203
16. 394
$226, 426
33,945
35, 768
40,875
46,098
57. 859
11.881
1.040, 441
19,655
34, 211
83, 390
62,358
111,255
118,886
144, 152
159. 823
60. 320
70,000
81.524
94,867
1. 186. 903
105,456
131,113
134, 498
152, 107
117. 182
117. 564
82. 503
80, 234
71.904
61. 2(H)
73,661
29. 421
Knoxville B
(Knox )
$158, 437
27, 175
24,600
22,162
29,680
44, 198
10, 622
818, 563
22, 097
51,029
67,417
28,293
75, 583
97.112
121,656
104.696
64. 716
63. 322
57. 131
64,911
, 086, 183
106.324
150, 709
97, 833
120, 181
116, 390
110. 766
68, 141
89, 774
72, 580
69, 773
62, 512
21, 200
Memphis »
(Shelby)
$350, 857
64, 466
53, 480
63, 715
73, 975
77. 581
17,640
1, 280, 324
61,839
92, 512
118,107
59,962
108,088
133, 978
138, 808
173, 022
87, 124
83, 973
103, 199
125, 712
1, 732, 528
171,887
176,251
179, 873
191, 532
181, 136
189, 044
147, 716
142, 653
131, 465
118, 538
72, 092
30. 341
Nashville B
(Davidson)
$130, 454
22, 550
21,118
16, 710
20,998
25, 524
23,554
971,567
27,015
55, 829
57, 949
59, 114
102,881
109,003
120. 723
123, 798
53. .584
60. 856
91.084
109. 731
1.451.483
141. 963
150. 413
153. 211
162. 618
176. 824
171.715
127. 977
106. 594
96. 353
78, 791
57, 180
24,814
Texas
Austin ■
(Travis)
$203, 677
41,203
33,175
18,885
44, 979
52.954
12, 481
485, 704
4.956
12,021
20,836
53, 152
56. 679
45,285
57, 765
59, 015
64.021
31,536
40,450
39,988
304, 329
57, 289
38,215
26, 343
31, 440
33, 498
13,314
25,072
16, 745
16, 043
19. 493
16, 292
10, 585
Beaumont ■
(Jefferson)
$219,922
27,044
48, 657
34,472
34, 593
49,661
25,495
565,604
Dallas *
(Dallas)
El Paso ■
(El Paso)
Fort Worth ■
(Tarrant)
$829, 771
$271, 496
12, 590
17.475
22,002
40. 912
72, 076
52, 136
56. 167
66,969
55, 749
58. 549
49, 776
81,203
476, 459
60. 554
58. 583
46, 636
54, 107
50, 275
41, 295
38,919
29. 730
29,091
26, 705
23. 125
17, 439
158,812
148,484
93,917
101. 701
166,887
159, 970
1.827.701 I
32,241
48,425
43,153
55, 829
64, 135
27. 713
644,488
132,039
105,555
78.385
149,349
196, 506
127,320 I
157,412
175, 720
136, 151
173,679
193, 177
202,408
1. 365. 740
28, 733
33,965
32.384
46,516
74.
45,660
54,920
64.944 |
62, 174
63,088 I
59,486 |
78.530
662,021
235. 185
195, 796
121.077
123,079
152, 117
98,942
106. 587
98,226
53. 643
75,209
60, 8.15
45, 044
91,071
72,656
66,669
70,403
75,258
57,081
64,584
51,856
43. 764
28. 770
23, 144
16,765
$361,633
90,573
69. 942
32,783
S3. 752
69,490
45,093
1. 692, 716
33,182
55,928
85, 835
152. 684
100. 523
125.315
174, 907
165,661
164, 325
19a 499
233,880
209, 977
1. 70S 281
192,959
192,800
138,200
169. 475
187,202
145,301
153, 153
131.629
116,693
127. 108
87. 586
63, 175
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January
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September
October
November.
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January
February.
March.
142,876
10, 677
17, 657
32, 878
12, 612
9,020
8,731
8, 490
7, 493
8,616
8,569
8,277
9,855
36, 201
13, 666
12,134
10, 401
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45, 666
(■)
164, 996
58,086
289, 046
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7,008
10,677
25, 877
9,858
32, 921
o
7, 516
10, 209
14, 358
10, 134
35,277
0
7, 710
9, 753
16, 396
9,764
35, 484
c
7,801
9, 456
17,173
9,829
34, 907
0
5, 478
6, 575
11, 259
8,012
30,132
o
5,252
5, 442
11, 717
6,636
29, 463
o
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1, 002
7,298
740
13,123
c
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1,437
7, 750
770
18,986
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1, 359
6, 962
656
19,733
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1, 575
11,828
549
12, 003
0
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15,800
276
12, 043
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1,932
18, 578
862
14, 973
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7,152
59,877
1,657
40,086
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907
963
1,000
2,190
2, 601
2,361
17,001
18,188
24, 688
546
593
518
15,786
11, 619
12, 681
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San Antonio®
(Bexar)
Utah
Vermont
1933—Total 6 months
July
August..
September
October
November
December
1934-VTotal
January-
February
March
April.
Alay
June
July
August..
September
October
November..
December
1936—Total...
January
February
March.
April
May.
June
July
August
September
October.
November.
December
$10K 633
26,303
29,594
13,043
13,055
17, 859
8,779
235,341
4,412
11,376
14, 793
16. 678
24,271
23, 436
21. 185
24.708
22.564
23.963
23. 156
24, 799
241,766
26,110
23. 796
21.440
21,389
26, 116
20, 773
19,634 I
18.K32 1
15,906
17,016 j
18,259
12,484
Salt Lake
City »
(8alt Lake)
$796, 448
$695,269
130.153
144,616
149, 584
110, 477
183, 709
77,909
2,138,011
89. 802
91,794
73,460
117.258
188, 362
199,271
218,546
278,480
232, 771
203,506
227, 573
217,179
2,008. 670
83,304
105,316
85,264
130, 545
203,114
87, 726
1,985,909
259, 744
222,904
233, 149
200,979
223, 635
165, 116
155.383
128,600
108, 827
124, 394
103, 332
82, 607
48,096
99, 837
168,298
117,990
129, 839
159, 926
193,880
159,457
199,234
246,916
231,081
228, 365
2, 030, 611
264,852
231,903
200. 597
204.790
233. 171
181,763
184,962
113,926
101, 510
122, 711
117, 230
73. 207
$717, 737
Burlington
(Chittenden)
(•>
Rutland
(Rutland)
91,835
114,987
139,311
131.669
137, 750
102,185
2, 623, 883
110,400
107,666
136, 127
168, 735
238,831
210, 904
201,825
297, 287
270,065
299,644
322, 653
259, 746
2, 798, 322
319,155
300, 612
295, 161
278, 474
197, 062
235, 746
207,619
257,874
223, 374
208.412
197,024
77. 909
(°)
(•)
(°)
$7,628
13, 346
10. 422
11,676
12.109
11,676
13,736
21. 165
22,044
179. 117
C)
26,516
23,913
22,680
20,917
23,602
19, 178
13,653
6, 179
7, 496
7, 640
3, 244
4, 099
(•)
8
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$8,541
13,589
10. Ill
10, 901
13,837
11,801
14. 129
20, 751
20. 127
174, 110
Virginia
Washington
Norfolk
(Norfolk)
193,686
12, 291
18.040
13, 691
17. 599
16,024
16.041
494, 312
20, 361
21,412
30,966
21,802
32,665
36,228
40, 783
58, 467
39,936
58,837
61. 772 I
71,083
Richmond
(Henrico)
Roanoke
(Roanoke)
$185, 168
$58,366
39,982
33,487
40,377
30,041
27,635
13,646
547,979
12.836
10,742
6,560
9.446
10.970
7.815
27Z582
17,586
12, 220
43,258
41.293
45, 168
45,377
44.345
50. 243
4U 674
54.523
74, vM,
78.436
8,549
10,175
18 136 |
13.719 ;
21.040
23.276
23.060
24.747
22,440
30. 481
38124
38 823
1.012,029
942,126 | 442 695
27,074
22,606
20, 741
19,552
20,511
17,974
14,876
7, 774
6. 985
II. 309
4,032
4, 8711
73, 774
70,365
102, 683
108, 491
102,182
81,550
121,027
106, 618
87, 398
96,908
38, 823
22.310 I
90.207
90.136
84,252
83,198
87,717
86.037
88. 391
88.075
82. 022
81. 076
46,061
32, 954
42.989
35.671
45.050
5ft 303
51,875
38.256
42.433
45,537 |
35,840
3a 523
13,400
4,818
Seattle »
(Kiig)
*1.457,480
292.440
180. 475
199.174
23a 068
34a 377
202.955
3,447.303
in. 333
iSa 583
192.705
222.453
286. 134
324 315
332,198
39a 739
261.652
282.421
43Z361
38a 409
3.480, 721
424.774
313.158
337.000
33a 809
383.344
302. 268
301. 103
313, 997
211.328
242,019
158, 264
153,967
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January
February...
March
April
May
June
July.
August ■
September
October
November
December
1937—Total 3 months.
January
February
March
61,751
485,316
229, 594
506, 965
103,177
80,580
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(°)
(«>
10,406
7,261
7,509
7, 712
6,333
6,235
3,190
3,190
2,780
2,540
2,685
2,010
5,282
54,857
55,935
57,053
58, 587
49, 740
49, 982
29,350
25,196
26,286
26,228
26,384
25,720
60,701
38, 656
40, 658
44,287
46, 566
29,612
29,815
69,978
56,072
30, 935
33,476
27,271
27,152
28,520
30,933
35,519
45,833
54, 737
66,639
213,959
11,425
11, 242
9,403
7,806
16,118
6,805
4,110
6.641
6,763
5,904
7.642
9,318
24,802
11,085
12,229
10,108
7,207
4,863
6,761
3,999
4,414
4,699
4,529
5,789
5,897
18,437
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(»)
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(«)
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(«)
(«)
1,870
1,730
1,682
21,554
19,993
19,154
67,247
73,056
73,656
8,666
8,291
7,845
6,075
5,875
6,487
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Tabic X.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases in 171 Major Urban Areas'—Concluded
Monthly, July 1933-March 1937
to
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Period
1933—Total 6 months
July
August-
September
October
November
December
1934—Total..-
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November.
December
1935—Total.
January
February
March..
April.
May
June..
July
August.
September.
October
November
December
Washington—Continued
Spokane »
(Spokane)
$686, 060
143, 652
99,245
76, 648
113. 052
141, 705
111,758
,418, 641
122, 952
121, 102
130,928
116,639
109, 257
99,717
95, 742
102, 802
93,441
113,253
161,381
151,427
1,746, 463
189.869
158, 455
191,911
199,990
209, 647
138,264
134, 942
139, 432
78, 198
101,471
104, 238
102, 046
Tacoma ■
(Pierce)
$578,373
127,145
94,883
86, 247
88,055
122, 158
59,885
1, 616, 289
69,280
81,108
111. 183
116,668
159, 628
160, 952
159,038
175, 726
125,291
132, 924
168,306
156,185
1,882,466
172,717
145, 421
144,041
161, 747
177, 571
160, 729
172, 773
202,922
134, 606
150,840
147, 376
121. 723
West Virginia
Charleston »
(Kanawha)
$559, 550
103, 959
87, 821
120.290
100, 446
83, 727
63, 307
1. 243,070
53, 775
41,902
44, 364
48, 515
88,270
96, 621
107,499
124,006
145, 768
164,271
178,624
149, 455
,425,284
185, .508
130, 276
133,228
112,686
134, 254
120,004
119, 483
124, 331
94, 129
112, 560
92, 171
66, 654
Huntington D
(Cabell)
$465, 937
77,016
72, 230
82, 144
84, 354
91, 262
58,931
972,850
41,282
50, 873
49, 851
46, 712
87, 634
68, 019
79, 965
83, 701
97, 754
117,082
123, 669
126,308
1,304, 542
151,413
126, 662
131,400
133, 964
133, 959
105, 130
104, 768
109, 777
87, 273
110, 322
67, 922
41,952
Wheeling »
(Ohio)
$241, 243
46, 499
40,913
24, 425
51,723
53, 285
24, 398
529, 655
23, 432
18, 388
32,148
57, 555
49, 370
46, 675
40,255
41, 760
46, 579
51,874
54,803
66,816
608, 354
65,083
63, 330
63, 330
52, 668
55,418
42, 117
48,798
54,873
48, 660
42, 152
42, 151
29, 774
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Kenosha »
(Kenosha)
$490,043
87,906
9,8. 481
89, 673
72, 361
95, 552
46,070
1, 718, 445
100,080
52, 737
75,003
90, 797
115,198
113, 403
130,809
182, 277
199, 323
224, 913
227, 079
206, 826
1, 732, 660
212,087
174, 845
163. 702
159,650
160, 479
134, 295
139, 889
142, 802
118,111
141,957
120,803
04, 040
Madison 1
(Dane)
$445, 649
81,274
79, 087
77, 852
87, 141
90, 140
30,155
1, 315, 292
25, 367
53,825
73, 547
93, 420
109,196
111.702
119, 574
139,012
137, 078
153, 391
152, 902
146, 278
1, 458, 088
151, 955
149, 3.53
163, 160
154,299
149, 954
127, 326
124, 571
121, 543
85,706
90, 492
77, 365
62, 364
Milwaukee ■
(Milwaukee)
$3,178,456
Racine »
(Racine)
Casper » Cheyenne ■
(Natrona) (Laramie)
$551,061
$14,816
594, 152
576. 320
517, 390
553,314
.589. 817
347, 463
10, 803, 642
86.586
76,977
78,059
91,618
115,003
102.818
1.368,452
216, 271
323,256
430.969
561,373
762, 189
834,130
1,004,615
1, 26,5. 888
1. 302, 757
1.447, 932
1,362, 958
1,291.304
13, 296, 588
1.473, 774
1, 664, 978
1,335.309
1.202.004
1. 243, 164
1,069.319
1, 111,352
1, 170, 652
815. 253
960. 168
739,260
511.355
70. 419
84.009
106. 216
105. 191
88.278
76, 947
77.021
106.464
131. 078
171.190
176, 529
175, 110
1.463,498
2,789
2,243
2,218
2.740
2,937
1.889
177.337
1.498
2.445
3.096
17,070
14. 449
14. 741
13.915
14. 951
23, 1.50
31.021
22,825
18.174
178,055
172. 107
161.446
152,315
174.312
166.541
135. 743
102,856
97. 740
81.212
84, 755
79.364
55, 107
17.067
22.440
21, 668
19. 131
18. 136 i
15,229
14,460 i
13,918
12.826 |
11. 701
6,627
4,852 I
$4,091
484
589
882
638
810
114,137
776
962
1,770
7.569
14,408
8,922
7,786
7,928
8,997
17.863
17,561
19,595
145,091
17. 729
13, 861
18, 320
18,662
18,686
16,145
18, 422
8,920
6,179
4,613
1,700
1.854
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May
June
July
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November
December..
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February
March
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23, 661
25, 393
18,8 8
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20, 462
23,390
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21,849
24, 518
18,531
16, 422
14,089
16, 383
12, 962
16, 516
15, 500
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19,156
19, 320
14, 365
13, 372
13, 684
14, 607
10,905
15,183
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458,858
55,780
50, 233
44, 794
39,711
34, 170
33, 616
32, 688
32. 489
32, 462
33,040
34, 246
35,629
98, 770
34, 424
32,039
32, 307
54, 371
54, 792
49,427
39,147
28, 574
22, 545
20, 379
20, 149
20, 742
25, 938
28, 315
34, 306
120, 033
39, 460
40, 310
40, 263
4,152, 836
456,179
469, 884
453, 154
391, 474
298, 593
279, 095
275, 235
274, 067
263, 918
335,159
329,163
326, 915
1,105, 350
363, 204
370, 480
371, 666
370, 425
46,897
41, 466
34, 377
29, 844
23, 232
22,168
23,171
23, 553
25,103
25, 331
33,491
41, 792
100, 536
44, 866
34, 872
20,798
38,982
5, 321
6,899
4, 728
3,031
1,806
2,248
2, 335
1,659
1, 853
2,954
2,939
3,209
9,984
4,295
3, 375
2,314
13, 525
1,930
2,218
1,829
1,178
965
860
647
767
731
964
750
4,559
1, 166
1, 796
1.597
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Table XI.—Number of Relief Persons Employed under the Emergency Education Pro¬
gram, by State *—Continued
Monthly, October 1933-Decei4ber 1936
1934
State
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec,
1935
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Juno
United States and
territories
9,166
9,897
14,366
25,031
31, 856
35,031
40,444
42,938
44, 668
44, 132
41, 424
Continental United
States
9,166
9,663
14,177
24, 472
31, 281
34, 631
39,848
42, 424
44,118
Alabama...
Arizona
Arkansas __
California..
Colorado.
Connecticut
Delaware B.
District of Columbia.
Florida....
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois.
Indiana..
Iowa
Kansas..
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan...
Minnesota. .
Mississippi.
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire-
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York »»
North Carolina.
North Dakota. _
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania ..
Rhode Island...
South Carolina.
South Dakota..
Tennessee .
Texas
Utah
Vermont...
Virginia. _.
Washington
West Virginia-
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii B
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43, 588
40, 876
210
42
26
57
346
107
56
105
903
1
358
391
34
64
1,397
156
432
1,176
97
398
1,453 1,549
192 199
481
1,655
206
659
14
313
307
74
1,452
2
43
2
48
60
45
70
70
387
43
94
1,518
13
948
331
80
1,671
12
72
195
100
167
63
45
73
64
2, 453
398
118
53
12
21
141
21
65
422
M
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1,088
13
22
2
794
52
17
75
53
213
368
1,108
638
267
87
19
8
156
30
80
459
1,083
118
1,184
718
160
84
373
1,207
106
1,503
1,290
317
887
585
79
86
214
1,254
553
1,230
1,161
195
165
43
18
594
55
854
819
190
534
597
1,457
684
1,311
1,146
224
188
43
85
860
141
296
300
402
54
40
726
92
32
905
41
384
470
56
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82
177
90
407
2
454
29
258
12
410
84
121
234
436
31
770
31
267
379
129
204
31
348
1,265
117
6
331
18
625
35
13
189
952
38
1,108
439
536
414
104
1,139
78
905
1,821
191
34
765
402
696
237
36
559
1,335
56
1,572
646
324
1,054
114
1,248
246
1,010
2, 154
220
86
972
539
535
451
574
541
1,865
615
1,829
200
646
1,913
302
720
1,
191
665
2, 340
332
732
1,858
184
689
2,147
339
1,924
180
669
I,1
357
527
85
450
1,5
113
1, 591
1,427
385
3
875
904
228
555
743
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1,344
1,183
254
219
39
118
977
151
79
673
1,480
141
1,
1,651
417
48
940
1,285
318
582
1,745
685
1,344
1,186
276
244
31
131
1,250
172
82
696
1,629
161
1,
1,860
458
81
966
1,751
349
612
939
1,632
749
1,343
1,202
287
275
31
142
1,480
183
95
807
1, 748
151
1,745
1,645
476
197
1,120
1,895
360
611
1,000
1,632
714
1,343
1,249
279
357
24
136
1,480
200
102
822
1, 743
195
1,987
1, 590
486
307
1, 079
1,925
367
658
1,018
1,546
662
1,302
1,263
77
348
26
130
1,354
225
1,318
80
1,965
774
275
1,754
131
1,091
259
990
2, 420
237
99
1,036
502
562
767
71
400
1,262
105
2,223
834
432
2, 664
129
1,560
278
1,029
2,626
277
106
1,204
748
555
863
89
596
1,;
130
2, 300
860
489
3,058
141
1,218
266
1,488
2, 278
271
110
1,359
560
1,009
514
1,763
154
2, 436
872
509
3, 078
141
1,308
271
1,232
2, 617
255
102
1,528
935
545
1,083
109
550
M
148
2, 575
851
500
2, 634
143
1,276
236
1,371
2, 681
214
102
1,547
920
535
1,061
61
544
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
230 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XI. Number of Relief Persons Employed under the Emergency Education Pro¬
gram, by State A—Concluded
Montiiiy. OCTIIBKIl IBM DicriCMiiiCR 1036
1036
State
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
United States and territories
28, 544
31,961
26. 694
19,397
17,112
8,826
Continental United States
28, 285
31,579
25, 269
19, 397
16, 595
7, 867
Alabama
951
966
193
746
736
18
Arizona ......... ....
82
78
11
8
2
2
Arkansas
632
395
459
396
915
California
1,863
1,701
1,585
924
45
42
Colorado
260
320
370
123
283
2
Connecticut
179
276
235
1, 618
618
593
Delaware
District of Columbia
100
98
98
90
91
3
Florida .. .... ..... .
798
536
569
701
554
Georgia.
683
115
658
977
1, 114
200
Idaho
63
169
275
291
82
94
Illinois
1. 330
1, 661
1, 124
608
4
Indiana..
1,076
1,014
400
284
357
251
Iowa
377
442
348
353
356
326
Kansas
340
463
475
392
12
Kentucky.
868
843
1,498
1, 127
1,086
25
955
702
2,785
8
2
Maine
133
97
103
103
87
44
Maryland
373
296
272
250
294
331
563
886
84
634
778
Michigan.
848
574
24
23
19
15
294
703
13
12
22
Mississippi
1, 112
725
131
718
1,439
94
Missouri .
1,499
1,325
1,112
84
102
100
Montana
106
56
5
65
46
10
Nebraska
293
324
266
241
121
7
Nevada . ..
19
17
46
22
32
28
66
64
61
53
New Jersey
271
209
435
183
209
217
New Mexico
126
138
153
145
147
135
North Carolina
1,406
1,323
1,264
52
12
3
North Dakota
101
113
34
2
2
2
Ohio
1,934
2, 515
2,317
1,664
1,603
Oklahoma
721
673
632
756
760
23
Oregon —
136
172
374
318
269
6
Pennsylvania, -
1,766
1,882
1,593
1.079
30
29
Rhode Island
158
157
123
140
170
164
South Carolina.
558
1. 172
1, 190
1, 130
1. 130
726
South Dakota
304
315
207
242
228
228
Tennessee. --
760
719
945
1,098
1, 105
101
Texas -
1,870
4, 111
890
1,602
1,905
2,086
Utah
34
188
89
80
157
2
Vermont
101
84
52
55
62
74
Virginia
846
1,004
814
802
59
4
Washington
293
921
753
67
66
66
West Virginia
403
346
65
45
28
25
Wisconsin
684
653
174
107
107
50
Wyoming —
50
39
39
37
26
22
A1 oV.
259
382
335
517
959
• See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
» No emergency education program projects were conducted, but similar projects were operated under the
general relief program.
HA,SIC TABLES • 231
Table XII.—Number of Students Employed under the College Student Aid Program, by
State *
Monthly, December 1933-June 1935
State
1933
1934
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar;
April
May
June
United States and terri¬
tories
130
1,114
31,185
60,955
65,532
64,210
33,923
Continental United
States
130
1,114
31,185
60,955
65,532
64,210
33,923
1,010
161
1,133
350
1,110
342
685
5,049
879
239
1,067
324
582
5,018
859
243
17
349
3,388
445
225
4,839
861
176
Colorado.
669
70
307
643
1,341
383
3,902
1,648
1,551
1, 508
1,036
1, 204
437
615
1,149
2,467
2,211
915
1,920
373
1,148
75
205
881
159
5, 615
1,805
472
3, 653
1,765
750
4, 622
294
916
415
1,354
3,054
877
299
634
1,324
371
3, 928
1,612
1,524
1,493
1,028
1,192
324
577
1,108
2,429
2,126
900
1,858
366
1,153
60
210
852
168
5,370
1,805
513
3,619
1,721
933
4,452
243
916
370
1,354
1,857
1,238
484
1,416
1,348
868
1,977
97
218
66
418
552
685
340
635
1,291
387
3,911
1,660
1,543
1,483
1,046
1,182
421
591
513
2,330
2,050
898
1,914
369
1,148
93
176
668
123
5,538
1,805
602
3,489
1, 432
750
3,863
265
915
420
1,354
3, 050
955
2,731
1,006
649
396
204
270
157
395
619
2,033
1, 548
983
1,341
1,444
925
957
Kentucky
215
299
1,438
1,224
702
1,887
297
701
23
86
Michigan..
-
Minnesota.
130
1,114
468
289
447
New Hampshire
209
457
105
1,968
1,029
407
2,788
1,139
57
3,293
North Dakota.
265
2,778
1, 254
492
1,857
164
Ohio ... . ...
Oklahoma .
Oregon
Rhode Island
13
South Carolina.
South Dakota
291
1,332
2,741
434
215
737
1,463
Tennessee
Texas... ...
Utah
416
809
1,005
267
1,853
51
Virginia
1,733
1,348
868
1, 500
109
1,904
834
1,877
111
743
2,033
96
Wisconsin
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232 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XII, Number of Students Employed under the College Student Aid Program, by
State A—Concluded
Monttli.y, Dkckmmkii 1933 Junk 1936
Slate
1934 •
1935
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Deo.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
United Slates
and territories
69, 234
96, 743
100,108
100,478
102, 670
103,036
106,127
104,824
100,401
52,239
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United States
08, 943
96, 375
99, 734
100,096
102, 296
103, 254
104,740
104, 445
100,013
52,191
Alabama
1,380
1,581
1,394
1,410
1,416
1,412
1,410
1,401
1,015
245
Aritona
543
672
642
590
886
834
928
667
556
544
534
Arkansas...
856
896
891
922
925
919
912
321
California
5,860
7,973
8,051
7,969
8, 337
8,754
8,787
8, 758
8,113
5,099
Colorado
962
1,140
1,161
1,209
1,228
1,181
1,293
1,228
1,248
870
Connecticut
392
577
587
583
576
580
619
631
622
464
Delaware.
57
83
103
92
88
96
100
80
44
District of Columbia.
271
497
549
559
545
564
627
639
611
805
Florida
443
760
763
762
759
774
704
762
757
274
Georgia
1,445
2, 021
2,064
2,064
2, 148
2,136
2,168
2,146
2,250
1,282
Idaho
568
905
608
648
607
646
691
672
628
210
Illinois
3,899
5, 911
6,085
6, 274
6, 213
6, 349
6,481
6,358
4,914
3,902
Indiana
2,484
2,789
2,800
2,868
2,793
2,861
2,931
3,123
3,066
2,067
Iowa
2,006
2,380
2, 424
2,441
2,578
2,500
2,508
2,523
2,483
1,155
Kansas
1,991
2,055
2,068
2,071
2,097
2,094
2,098
2,077
2,039
451
Kentucky..
1,481
1,503
1,495
1,506
1,511
1.551
1, 544
1,534
1,487
265
I/oiiisiana
1,316
1.613
1,721
1,747
1,721
1,740
1,708
1,694
1,656
789
Maine
376
576
586
560
577
599
579
594
567
414
Maryland.
547
1,036
1,072
1,098
1, 104
1,129
1,157
1,124
1,082
362
Massachusetts...
1,135
3,052
3,655
3,659
3,663
3, 746
3,748
3,700
3,575
1,927
Michigan
2,270
3,282
3,358
3,455
3,414
3, 720
3,769
3,878
3,783
3,018
Minnesota
1,761
2,822
2,821
2,759
2,775
2,750
2,716
2,721
2.694
1,757
Mississippi
1,499
1,552
1,555
1,566
1,601
1,596
1,565
1,535
1,457
13
Missouri ..
1,945
2,573
2,686
2,695
2,680
2,663
2,658
2,740
2,757
764
Montana
317
602
589
608
626
630
622
630
618
314
Nebraska ... -
1,353
1,513
1,526
1,553
1,535
1,555
1,576
1,571
1,535
662
66
97
98
96
103
105
105
103
87
New Hamsphire -
183
330
368
385
493
390
430
465
376
216
New Jersey
933
1,456
1,451
1,452
1,423
1,409
1.469
1.506
1,451
1,008
249
258
245
268
261
268
261
259
260
New York
4,373
9,161
9,653
9,657
9, 615
10,105
10,944
10,780
10, 520
7,413
North Carolina—
2,263
2,678
2,693
2,843
2,772
2,705
2,678
2,673
2,567
764
North Dakota
430
742
750
758
758
770
810
769
759
617
Ohio -
3,297
4,963
5,124
5,139
6, 037
5,176
5,194
5,177
5,144
3,694
Oklahoma
2,382
2,463
2. 492
2, 492
2,555
2,457
2,498
2,499
2.450
5
627
1,105
1,151
1,196
1, 162
i, 178
1,193
1, 169
1,112
740
Pennsylvania
3,401
5,021
6,892
6, 183
7, 036
6, 319
6,304
6,313
6 116
3.254
Rhode Island
129
424
478
489
490
,504
513
513
519
286
8outh Carolina
1,101
1,386
1,377
1,406
1,384
1,404
1,360
1,368
1,331
305
South Dakota
503
521
520
530
519
519
521
521
511
177
1,173
1,688
1,727
1,690
1,761
1,783
1.852
1,788
1,777
950
3,843
4,391
4,403
4.514
4,517
4,613
4.595
4, 588
4. 581
572
1,385
1,821
1,738
1,728
1,735
1,778
1,681
1,666
9
332
370
401
530
544
395
389
381
2,143
353
265
Virginia
1,682
2,041
2,041
2,018
2, 083
2,148
2,129
1,887
390
776
1,791
1,770
1,772
1,773
1,793
1,768
1,802
1,761
1,449
1,077
1,155
1,170
1,161
1,177
1,225
1,211
1,217
1,181
662
2,422
2,454
2,756
2, 784
2,806
2,784
2,835
2,850
2,840
2,847
Wyoming -
87
295
291
329
263
261
302
287
274
91
4
9
11
U
12
12
11
12
12
48
Hawaii
73
133
143
148
143
134
137
135
138
238
Puerto Rico
214
220
220
221
219
236
239
232
• See notes beginning on page 121 tor description of data.
■ Program not In operation during July and August.
HA8JC TABLKN • 233
Table XIII.—Number of Cases Receiving Advances under the Rural Rehabilitation
Program, by State 4
Monthly, April 1934-June 1935
State
1934
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
8ept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
United States and
325
32,393
41,673
41,868
39,906
40,166
46,131
52, 466
68, 625
Continental United
325
32,393
41,573
5,941
41,868
39, 906
40,166
46,131
52, 466
68, 626
2,460
5,895
5,666
5,666
2,519
6,147
6
5,395
18,758
9
6,378
325
6,633
7,288
6,609
0,205
6,094
5,806
Colorado
4
2
District of Columbia
6
3,832
51
17
273
8
2,365
67
071
1,380
4
9
8
1,470
1,553
1,758
14
5
50
2,833
24
2
406
2
65
241
6
545
1,119
1,084
2,349
Kentucky.
Louisiana
8,634
9,300
11, 582
16
13,391
64
13,297
190
20,586
124
21,467
87
22,522
55
Maryland
Massachusetts.
11
1,313
57
3,453
2
Michigan
913
1,020
37
3,650
1,222
"3,"534"
1,402
21
3,579
3
Mississippi
3,817
3,830
3,741
Missouri..
Nebraska.
(»)
(»)
C)
00
(»)
51
14
11
13
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
20
10
4
74
120
75
16
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
14,522
14,130
11,068
37
5,530
481
4,688
320
5,028
496
3,996
120
3, 455
91
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island ...
South Carolina
174
11
338
20
397
22
358
23
366
25
471
25
719
25
1,175
25
South Dakota
Tennessee.
Texas
14
68
651
1, 756
2,679
3,978
2
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
92
4
23
33
11
1,264
55
11
854
72
19
1,353
8
61
41
1,471
29
Washington.
West Virginia
48
978
1,016
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
(Concluded on next page)
234 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
labia XIII. Number of Case* Receiving Advance* under fhe Rural Rehabilitatron
Program, by State *—Concluded
Monthly, April 1934-Junk 1938
State
1935
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Unit id States and territories
72,322
87, 388
172,967
209,957
205,649
203,838
Continental United States
72,238
87. 278
20,813
17
9,942
172, 862
21,817
48
17,372
209,830
206, 330
203,570
Alabama
10. 369
20
6, 238
18, 273
89
19,014
18,079
163
19,115
2
5,136
85
17,507
157
18,998
21
6,917
54
Aritona .
Ark ansas
California
Colorado
241
2
6,371
Connecticut
2
3
Delaware.
District of Columbia
Florida. ...
247
5,001
84
1,281
6, 978
31
684
284
16
3,910
10,017
45
2,350
437
73
39
6,226
12,276
117
1,276
796
266
326
33
20,744
23
5,503
12, 574
166
750
911
864
1,251
973
12,321
125
5,478
12,581
120
833
873
1,228
7,244
545
10.710
354
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
207
6
2,354
Iowa.
Kentucky
22,896
42
25,584
29
24,551
40
1,300
21
3,981
13
1,414
26
6,331
129
1,540
17. .509
8,978
21,061
10
68
25
1,898
21,725
10,711
19.944
1,507
664
22
3
101
8,783
2,014
16,439
12, 439
14,425
688
1,761
22
50
198
9, 698
65
6.781
16
2,164
8,948
60
313
2,179
10,642
12,360
6,500
649
2,377
21
113
228
9,120
97
6,874
33
2,344
8,210
58
373
8
12
2
15
16
16
128
1,052
4,485
2
2,381
2,437
6.122
2
2,721
4,852
Ohio
2,014
188
1,769
401
94
1,497
28
2,117
25
3,449
977
1,162
11,810
108
4,998
1.246
2,683
IS. 441
229
6,001
3,135
3.008
23.078
483
6,079
17,933
2.934
22939
594
1
3,057
463
1,183
1,481
1,108
4,844
8
7,648
16
Utah
36
65
1,597
24
37
140
1,629
46
285
277
67
15,289
1,311
375
279
16,114
174
2,528
434
756
11,632
2,176
84
80
105
127
319
268
* Sec notes beginning on page 121 (or description of data.
• Data not available.
MANIC TABLES • 235
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County 4
July 1934-June 1035
State and county
Continental United
States
18,551,005
Alabama..
Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour
Bibb..
Blount.
Bullock
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers. -
Cherokee-.
Chilton.-
Choctaw..
Clarke
Clay
Cleburne.
Coffee
Colbert-.
Conecuh.
Coosa
Covington
Crenshaw..
Cull man.
Dale
Dallas
De Kalb
Elmore
Escambia...
Etowah
Fayette.
Franklin.-.
Geneva
Greene..
Hale
Henry
Houston..
Jackson
Jefferson
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence-
Lee
Limestone....'
Lowndes.
Macon
Madison..
Marengo
Marion
Marshall
Mobile
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Randolph..
Russell
St. Clair
Shelby.
Sumter
Talladega...
Tallapoosa
Tuscaloosa.
Walker
Washington
Wilcox.
Winston
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
369,766
1,246
2,905
1.032
1,994
1, 743
977
I,329
12,159
1,097
541
1, 251
1, 698
2.033
1,003
653
1,914
2,695
1,229
327
2,229
877
1,803
1, 361
4,716
957
1,146
3,616
II, 456
629
2,463
1,553
16
1,565
1,292
2,218
2,469
108,494
451
5,061
800
1,257
1,626
757
161
6,481
1,613
1,328
1,775
26, 324
1,610
17, 873
3,011
1,683
932
1,408
1,238
3,333
1, 436
3, 385
594
3,110
1,404
5,982
14,345
1,782
1,758
721
>9,841
State and county
Arizona.
Apache
Cochise
Coconino. ..
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa...
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz.
Yavapai
Yuma
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
Arkansas.
Arkansas
Ashley.
Baxter
Benton...
Boone
Bradley
Calhoun
Carroll
Chicot
Clarke.
Clay —
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Conway
Craighead
Crawford
Crittenden
Cross
Dallas
Desha
Drew
Faulkner.
Franklin
Fulton
Garland
Grant
Greene
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Howard
Independence..
Izard
Jackson
Jefferson.
Johnson
Lafayette.
Lawrence
Lee
Lincoln
Little River...
Logan
Lonoke
Madison
Marion..
Miller
Mississippi
Monroe..
Montgomery -.
Nevada.
Newton
Ouachita
Average
number
92, 222
1, 850
9, 230
1,062
8,196
3,951
3,242
32, 516
892
2,643
12,808
3,327
3,271
6,692
1,797
746
350,490
2.747
2,022
3,115
4,831
2,316
3,300
1, 616
1,784
1,161
4,185
3,927
2,875
3,268
2,812
5,403
2,628
5,979
1, 972
2.227
3,124
1,152
2,950
5,357
4,772
2,209
5,676
2.748
4,113
3,405
4,909
2,525
4, 759
2,496
5,834
7.228
4,397
2,413
4,934
1, 729
1,569
1, 679
4, 452
2,888
2, 326
2,946
6,561
4, 355
2,564
1,797
2,955
2,090
4,039
State and county
Ark ansas—Continued
Perry
Phillips....
Pike...
Poinsett
Polk_.__
Pope
Prairie
Pulaski.
Randolph
St. Francis..
Saline
Scott
Searcy
Sebastian.
Sevier
Sharp
Stone..
Union
Van Buren
Washington
White
Woodruff..
Yell
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
California..
Alameda..
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras..
Colusa
Contra Costa...:.
Del Norte
Eldorado.
Fresno.-
Glenn
Humboldt..
Imperial..
Inyo.
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa...
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc.
Mono
Monterey
Napa..
Nevada
Orange..
Placer...
Plumas.
Riverside.
Sacramento.
San Benito
San Bernardino..
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo.
Sun Mateo
Santa Barbara...
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
(Continued on next page)
4 See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
236 • FINAL STATISTICAL 11UP0RT OF THE FERA
Table XIV. Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
JULY IOIM-JUNE !93r,
Stele end county
California Con.
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Colorado
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Baca
Bent
Boulder.
Chaffee.
Cheyenne
Clear Creek
Conejos
Costilla
Crowley
Custer
Delta
Denver
Dolores
Douglas
Eagle
Elbert
El Paso
Fremont.
Garfield
Gilpin
Grand.
Gunnison.
Hinsdale
Huerfano
Jackson
Jefferson
Kiowa
Kit Carson
Lake
La Plata...
Larimer
Las Animas
Linooln
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Moffat
Monteiuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Park
Phillips
Pitkin
Prowers
Pueblo
Rio Blanoo
Rio Grande
Routt
Saguache
Average
number
1,621
145
1,210
1,043
8,207
2,838
700
1,533
702
8, 820
1,817
8,380
1,380
1,299
7,919
229,305
5, 373
1,930
0,384
1,190
4,766
2, 128
8,772
2,289
918
466
2,726
2,310
3.132
565
1,382
50,795
474
373
221
1,525
11,169
2,813
1,041
207
84
545
73
0,912
152
4,302
1,511
8,069
684
3,253
7, 632
13, 526
1,515
2,593
3,651
11
831
1,676
1,181
3,029
6,611
285
491
044
262
6,792
14,484
493
1,563
899
1.133
State and oounty
Colorado- Continued,
San Juan
San Miguel
8edgwlok
Summit
Teller
Washington
Weld
Yuma
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Connecticut.
Fairfield
Hartford
Litchfield
Middlesex
New Haven...
New London.
Tolland
Windham
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Delaware..
Kent
New Castle
Sussex
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
District of Columbia.
Florida
Alachua
Baker
Bay and Gulf
Bradford
Brevard
Broward
Calhoun
Charlotte and
I,ee
Citrus
Clav
Collier and Dade.
Columbia and
Union
Dade (see Collier)
De Soto
Dixie, Ollcbrist,
and Levy
Duval
Escambia
Flagler and Volu-
Franklin..""!.!"!
Gadsden and
Liberty
Gilchrist (see
Dixie)....
Glades and Hen¬
dry
Gulf (see Bay)
Hamilton, Lafay¬
ette, and Su¬
wannee
Hardee
Avorago
numbor
227
297
848
145
407
1,910
18,008
8,102
8,994
179,935
45,929
52,350
7, 587
5,806
49.324
11,812
1,610
4,639
929
17,011
18,949
62
63.346
300,900
8,436
2,191
8,177
3,610
2,392
1,204
2,189
4 054
1, 611
1, 905
16,965
3,814
2,258
4,556
40,861
16,043
4. 546
713
3,974
734
7,100
2,724
State and county
Florida—Continued.
Hendry (see
Glades)
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Holmes
Indian River
Jackson
Jefferson
Lafayetee (see
Hamilton)
Lake
Lee (see Char¬
lotte)
Leon
Levy (see Dixie)..
Liberty (see
Gadsden)
Madison.
Manatee
Marion
Martin
Monroe
Nassau...
Okaloosa and
Walton..
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Santa Rosa
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Suwannee (see
Hamilton)
Taylor...
Union (see Co¬
lumbia)
Volusia (see
Flagler)
Wakulla
Walton (see Oka¬
loosa)
Washington
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Georgia.
Appling..
Atkinson.
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin..
Banks
Barrow...
Bartow
Ben Hill..
Berrien.. .
Bibb
Bleckley..
Brantley-.
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch...
Burke
(Continued on next page)
MANIC TABLES • 237
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
Jtu.Y 1934-JUNE 1035
State and county i parage
Georgia—Continued.
Butts - 669
Calhoun 910
Camden 522
Candler 1,217
Carroll... 1,628
Catoosa 606
Charlton 380
Chatham 16,163
Chattahoochee 615
Chattooga 1,839
Cherokee. 2,395
Clarke 1,384
Clay 401
Clayton.. 917
Clinch 475
Cobb 3,637
Coffee 1,353
Colquitt 1,971
Columbia 1,232
Cook 1,193
Coweta.. 1,971
Crawford 1,020
Crisp 739
Dade.. 1,131
Dawson 783
Decatur. 1,843
De Kalb 7,331
Dodge 2,188
Dooly 1,087
Dougherty.. 3,190
Douglas 1,227
Early 1,197
Echols 265
Effingham 1,335
Elbert 699
Emanuel 1,824
Evans. 910
Fannin 2,668
Fayette. 1,301
Floyd 4,729
Forsyth 1,394
Franklin 1,465
Fulton 78, 200
•Gilmer 1,158
Glascock 329
Glynn 1,722
Gordon 1,448
Grady... 1,720
Greene 1,094
Gwinnett 1,470
Habersham 2,255
Hall. 1,674
Hancock 1,088
Haralson 1,169
Harris 1,077
Hart... 1,140
Heard 752
Henry 811
Houston. 618
Irwin 578
Jackson 1,577
Jasper 454
Jeff Davis 1,139
Jefferson 1,395
Jenkins.. 1,018
Johnson 1,003
Jones. 515
Lamar 1,405
Lanier. 334
Laurens 1,716
Lee 543
Liberty 533
Lincoln 816
State and county
Georgia—Continued.
Long.
Lowndes
Lumpkin
McDuffle
Mcintosh...
Macon
Madison...
Marion..
Meriwether
Miller
Mitchell
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Murray...
Muscogee
Newton
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Paulding
Peach
Pickens
Pierce
Pike..
Poik
Pulaski
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
Richmond.
Rockdale
Schley
Screven
Seminole
Spalding
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
Taliaferro
Tattnall
Taylor
Telfair
Terrell..
. Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen...
Troup
Turner
Twiggs
Union
Upson.
Walker
Walton..
Ware
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
White
Whitfield
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson ...
Worth
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
382
2,138
593
678
330
1,076
1,379
1,079
2,489
1,105
1,344
1,387
1.071
1,204
864
9,103
1,333
991
913
442
1,389
1,206
695
736
2,468
827
658
265
979
811
14, 703
890
539
1,128
1,165
2,374
2,186
1,007
1, 296
1, 211
572
1,204
1,161
1,255
1,122
3,318
1,869
1.072
783
634
7,893
856
1,400
1,280
1,410
3, 456
1,109
2,486
871
2,176
948
814
845
1,158
2,805
840
946
1,224
1,867
39, 323
State and county
Idaho
Ada.
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia.
Clark
Clearwater..
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson.
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah...
Lemhi
Lewis.
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce.
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Hlinois
Adams
Alexander
Bond...
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll.
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark ...
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
De Kalb
De Witt
Douglas
Du Pace
(Continued on next page)
•JUS
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
Jui.v 1934-Junic 1936
St Bt<■ and county
Illinois Continued
I'driir
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey __
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall.
Knox
Lake
La Salle.
Lawrence
Lee
Livingston
Logan
McDonough
McHenry
McLean.
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion...
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery...
Morgan
Moultrie...
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
St. Clair
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell ..
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Average
number
3, 007
1, 600
1,918
4, 711
099
14,420
9, 322
2, 621
4. 184
1,340
1,713
3,043
2, 328
1,276
4,981
2.763
7.800
1, 130
5,808
1,658
2, 103
2,907
17,688
7, 078
966
8,560
12,630
14,654
2,618
2,317
3,738
2,987
4,310
2,483
11,784
15, 494
11,531
24,702
9,603
1,362
1,715
3, 510
1, 265
2, 382
700
7,413
5.096
1,407
2,125
13, 124
5,438
2,147
3,379
1,851
4, 479
1.097
3, 327
1,663
10, 735
35,972
0. 957
15,082
2. 047
1,937
4,073
1,272
3,812
5, 787
3,2M
16, 281
2,613
2, 183
1,347
3,094
1,952
3,967
Stair and county
Illinois—Continued,
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
Special programs
nnd stale-wide
projects
Indiana
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
De Kalb
Delaware
Dubois
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Fulton
Oibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison...
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Lake
La Porte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Newton
Noble
Ohio
Orange
Owen
Parke
Perry
Pike..
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
A verage
number
18,070
21,364
24,419
1,008
7,654
447,099
1, 190
21,058
2,634
1 045
1, 257
2,035
854
1,712
4,188
6.186
5,393
3,621
646
2, 473
1,010
1,060
2, 836
8.798
533
7. 593
2. 480
5.072
2.753
994
1,501
3,621
6,224
4,686
2,548
1,286
800
1,281
2,678
8,918
2,600
1,275
1,457
1,648
1,781
1.221
1,955
6,213
2,371
1,071
35,902
9,942
9, 864
7,383
71,424
2,732
1,081
3, 329
10,599
3.168
2,494
954
2.288
241
1,566
1,358
3,363
1.169
2,770
2,472
2,253
933
State and county
Indiana—Continued.
Putnam
Randolph .
Ripley .
Rush
St. Joseph
Scott
Shelby
Spencer
Starke
Steuben
Sullivan...
Switzerland
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Union
Vanderburg
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash
W arren
Warrick
Washington
Wayne
Wells
White
Whitley
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Iowa
Adair
Adams
Allamakee...
Appanoose...
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk.
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan...
Buena Vista.
Butler
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Cedar
Cerro Gordo.
Cherokee
Chickasaw...
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinton.
Crawford
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Des Moines..
Dickinson
Dubuque
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Grundy
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
(Continued on next page)
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Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
JULY 1934-JUNE 193S
State and county
Iowa—Continued.
Henry
Howard.
Humboldt
Ida
Iowa.—
Jackson...
jBSper
Jefferson.
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee
I.inn
Louisa
Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska.
Marion
Marshall
Mills
Mitchell..
Monona
Monroe
Montgomery
Muscatine.
O'Brien
Osceola
Page
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Polk
Pottawattamie...
Poweshiek
Ringgold
Sac.
Scott
Shelby.
Sioux...
Story
Tama
Taylor...
Union
Van Buren
Wapello
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Winnebago
Winneshiek _
Woodbury
Worth...
Wright
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Kansas
Allen
Anderson.
Atchison.
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Butler...
Chase
Chautauqua-
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Average
number
1.080
684
651
326
823
779
1,625
1,038
2,216
1,166
1,694
547
3,066
7, 579
932
2, 887
525
2,494
6,107
3,546
2,561
998
761
1,977
3,899
1,038
3,450
401
281
1,650
590
1,456
769
29,589
10,021
1,987
1,117
496
10, 060
742
1, 857
1,612
864
1,129
2,384
1,817
6,947
1,367
1,034
3, 324
4,661
709
1, 759
10, 450
472
1,683
3,272
297, 946
2,994
1, 367
2,632
1,308
1,543
3,173
2,332
3,705
883
1,622
9,705
1,065
State and county
Kansas—Continued.
Clark
Clay
Cloud
Coffey
Comanche
Cowley
Crawford
Decatur
Dickinson
Doniphan
Douglas.
Edwards...
Elk
Ellis
Ellsworth
Finney
Ford
Franklin
Geary
Gove
Graham.
Grant
Gray
Greeley
Greenwood.
Hamilton..
Harper
Harvey.
Haskell
Hodgeman..
Jackson
Jefferson...
Jewell
Johnson
Kearny
Kingman
Kiowa..
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Linn..
Logan
Lyon
McPherson
Marion
Marshall.
Meade
Miami
Mitchell.
Montgomery
Morris
Morton
Nemaha.
Neosho
Ness...
Norton
Osborne
Ottawa
Pawnee.
Phillips
Pottawatomie
Pratt
Rawlins
Reno
Republic
Rice
Riley
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Saline...
Scott
Sedgwick
Average
number
State and county
1,171
1,969
2,336
958
1,482
5,652
13,744
1, 621
2,320
910
2,472
2.009
910
2,850
1.010
2,554
3,242
1,949
1,879
657
3,134
360
1,777
698
2,576
910
1,414
1, 285
728
1,159
3,023
1, 750
2,387
2,372
865
1,593
1, 533
7,751
550
3,906
1.564
2,330
836
3,105
670
1,930
4,200
1,737
2, 324
1,702
9, 072
1,369
1,010
1,794
2,898
1, 134
2,871
1,367
2.565
1,889
839
2,237
2,383
1,679
1,376
6,067
2,046
831
3,053
2,150
1, 193
1,503
3, 838
838
21,895
Kansas—Continued.
Seward
Shawnee
Sheridan
Sherman
Smith.
Stafford
Stanton..
Stevens
Sumner
Thomas
Trego
Wabaunsee
Wallace
Washington
Wichita.
Wilson
Woodson
Wyandotte
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Kentucky
Adair
Allen....
Anderson
Ballard
Barren
Bath
Bell
Boone.
Bourbon
Boyd
Boyle
Bracken.
Breathitt
Breckinridge
Bullitt
Butler
Caldwell..
Calloway
Campbell
Carlisle >
Carroll
Carter
Casey
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crittenden
Cumberland
Daviess
Edmonson
Elliott
Estill
Fayette
Fleming
Floyd
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Garrard
Grant.
Graves..
Grayson
Green
Greenup
Hancock
Hardin
Harlan
Harrison
Hart
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240 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
JU1.Y 1934-Junk 1938
State and county
Kentucky—Con.
Henderson .
Henry .
Hickman
Hopkins
Jackson
Jefferson
Jessamine—
Johnson
Kenton
Knott.
Knox
Larue ...
Laurel
Lawrence
Lee
Leslie..-
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Livings ton...
Logan
Lyon
McCracken. .
McCreary.._
McLean
Madison
Magoffin
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Mason
Meade
Menifee -
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Muhlenberg.
Nelson
Nicholas
Ohio
Oldham
Owen
Owsley
Pendleton...
Perry .
Pike
Powell
Pulaski
Robertson...
Rockcastle..
Rowan
Russell
8cott
Shelby
Simpson
Spenoer
Taylor
Todd
Trigg
Trimble
Union
Warren
Washington.
Wayne
Webster
Whitley
Wolfe
Woodford
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
Average
number
6,188
2,830
1,231
7, 143
6,944
20,294
2, 160
8,301
9,735
8,025
8,802
1,471
7,236
5,137
4, 202
7,864
4,968
3,577
3,500
1,310
2,276
1,653
6,479
4,897
2,136
2,669
8,162
2.380
1,459
4,882
1.381
1,411
2,196
2,858
2,857
3,070
1,745
6,594
9,788
1,936
1,169
7,931
1,078
2,032
4, 067
1,376
10,055
12, 570
3,088
7, 787
616
4,209
4,432
4,109
1,348
953
1,250
1,161
2,216
1,333
1,014
1,756
3,442
4,058
1,830
5,444
3,984
10,949
4,847
894
2,647
State and county
Louisiana
Acadia
Allen
Ascension
Assumption
Avoyelles
Beauregard..
Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Calcasieu
Caldwell
Cameron
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
De Soto
East Baton Rouge
East Carroll
East Feliciana—
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant
Iberia
Iberville
Jackson
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis..
Lafayette...
Lafourche
La Salle
Lincoln
Livingston
Madison
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Orleans
Ouachita
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee...
Rapides
Red River
Richland
Sabine
St. Bernard
St. Charles
St. Helena
St. James
St. John the Bap¬
tist ...
St Landry
St. Martin
St. Mary ... ..
St. Tammany ..
Tangipahoa
Tensas
Terrebonne
Union
Vermilion
Vernon
Washington
Webster
West Baton
Rouge.
West Carroll
West Feliciana. _
Winn
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Maine
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Average
number
274,397
2,090
2,009
1.245
676
960
2,724
1,283
461
4,609
4,707
489
89
270
1,184
852
782
7,075
261
295
1,051
453
2,158
1,031
1,114
786
3,670
1,606
2,508
1,133
1.167
1.634
824
346
1,132
1.486
93,163
4,062
468
280
3,589
449
1.526
1.246
148
643
630
639
738
1,886
729
1.267
4, 291
4,996
252
1,408
766
809
1,479
3,330
1,807
941
543
555
1,525
86,061
80, 537
5,064
13,571
State and county
Maine—Continued.
Cumberland
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Piscataquis
Sagadahoc
Somerset-
Waldo
Washington
York..
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
Maryland.
Allegany
Anne Arundel.
Baltimore
Baltimore City.
Calvert
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Charles
Dorchester
Frederick
Garrett
Harford.
Howard..
Kent
Montgomery
Prince Georges.
Queen Annes...
St. Marys
Somerset.
Talbot..
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Massachusetts..
Barnstable..
Berkshire...
Bristol.
Dukes
Essex
Franklin ...
Hampden..
Hampshire.
Middlesex..
Nantucket..
Norfolk
Plymouth..
Suffolk
Worcester..
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Michigan...
Alcona .
Alger...
Allegan.
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Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
july 1934-june 1935
State and county
Michigan—Con.
Alpena
Antrim
Arenac
Baraga
Barry
Bay..
Benzie.
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clare
Clinton.
Crawford
Delta
Dickinson
Eaton
Emmet
Genesee
Gladwin
Gogebic
Grand Traverse.
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron...
Ingham..
Ionia
Iosco..
Iron
Isabella..
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kalkaska..
Kent...
Keweenaw
Lake
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Luce..
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Marquette
Mason
Mecosta.
Menominee
Midland
Missaukee.
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorency..
Muskegon
Newaygo .
Oakland
Oceana
Ogemaw
Ontonagon
Osceola
Oscoda
Ottawa
Presque Isle.
Roscommon.
Saginaw
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Sanilac
Schoolcraft...
Shiawassee...
Average
number
2,301
2,825
1,403
3,154
2,676
9,100
2,166
9, 475
2,452
13,464
3,250
3,399
3, 510
2,460
2,388
2,080
995
9,493
8,737
3,456
2,908
24,427
2,009
13,169
3,444
3,059
3,047
21,191
2,429
19,367
5,332
2,417
9,228
3,485
17,204
12,780
1,679
50,015
3,785
1,651
2,568
1,903
5,699
1,544
1,361
2,596
10,065
3,357
12,912
3,895
3,472
5,466
1,818
1,428
4,056
4,076
1,119
13,698
2,962
29,274
1,829
1,492
4, 017
2,791
740
1,369
6,223
1,915
599
12,256
10,195
2,891
2,542
1,529
5, 218
State and county
Michigan—Con.
Tuscola.
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne
Wexford.
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Minnesota
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton.
Big Stone
Blue Earth.
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa..
Chisago
Clay.
Clearwater-
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard..
Isanti—
Itasca...
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the
Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin..
Meeker
Mille Lacs..
Morrison
Mower..
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail..
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey.
Average
number
2,125
4,309
9,868
209,843
4,488
12,112
466,726
3.831
3,907
4.252
3,745
4.449
5,813
2,222
2,130
2,982
1.253
4,584
6,914
2,381
2,149
1,631
298
1,718
7,302
4,577
898
5,324
1,281
1,194
2,510
1,098
2,779
73,181
' 820
2,049
2,671
4,509
781
3,979
6,496
939
1,976
6,058
456
707
766
4.832
4, 292
2,517
2,253
1,496
1,096
4,288
5,921
7,863
1,478
1,671
924
1,364
1,274
5,934
8,937
1,018
5,060
2,444
2,380
6, 384
56,167
State and county
Minnesota—Con.
Red Lake
Redwood.
Renville
Rice..
Rock..
Roseau
St. Louis.
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
8tevens
Swift..
Todd..
Traverse
Wabasha.
Wadena.
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Mississippi.
Adams.
Alcorn
Amite
Attala.
Benton.
Bolivar
Calhoun..
Carroll..
Chickasaw..
Choctaw...
Claiborne
Clarke.
Clay
Coahoma..
Copiah
Covington.
De Soto
Forrest
Franklin..
George
Greene
Grenada..
Hancock
Harrison
Hinds..
Holmes. —
Humphreys
Issaquena..
Itawamba
Jackson
Jasper.
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis..
Jones
Kemper
Lafayette- —
Lamar.
Lauderdale
Lawrence.
Leake
Lee
Leflore
Lincoln..
Average
number
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242 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County —
Continued
JULY 1934-JUNK 1935
State and county
Mississippi—Con.
Lowndes
M adison
Marion
Marshall
Monroe
Montgomery
Neshoba
Newton
Noxubee
Oktibbeha.
Panola
Pearl River
Perry
Pike
Pontotoc
Prentiss.
Quitman
Rankin
Scott
Sharkey.
Simpson.
Smith
Stone
Sunflower
Tallahatchie
Tate
Tippah. .,
Tishomingo
Tunica.
Union
Walthall
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wilkinson
Winston
Yalobusha
Yazoo
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Missouri
Adair
Andrew
Atchison
Audrain
Barry
Barton
Bates
Benton
Bollinger...
Boone
Buchanan.
Butler
Caldwell
Callaway
Camden
Cape Girardeau
Carroll
Carter
Cass
Cedar
Chariton
Christian
Clark -
Clay...
Clinton
Cole
Cooper
Crawford
Dade
Dallas
Average
number
2,671
1,364
3,081
1,873
2, 584
1,614
2,951
2,073
2, 444
1,705
1,832
3,126
2, 539
5,822
2,261
2,671
1,345
2,214
1,873
881
3,579
2,917
1,239
2, 820
2,392
1, 515
2,872
2,614
851
2,361
2,610
4,951
3, 572
1,908
1,793
1,675
2,437
2,261
2,670
36, 345
586,433
2, 723
1,531
1,664
2,766
4,904
2,565
2, 609
1,848
2,798
2,676
13,858
7, 173
2,034
2, 483
2, 574
3,111
1,683
2, 144
1,669
2,660
1,876
2,548
1,158
3,046
1,632
2, 554
1,950
3,904
2,026
2,335
State and county
M Issouri—C on I inued
Daviess
De Kalb .
Dent
Douglas
Dunklin.
Franklin
Gasconade
Gentry
Greene
Orundy
Harrison
Henry
Hickory
Holt
Howard
Howell
Iron
Jackson..
Jasper.
Jefferson
Johnson
Knox
Laclede
Lafayette
Lawrence
Lewis
Lincoln
Linn
Livingston.
McDonald
Macon
Madison.
Maries
Marion
Mercer.
Miller
Mississippi
Moniteau
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan...
New Madrid
Newton
Nodaway
Oregon
Osage
Ozark
Pemiscot
Perry
Pettis.
Phelps
Pike
Platte..
Polk
Pulaski
Putnam
Ralls
Randolph
Ray
Reynolds
Ripley
St. Charles.
St. Clnir
St. Francois
St. Louis
St. Louis City...
Ste. Genevieve..
Saline..
Schuyler
Scotland
Scott
Shannon
Shelby
Stoddard
Stone
Sullivan
Avorage
number
1,634
1,225
2,922
3,157
6,567
1.668
1,177
1,364
13,036
1,513
1,613
1,796
1,218
1,869
1.669
4, 384
3,934
59, 359
24,542
3,664
2,456
1,814
3,397
2, 386
4,244
1.607
2,004
2,495
1,825
^ 993
2, 803
3,307
1.831
3,268
1,796
1,599
1,346
1,447
1,582
1,414
2,548
2, 649
6,624
2. 166
2.832
1,684
2, 375
4.594
1,072
6.608
3,431
1,810
1, 558
2, 244
2,864
1.758
2. 502
2,238
2,596
3, 539
2,790
1,716
1,995
14,928
31, 168
125, 643
1,210
3,393
1,083
1,373
3,675
2, 955
1,495
4,673
3,278
1,565
State and county
Missouri Continued.
Taney
Texas
Vernon
Warren
Washington
WByne
Webster
Worth
Wright
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Montana
Beaverhead
Big Horn.
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Daniels.
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark.
Liberty
Lincoln
McCone.
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park .
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud ..
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow..
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley.
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
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Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County —
Continued
JULY 1934-JUNE 1935
A verage
number
171,932
3,344
222
7
103
278
2,455
1, 494
1,954
1,150
3,082
1,028
221
1,143
2,150
535
1,283
1,016
1.629
530
405
4,474
1.630
1, 518
114
398
1,113
1,607
38,706
610
1,268
1,278
713
1, 758
4,437
571
851
334
12
1,635
4,107
1, 206
842
373
796
1,880
35
875
3,109
1, 515
661
320
972
117
2,466
12,867
3,701
458
485
240
3,259
519
1,671
716
377
1,797
2,036
1,245
333
176
872
1,988
668
State and county
Nebraska—Oon.
Redwillow..
Richardson,
Rock
Saline..
Sarpy
Saunders-
Scotts Bluff
Seward
Sheridan
Sherman.
Sioux
Stanton
Thayer
Thomas.
Thurston
Valley
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler...
York..
Special programs
and state-wide
projects—.
Nevada...
Churchill
Clark.
Douglas
Elko
Esmeralda
Eureka
Humboldt..
Lander
Lincoln.
Lyon..
Mineral
Nye
Ormsby.
Pershing.
Storey
Washoe..
White Pine
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
New Hampshire
Belknap.
Carroll
Cheshire..
Coos
Grafton..
Hillsborough
Merrimack
Rockingham
Strafford
Sullivan
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
New Jersey..
Atlantic
Bergen..
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Average
number
1,565
2, 266
600
556
535
933
6,419
312
1,646
1,720
166
416
2,515
200
2,345
1,148
1,440
647
1, 288
472
1,755
3,341
10,325
287
1,010
106
970
106
119
285
191
603
387
138
434
133
212
36
3,849
1,303
156
41,643
3,514
1,237
2,727
3,812
2,370
14,437
4, 714
3, 513
2, 721
1,839
759
596,805
27, 238
30,686
12, 507
49,661
4,460
State and county
New Jersey—Con.
Cumberland-
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth.
Morris.
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren..
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
New Mexico
Bernalillo—
Catron.
Chaves
Colfax.
Curry
De Baca.
Dona Ana.
Eddy....
Grant.
Guadalupe.
Harding.
Hidalgo..
Lea...
Lincoln..
Luna
McKinley
Mora
Otero
Quay
Rio Arriba
Roosevelt
Sandoval
San Juan
San Miguel
Santa Fe.
Sierra..
Socorro
Taos...
Torrance...
Union
Valencia
Special programs
and state-wide
projects...
New York
Albany
Allegany
Bronx (see New
York City).
Broome
Cattaraugus
Cayuga
Chautauqua
Chemung
Chenango..
Clinton.
Columbia.
Cortland.
Delaware
Average
number
10,641
2,060,576
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244 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIV,—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County —
Continued
July 1934-June 1935
State and oounty
New York—Con.
Dutchess
Erie
Essex
Franklin
Fulton
Genesee
Greene
Hamilton -
Herkimer
Jefferson
Kings (see New
York City).
Lewis
Livingston -
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery
Nassau..
New York (see
New York City)
New York City
Niagara
Oneida
Onondaga
Ontario
Orange
Orleans
Oswego
Otsego
Putnam
Queens (see New
York City).
Rensselaer ..
Richmond (see
New York City)
Rockland..
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie.
Schuyler.
Seneca
Steuben
Suffolk...
Sullivan
Tioga.
Tompkins
Ulster
Warren. —
Washington
Wayne
Westchester
Wyoming
Yates
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
North Carolina
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe.
Burke...
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Average
number
11,370
173,003
6, 444
7,630
3,789
6,475
2,001
731
6,330
11,867
2,560
3, 753
2,476
74,783
6,327
49,294
1, 249, 243
23,602
23,822
48,339
5,268
13,450
3,244
7,698
3,062
1,566
10,577
6,677
12, 312
8,085
17,660
1,362
1.596
2,524
8.597
19, 858
1,958
2,317
4,746
10, 318
4,439
6,179
4,219
78, 518
2,657
1,329
7,756
335,929
1,829
1,667
769
2,871
3,540
3,454
1,524
1,089
1,990
3,343
15,918
2,578
3,696
2,243
State and oounty
North Carolina -Con.
Camden
Carteret
Caswell ..
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin...
Gaston..
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson...
Johnston
Jones
Lee.
Lenoir..
Lincoln
McDowell
Macon
Madison
Martin
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson.
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Average
number
539
2,745
2, 171
2,672
2,316
3,786
1,966
1,526
2,370
2, 493
3,788
4, 182
1,310
1, 435
2,982
952
3,329
7,092
5.217
10,865
1,822
9,605
793
1,546
1. 165
829
15,431
5,929
2.083
3,630
2, 995
1.218
1,278
2,358
3,968
2, 571
3,805
1,441
1,802
2,306
1,521
2,506
2,467
2,882
1,351
13,721
1,811
2,395
3, 728
1,229
8,798
1,838
1,290
2,861
1,348
1,612
1,439
1,322
1,725
2,627
741
2,316
3,906
5,587
2,163
5,336
4, 210
2,411
3,481
2,184
1.432
4,060
1.433
1,456
1,227
State and county
Average
number
North Carolina—Con,
Union r„
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson..
YBdkln
Yancey
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
North Dakota.
Adams
Barnes
Benson
Billings
Bottineau
Bowman
Burke
Burleigh.
Cass
Cavalier.
Dickey
Divide
Dunn
Eddy
Emmons
Foster
Golden Valley
Grand Forks
Grant..
Griggs
Hettinger..
Kidder
La Moure
Logan
McHenry..
Mcintosh.
McKenrie
McLean
Mercer
Morton
Mountrail
Nelson.
Oliver
Pembina
Pierce..
Ramsey
Ransom
Renville
Richland
Rolette
Sargent
Sheridan
Sioux
Slope
Stark
Steele
Stutsman
Towner..
Traill
Walsh
Ward
Wells...
Williams
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
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Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Reiident Perionj Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County —
Continued
JULY 1934-JUNK 1936
State and county
Ohio.
Adams.
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens.
Auglaize
Belmont
Brown.
Butler..
Carroll..
Champaign...
Clark
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana..
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Darke
Defiance
Delaware
Erie
Fairfield.
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gallia
Geauga.
Greene.
Guernsey
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry.
Highland
Hocking
Holmes
Huron
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Lake.
Lawrence
Licking
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Madison
Mahoning
Marion.
Medina-
Meigs
Mercer
Miami.
Monroe
Montgomery.
Morgan
Morrow
Muskingum..
Noble
Ottawa.
Paulding
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Portage
Preble.
Putnam
Richland
Ross.
Sandusky
Scioto
Average
number
1.119,608
3,534
11,584
1, 813
8,976
12,174
2,820
13,925
993
20,345
2, 683
3, 053
14,057
2,785
2,529
14,699
2,779
3,673
221, 479
2,868
2,038
2,917
5,580
3,805
2, 842
57, 737
1, 768
3,248
1,405
4,089
7,094
141,358
4, 636
4, 391
867
3,321
4,298
4,992
1,509
3,595
7,106
11,136
2,996
3,529
10,844
7,586
3,898
8,696
74,571
2,880
47, 333
9,257
2,937
5,503
1,265
5,849
2,346
42,322
1,451
1,399
12,177
1,540
3, 439
2, 115
6,093
2,772
3,592
6,158
3,403
2,577
8,219
7,885
3,950
17,270
State and county
Ohio—Continued.
Seneca
Shelby..
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Union
Van Wert
Vinton
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Williams...
Wood
Wyandot
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Oklahoma
Adair
Alfalfa
Atoka
Beaver
Beckham.
Blaine..
Bryan
Caddo.
Canadian
Carter...
Cherokee
Choctaw
Cimarron
Cleveland.
Coal
Comanche
Cotton
Craig
Creek..
Custer
Delaware.,
Dewey
Ellis....
Garfield
Garvin
Grady
Grant
Greer
Harmon
Harper.
Haskell.
Hughes.
Jackson...
Jefferson
Johnston..
Kay
Kingfisher..
Kiowa..
Latimer
Le Flore
Lincoln
Logan
Love
McClain
McCurtain
Mcintosh.
Major.
Marshall
Mayes
Murray
Muskogee
Average
number
4,761
2,787
27, 623
54, 545
23,496
11,771
1,572
3,222
3,130
3,747
6,615
2,688
3,050
7,368
1,740
19,040
607,957
4, 585
1,732
8,000
5,393
6,173
3, 623
10, 651
11,624
4,135
13,640
9,363
13,107
1,380
5,422
5,829
6,936
3,446
4,823
16,609
5,308
5, 854
3,032
3,195
5,037
4,559
5, 741
1, 249
4, 958
2,905
3,559
10,360
8,417
5,727
4,877
5,567
5,374
3,299
5,017
7,052
22,877
8, 902
6,492
4, 309
4,023
10, 562
10,947
1,835
6,082
8,644
2,938
18,048
State and county
Oklahoma—Con.
Noble
Nowata
Okfuskee
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Ottawa
Pawnee...
Payne
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie.
Pushmataha. ..
Roger Mills
Rogers
Seminole
Sequoyah
Stephens
Texas.
Tillman
Tulsa.
Wagoner
Washington _
Washita
Woods
Woodward
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Oregon.
Baker
Benton
Clackamas-.
Clatsop.
Columbia
Coos
Crook.
Curry
Deschutes...
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River.
Jackson
Jefferson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake
Lane
Lincoln
Linn
Malheur
Marion
Morrow
Multnomah.
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook...
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wasco.
Washington.
Wheeler
Yamhill
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
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246 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XIV —Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County-
Continued
JULY 1934-JUNK 1936
State and county
Pennsylvania
Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Berks.
Blair
Bradford..
Bucks
Butler.
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clarion..
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
Elk
Erie
Fayette
Forest
Franklin
Fulton
Greene
Huntingdon
Indiana
Jeflerson
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming _
McKean
Mercer..
Mifflin...
Monroe.
Montgomery
Montour
Northampton
North umberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike...
Potter
8chuylkill
8nyder
Somerset ..
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Tioga...
Union
Venango
Warren.
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland..
Wyoming
York
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
1,721,913
3,301
298,359
13,726
23, (182
10, 348
26, 742
19,804
4,446
8,328
13.724
36,973
477
9,941
10,602
12,582
5,480
30,858
6,141
14,002
8,079
9,540
25,203
28,437
4.376
28,474
62,792
728
9,337
1,826
8,752
9,234
15,467
11,921
3,054
72, 424
23.224
21,764
8,197
27,816
95,740
18,035
5,756
18,385
8,806
4,597
27,141
3,954
29.225
31, 497
3,107
317,633
595
2,870
53,448
5, 324
20,405
977
4,463
3, 617
3,708
14,812
6,880
31.725
3,121
50,795
2,363
18,768
6,606
State and county
Rhode Island .
Bristol
Kent
Newport.. ..
Providence .
Washington
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
South Carolina.
Abbeville .
Aiken
Allendale
Anderson
Bamberg
Barnwell
Beaufort
Berkeley
Calhoun.
Charleston
Cherokee
Chester
Chesterfield..
Clarendon
Colleton
Darlington...
Dillon
Dorchester...
Edgefield
Fairfield
Florence
Georgetown...
Greenville
Greenwood...
Hampton
Horry
Jasper
Kershaw
Lancaster
Laurens
Lee
Lexington
McCormick...
Marion
Marlboro
Newberry
Oconee
Orangeburg
Pickens
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg.
Sumter
Union
Williamsburg .
York
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
South Dakota.
Armstrong
Aurora
Beadle
Bennett
Bon Homme.
Brookings
Average
number
76, 338
2,580
6, 361
2,902
62,966
2,063
486
295,941
3,417
8,170
4,034
9,823
4,104
3,700
3,506
8,247
4,303
25, 157
3,598
2,859
9,270
4,496
5,591
4, 483
3,383
4,376
1,965
2,900
5,934
8,081
15,828
5,475
4,202
3,669
3,302
6,364
2,924
3,922
4,441
6,850
2,175
5,180
3,740
2,031
7,284
9,532
4, 538
17,330
3,281
15,128
4,251
4,993
3,945
7,772
16,387
249,784
4,394
9,249
1,363
3,011
4,595
State and county
South Dakota—Con.
Brown
Brule
Buffalo
Butte
Campbell.
Charles Mix
Clark
Clay
Codington
Corson
Custer.
Davison
Day
Deuel
Dewey
Douglas
Edmunds
Fall River
Faulk
Grant
Gregory
Haakon..
Hamlin
Hand
Hanson
Harding
Hughes
Hutchinson
Hyde
Jackson...
Jerauld.
Jones
Kingsbury..
Lake
Lawrence.--
Lincoln
Lyman
McCook
McPherson
Marshall.
Meade.
Mellette
Miner
Minnehaha
Moody.
Pennington
Perkins
Potter.
Roberts
Sanborn
Shannon
Spink
Stanley
Sully
Todd
Tripp
Turner.
Union
Walworth
Washabaugh
Washington
Yankton.
Ziebach
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Tennessee
Anderson
Bedford
(Continued on next page)
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Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
July 1934-JUNE 1936
State and count;
Tennessee—Con.
Benton
Bledsoe-
Blount
Bradley
Campbell
Cannon
Carroll.
Carter
Cheatham...
Chester.-----
Claiborne
Clay
Cocke.
Coffee
Crockett
Cumberland-
Davidson
Decatur
De Kalb
Dickson
Dyer
Fayette
Fentress
Franklin
Gibson
Giles
Grainger
Greene —
Grundy
Hamblen
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardeman...
Hardin.;
Hawkins
Haywood
Henderson.-.
Henry
Hickman
Houston
Humphreys..
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Knox
Lake
Lauderdale -.
Lawrence
Lewis
Lincoln
Loudon
McMinn
McNairy
Macon
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Maury
Meigs
Monroe
Montgomery
Moore
Morgan
Obion.
Overton
Perry..
Pickett
Polk...
Putnam
Rhea
Roane
Robertson...
Rutherford..
Scott
Sequatchie-..
Average
number
963
2,194
4,373
4.271
6,161
1,018
1,611
5,652
1,192
954
3,432
2.745
3,722
1,360
1,530
2,663
28,953
1,866
3,083
1,801
2,758
923
3,368
2,952
1,937
739
1,880
2,427
6,504
1,893
24,866
1,469
1,241
1,969
3,187
1,004
1.900
1,311
1,199
1,929
2,682
1,896
3,268
2,841
27,006
1,056
1.746
1,837
1.272
1,265
2,724
4,020
1,688
2.059
2,981
4,317
1,155
1.901
978
4.060
2,776
529
2,868
2,073
5,261
1,147
1,339
2,260
5,887
3,607
5,286
1,972
2,783
2.282
911
State and county
Tennessee—Con.
Sevier
Shelby...
Smith
Stewart
Sullivan
Sumner
Tipton
Trousdale
Unicoi
Union
Van Buren
Warren.
Washington j
Wayne.
Weakley...
White
Williamson
Wilson
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Texas
Anderson.
Adrews
Angelina.
Aransas
Archer
Armstrong
Atascosa..
Austin
Bailey
Bandera
Bastrop—
Baylor..
Bee
Bell.
Bexar
Blanco
Borden.
Bosque
Bowie -
Brazoria.
Brazos
Brewster.
Briscoe
Brooks
Brown.
Burleson
Burnet
Caldwell
Calhoun
Callahan
Cameron..
Camp
Carson
Cass
Castro
Chambers
Cherokee
Childress
Clay
Cochran...
Coke.
Coleman
Collin.
Collingsworth
Colorado.
Comal
Comanche
Concho
Cooke.
Coryell
Average
number
1,947
28,121
1,199
2,092
4,973
3, 754
1,197
582
3,160
2,099
1,315
1,628
7,627
1, 557
2,446
3,482
2,344
1,475
7,224
1,020,554
5,952
148
5,139
372
776
593
2,614
1,323
1,456
1,018
3,383
999
1,094
5,687
67,742
721
408
1,783
7,700
1,588
4,685
1,346
1, 279
985
3,621
2,971
1,273
3,637
782
2,266
7,247
2,819
645
917
5,606
2,895
2,634
1,453
1,238
3,201
7,198
2,307
1,871
1,289
2,532
1,272
4,668
2,628
State and county
Texas—Continued.
Cottle
Crane
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Dallam
Dallas
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Denton
De Witt.
Dickens
Dimmit..
Donley
Duval
Eastland
Ector
Edwards
Ellis
El Paso
Erath..
Falls....
Fannin
Fayette.
Fisher.
Floyd
Foard
Fort Bend
Franklin
Freestone
Frio..
Gaines.
Galveston
Garza
Gillespie
Glasscock
Goliad
Gonzales
Gray
Grayson
Gregg..
Grimes...
Guadalupe
Hale
Hall.
Hamilton
Hansford
Hardeman
Hardin
Harris
Harrison
Hartley
Haskell
Hays...
Hemphill
Henderson
Hidalgo
Hill...
Hockley
Hood
Hopkins
Houston..
Howard
Hudspeth
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irion
Jack
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
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248 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XIV,—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
July 1934 June 1935
State and county
Texas—Continued.
Johnson
Jones
Karnes..
Kaufman
Kendall
Kenedy
Kent
Kerr
Kimble
King.
Kinney
Kleberg
Knox..
Lamar.. —
Lamb
Lampasas
La Salle.
Lavaca.
Lee
Leon
Liberty.
Limestone
Lipscomb
Live Oak
Llano
Loving.
Lubbock
Lynn
McCulloch
McLennan
McMullen
Madison
Marion -
Martin
Mason
Matagorda
Maverick
Medina.
Menard..
Midland...
Milam...
Mills..
Mitchell
Montague
Montgomery...
Moore
Morris
Motley
Nacogdoches—
Navarro
Newton
Nolan.
Nueces.
Ochiltree
Oldham.
Orange. —
Palo Pinto
Panola —
Parker
Parmer
Pecos
Polk
Potter
Presidio-
Rains.
Randall.
Reagan
Real
Red River
Reeves.
Refugio
Roberts
Robertson
Rockwall
Runnels
A vernge
number
7,392
8,662
1,486
6,059
659
1,247
1,191
880
303
614
1,145
1,793
13,284
2,999
1,337
2,108
825
2,659
4.605
3,868
6,881
1,086
815
1,628
85
4,328
2,167
2,985
18,411
231
1,833
2,243
1,679
692
3,342
2,149
3,211
955
1,790
3,462
798
3.010
4,573
4,276
366
2,314
1,409
9,259
12,205
3,265
8,385
3,210
901
347
4,896
5.011
6.606
4,604
556
1,232
2,228
8,345
3,096
1,921
743
164
747
7,132
1,183
705
254
4,771
867
3,602
State ami county
Texas—Continued.
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine ..
San Jacinto
San Patricio . ..
San Saba...
Schleicher
Scurry
Shackelford
Shelby
Sherman
Smith.
Somervell
Starr
Stephens
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton..
Swisher..
Tarrant..
Taylor..
Terrell
Terry
Throckmorton
Titus
Tom Green
Travis
Trinity
Tyler
Upshur
Upton
Uvalde
Val Verde
Van Zandt
Victoria
Walker
Waller
Ward
Washington
Webb
Wharton
Wheeler
Wichita.
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Wilson
Winkler
Wise ...
Wood
Yoakum
Young..
Zapata
Zavala
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Utah.
Beaver
Box Elder
Cache
Carson
Daggett.
Davis
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield
Grand
Iron
Juab
Kane
Millard
Morgan
Average
number
11,922
1,610
2,315
1,231
1,601
2, 160
344
2,686
1, 116
7, 332
322
6,914
698
1,468
2,348
265
2,211
437
1,171
47,622
7,191
198
2,898
677
4,895
7,732
12, 598
4,021
1,737
7,121
359
1,239
1,783
5,275
1,394
3,650
1,573
646
2,728
10,077
3,078
1,246
10,641
3, 556
1,131
4,358
3,523
212
2,713
4,029
459
2,786
966
2,428
45,665
116, 817
1,699
2,588
4,076
3,660
121
3,427
3,425
2,884
1,905
267
1,833
2,055
517
3,439
341
State and county
Utah—Contl nued.
Piute
Rich
Salt Lake
San Juan
Sanpete
Sevfer
Summit
Tooele
Uintah...
Utah...
Wasatch
Washington
Wayne
Weber
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
Vermont
Addison
Bennington
Caledonia
Chittenden
Essex
Franklin
Grand Jsle
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Rutland
Washington
Windham
Windsor.
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
Virginia..
Accomac.
Albemarle
Alleghany
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Arlington
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland..
Botetourt
Brunswick
Buchanan
Buckingham
Campbell
Caroline
Carroll
Charles City
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Clarke
Craig..
Culpeper
Cumberland
Dickenson
Dinwiddie
Elizabeth City..
Essex
Fairfax..
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna...
Franklin
(Continued on next page)
BAH I (J TABLES • 249
Table XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Continued
July 1934-Junk 1935
State and county
Virginia—Continued.
Frederick
Giles _
Gloucester...
Goochland..
Grayson
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover.
Henrico
Henry.
Highland
Isle of Wight
James City
King and Queen.
King George
King William
Lancaster
Lee
Loudoun..
Louisa
Lunenburg
Madison
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nansemond
Nelson
New Kent.
Norfolk.
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page.
Patrick
Pittsylvania
Powhatan
Prince Edward..
Prince George. __
Prince William..
Princess Anne...
Pulaski
Rappahannock..
Richmond
Roanoke
•Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russell
Scott.
Shenandoah
Smyth
Southampton
Spotsylvania
Stafford.
Surry
Sussex..
Tazewell
Warren
Warwick
Washington
Westmoreland. ..
Wise..
Wythe.
York..
Independent cities:
Alexandria
Bristol
Buena Vista
Charlottesville—
Clifton Forge
Danville.
Fredericksburg..
Average
number
385
2,314
202
744
2,876
186
993
1,299
671
1, 292
1,153
444
386
186
715
406
626
1,327
3,670
647
951
874
1,006
667
1,428
474
2,071
995
1, 920
64
1,631
944
691
1,146
776
1,479
1, 515
2,566
1, 436
1,829
1,307
790
801
2,511
450
597
2,305
1, 231
1,739
1,676
1,911
862
2,607
1,075
761
1,082
420
237
2,504
878
431
3,217
901
9,780
1,487
443
991
1,799
491
1,260
716
2,925
448
State and county
Independent cities—
Continued.
Hampton
Harrisonburg
Hopewell
Lynchburg.
Martinsville
Newport News...
Norfolk
Petersburg
Portsmouth.
Radford
Richmond
Roanoke
South Norfolk
Staunton
Suffolk..
Williamsburg
Winchester
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Washington.
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Clallam
Clark
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Grays Harbor-
Island
Jefferson.
King
Kitsap..
Kittitas
Klickitat-
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Okanogan
Pacific
Pend Oreille. ..
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Spokane..
Stevens
Thurston
Wahkiakum—
Walla Walla -
Whatcom
Whitman
Yakima.
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
West Virginia..
Barbour..
Berkeley. .
Boone
Braxton._
Average
number
2,265
3,564
1,540
15,056
4,971
6,206
1,000
17,598
6,901
1,083
827
1,128
736
7,361
199,990
297
429
671
3,045
2,514
5,126
461
5,085
173
174
492
247
179
8,795
753
651
52,048
2,035
1,697
345
5,095
265
1,052
214
1,364
, 748
27,687
201
3,124
296
20,979
20,567
1,056
6,188
304
842
9,411
271
12,606
2,604
378,998
6,149
3,916
6,188
6,045
State and county
West Virginia—Con.
Brooke
Cabell..
Calhoun.
Clay...
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer..
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock.
Hardy...
Harrison
Jackson...
Jefferson..
Kanawha..
Lewis
Lincoln..
Logan
McDowell
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mineral
Mingo
Monongalia
Monroe
Morgan.
Nicholas..
Ohio
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph...
Ritchie
Roane...
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler.
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Wisconsin.
Adams
Ashland...
Barron
Bayfield...
Brown
Buffalo
Burnott
Calumet...
Chippewa-
Clark
Columbia-
Crawford ..
Dane
Dodge
Door
Douglas...
Dunn
Average
number
2,512
23,262
4,902
4,936
3,814
8,934
3.683
1,953
6,730
2,440
3,095
3,264
14,000
5,078
1.684
31, 739
4,592
7,289
11,409
11,006
9,378
5,938
4,223
12,678
6,424
11, 473
10,949
3,647
1,485
5, 736
10,025
2,073
2,145
4,065
8,606
4,026
8,463
7,933
3,692
6,543
6,282
6,402
4,515
3,276
5, 227
14, 879
4,888
6,695
1,967
9,440
4, 470
6,936
429,351
898
6,053
4,468
6,537
6,799
525
2,347
623
4, 730
4,190
2,445
2,031
14,894
3,018
1,674
12,020
4,380
(Concluded on next page)
250 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tdbl* XIV.—Monthly Average Number of Resident Persons Receiving Relief under the
General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs, by State and County—
Concluded
JULY 1934-JUNE 1936
State and county
Wisconsin—Con.
Eau Claire
Florence ...
Fond Du Lac
Forest
Grant
Green
Green Lake
Iowa
Iron
Jackson
Jefferson
Juneau
Kenosha
Kewaunee
La Crosse
Lafayette
Langlade
Lincoln
Manitowoc
Marathon
Marinette
Marquette
Milwaukee
Monroe
Oconto
Oneida
Outagamie
Oraukee
Pepin
Average
number
6,197
1,612
4,623
4,414
2,849
1,824
701
1,419
8,192
1,040
2,004
2,662
18,380
6,199
1,447
5,666
4,341
5,063
8,357
6,354
749
121,142
3,404
4,582
4,087
2,920
722
568
State and county
Wisconsin—Con.
Pierce
Polk
Portage
Price
Racine
Richland.
Rock
Rusk
St. Croix
Sauk
Sawyer
Shawano
Sheboygan
Taylor
Trempealeau
Vernon
Vilas.
Walworth
Washburn
Washington
Waukesha
Waupaca
Waushara
Winnebago
Wood.
Special programs
and state-wide
projects
Average
number
700
4,721
5,612
3,070
16,850
1,21)
8,057
2,846
2,132
2,645
2,363
4,152
8,086
3,149
1,608
2,901
1,687
3,995
4,714
1,630
4,748
2,443
2,203
9,523
6,286
21,110
State and county
Wyoming.
Albany
Big Horn
Campbell
Carbon
Converse
Crook
Fremont
Goshen..
Hot Springs
Johnson
Laramie
Lincoln
Natrona
Niobrara.
Park
Platte
Sheridan.
Sublette
Sweetwater
Teton
Uinta
Washakie...
Weston
Yellowstone Na¬
tional Park
Special programs
and state-wide
projects.
BASIC TABLES • 251
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County1
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1935
State and oounty
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Alabama
Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour.
Bibb
Blount
Bullock.
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Cherokee
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke.
Clay
Cleburne
Coffee
Colbert
Conecuh
Coosa
Covington...
Crenshaw
Cullman
Dale
Dallas
De Kalb
Elmore
Escambia
Etowah
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva
Greene
Hale
Henry
Houston
Jackson
Jefferson
Lamar
Lauderdale..
Lawrence
Lee
Limestone...
Lowndes
Macon
Madison
Marengo
Marion.
Marshall
Mobile.
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Perry..
Pickens
Pike....
Randolph
Russell
St. Clair
Shelby
Sumter
Talladega
Tallapoosa...
Tuscaloosa...
Walker
Washington-
Wilcox
Winston
State-wide..
$45, 749,489
277,228
383,464
291,119
336,447
339,909
192,623
380,487
1,304,145
254,033
186,306
319.886
404,999
446,540
258,151
174,213
527,986
410.887
369,134
74, 266
415, 750
222, 567
376,800
252,620
804,022
190, 411
206,939
492,082
1,187, 273
116, 664
325,146
351, 430
96,912
366,342
243,030
355, 934
470, 430
11,920,571
176, 734
572,811
188, 457
185,884
268,057
199,101
154,133
844,202
303, 961
242, 752
239,080
3,103, 349
313,059
2,384,264
510,753
380,449
222, 855
214,087
230,777
262, 851
255, 111
528,608
217, 829
315, 716
301,813
736, 251
1,909,215
266,552
455, 576
185,149
4,255,307
$43,227,066
$312,212
250,606
366,928
258,171
301,263
313, 468
162,876
345,454
1,182, 431
227, 862
165, 821
286,965
393, 896
413,218
230,934
166,428
509,967
375, 742
352,418
66,484
371,375
211,366
357,351
242,223
752, 681
175,438
194, 347
451,121
1,144,328
100,984
298, 813
327,084
93,288
333,830
209,981
323,174
420,312
11, 349, 525
163, 521
550,480
162, 967
177,571
237, 457
183,888
151, 730
801, 614
284,207
231, 078
232, 783
3,009, 510
283, 010
2, 222, 965
460,413
351, 054
168,138
198, 324
212,302
258,140
242, 514
489,190
205, 971
275,653
286,779
697,798
1,839,051
251, 529
442,110
171,859
4,255,307
3,932
1,951
2,320
4,840
6,507
5,895
3,535
17,385
11,630
15,656
77
15,103
1,572
2,756
1,696
8,895
13, 725
1,949
9,411
13,405
11,020
5,735
8,183
14,298
64,898
2,770
1,935
14, 252
163
6,791
2,"965
8,966
2, 445
2,544
15, 051
8, 956
See footnotes at end of table.
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252 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April i#83-Dkcrmi)kh 193ft
State and county
Arisona
Apache
Cochise
Coconino....
Oils
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa. .
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Crui
Yavapai
Yuma
State-wide..
Adjustment1
Arkansas...
Arkansas
Ashley _.
Baiter
Benton
Boone
Bradley
Calhoun
Carroll
Chicot
Clark
Clay
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Conway
Craighead
Crawford
Crittenden
Cross
Dallas..
Desha..
Drew
Faulkner
Franklin
Fulton
Garland
Grant
Qreene
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Howard
Independence.
Hard
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Lafayette
Lawrence
Lee
Lincoln
Little River ..
Logan
Lonoke
Madison
Marion
Miller
Mississippi
Monroe
Montgomery..
Nevada
Newton
Ouachita
Perry
Total
$19,321,388
207,68ft
1, 667,34ft
212, 783
1,688,684
472, 613
473,384
6,673,687
169, 888
368, 709
1,390,002
433,085
538,131
1,602,313
400,272
4,162,934
39, 225, 463
320,043
288,395
246,987
285, 291
316, 312
335,084
215,179
255,946
286,034
395,280
435, 537
248, 740
292, 737
298,065
416,381
393,572
469,464
279,955
290,832
264,998
243,583
354,470
442,295
470, 788
245,520
782, 745
240,883
440,071
412, 748
417,635
234, 574
399, 585
253,351
445.147
, 123, 562
463,031
273,702
407, 561
220, 936
227,183
216,212
398, 692
447,604
186, 442
205,631
751, 542
650, 705
296, 939
160, 761
285, 848
244, 907
413,132
197,341
Federal funds
$15,469,811
136,362
1,334,671
147,122
1,364, 748
399,120
378,179
4,666,322
149,179
283,825
1,114, 371
338,079
453,250
1,282,983
307,267
3,922,705
-788,372
37,800, 706
311,635
274,041
246, 987
277, 406
298,328
329,006
210,098
240, 759
280,341
380,402
424,101
240,316
286,958
267, 216
407,596
342,751
451,293
277,990
278,701
255,835
236,090
345,954
400,795
458,601
240,614
690, 334
236, 477
418, 442
383,426
404, 071
229,664
392,540
245, 217
423, 390
1,107, 866
457,386
258,769
398, 400
217, 217
224,622
206, 047
394, 362
430, 811
178, 949
205, 364
727, 267
547,070
291,659
157,170
271,777
239, 440
381, 198
184, 791
State funds
$2,786,304
67,367
143,166
18,715
165,779
34,873
80,813
688,601
17,348
49,123
189,230
68,822
72,553
144,763
26,550
240,229
788,372
305,135
6,967
899
4,828
1, 581
2,710
6,375
276
2,724
70
14,795
4,501
2,534
4,821
3,564
3,333
3,781
2,319
30
19,795
1,780
589
1,473
1, 122
1,181
55
2,333
3,116
890
70
2, 937
1,908
18
1, 487
1,074
1,028
642
2.814
15.158
664
717
1,693
4,717
840
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BANIC TABLES . 253
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1936
State and county
Arkansas—Continued
Phillips
Pike
Poinsett
Polk
Pope
Prairie
Pulaski—
Randolph..
St. Francis
Saline.
Scott...
Searcy
Sebastian-
Sevier
Sharp
Stone
Union
Van Buren.
Washington
White...
Woodruff.
Yell
State-wide
California ..
Alameda
Alpine
Amador.
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
Eldorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt.
Imperial
Inyo
Kern.
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa.
Nevada
Orange.
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino-.
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo..
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz.
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano.
Total
$663,678
210, 241
290, 286
198,136
577,863
272,035
6,830,065
306, 213
484, 262
298, 326
189,328
205,103
2, 129, 893
255,857
263,576
249, 517
810, 204
273, 097
590, 557
486, 745
277,643
339,175
5,233,805
224,907,195
15,
1,
1,
2,
1,
106,
060, 275
276
172,863
569,452
104,185
101,364
307,427
114,423
157,184
759,616
181,677
485,677
086, 317
85, 516
709,478
228, 656
18,493
160, 877
286,677
187, 260
413,011
97,062
203, 889
305, 411
71, 287
36.100
896,623
53, 523
269, 522
536, 624
265, 734
76, 271
131,911
891, 037
15,005
726, 089
100, 753
891,983
839, 592
048, 542
566,840
567, 312
552,420
480,049
345, 676
29,718
235,340
338,916
Federal funds
$513,963
205,609
284,417
192,944
535,123
269,887
5,665, 299
294, 751
479,550
281, 281
163,422
192,952
2,072, 346
242,106
256, 889
243, 451
760,398
264,615
519,819
480,217
266,383
316,003
5,231, 751
156,682, 536
10,311,535
210
124,699
341,198
69, 707
58,002
868,562
64.882
98,831
1,184,474
115,811
311,573
1,595,985
57,615
X, 135, 402
129,377
10, 260
110,143
76, 606,446
104,398
247,081
62,955
115, 517
174, 397
43, 372
21, 261
598,784
30.883
182,655
2,364, 624
' 189,898
47, 095
3,111, 546
1,972,697
2,616
7,325,129
7,335, 204
19,167, 038
1,300,976
715,900
912,617
1,052,971
1, 777,118
342,171
229,571
19, 621
148,886
220, 260
State funds
$8,953
1,285
90
911
6,965
64,720
451
1,353
2,259
20, 256
7,063
3,740
1,693
1,856
18,812
5,693
13,786
9,615
1,627
37,330,309
2,685,023
66
41,711
142,844
34,478
34,490
260,731
25,398
46,427
384,077
44,434
101,995
358,816
26, 434
290,727
54,869
6,925
34,046
17,246, 328
62,237
67,000
33,643
72,651
79, 665
20,908
14,839
200,086
19,926
74, 377
658, 329
72, 211
21,609
726, 607
659,425
1,032
1,611, 553
2,051,462
4,045,801
441,998
131, 519
207,007
235,278
595,646
116, 231
81,908
10,197
40,604
88,453
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
254 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer-
gencyRelief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1938
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
California—Continued.
-
Sonoma
$667, 119
$390, 439
$153,207
$123, 473
Stanislaus
478, 141
283, 046
126,848
65, 247
Sutter
121,763
77,952
28, 499
15,312
Tehama
190, 908
127,233
41, 177
22 495
Trinity
182, 940
103, 200
41,041
8,699
Tulare
722,978
460, 926
223, 347
38,702
Tuolumne .........
382, 830
258.417
66,010
28,103
Ventura
962. 379
882, 192
119,606
290, .581
Yolo
249, 491
169, 884
76. 974
2,633
Yuba
211,163
180,614
51,213
9,336
State-wide
19,046,887
17, 792,908
1, 216, 365
37,584
Adjustment»
-6,696,128
924,011
5,772,117
Colorado
44, 439, 348
37, 495, 877
2,108.900
4,834.568
Adams
747, 028
696, 146
19, 809
31,070
Alamosa
273,478
246,830
9, 626
17,019
Arapahoe
1,129,110
935,664
35,844
157,602
Archuleta
146, 987
118,195
3,781
24,981
Baca
839,649
782,100
33,544
24.005
Bent
273,806
256,776
7, .543
9,487
Boulder .
1,439, 829
1,053,180
41,748
344,903
Chaffee
461,799
402,226
16,427
43,146
Chevenne
145,907
132, 243
3.987
9,677
Clear Creek
91,945
80,183
2, 457
9.305
Conejos
196.270
183,295
6.898
6,077
Costilla
164,276
146. 376
4.989
12 911
Crowley.
482. 091
445,720
16. 384
19,987
Custer.
82. 670
76,616
1.760
4.294
Delta
169, 375
136, 759
4,508
28.108
Denver
13, 256. 214
10,996, 511
465,264
1,794.439
Dolores
63,847
60,433
1.705
1.709
Douglas ...
59, 417
55,676
1.030
2711
Eagle
29,771
18,214
338
11.219
Elbert
233,361
196,221
3,956
33.184
El Paso.
2,379, 431
1,978,248
64,523
336.660
Fremont
509,224
459. 320
12 143
37.761
Garfield
168, 711
130,479
3,823
34.409
Gilpin .
40,830
36,030
1,634
2 166
Grand
16,463
15,666
346
451
Gunnison
82.309
68. 377
2411
11,521
Hinsdale
9,480
9,190
290
...
Huerfano
1.188.729
1,098,393
39,906
50,430
Jackson
32. 756
26.701
726
5.329
Jefferson
821.941
717.273
17.114
87.554
Kiowa
264. 448
236. 757
8,478
19,213
Kit Carson
436,309
391.799
12 181
32 329
Lake
146,058
133,638
4.282
8,138
La Plata
484,899
425,281
15,579
44,039
Larimer
1,056,348
927,204
33,358
95,786
Las Animas
2,014,158
1,766,676
63.372
184. 110
Lincoln
195, 536
174,011
4,190
17, 335
Logan
354,989
292,370
9, 504
53,1'5
Mesa -
600,973
494,896
15,673
90.404
Mineral . - -- ...
14, 951
12,382
27
2 542
Moffat...
137. 074
123, 903
4.523
8.648
Montezuma -
184,053
165,427
4,720
12906
Montrose - -
136, 956
121,951
3,644
11,361
Morgan
471, 499
322 142
8,732
140. 625
Otero
998,037
817,496
33.096
147. 445
Ouray.
62,935
59,695
1.291
1.949
Park
56.784
52,148
1.730
2906
Phillips...
113,360
100.333
1, 756
11,271
Pitkin --
44. 944
37, 755
1,159
6,030
Prowers
803, 088
734,182
31,506
37.400
Pueblo -
3,083. 624
2 653, 359
89.643
340,622
Rio Blanco -
106. 931
85, 485
2 738
18,708
Rio Orande —
203. 457
171,992
4.700
26,765
Routt
111,867
96,721
3,201
11,945
Saguache
131,902
116,162
2 377
13,363
San Juan. ---
62,287
47,794
1.418
13.075
San Miguel
35,849
30,529
672
4,648
8edgwick
187, 328
114.462
2047
70,819
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
MAHIC TABLES • 255
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
CUMULATIVE, Al'KII. 1933 DECEMBER 1935
State and county
Colorado—Continued.
Summitt-
Teller...-
Washington
Weld
Yuma
State-wide.
Adjustment
Connecticut.
Fairfield
Hartford.
Litchfield
Middlesex
New Haven...
New London.
Tolland
Windham
State-wide .
Adjustment'
Delaware
Kent
New Castle.
Sussex
State-wide.
Adjustment»
District of Columbia.
Florida ...
Alachua, Bradford
Baker
Bay, Calhoun, and Gulf
Bradford (see Alachua County).
Brevard
Broward
Calhoun (see Bay County).
Charlotte, Lee
Citrus, Hernande, and Pasco
Clay
Collier, Dade
Columbia, Union
Dade (see Collier County).
De Soto, Hardee
Dixie, Gilchrist, and Levy
Duval
Escambia..
Flagler, Yolusia
Franklin
Gadsden, Liberty
Gilchrist (see Dixie County).
Glades, Hendry
Gulf (see Bay County).
Hamilton, Lafayette, and Suwanee.
Hardee (see De Soto County).
Hendry (see Glades County).
Hernando (see Citrus County).
Highlands..-
Hillsborough
Holmes —
Indian River
Jackson
Jefferson
Lafayette (see Hamilton County).
Lake.
Lee (see Charlotte County).
Total
$30. 247
77, 783
252. 540
1, 640,135
380.185
4,021,143
50,579,133
13, 787, 400
13, 336,986
1,912, 680
1, 544, 635
11, 443, 459
3,028, 824
367, 948
967,662
4,189, 649
4, 538, 795
97,966
4,019.147
171, 500
250.182
19. 481,119
42. 052, 632
1, 242,071
206, 747
475, 504
341, 457
227, 301
457, 705
575, 988
186, 866
2,452, 296
367, 711
674, 575
478, 393
4, 315,177
1. 519. 431
644, 466
116,158
580, 450
124. 851
706,911
222,805
:, 108,991
285.418
133. 429
443, 370
163,155
542, 925
Federal funds State funds Local funds
$28, 201
67,174
230,060
1. 413,801
324,024
3,466, 015
-298,989
23, 514, 368
5,882,871
5,846. 409
880,087
707, 235
5,601, 967
1, 404. 425
169, 850
459,193
3, 639. 398
-1,077,077
2, 138, 308
56,287
2,382, 661
85,075
234,483
-620,198
14,614, 779
38,639. 482
1,105,016
199,003
448, 830
252,317
197,826
406,885
545,103
179,500
2,010,064
348, 716
473,316
431,139
4,077,010
1, 449, 330
583, 336
106,123
494,861
107, 369
681, 255
203, 694
3,972,336
224,477
99,450
414,866
158, 279
531,114
$732
1, 524
5,993
50,462
9,463
551, 628
298, 989
, 926,907
1,121, 260
1. 418, 365
114, 807
120, 364
686, 869
158, 776
22,459
76,716
130, 214
1,077.077
1, 393,182
41. 679
629,181
86, 425
15, 699
620,198
319, 535
6,041
24
1, 993
35
29, 554
490
72, 370
1,146
709
16,073
54
11,663
1,817
4
3,799
55,022
579
165
932
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
256 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FEIIA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, Arms. 1933-Decembeb 1936
State and county
Florida— Conl imied.
lyoon, Wakulla
Levy (see Dixie County).
Liberty (see Gadsden County).
Madison
Manatee, Sarasota
Marion..
Martin
Monroe
Nassau
Okaloosa, Walton
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco (see Citrus County).
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
St. Johns r
St. Lucie.
Santa Rosa
Sarasota (see Manatee County).
Seminole
Sumter.
Suwannee (see Hamilton County).
Taylor
Union (see Columbia County).
Volusia (see Flagler County).
Wakulla (see Leon County).
Walton (see Okaloosa County).
Washington
8tate-wide.
Georgia c
Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker ...
Baldwin
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Candler
Carroll..
Catoosa
Charlton
Chatham
Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke.
Clay...
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Co flee
Colquitt
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Total
$066,189
339,463
692, 882
489. 908
249, 307
1,098,622
166,426
547, 904
195, 978
960,364
247, 526
1,277, 496
1,363, 760
1,427,238
724,135
328,816
187, 341
412,108
360,560
198, 719
246,401
301,093
8,089. 275
47, 225, 981
104,967
99,049
78,194
72,548
140.158
58,008
62,577
249. 067
116.130
99,980
2, 632, 788
89,438
58,668
103,458
36,622
127, 966
108, 091
59, 601
89, 973
45, 772
73,684
122,654
63,392
57,804
2,891,415
34, 687
128,460
178,608
175,905
82,942
86,463
62,010
303, 492
139,980
196,481
115,956
75,429
183,181
85, 221
Federal funds
$518,914
334, 235
640, 679
453, 331
138,680
1,097,801
1.50,173
526,297
112,572
911,372
209, 435
876,863
1,149, 401
1,319,022
637, 326
293,335
177,432
397,824
297, 754
195, 361
245,183
273,665
8,081, 713
44, 462, 922
104,786
94,802
71,989
69,650
135, 601
57,960
60,117
236,307
115,439
86, 506
2, 429, 529
87,945
55,056
97,950
36,473
117,873
108, 046
67,802
86,039
45, 772
72,578
117,761
61,639
57, 561
2, 793, 596
33,211
127, 403
174, 729
168, 518
81,566
86,196
49,048
296,158
135,051
181,156
108, 576
71,814
157,909
83,246
State funds
$2,627
6,090
490
542
3,559
82,422
3,760
4,558
6,565
262
262
244
12
673
6,999
Local funds
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
MANIC TABLES • 257
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1936
State and county
Georgia—Continued.
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
De Kalb ..
Dodge.-
Dooly -
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Echols
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans...
Fannin
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton.
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon
Grady.
Greene
Gwinnett
Habersham
Hall
Hancock
Haralson.
Harris
Hart
Heard...
Henry
Houston
Irwin
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Liberty
Lincoln
Long
Lowndes
Lumpkin
McDuffie
Mcintosh
Macon
Madison
Marion
Meriwether
Miller
Mitchell
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan...
Murray
Muscogee
Newton
Oconee.
Oglethorpe
Paulding.
Peach...
Pickens
Pierce
Pike
Polk
Pulaski..
Total
$122,116
77, 787
49, 914
223, 041
764, 926
114, 576
135,094
384, 607
121,232
124,002
32, 332
98, 788
85,755
161,982
50,413
146, 793
93,850
467,045
119.458
119,060
13, 727, 643
67, 518
31, 763
160, 806
100,382
195,967
90,657
144, 519
153,411
162,400
91.609
102, 614
94,081
103,295
81,178
84,826
60,310
82,067
173,625
60,170
90,837
112, 010
79,160
57,591
61,655
126,731
60,896
121,382
88,325
59.610
98,702
45,983
191,486
45,937
82,887
30,763
97,958
114,725
85,975
174, 526
150,484
193,374
95,789
60,608
89,923
88,367
1,160, 426
90,919
69,523
76, 436
62, 795
106, 772
83,110
70,451
72,503
132,950
105,583
Federal funds
$108,
77,
48,
211,
762,
113,
130,
356,
121,
117,
31,
96,
84,
159,
60,
133,
92.
464,
115,
118,
11,965,
64,
31,
152.
96,
189,
86,
144,
147,
154.
87,
89,
94,
100,
80,
82,
60,
80,
171,
56,
89,
112,
78,
57,
57,
114,
57.
121,
87,
59,
96,
43,
179,
44,
82,
30,
97,
109,
82,
173,
122,
178,
87,
83,
1,151,
90,
67,
74,
61,
99,
83,
65,
71,
128,
101,
990
787
841
449
157
932
610
766
217
871
826
182
439
192
413
642
250
905
614
652
008
959
763
411
105
970
746
016
204
604
047
080
071
175
696
722
061
850
415
205
468
010
752
591
865
576
401
232
093
,458
538
815
175
445
214
614
441
968
997
331
784
286
773
580
137
894
943
751
547
934
558
811
110
685
557
697
085
State funds
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
258 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decemiikii 1935
State and county
Georgia—Continued.
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
Richmond
Rockdale
Schley
Screven
Seminole.
Spalding
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot..
Taliaferro.
Tatnall.
Taylor
Telfair
Terrell...
Thomas...
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen...
Troup...
Turner..
Twiggs
Union
Upson
Walker
Walton
Ware
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster.
Wheeler..
White
Whitfield..
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
Worth
State-wide.
Idaho
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer.
Elmore.
Franklin
Fremont..
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai..
Total
$58,343
37,912
89. All
98,720
1,949, 091
56, 732
51,923
130, 788
109,102
183,538
133, 091
111,728
119,097
83,389
76,254
67, 437
92,138
89,286
103,072
363,864
122,380
83,608
44,666
61,048
620,031
87,062
69,299
68,234
135,628
185,937
102, 876
215, 166
97, 561
146, 498
78,604
77, 411
56. 918
75. 730
169,186
86, 378
97,194
99,581
173, 323
6,417,367
16,339, 542
1, 428,120
73,696
932,176
277,010
221,897
246, 801
186,116
76, 761
659,860
609,802
195, 232
161,677
39,959
757, 255
90, 469
453,208
35, 402
93,823
161,470
178, 255
293,353
215, 258
414, 703
168,673
235,500
222,989
156,186
741,200
Federal funds
$62,306
37,847
87,044
93,601
1,889, 148
54,705
51,651
130, 765
106, 448
143,030
126.029
105, 977
117.094
81,859
76,194
66,278
90,138
86,715
101,022
326,530
117, 763
83,608
43, 357
59,659
615,825
81,748
69,299
62,364
115, 750
177,664
101,960
203,009
96. 520
146,473
78.604
76,156
56,526
75,056
167. 874
81.404
96,731
99, 395
168, 395
Stutc funds
6,417,065
12,905,845
$965, 262
1, 273,590
66.800
60,004
4, 087
793,180
56.014
242,919
17,263
174,314
17,776
203, 395
14.675
164,041
11,073
67,378
5, 212
562,228
44.888
443,418
27. 489
166,107
7.807
149, 042
8, 632
31,718
2.516
606,334
46.423
69.337
4,414
355,909
28,090
31,169
1,442
82,217
4,554
141,937
12.352
126,731
9,497
245,027
16,755
179, 606
12 937
333,884
25,297
131,072
10.191
180,546
15,367
164,365
15,507
135,636
10,582
621,352
56,593
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
HAHIC TABLES • 259
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dbcemrkr 1936
State and county
Idaho—Cbntinued.
Latah...
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison..
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida...
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
State-wide.
Adjustment»
Illinois
Adams
Alexander
Bond —
Boone.
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign..
Christian
Clark
Clay....
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland.
De Kalb
De Witt
Douglas
Du Page
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy.
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson ...
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess...
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox.
Lake
La Salle
Lawrence
Total
$255, 699
122,078
72,486
62,016
255,165
276,141
252, 470
180,627
118,631
185, 770
135, 460
288, 251
118,933
919, 335
35, 649
179,187
2,555,794
286, 252, 409
2, 484, 509
1,423,115
552,171
436,217
150, 428
518, 548
66,412
119, 385
616, 684
1,619, 743
1, 245,692
289, 452
212,157
281,143
1,158,901
176,036, 006
207, 757
205, 581
630, 747
489,313
463,087
2,342, 396
419, 456
163, 443
184,902
547, 585
123,125
2, 296, 447
1, 553.963
347,194
467, 552
217. 714
140, 596
415,815
261, 852
180. 926
815,415
394, 738
1,081,681
84, 419
622, 664
184, 387
363, 628
278, 429
3, 588, 716
1,142,646
137, 536
1, 330, 854
3,039,098
2,470,137
272, 548
Federal funds
$187,164
93,640
57,956
52, 505
211,354
184,976
205,911
156, 583
108, 481
155,160
109, 619
210,729
105,649
775,025
29,538
142,414
2, 655,310
-172,624
213,027,123
2,090, 264
1,170,659
387, 505
256,574
91,063
368,906
42,957
73, 332
428, 695
1,029, 247
991,340
150,946
131, 234
174,804
855,720
155,958,071
125,984
131, 855
436,641
313, 562
326,193
1,975,717
241,172
105, 268
109, 592
368, 646
72,011
1,914,874
1, 242, 874
261,390
275,948
156,802
92,997
269,002
170, 944
125, 757
569, 044
272,163
754, 772
52, 392
441,800
126,137
242,967
186, 052
2,958,362
800,565
104,694
969,195
2, 200, 542
1,994,171
172, 994
State funds
$16,228
9,871
4,782
3,659
16, 575
12, 518
19, 593
8, 686
8,048
14,294
8,010
18,652
8,147
55,847
1, 700
11, 795
172,624
62,069,623
279,681
229, 746
109,984
65,995
30,802
81,633
17, 531
17, 752
172, 277
186, 566
210,376
73,625
55, 514
60,167
237,798
17,659, 800
49, 261
49,498
94,116
107,029
90,385
223,334
91,092
44,521
45, 050
147,691
16,483
301,427
148,900
74,845
111, 578
42,658
40,646
68, 269
82, 725
45, 112
152,118
66, 794
257,981
22, 899
142, 845
42,326
63, 663
80, 936
298,838
227, 533
24,040
269,308
235,181
260,092
45, 952
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
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260 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
('emulative, Arnii. 1933-Uecemiieb 1936
State and county
Illinois Continued.
Loo
Livingston
Logan
McDonougli
Mcllenry
McLean
M aeon
Macoupin
Madison
Marlon
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Menard
Meroer..
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle-
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam (.
Randolph ..
Richland
Rock Island
St. Clair
Saline
Sangamon..
Schuyler-
Scott
Shelby
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell. _
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
W arren
Washington
Wayne
White.
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford
State-wide.
Adjustment1
Indiana
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew.
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll.
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
Total
$397.019
530,609
540, 431
630, 693
470,291
2,651,743
2,803, 277
1,952,869
6,002, 064
1,313,112
193, 129
225,238
435, 792
136, 548
295,662
77,013
1, 355, 105
788, 333
196, 104
349, 428
2,087, 577
905, 517
303,534
392, 936
181, 843
485, 504
178,646
511,992
197,657
2,476, 964
7,356, 815
1,660, 993
2,424,745
192,082
205,784
538,378
184, 122
746, 314
1,052,369
416,630
% 522, 793
326,463
346,611
1.59, 825
279,406
225,982
700,601
3,632, 485
3,821,354
6,621, 703
132, 329
10,056, 395
76,036, 597
188,341
OAA ftQA
JOO, OVO
330,479
116,397
190,239
291,246
118,989
191,567
606,217
744,420
793,735
503,266
69,942
287,072
135,024
151, 111
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
$276, 766
$76, 007
$44,246
351,037
111,940
76, 532
350. 147
120,343
69,941
442,814
98, (155
89,724
292, 886
79, 407
97,999
2, 055, 919
261,898
333,926
2, 393, 301
247, 647
162,329
1,684,303
215,922
52,634
4, 280, 256
573,974
147,835
1,099,176
140,018
73,918
115,544
36.187
41,393
146. 521
41,464
37,258
278,396
121, 120
36,276
83.596
33,614
18,338
187,809
67,603
50,250
42,622
15,052
19,339
1,035,384
265, 110
64,611
513, 698
213, 490
59,145
125, 577
52, 513
18,014
223,241
55,203
70,984
1, 678, 959
263,037
155,581
604, 671
269,641
31,205
197,497
73,133
32,904
227,421
91,922
73,593
121,303
48,864
11,676
309,670
164,777
11,057
122, 027
41,913
14,706
354,931
144, 211
12,850
119,004
53,600
25,053
1, 772, 885
264,185
439,894
6, 242, 432
874,224
240,159
1,408,474
200,437
52,082
1,940,803
204, 469
279,473
124, 752
41,281
26,049
128.586
61,017
16,181
344,200
110,996
83,182
131,861
37,855
14,406
462,011
123, 331
160,972
753,176
215,857
83,336
238,183
105, 193
73,254
2,051,071
207,765
263,957
219,486
84,126
22,851
214, 799
66,501
65,311
96,152
38,229
25,444
188,714
67,462
23,230
149,222
53,487
23,273
442, 749
115,988
141,864
3, 016,909
329,740
185,836
3, 219,691
564,000
37,663
5. 346,380
706,791
568,532
85,639
23,556
23,134
8,754,100
1. 297,073
4.222
-28,774.022
28,774,022
49, 731, 588
164,636
36,140,373
73,640
114,701
2,603,200
2,327
1,661,169
165,994
474
164,011
61,817
64,580
90,253
99,986
145,202
146,044
70,117
48,872
78,047
113,520
340,264
265,953
429,786
762
313,872
541,085
179
252,471
273,348
15
229,903
36,561
34,381
174,708
112,364
78,546
58,478
52,955
98,156
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 261
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer-
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dkcembbr 1935
State and county
Indiana—Continued.
De Kalb
Delaware.
Dubois
Elkhart..
Fayette..
Floyd.. -
Fountain
Franklin.
Fulton
Gibson
Grant..
Greene
Hamilton.
Hancock.
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard.
Huntington
Jackson..
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings..
Johnson.
Knox.
Kosciusko..
Lagrange
lake
La Porte.
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall.
Martin
Miami
Monroe..
Montgomery
Morgan
Newton.
Noble....
Ohio
Orange—
Owen
Parke
Perry.
Pike
Porter
Posey...
Pulaski.
Putnam
Randolph.
Ripley.
Rush
St. Joseph
Scott.
Shelby..
Spencer.
Starke
Steuben..
Sullivan
Switzerland
Tippecanoe
Tipton.
Union.
Vanderbnrg
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash..
Warren.
Warrick...
Washington.
Wayne...
Wells
Total
$422,108
1, 494, 171
79, 594
1,373, 287
298, 812
807,817
321, 225
107, 542
243.390
529, 493
949, 867
637, 564
315, 357
170, 885
126, 375
130, 681
370, 382
1,577,146
333,027
153, 370
150,869
209,440
180,025
130, 693
253, 726
871, 978
314,366
140, 941
8,070,013
2,024,329
1,164, 266
1,183, 480
12, 748. 919
327,731
131,627
418,799
1,495,870
434,354
261, 556
99, 854
311, 929
24,064
156,967
137, 324
399.391
132,887
316, 442
431,118
246,160
101, 872
174,977
313,008
164,173
198, 291
4,266, 619
21,836
378,327
137,424
253, 501
158, 855
1,202, 070
83, 241
1,228, 365
221,980
44,104
4,241,632
1,431,071
2, 644,005
424,855
108,124
291,969
114,412
1,358,702
318,852
Federal funds State funds Local funds
$160,322
1,031,633
38, 472
874, 571
159, 251
532,375
155,015
44,693
103,273
294, 288
633, 611
460, 777
149,763
97,035
35,124
48,169
144, 553
1, 038, 608
202,889
71, 741
61, 280
108, 452
100,689
72, 289
146, 359
518,969
131, 633
51, 506
4,711, 730
1,270,229
824, 010
763, 655
9, 796, 521
180,185
77,145
206, 808
967, 596
194, 767
160, 071
24,017
125,046
13,924
95,681
77,350
285,113
61, 513
204,278
193, 543
142,783
44,465
78,137
138, 517
67,702
84, 053
2,752,505
5,879
244,658
75,347
146,057
77,889
1,001,541
33,062
673,734
87,179
10,168
2,757,995
1,191,464
1,971,087
244,290
41,852
183,640
50,117
800,101
164,800
$6,061
2,015
150
~ 194_
1,397
82
754
730
1,191
705
5
890
4,237
876
69,915
2,649
1,490
45
1,176
57
38
300
102
1,089
405
9,520
11,068
102
3,119
312
1,644
50
8,938
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
262 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1033-Decembeh 1935
State and oounty
Indiana—Continued
White
Whitley
State-wide
Adjustment1
Iowa
Adair
Adams .
Allamakee
Appanoose .
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk.
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista.
Butler
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Cedar
Cerro Gordo.
Cherokee
Chickasaw...
Clarke
Clay
Clayton.
Clinton
Crawford
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Des Moines .
Dickinson
Dubuque
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Grundy
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin..
Harrison
Henry
Howard
Humboldt —
Ida
Iowa
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Jonee --
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee
Linn
Louisa -
Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Mills....
Mitchell
Total
$203,980
101,137
3, 093, 393
39, 803. 768
128,363
77, 491
148,119
579.124
188,068
148, 178
649, 786
180,378
66, 710
224,959
101,903
159,025
154, 750
175,542
189.013
141,547
508,978
67, 525
134,985
275. 747
162.635
55. 723
705, 715
275,846
284,582
223.022
204,859
171,054
783,302
55,054
,446, 854
88,658
286,845
266,993
243, 771
196, 513
147, 324
77, 796
253,653
195, 093
43,505
178,850
343, 282
155,505
76,104
78,857
26,995
92, 661
120,784
135,601
154.023
409, 261
163, 530
204.125
53, 718
467,669
1,365,209
71,985
467,942
40,619
281,451
591,270
404.693
370,165
63, 662
119,839
Federal funds
$126,354
67, 745
3, 674, 277
-17, 856
23, 338, 250
6(i, 663
41,495
68,058
448. 851
91, 458
70,832
301,689
98,607
18,346
92, 229
20,998
31,959
40, 265
83. 805
118, 750
59,231
167, 985
16,307
55,764
186, 547
86, 211
22,533
402,998
143.202
157,674
159,016
141,434
76.072
301, 073
21.085
879, 720
46,218
167,336
132,193
112,019
106,509
46,432
21,388
137,533
108.050
3,896
99, 706
156,821
89,840
37,861
15,901
6,026
37.276
70,780
31,818
71,107
173,649
74,686
94,457
11, 507
253, 595
746,298
25,195
340,886
5,579
194,889
388,416
306,951
182.079
29,850
51.908
State funds I/Ocal funds
$2. 625
374
18,35a
17,855
4,169, 288
13,680
4, 925
12,696
83, 707
22,368
13,811
72,143
17,491
5,115
19,956
6,242
11,466
12,707
26,533
22.703
11.001
38, 614
5. 409
14.922
39, 578
16,169
5. 621
90,720
33.203
34.873
30, 351
23,196
22.826
85, 212
2.971
178, 740
10.160
31.300
22,773
25,814
30,049
14,216
6.749
33,371
23.114
4,325
21.683
45,637
15,908
10,627
5,113
2.404
9,681
10,318
23, 625
11.727
40,917
18,765
23,081
6,025
49.938
178,498
7,917
45, 727
7.004
47.196
71.544
59,936
38, 635
7.496
10,341
$76,971
93,018
100,783
Sec footnotes at end of table.
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HASIC TABLKS • 203
Tabl« XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County 4—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dkckmbkr 1935
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Iowa—Continued.
Monona.
Monroe
Montgomery
Muscatine
O'Brien..
Osceola
Page.
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Polk
Pottawattamie..
Poweshiek
Ringgold
Sac
Scott
Shelby
Sioux
Story
Tama
Taylor.
Union
Van Buren
Wapello
Warren —
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Winnebago
Winneshiek
Woodbury
Worth
Wright
State-wide.
Adjustment ".
Kansas
Allen
Anderson..,.
Atchison
Barber..
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Butler
Chase
Chautauqua.
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay.
Cloud
Coffey
Comanche
Cowley
Crawford
Decatur
Dickinson
Doniphan
Douglas
Edwards
Elk
Ellis.
Ellsworth
Finney..
Ford
Franklin
Geary
Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray.
Greeley.
$219,133
530,798
142, 448
512, 614
50,157
17, 926
199,425
38,005
143,867
107, 539
5,087,755
1,427, 685
260,885
68,087
54,182
1,990,744
85, 485
201,465
234,826
136,396
175,669
367, 550
186,531
1,006,673
113,385
109,152
280,098
769, 534
110, 440
257,015
1, 847, 405
67, 334
291,011
5,690, 463
53,875, 553
449,721
208,878
334.842
271, 721
244,388
509,624
309,048
547,773
142,430
292,741
287,541
161,730
264,557
292,646
331, 596
118,218
256,147
020,435
048,465
223,408
391,887
111,285
457,947
372,092
165,074
541, 418
155, 298
331, 423
689,735
330,407
326,974
111, 623
403,944
115,806
279,839
135,666
$92,025
395,998
81,405
301,913
9,036
1,677
94,887
2,088
63,360
34,077
2,430,759
1,025,299
117, 223
26,166
20,410
1,081,929
13,232
49,891
102,746
56,568
124, 656
227,685
138, 319
525, 597
69,284
58,040
193,739
442,325
55,787
117,501
711,575
30,790
134,118
5,659, 550
-817
38,890, 596
$22,422
59,499
17,142
71,743
4,000
2,758
19, 527
4,841
13,995
8,031
721, 708
229,642
31,857
6,124
3,753
240,509
6,111
14,344
20,807
11,183
14,067
51,167
23,473
133,812
16,709
9,286
32,967
114,690
8,665
24,964
233,148
4,988
23,458
16, 518
817
1,140, 713
239,562
122,310
185,872
145,992
148,317
378, 521
215, 559
301,923
82, 395
174,108
1,136,601
132,591
182,646
197,674
244,182
65,994
194,389
575,026
1, 706,889
185,4)7
254,896
52,588
244,750
244,606
112,299
369, 527
86,436
228,624
513,948
177,898
204,080
75,174
352,115
73,946
194,628
97,887
5,711
2,322
1,498
32,825
1,411
2,483
1,138
2,794
4,982
1,192
7,695
3,481
19,891
3,825
11,042
1,462
26,886
7,705
14,745
1,767
9,658
455
25,797
1,603
911
15,058
1,421
33, 696
75,825
1,083
2,579
463
2,522
12,959
26,935
3,774
See footnotes at end of table
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264 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1938
State and county
Kansas—Continued.
Greenwood
Hamilton
Harper
H arvey
Haskell
Hodgeman.
Jackson
Jefferson
Jewell
Johnson
Kearny
Kingman
Kiowa
Labette
Lane
Leavenworth
Lincoln _
Linn
Logan
Lvon
McPherson
Marion
Marshall
Meade
Miami
Mitchell
Montgomery
Morris
Morton
Nemaha
Neosho
Ness
Norton
Osage
Osborne
Ottawa.
Pawnee
Phillips
Pottawatomie
Pratt
Rawlins
Reno
Republic...
Rice.
Riley
Rooks
Rush. _
Russell
Saline
Scott
Sedgwick
Seward.
Shawnee
Sheridan.
Sherman.
Smith
Stafford
Stanton
Stevens
Sumner..
Thomas
Trego
Wabaunsee
Wallace
Washington
Wichita.
Wilson
Woodson
Wyandotte
State-wide.
Adjustment »..
Total
$393,378
198.421
369.983
238.208
167,808
248.988
327,698
199,729
340.890
411,164
189,177
208,873
240.826
1,213,261
107,695
581.468
309,016
329,138
189,040
484,806
160.209
270,566
738,850
297,673
424.713
337,257
1, 517,447
197,758
170,508
187,148
401,656
190, 585
324,389
200.504
360.082
271,651
175,883
334,475
313,055
301,690
186,779
996,196
271,848
140,667
4s«; 373
325,871
197. 557
243,803
651.469
130,256
4,672. 434
558. 123
% 636, 575
1x9,144
221,775
334,324
173,273
89,350
311,272
786,721
198,246
191, 768
155,426
' 120,380
336.131
115,011
408,042
194.192
4,786,539
6,826,826
Federal funds
$271,091
142,042
134,371
114,438
99,716
192,808
238,445
146,06)
254, 334
298,344
135,512
132,929
195,027
923,385
84.379
453.535
184.686
198,789
127,291
300,945
55,154
169.093
356,432
241,184
247,662
191,6%
l 155.624
108,925
141,650
117.834
293,833
131,054
275,623
107,747
255,512
196,971
103,186
278.013
204,797
170.982
143,654
677. 753
193.941
73,261
273,364
256,820
139,758
179.993
422, 207
96,069
2,992,019
407,598
1,837,900
154.559
170.312
236.328
112,478
62,741
233,939
385, 322
137,393
144.312
102,936
100,029
233, 543
97.26s
234.130
122.697
3,716,298
5,780,569
-161,085
State funds
$4,813
23,060
1,600
1,695
14,369
25.967
2,257
1,193
1,579
2,607
20,736
19,618
11,198
4.332
419
4,398
8,984
1,762
511
11,604
564
3,454
3,272
15,072
2,872
1,677
7,620
9,557
9, 598
759
4,709
791
3,123
1,038
1,947
1,779
1,695
2,087
3.139
1.658
2.234
12,099
1.168
986
10. 351
2,330
1,048
1.689
8,955
3,823
28,086
52,716
98.252
1,460
1,552
12,076
1,121
11,654
22,306
6,241
2.519
1,074
1,237
671
3.829
353
2.156
849
46,293
31,823
161,085
See footnotes at end of table.
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MASK! TAliLES . 265
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1935
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Kentucky
Adair
Allen.
Anderson—
Ballard
Barren
Bath
Bell
Boono
Bourbon
Boyd
Boyle
Bracken
Breathitt
Breckinridge
Bullitt
Butler.
Caldwell
Calloway
Campbell—
Carlisle
Carroll
Carter
Casey ...
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crittenden..
Cumberland
Daviess
Edmonson..
Elliott
Estill..
Fayette
Fleming
Floyd
Franklin
Fulton.
Gallatin
Garrard
Grant
Graves
Grayson
Green
Greenup
Hancock
Hardin
Harlan
Harrison
Hart
Henderson..
Henry
Hickman
Hopkins
Jackson
Jefferson
Jessamine...
Johnson
Kenton
Knott
Knox
Larue.
Laurel
Lawrence...
Lee
Leslie
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Livingston. _
Logan
Lyon
McCracken .
McCreary. _.
$41,838, 647
$36, 764,396
$2, 673,871
212, 441
167,928
99,289
135,293
169,889
177,070
928, 539
79,348
201,349
509, 534
201,016
51,122
476,953
150,242
115,810
181,201
167, 088
145, 699
952,000
126, 488
161,052
514,490
270, 000
338, 674
244, 250
462.165
161, 850
89, 683
215, 247
456, 572
163, 759
128.161
305, 763
902, 948
62,729
700,527
111, 51.0
281,709
81,211
130,981
100, 217
137, 322
146, 229
214, 439
211, 932
156, 652
227, 969
556, 476
114,141
179,980
497, 318
157,191
98,322
705,904
276, 283
3, 221, 715
168, 942
513,614
1, 263, 394
266, 447
611,208
117,933
391,291
279,966
171,392
363, 354
414,425
244,380
193, 950
86,190
211, 734
119,088
520,391
305, 649
190,071
147.671
86,061
119, 681
132.024
149,344
860,853
68,323
146, 032
490,936
199, 332
41,488
441,455
134,694
95,856
165.025
147,368
128, 591
756,372
108,827
123,980
473,455
249,340
261,385
164.672
428,356
148,197
81,247
184,965
369,914
151,025
115, 616
276, 668
740, 489
46, 294
660, 333
89,517
244,045
67,898
89,447
75, 372
113,539
126, 206
185, 667
185,125
121,347
173,798
503,372
92,105
151,251
428, 720
127, 677
87,438
599, 766
254, 491
2,088,278
133,797
474,177
1,061,791
243,800
560,134
100, 809
351,903
258,770
155, 595
332,914
372, 261
217, 548
167,116
77,584
177,634
106,132
454, 648
284,030
14,131
8,800
6.766
8,284
8,450
10,036
47,968
4,632
9,490
32, 554
13,022
2,756
27,444
7,567
5,738
9,932
9,523
7,102
53,176
7,556
9,200
29,551
16,920
17, 569
14,260
28.964
9, 514
5,563
13,950
28,578
8,556
7,776
16, 783
48,421
4,013
29,627
5, 454
17,136
3,730
5,658
5,686
8,599
7,909
10,877
11, 216
7,629
9, 429
29, 437
7,139
7.767
27,587
10,642
4, 755
35, 928
14,717
158,832
10, 073
26, 905
68.965
13,055
29, 836
5,982
24,574
15,884
10,188
21,442
18,213
10,864
10,909
4,764
8,325
6,294
30,058
18,085
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
266 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County »—Continued
CUMlM.mvjt, Aprii 11)33-1)kckhhir 1936
State and county
Kentuoky—Continued.
McLean
Madison.
Magoffin
Marlon
Marshall
Martin
M ason
Meade
Menifee
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Muhlenberg..
Nelson
Nicholas.
Ohio
Oldham
Owen
Owsley
Pendleton
Perry
Pike
Powell
Pulaski.
Robertson.
Rockcastle
Rowan
Russell
Scott
Shelby
Simpson
Spencer
Taylor
Todd.
Trigg
Trimble...
TTnion
Warren...
Washington
Wayne..
Webster
Whitley.
Wolfe.
Woodford
State-wide
Adjustment <
Louisiana.
Acadia
Allen
Ascension
Assumption
Avoyelles
Beauregard
Bienvlue
Bossier
Caddo
Calcasieu..
Caldwell
Cameron
Catahoula
Claiborne.
Concordia
De Soto
East Baton Rouge.
East Carroll
East Feliciana
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant
Total
»183,666
108,310
396,830
166.144
145, 143
257, 337
157, 790
106,907
103.878
259,861
170,223
217, 194
119, 126
334,496
758,449
134.145
104, 547
527, 752
95,732
146,768
157,948
132, 769
679, 482
894. 647
161.060
581,128
48,594
239,624
227,748
220,274
128,480
66,943
101, 462
88,929
140,151
129,024
102, 375
117,751
301,036
295,438
113,099
305,824
407,089
765,422
191,829
62,310
8,258,207
49,045, 368
411,818
338,001
326.030
145, 033
360, 607
599,633
525, 810
266,853
1,041,324
817,058
219, 712
39,851
170, 244
359,560
204,649
367,444
1,70S. 077
120,995
142, 559
282, 321
329, 815
524, 059
Federal funds
$154, 429
149, 599
367, 479
142,480
181.057
237, 775
128,662
92,308
95, 119
211,649
159.058
177, 171
103,905
308, 755
681,917
104, 593
83,647
456,899
79,482
115,404
143, 742
78, 916
623,722
841,517
143,016
629,930
42,090
215, 692
204.659
204,980
94,826
51,896
73,645
71,142
125,139
60,896
72,131
98,832
245,939
192,766
101, 050
275,426
316,852
717,230
176,384
52,148
6,182.400
-600,000
47, 596, 690
State funds
410, 599
337,988
322,091
143, 463
360,583
597, 907
525, 555
280,841
961,001
815,424
201, 958
39,851
169,235
349,394
204,563
363,165
1,147,199
119,683
142,103
282,321
328,930
523, 767
$9,873
9,633
21,040
9,290
6,020
13,966
6,118
6,631
6,759
12, 718
8,735
10,688
8,181
19,956
49, 676
8,834
5,584
32,928
4,838
8,137
10,134
5,474
34,094
45,353
10,183
27,976
2.529
12,661
13,823
12,092
5,630
4,049
4,996
4,886
8,456
6,004
4,075
6,612
15,529
12,807
7,248
19,562
20,016
39,987
12; 067
3,513
59,836
600,000
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
HA8IC TABLES • 267
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decemhkr 1938
State and county
Louisiana—Continued.
Iberia
Iberville.--
Jackson.--
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Lafayette
Lafourche
La Salle
Lincoln
Livingston
Madison -
Morehouse
Natchitoches-
Orleans
Ouachita.. —
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee.
Rapides
Red River
Richland...
Sabine
St. Bernard
St. Charles—
St. Helena
St. James
St. John the Baptist.
St. Landry..
St. Martin
St. Mary
St. Tammany
Tangipahoa
Tensas
Terrebonne
Union..
Vermilion
Vernon
Washington
Webster
West Baton Rouge-
West Carroll
West Feliciana
Winn..
State-wide-
Maine
Androscoggin.
Aroostook
Cumberland-.
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Piscataquis...
Sagadahoc
Somerset
Waldo
Washington—.
York.
State-wide...
Adjustment1
Maryland.
Allegany
Anne Arundel -
Baltimore.
Baltimore City..
Calvert
Total
$232, 287
192. 657
321,914
530, 676
380,844
480,884
205, 262
247,193
414,912
392, 274
194,154
312, 276
619, 246
18, 335,078
912, 749
203,001
104,604
760, 643
190. 416
444, 963
474, 468
100, 424
179, 781
227, 490
145, 446
148,191
368, 776
166,238
248, 925
618, 120
968,098
214.228
239,806
300,309
255,928
683, 366
522,076
506,346
161,450
218,170
197, 830
431. 265
6,895, 352
22,070,454
1,430, 773
2, 965, 686
3, 575, 736
329,302
588,445
2,096,709
770,535
253,841
940.089
1,819,546
395,611
423,648
833,859
442,136
840, 697
1,459, 544
2,904, 297
44, 534,270
1,270,027
416,738
719,179
32,125,905
71,174
Federal funds State funds Local funds
$227,620
186. 246
313, 847
629,528
379, 453
480.489
191, 489
246, 993
413,507
391,524
188, 362
293,665
614, 320
17, 840, 949
861, 560
202,960
101,553
749,828
189, 947
429,655
474, 461
100,424
179, 516
227.490
144,509
147, 450
368, 182
164, 584
247, 924
615, 052
968,098
213, 338
227,899
291, 370
254,310
681, 238
521, 510
452,079
155,049
203,116
197,164
427,611
6,893,311
11,737,508
615,008
1,809,277
1,862,925
130,185
248,055
1,183,883
428,261
128,891
445,066
792, 740
157,987
168,323
320,940
187, 387
486, 942
606,761
2, 841, 772
-666,895
33,349,867
1, 094, 301
370,228
581,620
28,199, 201
64,967
$2,102,142
92,823
379,403
176,045
26,241
18,931
119,603
42,001
9,629
81,141
137,980
47, 943
32,348
85,110
42,445
23,627
74,846
46,131
666,895
10,104,698
95,077
30,114
33,606
3,785, 779
6,609
See footnotes at end of table.
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268 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, Afrit. 1933-I)kckmhek 1936
State and county
M aryland—Continued.
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Charles.
Dorchester
Frederick
Oarrett
Harford
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Prince Oeorpes
Queen Annes
St. Marys
Somerset
Talbot
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
State-wide..
Adjustment ■
Massachusetts..
Barnstable.
Berkshire..
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin...
Hampden .
Hampshire.
Middlesex..
Nantucket.
Norfolk
Plymouth..
8uflolk
Worcester..
State-wide.
Michigan.
Alcona —
Alger
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Arenac
Baraga
Barry
Bay
Benxie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clare
Clinton
Crawford.
Delta
Dickinson
Eaton
Emmet
Genesee
Gladwin
Gogebic
Grand Traverse.
Gratiot
Hillsdale-
Total
$81.867
12.717
170,836
68, 516
238,696
1,130,026
741,480
7,734
99,898
135, 115
582,410
513,598
84,020
94,4.60
517,445
68,671
1,176. 116
601,649
242,110
3,363,994
207, 595, 508
1,358,849
5,719, 111
13,724.488
216, 667
20,880,473
2,067, 816
16,771,853
2,670,391
36,277, 516
110,560
10,446, 689
6, 691,666
59,705,197
21,217, 200
9,837,132
161,094,738
171.473
313,112
425,084
359, 762
448, 576
170,774
577,014
311.474
1, 716,968
310. 592
1,545,441
362, 752
2,898,161
476, 352
461,035
670, 505
354, 567
318, 548
266,887
184,639
1,723,406
2,008,940
439, 885
530,214
5,689,514
245,804
2,332.172
510,302
388,289
372,553
Federal funds
$71,683
9,776
137,056
62. 383
206,224
938, 510
676,649
5,897
86,145
121,382
377,401
330,602
72,327
84,242
486,1.50
57.505
952,871
518, 581
206,212
3, 316, 514
-5, 578, 558
114,806,480
740, 727
2,851,997
8,145, .551
128,465
12,365,055
1,101, 579
8.364, 705
1, 594,859
20,725,226
52,016
5,698,697
3,835,082
28,640,002
11,965.585
8,596,934
117,663, 222
132.158
250,927
338, 975
298,128
373,366
125,865
474.159
237. 674
1,223, 535
254,090
989,807
239,621
2, 043,856
317,319
346,613
446, 811
240,277
234, 713
195,070
141,931
1, 328, 532
1,560,863
279,955
420.973
4,686,291
191, 352
1,869.296
370,948
285,752
304.092
State funds
$6,597
2,402
9,591
6,030
11,715
98,478
108,007
941
5,327
5,143
21.809
28.524
6,240
7,774
27,679
3,875
139,393
24,928
15,022
47,480
6,578, 558
657,856
834
3,781
108
22,938
176
3,630
462
282
22,286
4,042
499, 317
26,385,726
20.479
37,825
57.033
47.754
52,200
24,047
59,800
45,850
217, 350
42,279
162.800
37,726
330,700
51, >-"•
67,550
70,944
36,243
35,147
32,704
22.250
222,150
225.225
48,100
61,300
615,350
27, 598
278.600
62,000
42,219
48.225
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 269
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-December 1933
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Michigan—Continued.
Houghton
Huron..
Ingham
Ionia..
Iosco
Iron..
Isabella.
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kalkaska.
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Luce...
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Marquette
Mason
Mecosta
Menominee
Midland
Missaukee
Monroe
Montcalm.
Montmorency
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ogemaw
Ontonagon
Osceola
Oscoda
Ostego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Saginaw
St. Clair.
St. Joseph
Sanilac..
Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne...
Wexford
State-wide.
Adjustment »_
Minnesota
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker.
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone...
Blue Earth.
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa. .
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater..
$4.
4,
592,354
391,391
616,666
789,397
379, 354
813, 249
362,008
660,083
963,107
287,080
793,176
765,150
263.103
488,186
268,605
745.104
252,157
278, 577
411,208
861,829
543, 759
812, 224
662,825
630.899
916, 635
308,858
178,000
574,975
631,176
178,017
025,804
364, 467
935.900
233,230
232, 390
769, 614
304,822
121,193
196, 353
258,442
350, 534
158,288
021,207
077, 376
323,230
318,472
309,780
875, 323
232, 794
440, 208
253, 507
593,027
687,484
4,107, 346
88,818, 212
415, 337
575, 739
388,686
592,922
479, 247
1,032,421
233,050
292,409
314, 552
128,794
479,436
1,046,947
247,401
317,147
166,858
$3,821, 549
257, 249
3,239, 965
650,979
263,283
1,383,674
207, 517
2,836,402
1, 842,890
234.602
8,027, 565
609,365
204,163
368,934
188,345
499,113
180,650
204,442
336, 266
1,488,957
454,802
1,859,859
524,112
439,922
598,461
186, 996
139,427
417,813
470,047
130,993
2, 513,202
250,667
5,934,055
186,157
182,079
620,132
241,335
89, 440
160, 523
777,404
246,928
130, 598
1, 244, 848
1, 637,121
225, 296
200,412
244, 765
680, 782
134.850
348, 296
1,669,148
52, 262, 739
544.851
4,003,879
-9,137, 576
66,192,846
$590,763
47, 640
493,773
100, 595
42,720
218, 775
35,175
406, 256
295,480
28,035
1,156,125
91,700
31,929
48,124
33,400
76, 550
28,675
28,614
55, 742
208,150
74, 240
299,900
87,150
65,350
108,700
23.750
22, 675
61, 250
73,888
17,986
323, 500
39, 719
787,434
24.751
27,352
82,950
39,187
15,884
21,066
97, 617
35, 550
18,901
211,032
218,000
28,800
34,897
39,050
91, 267
18, 000
59,975
296. 432
6,698,300
93,891
22,223
9,137, 576
5,543,984
346,944
494,821
304.065
519, 632
404,258
874, 190
160,093
183, 564
251,802
89,985
394,740
900,372
171,903
237,080
147,124
45,837
36, 603
48,287
42,102
14, 464
83, 370
13, 796
13,657
12,187
9,374
54,592
66,049
24,900
18,781
11.617
See footnotes at end of table.
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270 . PINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, Aran, 1933-December 1933
State «n<l county
M Innesota—Continued.
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin..
Houston
Hubbard
tsanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods..
Le Sueur
Linooln.
Lyon.
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin . _.
Meeker
Mllle Lacs . .
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted..
Otter TaU
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone...
Polk
Pope.
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood.
Renville.
Rioe
Rock
Roseau
St. Louis
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
8tevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona -
Wright
Yellow Medicine . .-
State-wide.
Adjustment1
Total
20,
$43,772
194,223
133,488
638,720
100,093
629,861*
146,572
113,670
423, 645
124,070
324, 364
396,993
70, 382
287, 426
267,330
660, 758
80,747
421,484
865,155
116,946
312,962
807,868
80,885
115,184
91,130
560, 520
540, .589
238, 435
241.591
165,634
87.512
520,046
759,993
755,806
166,564
229,167
100,142
149,390
176,974
035.980
983,707
111,881
460, 071
258,176
348,186
726,018
467, 742
44,295
367,209
806,167
365. 347
73,063
168, 143
318, 620
48, 371
270,808
58, 337
220,736
2,363
655, 592
975.294
787, 494
488.073
92,175
242, 335
169,024
543,682
125, 359
287, 325
377, 823
734, 704
762,926
11,783,746
14
Federal funds
State funds
$37,893
$2,502
$3,377
188,326
20,938
34,950
992,613
57,187
86,686
543,682
43,090
51,948
59,480
13, 244
27,369
323, 475
43, 693
60,693
78, 337
17,141
51,094
69,289
7,981
38. 406
319, 977
19, .584
86.084
60,408
10,184
.53. 478
243,481
14,273
66,810
13, 346,006
895, 652
0,156,335
54, 481
7,543
8. 358
250,445
22,331
14,650
225, 691
12,794
29, 045
482,203
44,156
134,399
60,809
2,949
16,989
365, 974
34,478
21,034
705, 987
65,096
94.072
71,421
11,128
34,397
254,283
37,979
20,700
716, 581
50,602
40,685
60,954
5,676
14.255
87, 496
18,068
9,622
57,072
9, 769
24.289
477,044
52,981
30. 495
436, 506
26,365
77,718
183, 510
29,329
25.596
198,289
29,190
14.112
128,856
13,702
23,076
55,714
9, 715
22,083
379, 494
21,215
119.337
659, 901
52,042
48.050
617, 387
37,157
101.262
117,073
10, 857
38.634
155,127
11,945
62,095
66,831
2,939
30,372
87. 957
8,961
52,472
145, 771
8,623
22,580
730,303
57,251
248,426
778,142
53,041
152, 524
91,312
8,844
11.725
394,621
32,723
32,727
204,268
22,507
31,401
211,688
50,824
85,674
606,001
63,568
56,449
10,055, 443
717, 576
3,694,723
25,946
2,983
15,366
277,436
19,404
70,369
459,100
59, 145
87,922
272,251
38,767
54,329
56,824
5,613
10,626
104, 552
41, 142
22, 449
5, 259,819
287. 620
2,771,181
21,616
7. 405
19,350
240,608
12,699
17,501
43, 379
6.414
8,544
1,840, 355
76,807
303,574
45
>
2,318
567, 145
Oft 931
27,516
844,941
96,085
34, 268
595, 540
73, 913
118, 041
414,603
32,067
41,403
61, 310
9,227
21,638
197, 305
28, 771
16,259
93,873
2,825
72,326
428,195
28,912
86,575
84, 742
9,965
30,652
212,182
46,913
28,230
258,505
25,545
93,774
581,877
55, 776
97,051
616,021
71,742
75,162
11, 335,526
388,283
59,937
—770,025
770,025
See footnotes Bt end of table.
(Continued on nest page)
UAHIC TABLES • 271
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decembkr 1936
State and county
Mississippi-
Adams-.
Alcorn -
Amite-
Attala-
Benton. ...
Bolivar
Calhoun
Carroll
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Claiborne
Clarke.
Clay.-
Coahoma
Copiah-
Covington
De Soto..
Forrest
Franklin
George
Greene..
Grenada
Hancock
Harrison
Hinds
Holmes.
Humphreys
Issaquena
Itawamba.
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson.
Jefferson Davis
Jones.. —
Kemper
Lafayette
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Leake
Lee.
Leflore...
Lincoln
Lowndes
Madison
Marion..
Marshall
Monroe
Montgomery...
Neshoba
Newton
Noxubee
Oktibbeha
Panola
Pearl River
Perry
Pike
Pontotoc
Prentiss..
Quitman
Rankin.
Scott..
Sharkey
Simpson
Smith..
Stone
Sunflower
Tallahatchie...
Tate...
Tippah
Tishomingo
Tunica..
Union.
Walthall
Total
$30,679,646
437, 699
329, 307
203,414
229,478
144, 308
471, 763
283, 460
188, 596
207, 269
182,654
174,686
369,023
256,183
385,826
389,860
283, 412
173, 935
689, 333
204,015
163, 282
232, 660
194, 895
323,060
377, 218
212, 901
272, 930
191, 366
54,141
294.915
301,033
251, 274
147,887
233, 344
788, 945
190, 635
243, 477
251, 507
438, 529
186,913
212,461
470,153
598, 292
368, 596
423, 951
197, 396
352, 597
166, 234
316, 908
144, 922
278, 532
223, 613
240, 958
323, 585
206,816
371, 799
219,194
719,941
315,711
264,890
188,653
235, 433
244,890
119,153
307,402
295, 791
167, 349
351,109
378,457
192,406
252,509
292,642
108,385
283,580
248.916
Federal funds
$28,809,874
373,912
317,339
190,074
217,798
141.425
457,013
270,829
171, 754
198,663
178,944
167,616
360,083
222,283
351,534
378,383
268,149
163, 034
625,212
178,734
154, 720
217, 720
190,408
306,614
1,301, 436
2,105,046
226,116
182,898
54,043
283,017
260, 398
240,021
146, 845
220, 798
752, 381
184,112
212, 731
243, 369
1,403,257
164,881
187,398
430,044
539, 294
327, 665
383,997
188, 390
316,093
159, 750
297,197
132, 498
269, 732
208,810
229,727
291, 710
199,359
346,125
205,936
578,983
293,098
260,097
185,417
225,306
234.426
116,131
287, 555
278,829
157,426
329,197
368,972
187,140
231,983
284,480
105,240
263,177
226,665
State funds
$208,336
5,747
664
212
321
269
9,132
767
1,512
706
207
4,769
786
290
1,049
621
518
375
10,263
243
202
312
365
262
2,797
68,358
554
282
64
359
294
377
126
417
8,722
272
9,077
496
2,172
352
467
489
158
311
13, 796
149
21,134
268
796
180
695
432
550
4,052
193
346
315
990
603
531
377
622
357
150
10,189
497
133
4,412
755
455
913
898
314
400
531
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
272 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, Apiiii. 1033-Dec emit eh KIM
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Mississippi—Continued
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wilkinson.
Winston
Yalobusha
Y aioo
$707,806
898, 188
272, 788
220,741
102, 601
307,032
231,989
330, 451
2,895, 337
80,470,093
*879,121
368,687
253, 407
196,882
155, 889
298, 828
224,591
325,820
2,895,212
62,064,165
$2, 528
867
487
308
120
632
1,354
282
$25,716
28,634
18.891
32, 551
6,492
7,672
6,044
10,349
125
9,397, 743
Missouri
9,008.185
Adair
210, 382
125,364
31, 182
53.836
Andrew
137, 120
101,315
6,294
29,511
Atchison
345, 609
313, 369
4, 538
27,762
Audrain
149, 391
92,469
24, 164
32 758
Barry
242, 380
195,176
24,344
22,860
Barton
188, 267
128, 072
38,467
21,718
Bates
199, 481
138,848
39,629
21.004
Benton
127, 635
101,243
16,830
9,462
Bollinger
135, 638
108, 690
22, 164
4,784
Boone
237, 921
195, 200
13,390
29, 331
Buchanan
2,153, 926
1, 848, 466
99, 737
205,723
Butler
392,410
318,715
50,598
23,097
Caldwell
138, 328
98. 512
16, 152
23,664
Callaway
198, 433
160,944
31. 115
6,374
Camden
118,622
97, 434
17, 735
3,453
Cape Oirardeau
295. 577
252.589
30. 682
12,306
Carroll
114,384
89,711
6,763
17, 910
Carter.
114, 460
90,565
21,463
2 432
Cass
161,547
121, 194
18, 523
21,830
Cedar
184,804
132, 281
44,263
8,260
Chariton
135, 799
108, 750
14, 165
12 884
Christian ._ . .
155,978
127, 191
26,908
1,879
Clark
94, 813
68,399
15,998
10,416
Clay .
275, 719
186, 714
46. 232
42 773
Clinton...
127,209
92,110
12.643
22 456
Cole.
328,137
254.418
29, 160
44,559
Cooper..
131,482
100, 221
10. 529
20,732
Crawford
193, 467
152,001
26,290
15,176
Dade .
134, 397
104. 064
18.673
11,660
Dallas.
144, 327
108,411
33,873
2043
Daviess
133, 512
106, 185
9.818
17.509
De Ealb
90, 454
70,726
11, 154
8,574
Dent
137.044
106.088
24,471
6,485
Douglas
162. 901
129, 044
31. 182
2,675
Dunklin.
281. 258
230. 093
36.465
14,700
Franklin
136, 397
90. 171
17. 079
29, 147
Gasconade
70, 085
50. 539
2,655
16. 891
Gentry
125. 471
94,845
14,331
16,295
Greene
1,556,615
1. 448, 603
56. 155
51,857
Grundy...
143,960
99. 128
30.311
14.526
Harrison —
148,412
121,713
8.494
18.205
Henry
184, 625
137, 834
24,646
22145
Hickory
84,824
58, 948
21,348
4, 528
Holt..
182, 741
169,726
3,218
9,797
Howard
142. 102
99,350
22. 070
20,682
Howell
287,716
258,074
27,278
2.364
Iron
189, 396
157.031
25. 614
6. 751
Jackson
10,291,828
8, 372.511
907,020
1,012 297
Jasper
Jefferson.. .. ..
2, 312, 484
2.071,887
99,811
140,786
279,636
221,393
28,223
30.020
Johnson...
183,292
128, 792
3ft 262
24.238
Knox..
132, 830
89, 497
21.071
22,262
Laclede
172,388
124,582
40,738
7.068
Lafayette
168, 550
120,730
21,191
26,629
Lawrence.
318,977
250,484
31, 154
37,339
Lewis
117,565
85.022
14,518
18,025
Lincoln
113.016
88.565
9.483
14,968
Linn..
171.707
110.067
19,955
41,685
Livingston.
174, 124
99,316
20, 337
54, 471
McDonald
249, 622
200,585
46,340
2697
Macon
238, 396
165,764
47,279
25,353
Madison
205,046
160,622
35.000
9,424
Maries
127, 752
107,788
14, 543
5,421
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BAHIO TABLES • 273
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County k—Continued
Cumulative, April 1833-Decembkr 1935
State and county
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Missouri—Continued.
Marion
Mercer
Miller..-
Mississippi
Moniteau
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
New Madrid
Newton
Nodaway
Oregon
Ozark.
Pemiscot
Perry
Pettis
Phelps...
Pike
Platte
Polk
Pulaski ...
Putnam
Ralls..
Randolph
Ray
Reynolds
Ripley
St. Charles
St. Clair
St. Francois
St. Louis.
St. Louis city..
Ste. Genevieve-
Saline
Schuyler
Scotland
Scott
Shannon
Shelby
Stoddard
Stone
Sullivan
Taney.
Texas
Vernon
Warren.
Washington
Wayne..
Webster
Worth
Wright..
State-wide.
Adjustment ■
Montana
Beaverhead .
Big Horn...
Blaine
Broadwater.
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau...
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge.
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
$349,909
132, 552
118,659
122,590
108,901
121,638
105,963
179,033
169,454
349,764
165, 888
190,843
108, 599
129,998
217, 216
89,277
655, 579
210,187
159, 111
148,013
131,642
160,980
126,510
186, 338
265,024
200,614
170,453
148, 855
167, 718
136, 340
1,289, 375
6, 023, 522
30, 292, 796
124, 330
268,190
79, 723
94,647
352, 283
134,995
129,700
248, 574
165,085
122,658
301,718
188,095
306,501
81,045
275, 792
140. 301
196, 489
76,872
170, 466
6,996,969
23,723,793
144,416
185, 780
169, 678
49,642
457,497
170,424
1,508,272
135,375
703,186
290,633
326,471
1,137,857
169,254
286,610
583,439
189,091
$234,517
84,138
98,946
89,776
90. 750
93,922
77, 756
141,433
131, 797
252,682
134,179
135,114
89.626
117, 790
165,695
71,816
591, 719
171,226
95,904
114,684
98, 582
120,074
93,176
129,231
187,674
163,965
129, 952
126,016
125, 252
. 98,427
1,119, 462
6,367,997
20,953,999
82, 763
217, 347
61, 249
70,746
301,174
106,104
90,896
204.525
136, 218
84,714
246,298
146,684
231,289
62,288
221,928
122, 551
168, 235
60. 598
133,668
6,905,921
-1,126,442
21,033,461
$31,264
28,820
10,761
25,362
9,277
18,295
11,030
20,705
33,966
61, 631
15, 707
50,769
10,564
10, 502
35, 282
12,588
32, 257
26,154
33,691
17, 598
23,275
32,139
22,316
45,158
41,840
17,138
38,571
15,321
14,680
34,768
110, 555
159,381
3,727,923
15,817
16,857
14,260
9,854
29,392
24,420
28,175
39,914
22, 372
25,012
49,124
37, 726
27,288
8,579
47, 395
17,446
21,057
8,536
31,341
82,172
1,126,442
521,404
119,949
165, 979
115,839
46,736
418,189
145, 727
1,212,416
76,222
562,736
271,139
312,816
1,093,799
150,430
239,103
475,783
124, 596
1,691
704
12
1,305
97,629
399
9,338
2,347
4,304
185
1,335
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
274 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Fundi and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dkcemher 1986
State anil county
Montana—Continued.
Oarfleld
Qlacier
Golden Valley
Granite ..
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark _
Liberty
Lincoln
McCone
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud.
Sanders
Sheridan.
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley..
Wheatland
Wibaux.
Yellowstone
State-wide...
Adjustment 1
Nebraska
Adams
Antelope .
Arthur
Banner .
Blaine
Boone
Box Butte
Boyd
Brown
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cass
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Cheyenne..
Clay
Colfax.
Cuming
Custer
Dakota
Dawes
Dawson
Deuel
Dixon
Dodge
Douglas
Total
*182,703
98, M7
84.366
67,968
414,642
121,632
81.619
236, 649
303, 662
31,390
167,272
164, 708
112,678
60,877
67,913
729, 259
416,854
274,342
59,866
193, 520
111,893
162, 771
286,707
170,096
186,694
225,648
418,201
178.238
128,972
510,860
5,051,830
172,989
67,955
54,923
150.239
65, 636
402,256
107,912
106,816
889,739
3,966,556
27,651,255
439,641
35,928
1,300
7,739
27,820
257,879
214, 122
184,996
112,797
399, 839
97,210
24,897
67,324
200,829
63,348
134,220
136,806
169,553
48,350
34,420
462,860
207,160
187,097
20,868
66,518
122,858
226,845
8,681, 428
Federal funds
*116, 214
74,038
71,052
46, 872
346, 377
91,388
46, 283
221,956
262, 518
28. 812
85,907
144,399
94,000
62, 461
56,565
617,395
391,298
236,355
51,935
154,867
97,716
136,203
251,339
139,555
143,268
202,441
343,676
138,909
93,757
466,154
4,793,989
130,027
33,286
34,607
114,069
52, 891
325,604
77,856
88,609
772,465
3,881.922
—5,032
21,679,251
298,065
29. 557
954
7,699
19,636
185,936
131,443
161,466
99, 113
276, 971
28. 177
19, 285
16,576
135,300
39,994
91,689
76,176
113,201
12,144
2,405
384, 737
172, 511
158,395
6,522
37,635
61,814
82, 667
7,521,152
State funds
*142
14,152
3,765
300
3,194
31,202
4,172
866
11,516
"*4,"768
620
5,494
216,098
112
*1,903
30,981
67,838
5,032
2,748
34
Local funds
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BA8IC TALJLU8 • 275
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the Central Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, April 1033-Dkcemi>kr 1036
State and county
Nebraska—Continued.
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas.
Gage...
Garden __
Garfield
Gosper
Grant...
Greeley,
□all
Hamilton
Harlan
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker
Howard-
Jefferson..;
Johnson..
Kearney
Keith
Keyapaha
Kimball
Knox
Lancaster
Lincoln
Logan
Loup..
McPherson
Madison
Merrick
Morrill
Nance.
Nemaha
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins.
Phelps.
Pierce...
Platte.
Polk
Red willow
Richardson.
Rock..
Saline.
Sarpy
Saunders
Scotts Bluff
Seward..
Sheridan
Sherman.
Sioux
Stanton
Thayer.
Thomas
Thurston.
Valley
Washington
Wayne.
Webster
Wheeler
York
State-wide
Nevada...
Churchill
Clark
Douglas.
Elko
Total
$86,723
102,639
160, 625
73,361
173,056
666,438
84,439
100,156
24,826
1,235
180,935
605,378
134,311
90,719
43,765
106,315
212,415
5,981
92,659
499,821
167,122
77,108
25,195
69,084
14,656
308, 537
2,842,142
356, 427
52,165
56,601
19,013
416,524
44,491
176,918
85,730
22,294
203,843
287,980
166,027
43,387
11,278
108,286
250,488
73,675
168,297
263, 932
49,924
60,093
36,923
119,628
632,127
21, 287
212, 755
176,342
14,422
49,068
251,356
29,622
220.190
166.191
164, 276
129,112
136, 570
61,569
215,017
2,853, 234
5,641,305
103, 238
394,633
13, 237
333, 451
Federal funds
$71,063
62,134
126,447
57,933
136,887
369,505
51,649
76,815
13,763
538
155,213
347,370
86,653
62,441
30,997
65,636
171,616
1,000
61,926
378,061
114,756
35,194
4,786
57,757
2,269
227, 586
2,272,077
273,930
42,465
46,178
15,827
294,956
12,913
140,002
41,877
8,119
129,943
189,909
106,773
21, 323
4,943
53,890
118,513
37,025
134,136
180, 724
36, 771
27, 791
8,432
34,765
452, 962
12,449
161, 205
149,334
11,136
15,184
164, 256
21,212
187.332
110, 959
105.333
43, 573
105, 712
44,501
113,002
2,806, 705
4,832, 576
71,471
294,970
10,386
254,903
State funds
$190
1,850
447
227
115,527
1,597
23, 154
259
2,893
Local funds
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
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276 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cimii,\TI\n, Ai'itn. Decembkii 1936
State and county
Nevada—Continued.
Esmeralda..
Eureka
Humboldt
Lander. .. ...
Llnooln.
Lyon
Mineral
Nye
Ormsby
Pershing
Storey
Washoe
White Pine
State-wlde.
New Hampshire.
State-wide.
Adjustment1
New Jersey
Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May...
Cumberland.
Esse*...
Gloucester...
Hudson ..
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris . .
Ooean
Passaic
Salem.
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren
State-wide.
Adjustment1
New Mexico.
Bernalillo
Catron
Chaves ...
Colfax
Curry
De Baca. .
Dona Ana .
Eddy.
Grant
Guadalupe
Harding ...
Hidalgo
Lea
Belknap
Carroll
Cheshire.
Coos
Grafton.
Hillsborough
Merrimack
Rockingham
Strafford
Sullivan
n, ,
Tofnl
Federal funds
State funds
■ —
Local funds
$fi2,101
$42,678
$59
$19, 364
70, 072
46, 185
946
23, Ml
160, M8
132, 536
416
36,696
87, 002
60, 658
304
26,130
160,411
108, 362
667
61,392
107, 337
75, 562
716
31, 069
66, 691
37,501
1,008
17,082
177, 646
150, 349
2, 710
24, 487
60,016
32, 358
735
17,823
71,877
63, 783
2, 373
16, 721
13,384
6, 974
493
5,917
1, 668, 844
1,331,475
4^301
181,068
480,481
412,283
14,416
53,783
1,730, 946
1,710, 142
16, 491
4,313
11,594,973
6, 303, 473
2,437,211
2,854.289
777, 978
421, 101
140,811
216,066
262, 302
152, 624
38,393
61,286
402, 239
216, 831
67,709
117,699
898. 892
471,612
166, 754
200,526
481, 123
256, 936
91,020
133, 167
3, 690, 286
1,646, 074
704, 666
1, 339, .146
1, 013, 038
565, 889
177,841
269,308
734, 309
385, 582
135, 199
213, 528
574, 590
360. 117
64, 339
150, 134
379, 599
230, 611
55, 958
93.030
2,390,617
2, 390,617
-794, 521
794,521
131,646,460
87,393, 325
36,172,060
8,081,075
5, 967, 731
4, 766, 423
1,057,270
144,038
6, 978, 987
5, 345, 680
921,616
711,691
2, 167, 891
1.620, 286
407. 162
140, 443
10. 361,660
8, 420, 807
1,732,770
208.073
717, 096
.558.353
129,568
29,175
1.442, 167
1,068,005
282.381
91, 781
31, 211. 5.50
24.271,602
4, *22.177
2,117,771
2, 298. 664
1,834,219
382.014
82.431
21. 4.56, 930
16,784.930
3. 472. 461
1,199,539
255, 790
182. 567
27, 582
45,641
6, 802, 761
5, 190, 342
1,114.680
497, 739
8. 889. 284
7, 244, 897
1. 2x2. 336
362,051
2. 145, 223
1,537, 152
363. 112
244,959
1, 655, .505
1, 139, 344
256. 331
259. 830
1,573,516
1.281.391
2,53. 830
38.294
6,671. 730
5,054, 181
1,099.910
517,639
116. 200
318, 903
93.581
33, 716
1.00.5, 674
751, 556
122. 276
131, 742
240. 473
155, 099
34, 347
51,027
7, 108. .507
5. 064. 944
965, 591
1,077,972
670, 468
472. 625
102, 320
95,523
11,578,764
9, 573, 432
2,005, 332
-15,243, 413
15, 243,413
15, 373, 790
14. 463, 372
467,853
442,565
1,102,018
1,005, 343
43,192
53,483
213, 320
206, 702
5. 793
825
728,253
685,811
15, 758
26,684
523, 552
484,940
14. 769
23,843
507,237
485, 517
9,541
12,179
60, 707
53,053
1,955
5,699
372, 865
344,791
11.734
16, 340
352, 242
292, 544
6,359
53,339
337,028
268,084
53. 393
15.551
251, 148
237, 773
11,156
2,219
365, 049
346, 026
5, 849
13,174
175, 593
160, 607
4, 535
10, 451
202, 498
155,177
36, 611
10,710
See footnotes at end of table.
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HAHIO TABLES . 277
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decembkr 1935
State and county
New Mexico—Continued.
Lincoln —
Luna..
McKlnley
Mora —
Otero
§u ay.
io Arriba.
Roosevelt
Sandoval-. .
San Juan
San Miguel...
Santa Fe
Sierra..
Socorro
Taos
Torrance
Union
Valencia
State-wide -
Adjustment •
New York
Albany
Allegany..
Bronx (see New York City).
Broome
Cattaraugus.
Cayuga
Chautauqua
Chemung
Chenango -
Clinton
Columbia
Cortland —
Delaware-
Dutchess
Erie -
Essex.
Franklin —
Fulton.
Genesee
Greene
Hamilton —
Herkimer
Jefferson
Kings (see New York City).
Lewis
Livingston
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery.
Nassau
New York (see New York City).
New York City...
Niagara
Oneida -
Onondaga
Ontario
Orange
Orleans
Oswego
Otsego
Putnam
Queens (see New York City).
Rensselaer
Richmond (see New York City).
Rockland
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie
Schuyler
Seneca.
Total
$236,328
136, 264
346,077
337, 569
168,085
519,156
300, 608
326, 622
221,782
192,890
946, 486
747,965
132, 202
289,682
302,901
571,841
911,219
374, 236
3,120, 367
690.980, 318
6,
423,
678,070
481, 680
816,047
757,409
930, 453
880,538
239,993
541, 533
808,865
116,078
618, 506
517, 431
480, 054
144,404
340,086
476, 495
931, 492
120, 610
313,447
138.439
781, 274
047,026
603, 359
809, 672
485, 797
749.440
048, 661
611,900
437, 547
810, 446
435,965
477, 930
303, 689
400, 778
638,023
679,910
714, 495
383, 371
2, 779. 659
494, 048
462, 624
057,104
375, 847
313,997
575, 488
511, 556
Federal funds
$189,375
126, 746
332, 773
321,633
151, 687
478, 754
283, 537
311, 695
208,095
181,780
914, 756
712, 415
124, 856
263,147
285, 564
554, 747
865, 567
330, 752
3,102,477
-3,252
386, 938,727
4, 286,984
268, 973
1,656,105
1,012, 664
1,095,683
2, 277, 635
1,894, 589
315, 700
426,415
674, 744
362, 249
288,486
2,020, 864
32,619, 654
759, 294
797, 280
506,198
645, 626
172, 560
65,080
997,190
1,715, 273
239, 217
463, 039
277,825
15, 233,128
1, 235, 326
11, 212, 341
257, 599, 300
3,978,828
3,690, 277
9, 530, 733
711,778
2, 343, 238
316,107
1, 716, 628
399,448
194, 389
1, 561, 543
954, 229
1,359, 452
1,086, 276
4,006,178
132, 631
368, 282
303, 307
State funds
$4, 274
3,782
6,835
15,896
5, 643
21,939
15,896
6,085
7,976
4,141
30,830
19,070
3,137
16,875
13,846
10,023
25, 334
15,484
17,890
3,252
107,185, 272
834,199
52, 503
308,681
200,472
211,246
476, 889
344,956
58,110
92,753
116, 872
72,938
61,464
379,050
6, 418,038
142, 347
160,954
103,283
124, 517
35, 761
11,662
192, 501
335,187
52,934
94,862
56,277
2, 989,828
228,152
2,036, 540
47, 688, 082
789, 909
703, 707
1,710, 765
135, 403
472,126
66,609
283,184
79,172
38, 666
301,432
213, 529
280, 523
216,371
731, 850
24, 624
84,611
57, 674
See footnotes at end of table.
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278 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dbcember 1936
State and county
New York—Continued.
Steuben
Suffolk
Sullivan.
Tioga
Tompkins
Ulster
Warren.
Washington
Wayne
Westchester
Wyoming..
Yates..
State-wide.
Adjustment ■
North Carolina..
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany...
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick...
Buncombe...
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland.
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe .
Forsyth
Franklin
Oaston
Gates
Graham
Oranville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Hamett
Haywood
Henderson. __
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde.
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir.
Lincoln
McDowell...
Total
$2, 370, 483
fl, 696,942
377,130
462,968
1. 863,797
2,600,017
1,234, 218
1.342, 296
834, 701
28,813,442
632,104
159, 238
19,592,747
37,604,032
251, 249
111,729
86, 128
209,400
255, 627
151,433
189, 417
148, 326
152. 860
221,395
714,955
241,818
328,142
187, 423
53,432
396,349
210,986
302,940
215,844
209,564
122, 555
101, 689
210, 334
192, 534
482, 523
310, 821
79,717
155, 732
310, 439
87, 367
249,960
044, 165
439, 762
409,493
186, 691
817, 503
73, 769
105, 387
147, 724
81, 768
409,073
399, 246
168,641
267,014
221, 703
113,437
98, 921
157,161
416, 258
164, 468
335, 698
143,313
170,675
337,989
134,232
282,548
Federal funds
$1,486, 790
3,721,900
175,944
249, 632
862, 682
1,416,089
639,624
762,330
471,696
16,841, 130
328, 761
84,307
15,871, 284
-29,736,188
35,461, 660
206,247
101,385
83, 579
190, 459
240,377
143,016
178, 883
145, 741
149,037
215, 043
1,631.002
208, 865
294,893
143, 298
51,443
367, 696
170.875
255, 072
190,075
202, 362
118,393
93, 803
184,060
187,268
464, 887
305, 580
79. 163
150,869
286, 520
85,546
247, 735
914, 273
386,584
1,321, 818
180,661
697, 824
65, 647
99,058
146,809
81,126
2,333, 914
376, 634
156,896
263,833
211,201
109, 492
95, 019
151,456
394,082
156,542
323,792
140,380
162, 625
323,520
129,043
277,325
State funds
$294, 880
715,141
37, 256
49,998
167, 354
299, 258
127, 332
149,715
96, 280
3,083,140
65,500
17,430
2,276,682
29,736,188
See footnotes at end of table.
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HANK; TAliLKS • 279
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by Stale and County 4—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933- Itkcemhi<;r 1935
State and county
North Carolina—Continued
Macon
Madison..
Martin
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery..
Moore.
Nash
New Hanover...
Northampton
Onslow.
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson.
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford...
Sampson.
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania.
Tyrrell...
Union
Vance..
Wake
Warren..
Washington...
Watauga..
Wayne
Wilkes.
Wilson...
Yadkin
Yancy
State-wide
North Dakota
Adams...
Barnes
Benson..
Billings
Bottineau
Bowman..
Burke
Burleigh
Cass
Cavalier
Dickey
Divide
Dunn
Eddy
Emmons
Foster
Golden Valley.
Grand Forks
Grant
Griggs.
Hettmger
Kidder
La Moure
Logan...
Total
$135,416
185,248
124,067
1,858,846
130, 732
204, 754
260,826
161,719
992,040
177,380
126,126
336, 215
152,613
125, 962
159,589
99,954
145, 242
288, 334
60, 464
260,356
338,189
499,975
219, 338
604, 979
308, 729
216,408
229, 465
192,451
137,360
290, 698
95,368
135,784
150,504
300,695
207, 973
1,917, 234
146,176
159,255
175,083
441,971
296, 401
433, 493
163,100
142, 429
5,755, 775
28, 225, 249
191,140
484, 505
439,288
153,812
770, 596
218, 720
654,314
849, 452
762, 339
201,263
642, 487
671, 713
389, 727
334,030
561,069
297,257
83,308
946, 703
411, 926
164,146
274,422
355,981
234, 786
189, 051
Federal funds
$125,914
178,112
118,103
1,666,698
120, 402
193, 720
248,305
161,098
875,943
173,417
122,702
316, 489
151, 538
114, 001
155,696
99,044
140,205
268,070
55,071
211,611
326, 400
496,130
207,802
585,986
281,394
209,934
226,684
144,175
134, 563
270,173
90,497
131,398
147,256
224,162
188, 814
1,835, 319
139,629
153, 851
165,931
425,584
282, 666
412,908
157,499
133,813
5,730,327
24,679,109
160,787
369,939
352, 497
143,681
685, 348
198.644
622,377
708, 880
532,210
162, 211
489, 762
634,108
325.645
269, 573
473, 374
252,973
74,132
752,894
358,840
92,166
231, 868
320,373
159, 768
160,237
State funds
$41,938
613
2,423
6,252
1,284
332
1,520
259
2,000
796
"MOB
Local funds
See footnotes at end of table.
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280 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XV.—Amounf of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dkckmber 1936
State and county
North Dakota—Continued
MoHenry .
Mcintosh
MoKentie
McLean
Meroer
Morton
Mountrail
Nelson
Oliver
Pembina.
Pierce ..
Ramsey...
Ransom...
Renville.
Richland...
Rolette
Sargent
Sheridan.
Sioux
Slope
Stark
Steele
Stutsman
Towner -
Traill -
Walsh
Ward
Wells
Williams
State-wide
Ohio
Adams
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens
Auglaize
Belmont
Brown
Butler
Carroll
Champaign
Clark
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Coshocton —
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Darke
Defiance.
Delaware
Erie
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gallia
Geauga
Greene... -
Guernsey
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry—
Highland..
Hocking
Holmes
Huron
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Total
$580,600
306,925
569,019
607, 656
240, 468
1,217,024
829, 116
204,662
92,911
190, 176
261,716
386, 210
336,296
363,590
566,304
470,420
719,192
148, 771
289, 443
151,595
531, 576
202.848
736, 363
246, 504
23, 414
275,804
1, 217,459
416, 774
1,567,609
4,296,881
214,801,160
1,
1
1
1,
3,
2,
2,
66,
12,
24,
1,
310, 791
640,438
364,808
279.858
498,470
287, 951
906,843
80, 988
459,785
404, 958
371,987
162,277
317, 766
243,918
462,407
348,914
586,764
060, 249
277,153
282, 572
501,817
949, 851
462,324
260, 466
357, 277
228,053
260,542
274,074
529, 581
852, 828
858, 907
548,144
602,091
74,246
453,419
401,911
679,336
153,013
441,179
703,922
401,828
426,449
Federal funds
$529,660
262,609
529,302
463, 426
216,734
1,034,127
761,279
162, 493
71,339
106,606
220,339
341,663
224,964
306,200
484,169
427,299
684,953
129, 670
283,825
135. 246
478, 850
154, 750
636,134
197,293
1,792
205,724
1,120,452
345,653
1,477, 866
4. 273, 455
169,958,476
253,898
1,344,129
173,070
962,333
1,216,812
157,965
1,472,260
34,241
3,123.394
304,204
181.608
1, 886,358
229,491
161,970
2,000,924
161,812
304, 974
45, 7S5, 376
140, 771
176. 291
364,891
677,046
294,956
131,788
10,634,808
51,233
192,170
163, 645
392, 595
679, 373
21,102,386
370,075
342, 785
15,927
289,737
285, 321
662,488
83,902
306,181
585,579
1,078,972
258,589
State funds
$3,909
3,118
2,527
16
1,476
2,076
894
1,884
1,001
359
2,940
694
1,651
1,798
800
6
33,055,628
8,485
109,025
71, 519
119,982
98,891
51,3,53
132,211
30,354
195,120
32,938
53,610
162.125
42,736
45, 935
160,509
65, 745
68,818
5, 563,931
67,876
45,943
54, 649
90,169
86,684
38, 702
980,477
16,772
31,443
27.692
50,389
92.613
1,896,664
60,04!
56,052
17,089
41,256
65,072
43,887
25.614
64,768
49,169
177, 534
49,912
See footnotes at end of table.
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BAHIG TABLES • 281
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Deckmricr 1936
State and county
Ohio—Continued.
Lake
Lawrence
Licking
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Madison.
Mahoning
Marion..
Medina
Meigs
Mercer
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery..
Morgan
Morrow..
Muskingum...
Noble....
Ottawa
Paulding
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Portage
Preble..
Putnam
Richland
Ross..
Sandusky
Scioto
Seneca.
Shelby
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas...
Union
Van Wert
Vinton
Warren.
Washington...
Wayne
Williams
Wood
Wyandot
State-wide.
Adjustment ».
Oklahoma
Adair
Alfalfa
Atoka.
Beaver
Beckham...
Blaine
Bryan
Caddo
Canadian...
Carter
Cherokee
Choctaw
Cimmarron.
Cleveland...
Coal
Comanche. .
Cotton
Craig
Creek
Custer
Delaware...
Dewey
Ellis
Total
$636,927
1,046, 465
1,028, 503
468, 519
.,382,118
>, 240, 931
261,217
!, 891,136
1,661, 667
325,080
748,795
169, 776
802, 258
184, 239
), 618, 393
188, 361
236, 940
1,717, 505
199, 004
597, 722
268,397
762,480
208,432
370,125
187, 738
293, 559
369,261
167,629
747, 934
601, 790
855,181
883, 249
406, 680
377,856
891,637
090,105
710,888
238,167
411,045
314, 216
506, 499
686, 191
350, 768
334,068
136,145
263, 210
13,302, 209
49,089, 989
246, 542
214,871
444, 449
452, 855
447, 314
235, 212
687, 248
671,092
330, 604
1,121,889
409,024
692,383
248, 829
379,367
360,121
725, 892
254,446
295, 727
1,196, 370
380, 917
285,224
206, 683
285,241
Federal funds
$378,717
858, 963
775, 287
327, 267
905,432
13,304,136
180, 604
7,916, 294
1,340,657
180,353
618,313
97,828
513,104
117, 052
8,248, 535
92,284
146,647
1,428,003
119,140
455,040
145, 575
678, 792
102,384
207,390
963, 270
189, 591
150,908
833,818
513,399
393, 239
1,471,112
502, 248
285, 550
4,260, 412
8,715,344
3,529, 273
1,300,309
141,301
269, 755
223,842
337,031
576, 728
147,893
130,090
812, 830
138,600
13, 231,081
-7,123, 271
42, 369,186
219, 864
154, 737
420,098
396,537
406, 512
197, 238
597,731
588,582
269,625
1,029, 584
362, 053
600,925
211,278
295,092
316,646
663,413
226, 342
244, 755
942, 567
339, 758
258,170
178, 928
253,864
Slate funds
$86,136
48,065
89,065
43,172
189,686
1,114,446
51,330
574,120
115, 750
74,124
31,091
28,473
93, 993
32,176
839, 790
33,053
27,825
178,800
16,146
44,880
38,893
66,341
32,370
33,878
94,090
66.900
75,698
156, 285
78,339
71, 201
139,374
123, 529
32,447
673,021
892, 548
311,824
143, 555
31,622
57,668
21,904
68,129
42,420
67,432
73,751
142, 327
68.901
61,853
14, 533, 453
349,657
62
36,412
~4~800
140
"41,351
155
7,425
See footnotes at end of table.
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282 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County *—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decembeu 1935
State and oounty
Oklahoma—Coutinued.
Qarfleld
Qarvin ...
Grady
Grant
Greer
Harmon
Harper
Haskell
Hughes
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnston
Kay..
Kingfisher
Kiowa
Latimer.
Le Flore
Lincoln
Logan
Love
McClain
McCurtain
Mcintosh
Major
Marshall
Mayes.. -
Murray
Muskogee
Noble -
Nowata
Okfuskee
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Osage
Ottawa.. -
Pawnee
Payne
Pittsburg.. ...
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Pushmataha
Roger Mills
Rogers
Seminole
Sequoyah
Stephens
Texas
Tillman
Tulsa
Wagoner
Washington
Washita
Woods
Woodward
State-wide
Adjustment ■
Oregon..
Baker
Benton
Clackamas..
Clatsop
Columbia...
Coos.
Crook
Curry
Deschutes...
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River-
Total
$577,015
316,653
479, 521
156, 463
337,716
220, 733
378, 052
468,101
458, 213
418, 111
269, 598
402,873
578, 375
289,747
327,018
414,900
1,092, 692
468,970
304,119
350, 717
239, 667
638, 692
478,355
164, 078
341,487
384,021
291,278
882, 260
207, 605
255, 877
495,425
5,044, 213
893, 557
521, 989
983.664
230, 782
413, 742
1,281,217
403, 829
666, 758
398.665
325, 077
388,928
994, 765
473,884
524,836
347,811
407,110
2,951,601
400,198
463. 507
363. 740
343, 330
332,935
6,613, 219
25,949, 483
315,871
327,989
847,121
359, 482
306, 507
633,268
77,013
40,957
195,988
398, 000
10, 248
50,847
125, 781
75,668
Federal funds
$472,519
228, 653
365,141
127, 452
300, 390
212, 662
320, 776
420,622
409, 262
351, 111
257, 753
360,942
411,183
235,114
270,829
376,489
960, 707
398, 472
328,771
329, 752
193, 260
572, 524
423.107
131,668
315,648
351,640
246, 203
798,939
172, 586
219,544
414,869
3,591, 713
782, 732
418,016
874. 954
196,688
336,280
1,135, 219
328,309
597,663
367, 327
290,968
365,938
800. 323
431,821
471,899
292, 502
322, 129
2,481,814
331,963
360,057
299,489
319.108
288, 676
6, 583, 366
-53,246
20, 350, 357
145, 707
187, 205
592,677
218,997
207,238
385, 353
43,166
28,387
97,668
273,405
3, 502
29,016
84,170
29,163
Slate funds
$9,205
693
42,916
1,207
159
13,732
21, 508
88,086
423
'200'
19
1,190
4,238
22, 150
341
53,245
2, 560, 913
3,038, 213
44,742
125,422
44,143
96,641
123.160
131, 284
56, 261
84,224
53,517
45,752
75. 629
72.286
8.883
24,964
8.209
4,361
39, 299
59,021
58,553
66,042
5,801
945
14,805
7,026
14,207
27,404
23,800
22,705
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES . 283
Table XV.—Amount of Oblations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Drcemher 1935
State and county
Oregon—Continued.
Jackson
Jefferson
Josephine-..
Klamath-
Lake-
Lane
Lincoln..
Linn- —
Malheur
Marion.-.
Morrow.
Multnomah
Polk
Sherman.
Tillamook
Umatilla...
Union —
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
Wheeler.
Yamhill.
State-wide..
Adjustment1
Pennsylvania
Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong. _ _
Beaver
Bedford
Berks..
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clarion
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland _
Dauphin
Delaware
Elk.
Erie
Fayette
Forest.
Franklin
Fulton.
Greene
Huntingdon ._
Indiana.
Jefferson
Juniata
Lackawanna .
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh..
Luzerne
Lycoming
McKean
Mercer.
Mifflin
Monroe
Montgomery.
Montour
Total
$446,865
54,431
175.114
530,034
51, 665
774, 486
157, 428
231, 766
94, 969
1,120,912
68, 955
14, 827, 180
100, 004
6, 299
247, 526
277, 534
342, 516
100, 677
254, 633
410, 469
21, 402
270, 614
1, 720, 264
424,750, 342
410, 458
82,123, 528
2, 339, 720
5, 400, 298
1, 662,120
8, 059, 366
4, 079, 306
1.049,786
1, 532, 828
2,178, 295
6, 955,604
76, 769
1, 846, 813
1,833,980
2, 404, 636
998,914
5, 083,318
1,197, 657
2,311,777
1, 406,181
1, 583, 417
6,114, 786
6, 634,948
899, 766
6,128, 072
11,738,756
116,411
1, 575, 520
227, 722
1, 623, 061
1,453, 020
2, 945, 619
2,173, 052
436, 775
14, 678, 666
4, 029, 635
4, 445, 656
1,471,653
6, 319, 625
21,250, 807
3, 753, 283
1, 167, 586
3, 950, 499
1. 681, 480
938, 276
5, 366, 810
622, 211
Federal funds
$293,027
35, 564
121, 841
387, 230
28,191
439, 904
90, 290
106, 664
46, 424
768, 621
38, 533
12, 858, 061
41,322
2,428
168, 568
158, 763
195, 871
45, 064
163, 562
264, 833
5, 803
131, 056
1,684,512
-51, 429
299, 027, 744
305, 789
69,683, 957
1, 622, 382
3, 575, 878
1,127, 574
5, 872, 700
3, 072, 384
597, 030
1,060, 657
1,486, 614
5,095, 966
49, 681
1, 237, 737
1,354, 557
1,832,161
709, 801
3, 802, 522
905, 872
1, 662, 220
992,614
1,178,855
4, 974, 713
4, 626, 524
613, 693
4, 333, 785
8.770, 724
86,181
1,098, 225
168, 206
1,167,917
1, 064, 762
2,145, 061
1,715, 771
318, 211
10,917, 969
2, 972, 144
3,127, 256
1, 065, 968
4, 718, 161
15, 127, 499
2, 693, 833
744, 189
2, 810, 489
1, 268,108
699, 599
3, 561, 939
466, 582
State funds
$87, 742
6, 225
30, 559
86, 417
12, 850
145, 246
26, 300
65, 851
29, 663
161, 390
13, 172
855,966
44,903
3, 871
31,518
66, 236
46, 605
20, 800
33, 013
81, 299
7,416
58, 641
22, 792
51,429
102, 258,155
85, 240
6,710,969
521, 480
1, 010, 899
287,163
1,191, 425
808, 060
159, 428
357, 341
537, 720
1,550, 868
21,215
402, 529
359, 717
433, 254
191, 233
1,149, 893
213, 361
511, 568
263, 040
289, 992
857, 681
1, 206,041
181,856
1,204,125
2, 800, 027
21,828
248, 649
38, 756
362, 869
289, 856
679, 363
380, 758
83,911
3, 232, 308
856, 007
1,026, 221
264, 672
1, 183, 534
5. 256, 063
709, 584
210, 203
772, 393
247, 346
125, 056
927, 934
122,006
Local funds
See footnotes at end of table.
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284 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County »—Continued
Cumulative, Aprii. 1983-Dkckmheh 1938
State and oounty
Pennsylvania—Continued.
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry _
Philadelphia
Pike
Potter...
Schuylkill
Snyder..
Somerset.
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Tioga
Union
Venango
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York..
State-wide..
Adjustment
Rhode Island...
Bristol
Kent
Newport
Providence..
Washington.
State-wide..
Adjustment1
South Carolina—
Abbeville
Aiken.
Allendale...
Anderson
Bamberg
Barnwell
Beaufort.. ..
Berkeley
Calhoun
Charleston..
Cherokee
Chester
Chesterfield .
Clarendon. .
Colleton
Darlington..
Dillon..
Dorchester-
Edgefield
Fairfield....
Florence
Georgetown.
Greenville...
Greenwood —
Hampton
Horry
Jasper.
Kershaw
Lancaster
Laurens
Lee
Lexington...
McCormick.
Marion
Marlboro
Newberry...
Total
$6,178,802
6,860, 117
493, 758
M9, 622, 839
118, 879
873, 727
11.473,507
783, 895
8, 638, 487
199, 621
952, 616
602, 413
625, 512
3, 127,748
1,339, 487
6. 262, 414
567, 662
10, 354. 840
499, 579
3.421,823
31, 217, 496
19,046, 709
633, 551
1,185, 016
818, 370
14, 347, 719
569, 826
1. 492, 228
33,830, 853
377,196
695,198
526, 637
. 144,149
364,627
378, 728
420, 089
493, 217
435, 456
,691,490
395, 009
320, 376
687, 387
482. 325
492, 804
473. 577
307,004
308,059
407,001
480, 179
647,530
714. 244
, 787, 639
699, 737
391, 177
409, 970
252, 368
649,231
374,186
460, 801
360, 336
506, 571
315, 159
401, 208
407, 749
438, 606
Federal funds
M. 452. 190
4, 377, 827
386. 981
82, 898, 609
83,713
402, 425
8, 568, 633
573,112
2,719, 213
134,719
660.264
514, 861
464,569
2. 332, 862
945, 796
4, 714, 348
401,454
7, 800. 531
304,090
2, 825, 386
29, 934,104
-44, 929,363
7, 277,018
265, 422
415, 743
347, 462
6. 746,903
198, 618
1, 438. 464
-1. 135,594
33,102, 357
372,657
666,800
513, 732
1,142, 224
363, 545
375, 187
396, 091
484,404
426,734
2,564.304
362. 566
319, 028
669, 126
481,429
489, 107
455, 787
301,433
305. 207
401, 147
479,940
631.532
713, 351
1, 759, 796
666, 827
388,647
382, 507
244, 624
642,167
363, 013
457,401
360,081
491,983
314,200
376,814
390, 452
424, 441
State funds
tl, 199, 485
1, 605, 060
88,334
4,428, 759
17,936
104, 999
2, 305, 526
160, 941
694, 008
28,035
211,782
98, 349
110.387
536,824
252, 525
1,262.170
132, 57i.
2,241.064
109, 831
397,088
1, 097, 671
44.929, 363
6,082, 468
136,205
256,679
143,748 j
3.251.664
104,829
63, 749
1,135. 594
1. 324
See footnotes at end of table.
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MA,SIC TABLES • 285
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
Cumulative, ^tril 1933-Dkcemhek 1035
State and county
South Carolina—Continued.
Oconee...
Orangeburg
Pickens -
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg
Sumter.
Union
Williamsburg
York..
State-wide.
South Dakota.
Armstrong...
Aurora
Beadle
Bennett
Bon Homme-
Brookings
Brown
Brule
Buffalo
Butte
Campbell
Charles Mix..
Clark
Clay
Codington
Corson.
Custer
Davison
Day
Deuel
Dewey
Douglas
Edmunds
Fall River
Faulk
Grant
Gregory
Haakon
Hamlin
Hand..
Hanson
Harding
Hughes
Hutchinson..
Hyde...
Jackson
Jerauld
Jones
Kingsbury
Lake
Lawrence
Lincoln.
Lyman
McCook
McPherson...
Marshall
Meade
Mellette
Miner
Minnehaha. _.
Moody.
Pennington..
Perkins
Potter..
Roberts
Sanborn
Shannon
Spink
Stanley
Sully
Total
$550, 845
978,131
670,105
2,145, 007
386, 340
1,809, 219
636, 347
406, 127
500, 496
799, 254
4, 252, 262
34, 898,982
1,
608, 976
354, 815
131, 268
363, 983
487, 052
496,190
492,418
145,469
148,897
348, 566
773,380
761,200
238, 061
,881,551
436,836
92,446
841,208
777,129
382,383
329,633
411,733
479,417
219,160
396,100
468,684
739, 835
242,050
534, 370
705,092
411,588
87, 099
283, 241
449,889
296,062
207, 323
415,834
232,720
880,937
609, 274
168,458
301,255
364,153
536, 570
383, 144
537,448
264, 982
286,112
672, 698
, 699, 224
374,187
722, 025
394, 027
362, 854
754, 447
581, 702
88,181
998,056
166, 061
263,897
Federal funds
$522,181
947, 174
665, 295
2,130, 727
386,340
1,779, 215
610, 494
399, 548
497, 327
742, 701
4, 243, 071
31,393,381
569, 658
1, 263, 561
125, 280
299, 782
436,133
1, 306,829
455,033
124,075
88,653
327,361
683,690
682, 278
182,129
813,999
411,569
82,786
737,406
724,966
339,618
300,455
387, 551
444,594
190,062
352,710
406.047
686.948
226,001
492,444
651.048
363,499
68, 751
263,804
369,706
270,624
201,908
393,219
216, 744
820,296
525,927
101,806
245, 141
347, 838
481, 928
360, 980
491,849
237,084
282,419
629,678
1, 295, 864
344,321
645,682
361,139
311, 359
644,179
540,064
87,964
867,975
158,385
222,904
State funds
$1,324
See footnotes at end of table.
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286 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County ■*—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Decembeh 1935
State and county
South Dakota—Continued
Todd
Tripp
Turner
Union
Walworth
Washabaugh
Washington
Yankton
Ziebach..
State-wide.
Tennessee
Anderson
Bedford
Benton
Bledsoe.
Blount
Bradley
Campbell
Cannon
Carroll
Carter
Cheatham...
Chester
Claiborne
Clay
Cocke
Coffee..
Crockett
Cumberland.
Davidson
Decatur
De Kalb
Dickson
Dyer
Fayette.
Fentress
Franklin
Gibson
Giles
Grainger
Greene
Grundy
Hamblen
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardeman.. .
Hardin
HBwkins
Haywood
Henderson. ..
Henry.
Hickman
Houston
Humphreys. .
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Knox
Lake
Lauderdale..
Lawrence
Lewis
Lincoln
Loudon
McMinn
McNairy
Macon
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Maury
Meigs
Monroe
Total
Federal funds
$218,296
$214,049
801,227
808, 783
413, 779
330,012
830, M6
201,379
538, 222
496, 589
161,430
147, 984
48,441
48,173
455, 613
421,866
166, 555
150,827
2, 634, 525
2,568,016
36, 638, 406
33,006,108
232, 773
211,285
116,750
111,455
99,173
86, 125
160,010
147,812
321, 955
284, 974
333, 256
292, 728
441,443
392, 746
75,994
65, 324
151,591
129, 106
403, 729
343,198
76, 469
73, 321
69, 743
67, 270
209,321
199, 212
108, 766
105, 697
252, 426
219,960
120,486
110,110
110,691
105, 238
172,085
157, 988
3,201,017
3,105, 067
104,069
101,853
196,428
186,838
157, 924
135, 854
242. 561
191, 703
79,802
74, 517
222, 129
203,969
204,586
178,694
230, 363
171, 340
68,388
63,910
103, 219
95, 549
223,382
174, 433
425, 460
384, 645
187, 691
168, 118
3, 362, 847
3,044,097
88,004
76,408
98, 321
89, 970
126, 098
120, 824
230, 656
178,929
128, 702
99, 119
162, 679
150,617
94,534
90,812
99, 935
92,982
153,902
149, 130
193,299
178,383
92,092
91,072
220, 553
185, 942
202, 070
168,997
2, 724, 410
2,537,413
118, 335
100,055
136, 069
. 119,311
163, 327
156, 937
80,995
77,564
114,409
110,683
238, 816
181,840
265, 834
253,142
168,374
145, 665
105, 962
100, 123
283, 278
264,165
334, 249
313,540
115,591
109,313
198, 515
171, 687
76, 732
53,595
200,050
186, 649
State funds
$875,000
See footnotes at end of table.
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HAWK' TABLES . 287
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County 4—Continued
Cumulative, Apiul 1933-Decemhkr 1935
State and county
Tennessee—Continued.
Montgomery .
Moore.
Morgan
Obion
Overton
Perry
Pickett
Polk
Putnam
Rhea
Roane
Robertson
Rutherford.
Scott
Sequatchie^
Sevier ...
Shelby
Smith.
Stewart
Sullivan
Sumner
Tipton
Trousdale
Unicoi
Union
Van Buren
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Weakley
White
Williamson
Wilson
State-wide.
Adjustment *
Texas.
Anderson..
Andrews...
Angelina.. .
Aransas
Archer
Armstrong.
Atascosa-..
Austin
Bailey
Bandera
Bastrop
Baylor
Bee
Bell.
Bexar
Blanco
Borden
Bosque
Bowie
Brazoria
Brazos
Brewster. ..
Briscoe
Brooks
Brown
Burleson...
Burnet
Caldwell...
Calhoun...
Callahan...
Cameron...
Camp
Carson
Cass
Castro
Chambers..
Total
$231,972
61,564
169,969
186, 447
279,483
84,394
73. 895
132,079
308,388
189,873
441,287
211,252
258,460
164,708
75, 111
131,023
4,562, 969
97, 468
144,957
473, 468
236, 986
125, 649
37, 433
178,536
126,420
88,137
167, 709
573, 766
93, 502
172,913
269, 568
168,487
154,143
6, 284,072
101,049,987
356,841
25,445
490,046
37,627
70,871
69,909
130, 328
113,497
131,328
83, 418
246, 272
69,033
98, 743
513,128
i, 981,171
90, 613
38,148
182, 287
744,051
94,430
334, 591
203,897
101.127
53,886
319, 492
343,044
118,577
307,699
93,050
203, 769
951, 543
196,606
78,667
574,691
73.923
68,678
Federal funds
$211,810
36, 382
159,648
156,991
261,541
80,671
69, 480
127,894
269,517
179,684
391,916
148,531
221,211
141, 269
64,773
124,053
4,259, 218
88,691
142,435
361,782
215,157
109,443
35,090
164,274
113,277
86, 393
140,724
530,808
86, 850
167,044
238,735
141,562
131,189
5, 700, 739
-291,667
74,590, 240
284,110
13,349
371, 511
27,415
51,494
53,220
78,999
76, 348
105,976
51,939
181,041
51,375
81,543
357,525
4,553, 302
62,066
26,797
126, 225
544,567
68,411
262,463
136,167
79,120
35,126
216,944
197,863
84,961
236,608
77,609
164,834
661,908
151,616
58,048
416, 725
59,492
49,643
State funds
$583,333
291,667
17,796,008
63,747
3,998
81,976
7,637
6,408
12,900
48,564
20,007
20,296
19,831
48,331
10,846
16,363
85,446
1,049,189
11,840
7,725
21, 304
107, 375
23,365
59, 296
26,838
14,804
12, 250
69,520
39,106
15,096
65,924
11, 753
29,997
142, 369
36, 717
8,915
73,867
14,320
16,202
Local funds
$20,162
25,182
10,321
29,456
17,942
3,723
4,415
4,185
38,871
10,189
49, 371
62,721
37,249
23,439
10, 338
6,970
303,751
8,777
2,522
111,686
21,829
16,206
2,343
14,262
13,143
1,744
26,985
42,958
6,652
5,869
30,833
26,925
22,954
8,663,739
8,984
8,098
36,559
2,575
12,969
3,789
2,765
17,142
5,056
11,648
16,900
6,812
837
70,157
378,680
16, 707
3,626
34,758
92, 119
2,654
12,832
40,892
7,203
6,510
33,028
106, 075
18,520
5,167
3,688
8,938
147,266
8, 273
11,704
84,099
111
2,833
See footnotes at end of table.
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288 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPOIIT OF THE FKRA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligation Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Program!, by Source of Funds and by State and County A—Continued
Cumulative, Aran 1933-Deuemhku 1936
State and oounty
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Texas—Continued.
Cherokee. ... .
$497, 227
$374,009
$68,424
Childress
2H4,318
219, 111
37, 420
Clay
217, 295
168, 9.54
32,099
Cochran
120. 174
99, 392
18. 473
Coke
108, 151
70,918
16,813
Coleman ..
342, 252
260, 053
54, 861
Collin
466, 282
342,441
82, 525
Collingsworth
212, 734
160, 546
36, 634
Colorado...
189. 426
139,070
35,965
Comal..
121.678
76, 780
21,535
Comanche
180, 994
125,073
50, 359
Concho
91,200
67, 778
21, 748
Cooke
408,057
251, 484
48,314
Coryell. -
307, 262
183, 785
40,363
Cottle
223, 482
175, 729
29, 102
Crane
30, 094
18, 180
4,914
Crockett - -
17,261
12, 735
4,064
Crosby
226,997
168, 037
38,858
Culberson..
33,913
18,086
4, 242
Dallam _■
265,685
200, 993
52,823
Dallas..
5, 483, 347
4, 295, 650
891, 230
Dawson
307. 518
246. 015
46.693
Deaf Smith -
168,684
134, 152
22,415
Delta
1 172,700
129, 618
23, 475
Denton
308, 356
226, 140
53.380
De Witt
326,048
215.945
43, 051
Dickens
137, 610
97.355
14. 482
Dimmit -
171,827
114,721
34, 961
Donley.
117, 643
87.711
17,000
Duval
136, 272
102, 720
27,334
Eastland
806, 952
591, 225
139.734
Ector
61, 383
40,266
11, 192
Edwards.
37, 070
26,688
6,228
Ellis
714.286
519, 782
157. 704
El Paso . .' ...
2, 252, 681
1, 600. 148
367, 537
Erath.. ...
327,938
230,589
61, 171
Falls
518,998
346. 511
73. 701
Fannin
795, 081
549,999
116.495
Fayette. .
165,030
133, 951
20. 501
Fisher.
276,970
186. 711
26. 305
Floyd...
147. 178
100,384
17. 160
Foard... - -
115, 956
76. 127
19, 528
Fort Bend ..
167, 177
94, 955
37, 613
Franklin
233,804
192. 945
30, S09
Freestone
314,061
280, 428
39,798
Frio
292, 443
214, 694
61, 508
Gaines
57,415
45, 270
11.002
Galveston
784, 948
580, 674
173, 542
Garza
104, 597
76,380
24, 624
Gillespie.
128, 316
71, 522
1&226
Glasscock
8,702
a 440
2,262
Goliad..
131, 547
9.5. 425
17, 721
Gonzales
288,845
216, 879
54,220
Gray -
277, 955
185, 549
42, 781
Grayson
1,096, 642
783, 249
168.646
Gregg
569. 821
404. 772
111. 370
Grimes
181. 799
131, 903
24,493
Guadalupe
377, 239
216, 642
69.403
Hale...
236, 754
169,091
30. 057
Hall
274, 053
187, 320
69, 912
Hamilton -
199, 805
141,617
36,956
Hansford ..
121,245
104, 401
13,671
Hardeman
294,286
182, 049
35,753
Hardin
215, 274
167, 381
38,342
Harris
6.210,445
4, 776. 142
1,241,315
Harrison
660, 047
475,296
109,369
Hartley
62. 847
49,616
12, 116
Haskell ...
144. 848
116, 178
23.713
Hays..
201,437
163,692
29,087
Hemphill
129,309
81, 190
31,394
Henderson
385,089
337, 745
44, 876
Hidalgo
648, 356
397,983
146,441
Hill
474, 241
309. 459
129,872
Hockley
205, 517
172, 032
29,247
Hood
95, 725
70,900
12, 248
Hopkins
406,874
283,564
77,072
I/Ocal funds
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 289
Tabic XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for tht General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County A—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Peckmber 1935
State and county
Texas—Continued.
Houston
Howard
Hudspeth
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irion
Jack..
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson...
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells.
Johnson..
Jones
Karnes
Kaufman
Kendall
Kenedy
Kent
Kerr.
Kimble
King
Kinney
Kleberg.
Knox.
Lamar
Lamb.
Lampasas
La Salle
Lavaca.
Lee.
Leon
Liberty
Limestone
Lipscomb
Live Oak.
Llano
Loving
Lubbock
Lynn
McCulloch
McLennan
McMullen
Madison
Marion
Martin
Mason..
Matagorda
Maverick
Medina
Menard
Midland
Milam
Mills
Mitchell
Montague
Montgomery---
-Moore
Morris..
Motley
N acogdoches...
Navarro
Newton
Nolan
Nueces
Ochiltree
Oldham
Orange
Palo Pinto
Panola.
Parker.
Parmer.
Pecos
Polk
Total
$556, 609
348, 612
25, 553
496, 707
178, 983
44, 797
76, 749
132, 558
280, 279
45. 244
1, 684. 909
52, 657
145,175
523, 866
254.634
122, 377
433. 806
79, 542
89, 484
148, 049
86, 664
25, 073
56, 290
84, 260
120,912
806. 531
240, 774
120,168
149, 823
108, 395
148, 543
260,192
234,969
584, 771
123, 040
81, 850
168,180
12. 317
377.142
145, 175
225, 373
1. 806, 554
28,510
145, 661
175, 209
147,009
69,501
263, 652
203, 994
282, 383
88, 009
193, 727
304, 101
72, 448
254,418
362, 246
351, 625
68. 955
137, 447
127, 315
597, 285
775,160
227. 915
348,801
312,415
159.413
46, 797
475,151
451, 107
410, 110
356, 856
65, 781
123, 511
171, 420
Federal fund.s
$438. 228
283, 278
16, 765
311,741
111,230
28, 225
57.171
77, 871
205,163
28. 549
1,237,036
33, 931
105,611
357, 711
177, 524
83. 681
345, 275
55. 444
66,745
104,989
58,076
18, 536
36, 477
49, 339
88,291
620, 290
179, 706
86, 541
105.108
78, 230
95,655
192,881
118,142
479, 808
92,178
62, 759
97,648
7. 575
267, 292
119, 508
136, 821
1, 409, 097
16,108
112, 839
137, 623
117, 338
46,462
172, 155
111,801
193, 586
51,834
126,121
211,760
47, 685
189, 384
275, 265
240, 632
58, 204
107, 225
78, 281
411,415
559, 657
183, 948
222, 879
220,488
128, 531
38, 081
327, 353
298, 702
296, 070
257, 685
50, 349
84, 539
135, 495
State funds
$78, 342
49, 288
6, 279
92,640
21,068
10,047
10, 249
35,200
50, 426
7,476
366, 928
11,693
14. 406
115, 332
32, 528
25, 822
57, 373
11,274
16, 549
23, 360
11, 386
3, 936
12,133
17, 428
14, 768
154, 712
35, 878
24, 890
30, 208
16, 069
41, 751
56,082
77, 497
81, 586
28, 385
14, 324
41,791
3,921
66,175
19, 960
63, 963
351, 544
10, 212
21,856
22,050
23, 713
11,679
52, 629
30, 924
39, 738
27, 905
53, 461
53, 341
15, 774
44, 186
45,163
66, 060
10, 215
20, 173
22, 938
107. 840
169, 623
27, 794
47, 635
60, 441
26,415
6, 775
107, 618
75, 254
60, 165
42, 619
7,176
22, 782
21, 375
8ee footnotes at end of table.
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290 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County '—Continued
CUMULATIVE, APRIL 1033-DECEMBKR 193(1
Slate and oounty
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Texas—Continued
I'otter ...
$1,32(1, <114
$1,009, 262
$262, 360
*4,032
Presidio
227, 90S
174, 140
37, 706
16, 122
Rains
1.19, 203
121,231
22,730
15,242
Randall
114,074
76, 629
16,671
21, 774
Reagan
20, 753
13,013
5, 111
2,629
Real
72, MB
46, 948
17, 267
8,771
Red River
536, 302
422, 851
92, 713
20,038
Reeves
126, 298
86,384
19,034
19,880
Refugio
70, 910
48, 696
16,153
6, 161
Roberts
44,040
33,907
6, 971
3,162
Robertson
340, 867
283,611
43,295
39,961
Rockwall
72. 691
55, 670
14,180
2,841
Runnels . ..
325, 946
242, 159
42, .539
41, 247
Rusk
789, 926
528, 555
99,844
161,527
Sabine - .
163, 516
120, 169
24,012
9,335
San Augustine
221, 878
154,021
37,258
30,599
San Jacinto ...
99,828
64, 733
29,992
5,103
San Patricio- -
153,973
85,758
31, 815
36,400
San Saba
178,666
117, 723
40,930
20,013
Schleicher
28,619
17, 796
7,821
3,002
Scurry
216, 224
158,865
39, 539
16,820
Shackelford.- ...
107, 673
66,487
30,711
10, 475
Shelby ..
516,127
394,159
82,263
38,705
Sherman
71,944
61, 739
9,746
459
Smith
586, 578
462, 160
91, 972
32,446
Somervell . .. ...
91,603
66,001
15,080
10,522
Starr ...
92,814
65, 586
18,512
8,716
Stephens .. ..
240, 728
152,181
■ 35,067
53,480
Sterling ...
26,584
13,831
6,576
6,177
Stonewall...
136,656
95, 295
30,903
10,458
Sutton
36, 224
24,228
7,064
4,932
Swisher.
135,538
104, 528
21, 667
9,343
Tarrant.. ..
5, 145, 814
3,475,964
937, 699
732,151
Taylor
669, 279
502,623
103,319
63, 337
Terrell . ..
25,904
17,367
4,277
4,260
Terry
228, 777
195, 339
30,110
3,328
Throckmorton.. . ...
50,137
29,863
8,772
11.502
Titus
325, 722
252, 317
48,438
24.967
Tom Green...
745, 800
580,921
133, 397
31,482
Travis
1, 408, 028
1,142,813
209, 959
55,256
Trinity.
304,112
237, 896
44,589
21, 627
Tyler
134, 102
102, 526
15,833
15. 743
Upshur..
542, 034
416, 622
72. 491
52, 921
U pton
60, 334
46, 769
8.026
5,539
Uvalde
139, 136
92. 312
30.066
18,758
Val Verde
200, 122
129,390
38,403
32,329
Van Zandt
372.317
276, 991
56, .537
38,789
Victoria .
301, 593
246, 571
25, 482
29,540
Walker
350, 682
216,796
56,661
77,225
Waller
112, 457
74,420
18,785
19,252
W ard...
62, 367
44.351
12,885
5,131
Washington
188. 557
147, 756
26,959
13,842
Webb
535, 958
' 418,350
81, 370
38,238
Wharton
230, 931
169, 159
40. 381
21,391
Wheeler
91,045
70.863
17, 567
2,615
Wichita
1,042,057
753,098
155,517
133,442
Wilbarger
351. 210
240.229
51, 6.54
59,327
Willacy
168.063
102, 217
24, 318
31. 528
Williamson
375, 325
241.335
44.059
89.931
Wilson
273, 212
222,329
42, 387
8,496
Winkler
41.038
29, 744
6,924
4,370
Wise
237, 839
177, 101
34,018
26.720
Wood.
357,091
265,628
57, 671
33,792
Yoakum
42, 676
36, 163
6.204
309
Young
268, 024
138,497
63,8.30
65,697
Zapata
58,720
42, 357
11.616
4,747
Zavala -
199, 829
129,083
42,952
27,794
State-wide..
11,140,500
10, 795, 251
306, 188
39,061
-1,925,583
1,925,583
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 291
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County 4—Continued
Cumulative, April 1033-Dkcember 1935
State and county
Utah..
Beaver
Box Elder
Cache...
Carbon
Daggett
Davis
Duchesne
Emery.
Garfield
Grand
Iron..
Juab
Kane
Millard
Morgan
Piute.
Rich
Salt Lake
San Juan
Sanpete.
Sevier
Summit
Tooele.
Uintah
Utah
Wasatch
Washington..
Wayne
Weber
State-wide...
Adjustment ■
Vermont
Addison
Bennington..
Caledonia
Chittenden..
Essex.
Franklin
Grand Isle...
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Rutland
Washington-
Windham ...
Windsor
State-wide.
Adjustment8.
Virginia
Accomac
Albemarle
Alleghany ,
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox.
Arlington
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Brunswick. ._
Buchanan
Buckingham.
Campbell
Total
$22,480, 108
267, 114
298, 702
606, 340
870, 501
15,901
451, 056
374, 901
340, 101
217, 118
41, 884
240,691
352,192
54, 271
416, 068
38, 909
63, 906
62, 948
7, 756, 304
79, 629
568, 784
326, 148
360, 834
486, 298
303, 073
2,179, 761
198, 312
272, 359
37, 971
2,070, 632
3,133, 400
5, 598, 914
195, 119
343, 394
324, 806
679, 518
39, 599
318, 725
9,811
88, 407
78,166
319, 547
1,019, 725
707, 696
323, 008
490, 517
660, 876
23, 859, 895
144,217
91. 992
156, 248
51, 792
63, 679
49, 957
18, 983
124, 938
88,029
80, 231
31,036
87, 017
27,281
104. 247
89, 091
83, 950
Federal funds
$17, 296, 743
232, 340
204, 588
383, 715
612, 534
12, 000
285, 215
288,050
258,921
179, 079
24, 737
176,116
279, 985
40, 042
314, 881
22,640
54, 721
43, 164
6, 538, 755
59, 747
438, 852
'261,822
293, 033
357,172
252, 502
1, 688, 793
144, 225
223, 384
32, 924
1, 590, 232
2,993,037
-990, 463
3, 412, 499
127, 374
244, 669
248,022
476,921
29, 904
240, 671
6. 504
62,912
49, 570
209, 763
678. 216
458,013
199, 247
323, 583
645, 297
-588, 167
21, 576, 519
State funds
$3, 335, 936
139,044
89, 241
127, 209
43, 683
62, 294
45, 576
3.319
103, 143
81, 722
66, 963
25, 196
78. 179
26, 450
98, 890
86, 966
67, 893
31, 332
32, 714
55,199
91, 833
1, 939
45, 249
48, 592
46, 519
25, 605
3,150
25,543
38, 619
6,519
52,465
2, 830
7,717
6,709
909, 623
8, 643
73, 396
41,487
35, 067
49,088
37, 612
265, 337
21,174
35,054
4,000
231, 963
110, 495
990, 463
39,845
267
91
38
301
26, 914
3,453
639
8,142
34. 452
300
437
1,633
See footnotes at end of table.
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292 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County A—Continued
Oi'Mt'i.ATivB, April 1933 Dkckmiikii 1935
State and county
Virginia—Continued
Caroline
Carroll
Charles City
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Clarke
Craig
Culpeper
Cumberland
Dickenson
Dinwiddle
Elizabeth City
Essex
Fairfax
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna
Franklin
Frederick
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover -
Henrico
Henry
Highland
Isle of Wight
James City .
King and Queen
King Oeorge
King William- -
Lancaster
Lee
Loudoun
Louisa..
Lunenburg
Madison
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery -
Nansemond
Nelson
New Kent
Norfolk . .
Northhampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page ...
Patrick,
Pittsylvania
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Prince George
Prince William
Princess Anne
Pulaski. ..
Rappahannock .
Richmond
Roanoke
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russell. —
Scott
Shenandoah
Smyth
Southampton -..
Spotsylvania—
Stafford..
Surry
Sussex
Total
$«5.988
8fi. 721
211, 901
18, 338
48, 693
8,453
27, 848
43, 749
87,172
130, 375
48, 118
72,608
24,693
56,660
67, 594
37, 452
38, 979
116,039
30,055
109, 954
28, 114
43,197
108, 267
21,803
43, 453
107,149
33, 502
126, 221
73, 878
18,677
19, 757
10, 707
27,030
29,816
29, 175
70, 662
147, 416
44,576
42, 614
49,990
62, 372
80, 851
70, 272
28,037
158, 721
50,193
78, 857
6. 189
96,091
81.045
52,858
71, 986
38, 754
80, 847
51, 932
154,645
74, 136
96,766
85,178
56. 143
39,355
192,922
28. 834
27.141
190,204
75, 596
92, 723
90, 781
99. 159
66, 025
130, 475
49, 951
44,530
85, 890
22,736
17.656
Federal funds
$64,278
80, 736
25, 370
14, 952
41, 067
5,262
23. 320
38,583
64,1.60
109,624
35,896
68, 434
21, 773
41. 777
62, 759
32, 745
37, 623
108,124
23.136
87,991
26, 234
41, 153
101, 463
20,867
39, 567
94, 892
31, 553
115,814
66, 130
17, 813
17, 787
10,663
24,975
25,296
27, 882
67, 724
134,985
37,590
41, 292
47, 082
57,663
79,918
67, 435
27, 041
121,201
47,658
75, 756
5,882
87,722
58.716
50,914
63, 732
36, 237
67,640
48,869
117, 339
70,614
90,000
80, 201
46,911
35, 751
150,053
25,985
25,619
146, 567
68, 865
70, 198
79,806
91. 375
47. 115
11,1793
43,918
39.480
53,968
20.717
16,422
State funds ! Local funds
$228
1,124
128
'489
1, 1C9
1,075
645
672
2,769
12.554
See footnotes at end of table.
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HASH! TABLICS . 293
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County A—Continued
Cumulative, April 1033-December 1935
State and county
Virginia—Continued.
Tazewell
Warren.
Warwick
Washington
Westmoreland...
Wise
Wythe.
York
Independent cities:
Alexandria.
Bristol
Buena Vista
Charlottesville..
Clifton Forge...
Danville
Fredericksburg.
Hampton*
Harrisonburg...
Hopewell
Lynchburg
Martinsville
Newport News.
Norfolk
Petersburg
Portsmouth
Radford
Richmond
Roanoke
South Norfolk. _
Staunton..
Suffolk
Williamsburg...
Winchester
State-wide.
Washington.
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Clallam
Clark
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Grays Harbor.
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason r_.
Okanogan._ ...
Pacific
Pend Oreille. _
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Spokane
Stevens
Thurston
Wahkiakum-.
Walla Walla. _
Total
$152, 654
68.201
25, 649
143, 937
41, 678
587, 406
93, 872
37, 224
123, 975
197, 742
49, 969
139, 296
101,417
390, 073
58, 527
102, 978
195,888
544, 458
348
162, 063
1, 955,146
490,019
511,573
85, 387
2,142, 794
920,930
84, 308
97, 726
93,088
82,223
7,958, 518
46,054, 593
44, 586
51.179
88, 783
536,169
426, 303
895, 724
95,115
715,061
100, 442
18, 362
89, 391
76, 920
65, 403
1,658, 896
169, 025
141, 307
10,980, 083
378, 712
261, 529
101, 683
728, 805
58, 562
141,908
122, 112
299,131
141,437
5,073,823
32, 908
592, 505
61, 424
3,312, 456
4,851,656
147,027
1,186, 559
51,241
279, 000
Federal funds
$149, 382
50, 976
24, 600
131, 713
37, 590
546, 793
74, 689
36, 483
101, 783
176, 309
39, 346
114, 730
85,414
305, 701
51,642
81, 218
184,922
473, 563
141,827
1, 788, 517
455, 342
498, 357
63, 320
1, 475, 472
801, 355
77,864
87, 618
72, 796
66, 691
7,927, 637
37,657,931
16,178
32,093
61,008
390, 612
320, 379
708, 540
55, 665
588, 454
53,811
14, 944
68, 073
33, 610
50, 496
1, 387, 534
99, 988
82, 823
9,713, 403
189, 890
156,900
48, 993
549,146
33, 219
104,118
77, 921
230, 584
103, 685
4,324,611
13,184
470, .584
46, 354
2, 909, 405
4, 290, 029
112,599
990, 314
42, 250
195, 785
State funds
$7,820
17
2,316
260
816
5,919,720
1,805
9, 622
12,059
32, 526
38,825
115, 735
14, 567
85,139
16,367
1,071
5,526
11, 568
4, 999
157, 540
19, 368
29, 402
783,001
40, 365
42, 483
8,992
120, 509
5, 247
23,383
22, 732
18, 392
19, 323
626, 768
10,688
63, 086
3,314
335, 721
363, 687
26, 669
157, 236
5,087
28, 486
•Included in Elizabeth City.
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
294 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl« XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by Slate and County *—Continued
CUMULATIVE, Al'RII. 1033-DECl <M HER 1935
Stuii' ami county
W ashlngton—Con t limed.
W hatcom
Whitman
Yakima
State-wide.
Adjustment '
West Virginia...
Barbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay.
Doddridge..
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier..
Hampshire..
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha...
lewis..
Lincoln
Logan
McDowell..
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mineral
Mingo
Monongalia.
Monroe
Morgan
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton...
Pleasants
Pocahontas.
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
State-wide...
Adjustment"
Wisconsin
Adams. .
Ashland.
Total
SI, t'4 023
109, 155
1,935, 047
8,883,141
52,462,816
607,990
634,909
923,566
563, 468
434, 646
3,701,485
390,406
469, 409
404, 678
1, 260, 377
292,226
213,898
671, 686
311,400
521, 853
291,024
1, 709, 292
450, 433
173,464
4, 555, 477
635, 451
775,846
1, 751, 441
1, 732, 689
1, 699, 773
814, 733
771,190
1,623,013
945,805
1, 438, 386
1, 695, 733
266, 762
191,162
634,058
1.979,335
211.705
229, 923
517. 182
945,876
426. 319
1,088, 309
1,311,499
367, 214
477,040
570, 293
699.706
474, 133
304, 748
559, 580
1.449,681
465,941
815,852
217, 097
1,353, 787
516,001
3, 915,169
103,671,443
154,458
1.149,492
Federal funds
$1, 108,808
71,280
1,710,609
8, 508,978
-2,312.921
46. 192, 111
552, 293
516, 796
831,312
611,850
378, 645
3, 252,978
348,857
423,483
358,128
1,088,064
260, 169
191,022
600, 168
266, 682
455, 039
262,034
1, 484,010
399, 922
141.362
4,052,500
518, 434
718, 839
1,592,414
1, 470,933
1, 452,962
724, 516
705, 428
1,420,573
794, 590
1, 257. 971
1, 517, 902
226.782
161. 443
567.783
714. 396
186, 855
197,929
453,963
840, 750
381, 650
952, 8.54
1, 107, 509
320,776
413, 379
494, 102
631,522
419,514
262, 304
499, 734
1, 290,690
418, 747
723,078
196, list
1,152, 393
452,610
3,828, 031
-250,538
75,305,183
1,
State funds Local funds
128,896
1,036.077
$189, 431
7,818
109,967
38, 492
2,312,924
5,014,833
51, 793
50,371
87,184
47,414
42,046
377,835
33,420
44,775
37,386
140,039
26,606
21,610
58,381
24,305
52,635
28,032
146,653
44,209
23, 535
444, 895
49,894
49,818
149. 787
156,705
163,422
82,614
48,708
174, 532
89,827
142, 607
171. 757
28.488
17,911
60,995
191,846
19,818
23, 526
45.595
96,531
38,840
103, 649
150,416
34,923
46,602
61.596
65,886
42,551
31,370
55,441
137,317
43,777
78.904
18.560
180. 559
39, 231
87,138
250,538
4,232.591
2,085
47.375
Sec footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
ma.sk; tables . 295
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer>
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County "—Continued
Cumulative, April 1933-Dectcmbkr 1935
State and county
W isconsin—Con tinued.
Barron
Bay field
Brown"..-
Buffalo
Burnett-
Calumet- -
Chippewa
Clark.-
Columbia..
Crawford..
Dane. -
Dodge. -
Door..
Douglas
Dunn
Eau Claire.
Florence
Fond du Lac.-
Forest-. ...
Grant.
Green
Green Lake
Iowa..
Iron...
Jackson
Jefferson
Juneau...
Kenosha. -
Kewaunee..
La Crosse..
Lafayette
Langlade
Lincoln
Manitowoc
Marathon..
Marinette
Marquette
Milwaukee
Monroe.
Oconto "
Oneida.
Outagamie"
Ozaukee. —
Pepin
Pierce.
Polk.
Portage.
Price
Racine
Richland
Rock..
Rusk
St. Croix...
Sauk.
Sawyer
Shawano »
Sheboygan
Taylor
Trempealeau-
Vernon..
Vilas
Walworth
Washburn
Washington
Waukesha..
Waupaca...
Wausbara
Winnebago
Wood
State-wide.
Oneida-Hobart Reservation »
Shawano-Menominee Reservation ».
Adjustment »
Total
$889,892
832, 207
1,151,890
118,831
381,843
101,696
825,309
721,468
406, 599
277, 511
4,175,812
688, 273
296,913
2,970, 493
942,168
1,199,409
295, 062
1,024, 521
866,368
494, 946
378,826
127,351
234,484
750, 742
188,887
415, 746
452,898
4,802,936
14, 551
1,407, 638
257, 278
964,608
857,184
1,263, 273
1,842,664
1,331,034
65,049
34,669, 728
613, 422
959,055
805, 774
621,074
187,480
98, 537
134,384
793,894
1,126, 483
567, 420
4,170, 001
217, 590
2, 064, 741
506, 542
449, 590
393,429
389,361
783, 571
1,776,163
489, 836
259, 859
598, 453
269, 310
843,147
854, 307
243, 253
1,146,158
598, 574
413,833
2,116,310
1,440,453
7,617,474
124, 399
7, 438
Federal funds
$660,624
748,576
649.194
103, 358
308, 477
46,162
572, 302
523, 536
237,067
181.195
2, 482, 857
324, 573
209, 505
2,675,041
613, 203
759, 533
268, 515
614,641
788,013
310, 670
211,052
85, 481
159,558
659, 072
155,536
207,188
369,144
3, 586, 942
852,032
162,824
812,188
676,441
660,897
1,366, 927
985,112
56,765
25, 472, 292
434,670
794, 214
690,195
295, 263
90, 215
80,166
114, 291
696, 978
797, 229
496,233
3,075,889
166,303
1,244.206
435, 023
322, 939
220,165
336,133
522, 524
1,050,113
450,167
166,000
413,192
209, 354
528,093
760, 803
118, 700
723,601
348,000
327, 600
1,216,312
900, 554
7,438,306
117,618
6, 917
-904, 249
State funds
$15,426
32,792
38,252
16,178
5,119
21,481
5,366
8,522
10, 086
132, 572
14,527
12,529
107,304
13,708
44,848
9,607
39,814
28,237
7,646
10,080
3,383
8,161
23,186
2,064
13,505
12,905
171, 316
41,377
8,661
43,209
27,233
41,208
54,302
62,144
1, 220, 864
14, 775
34,408
24,059
16,903
4,191
3,346
16,639
29,607
18, 079
135, 763
7, 347
49, 958
12,686
9,200
11,019
14, 791
24,234
70,357
9,400
7,160
13,078
10, 935
23, 748
26, 761
8,631
32,423
16,071
13,741
85, 235
41,821
178,342
6,041
521
904, 249
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
296
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special Emer¬
gency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State and County*—Concluded
CUMui.ativk, APHIL DUCBMMCH 1635
State am) county
Wyoming
Albany..
lllg Horn
Campbell
Carbon
Converse
Crook
Fremont
Goshen
Hot Springs
Johnson.
Laramie
Lincoln
Natrona
Niobrara—
Park
Platte
Sheridan
Sublette
Sweetwater
Teton
Uinta..
Washakie
Weston
Yellowstone National Park.
State-wide
Total
$8,281,834
387, 209
168,853
104,428
219,847
253,171
208,039
171,195
333, 294
125,061
182, 720
514. 690
322, 498
676,645
138,068
153,334
373, 581
489,001
130, 510
391,252
45,126
157. 323
73, 369
265,495
2,337,525
Federal funds
$6, 918,010
297, 550
113,098
169,916
157,173
202,749
179, 718
132,191
247,194
96,916
127,829
393,122
244,770
528,610
114,149
123,634
303,897
404,944
80,122
301,729
37,193
124,365
57,169
201, 714
2, 278, 269
State funds
$333, 246
24,739
5,449
7,570
11,232
12,861
6,904
6,513
8,136
9,324
5,387
18,705
19, 259
26,470
6,893
5,372
16,191
32,186
6,597
20,265
4.401
6,826
3,110
9,601
59,256
I,oral funds
$1,030,678
64,920
40,106
16, 943
51,242
37,661
21,417
33,491
77,965
18,821
29,504
102,863
68,469
118, 565
18,026
24,328
54,493
51,871
43,791
69,258
3,532
26,132
13,100
54,180
» See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data. See also footnote B.
» Adjustment represents amount of obligations incurred between April 1933 and April 1934 from state
and/or local funds which were reported together with Federal funds and cannot be separated by county.
Reports for this period presented information by counties on total obligations incurred and on obligations
incurred from local funds, but they did not show the distribution between state and Federal funds. For
the many states in which no obligations were incurred from state funds during this period no adjustment
item Is necessary (see Table XVIII). Adjustments in local funds were made only for California, Ohio, and
Vermont. Certain funds obtained from bond issues in California were originally reported as state funds but
were subsequently determined to be local funds, and in Ohio certain bond-issue funds were originally re¬
ported as local funds and subsequently determined to be state funds. Data necessary to make these revisions
on the county reports are not available. The reports for Vermont did not contain a distribution of total
obligations in individual counties by sources of funds during this period.
" Includes obligations incurred during April and May 1933 in the amount of $607,129 for which correspond¬
ing data by county are not available. Data for counties cover the period from June 1933 through December
1936.
» Data for the Onelda-Hobart Reservation Include obligations incurred in Oneida township of Outagamie
County and Hobart township of Brown County. The Shawano-Menominee Reservation covers parts of
Shawano and Oconto Counties. These data cannot be distributed by individual oounties and the oounty
data are therefore incomplete by these amounts.
BA8IC TABLES
297
Table XVI.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for tht Four Special Emergency Relief
Programs, by Program and by State A
Cumulative, January 1933-March 1937
State
United States and territories.
Continental United States
Alabama..
Arizona.
Arkansas..
California.
Colorado..
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia..
Florida
Georgia
Idaho...
Illinois. _
Indiana-
Iowa
Kansas..
Kentucky.
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan...
Minnesota..
Mississippi..
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska.
Nevada
New Hampshire-
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota...
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island...
South Carolina.
South Dakota...
Tennessee-
Texas
Utah
Vermont...
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia-
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands-
Emergency
education
$35, 400, 073
35,013, 630
1,169,055
142, 228
744,017
1,954,057
395, 745
600, 274
(c)
135,880
632, 310
1, 130, 823
177,536
2, 215,695
950, 875
439, 425
265, 098
1, 021, 825
787, 933
223, 979
452, 284
761,068
1, 275,282
818, 772
1,007, 306
1,053, 374
179,503
310, 089
41,848
102,324
1,182, 314
207, 677
(°)
1,124,973
123,833
2,114,119
676, 709
247, 006
2, 883, 219
201,609
785, 528
167,425
974, 248
2, 044, 267
178,145
123,966
985, 647
481, 747
624,921
815, 288
82, 384
(°)
476,443
(c)
Collepo stu¬
dent aid
$14,962,712
14,915, 200
238, 712
71,816
128, 451
1,137, 337
184,483
71,154
7, 517
87,089
130,873
290,193
81,958
866, 381
409,037
355, 341
333, 680
234, 953
253,611
88,748
141,190
356, 378
535, 262
538,941
180, 878
427, 753
80, 519
209,387
13,108
49,459
202, 346
38, 053
I, 538,071
395, 798
115, 218
815,904
379, 270
150, 708
945, 883
70, 599
195,825
86,641
288,480
702, 066
150, 369
55, 391
321, 379
273, 831
186, 551
464,026
34, 582
1, 253
16, 785
29, 474
Rural rehabili
tation »
$58, 229, 888
58, 212,669
3, 941,213
•112,101
5, 769, 739
47, 435
1, 661, 638
18,091
1.564.051
4,764, 557
204,683
366, 274
521,840
404,877
1, 325, 085
362,115
3.421.052
278, 543
4, 526
15, 767
1,030, 436
3,062, 570
3, 806,075
1, 558,109
151,471
844,815
79,864
96, 143
207, 897
1, 031,845
89, 570
1,998,484
41, 536
2,040, 022
2,121,704
64, 526
203, 938
2, 374, 626
758, 597
1,247, 277
5,462, 296
313, 388
3,125
972, 367
405, 261
553, 364
2, 563, 204
346, 572
17, 219
Transient
relief
$106, 517, 768
106, 516,873
2,012, 555
3, 290, 046
1,846, 509
12,192, 887
2,049, 953
1,140, 272
190, 257
1, 564, 484
2, 392, 451
2, 312, 144
753, 998
4,096, 683
1, 638, 275
1, 669,133
2, 091, 557
1,119, 054
3,055, 423
708, 830
2, 249, 793
990, 989
2, 683, 683
2,760, 011
736,121
3, 493,113
1, 060, 377
1.132, 216
1,142, 993
603, 453
1,287, 663
1,782, 341
8,424, 480
902, 304
686, 748
4, 286, 522
1.133, 264
1,308, 763
6, 263, 251
410, 130
1,048,060
514,211
2,835,126
3,159, 520
671,131
30,457
3,144, 982
3, 306, 998
825,184
2,776, 767
741, 712
895
* See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
B Does not include obligations incurred for rural industrial and other organized rural community projects;
these are shown together with balances of cash, inventories, and other items transferred to the Resettlement
Administration, in Table 43 of Chapter VII.
° No emergency education program projects were conducted, but similar projects were operated under the
general relief program.
298 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF TIIE FERA
Table XVII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs and for the Administration of These Programs, by State A
Cumulative, Jui y lo:t:i-l)iecEMincu 1938
State
Continental United States
Alabama ..
Arizona
Arkansas. _
California..
Colorado...
Connecticut.
Delaware
District of Columbia..
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois..
Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas..
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine...
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan...
Minnesota..
Mississippi.
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska.
Nevada
New Hampshire-
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Y ork
North Carolina.
North Dakota..
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island. .
South Carolina.
South Dakota.
Tennessee-
Texas
Utah... .
Vermont .
Virginia...
Washington.
West Virginia-
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Administration
Total
Amount
Percent of
total
$3, (199. 884,
$395,803, 873
10.7
43. 482, 109
6, 637, 024
16.3
18, 002, 998
2, 130, 299
11.5
37. 402, 794
6,407, 450
17.4
213,746, 836
28,032,170
13.1
42, 351, 250
3.791,163
9.0
47, 789,940
4,363,881
9.1
3,765,811
300,691
8.0
18, 961, 058
2,942, 213
16.5
40,186,048
6, 713,127
16,7
46,187, 585
8,356, 523
18.1
14, 798, 208
1,963, 549
13.3
206, 229, 527
27,604, 786
10.4
72,445,483
5,257,313
7.3
37, 222, 678
3,859, 548
10.4
52, 227, 270
6, 207,076
11.9
38, 405, 860
6, 299, 480
16.4
46, 082,043
6, 709, 596
14.6
20,951, 741
1,305, 118
6.2
42. 274, 589
4, 300.632
10.2
196, 616,476
10,976. 159
5.6
149, 401, 734
14,477, 137
9.7
86, 740,147
8, 258,625
9.5
29, 341,149
4, 203, 545
14.3
77, 307,498
10,049, 482
13.0
22, 390,077
2, 649, 301
11.8
27, 355, 0S3
3, 347, 274
12.2
5,499, 602
701, 547
12.8
11,076, 087
886,308
8.0
125, 268, 594
13, 721,302
11.0
15, 287, 694
2, 312,862
15.1
650, 479, 268
83, 541,605
9.8
34,865,022
5.432,650
15.6
27, 710,028
2,905, 870
10.5
202,631, 391
19, 847. 282
9.8
46,643, 993
6,111,693
13.1
24,134,143
2. 798, 895
11.6
402,798,445
30. 348,287
7.5
17, 517. 494
1,514,522
8.6
31, 218, 666
5, 990, 289
19.2
34, 100, 444
3, 769. 702
11 1
35, 272, 111
5,317,428
15.1
97, 265, 729
14, 472, 357
14.9
21, 317,632
2,221,399
10,4
5, 264, 548
285, 096
5.4
23,126,892
4, 077, 483
17.6
42,462, 937
6,056,982
14.3
47, 222, 782
8,278. 128
13.3
97, 993, 658
8,896,430
9.1
8,185,155
1,082, 594
13.2
» See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data.
BASIC TABLES • 299
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State 4
Quarterly, January 1833-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
United States and territo¬
ries:
Grand total.. .
•$4,819,'225,130
•$2,988,770,247
62.0
•$887,565,906
18.4
•$942,888,977
19.6
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter-
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Continental United States:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter... _
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
•4,147,450,813
•2,944,854,267
71.0
•521,592,001
12.6
•681,004,546
16.4
» 796,629, 202
» 494,625,632
62.1
•105,118,914
13.2
»196,884,656
24.7
•209,841,733
•210,304,897
• 181,650,322
194,832, 250
1,500,286,736
• 125,969, 244
134,844, 218
119,083,378
114,728, 792
1,076,625,196
60.0
64.1
65.6
58.9
71.8
» 18,172,718
• 23,431,789
» 22,819,749
40, 694,658
189,772,985
8.7
11.2
12.5
20.9
12.6
•65,699,771
52,028.890
39,747,195
39,408,800
233,888, 554
31.3
24.7
21.9
20.2
15.6
184, 753,943
371, 757,116
428,612,481
515,163,195
1,850,534,876
88,391,789
273,798,872
320,850,901
393,583,634
1,373,603,439
47.9
73.7
74.9
76.4
74.2
64, 541, 663
39,461,398
36,079, 200
49,690, 724
226, 700,102
34.9
10.6
8.4
9.6
12.3
31,820,491
58,496,846
71,682,380
71,888,837
250,231,335
17.2
15.7
16.7
14.0
13.5
573,452,439
552, 960, 227
434,070,678
290,051,532
536,907,133
440, 737,716
420,168,159
328,411,999
184,285,565
41,594,786
76.8
76.0
75.7
63.6
7.7
58,367,188
62,022,597
47,919,433
68,390,884
290,439,015
10.2
11.2
11.0
20.1
54.1
74,347,535
70,769,471
57,739,246
47,375,083
204,873,333
13.0
12.8
13.3
16.3
38.2
173,679,510
135,576,684
110,445,510
117,205,429
134,867,184
» 4,782,026,808
23,461,540
10,829,140
4,374,375
2,929,730
2,321,195
•2,953,158,121
13.6
8.0
4.0
2.5
1.7
61.8
92,161,237
74,036,797
59,817,169
64,423,812
76,534,890
•886,149,331
53.1
54.6
54.1
55.0
56.0
18.5
58,056, 733
50, 710,747
46,253,966
49,851,887
67,011,099
•942,719,356
33.4
37.4
41.9
42.5
42.3
19.7
•4,119,004,631
•2,917,787,365
70.9
•520,359,481
12.6
• 680,857, 785
16.5
•794,535,689
» 493,082,399
62.1
• 104,655, 202
13.1
»196,798,088
24.8
• 209,366, 703
209,983, 566
181,381, 542
193,803,879
1,489,861,759
• 125,654,253
134,693,925
118,908,888
113,825,333
1,066,651,303
60.0
64.0
65.6
58.8
71.6
• 18,048,889
23,284,391
22,752,176
40, 669, 746
189,421,902
8.6
11.2
12.5
20.9
12.7
•65,663, 561
62,005,249
39,720,478
39,408,800
233,888, 554
31.4
24.8
21.9
20.3
15.7
183,512,036
369,271,421
425, 399,436
511,678,866
1,834,607,183
87,149,882
271,424,046
317,761,467
390,216, 908
1,358,153,663
47.5
73.5
74.7
76.3
74.0
64,541,663
39,350, 529
35,955,589
49,574,121
226, 282, 377
35.2
10.7
8.5
9.7
12.3
31,820,491
68,496,846
71,682,380
71,888,837
250,171,143
17.3
16.8
16.8
14.0
13.7
569,343,476
648,805,071
430, 087, 296
286,371,340
• 528,232,160
436,809,712
416,168,480
324,540, 244
180,635,227
• 33,114,396
76.7
75.8
75.5
63.1
6.3
58,210,410
61,880,016
47,822,539
58,369, 412
» 290,267,292
10.2
11.3
11. 1
20.4
54.9
74,323,354
70,756,575
57,724,613
47,366, 701
"204,850,472
13.1
12.9
13.4
16.5
38.8
• 169, 726,628
• 131,570,247
• 109,791,600
» 117,143,685
■ 134,790,017
• 19, 551, 703
•6,842,627
•3,842,576
• 2,877,491
•2,256,360
11.5
6.2
3.5
2.6
1.7
» 92,135,916
• 74,022,010
•59,695,059
» 64, 414, 307
• 75,522,568
54.3
56.3
64.4
55.0
66.0
» 58,039,009
» 50, 705,610
•46,253,966
■ 49,851,887
1 » 57,011,099
34.2
38.5
42.1
42.5
42.3
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See footnotes at end of table.
300 ♦ FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State 1—Continued
Quarterly, January 1033-March 1037
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
94.1
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Alabama-
Grand total
•$47,922,911
• $45,072, 423
» $464,995
0.9
>$2,395,493
6.0
4.7
2.6
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
47, 318,370
44,762,671
94.6
312,212
0.7
2,243,693
9,682,796
9, 335, 664
97.4
247,131
First quarter..
1,568,887
2,287,320
2,290, 771
3,435,817
18,988,234
1,635,506
2,268, 519
2,183,840
3,347,800
18,095,379
97.9
99.2
95.3
97.4
95.3
33,382
18,801
106,931
88,017
892,855
2.1
0.8
4.7
2.6
47
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
2,609,958
4,676,586
6,668,176
6,073,514
18, 747,347
2, 627,935
4,337,025
6,247,841
4,882,578
17,331,628
98,4
92.7
95.1
96.2
92.4
42,023
339,661
320,335
190,936
1,103,007
1.6
7.3
49
3.8
5.9
1935-Total
312,212
1.7
5,553,921
7,057,074
4,466,878
1,669,474
502,167
5,197,445
6,606,043
4,108,043
1,419,997
» 267,458
93.6
93.6
92.0
85.1
53.3
356.476
424,879
221,245
101,007
•120,819
6.4
6.0
4.9
6.0
240
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1930—Total...
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Aroona:
Grand total..
26,152
137,590
148,470
•113,890
0.4
3.1
8.9
22.7
186,930
110. 876
102, 531
101,830
• 102,368
•21,494,169
• 107.753
• 64, 219
" 53,915
•41,571
42,394
18,504,030
57.6
57.9
52.6
40.8
41.4
76.8
•41,488
•20,113
» 23,169
•29,120
•», 893
• 3,760,464
22.2
18.1
22.6
28.6
28.2
17.5
•37,689
• 26,544
» 25,447
•31.139
•31,081
1, 229, 675
20.2
240
24 8
30.6
30.4
5.7
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter. ...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
20,010,396
15,990,624
79.9
2,790,097 14.0
1.229.675 6.1
3,344,891
2, 678, 467
80.1
291,257
8.7
375,107
11.2
689,011
718,390
796,281
1,141,209
8,055,128
520,813
592, 410
632, 931
932,313
6,425, 201
75.6
82.5
79.5
81.7
79.8
3,793
5,038
98,607
183,819
1,208,193
0.5
0.7
12.4
16.1
15.0
164,405
120,942
64,743
25,077
421,734
23.9
16.8
8.1
2.2
5.2
1,149,906
2,126, 551
2, 303, 475
2,475,196
8,610,377
878,936
1,709,206
1,828,975
2,008,084
6,886,956
76.4
80.4
79.4
81.1
80.0
265, 402
322,161
314,117
306, 513
1.290,647
23.1
15.1
13.6
12.4
15.0
5,568
95,184
160,383
160,599
432,774
0.5
4.5
7.0
6,5
5.0
2, 560,095
2,663, 341
2,304,046
1,082,895
•1,141,258
2,019, 761
2,017,384
1,974,360
875,451
439,042
78.9
75.7
85.7
80.8
38.6
376,353
443,941
262,909
207,444
•702,216
14.7
16.7
11.4
19.2
61.6
163,981
202,016
66,777
6.4
7.6
2.9
1930—Total
• 292, 312
» 276,984
• 290,743
•281, 219
• 342, 515
140,752
124,817
85,073
88,400
74 304
48.2
45.1
29.2
31.4
21 7
• 151,560
• 152,167
•205,670
» 192,819
• 268,151
51.8
54.9
70.7
68.6
78.3
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hash: tahles • 301
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State •—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
FoderaJ funds
Stale funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Arkansas:
Grand total.-
•» $42, 659, 718
B $40, 778,190
95.6
« $718,039
1.7
$1,163,489
2.7
Total 1933 through 1935.
41, 506, 210
40,037, 586
96.5
99.4
305,135
0.7
1,163, 489
2.8
7, 583, 512
7, 539, 645
43, 867
0.6
2, 280, 747
1,822, 669
1, 382, 138
2,097, 958
16, 397,057
2, 236,880
1,822, 669
1,382,138
2,097, 958
15, 555,155
98.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.9
43, 867
1.9
1934—Total
148,438
0.9
693,464
4.2
2, 640, 230
2, 990,192
4, 828, 500
5, 938, 135
17, 525,641
2, 640, 230
2,843, 728
4,450, 519
5, 620, 678
16,942,786
100.0
95.1
92.2
94.7
96.7
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936— Total
14,122
90, 994
43, 322
156,697
0.5
1.9
0.7
0.9
132,342
286,987
274,135
426,158
4.4
5.9
4.6
2.4
5, 677,052
7,446,169
3,417, 044
985,376
B 983,407
5,471,905
7, 206,125
3, 284, 781
979, 975
704,506
96.4
96.8
96.1
99.5
71.6
37,500
67, 309
48,464
3,424
B 278, 901
0.7
0.9
1.4
0.3
28.4
167,647
172, 735
83, 799
1,977
2.9
2.3
2.5
0.2
391,465
» 285, 917
» 153, 421
B 152, 604
» 170,101
» 280, 948, 253
348,163
242, 285
75,848
38,210
« 36,098
« 162, 665, 983
88.9
84.7
49.4
25.0
21.2
57.9
43, 302
« 43,632
» 77,573
« 114,394
B 134,003
B 67,567,051
11.1
15.3
50.6
75.0
78.8
24.0
California:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1936.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total...
First quarter
Second quarter
« 50,715,219
18.1
B 235,096, 613
B 161,041,750
68.5
« 38, 209, 477
16.3
« 35,845,386
15.2
» 39,138, 770
« 17,922,002
45.8
B 1, 758,124
4.5
B 19,458,644
49.7
« 10,189, 418
11,160, 360
10,074, 540
7, 714, 452
66,829, 712
B 4,359, 214
8,049, 800
3,182,048
2, 330,940
51, 433, 881
42.8
72.1
31.6
30.2
76.9
« 879,168
713, 022
23, 397
142, 537
45,054
8.6
6.4
0.2
1.9
0.1
B 4, 951, 036
2, 397, 538
6, 869, 095
5, 240,975
15, 350, 777
48.6
21.5
68.2
67.9
23.0
7,106, 562
14,485,336
20, 516, 582
24, 721, 232
129,128,131
3, 349, 570
9,027,456
15,777, 314
23, 279, 541
91, 685,867
47.1
62.3
76.9
94.2
71.0
34, 285
10, 769
0.5
0.1
3, 722, 707
5,447, 111
4, 739, 268
1,441,691
1,035, 965
52.4
37.6
23.1
5.8
0.8
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
36, 406, 299
28.2
34,843, 093
36, 886, 830
34,065, 595
23, 332, 613
» 35,052,062
30, 591, 973
15, 782, 755
28,128, 892
17,182, 247
1,491, 461
87.8
42.8
82.6
73.6
4.2
3, 777, 394
20, 819, 556
5, 746, 141
6,063, 208
B 21. 373, 257
10.8
56.4
16.9
26.0
61.0
473, 726
284, 519
190, 562
87,158
« 12,187, 344
1.4
. 0.8
0.5
0.4
34.8
First quarter.
■ 11,880, 763
984, 340
8.3
7,830,019
65.9
B 3,066, 404
25.8
Second quarter
■ 8,134, 731
173, 432
2.1
4, 958, 514
61.0
B 3, 002, 785
36.9
Third quarter
» 7,122, 436
145, 681
2.0
« 3, 917, 575
55.0
8 3, 059,180
43.0
Fourth quarter
» 7, 914,132
188,008
2.4
« 4, 667,149
59.0
« 3,058, 975
38.6
1937—First quarter
« 10, 799, 578
132, 772
1.2
« 7, 984, 317
74.0
« 2, 682, 489
24.8
(Continued on next page)
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302 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quautehi.t, January 1933-Marcti 1937
State and period
Total
Kodcral funds
Stale funds
Local funds
Amount
Per-
rcill
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Colorado:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
» $50, 440, 036
• $39,412,141
78. I
■ $5, 456, 455
10.8
• $5,571,440
5,140, 603
11.1
11.1
40, 509, 879
39,260, 476
84.4
2, 108,900
4.5
6,809,213
5,686,961
83.2
23, 035
0.3
1, 119.217
16.5
2,070, 534
2, 088,095
1, 195, 822
1,454, 762
17, 540, 786
1, 764, 599
1,852,079
796,270
1,254,013
13, 818, 236
85.2
88.7
66.6
86.2
78.8
305, 935
236,016
381,984
195, 282
2,076, 849
14.8
11.3
31.9
13.4
11.8
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Connecticut:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
17, 568
5,467
1,645, 700
1.5
0.4
9.4
1, 523, 448
4, 243, 159
5,911,239
6,862, 939
22,159, 881
1,073, 454
3,318, 314
4,688, 546
4, 737, 922
19, 775, 279
70.5
78.2
79.3
80.8
89.2
181,962
446, 430
634,178
383,130
440,165
11.9
10.5
10.7
6.6
2.0
268,032
478,415
588, 515
741,887
1, 944,437
17.6
11.3
10.0
12.7
8.8
7,174,199
7,789, 943
5,060, 157
2,136, 582
» 3,104, 863
6,372,194
7,134,674
4,320,176
1,948, 235
» 142, 071
88.8
91.6
85.4
91.2
4.6
163,604
104. 537
91,181
80,843
> 2.638,912
2.3
1.3
1.8
3.8
85.0
638.401
550.732
648,800
106,504
■ 323,880
8.9
7.1
12.8
5.0
10.4
» 870, 813
« 780, 812
» 665, 923
» 787,315
•825,294
62, 375,474
•66,221
• 32, 112
•29,323
» 14, 415
•9,594
24,111,322
7.6
4. 1
4. 4
1.8
1. 1
38.6
43.9
» 699. 716
■ 639. 871
» 582, 457
• 716, 868
» 708, 643
7.471,183
80. 4
82.0
87.5
91. 1
85.9
12.0
• 104, 876
• 108,829
» 54.143
•56,032
• 107,057
30,792,969
12 0
13.9
81
7.1
13.0
49.4
53, 526, 605
23, 514,358
5, 300, 393
9.9
24,711,854
46.2
9, 786, 412
1,133, 983
11.6
1,442, 368
14.7
7,210,061
73.7
2, 947, 472
2, 789, 193
2,106, 936
1,942.811
18, 608, 850
373,486
402, 028
322,536
344, 318
1,704,696
12.7
14.4
15.3
17.7
9.2
2 573, 986
2, 387. 165
1, 249, 393
999,517
7,307,815
87.3
85.6
59.3
51.5
39.5
Third quarter
Fourth quarter ...
1934—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
535,007
698, 976
9, 496, 339
25.4
30.8
51.3
1, 709, 885
5, 508, 861
4, 927, 435
6, 362, 669
25,231,343
664, 902
3, 389, 067
2, 303, 635
3,138, 735
12, 884, 036
38.9
61.6
46.8
49.3
51. 1
295, 515
365, 768
404. 752
578,661
2,1.53, 329
17.3
6.6
9.4
9.1
8.5
749, 468
1.754,026
2,159,048
2.645. 273
10,193,978
43.8
31.9
43.8
41.6
40.4
7, 284, 504
7,027,935
6,452, 181
4,466, 723
7,179, 208
3, 606, 092
3, 823, 237
3,463, 374
1,991,333
657,888
49.5
54.4
53. 7
44.6
7.8
644, 425
555,023
515,426
438,455
1, 744, 896
8.8
7.9
8.0
9.8
24.3
3,033,987
2,649,675
2,473,381
2,036,935
4,876,424
41.7
37.7
38.3
45.6
67.9
2, 238,677
1, 798, 074
1, 513, 353
1,628, 504
1, 669, 661
226, 044
133, 743
113,482
84,619
39,076
10.1
7.4
7.5
5.2
2.3
480,322
454,661
409, 814
400,099
425, 894
21.5
25.3
27.1
24.6
25.5
1,532,311
1, 210, 270
990, 057
1, 143, 786
1,204,691
684
67.3
65.4
70.2
722
(Continued on next page)
8©6 footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 303
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1033-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Delaware:
$5,793,510
$2,138,315
36.9
$2,081,043
35.9
$1,674,152
27.2
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
6, 208,955
2,138,308
41.1
2,063,342
39.6
1,007, 305
19.3
2,336,283
549,881
23.5
1, 785,402
76.5
670,160
772,984
449,162
442,977
1,681,006
670,160
772,984
173, 515
168, 743
277,940
100.0
100.0
38.6
38.1
16.7
Third quarter.
275,647
274,234
970,657
61.4
61.9
58.5
1934—Total
412,409
24.8
First quarter.
647,776
300,135
328,057
385,038
1,212,666
411,308
176, 278
176,845
206, 226
617,770
63.5
58.7
53.9
53.6
50.9
236,468
41,472
36.5
13.8
Second quarter
Third quarter
82,385
151,212
178,812
594,896
27.5
46.1
46.4
49.1
Fourth quarter
1935—Total __
First quarter .. .
386,253
313,597
299,541
213, 275
» 436,545
203, 535
168, 506
159,567
86,162
7
52.7
53.7
53.3
40.4
(°)
182,718
145,091
139,974
127,113
» 423,367
47.3
46.3
46.7
59.6
97.0
Third quarter
1936—Total
» 13,171
3.0
First quarter
» 205,829
» 101,940
» 56,991
» 71, 785
» 148,010
22,583,183
7
(°)
» 3,627
» 3,272
» 2,783
>3,489
• 4, 530
1.8
3.2
4.9
4.9
3.1
» 202,195
« 98,668
» 54, 208
» 68. 296
» 143,480
7, 320,776
98.2
96.8
95.1
95.1
96.9
32.4
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
District of Columbia:
Grand total
15,262,407
67.6
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
19,903,421
14,614,779
73.4
5,288,642
26.6
2,528,183
412,674
16.3
2,115,509
83.7
First quarter
422, 302
520,061
759,186
826,634.
8,248,621
422,302
389,294
530,357
773,556
1,029,056
100.0
74.9
69.9
93.6
12.5
130, 767
228,829
53,078
7,219, 566
25.1
30.1
6.4
87.5
Third quarter
1934—Total .
979,078
2,466, 213
2,231,107
2, 572, 223
9,126, 617
908,079
2,449,295
1, 766,588
2,095, 603
6,982, 540
92. 7
99.3
79.2
81.6
76.6
70,999
16,918
464,519
476,620
2,144,077
7.3
0.7
20.8
18.6
23.6
1935—Total
2, 825, 337
2,635, 771
2,314,024
1,351,485
2, 298,683
2, 293,366
2,110, 559
1,800,499
778,116
599,617
81.2
80.1
77.8
57.6
26.1
531.971
625, 212
513, 526
573,369
1,699,066
18.8
19.9
22.2
42.4
73.9
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
1,081, 271
527,940
317,787
371,685
381,079
360, 595
74, 748
78,343
86,931
48,011
33.3
14.2
24.7
23.1
12.6
720,676
453,192
239,444
285,754
333,068
66.7
85.8
75.3
76.9
87.4
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
304 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII. Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-Maiu h 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Florida:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1936.
1933—Total..
First quarter.
» $48, 789, 636
$41,347, 550
90.4
$319,635
0.7
•$4,092,450
8.9
43, 066,006
40,073,34 1
91.8
319, 535
0.7
3,263,130
7.6
6.8
9, 001,119
8,387. 299
93.2
- - -
613,820
1,603,374
1,866, 684
2,813,191
3, 017,970
19,106,608
1,433,859
1,611,830
2, 405, 553
2,936, 057
17,637, 520
89. 4
80.4
95.7
97.3
92.3
169,515
254,754
107,638
81,913
1,278,060
10.6
13.6
4.3
2.7
6.7
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.. ..
1934—Total..
First quarter
190,028
1.0
2,126,832
6,354,031
6,951,431
5,673,314
15,549, 279
2,120. 168
5,066, 356
5,353, 738
5,097, 258
14,048, 522
99.7
94.6
89.9
89.8
90.4
6,664
252,404
519, 554
499,438
1,371,250
0.3
4.7
8.8
8.8
8.8
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1938—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
35.271
78,139
76,618
129, 507
0.7
1.3
1.4
0.8
5, 229, 049
8,486, 228
3.274,060
1,559,942
» 1.865,847
4, 602, 702
4, 809, 613
3,085,947
1,550,260
1,166,703
88.0
87.6
94.2
99.4
62.6
52,599
47, 734
28,631
543
1.0
0.9
0.9
(»)
573,718
628,881
159.482
9.139
• 999,144
11.0
11.5
4.9
0.6
37.5
First quarter
• 666. 769
> 553,387
359,106
286,585
237,682
» 50,384,781
469.877
358,438
197, 745
140,643
107,506
46,932,976
70.5
64.8
55.1
49.1
45.2
91.2
• 196,892
■ 194,949
161,361
145,942
130,176
*4,451,805
29.5
35.2
44.9
50.9
54.8
8.8
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Georgia:
Grand total .
Total 1933 through 1938.
1933—Total
47, 640,556
44,877,497
94.2
2,763.059
5.8
5,863,505
6,692, 732
97.1
170,773
2.9
First quarter
414,575
1,038, 396
1,403,081
3,007,463
19.823,914
414,575
1,038,396
1,333,030
2,906.731
18,861,648
100.0
100.0
95.0
96.7
95. 1
Second quarter
Third quarter
70,051
100,722
962,266
5.0
3.3
49
Fourth quarter ...
1934 Total
First quarter
2,884,810
4,811,501
5,294, 401
6, 833, 202
21,953,137
2, 646, 465
4,576,858
5,091,108
6,547, 217
20,323,117
91.7
238, 345
234, 643
203.293
285,985
1,630,020
8.3
4.9
3.8
42
7.4
8econd quarter ..
95. 1
96.2
95.8
92.6
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1938—Total.
First quarter
8,040.047
7,691,938
4,179,663
2,041,499
■ 2,376,870
7,613,690
7, 328, 891
3,794,059
1,586.477
964. i'm
94.7
95.3
90.8
77.7
40.6
426,357
363.047
5.3
4.7
Second quarter . ..
Third quarter
385.594 | 9.2
455.022 22. 3
1936—Total
• 1,412,479
59.4
• 819,207
• 642, 716
480,238
434,710
367,355
369,606
323, 303
172,660
98,822
91,088
45. 1
50.3
36.0
22.7
24.8
• 449,601
•319.412
307.578
54.9
49.7
64.0
335.888 77.3
278,267
76.2
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BAHIC! TABLES • 305
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State A—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Idaho:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Illinois:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total -
First quarter
Second quarter"
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Total
» $17, 088,079
- 15, 883, 654
» 1,727, 805
» 544,112
541, 334
340,030
302,329
6, 547, 337
346, 238
1,132,441
2,006, 737
3, 061, 921
7, 608, 512
2, 462, 571
2, 312, 440
1, 786, 660
1, 046, 841
b 968,085
"460, 429
» 209, 636
" 122, 851
»175,169
" 236, 340
371, 861, 293
308, 556, 400
78, 718, 187
22, 303, 991
20,022, 882
17, 392, 908
18, 998, 406
106, 911, 282
16, 491, 375
25, 429, 086
30, 733, 772
34, 257, 049
122,926,931
38, 969,437
29, 608, 714
30,390, 243
23, 958, 537
49, 094,925
15, 508, 989
12,919, 303
8,489, 332
12,177, 301
14, 209,968
Federal funds
State funds
Amount
■ $13, 591, 686
" 13, 359, 320
• 1,181, 484
B 453, 475
400,931
237,972
89,106
5, 943, 296
219, 655
1, 045, 934
1,850, 213
2, 827, 494
6, 234, 540
2, 209, 060
1, 886, 962
1,353, 250
785, 268
232,366
210,822
7, 812
11,660
2, 072
233, 741, 917
232, 667, 569
59, 942, 649
19, 640, 446
18, 422, 095
14, 035, 049
7, 845, 059
72, 219, 462
2, 967,012
18,016, 273
21,020, 716
30, 215, 461
100, 505, 458
29, 558, 662
25, 628, 938
26, 616, 866
18, 700, 992
917, 555
741,842
-1, 797
92,171
85, 339
156, 793
Per¬
cent
79.5
84.1
68.4
83.3
74.1
70.0
29.5
90.8
63.4
92.3
92.2
92.4
82.0
89.7
81.6
75.7
75.0
24.0
45.8
3.7
9.5
1.2
62.8
75.4
76.1
88.0
92.0
80.7
41.3
67.5
18.0
70.9
68.4
88.2
81.8
75.9
86.5
87.6
78. 1
1.9
4.8
(°)
1. 1
0.7
Amount
$1, 720, 557
965, 262
101,859
101,859
77, 326
56, 790
17, 684
1,530
1, 322
786, 077
107, 439
217, 835
260, 803
200,000
561, 258
182, 770
165, 514
80,518
132, 456
194,037
"114,097, 964
62,127, 509
13,828, 224
57, 886
179, 765
2, 860, 262
10,730,311
30, 450, 020
13, 245, 769
6, 689,819
8,095, 450
2,418, 982
17, 849, 265
8, 117,101
1, 794, 287
2, 925, 856
5,012,021
■ 43, 128, 734
14, 494, 225
12, 664, 816
8 7, 126, 564
» 8, 843,129
»8, 841,721
Per¬
cent
10.1
6.1
5.9
33.7
1.2
16.4
1.6
0.1
(c)
10.3
4.4
9.4
14.6
19. 1
58.0
39.7
79.0
65.5
75.6
82.1
30.7
20.1
17.6
0.3
0.9
16.4
56.5
28.5
80.3
26.3
26.3
7. 1
14.5
20.8
6. 1
9.6
20.9
87.8
93.4
98.0
83.9
72.6
62.2
Local funds
Amount
' $1, 775, 836
" 1, 559,072
» 444,462
b 90, 637
140, 403
102,058
111, 364
526, 715
69, 793
68, 823
154, 994
233,105
587,895
146, 072
207, 643
172, 607
61, 573
« 174, 461
» 66,837
■36,310
» 30, 673
■ 40, 641
B 42, 303
" 24,021,412
13, 761, 322
4,947,314
2, 605, 659
1,421, 022
497, 597
423,036
4, 241, 800
278, 594
722, 994
1, 617, 606
1, 622, 606
4, 572, 208
1, 293, 674
2,185, 489
847, 521
245, 524
■ 5,048, 636
272, 922
256, 284
b 1, 270, 597
" 3, 248, 833
"5, 211,454
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
306 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Qoahtkiii.y, January 1933-Marcii 1937
State and period
Indiana:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter. .
Second quarter
Third quarter-
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Iowa:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total-
First quarter
Seconrl quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter. ..
1937—First quarter
Total
" $89,309, 238
•80,303, 843
• 14,100, 963
•4, 267,246
3,591. 114
3, 017, 866
3, 230, 737
31,476,739
2,965, 217
7,200, 660
9,024, 221
12, 286, 641
34, 720,141
12,811,496
12,015,055
6,694, 619
3,198,971
7,002,467
2,351, 897
1, 528, 278
1,419,940
1, 702,352
2,002,928
•51,792,363
41,764,128
7,602, 557
2,100, 363
2,441,087
1,603.420
1,457,687
14,243,258
1, 293,862
3,073, 290
4. 263,132
5,612,974
16,918.313
6, 802, 316
6.005, 250
3, 883,264
3, 227, 483
» 7,495,608
• 2,621,540
• 1,635,496
■ 1,494,138
• 1,744,434
2, 532,627
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
• $52,611,580
•51,782,792
•8. 308,173
» 2,051, 204
2, 831, 774
2, 083, 287
1, 341,908
20, 712, 647
1, 580, 373
4,257,091
6,182, 230
8, 712,9.53
22, 761, 972
9,282, 448
8,940,325
3,919,093
620,106
677,628
186,494
160,867
184,154
146,113
151,160
24,977,033
24,126, 481
3,916,191
788,231
1,618,905
870,064
738,991
7, 817,651
787,146
1,862, 995
2,339, 115
2,828,396
12,392,639
4,278, 750
4, 237.636
2.476, 724
1,399, 529
754,724
367,300
186,532
113,272
87,620
95,828
Per-
cent
58.'
64.5
58.9
48. 1
78.9
69.0
41.6
65.8
53.3
59.1
68.3
70.9
65. 5
72.4
74.4
58.6
19.4
9.7
7.9
10.5
13.0
8.6
7.5
48.2
51.5
37.5
62.2
54.3
50. 7
54.9
60.8
60.6
54.9
50. 4
62.2
Amount
12,637
5,146
2,988
4,503
20,489
3,896
3,930
3,186
9,477
131,510
47,071
66,334
15, 878
2,227
8,878
4,507
1,687
1,267
1,417
1,127
7,815, 852 15.1
Per¬
cent
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0. 1
0. 1
0.1
M
o.i
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.2
0. 1
0. 1
Amount
'$36,523,017
•28,356,415
• 5, 786,153
■ 2, 216,042
754,194
931,591
1,884,328
10, 743,603
1,380,948
2,939,639
2.858,805
3,564,211
11,826,659
3. 481, 977
3,008,396
2, 759,648
2,576.638
6.315. 961
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
4,169, 753 10. 0
1, 282
465
750
67
1,800,000
62.9
70.5
63.8
43.4
10.1
14.0
11.4
7.6
5.0
3.8
600,000
1.200,000
2,368, 471
900,000
202,346
351,125
915,000
2. 599,362
896,103
562,431
695,079
545, 749
1,046,737
CO
12.6
14.1
21.4
11.9
13.2
3.4
9.0
28.3
34.7
34.2
34.4
39.8
31.3
41.3
2,160.896
1.365, 724
1, 234, 519
1,554,822
L 850,641
' IS, 999,478
13,467.894
3,685.084
1, 311,667
921, 432
733,289
718,696
4,625,607
506,717
1,210, 295
1,324,017
1,584,578
5,157. 203
1,623,566
1,565,268
1,055,415
912,954
•4,141,522
• 1, 358,137
•886,533
■785,787
•1,111,065
1,390,062
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
hasic tabi.es . 307
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Kansas:
Grand total.-
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
$61, 547,069
$40,129, 721
65.2
71.7
$1, 671, 305
2.7
$19, 746,043
32.1
55, 725, 455
39, 945, 289
1, 233, 086
2.2
14, 547,080
26.1
6, 367, 405
3, 664, 966
57.6
225, 630
3.5
2, 476, 809
38.9
1,849, 902
1, 648, 283
1, 663, 997
1, 205, 223
20,480,887
1, 054, 693
979, 665
1, 089, 374
541, 234
14, 618,867
57.0
59.4
65.5
44.9
71.4
92, 373
102, 888
30,369
6.0
6.3
1.8
702, 836
565, 730
544, 254
663, 989
5, 531,309
38.0
34.3
32.7
55.1
27.0
1934—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Kentucky:
Grand total-
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
330, 711
1.6
1,136, 320
3,894, 696
6,355, 333
9,094, 538
28,877,163
479, 271
2, 230, 456
4, 717, 200
7,191, 940
21, 661, 456
42.2
57.3
74.2
79.1
75.0
4, 508
88, 886
131, 414
105, 903
676, 745
0.4
2.3
2.1
1.2
2.3
652, 541
1,575,354
1, 506, 719
1, 796, 695
6, 538, 962
57.4
40.4
23.7
19.7
22.7
9,872, 553
9,441, 047
6, 357, 007
3, 206, 556
4, 369, 931
7, 721, 563
7, 258,807
4, 510, 369
2,170, 717
184, 059
78.2
76.9
71.0
67.7
4.2
157, 221
237,175
166, 542
115,807
350, 737
1.6
2.5
2.6
3.6
8.0
1,993, 769
1, 945, 065
1, 680, 096
920, 032
3, 835,135
20.2
20.6
26.4
28.7
87.8
1, 371, 652
1,011,450
942,088
1,044, 741
1, 451, 683
B 47,023, 613
101,445
56, 985
16, 838
8,791
373
" 39,124, 309
7.4
5.6
1.8
0.9
(°)
83.2
96, 449
79, 287
87,000
88, 001
87,482
3, 209, 618
7.0
7.9
9.2
8.4
6.0
6.8
1,173, 758
875,178
838, 250
947, 949
1,363,828
« 4, 689, 686
85.6
86.5
89.0
90.7
94.0
10.0
B 45,101,116
« 38,825, 024
86.1
2, 573, 921
5.7
3, 702,171
8.2
« 11, 004, 518
« 10,134, 944
92.1
250, 050
2.3
619, 524
5.6
b 3, 262, 569
3,432, 687
1,881, 809
2, 427,453
. 15,334,282
B 3,060, 628
3, 203, 048
1,767,911
2,103, 357
12,750, 868
93.8
93.3
93.9
86.6
83.2
50
(°)
201, 891
229, 639
113, 898
74,096
1, 322,150
6.2
6.7
6.1
3.1
8.6
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total-
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—T otal
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
250,000
1, 261, 264
10.3
8.2
3,410, 748
2, 690, 423
3, 873, 212
5, 359, 899
18, 762, 316
3, 028, 094
2,181, 552
3, 234, 813
4, 306, 409
15, 939, 212
88.8
81.1
83.5
80.4
84.9
350, 000
308, 162
113, 703
489, 399
1,062, 607
10.3
11.4
2.9
9. 1
5.7
32, 654
200, 709
524, 696
564, 091
1, 760, 497
0.9
7.5
13.6
10.5
9.4
5,370,470
6,411,976
4,152, 475
2, 827, 395
« 1, 762,155
4,328, 554
5, 408, 601
3, 695, 610
2, 506, 447
294, 016
80.6
84.3
89.0
88.7
16.7
445, 036
185, 423
207, 422
224, 726
630, 354
8.3
2.9
5.0
7.9
35.8
596, 880
817, 952
249, 443
96, 222
« 837, 785
11.1
12.8
6.0
3.4
47.5
» 1,137, 335
« 255, 660
« 182, 626
« 186, 534
B 160, 342
207, 247
57, 022
17, 388
12, 359
5,269
18.2
22.3
9.5
6.6
3.3
625, 387
4, 568
270
129
5, 343
55.0
1.8
0.2
0.1
3.3
« 304, 701
» 194, 070
« 164, 968
« 174,046
» 149, 730
26.8
75.9
90.3
93.3
93.4
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
323420°—42 21
308 • KINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quartmm.y, January 19.13-Ma urn 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount I
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Louisiana:
(irand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
» $66, 880, 426
$62, 146, 403
93.3
>$1,667,212
2.8
$2,172,811
3.9
63, 182. 130
61, 650, 909
96.9
1,697
(')
(')
1,629,470
3.1
14, 294, 423
13,999,707
97.9
1,697
292, 959
2.1
4,136, 768
2, 963, 325
3, 614, 389
3, 579,941
19,448, 729
3,954, 279
2, 859,271
3,606, 276
3,579, 941
19,031,349
95.8
96.5
99.8
100.0
97.9
1,697
CO
180, 792
104,054
8, 113
4.4
3.5
0.2
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
417,380
2.1
First quarter .
Second quarter.
3, 397, 482
4, 682, 400
5,230, 948
6,137, 899
19, 438, 984
3,397, 482
4,651,995
4, 997, 158
5,984, 714
18, 519, 853
100.0
99.4
95.5
97.5
95.3
30,405
233,790
153,185
919,131
0.6
4.5
25
4.7
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
8, 228, 819
6,400, 822
4,940,580
1,868, 763
» 2, 262, 407
6,057,125
5,924, 318
4, 687,352
1,851,058
535, 478
97.2
92.6
94.9
99.1
23.7
171,694
476. .504
253.228
17,705
543,341
28
7.4
5.1
0.9
24.0
Fourth quarter
1936—'Total
• 1, 183, 588
52.3
819, 424
» 755, 627
■ 306,992
» 380, 364
• 441,883
■ 28,003, 397
276,083
92,138
86, 469
80,788
59,956
» 11,839,996
33.7
12.2
28.2
21. 2
13.6
42.3
87.8
71.8
78.8
86.4
12.0
543,341
66.3
Second quarter
• 663, 489
■ 220, 523
» 299, 576
» 381,927
» 3,361,321
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1037—First quarter
Maine:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter ..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter . .
Fourth quarter
1936—Total..
» 12 802 080
45.7
40.6
■ 23, 276,007
11,737,508
50.4
2 102,142
9.0
» 9,436, 417
■ 4, 228, 205
672,220
15.9
455,961
10.8
» 3,100.024
73.3
» 1,205, 613
1,118,713
987, 719
916,160
8, 957,889
• 1,205,613
717, 271
583,095
594, 045
2 691, 756
100.0
64.1
59.0
64.9
32.3
237, 727
231.670
202, 823
5, 425, 059
21.3
23.5
22. 1
60 6
163,715
172,954
119, 292
641,074
14.6
17. 5
13.0
7. 1
1, 086, 138
2, 126, 824
2, 379, 934
3, 365, 993
10, 089, 973
331, 744
1, 193,241
1, 548, 759
2,353,315
5, 640, 229
30.8
56. 1
65.0
69. 9
55.9
153,651
162, 950
129. 514
194, 959
1, 005. 107
14. 1
7.7
6.4
5.8
10.0
599, 743
770,633
703,661
817,719
3,444, 637
55.3
36.2
29.6
24.3
34.1
2, 885, 531
3,005, 302
2, 536,975
1,862, 165
• 3, 747, 759
1,721,974
1,827,710
1,508,630
581,915
" 82, 667
59.7
60.8
59. 5
35.0
2.2
214, 915
265, 156
246, 964
278,072
■ 1,018,679
7.4
8.8
9.7
16.7
27.2
948,642
912 436
761.381
802178
• 2.646.413
32 9
30.4
30.8
48.3
70.6
First quarter
1, 111,820
34, 240
3.1
308, 803
27.8
768, 777
69.1
Second quarter
■ 961,958
21,068
2.2
» 265, 686
27.6
■ 675, 204
70.2
Third quarter
» 753, 277
14. 388
1.9
• 176,372
23.4
• 562 517
74.7
Fourth quarter
■ 920, 704
■ 12,971
1.4
» 267, 818
29.1
• 639,915
69.5
1937—First quarter
■ 979, 571
■ 19, 821
2.0
■ 240,500
24.6
» 719, 250
73.4
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
HASH! TABLES • 309
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State A—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Fedoral funds
Stato funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Maryland:
Grand total
$49, 379,301
$33,408,108
67.7
$13,100,915
26.5
» $2, 870, 278
5.8
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
45,916, 565
33,349,867
72.6
11,412, 609
24.9
1, 154, 089
2.5
9,144, 231
4, 248, 208
46.4
4, 771, 923
52.2
124, 100
1.4
1, 382, 295
2, 259, 681
2, 416, 308
3,086, 947
19,847,467
1,307, 911
2, 053, 493
1,409, 228
1,291
4, 396, 357
94.6
90.9
58.3
(c)
22.2
74, 384
33, 680
7,217
8,819
733, 871
5.4
1.5
0.3
0.3
3.7
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter .
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
172, 508
998, 803
3,076, 837
14, 717, 239
7.6
41.4
99.7
74.1
4, 231,075
5, 701, 915
4,807, 900
5,106, 577
16,924, 867
2,632, 991
4,920, 707
3, 415, 729
3, 747,812
14,384, 420
62.2
86.3
71.1
73.4
85.0
1, 589,546
525, 000
1,169, 265
1,112, 546
2, 244, 329
37.6
9.2
24.3
21.8
13.3
8, 538
256, 208
222, 906
246, 219
296,118
0.2
4.5
4.6
4.8
1.7
5,589, 335
4, 521, 036
3,849, 964
2,964, 532
2, 711,958
5,428, 390
3,809, 693
2,881,076
2, 265, 261
58,241
97.1
84.3
74.8
76.4
2.1
30, 391
616, 205
898, 779
698, 954
B 1, 359, 919
0.6
13.6
23.4
23.6
50.2
130, 554
95,138
70,109
317
" 1, 293, 798
2.3
2.1
1.8
(e)
47.7
1,111,400
594, 692
433, 541
572, 325
750,778
249,897,817
56,134
1,980
127
5.1
0.3
(°)
1,051, 558
46, 994
13, 693
B 247, 674
B 328, 387
629,012
94.6
7.9
3.2
43.3
43.7
0.3
3, 708
545, 718
419, 721
B 324, 651
B 422, 391
133, 325, 157
0.3
91.8
96.8
56.7
56.3
53.3
Massachusetts:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
115,943,648
46.4
219, 291,172
114,806,480
52.3
17.7
557,856
0.3
103,926,836
47.4
40, 457, 056
7,157, 292
291,093
0.7
33,008, 671
81.6
11, 695, 664
10,979, 032
9, 010, 827
8,771, 533
73, 266, 544
11,695, 664
10,812, 942
3,161, 909
7, 338,156
32, 619, 624
100.0
98.5
35.1
83.7
44.5
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter. . ..
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total...
First quarter
Second quarter-
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter. ...
5,"750,163"
1,406,829
40,497,934
63. 8
16.0
55.3
166,090
^8, 455
26, 548
148, 986
1.5
1.1
0.3
0.2
7, 757,269
19,934,800
21,226, 426
24, 348, 049
105, 567, 572
236, 488
10,329, 299
12,275, 806
17,656, 341
67,151, 254
3.0
51.8
57.8
72.5
63.6
15, 235
73, 534
32,154
28,063
117, 777
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
7, 505, 546
9, 531, 967
8, 918, 466
6, 663, 645
38, 298, 541
96.8
47.8
42.0
27.4
36.3
28,135,346
30, 249,439
28, 513, 734
18,669,053
24, 699, 994
17,413,950
20,488, 568
19, 400,028
9,848, 708
1,119,974
61.9
67.7
68.0
52.7
4.5
22, 835
25,464
39, 784
29, 694
57, 020
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
10,698, 561
9, 735, 407
9,073, 922
8, 790, 651
23, 523, 000
38.0
32.2
31.8
47.1
95.3
8,105, 720
5,953, 519
5,283, 531
5, 357, 224
5, 906, 651
660,185
268, 449
110, 359
80,981
17,194
8.1
4.5
2.1
1.5
0.3
14, 280
14,912
14,026
13,802
14,136
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
7, 431, 255
5, 670, 158
5,159, 146
5, 262, 441
5, 875, 321
91.7
95.2
97.6
98.2
99.5
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
310 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabl* XVIII.—Amounl of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State »—Continued
Quahtkiu.y, Janpahy 1933-Makch 1037
State and period
Michigan:
Grand total.
Total 1033 through 1038
19.33 Tot d
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter-
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total .
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter-
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter..
Minnesota.
Grand total.
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1934—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
8econd quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter-
Federal funds
St life funds
Local funds
Total
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
■ $109, 746, 0M
$127, .564, 176
63.9
"$42, 297, 455
21.2
u$29, 884, 424
14.9
172. 900, 526
127, 116, 647
73. 5
26, 466, 305
15.3
19,416, 574
11.2
4ft, 718. 908
36. 092, 618
78.9
5, 209, 260
11.4
4,417, 130
9.7
11,004, 788
11,603,004
9,982, 974
12, 138, 142
9, 153, 425
10, 700, 814
7, 326, 583
8,611,696
79.4
91.5
73.4
71.0
80, 579
91,981
2,035, 179
3,001,521
0.7
0.8
20.4
24.7
2,370, 784
900.209
621, 212
524,925
19.9
7.7
6.2
4.3
60, 836, 706
41, 185, 342
67.7
11,988, 624
19.7
7, 662, 740
12.6
7, 718, 732
13. 005, 507
16, 767, 302
23, 315. 165
4, 216, 923
9, 067, 141
10, 784, 794
17, 116,484
54.4
69.7
64.3
73.4
3, 020, 400
2, 988, 497
2, 980, 477
2, 999, 250
39.0
23.0
17.8
12.9
511,409
949, 869
3, 002, 031
3, 199, 431
6.6
7.3
17.9
13.7
66.443,912
49, 838, 787
75.0
9. 268, 421
14.0
7, 336. 704
11.0
21,717,466
17, 880, 956
16, 024, 822
10, 820, 668
16, 431, 748
13, 009, 296
12,031,577
8, 366,166
75.7
72.7
75.1
77.3
2, 998, 500
2,998,800
2,000,000
1,271, 121
13.8
16.8
12.5
11.8
2, 287, 218
1, 872, 860
1, 993, 245
1, 183, 381
10.5
10 5
12.4
10.9
» 21, 224,870
444,815
2.1
» 11,942, 687
56.3
» 8, 837, 368
41.6
6, 747, 098
6, 277, 206
* 4, 470, 135
4, 730, 431
342, 757
80,895
11,847
9,316
5.1
1.5
0.3
0.2
3, 986, 366
3,312, 332
» 1, 675, 088
» 2. 968, 901
59. 1
62.8
37.5
62.8
2,417,975
1, 883, 979
■ 2, 783, 200
■ 1,752,214
35.8
35.7
62.2
37.0
5, 521, 658
2, 713
0. 1
» 3, 888, 463
70.4
■ 1, 630, 482
29 5
■ 108, 271,327
68, 489, 666
63.2
12. 973, 084
12.0
» 26, 808, 577
24.8
91,134, 471
67,619,854
74.2
5,545,818
6.1
17. 968. 799
19.7
9, 051, 782
4, 794, 375
53.0
21. 190
0.2
4,236.217
46.8
2, 316, 259
2.078, 065
2, 043, 556
2, 613, 903
1, 427, 008
1,143, 127
935, 181
1, 289,059
61.6
55.0
45.7
49.3
1,834
6,760
5. 353
7, 243
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
887.417
928, 178
1, 103,021
1,317,601
38.3
44.7
54.0
50.4
37, 719, 806
28,501,948
75.6
1,963,499
5.2
7, 254, 359
19.2
3, 126, .537
8, 339, 697
10, 897, 561
15, 356,011
1,981. 269
6, 766. 461
8,812, 026
10. 943, 192
63.4
81.1
80.9
71.3
463, 513
359, 637
136, 228
1,004, 121
14.8
4.3
1.2
6.5
681, 755
1, 214, 599
1,949, 307
3, 408, 698
21.8
14.6
17.9
22.2
44, 362, 883
34,323,531
77.4
3, 561, 129
8.0
6, 47$, 223
14.6
14,837, 849
14, 630, 240
8, 462, 094
6, 432, 700
11,615, 754
12,261, 788
6, 805, 792
3, 640,197
78.3
83.8
80.4
56.6
1,222,030
963. 639
380, 527
994,933
8.2
6.6
4.5
15.5
2,000. 065
1,404,813
1. 275, 775
1, 797, 570
13.5
9.6
15.1
27.9
» 13,056, 444
785, 713
6.0
5, 671, 707
43.4
» 6, 599,024
50.6
• 4, 578, 686
■ 2,974, 462
2, 345, 376
3,157, 920
319, 769
235,920
127, 932
102, 092
7.0
7.9
5.4
3.2
2, 216, 540
1, 189, 802
886, 141
1, 379, 224
48.4
40.0
37.8
43.7
■ 2.042, 377
» 1, 548, 740
1,331,303
1,676, 604
44.6
52.1
56.8
53.1
4,080, 412
84,099
2.1
1,755,559
43.0
2, 240, 754
54.9
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
UAH1C TABLES • 311
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-Makch 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Mississippi:
Grand total..
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
$33, 224, 555
$31,287,954
94.2
$288,951
0.9
$1,647,650
4.9
32, 834, 618
31,044, 624
94.6
208, 335
0.6
1,581,659
4.8
6, 058, 423
6, 000, 284
99.0
58,139
1.0
2, 254,972
1, 238, 497
1,008,316
1, 556, 638
12,813, 245
2,234, 750
1, 213,118
1,000, 785
1,551,631
12,350,401
99.1
98.0
99.3
99.7
96.4
20,222
25,379
7,531
5,007
329,107
0.9
2.0
0.7
0.3
2.6
Second quarter
1934—Total.
133, 737
1.0
2, 603, 500
3,025, 229
3,711,580
3,472, 936
13,962, 950
2, 598,872
2,976, 244
3,551,778
3,223, 507
12,693,939
99.8
98.4
95.7
92.8
90.9
4,628
48, 985
138, 852
136, 642
1,194,413
0.2
1.6
3.7
3.9
8.6
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
20,950
112,787
74,598
0.6
3.3
0.5
4,522,635
4,867, 110
2,480, 308
2,092,897
B 378, 637
4, 274,157
4,592, 526
2, 217,905
1,609, 351
243,330
94.5
94.4
89.4
76.9
64.3
28,221
2,042
0.6
(°)
220,257
272, 542
262, 403
439,211
* 54,691
4.9
5.6
10.6
21.0
14.4
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter .
44,335
80,616
2.1
21.3
301,748
B 40, 554
B 23, 535
* 12, 800
B 11, 300
* 90,865,384
214, 096
26,689
2, 545
71.0
65.8
10.8
80, 616
26.7
7,036
® 13,865
* 20,990
B 12,800
B 11, 300
B 13, 583,697
2.3
34.2
89.2
100.0
100.0
15.0
Missouri:
Grand total ...
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
65,369, 308
71.9
11,912,379
13.1
* 82,978,891
64, 079,914
77.2
9,008,185
10.9
B 9,890, 792
11.9
» 11,236, 425
8,111,040
72.2
266,756
2.4
B 2,858, 629
25.4
* 2, 508,798
3,162,595
2,313,257
3,251,776
29, 447, 749
2,015,749
1,933, 680
1,468,757
2, 692,854
23,615,984
80.3
61.2
63.5
82.8
80.2
B 493, 049
1,226,373
590, 580
548,627
3,164,081
19.7
38.8
25.5
16.9
10.7
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter... ..
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
2,542
253,920
10,294
2,667,684
(°)
11.0
0.3
9.1
3,025, 543
5,649,846
8,274, 340
12, 498, 020
42,294, 717
1, 647,356
4,754,690
6,905, 477
10,308,461
32,352,890
54.5
84.2
83.5
82.5
76.5
857, 402
18,103
612,377
1,179, 802
6, 073, 745
28.3
0.3
7.4
9.4
14.4
520, 785
877,053
756,486
1,009, 757
3,868, 082
17.2
15.5
9.1
8.1
9.1
14,375, 015
12, 789, 438
8, 572, 562
6,557,702
6,038, 675
11,996,133
9,854, 906
5,929,945
4, 571, 906
1,082, 769
83.5
77.0
69.2
69.7
17.9
1,283,166
1,824, 514
1,596,463
1,369,602
1,852,070
8.9
14.3
18.6
20.9
30.7
1,095, 716
1,110,018
1,046,154
616,194
3,103,836
7.6
8.7
12.2
9.4
51.4
2,953, 530
1,097, 215
896, 005
1,091,925
1,847,818
840,822
148,630
49, 813
43,504
206,625
28.5
13.5
5.6
4.0
11.2
1,475,674
230,186
18,006
128,204
1,052,124
49.9
21.0
2.0
11.7
56.9
637,034
718,399
828,186
920, 217
589,069
21.6
65.5
92.4
84.3
31.9
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
312 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quartrri.t, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
83.4
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Montana:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
$26,631,537
$22.138, 764
$1,424,995
6.4
2.1
$2,972,788
11,2
0.8
20.5
24,992, 766
22,027,341
88. 1
521,404
2.444,021
4, 521.839
3,689, 395
79.4
5,032
0.1
927,412
1,268,973
1,333,716
902,387
1,016,763
10, 559, 214
993,880
1,100, 256
679,975
815, 284
9,332,468
78.3
82.5
75.4
80. 2
88.4
275,093
228,969
222,388
200,962
1,180, 789
21.7
17.2
24.6
19.8
11.3
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
4,491
24
517
36,967
0.3
8
0.3
913, 250
2,630,231
3,199, 537
3,816,196
9,911,713
681,535
2,312, 225
2,865,609
3,483,099
9,105,478
74.6
87.9
89.2
91.3
91.9
231,716
286,906
338,071
333,097
326,820
25.4
10.9
10.6
8.7
3.3
Second quarter
Third quarter
31,100
5,857
i. 2
0.2
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter..
Second quarter
Third quarter
479,415
4.8
3,598, 779
2,858,547
2,132, 213
1,324,174
» 1,225,868
3, 340,456
2,663,619
1,957,123
1, 244, 281
106,413
92.9
89.7
91.8
94.0
8.7
75, 220
208,311
121,037
74,847
684,750
2.1
7.3
5.7
5.6
55.8
181,104
86,617
54,053
5,046
•434,705
5.0
3.0
2.5
0.4
35.5
» 572,856
® 274,813
• 189,137
» 189,062
» 312,903
• 31,663, 390
93,308
12,852
253
16.3
4.7
0.1
340, 468
149,443
100, 210
94,629
» 218,841
524, 268
59.4
54.4
53.0
50.1
69.9
1.7
• 139,080
• 112,518
• 88, 674
• 94,433
•94,062
•8,418,399
24.3
40.9
46.9
49.9
30.1
26.6
Nebraska:
Grand total..
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total ...
22,720,723
71.7
28,199, 840
21,679, 251
76.9
2,748
(c)
6,517,841
23.1
2,155,454
738, 078
34.2
1,417,376
65.8
648, 585
296, 172
435, 374
875,323
10, 209, 921
548. 585
296, 172
100.0
100.0
174, 205
563,873
7,970,172
40.0
64.4
78. 1
261,169
311,450
2, 239. 749
60.0
35.6
21.9
1934—Total
1, 109,951
2,301,227
2, 685, 807
4,112,936
16, 834,466
943, 050
1,798,091
2,025, 711
3, 203, 320
12,971,001
85.0
78.1
75.4
77.9
81.9
166,901
503.136
660,096
909,616
2,860. 716
15.0
21.9
24.6
22.1
18.1
1936 Total
2,748
CO
4,999, 096
5,169, 747
3,156, 074
2,510, 648
• 2,858,163
3,996, 844
4, 275,499
2. 652,570
2,046. 088
970, 543
80.0
82.7
84. 1
81.5
34.0
1,002,252
894.020
499,984
464,460
• 1,541,114
20.0
17.3
15.8
18.5
53.9
Second quarter
Third quarter
228
" 2, 620
CO
0, 1
1936—Total
346,506
12.1
First quarter
» 1,555,960
611,350
39.3
173,914
11.2
•770,696
49.5
Second quarter
» 512, 582
185,956
36.3
80.716
15.7
•245,910
48.0
Third quarter
• 330,854
81,603
24.7
22,038
6.6
• 227, 213
68.7
Fouth quarter
• 458, 767
91,634
20.0
69.838
15. 2
» 297, 295
64.8
1937—First quarter
• 605,387
70, 929
11. 7
176,014
28.9
• 359, 444
50.4
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See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 313
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State 1—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
$6,199,476
$5,043,011
81.4
$229, 951
3.7
$926, 514
14.9
5, 767, 904
4, 945,186
85.9
115, 527
2.0
697, 191
12. 1
629, 943
424, 331
80.1
105, 612
19.9
116, 599
141, 703
98, 823
172, 818
2, 427, 065
112,610
99, 088
62, 792
149, 841
2, 229, 243
96.6
69.9
63.5
86.7
91.8
3, 989
42, 615
36,031
22,977
197,822
3.4
30.1
36.5
13.3
8. 2
162, 240
426, 545
814, 246
1, 024, 034
2,800, 896
143, 431
379, 218
752,153
954, 441
2,291,612
88.4
88.9
92.4
93.2
81.8
18,809
47, 327
62, 093
69, 593
393, 757
11.6
11.1
7.6
6.8
14.1
115, 527
4.1
921, 119
888, 337
691, 582
299, 858
345,050
889, 959
670, 060
527, 812
203, 781
68,034
96.6
75.4
76.3
65.0
19.7
957
40, 782
87, 234
-13, 446
96, 720
0.1
4.6
12.6
(")
28.0
30, 203
177, 495
76, 536
109, 523
180,296
3.3
20.0
11.1
35.0
52.3
79, 684
88,151
91, 448
85, 767
96, 522
» 15, 501, 695
22,016
12, 640
15, 618
17, 760
29, 791
7,048, 489
27.6
14.3
17.1
20.7
30.9
45.5
11, 740
27,318
35, 629
22, 033
17, 704
b 3, 206, 959
14.7
31.0
39.0
25.7
18.3
20.7
45, 928
48,193
40, 201
45, 974
49,027
5, 246, 247
57.7
54.7
43.9
53.6
50.8
33.8
12,140, 974
6, 849, 474
56.4
2, 437, 211
20.1
2, 854, 289
23.5
2, 078, 199
1, 584, 698
76.3
492, 569
23.7
932
(r)
546, 001
518, 886
354, 722
658,590
4, 443, 125
546, 001
518, 886
165, 801
354,010
3,092, 359
100.0
100.0
46. 7
53.8
69.6
188, 921
303, 648
693, 567
53.3
46.1
15.6
932
657,199
0.1
14.8
699, 808
1,160, 858
1,110, 887
1,471, 572
5, 619, 650
365, 189
958, 891
888, 213
880,066
2,172,417
52.2
82.6
79.9
59.8
38.6
260, 834
78, 543
55, 247
298, 943
1, 251, 075
37.3
6.8
5.0
20.3
22.3
73, 785
123, 424
167,427
292, 563
2,196, 158
10.5
10.6
15. 1
19.9
39. 1
1, 399, 002
1,940, 926
1,233, 728
1,045, 994
2, 694, 111
613, 656
1,012, 192
425, 269
121, 300
186, 693
43.8
52.1
34.5
11.6
6.9
354, 872
372, 382
371, 539
152, 282
551, 252
25.4
19. 2
30.1
14.6
20.5
430, 474
556, 352
436, 920
772, 412
1, 956,166
30.8
28.7
35.4
73.8
72.6
909, 751
634, 515
619, 631
630, 214
* 666, 610
74, 575
64, 776
25, 657
21, 685
12, 322
8.2
10.2
5.0
3.4
1.8
835,176
569, 739
246, 987
304, 264
435, 792
91.8
89.8
47.5
48.3
65.4
246, 987
304, 265
B 218, 496
47.5
48.3
32.8
Nevada:
Grand total.
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter *
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter..
1937—First quarter..
New Hampshire:
Grand total...
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1934—Total...
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter ..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
314
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-MAnrn 1937
State and period
New Jersey:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 193S
1933—Total
First quarter. .
8econd quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
New Mexico:
Grand total.
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter..
1936—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter.
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Total
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
" $163,261,229
$89, 307, 063
54. 7
'•$57, 476, 172
35 2
-$16, 477, 994
10.1
138, 420, 786
87, 393, 325
63. 1
41,320, 889
29.9
9, 706, 572
7.0
26, 860, 621
9, 683, 934
37.5
13, 198, 664
51.0
2,968,023
11.5
6, 774, 326
6, 377, 866
6, 045, 330
6, 663, 099
5,148, 829
3, 549, 248
2, 177, 293
2,323, 294
76.0
1,625, 497
604, 503
381,842
356, 181
210
9.5
6.3
5.4
2, 224, 115
3, 486, 195
3, 973, 624
34.9
57.7
59.7
55.6
36.0
34.9
49, 930, 726
34, 518, 388
69.2
12, 796, 778
25.6
2, 615, 559
5.2
7,149, 788
12, 972, 900
12, 438, 928
17, 369,109
254,819
11,543, 335
11, 702, 310
11,017, 924
3.6
89.0
94. 1
63.4
6, 466, 742
726, 836
385
5,602,815
90.4
5.6
(c)
32.3
428,227
702, 729
736,233
748, 370
6.0
5.4
5.9
4.3
62, 639, 440
43,191,003
68.9
15, 325, 447
24.5
4,122,990
6.6
18, 477, 905
16, 659,094
15, 356, 609
12, 245, 832
12,133, 869
11, 361,765
10, 860, 493
8, 834, 876
65.7
68.6
70.7
72.1
5, 547, 146
4,031.206
3, 361, 859
2, 385, 236
30.0
24.3
21.9
19.5
796,890
1,166,123
1, 134, 257
1,025, 720
4.3
7.1
7.4
8.4
» 19, 823, 736
1, 913,110
9.6
■ 12, 387, 628
62.5
■ 5. 522, 998
27.9
7, 628, 459
» 4, 628, 733
3, 475, 027
4, 091, 517
1,857, 271
37, 266
13,016
5,557
24.3
0.8
0.4
0.1
4, 659, 278
» 1,814,713
2, 652, 421
3, 261, 216
61.1
39.2
76.3
79.7
1, 111, 910
- 2, 776, 754
809,590
824, 744
14.6
60.0
23.3
20.2
■ 5, 016, 707
628
(c)
» 3, 767, 655
75.1
■ 1.248,424
24.9
■ 16, 637, 684
15,317, 896
92. 1
■ 845, 844
5.1
■ 473,944
2.8
15, 656, 751
14, 736, 354
94. 1
469,175
3.0
451,222
2.9
707,041
659,211
93.2
3, 694
0.5
44,136
6.3
282,961
86, 096
106, 236
231, 748
272, 982
71,560
95, 761
218, 908
96.6
83. 1
90.2
94 5
1,322
1,043
669
660
0.5
1.2
0.6
0.3
8, 657
13, 493
9,806
12, 180
3.0
15.7
9.2
5.2
6, 666, 589
6, 358, 806
95.4
89,780
1.3
218,003
3.3
413, 359
1, 223, 237
2, 599, 628
2, 430, 365
399, 737
1,158, 333
2,455, 127
2, 345, 609
96.7
94.7
94.4
96.5
6G0
17.300
43, 358
28, 462
0.2
1.4
1.7
1.2
12,962
47,604
101,143
56,294
3.1
3.9
3.9
2.3
8, 283, 121
7, 718. 337
93.2
375, 701
4.5
189,083
2.3
2, 878, 586
2, 872, 007
1, 726, 036
806, 492
2, 774. 472
2, 787, 194
1, 440, 055
716, 616
96.4
97.0
83.4
88.8
30,694
7, 349
255, 567
82,091
1. 1
0.3
14.8
10.2
73,420
77,464
30,414
7,785
2.5
2.7
1.8
1.0
» 883, 055
575,741
65. 2
289, 519
32.8
■ 17, 795
2.0
* 252, 485
■ 282, 909
■ 219, 216
• 128, 445
191,720
185, 761
128, 839
69, 421
75.9
65.7
58.8
54. 1
57, 243
92,523
85, 143
54, 610
22.7
32.7
38.8
42.5
•3,522
■ 4, 625
■5,234
» 4, 414
1.4
1.6
2.4
3.4
» 97, 878
5,801
5.9
» 87, 150
89.1
•4,927
5.0
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
hash: tables • 315
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
New York:
Grand total.
$914,798,031
« $409, 336,802
44.8
B$185,889,961
20.3
$319,571,268
34.9
Total 1933 through 1938.
1933—Total
First quarter._. ...
Second quarter
Third quarter.. ...
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter... _
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter...
North Carolina:
728,300, 000
403, 602,621
55.4
109, 094, 744
15.0
215,602,635
29.6
143, 731,909
68,644,413
47.8
13,572,395
9.4
61, 515,101
42.8
37, 319, 682
40,501, 050
33, 861,300
32, 049, 877
275,427,114
16,663, 894
19,836, 350
17,615,497
14, 528,672
157,588,356
44.7
49.0
52.0
45.3
57.2
1,909, 472
3,983,145
1, 609, 789
6,069,989
45,667,558
5.1
9.8
4.8
19.0
16.6
18,746,316
16,681, 555
14,636, 014
11,451,216
72,171,200
50.2
41.2
43.2
35.7
26.2
27, 008, 098
79, 272,173
80,818,833
88,328,010
309,140,977
3,577, 382
50,876, 504
48, 750, 214
54,384, 256
177,369,852
13. 2
64. 2
60.3
61.6
57.4
14, 573, 265
10, 500, 000
10,419,455
10,174,838
49,854,791
54.0
13.2
12.9
11.5
16.1
8,857,451
17,895,669
21,649,164
23, 768, 916
81,916,334
32.8
22.6
26.8
26.9
26.5
92, 978,128
90, 074,268
75, 965, 358
50,123, 223
149,478,417
56,797,192
55,073,345
44, 201. 247
21,298, 068
» 5,688, 619
61. 1
61.1
58.2
42.5
3.8
12, 796,199
12,423, 294
12,818, 223
11,817, 075
B 61, 606,677
13.8
13.8
16.9
23.6
41.2
23,384, 737
22,577, 629
18,945,888
17, 008,080
82,183,121
25.1
25.1
24.9
33.9
55.0
41, 212, 430
38,268,415
34,591, 678
35, 405,894
37, 019,614
42, 513,131
» 4, 735, 345
641,433
142, 581
169,260
45,562
38, 705, 531
11.5
1.7
0.4
0.5
0.1
91.0
« 14,357,471
17,061,827
16,149,151
15,038, 228
15,188,540
34.8
44.6
43.8
42.5
41.0
22, 119, 614
20, 565,155
19,299, 946
20,198, 406
21, 785,512
3,807,600
53.7
53.7
55.8
57.0
58.9
9.0
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
40,824,165
38, 254, 238
93.7
2,569,927
6.3
9,273,619
8, 258,189
89.1
1,015,430
10.9
3, 220, 133
2, 739,010
1,552, 348
1, 762,128
14,397, 608
2, 802, 578
2,364, 283
1,400,915
1,690, 413
13,697,832
87.0
86.3
90.2
95.9
95.1
417, 555
374, 727
151,433
71,715
699,776
13.0
13.7
9.8
4.1
4.9
1934—Total
2,452, 908
3, 058,967
4,038, 000
4,847, 733
17,152,938
2,410, 799
2,936,355
3, 780,984
4, 569, 694
16, 298, 217
98.3
96.0
93.6
94.3
95.0
42,109
122, 612
257,016
278,039
854,721
1.7
4.0
6.4
5.7
5.0
1935—Total
5,116,130
6, 503, 321
3,626,154
1,907,333
B 1, 445, 326
4,827, 790
6, 209, 200
3,422, 488
1,838, 739
» 429, 657
94.4
95.5
94.4
96.4
29.7
288, 340
294,121
203,666
68,594
B 1,015,669
5.6
4.5
5.6
3.6
70.3
1936—Total
» 460, 248
« 374,678
« 363,179
» 247, 221
« 243, 640
« 183, 325
B 127,285
« 89, 387
B 29,660
B 21,636
39.8
34.0
24.6
12.0
8.9
B 276,923
» 247,393
« 273,792
" 217 561
B 222,004
60.2
66.0
75.4
88.0
91.1
Fourth quarter
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
316 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
State and period
North Dakota:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total _
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourt h quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Ohio:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1936
1933—Total-
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Seoond quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Seoond quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Qiurteri.y, January 1933-Marcii 1937
Total
$31.876,347
28,803.381
2,012,070
578, 135
515,221
395,863
1,122,801
12,454,937
2, 403. 938
3, 198. 473
2. 707, 590
4,144, 930
13,736,377
4,581,237
4,381,246
2,521,441
2,252,453
2,449,467
885,672
588, 062
463,971
511,762
623,496
260,897,155
221.444,868
46,197, 239
9, 643, 708
12,169, 769
11,880, 014
12, 503, 748
80,678,048
10,924, 355
19,049,335
22,847, 387
27.766,971
97, 669,581
29, 759, 738
28, 303,035
24,074, 139
16, 532,669
29, 086, 274
9, 709, 908
7,171,866
5,772, 636
6,431,866
7,366,013
Federal hinds
Amount
$26,241,627
24, 858, 299
1,64 1.708
179. 190
202,718
205,669
897, 191
11,463,038
2, 205, 286
2. 944,992
2,459,127
3,843, 633
11,860,493
4,285, 321
3, 990, 995
1, 936, 423
1,647,754
1,356,940
580, 041
366,679
276, 543
133,677
26,388
175,024,397
173,832,844
29, 364, 932
3,874,368
8,871,887
9, 118,304
7. 600, 373
59,137,951
4,379, 490
14,411,033
17.886,246
22, 461,182
85,329,961
23,876,958
27, 277,781
22, 863,037
11,312,185
1,136,263
691,053
323, 244
62,235
59,731
55,290
Per¬
cent
82.3
86.3
59. 1
31.0
51.0
52.0
79.9
92.0
91.7
92.1
90.8
92.7
86.3
93.5
91.1
76.8
73.1
55.4
65.5
62.3
59.6
26. 1
4.2
67. 1
77.5
63.6
40.2
72.9
76.8
60. 0
73.4
40.1
75.7
78.3
80.9
87.4
80.2
96.4
95.0
72.8
3.9
7.1
4.5
1. 1
0.9
0.8
State funds
Amount
$941,080
41,938
41,938
41,938
462,802
95,011
A3, 38S
86,522
217,881
436,340
66,675,237
Per¬
cent
3.0
0.1
0.3
1.9
18.9
34.687,535
8, 276,195
1,631,907
659,920
2,032, 227
3,952,141
17,897,265
5,991,764
3, 738, 333
3,901,913
4, 265.255
8,514,075
4,732,761
13,284
2,403
3, 765, 627
25,196, 559
10.7
10.8
18.6
42.6
70.0
25.5
15.4
17.9
16.9
5.4
17.1
31.6
22.2
54.8
19.6
17.1
15.4
8.7
15.9
(»)
(«)
24.3
86.6
7,877, 842
5,933,407
5,161,211
8,234,099
6,791,143
81.1
82. 7
89.2
96.9
92.2
Local funds
Amount
$4, 693,
3, 903,
1,067,302
252,
190,
225,
1,001,
945
503
184
670
198,
253,
248,
301,
1,833,946
295,
390,
585,
562,
629, 725
210,
157.
100,
160.
620
995
906
204
160,768
19,197, 521
15,924.489
8,556,112
4.137,433
2,637, !>;2
729,483
1,051,234
3,542,832
553,101
899,969
1, 059. 228
1,030,534
3,825,545
1,150,019
1,011,970
1, 208,699
454,857
2,753,452
1,141,011
915, 215
559,190
138,036
519,580
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
basic: tabbks • 317
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Oklahoma:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—TotaL
First quarter _\
Second quarter
Third quarter... .
Fourth quarter
1934—Total..
» $55,469,818
$45, 025,107
81.2
B $2,475, 663
4.6
B $7,969,048
14.3
51,520,236
44,515,840
86.4
364,784
0.7
6,639, 612
12.9
10, 527, 202
8,990,115
85.4
68,372
0.6
1,468,715
14.0
2,430, 247
2,445,996
2,689,119
2,961,840
19,390,380
2,146, 654
2,021, 787
2,317,582
2, 504,092
16,165,159
88.3
82.7
86.2
84.5
83.4
15,127
7,029
22, 531
23,685
116,452
0.6
0.3
0.8
0.8
0.6
268,466
417, 180
349, 006
434,063
3,108, 769
11.1
17.0
13.0
14.7
16.0
1, 074,374
3,834, 135
6, 649,022
7,832, 849
21,602, 654
821,674
3, 232, 073
5,467, 703
6, 643, 709
19,360,566
76.5
84.3
82.2
84.8
89.6
252, 700
599,884
1,170,576
1, 085, 609
2, 062,128
23.5
15.6
17.6
13.9
9.6
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
I
First quarter
Second quarter -. .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Oregon:
Grand total..
2,178
10, 743
103, 531
179,960
0. 1
0.2
1.3
0.8
7; 057, 020
7,362, 010
4,416, 595
2, 767,029
B 3,259, 241
6,331,506
6, 550, 446
3,958, 737
2, 519, 877
494,930
89.7
89.0
89.6
91.1
15.2
44, 521
75,471
43, 606
16, 362
B 1,537,644
0.6
1.0
1.0
0.6
47.2
680, 993
736, 093
414,252
230, 790
« 1, 226,667
9.7
10.0
9.4
8.3
37.6
B 1, 072,894
B881,137
» 655, 647
B 649, 563
B 690,341
30,697,611
248,390
154,137
60, 759
31,644
14,337
21,958,383
23.2
17.5
9.3
4.9
2.1
71.5
B 330, 000
B 315, 000
« 389,855
b 502, 789
» 573, 235
4,006, 254
30.7
35.7
59.4
77.4
83.0
13.1
« 494,604
B 412,000
B 205,033
« 115,130
« 102,769
4,732,974
46. 1
46.8
31.3
17.7
14.9
15.4
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
27,658,480
21, 749,087
78.6
2,582, 754
9.4
3,326,639
12.0
5,265, 636
4,556, 764
86.5
29,747
0.6
679,125
12.9
1,708,997
1,815,340
820,615
920,684
10, 248,441
1,398,730
1,617,701
710, 555
829, 778
8,319,142
81.8
89.1
86.6
90.1
81.2
21,841
2,594
2,960
2,352
862, 257
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
8.4
288,426
195,045
107,100
88,554
1,067, 042
16.9
10.7
13.0
9.6
10.4
1,254,498
2,431,240
2,968, 358
. 3,594,345
12,144,403
1,143,589
2,239,037
2, 533,817
2,402,699
8,873,181
91.2
92.1
85.4
66.9
73.1
42,828
694
56,176
762, 559
1,690, 750
3.4
(°)
1.9
21.2
13.9
68,081
191, 509
378, 365
429, 087
1,580,472
5.4
7.9
12.7
11.9
13.0
4,329, 314
3,644,941
2,662,743
1,507, 405
2,301,157
fr, 017,132
2,518,055
2,079, 732
1,258, 262
208, 835
69.7
69.1
78.1
83.5
9.1
768,957
624,733
269,690
27, 370
1,054, 744
17.8
17.1
10.1
1.8
45.8
543, 225
502,153
313,321
221, 773
1,037,578'
12.5
13.8
11.8
14.7
45.1
769,128
623,911
396,558
511, 560
737,974
120,300
41,295
8, 216
39,024
461
15.6
6.6
2.1
7.6
0.1
324,415
291,308
194,172
244,849
368,756
42.2
46.7
49.0
47.9
49.9
324,413
291, 308
194,170
227,687
368,757
42.2
46.7
48.9
44.5
50.0
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
318 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programi, by Source of Fundi and by Stale *—Continued
Quarticri.y, January 1033-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Pennsylvania:
(Jrand total
Total 1933 through 1938.
1933—Total
First Quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1938—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter0...
Rhode Island:
Grand total ...
8835. 903,690
$313,778,009
BR. 6
8190,394,319
36.7
$26,033, 702
4.7
5.6
5.9
440,388, 328
313, 024,364
70.3
107,758,165
24.1
24,972,819
87, 206, 440
47,396,512
54.4
34,036,771
39.7
5,174,157
21,004,986
21,951,897
21,021,051
22,627,906
146,160, 508
14,696, 010
10,441,667
11,266,051
11,093,194
105,643,372
67.6
47.6
53.6
49.0
72.3
6,500,000
9,970,985
8,680,843
10, 483,943
30,065,337
25.4
46.4
41.3
46.3
20.6
1,608,376
1,639, 255
1,076,757
1.050,789
10,451,799
7.0
7.0
5.1
4.7
7.1
23,531,359
40, 791,100
35,534, 959
46,303,030
212,988,380
9,294,456
32,414,710
31,658, 108
32, 276, 098
160,584, 470
39. 5
79.5
89.1
69.7
75.4
12,857, 391
5,470, 601
190, 434
11,546, 911
43,057,047
64.6
13.4
0.5
24.9
20.2
1,379,512
2,905,849
3,686.417
2, 480. 021
9,346,863
5.9
7.1
10.4
5.4
4.4
64,131,609
59,458, 251
51,544,301
37,854, 219
72,916, 236
52,631,972
49,116,972
39, 530, 240
19, 305, 286
153, 540
82. 1
82.6
76.7
51.0
0.2
7,904, 328
7,327, 206
10,169,425
17. 656,088
72,701,762
12.3
12.3
19.7
46.6
99.7
3.595, 309
3,014, 073
1,844.636
892, 845
60,943
8.6
5.1
3.6
2.4
0.1
0.2
8
C)
39.4
22,789,597
19,069, 459
16, 882, 952
14,174, 227
15,932,127
•24,833,605
70,006
23, 614
40,008
19,792
—2,285
7,801,407
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
(»)
31.4
22, 668, 775
19,040,416
16,838,839
14,153, 722
16,934,412
7,258,929
99.5
99.9
99.8
99.9
100.0
29.2
50,756
5,429
4,045
713
•9,773,269
Total 1933 through 1936.
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Seoond quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936 -Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
20,190,295
7,656,965
37.9
5,429,577
26.9
7,103, 753
35.2
4, 406,604
1,617,821
36.7
1,276,287
29.0
1,512,496
34.3
1, 143, 586
1,629,216
1,010, 620
723,183
7,103,388
379,947
589, 593
176,348
471,935
3,001,004
33.2
38.6
17.5
65.3
42.3
347,109
431,415
382,118
115,645
1,756,494
30.4
28.2
37.8
16.0
24.7
416,530
508.207
452,156
135,603
2,345,890
36.4
33.2
44.7
18.7
33.0
607, 3X7
1,960, 828
2,098,047
2,437,126
8,680,303
820, 349
755,079
774, 132
946,444
3,038,140
86.7
38.5
36.9
38.8
35.0
38,568
525,084
568,408
624, 434
2,396, 796
6.3
26.8
27.1
25.6
27.6
42,470
680,665
755, 507
867, 248
3.245,367
7.0
34.7
35 0
35.6
37.4
2,574, 080
2,416, 679
2, 249, 265
1,440,279
» 3, 709,410
1,003,418
897, 250
763,996
373,476
142,400
39.0
37.1
34.0
25.9
3.8
605, 523
634,011
634,143
463,119
1,432,457
25.8
26.2
28. 2
32.2
38.6
905, 139
885,418
851, 126
603,684
•2,134,553
35.2
35 7
37.8
41.9
57.6
• 937,428
■ 893, 843
• 923,357
» 964, 782
•933,900
81,205
33,972
25,003
2,220
2,042
8.7
3.8
2.7
0.2
0.2
343,391
338,833
345, 689
404,544
396,895
36.6
37.9
37.4
42.4
42.5
•512,832
•521,038
•552,665
•548,018
•534,963
54.7
58.3
59.9
57.4
57.3
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 319
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State •—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local fund8
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per-
cent
South Carolina:
Grand total - - -
Total 1933 through 1935
« $37, 710, 784
$36, 789,606
97.6
$1,350
(°)
8 $919, 828
2.4
36, 271, 977
36,524,819
97.9
1,324
(°)
745, 834
2.1
9, 268, 528
9,238,941
99.7
29, 587
0.3
2,441, 124
2, 582,187
2,077, 335
2,167, 882
14, 562,014
2,422,462
2,574, 797
2,073,800
2,167,882
14,172,195
99.2
99.7
99.8
100.0
97.3
18, 662
7,390
3,535
0.8
0.3
0.2
1934—Total
389,819
2.7
1, 530, 259
3, 711, 175
3,875, 174
5,445,406
12,441,435
1, 530, 259
3,649,817
3, 701,686
5, 290,434
12,113,683
100.0
98.3
95.5
97.2
97.4
61, 358
173, 489
154, 972
326, 428
1.7
4.5
2.8
2.6
1935—Total
1,324
(°)
4,157, 174
4, 945, 032
2, 236, 300
1,102, 929
1, 229, 989
4,067,109
4,818,320
2,153, 230
1,075,024
1,099,376
97.8
97.4
96.3
97.5
89.4
90, 065
126,712
83, 070
26,581
130,587
2.2
2.6
3.7
2.4
10.6
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
1,324
26
0.1
(°)
328, 635
402, 305
265, 052
233, 997
• 208,818
» 37,982,942
304,123
374,105
227,010
194,138
165,411
32,437,940
92.5
93.0
85.6
83.0
79.2
85.4
26
(")
24,486
28,200
38,042
39,859
8 43,407
8 5, 200, 852
7.5
7.0
14.4
17.0
20.8
13.7
South Dakota:
Grand total
344,150
0.9
Total 1933 through 1935_
1933—Total
35, 869, 838
32,147,187
89.6
3, 722,651
10.4
3,895,910
2,881,162
74.0
1,014, 748
26.0
970, 856
792, 538
626, 569
1, 505, 947
18, 638,918
753,806
524, 309
368,605
1,234, 442
17, 245, 559
77.6
66.2
58.8
82.0
92.5
217,050
268,229
257,964
271,505
1,393,359
22.4
33.8
41.2
18.0
7.5
Second quarter
1934—Total
1, 772, 202
4, 359, 777
5,448, 963
7,057,976
13, 335,010
1, 585,853
3,969, 915
5,048, 912
6,640,879
12, 020, 466
89.5
91.1
92.7
94.1
90.1
186, 349
389, 862
400, 051
417, 097
1,314, 544
10.5
8.9
7.3
5.9
9.9
1935—Total
5, 531, 350
4, 882, 134
1, 678, 265
1, 243, 261
» 1,734,420
5,091, 260
4, 482,614
1,461,670
984,922
287,229
92.0
91.8
87.1
79.2
16. 6
440,090
399, 520
216, 595
258, 339
8 1,103,041
8.0
8.2
12.9
20.8
63.6
1936—Total -
344,160
19.8
First quarter
716, 893
112, 727
15.7
217,688
30.4
386, 478
53.9
Second quarter
381, 931
78,103
20.5
65,008
17.0
,238, 820
62.5
Third quarter
> 353, 875
73, 360
20.7
54,073
15.3
8 226, 442
64.0
Fourth quarter
281, 721
23,039
8.2
7, 381
2.6
251, 301
89.2
378, 684
3, 524
0.9
375,160
99. 1
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See footnotes at end of table.
320 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emeigency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarticiii.y, January trail -March MOT
State is rut period
Teiiiie^ri
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter ..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total -
First quarter. ...
Seeond quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter. ...
Second quarter
Third quarter. ..
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Texa-
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933— Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter....
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total ...
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Total
• $40. 182,332
38, 397, 1 11
1.906,792
3, 742, 466
6. 463, 561
3, 794, 395
18, 155,148
5, 211, 307
7, 288, 320
3, 782. 593
1,872,928
« 1,313,935
» 395,913
» 239, 679
» 303, 344
» 374,999
• 471, 286
110,273,528
105, 451, 287
16,094,618
4.401,300
3. 784, 258
3, 974, 872
3, 934,188
40,120, 331
3,187, 747
8. 313, 974
12.204.078
16,414,532
49, 236, 338
19, 492,184
16, 880, 560
7,666, 343
5,197, 251
4, 399, 673
2,005, 052
1, 506,107
457, .588
430,926
422,568
Federal funds
Amount
$35,477,076
I'cr-
oent
State funds
Amount
1,841,792
3, 309, 597
4,627, 131
3, 397, 363
16, 486, 435
5,060. 825
6, 330, 251
3, 308. 984
1, 786, 375
615,715
202, 761
145, 611
137, 344
129,999
12ft 286
80.166,613
78.583,126
15, 326, 730
3,992, 886
3, 487, 141
3,912,775
3,933, 928
23,936, 279
1,879, 229
2,886,068
7, 278,977
11,892,005
39,320, 117
14,511,207
14,028, 209
6,327, 954
4, 462, 747
1, 464, 372
489, 946
669, 087
170,250
136,089
119,116
90.8
97.1
86 9
87.6
95.4
46.9
61.2
60.7
45.3
34.7
25.5
72.7
74.5
95.2
90.7
92.1
98.4
100.0
59.7
69.0
34.7
59.6
72.4
79 9
74.5
83.1
82.6
85.7
33.3
24.4
44 4
37.2
31.3
28.2
250,000
125,000
125,000
' 445, 709
111,871
» 48,388
■ 104,950
■ 180,500
» 263,250
19, 763.287
17, 796, 008
12,020,345
1, 307, 576
4,905,238
3, 387, 704
2,419,829
5, 775,663
2,676, 919
1,231,045
1,168, 246
699,453
1,965,704
1,315,024
647,423
1,669
1,588
1,575
Per¬
cent
1.4
2.4
1.7
33.9
i_
28.3
20.2
34.6
48.1
55.9
17. t
16.9
29.9
410
59.0
27.8
14.8
11.7
13.7
7.3
15.2
13.4
44.7
65.6
43,0
0.4
0.4
a4
Local funds
Amount
' $3,121,297
2,781,0.36
70,992
307,869
711.430
272,032
1,418, 713
25,482
833,069
473,609
86,553
• 252,511
•81,281
• 45.680
• 61,050
•64,500
• 87, 750
la 343,628
a 072.153
767,888
406,414
297,117
62,097
260
4,163,707
942
522,670
1, 537, 397
2,102,698
4.140, 558
2,304,058
1,621,306
170,143
45,051
969,597
200,082
189, 597
285,669
294,249
301,878
See footnotes at end of table.
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mask; tables . 321
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State '—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount *
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Utah:
Grand total-.-
$25,496,851
$18, 601, 541
73.0
$4,931, 861
19.3
$1,963,449
7.7
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
23, 579, 821
18,321,103
77.7
3, 335, 936
14.1
1, 922, 782
8.2
3, 722, 495
2,877, 995
77.3
552, 204
14.8
292, 296
7.9
1, 093, 713
1,138, 476
708, 875
781,431
9, 265,012
1, 024, 360
1,031, 730
508,073
313, 832
7,159, 679
93.7
90.6
71.7
40.1
77.3
69, 353
106, 746
78,121
38, 076
747,074
6.3
9.4
11.0
4.9
8.0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter..
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter-
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter _
1937—First quarter
Vermont:
Grand total..
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
122, 681
429, 523
1,358, 259
17.3
55.0
14.7
937, 780
2,001,102
3,068,197
3, 257, 933
10, 592, 314
562, 845
1,493, 234
2, 425, 470
2,678,130
8, 283, 429
60.0
74.6
79.1
82.2
78.2
323, 259
345,000
345, 000
345,000
1, 425, 473
34.5
17.3
11.2
10.6
13.5
51, 676
162,868
297, 727
234,803
883,412
5.5
8.1
9.7
7.2
8.3
3,477, 206
3,009, 852
2,488,143
1, 617,113
1,430,884
2,871, 219
2, 403, 632
1, 964, 345
1,044, 233
279, 883
82.6
79.9
78.9
64.6
19.6
364,353
367, 251
345, 015
348, 854
1,118, 360
10.5
12-2
13.9
21.6
78.1
241,634
238, 969
178, 783
224, 026
32, 641
6.9
7.9
7.2
13.8
2.3
540, 525
266, 261
249, 472
374, 626
486,146
7, 589, 695
253,966
7,823
17, 751
343
555
3, 557,007
47.0
2.9
7.1
0.1
0.1
46.9
269,091
255, 852
226, 026
367, 391
477, 565
39, 845
49.8
96.1
90.6
98.1
98.2
0.5
17, 468
2, 586
5,695
6, 892
8,026
3,992, 843
3.2
1.0
2.3
1.8
1.7
52.6
6, 020, 346
3,412,499
56.7
39, 845
0.7
2, 568,002
42.6
1,179, 373
320, 553
27.2
858,820
72.8
421, 432
334, 366
252, 668
170, 907
2,144, 708
421,432
195, 387
139, 341
102, 660
790, 723
100.0
58.4
55.1
60.1
36.9
138, 979
113, 327
68, 247
1, 330,885
41.6
44.9
39.9
62.0
1934—Total
23,100
1.1
201,112
616,273
604, 472
722,851
2,696, 265
116,316
383, 857
373, 658
457,054
1,761,061
57.8
62.3
61.8
63.2
65.3
84, 796
226, 345
226, 649
252, 933
918, 459
42.2
36.7
37.5
35.0
34.1
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—T otal
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
6,071
4,165
12, 864
16, 745
1.0
0.7
1.8
0.6
907,106
1,039, 204
535, 515
214,440
1, 266, 797
581,418
731, 990
355, 283
92, 370
132, 222
64.1
70.5
66.3
43.1
10.4
14, 925
1, 392
428
1.7
0.1
0.1
310, 763
305, 822
179, 804
122, 070
1,134, 575
34.2
29.4
33.6
56.9
89.6
1936—Total . . _
383, 523
306, 397
282,198
294,679
302, 552
27,281
30,196
47, 929
26,816
12,286
7.1
9.9
17.0
9.1
4.1
356, 242
276, 201
234, 269
267,863
290,266
92.9
90.1
83.0
90.9
95.9
See footnotes at end of table.
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322 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State A—Continued
Qdahtkktt, January 1933-M aikn 1937
Federal funds
Stale funds
Local funds
State and period
Total
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Virginia:
(hand total
■ $28, 326. 77H
$24, 156,830
85.3
» $680, 834
2.4
• $3,489,114
12.3
Total 1933 through 1935
26, 355, 155
23, 773,012
90. 2
34, 452
0.1
2, 547, 691
9.7
1933—Total
4, 186, 342
3, 363, 004
80.3
823, 278
19.7
First quarter _
2, 49,5, 260
733, 003
389, 508
2, 196, 493
413, 355
286,915
466, 301
7,052, 634
88.0
298, 767
319, 648
102, 593
102, 270
927,263
12.0
43.6
26.3
18.0
11.6
56. 4
73. 7
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
568, 571
7, 999,990
82.0
88. 2
20,093
0.2
1. 163, 344
1,805, 066
2, 205, .560
2, 826. 020
1, 108,061
1, 623, 348
1,818,510
2, 502, 715
95. 2
55,283
180, 375
378, 404
313, 201
4.8
10.0
17.2
11.1
Second quarter
Third quarter
89.9
82.4
1, 343
8,646
10,104
0.1
0.4
Fourth quarter...
88.0
0.3
1935—Total
14. 168, 823
13, 357, 314
94.3
14, 359
0. 1
797,150
5.6
First quarter
3, 583, 393
5, 009, 555
3, 858, 164
1, 717, 711
3, 337, 036
4, 76.5, 601
3, 627, 720
1, 626, 957
93. 1
2,430
3, 697
5, 387
2,845
0. 1
243,927
240,257
225,057
87,909
6.8
4.8
5.9
5.1
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
95. 1
94.0
94. 7
0. 1
0.1
0.2
1936—Total
» 1, 481, 768
360, 827
24.3
■ 387, 979
26. 2
• 732,962
49.5
■ 420, 575
» 298, 902
» 342, 543
• 413, 748
186, 513
127, 470
43. 7
• 240,062
• 171,432
• 143, 604
• 177,864
56.3
57.4
41.9
43.0
42. 6
Third quarter
25,800
21,044
7. 5
■ 173,139
■ 214, 840
50.6
Fourth quarter
5. 1
51.9
1937—First quarter
» 489, 855
22,991
4.7
•258,403
52.7
• 208, 461
42.6
Washington:
Grand total.
* 56. 373. 816
40, 289, 558
71.5
10, 806, 669
19.2
• 5, 277, 589
9.3
Total 1933 through 1935
48, 886, 097
39,960, 852
81 7
6,919, 720
12.1
3. 005, 525
6.2
1933—Total
11, 217, 040
9, 386. 363
83.7
834,158
7. 4
996, 519
8.9
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
2,831, .504
3,591,656
2. 304,971
2, 488, 909
2, 302, 921
3, 420, 363
2, 075, 603
1, 587, 476
81.3
528, 583
163, 143
201,645
103,148
18.7
95.2
90.1
63. 8
8,150
27, 723
798,285
0.2
1.2
32 1
4.6
8.7
4. 1
1934—Total
16.787, 147
13, 891, 151
82.8
1,852,690
11.0
1.043,306
6.2
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
2, 426, 504
4, 179, 679
4,818, 378
5, 302, 586
900,641
4. 065, 991
4, 332, 997
4, 591, 522
37. 1
97.3
89.9
85.6
1,476, 375
14,280
27, 959
334, 076
60.9
0.3
0.6
6.2
49, 488
99.408
457, 422
438,988
2 0
2 4
9.5
8.2
1935—Total...
20,881.910
16, 683, 338
79.9
3, 232, 872
15.5
965.700
4.6
First quarter..
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter..
5, 925, 109
5, 954, 294
5,157, 5.59
3,844,948
4, 720. 686
4. 434, 908
3, 927, 328
3,594,416
79,8
74.5
76. 1
93. 5
765,368
1,277, 832
1,031,402
1.58. 270
12 9
21.5
20.0
4. 1
433,055
241,554
198, 829
92.262
7.3
4.0
3.9
2.4
1936—Total
» 5, 635, 078
327,666
5.8
3, 520,148
62.5
» 1, 787. 264
31.7
- 2, 297, 922
" 1, 426, 180
• 948, 355
■ 962, 621
240,203
35,161
14, 940
37, 362
10. 5
1,586,049
914, 448
496, 859
69. 0
• 471, 670
20.5
Secona quarter
Third quarter
2.5
1. 6
64 1
52. 4
■ 476, 571
• 436,556
•402.467
33.4
46.0
Fourth quarter
3.9
522,792
54. 3
41.8
1937—First quarter
" 1,852,641
1,040
(c)
■ 1, 366, 801
73. 8
■ 484,800
26.2
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See footnotes at end of table.
- HAHIC TABLKH • 323
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State *—Continued
Quarterly, January 1933-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
State funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Local funds
Amount
West Virginia:
Grand total.
Total 1933 through 1936
1933—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Wisconsin:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1936
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
> $61,971,003
$50,937,795
82. 2
,117,794
14.7
■ $1,915,414
57,270,419
17,029,931
4,817,603
5, 230, 034
3,594,966
3,387,328
19,530,928
2,959,018
4,452, 275
5,497, 692
6,621, 943
20, 709,560
6, 701,175
6,097, 711
4,802,253
3,108,421
■ 3, 935,902
1,291,576
910, 471
928,338
» 805,518
» 764,682
126, 863, 461
109,896,026
21,556,307
6,224,583
5,677, 785
4,921, 799
4,732,140
39,151,228
5, 469, 959
7,976,812
11,801,590
13,902,867
49,188,491
16, 013, 719
14, 728, 724
11,257,214
7,188,834
13,181,781
4,540,973
3,034,433
2, 480, 585
3,125,790
3,785, 654
50,693,547
8.5
5,016,988
16,243,653
95.4
2,323
8.8
W~
1,559,884
783,955
4,501,436
4,977,929
3,436,669
3,327,619
16,768,531
93.4
95.2
95.6
98.2
85.8
2,155
168
0.1
(«)
2,299,459
11.8
314,012
251, 937
158,297
59, 709
462,938
2, 700, 219
3,994,859
4, 222,431
5,851,022
17,681,363
91.2
89.7
76.8
88.4
85.4
242,127
343,447
1,111,192
602,693
2,716,206
8.2
7.7
20.2
9.1
13.1
16,672
113,969
164,069
168, 228
312,991
6,881,572
5,235,893
4,101, 766
2,462,132
244,248
87.8
85.9
85.4
79.2
6.2
694,289
724,132
667, 968
638,817
■3,466,120
10.3
11.9
13.7
20.6
88.1
126,314
137,686
42,519
7,472
• 225,534
221,174
13,872
7,231
1,971
17.1
1.5
0.8
0.3
80,847,759
63.7
1,045,411
845,070
863,344
» 712,295
•634,686
8,138,329
81.0
92.8
93.0
88.4
83.0
6.4
24,990
51,529
67,763
• 91,252
•129,996
37,877,373
79,663, 328
72.5
4,234,316
3.9
25,998,382
13, 706,578
63.6
845,043
3.9
7,004,686
4,358,145
3,792,985
3, 239,136
2,316,312
30,732,043
70.0
65.8
49.0
78.5
1,725
C)
843,318
209, 351
17.8
0.5
1,864,713
1,884,800
1,682,663
1,572,510
8,209,834
4, 243, 560
6,087, 387
9,337,001
11,064, 095
35,224, 707
77.6
76.3
79.1
79.6
71.6
60,932
41,422
73,134
33,863
3,179,922
1.1
0.5
0.6
0.2
6.5
1,165,467
1,848,003
2,391,455
2,804,909
10,783,862
12,683, 046
11,351,060
7, 881,501
3,309,100
1,051,135
79.2
77.0
70.0
46.0
8.0
2, 733
850, 000
477,189
1,850, 000
3,041,162
(')
5.8
4.2
25. 7
23.1
3,327,940
2, 527, 664
2,898, 524
' 2, 029, 734
9, 089,484
307, 555
272, 953
334, 652
135,975
133, 296
6.8
9.0
13.5
4.4
3.5
1,533,551
494, 569
309, 978
703,064
862, 851
33.8
16.3
12.5
22.5
22.8
2,699,867
2,266,911
1,835, 955
2. 286, 751
2,789,507 I
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
323420°—A2 22
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF TflE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Specia
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State A—Continued
(JUAHTKBLY, Janpaby 1033-March 1937
State and period
Wyoming:
Grand total.
Total 1933 through 193S
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1934- Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Seoond quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter..
Alaska:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1934—Total
First quarter
Seoond quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936-Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter ..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter..
Total
' $8,913, 733
Federal funds
Amount
$7,006,766 78.6
■8,415,718
» 356. 009
• 133,884
96,679
56,827
69, 619
4, 206,371
134,485
952. 134
1,487, 741
1,632,011
3,853,338
1,389,621
1,399, 625
791,223
272,869
■ 391,598
■ 147, 240
• 75,475
■ 79,063
■ 89,820
106,417
■ 1,018,784
■ 706,949
' 185, 022
• 103, 888
» 44, 003
» 32, 104
5, 027
80, 781
284
11,518
88, 979
441,146
187, 205
97,040
46, 959
109,942
289,425
163, 652
81.864
25,206
18,803
22,410
6.918,010
62, 023
61
19, 277
42, 685
3,677,546
108,599
853,435
1,306,318
1,409,194
3,178,441
1, 186, 859
1, 163,768
657, 326
170,488
73, 526
12, 895
7,049
35, 497
28,085
14,220
660,630
451, 234
7,953
2. 926
6,027
79,619
284
11,518
67,817
363,862
182,236
74,157
26, 923
81,348
199,318
120, 507
61,940
7, 573
9,298
10, 078
State funds
Amount
• $742,590
82.2
17. 4
0.1
34.6
61.3
87.4
80.8
89.6
87.8
86.4
82. 5
85.4
83. 1
83.1
62.5
18.8
8.8
9.3
32.2
31.3
13.3
64.8
333, 246
58,340
5,886
12,385
38, 089
276,906
17,414
77, 938
79, 173
102,381
> 318,072
■ 134, 345
■68,426
» 53, 566
■ 61, 735
91,272
» 328.169
63.8
4.3
■ 248, 591
• 177. 069
9. 1
100.0
98.6
100.0
loao"
82.4
97.3
76.4
55.2
74.0
68.9
73.7
75.6
30.0
49.5
45.0
1. 162
1,162
70.360
4,969
22,883
21,036
21,472
67, 246
25,321
14.787
17.633
9,505
12,332
Per¬
cent
8.3
Local funds
Amount
4.0
■ $1,165,387
» 1,164,462
293,986
L 4
0.6
0.8
2.3
7.2
1.3
10.0
37.5
8L2
91. 2
90.7
67.8
68.7
85.8
32. 7
35. 2
95.7
100.0
100.0
90.9
1.4
1.7
16.0
2.7
23.6
44.8
19.5
23.2
15.5
18.1
7a o
50.5
55.0
• 133,884
96,618
36,650
26,934
472,485
25,886
92.833
169,038
184, 728
397,991
185,348
157,919
54,724
925
29,985
.124
7,124
7,124
22,861
17,724
5,137
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
MA8KJ TAHI.KS . 325
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State 4—Continued
Quarterly, January 1033-March 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
State funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Hawaii:
Grand total.
$7, 885, 358
$6,802, 786
86.3
$996,004
12.6 | $86,568
1.1
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
5, 713,958
4, 735, 863
82.9
891, 527
15.6
29.8
86,568
86, 568
1.5
841,339
504,133
59.9
250, 638
10.3
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
234, 723
203, 141
200, 770
202, 705
2, 149, 780
181, 549
109,133
135, 658
77, 793
1, 799,859
77.4
53.7
67.6
38.4
83.7
16, 964
70, 367
38,395
124,912
349, 921
7.2
34.6
19.1
61.6
16.3
36, 210
23, 641
26, 717
15.4
11.7
13.3
1934—Total
33, 692
716, 539
697, 102
702, 447
2, 722, 839
33, 692
605, 670
573, 491
587,006
2,431,871
100.0
84.5
82.3
83.6
89.3
110,869
123,611
115,441
290,968
15.5
17.7
16.4
10.7
1935—Total
752, 689
793, 001
550, 543
626,606
2, 170, 467
615,312
673, 303
516, 650
626, 606
2, 065, 990
81.7
84.9
93.8
100.0
95.2
137, 377
119, 698
33, 893
18.3
15.1
6.2
1936—Total
104, 477
4.8
719,844
910,490
533, 049
7,084
933
27, 650, 504
719,844
910, 490
428, 572
7, 084
933
27, 505, 034
100.0
100.0
80.4
100.0
100.0
99.5
104, 477
19.6
Puerto Rico:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935.
1933—Total
92, 402
0.3
53, 068
0.2
21,594, 450
21,448,980
99.3
92, 402
0.4
53, 068
0.3
1,045, 380
1,009, 375
96.6
36,005
3.4
136, 419
74, 188
33,509
801,264
7,985, 078
133,442
41,160
33, 509
801,264
7, 985,078
97.8
55.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
2, 977
33, 028
2.2
44.5
1934—Total
1,194, 547
1, 679, 063
2, 462, 997
2, 648, 471
12, 563, 992
1,194, 547
1, 679, 063
2, 462, 997
2, 648, 471
12, 454, 527
100.0
100.0
100. 0
100.0
99. 1
1935—Total
First quarter
56, 397
0.5
53, 068
0.4
3, 130, 014
3, 218, 028
3, 341, 850
2,874,100
6,004, 379
3, 091,401
3, 205,132
3, 285, 152
2,872, 842
6,004, 379
98.8
99.6
98.3
100.0
100.0
14,432
0.4
24, 181
12, 896
14, 733
1, 258
0.8
0.4
0.4
(°)
Third quarter
41,965
1.3
1936—Total
2, 988, 875
2,912, 577
81, 306
21, 621
51,675
2,988, 875
2, 912, 577
81, 306
21,621
51,675
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
326 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XVIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for the General Relief and Special
Emergency Relief Programs, by Source of Funds and by State A—Concluded
quahtmin, January 1933 MAlien 1937
State and period
Total
Federal funds
stale funds
Local funds
Amount
Per¬
cent
100.0
Amount
Per¬
cent
Amount
Per¬
cent
Virgin Islands:
Grand total
Total 1933 through 1935
1933—Total
$643, 670
$643, 670
430, 825
430, 825
100.0
21, 772
21,772
100.0
First quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1934—Total
2,397
19, 375
209, 337
2,397
19, 375
209, 337
100.0
100.0
100.0
First quarter
Second quarter
13, 384
90, 093
41,428
64, 432
199,716
13, 384
90, 093
41,428
64,432
199, 716
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
39,055
47, 087
44,030
69, 544
210, 702
39, 055
47, 087
44,030
69,544
210, 702
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1930—Total
80,011
101,506
14, 349
14, 236
2,149
80,611
101,506
14, 349
14, 236
2,149
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1937—First quarter
• See notes beginning on page 121 (or description of data. Some amounts reflect small cancellations or
adjustments applicable to data reported for previous periods. States were advised to include such items on
current reports rather than revise previous reports when the individual items were so small that revisions
would necessitate an unreasonable amount of clerical work.
• Partially estimated.
<■ Less than 0.05 percent.
• Negative amount of Federal funds resulting from adjustment of prior months' obligations. State and
local fund percentages were computed on the basis of state and local funds only.
» Negative amount of state funds resulting from adjustment of prior months' obligations. Federal and
local fund percentages were computed on the basis of Federal and local funds only.
UANIC TAHIjKH • 327
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 1 71 Major
Urban Areas "
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Alabama:
Birmingham (Jefferson): B
$3,255,613
$3,095,579
95.1
1,664,518
1,591,095
5,452,319
1,582,924
1,512, 655
5,072, 506
95.1
95.1
93.0
1935—Total .
1,582,693
1, 748, 578
1,578,073
542,975
140, 209
1,489,304
1,631,436
1,490, 969
460, 797
51,996
94.1
93.3
94.5
84.9
37.1
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
78,469
17,962
17, 725
26,053
43,632
4,943
3,389
32
55.6
27.5
19.1
0.1
Mobile (Mobile): B
893,227
880, 257
98.5
Third quarter
544,843
348,384
1,335,178
541,203
339,054
1,260,387
99.3
97.3
94.4
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter .
388,287
481.345
363,636
101,910
12, 744
365, 072
445, 211
351,384
98, 720
581
94.0
92.5
96.6
96.9
4.6
Fourth quarter. .
1936—Total
3,342
3, 060
3,374
2,968
413
204
® —36
12.4
6.7
00
Third quarter ..
Montgomery (Montgomery):»
623, 642
577,127
92.5
349,346
274,296
957,402
331,253
245,874
882,581
94.8
89.6
92.2
1935—Total
285,530
342, 214
254,363
75, 295
32, 234
258,090
314,943
245, 237
64,311
14,047
90.4
92.0
96.4
85.4
43.6
8,939
10, 924
6, 569
5,802
4,920
6,683
1,573
871
55.1
61.2
24.0
15.0
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter °
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
328 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
qiiaunan.v, Jur.y 1934—Maiicii 1937
Urban urea ami ix»rlod
Art tuna:
Phoenix (Maricopa): •
1934—Second half
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total >
First quarter ®
Second quarter «..
Third quarter "...
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter«...
Arkansas:
Fort Smith (Sebastian): •
1934—Second half
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total«
First quarter
Second quarter «.
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter
Little Rock (Pulaski)' •
1934—Second half
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter. ..
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total«
First quarter
Second quarter «..
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter °.
Sec footnotes at end of table.
Total
31,397,927
681,968
715,959
2,486,401
680.093
760,693
696,091
348, 524
749,007
236,408
512,599
739.679
258,314
257, 439
188, 117
35, 779
10, 922
1,544.260
716, MS
827,432
1,922,310
611,758
630,171
475, 368
205,023
Federal funds
Amount
62,699
$1,071,958
(Continued on next page)
522,628
549,330
1.914,198
506,867
564,083
583,236
260.012
730.205
226,943
503.262
710. 563
250.049
245, 758
179,025
35,731
8,923
1,465,049
678, 208
786. 841
1, 838. 929
587.308
598.779
451,397
201,445
58,346
hank: taklks . 329
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Majo'
Urban Areas *-—Continued
Quarterly. July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Arkansas—Continued.
Pine Bluff (Jefferson):"
1934—Second half. . -
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total <
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter °_
1937—First quarter «..
California:
Los Angeles (Los Angeles):»
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter-
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter..
1936—Total «
First quarter «
Second quarter «_.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter «_
1937—First quarter «.
Oakland (Alameda):»
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter. _ -
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °.
First quarter «
Second quarter =..
Third quarter «_..
Fourth quarter «_.
1937—First quarter «_
Total
$261, 770
118,620
143, 160
546,338
161, 243
223, 554
131, 721
29,820
9,395
Federal funds
Amount
21,239,180
10,970, 749
10, 268, 431
57, 770,604
13,971, 557
16,046,405
15, 799, 267
11, 953, 375
2,849, 614
1,143,516
1, 706, 098
9, 483, 231
2,481,644
2, 556, 203
2,464,893
1,980,491
$255, 340
116, 246
139, 094
538,488
158, 276
218, 672
131, 720
29,820
8,665
18,035,311
8,444, 293
9, 591,018
40, 524, 276
12, 299, 773
6, 442, 830
13,002, 784
8, 778,889
2, 328,144
838, 385
1, 489, 759
6, 516,572
2,077,390
1,031,367
1, 969, 743
1,438,072
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
330 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
California- Continued.
Sacramento (Sacramento): ■
$426, 658
$369, 469
86.6
116, 622
310, 036
2, 242, 366
89,315
280, 154
1, 503, 047
76.6
90.4
67.0
1936—Total
672, 075
675, 606
542, 666
352, 018
569, 525
263, 321
426, 793
243, 408
84.7
39.0
78.6
69. 1
1936—Total ° .
San Diego (San Dieeo): »
2,127,509
1,835, 569
86.3
836, 889
1, 290, 620
6,874,047
652, 503
1,183, 066
4, 818, 468
78.0
91.7
70.1
1935—Total
1, 931, 573
2, 023, 399
1, 811, 855
1,107, 220
1, 705, 019
781.330
1, 507, 694
824, 425
88.3
38.6
83.2
74.5
1936—Total °
San Francisco (San Francisco): ■
5, 888, 953
5,017, 528
85.2
2, 783, 846
3, 105,107
13, 709, 042
1,912,421
3,105, 107
9,663,241
68.7
100.0
%
70.5
1935—Total - -
3, 560, 598
3, 822, 986
3, 508. 160
2, 757, 298
3,141,682
1,556,609
2,944, 497
2, 020, 453
88.2
40.7
82.5
73.3
* I
Bee footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
HASH J TA UIjKH • 331
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas A—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Colorado:
Denver (Denver):B
$3, 656,828
$2,848, 726
77.9
1,815,842
1,840,986
5,718,341
1,406,536
1,442,190
5,277,658
77.5
78.4
92.3
1935—Total.
1,927,267
1, 728,062
1,368,565
694,447
1, 750,721
1,644,462
1,309,091
573,384
90.8
95.2
95.7
82.6
Third quarter. __
Fourth quarter ..
1936—Total °
First quarter.
268,978
264, 704
1,819
0.7
Connecticut:
Bridgeport (Fairfield):
1,511,677
571, 748
37.8
704,489
807,188
2,898,887
248,899
322,849
1,322,832
35.3
40.0
45.6
1935—Total
First quarter.. .
880,677
810, 642
750, 250
457,318
542, 265
365,157
382, 715
360, 430
214, 530
18, 529
41.5
47.2
48.0
46.9
3.4
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
170, 753
132, 780
123, 060
115,672
133, 921
1,297, 739
12, 703
762
4,593
471
7.4
0.6
3.7
0.4
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Hartford (Hartford):
492, 269
37.9
566,057
731,682
3,368,089
190,640
301,629
1,481,107
33.7
41.2
44.0
886,748
898, 007
887, 064
696, 270
971, 563
339,299
445,120
488,850
207,838
28,358
38.3
49.6
55.1
29.9
2.9
1936—Total ... .
330, 931
230,061
196,540
214,031
216,823
21,310
826
4,837
1,385
6.4
0.3
2.5
0.7
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
332 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban aroa and period
Connecticut—Continued.
New Britain (Hnrtford):
1934—Second half ...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
New Haven (New Haven):
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter-
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1B36—Total.
First quarter...
8econd quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter
Waterbury (New Haven):
1934—Second half .
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter-
Federal funds
375,014
153, 1(55
212, 848
1,143,002
299, 697
342, 513
307,957
202,935
219, 430
63,116
56, 270
49, 431
50.613
60,332
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
$557,631
$270,154
48.4
230,297
327, 334
106,951
163, 203
46.4
49.8
1,169,548
659,968
56.4
339,386
334, 342
297. 763
198,057
193,819
206,193
158,146
101,810
57.1
61.7
53.1
61.4
253,897
13,449
5.3
68,063
51,587
55,154
79.093
6,267
1,293
3,329
2,560
9.2
2.5
6.0
3.2
62,733
1,005
1.9
980,883
502,809
51.3
427,695
553,188
230.462
272.347
53.9
49.2
2, 254, 234
1,024,311
45.4
621,079
661,842
591, 931
379,382
308,824
339, 277
273.844
102,366
49.7
51.3
46.3
27.0
739,802
24,570
3.3
224,758
188, 429
160.101
166,514
7,210
3,784
7,818
5, 758
3.2
2,0
4.9
3.5
170,078
3.873
2.3
290,068
131,386
158.682
619,745
15ft 537
198,296
179,314
91,598
5,983
1,028
445
3,510
1,000
77, 1
80.5
74.6
54 2
52.0
57.9
58.2
46.1
2.7
1.6
0.8
7.1
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
ItA8ICJ TABLES • 333
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
1
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Delaware:
Wilmington (New Castle): B
$659,358
$329,334
49.9
301,433
357,925
1,137,644
150,221
179,113
542,747
49.8
60.0
47.7
1936—Total -
365, 436
290,183
279,717
202,308
182, 718
145,091
139, 743
75,195
50.0
50.0
50.0
37.2
1936—Total 0 -
District of Columbia:
Washington:
4, 803,330
3, 862,191
80.4
2,231,106
2, 572, 224
9,126,617
1.766,588
2,095,603
6,982,540
79.2
81.5
76.5
1935—Total
2,825, 337
2,635, 771
2,314,024
1,351,485
2, 298, 683
2, 293, 366
2,110, 559
1,800,499
778,116
599,618
81.2
80.1
77.8
57.6
26.1
1936—Total
1,081,271
527,940
317, 787
371,685
381,079
360, 595
74, 749
78, 343
85,931
48,011
33.3
14.2
24.7
23.1
12.6
Florida:
Jacksonville (Duval): B
1,168,195
1,098,046
94.0
582, 253
585,942
1,321,017
546, 210
551,836
1,201,800
93.8
94.2
91.0
1935—Total
496,830
382,019
271, 404
170, 764
420,997
350, 220
259,819
170, 764
84.7
91.7
95.7
100.0
1936—Total 0
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
334
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban AreasA—Continued
(JUARTitRLV, JULY 1034 -March 1937
Urban area and period
Florida—Continued.
Miami (Dade): •
1934- Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter .
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total <•
First quarter «
Second quarter
Third quarter c...
Fourth quarter ».
1937—First quarter • _.
St. Petersburg (Pinellas): ■
1934—Second hall
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter ..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter «
Second quarter c.
Third quarter c .
Fourth quarter c.
1937—First quarter «
Tampa (Hillsborough): •
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total...
Fir-t quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter
1936—Total «...
First quarter •
Second quarter
Third quarter *
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter «..
Total
$752, 787
384. 250
368, 537
455, 431
216, 591
54,238
118,885
65,717
351,376
200,974
150,402
437, 043
147, 180
152, 746
104,329
32,788
1,062,164
554,730
507, 434
1, 185,929
382, 182
414.344
268,637
120,766
Federal funds
Amount
$615,011
315,022
300,889
372, 373
166, 544
32,666
107, 446
65, 717
308,648
178,937
129,711
337,562
104, 709
114, 925
85,140
32,788
1,031,835
Percent
of total
539,017
492. 818
1,095,532
352,809
378,700
249, 168
114,855
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 335
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas 4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Georgia:
Atlanta (Fulton): 8
$3, 597, 552
$3, 220,280
89.5
1,670,498
1,927, 054
5,910, 810
1,500,498
1, 719, 782
5, 051,153
89.8
89.2
85.5
1935—Total . .
2,070,859
1, 722, 596
1,362, 342
755,013
1,773,926
1,561,784
1,166, 528
548,915
85.7
90.7
85.6
72.7
1936—Total c -
Augusta (Richmond): B
599,946
582,273
97.1
262,474
337,472
781,574
249,482
332,791
740,204
95.1
98.6
94.7
1935—Total
297, 967
277, 751
148,528
57,328
294, 785
257, 200
148,528
39,691
98.9
92.6
100.0
69.2
1936—Total c
8avannah (Chatham): B
790,887
754,721
95.4
365,363
425,524
1,163,122
359,606
395,115
1,107, 604
98.4
92.9
95.2
1935—Total _
389,137
400, 520
281, 226
92, 239
370, 246
369, 130
275,989
92, 239
95.1
92.2
98.1
100.0
1936—Total c
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
33t'> • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
quautrhi.Y, JULY 1934-Mahih 1937
Urban area and period
Idaho:
Boise (A<hil:
1934- Second half.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter0.
1936—Total °
First quarter °
Second quarter
Third quarter".
Fourth quarter «.
1937—Total °.
Pocatello (Bannock):
1934—Second half.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1939—Total °
First quarter °
Second quarter °.
Third quarter °.
Fourth quarter 0
1937—First quarter °.
Illinois:
Chicago (Cook): •
1934—Second half.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1939—Total.
First quarter ..
Second quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Total
$440, 960
158, 219
282, 731
532,999
238, 611
164,037
130,481
198,873
91.831
137,042
393,794
117,598
109,998
88,283
50,945
Federal funds
Amount
$419, 759
142,345
274,413
492,382
222,179
138, 217
101,986
184, 301
59. 210
125, 091
307,699
110, 327
89,880
70,168
37.324
Percent
of total
35, 994, 797
17,038,112
18,926,085
71,952,704
21,945,373
17,316,307
18, 252, 300
14,438,724
32, 349,525
10,123, 879
8,954,579
5, 043, 221
8,227, 849
9,471,491
28, 937, 598
11, 324,480
17,613, 118
62, 586, 553
17,510,790 I
15,137,951
19,875,916
13,061,896
935,782
918,753
17,029
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 337
Tabic XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Illinois—Continued.
Peoria (Peoria): »
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter....
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Rockford (Winnebago):
1934—Second half...
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Springfield (Sangamon)
1934—Second half..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter. .
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Total
$547,275
267,
279,
1,133,085
343.
245,
262,
281,
818
520
056
691
563, 255
183,
151,
110,
116,
165,167
1,473,377
676,
797,
2, 802, 383
928,
697,
658,
517,
918,400
313,
214,
189,
199,
240,
596,591
271,
325,
1,270,726
309,
327,
236,
117
105
455
049
432,017
134,
85,
99,
113,
137, 298
Federal funds
Amount
$434, 981
192, 732
242, 249
945,031
229,178
221, 866
235, 719
258,268
4,735
3,459
1,276
1,124,058
411, 799
712, 259
2, 245, 733
684,628
563,221
522, 766
475,118
19,817
16,843
2,974
481,673
241,970
239, 703
996, 362
273, 558
245, 794
272, 618
204, 392
• -16,077
-16,881
804
See footnotes at end of table.
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338 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount o( Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency.Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban urea and period
Indiana:
Kvansville (Vanderburgh): ■
1934—Second hull. ...
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter.. .
Second quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1938—Total....
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Fort Wayne (Allen):"
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter .
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter..
Qary (Lake):»
1934—Sooond half ..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter .
Second quarter.
Third quarter....
Fourth quarter..
1930—Total.. .
First quarter .
Second quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
Federal funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
tl, 152,285
$835,880
72.5
499, 702
652, 583
360,232
475, 648
72.1
72.9
1,807, 924
1,147, 555
63.5
634,082
600, 194
303, 309
210, 339
484,655
477, 651
177, 589
7,660
76.4
79.6
48.9
3.6
351, 893
24,194
6.9
113,997
74. 972
68,999
93. 925
5,199
5,922
7,541
5,532
4 6
7.9
10.9
5.9
91,604
5,896
6.4
1,233, 346
781,241
63.3
565. 014
608,332
338,893
442, 348
80.0
86.2
1,587,287
1,003,949
63.2
635, 675
533,198
302. 425
115. 9S9
447, 113
391,206
155, 903
9,727
70.3
73 4
51 6
8.4
215,387
11,711
5.4
97,031
42,406
31,855
44, 095
2,678
3,222
3,378
2,533
2.7
7 6
10.6
5.7
50, 565
3 033
6.0
2,272,414
1, 288, 076
56.7
1,003,484
1.268,930
546, 016
742.060
54 4
58.5
3,274.996
1, 792, 707
54.7
1, 220, 239
1,082, 144
642,151
330, 462
805,507
676, 108
283,883
27.209
66.0
62.5
44.2
8.2
854,744
22.198
2 6
271, 532
198,386
175,904
208,922
3 287
3 810
6,177
4, 924
1.9
2.9
3.5
2.4
222,586
3993
2.7
BASK1 TABLKS ♦ 339
Table XIX,—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas A—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Indiana—Continued.
Indianapolis (Marion):»
1934—Second half
$3, 771, 207
$3,194, 872
84.7
Third quarter
1,599, 430
1, 382, 455
86.4
Fourth quarter..
2,171,777
1,812,417
83,5
1935—Total
5,925,385
4, 078,004
68.8
First quarter. ...
2, 292,222
1, 765,271
77.0
Second quarter
1,922,684
1,502,415
78. 1
Third quarter
1,110,267
697,322
62.8
Fourth quarter
600, 212
112,996
18.8
1936—Total..
1,610,912
84,321
5.2
First quarter .
502,696
25, 503
5.1
Second quarter
364,974
18,917
6.2
Third quarter. _
326, 778
21,101
6.5
Fourth quarter
416,464
18,800
4.5
1937—First quarter
489,500
22, 549
4.6
South Bend (St. Joseph): »
1J34—Second half ... .
1,073,904
893,470
64.6
Third quarter.
440, 615
270, 245
61.3
Fourth quarter
633, 289
423, 225
66.8
1936—Total
1,805,543
1,053,105
58.3
First quarter. ...
677,592
464. 934
68.6
Second quarter
617,157
418, 484
67.8
Third quarter .
342, 751
161, 166
47.0
Fourt h quarter
168, 043
8,521
5.1
1936—Total
288,104
14,332
5.0
First quarter
95,266
3,079
3.2
Second quarter
61,161
3,712
6.1
Third quarter
59, 764
4,600
7.7
Fourth quarter..
71,913
2,941
4.1
1937—First quarter .
97.763
4,374
4.5
Terre Haute (Vigo): »
1934—Second half
790,997
635,412
80.3
Third quarter
349, 750
268, 598
76.8
Fourth quarter .
441,247
366,814
83.1
1935—Total
1,196,582
930,077
77.7
First quarter
440,205
376,671
85.6
Second quarter
432,025
377,222
87.3
Third quarter
247,185
160,144
64.8
Fourth quarter
77,167
16,040
20.8
1936—Total
174,134
19,629
11.2
First quarter ....
49,245
6,158
10.6
Second quarter.
37,251
4,190
11.2
Third quarter
42,565
5,150
12.1
Fourth quarter.
46,073
5,031
11.2
1937—First quarter —
66,946
5,694
10.0
See footnotes at end of table.
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32342(7°—42 23
340 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FKllA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034 — March 1937
Urban urcn and iwtod
Iowa:
Cedar Rapids (Linn): •
1934—Second half
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1935—'Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total °
First quarter ° _
Second quarter 0
Third quarter c.
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter.
Davenport (Scott): »
1934—Second half...
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter c
Second quarter c
Third quarter c .
Fourth quarter c.
1937—First quarter
s Moines (Polk): »
1934—Second half .
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total c.
First quarter c
Second quarter
Third quarter ° ..
Fourth quarter c
1937—First quarter ..
Total
$298, 975
125, 809
173,166
607, 232
225, 800
167, 127
111,823
102, 482
Federal funds
Amount
$135,785
71,182
64, 603
333, 780
121.969
112, 434
63, 203
36,174
76. 927
527, 392
349
232,419
248, 639
278, 753
802,871
lis. 243
114. 176
472, 354
281,324
215.768
183, 306
122,473
3.127
1. 245.299
174,998
155.163
99,888
42. 305
404,773
566, 057
679,242
2, 444.947
746,189
635,927
562,652
500, 179
220,132
1S4.641
1.250.785
325, 397
387, 465
410,055
285, vO
167, 375
37
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
Percent
of total
45.4
56 6
37.3
55.0
54.0
67.3
56.5
35. 3
0.5
47.6
41.0
58.8
62.2
71 9
54. 5
34.5
32.5
38.9
27. 2
51.2
51.9
64.5
50.8
33.5
C)
mask; tahlns • 341
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas"—-Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Iowa—Continued.
Sioux City (Woodbury):®
$332, 795
$90, 517
27.2
134, 681
198,114
845, 207
43, 661
46,856
343,162
32.4
23.7
40.6
1935—Total..- . ..
275,321
222, 249
168,344
179, 293
110,709
113,067
72,078
47, 308
40.2
50.9
42.8
26.4
1936—Total c
186,114
1,118,187
187
929,166
0.1
83.1
Kansas:
.Kansas City (Wyandotte):
447, 372
670, 815
2, 470,194
347, 717
581, 449
2,004,098
77.7
86.7
81.1
1935—Total.
762, 737
750, 447
638, 598
318, 412
630, 555
613, 955
511,473
248,115
82.7
81.8
80.1
77.9
1936—Total 0
117,875
72, 643
64, 887
"-929
•»- 91
•>—296
00
00
00
88, 739
622,805
Topeka (Shawnee):
499, 228
80.2
254, 725
368, 080
1,085, 716
201, 070
298, 158
808,084
78.9
81.0
74.4
1935—Total
337, 965
316,137
285, 703
145, 911
266,533
236,501
202, 396
102,654
78.9
74.8
70.9
70.3
56,030
49,840
53,832
D- 15
00
"-259
00
94, 746
See footnotes at end of table.
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342 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 1 71 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934— March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
73.2
Kansas—Continued.
Wichita (Sedgwick):
$1.151,118
427, 718
723, 400
1,995,651
$842, 621
306, 507
536,114
1,319,430
71.7
74.1
66.1
1935—Total
681,519
563, 246
432, 226
318, 660
492, 548
399,311
282, 439
145, 132
72.3
70.9
65.4
45.5
Second qurater
1936—Total c
First quarter.
196, 343
125, 902
122,022
"-265
CO
Third quarter
"-298
00
188,814
271,864
Kentucky:
Covington (Kenton):"
209, 814
77.2
82.7
73.2
79.4
113,817
158,047
522. 214
94,098
115, 716
414.469
1935—Total
First quarter
152, 387
177, 940
115,442
76, 445
112, 130
133. 260
101, 246
67.833
73.6
74.9
87.7
88.8
Second quarter. _
Third quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter °
Second quarter
Third quarter e
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter c
Louisville (Jefferson):
1934—Second half.
617, 144
441, 565
71.5
Third quarter.
206,873
350, 271
1,299, 572
176, 140
265, 425
879,919
66.0
75.8
67.7
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter.
424, 616
399, 321
284, 365
191,270
294.632
277,687
189, 789
117,811
69.4
69.5
66. 7
61.6
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total «
First quarter «
Second quarter 0
Third quarter «
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
56,806
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See footnotes at end of table.
HASH! TABLES • 343
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Fedeial Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934— Marcii 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Louisiana:
New Orleans (Orleans): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total •.
First quarter
Second quarter «..
Third quarter "...
Fourth quarter °.
1937—First quarter °
Shreveport (Caddo): »
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter «
Second quarter c..
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter'
Maine:
Bangor (Penobscot):
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °.
First quarter...
Second quarter 0
Third quarter <\
Fourth quarter e
1937—First quarter «
$4,370, 740
$4,207,154
1,934, 980
2, 435, 760
9, 241, 949
2, 557, 715
2, 787, 742
2, 814,199
1,082, 293
256,631
277, 532
158, 993
118, 539
250,738
102,357
80, 501
56,585
11, 295
128,151
59, 379
68, 772
172, 563
60,090
47,198
40,285
24,990
14,755
1,857, 772
2, 349, 382
8,973,956
2, 487, 788
2, 709,393
2, 710,142
1,066, 633
94,343
228,723
112.872
115,851
228, 472
90,941
73, 662
52, 574
11,295
77,152
37, 119
40,033
97,800
33, 885
25, 448
27,635
10,832
See footnotes at end of table.
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341 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FE11A
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Maine—Continued.
Lewiston (Androscoggin):
1934—Second half.
Third quarter,.
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total,
First quarter...
Second quarter-
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °.
First quarter
Second quarter «.
Third quarter "...
Fourth quarter »_
1937—First quarter
Portland (Cumberland):
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter c
Third quarter "...
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «.
Maryland:
Baltimore:
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter .
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
$160,947
78,614
82, 333
305,416
90, 430
78, 426
79,154
57,406
51,117
424,842
228,459
196, 383
970, 353
251, 275
253,922
272,965
192,191
98,163
6, 768, 356
3, 321,478
3,436, 878
11, 291,074
3. 624, 748
3,007, 451
2.634,916
2,023, 959
2,114,339
752, 283.
503, 413
371,666
486,977
633,586
$89, 779
37,902
61,877
152,143
52, 313
40,887
44,636
14,307
253,965
133,928
120,037
559, 764
136, 812
154, 375
185, 773
82,804
98
4,511,333
2,177, 720
2,333,613
9, 616,190
3,586,944
2, 545, 765
1, 967,100
1,516,381
See footnotes at end of table.
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HAS IC TABLES • 345
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Fcdtial Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas1—Continued
Quarterly. July 1034—March 1937
Federal funds
Urban area and period
Total
.
Amount
Percent
of total
Massachusetts:
Boston (Suffolk):
$5,918,717
56. 2
1934—Second half
$10, 532, 095
Third quarter
5, 085, 433
2, 290, o*:-u
45.0
Fourth quarter
5, 446, 662
3, 628, 634
66.6
1935—Total..
26, 553, 713
15, 966, 562
60. 1
First quarter ...
6, 852, 617
3, 707, 773
54. 1
Second quarter
7,512, 581
4, 956,168
66.0
Third quarter
7, 261, 169
4, 765, 617
65.6
Fourth quarter.
4, 927, 346
2, 537, 004
51.5
1936—Total..
7, 456,442
99, 742
1.3
First quarter
2, 322,319
70, 858
3.3
Second quarter..
1,831,520
10, 897
0.6
Third quarter
1,681,079
7, 797
0.6
Fourth quarter
1,621,524
4, 190
0.3
1937—First quarter
1, 682, 815
669
(*)
Brockton (Plymouth):
1934—Second half
610, 521
436. 383
71.5
Third quarter..
259, 992
168, 462
64.8
Fourth quarter
350,529
267, 921
76.4
1935—Total
1, 455, 094
962,814
66.2
First quarter
421, 062
265, 733
63.0
Second quarter
410, 968
281,508
68. 5
Third quarter
369, 560
269. 313
72.9
Fourth quarter
252, 904
146,260
57.8
1936—Total
349, 453
165
C)
First quarter
103,144
150
0.1
Second quarter
76, 867
15
(-)
Third quarter
79, 384
Fourth quarter
90, 058
1937—First quarter
103, 164
"-22
00
Cambridge (Middlesex):
1934—Second half.
956, 071
656, 267
68.6
Third quarter.
463, 729
272, 173
58.7
Fourth quarter
492, 342
384, 094
78.0
1935—Total
2, 370, 486
1,330, 830
56. 1
First quarter
542, 125
323, 260
59.6
Second quarter
677, 787
395, 826
58 4
Third quarter
674,110
408, .586
60.6
Fourth quarter ..
476, 464
203, 158
42.6
1936—Total -
689,159
1,976
0.3
First quarter
240, 866
1, 966
0.8
172, 205
139, 480
Fourth quarter.._
136, 608
10
o
178,021
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346 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX,—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
QUARTERLY, JUI.Y 1034 — MARCH 1037
Federal funds
U rban area and period
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
Massachusetts- Continued.
Fall River (Bristol):
1934—Second half.
$1,174,283
$762, 469
64.9
* Third quarter
541, 760
320,066
59.1
Fourth quarter
632, 523
442,413
69.9
1935—Total.
2, 627, 820
1,601.941
57.2
First quarter
645,239
412, 717
64.0
Second quarter
699, 486
434,697
62.1
Third quarter —
766, 271
443,056
57.8
Fourth quarter
516, 824
211,471
40.9
1936—Total ..
553, 315
8,049
1.5
First quarter
183. 715
5,626
3.1
Second quarter..
\ 124,597
1,142
0.9
Third quarter
117,228
1,360
1.2
Fourth quarter
127, 775
■>-79
<»>
1937—First quarter ...
127,222
Lawrence (Essex):
,
1934—Second half ...
849,068
615, 380
72.5
Third quarter.
403, 315
272, 619
67.6
Fourth quarter
445, 753
342, 761
76.9
1935-Total....
1, 569, 233
1,212,825
77.3
First quarter
414, 809
315,631
76 1
Second quarter —
452, 879
364,093
80.4
Third quarter
433, 625
348,804
80.4
Fourth quarter
267, 920
184,297
68.8
1936—Total - - -
230,932
3,895
1.7
First quarter..
67,089
3,762
5.6
Second quarter.. ...
54, 677
296
0.5
50,950
Fourth quarter
58, 216
■>-163
(»)
1937—First quarter
60,226
■>-14
(°)
Lowell (Middlesex):
1934—Second half -
973, 153
661,954
68.0
Third quarter
437, 257
273, 753
62.6
Fourth quarter
635.896
388,201
72.4
1935—Total
2, 446, 723
1,589.763
65.0
First quarter _
654, 502
409,807
62.6
Second quarter
683, 642
477, 776
69.9
Third quarter
676,928
496, 105
73.3
Fourth quarter
431,651
206,075
47.7
1936—Total - -
552,635
13.638
2.5
First quarter. —
188, 111
13.451
7.2
Second quarter —
127,499
234
0.2
130,679
Fourth quarter
106,346
0
1
rf*.
-vl
(»)
115,873
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
IIAMIU TABLES • 347
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban AreasA—Continued
Quartfbly, Jui.T 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal IijikJs
Amount
Massachusetts—Continued.
Lynn (Essex):
1934—Second half
Third quarter
$1,020. 576
$760, 154
74.5
503, 675
516, 901
2,135, 990
343,759
416, 395
1,326,435
68.3
80.5
62.1
1936—Total
586, 192
594, 825
582, 109
372,864
548,306
343, 337
387, 862
397, 676
197,560
1,167
58.6
65.2
68.3
53.0
0.2
1936—Total -
199, 218
137, 502
100, 302
111,284
118, 243
510, 085
1,167
0.6
Maiden (Middlesex):
335. 906
65.9
227, 970
282,115
1, 274, 963
142, 804
193, 102
848, 390
62.6
68.4
66.5
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
328, 303
376, 366
350, 276
220,018
343, 677
219, 051
263, 224
247, 118
118, 997
342
66.7
69.9
70.5
54. 1
0.1
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
96, 907
86,037
77, 630
83,103
95, 353
911,612
342
0.4
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
New Bedford (Bristol):
1934—Second half _
666, .502
73.1
431, 273
480, 339
2, 191,846
302, 555
363, 947
1, 463, 105
70.2
75.8
66.8
1935—Total
569, 838
643, 109
591, 945
386, 954
411,818
377, 643
452, 110
401,321
229, 031
5, 300
66.3
70.3
68.3
59.2
1.3
Fourth quarter
1936—Total - -
103, 047
101,958
104, 100
102, 713
103, 477
5, 322
105
5.2
0. 1
Second quarter
D—127
(•»)
See footnotes at end of table.
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348 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Qijabtkki.y, July 1931 -Mahcii 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal
Amount
funds
Percent
of total
Massachusetts—Continued.
Newton (Middlesex):
1934—Second half
Third quarter. _ -
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
$306, 378
$200, 287
65.4
135,143
171,235
730,671
76, 718
123, 509
396, 235
56.8
72.2
54.2
196, 428
190, 228
194, 437
149, 578
296, 902
105, 973
115, 535
114, 956
59, 771
775
54.0
60.7
59.1
40.0
0.3
Second quarter.
Third quarter
1936—Total -
First quarter.
90, 033
66, 416
62, 126
78, 327
95, 138
888, 760
775
0.9
Somervi lie" (Middlesex):
610, 201
68.7
409, 850
478, 910
2, 279, 612
241,946
368, 255
1, 442, 481
59.0
76.9
63.3
Fourth quarter -
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
534, 421
626,461
627, 284
491,446
657,226
373,904
446, 282
417, 027
205,268
9, 164
70.0
71.2
66.5
41.8
1.4
Fourth quarter
1936—Total T__
193, 678
154, 894
146, 427
162, 227
174, 863
1,813, 946
4,908
4,256
2.5
2.7
Second quarter
Springfield (Hampden):
1,053, 356
58.1
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total -
840,166
973, 780
4,019, 405
415, 169
638, 187
1, 785, 155
49.4
65.5
44.4
First quarter. -
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1936—Total .. -
1, 112,903
1, 096, 475
1, 000, 949
809, 078
1,070, 216
490, 583
535, 400
491,995
267, 177
7, 460
44. 1
48. S
49.2
33.0
0.7
First quarter..
415, 717
222, 215
199, 488
232, 796
269. 559
7, 460
1.8
1937—First quarter
■>-3,065
(»>
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLKS . 319
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quartkrly, July 1H34—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal fu
Amount
nds
Percent
of total
M assachusetts—C onti nued.
Worcester (Worcester):
$1, 958,294
$1,139,338
58.2
966, 292
992, 002
4, 444, 741
471,082
668, 256
2, 255, 982
48.8
67.4
50.8
1935—Total
1,165, 613
1, 211, 539
1, 204, 403
863,186
1, 700, 846
590, 639
691,430
667, 734
306,179
79, 652
50.7
57. 1
55.4
35.5
4.7
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
581, 985
426, 366
346, 499
345, 996
394, 754
16,132, 465
52,484
27,189
83
" -104
■> -308
11,464,843
9.0
6.4
(')
(»)
C)
71.1
Second quarter
Third quarter
Michigan:
Detroit (Wayne): B
Third quarter
6, 543, 850
9, 588,615
24,445, 286
4, 320,712
7,144,131
18,450, 602
66.0
74.5
75.5
1935—Total
7, 566, 990
5,827, 200
6, 463, 767
4, 587, 329
5, 767,898
4,257,680
4,956, 424
3,468, 600
76.2
73. 1
76.7
75.6
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total °_.
2, 991, 470
2, 604,059
75, 781
2.5
Second quarter
Third quarter °
1937—First quarter 0
Flint (Genesee): 0
1, 372,956
965, 068
70.3
434,004
938, 952
2, 377, 544
272, 744
692, 324
1,882. 872
62.8
73.7
79.2
1935—Total -
911,036
626, 479
521,327
318, 702
736,012
500, 374
388, 939
257, 547
80.8
79.9
74.6
80.8
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total «
251,519
221,944
D -1,084
(D)
Third quarter °
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
350 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF TIIE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Michigan—Continued.
Grand Rapids (Kent):»
1934—Second halt
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter °.
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter ».
Pontiac (Oakland): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter. _.
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter .
1936—Total =.
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter 0 .
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter
Saginaw (Saginaw): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °.
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter <■ .
Fourth quarter '■
1937—First quarter ° .
Total
12, 381, 738
977,971
1, 403, 765
4, 323, 254
1,382,000
1,203, 914
1, 048, 691
688,649
361, 437
280,804
1, 773,187
687,176
1,086,011
2, 493,013
882, 724
620, 104
554, 576
435, 609
301,622
185,066
442,390
158, 593
283, 797
953, 457
344, 748
250,663
191, 785
166, 261
127, 263
104,918
Federal funds
Amount
$1,755,842
670,197
1,085, 645
3,398,067
1,045,110
897, 769
850, 471
604, 707
8,299
1,388, 817
509, 260
879, 557
2,005.379
741,475
473, 289
458,529
332,086
17,252
300
242,931
75, 219
167, 712
569,498
219, 387
140. 478
118,398
91, 235
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
IIAHKJ TABBUS • 351
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas1—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Minnesota:
Duluth (St. Louis): »
$2,237,016
$1,460,169
66.3
909,173
1,327,843
4,179,007
607,166
853,003
2,880,743
66.8
64.3
68.9
1935—Total _ -
1,368,875
1,265,331
838, 080
706, 721
1,267,776
1,001,482
923, 952
697,102
268,207
3,076
73. 2
73.0
83.2
36.5
0.2
1936—Total .
375,011
336, 279
253,902
302,684
404,092
5,390,723
1,692
1,384
0.5
0.4
Minneapolis (Hennepin):
1934—Second half.
Third quarter
3,128, 496
68.0
2,193,076
3,197, 647
8,874,399
1,419,442
1, 709, 054
6,568,857
64.7
53.5
74.0
1935—Total
2,417,699
2, 284, 500
2,084,551
2,087,649
4, 600,001
1,964, 778
1,908,847
1,688,375
1,006,857
19,592
81.3
83.6
81.0
48.2
0.4
1936—Total .
1, 500,878
1,003,345
843,365
1, 252, 413
1, 502,669
3,761,967
19,587
6
1.3
C)
Second quarter
St. Paul (Ramsey): B
2,500,919
66.5
1, 465, 488
2,296,479
7,193,011
1,044,402
1,456, 517
5,432,351
71.3
63.4
76.5
1935—Total
2,376,452
2,111,062
1,593,003
1,112,494
2,908,874
1,812, 794
1, 713, 072
1,250,451
656,034
6,404
76.3
81.1
78. 6
59.0
0.2
1936—Total
882,876
660,666
596,437
768,896
921, 520
6,392
12
0.7
C)
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
352 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarter!, v , Jr'i.y 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Mississippi:
Jackson (Ilinds): »
1934—Second half.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °_
First quarter
Second quarter «_.
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «_.
Meridian (Lauderdale): •
1934—Second half
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total <
First quarter
Second quarter »_.
Third quarter «.
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «..
Vicksburg (Warren): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter. ..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1936—Total •_
First quarter
Second quarter r
Third quarter °..
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «..
Total
$769. 141
360, 336
408,805
880, 285
313,130
253,696
184, 048
129,411
IS, 008
395, 076
221, 422
173,654
596, 493
196, 185
192,857
132, 507
74,944
13,648
158,928
80,084
78,844
325, 484
107, 210
93,554
80,971
43,749
13,639
Federal funds
Amount
$709, 147
356,878
353,289
834, 535
292, 564
249,240
182,147
110,684
13. 924
381,528
214,971
166, 557
575, 582
192, 841
184,109
126,649
71,983
10, 372
158,312
80,084
78,228
298,285
97, 522
92, 607
68,137
40,019
12,086
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
MANIC TAHLUS • 353
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Fundi and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal fu
Amount
nds
Percent
of total
Missouri:
Kansas City (Jackson):
$2,127,669
$1,608,190
75.6
922, 588
1,204,981
4,185,182
624,306
983,884
3, 567, 519
67.7
81.7
85.2
Fourth quarter - -
1935—Total..
1,270,324
1,125, 701
932, 532
856,626
432, 638
1,088, 731
1,093, 635
849, 255
535,898
172,110
85.7
97.2
91.1
62.6
39.8
Second quarter
1936—Total
351,480
73,154
576
7,428
113, 724
7,135,465
165, 540
5, 131
411
1,028
13,153
5, 343, 207
47.1
7.0
71.4
13.8
11.6
74.9
1937—First quarter
St. Louis:
3,137,072
3,998, 393
13,980, 563
2,429, 238
2, 913,969
9,023, 799
77.4
72.9
64.5
1935—Total
4,185,175
3,674, 943
3, 273, 956
2,846,489
3, 435,419
3,028, 635
1, 660, 527
2, 000, 468
2, 334, 169
330,157
72.4
45.2
61.1
82.0
9.6
Second quarter -
Fourth quarter. - - -
1936—Total
1,383,285
664, 761
644, 945
742,428
916, 643
1,518, 650
296,906
23, 342
3,042
6, 867
26, 035
1,518,650
21.5
3.5
0.5
0.9
2.8
100.0
Fourth quarter
Montana:
Butte (Silver Bow): »
753, 664
764,986
2,033, 392
753,664
764, 986
1,817, 294
100.0
100.0
89.4
Fourth quarter
1935—Total .
703, 853
555,114
450, 622
323, 803
691,887
460, 752
369, 856
294, 799
98.3
83.0
82. 1
91.0
1936—Total 0 -
See footnotes at end of table.
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354 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1037
Urban aroa and period
Montana—Continued
Great Falls (Cascade):'
1934—Second half.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total *
First quarter °
Second quarter r
Third quarter 0 .
Fourth quarter c.
1937—First quarter 0
Nebraska:
Omaha (Douglas): »
1934—Second half...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter _
1936—Total *
First quarter c..
Second quarter 0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter«
1937—First quarter <>_
Nevada:
Reno (Washoe): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter..
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter .
Total
Federal funds
Amount
$454, 704
$405, 520
201,273
253,431
497, 175
219,797
142, 556
85,717
49, 105
192,504
213,016
363, 479
141, 182
109, 773
63,719
48, 805
1,846, 588
749,500
1,097,088
5, 210, 614
1, 393, 733
1,444,516
1, 261, 565
1,110,800
388,419
163, 594
224,825
881,804
252, 432
322,225
232,983
74, 164
164. 348
36, 551
47,090
45,950
34, 757
36,422
1,611,663
650, 188
961,475
4, 566, 024
1,177, 395
1,225,417
1,147, 690
1,015. 522
360,556
150,637
209,919
701,360
245,076
211,559
179, 346
65, 379
31,140
9, 295
8,672
5,937
7,236
15,727
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
HA,Sic: TAHLES • 355
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
New Hampshire:
Manchester (Hillsborough): *»
1934—Second half.... ~~
$738,312
$392, 037
53.1
336, 241
402,071
1, 983,096
206, 247
185, 790
388, 283
61.4
46.2
19.6
1936—Total
410, 305
559, 301
471, 865
541, 625
1, 330, 090
105,208
197, 604
72, 480
12, 991
78, 169
25.6
35.3
15.3
2.4
5.9
1936—Total -
477, 618
308, 778
261, 197
282, 497
278, 525
519,122
44,838
31, 273
723
1,335
1,510
389,163
9.4
10.1
0.3
0.5
0.6
75.0
1937—First quarter
New Jersey:
Bayonne (Hudson):
224, 593
294, 529
1, 131, 189
206, 593
182, 570
716, 723
92.0
62.0
63.4
1936—Total
First quarter
310, 984
285, 960
303, 784
230, 461
193,630
177, 264
199, 022
146, 807
62.3
02.0
65.5
63. 7
Third quarter
Fourth quarter_ _ -
1936—Total
First quarter
115, 404
17,406
15. 1
Second quarter c
Third quarter
91,318
120, 359
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter c
Camden (Camden):
1934—Second half .
1,127,410
894, 855
79.4
505, 058
622, 352
2,957,147
490. 058
404, 797
2, 124, 733
97.0
65. 1
71.9
Fourth quarter
1985—Total
814, 430
758, 823
740, 001
643, 293
540. 426
538.490
549, 244
496, 573
66.4
71.0
74.2
77.2
1936—Total c
427, 830
118,046
27.6
Second quarter c -
201, 827
231.710
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
323420°—42 24
356 • FINAL STATISTICAL RETORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas »•—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
New Jersey—Continued.
Ellrabeth (Union):
1934—Second lialf
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter .
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total <=..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter .
1937—First quarter e.
Jersey City (Hudson):
1934—Second half
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
SecoDd quarter '
Third quarter
Fourth quarter..
1937—First quarter ».
Newark (Essex):
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °.
First quarter
Second quarter <•_
Third quarter
Fourth quarter..
1937—First quarter »_
Total
$476, 745
213, 467
263, 278
940,802
282,602
267,908
232, 258
158, 034
79,386
50,114
58,588
1, 983, 573
773, 991
1, 209, 582
4,692,612
1, 249,835
1,155,348
1, 221,188
1,066,241
535,835
354, 342
352, 966
5, 070, 554
2, 173, 835
2. 896, 719
9, 295,827
2,771,760
2,313,130
2,221,073
1, 989, 864
1,286,009
1, 027, 107
1, 206, 037
Federal funds
Amount
$350,900
191,899
159,001
587,660
176, 542
169, 363
148, 859
92,896
10,848
1, 575,153
773, 991
801,162
3, 344, 775
824, 762
815, 995
905,021
798, 997
149, 616
4,020,031
2,110,835
1,909,196
6, 352, 660
1, 786, 233
1, 543, 398
1, 543,860
1, 479,169
Percent
of total
302,071
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
ItASIC TABT.K.S • 3.r.7
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas A—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
New Jersey—Continued
Paterson (Passaic):
$814,981
$599, 967
73.6
318, 867
496, 114
2,016, 889
293, 367
306,600
1, 373, 792
92.0
61.8
68. 1
1935—Total.
483, 449
477, 978
513,994
541,468
304,848
314,304
356, 752
397,828
63. 1
65.8
69. 4
73. 5
1936—Total °
357,562
81,107
22.7
209, 481
210, 749
Trenton (Mercer):
898, 307
626, 619
69. 8
Third quarter
364, 303
534, 004
2, 088, 655
314, 703
311,916
1,423, 970
86. 4
58.4
68. 2
Fourth quarter..
1935—Total .
First quarter
571,024
518,355
507,138
492,138
363, 745
347, 038
354, 374
358,813
63.7
67.0
69.9
72. 9
Second quarter ..
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1936—Total o
First quarter
330, 883
83,180
25. 1
Second quarter c _ _
Third quarter
126, 600
166, 627
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter c
New Mexico:
Albuquerque (Bernalillo):8
326,163
301,413
92.4
187, 106
139, 057
575, 583
171, 103
130,310
516,470
91. 4
93. 7
89. 7
1935—Total
188,537
161,758
154,497
70,791
178,675
159,725
121,315
56, 755
94.8
98. 7
78.5
80.2
1936—Total
First quarter ° -
Third quarter c
1937—First quarter °
I
See footnotes at end of table.
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3"«S . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
I'rhan area anil period
New York:
Albany (Albany!:
1934—Second half..
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter.
Buffalo (Erie):
1934—Second half...
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
New Rochelle (Westchester):
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
First quarter ...
8econd quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Federal funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
$900. 757
$577,814
64.1
438, 346
462,411
251,611
326, 203
57.4
70.5
1,853,100
1,122,166
60.6
571,424
522, 384
466, 684
292,608
366, 370
336, 224
279, 987
139, 585
64. 1
64.4
60.0
47.7
429, 926
20. 029
4. 7
141,155
107, 995
89, 614
91, 162
18,684
13.2
1,345
1.5
122,185
9,456, 434
5,453,901
57.7
4, 302, 553
5,153,881
2,493,895
2,960, 006
58.0
57.4
19,607,362
11,087,942
56.5
5,529,555
4,990,612
4, 948, 172
4,139,023
3,306,098
3,018,889
2,875,115
1, 887, 840
59.8
60. 5
58.1
45.6
6, 678, 269
283,924
4.3
2,123, 567
1,836.312
1,350,322
1,368, 068
235,840
26,853
11. 1
1. 4
21,231
1.6
1,822,388
835, 474
455, 513
54. 5
405,370
430, 104
174, 196
281,317
43.0
65.4
1,673, 814
997, 295
59.6
490, 458
441,354
408,147
333,855
365,859
261,795
23a 158
139, 483
74.6
59.3
56.4
41.8
852,626
33.466
3.9
256,602
243, 476
193,912
158, 636
28,134
2,247
11.0
0.9
3,085
L 9
216,808
See footnotes at end of table.
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i»A8I<; TABLES • 369
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds f<u the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas A—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
New York—Continued.
New York City:
$108, 860, 784
$67, 498, 571
62.0
52,675, 661
56, 185, 123
188, 745, 682
32, 443, 701
35,054, 870
106, 968, 077
61.6
62.4
56.7
1935—Total —
58, 378, 693
58, 729, 280
45, 578, 241
26, 059, 468
108,396, 216
35, 422,159
35, 492,086
25, 910, 844
10, 142, 988
3,403, 625
60.7
60. 5
56.8
38.9
3.1
1936—Total....
27, 073, 563
27, 710, 099
26, 687, 588
26, 924, 966
26, 109, 250
1, 058, 001
2, 894, 076
451, 558
57,991
10.7
1.6
0.2
1937—First, quarter
Niagara Falls (Niagara):
536, 518
50.7
478,227
579, 774
2, 083, 211
251,519
284, 999
1. 222, 287
52.6
49.2
58.7
1935—Total
First quarter
593, 616
541, 397
515, 513
432,685
537, 765
325,078
421,078
291, 286
184, 845
23,806
54.8
77.8
56. 5
42.7
4.4
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter.
174, 619
140, 358
110,011
112, 777
146, 724
4, 481, 106
22, 468
251
1,087
12.9
0.2
10
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Rochester (Monroe):
1934—Second half
2, 648, 003
59. 1
2, 128, 966
2, 352, 140
8, 866, 026
1, 118,033
1, 529, 970
5,028, 457
52 5
65.0
56.7
Fourth quarter _
1935—Total
2,485, 304
2, 219, 059
2, 168,194
1,993, 469
3, 395, 549
1,675, 280
1, 334, 736
1. 206, 297
812,144
143, 403
67. 4
60. 1
55.6
40. 7
4.2
1936—Total
1,134,417
804, 667
644, 734
811,831
895, 218
126, 274
10, 244
11. 1
1.3
6, 885
0.9
1937—First quarter
See footnotes at end of table.
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360 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
New York—Continued
Schenectady (Schenectady):
1934—Second halt
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Syracuse (Onondaga):
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter. .
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter.
Utica (Oneida):
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter-..
Second quarter.
Third quarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter-..
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter-
Total
$1,222,295
609, 717
612,578
1,909, 317
548,288
541, 505
459, 334
360,190
644,083
224, 574
186,260
133, 050
100, 199
134,822
2, 731, 779
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
1,222,427
1, 509, 352
5, 573,490
1, 604, 246
1,429.666
1, 400, 832
1,138, 746
1, 995, 314
646, 428
491,057
405,101
452, 728
605, 282
9,58, 891
450,
608,
1,842, 525
559,
517,
429,
336,
824, 546
260,
215,
173,
174,
244, 425
$699, 218
337, 260
361,968
1,051, 531
325,980
321, 877
255, 475
148,199
31, 246
26, 837
2,908
1, 501
1,631,618
734,209
897,409
3,193,420
1,004,603
906,024
794, 797
487,996
87,070
76,055
6,370
4,645
537,963
265,128
272,835
i, 018, 285
320,860
312, 617
240, 846
143,962
34, 397
29,065
3, 062
2,270
See footnotes at end of table.
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BASIC TABLES • 361
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1031—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
New York—Continued
Yonkers (Westchester):
1934—Second half
$1, 755,449
$1,148, 043
65. 4
832,337
923,112
3, 299,557
558,961
589, 082
2, 091, 122
67.2
63.8
63.4
1935—Total
948, 260
848,839
820, 919
681,539
1, 116,827
603, 505
655, 021
539, 404
293, 192
45.118
63. 6
77.2
65.7
43.0
4.0
Third quarter
1936—Total
350,433
300, 292
240, 726
225,376
246,823
437, 769
37, 480
4,640
10.7
1.5
2,998
1.3
1937—First quarter
North Carolina:
Asheville (Buncombe):®
1934—Second half
409, 787
93.6
Third quarter
188, 087
249, 682
734,443
171, 532
238, 255
708, 396
91. 2
95.4
96.5
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
212, 300
226, 357
160, 661
135,125
202,838
217, 806
154,655
133, 097
95.5
96.2
96.3
98.5
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total o_
First quarter °
Second quarter
Third quarter 0
Fourth quarter o
1937—First quarter
Charlotte (Mecklenburg): »
454,043
428,471
94.4
Third quarter
195, 782
258,261
675, 227
184, 398
244, 073
638,199
94.2
94.5
94.5
1935—Total __
238, 203
213,163
146, 389
77, 472
225, 900
200,412
137, 438
74,449
94.8
94.0
93.9
96.1
1936—Total c
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
362 . FINAL STATISTIC AL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas1—Continued
Qhartkri.Y, JUI.T 1934—MARCU 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal fu
Amount
nds
Percent
of total
North Carolina—Continued
Durham (Durham): »
1934—Second half
$258, 885
$224,949
86. 9
Third quarter
119, 785
139,100
485,916
105,485
119,464
424,804
88.1
85.9
87.4
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
146, 042
184,341
113, 623
41,910
125,471
162,082
99, 956
37, 295
85.9
87.9
88.0
89.0
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
1930—Total o
1937—First quarter « _
Greensboro (Guilford): ■
589, 556
567,036
96.2
251,544
338,012
880, 154
240, 018
327, 018
867,818
95.4
96.7
98.6
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
300, 054
281,437
215,921
82, 742
295,315
277, 520
213,170
81,813
98.4
98.6
98.7
98.9
Fourth quarter
1936—Total ° .
Winston-Salem (Forsyth): ■
341,738
323. 358
94.6
161,213
180, 525
561,355
150,754 J 93.5
172.604 I 95.6
552,002 98. 3
1935—Total
166,607
186,889
146, 344
61,515
159,259
184,884
146, 344
61,515
95.6
98.9
100.0
100.0
Second quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total 0
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
BASIC TABLES • 363
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Fundi and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
North Dakota:
Fargo (Cass):»
$144,996
$103, 263
71. 2
64, 236
90,761
441, 401
35, 989
67, 274
328,184
66.4
74. 1
74.3
1936—Total
162, 728
126, 725
72, 622
90,386
119,932
95, 782
60,434
62,036
78.5
76.2
69.4
68.6
1936—Total 0
62,078
36,875
69.4
Ohio:
Akron (Summit): B
2, 546,383
2,070, 905
81.3
1,168, 609
1,377, 774
4, 271, 741
1,011,537
1,059, 368
3, 793, 248
86.6
76.9
88.8
1936—Total
1,321,688
1, 225, 919
1,043, 345
680, 789
1, 450,495
1,101, 201
1, 197,831
1,017,827
476,389
27,484
83.3
97.7
97.6
70.0
1.9
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
550, 741
397, 541
223,426
278, 787
364,997
1, 353, 936
17,581
9,903
3.2
2.5
Third quarter
Fourth quarter . .
Canton (Stark):»
884,674
65.3
588,823
766,113
2,047,081
395,158
489, 516
1,848,906
67.1
64.0
90 3
1936—Total
700, 455
693, 226
612,420
240, 980
627,266
590,418
581,390
494, 126
182, 972
16, 673
84.3
98.0
96.4
75.9
2.5
1936—Total
196,841
160, 669
126,003
144,753
173,173
10, 642
5,031
5.4
3. 1
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8ee footnotes at end of table.
364 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Ohio—Continued
Cincinnati (Hamilton): »
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1938—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1937—First quartet...
Cleveland (Cuyahoga):»
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1937—First quarter...
Columbus (Franklin):»
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1936—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter. .
1937—First quarter...
Federal funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
$5,841,353
$4, 798, 236
82.1
2, 727, 706
3,113, 647
2, 115,785
2, 682, 451
77.6
86.2
11,591,972
10, 506,080
90.6
3,318,128
3, 416, 882
2, 816, 469
2,040, 493
2, 698,172
3, 371, 339
2, 816, 469
1, 620, 100
81.3
98.7
100.0
79.4
3,732, 241
82,471
2.2
1,103,675
903, 874
823,223
901, 469
946,955
12, 323, 580
61,898
20, 573
5.6
2.3
10,358,096
84.1
6, 262, 654
7, 060, 926
4, 294, 501
6, 063, 595
81.6
85.9
27,169, 550
22, 595, 503
83.2
7, 949, 456
7, 239, 385
6,825,917
5,154, 792
6, 223, 275
7, 083, 327
6.181. 298
3,107, 603
78.3
97.8
90.6
60.3
10, 399, 733
127,312
1.2
3, 657, 593
2, 625, 598
2,033, 233
2,083,309
2, 529, 762
2,851,656
79, 013
48,299
22
1.8
2 346.090
82.2
1, 30(1 813
1, 550,843
1,092 765
1. 253,325
84 0
80.8
5, 324, 265
4,839, 473
90.9
1,720, 198
1,519,042
1,254. 115
830, 910
1, 459, 254
1,499,686
1,229, 320
651,213
84.8
98.7
98.0
78.4
1, 658,670
47, 625
29
486, 530
411,425
347, 879
412,836
496,003
32 293
15, 332
6.6
3.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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HASH; TABLES . 305
Tabic XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Ohio—Continued.
Dayton (Montgomery):8
$2, 235,910
$1,713,847
76. 6
971, 505
1, 264, 405
4,277,844
700, 435
1,013,412
3,833,548
72.1
80.1
89.6
1036—Total
1,341,506
1, 207, 029
1, 025, 284
704, 025
1,235,378
1,104,320
1,164, 969
994, 736
569, 523
34,357
82.3
96.5
97.0
80.9
2.8
Second quarter
1936—Total
384, 135
275, 920
250,893
324,430
326,640
539,174
20, 915
13, 442
5.4
4.9
1937—First quarter. _
Springfield (Clark):»
446, 790
82.9
Third quarter
251,112
288, 062
1,015,110
200,447
246, 343
941, 552
79.8
85.5
92.8
1935—Total
332,815
331,499
232,104
118, 692
301, 624
287, 263
330, 209
230,293
93, 787
6,417
86.3
99.6
99.2
79.0
2.1
Second quarter ...
1936—Total
82, 115
71,298
64, 167
84,044
96, 729
4,008, 584
4, 426
1,991
5.4
2.8
Toledo (Lucas):»
3, 388.087
84.5
1,935, 944
2, 072, 640
6, 516, 252
1,686, 209
1, 701,878
5, 933, 757
87.1
82.1
91.1
Fourth quarter.. _
1936—Total
First quarter. „ .
2, 018, 697
1, 748, 223
1,639, 371
1,109, 961
2,092,622
1,624,981
1, 735, 201
1, 636, 109
937,466
57,949
80.5
99.3
99.8
84.5
2.8
Second quarter
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter._ ...
1936—Total
First quarter ...
710,803
470,969
394,809
516,041
584, 092
41,689
16,260
5.9
3.5
(Continued on next page)
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366 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Ohio—Continued
Youngstown (Mahoning):
1934—Second half.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter-
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
193ft—Total .
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter.
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):"
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter...
Second quarter-
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter¬
ns—Total •
First quarter •_.
Second quarter e
Third quarter 0
Fourth quarter«
1937—First quarter <
Tulsa (Tulsa):»
1934—Second half...
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total.
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °
First quarter •
Second quarter
Third quarter «..
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «_
Total
$2, Hi, 505
880,312
1,231,193
3, 79ft, 969
1,107,009
1,101,394
969, 601
658,895
878,860
284,508
235,104
176,172
183,076
197,249
1, 385, 809
Federal funds
Amount
$1,812,068
687,431
698,378
1,884,556
614, 538
686,526
394,632
188,860
656,355
292, 202
304, 153
967,793
273.890
321, 798
213, 592
158, 513
723, 238
1, 088,830
3,432,481
982,430
1,072,106
938, 235
439, 710
25,842
17,610
8,232
927,209
Percent
of total
435,882
491,327
1,293,094
375, 734
454,304
292,976
170,080
560, 199
235,421
324, 775
816,205
268,146
220,804
199,877
127,378
(Continued on nest page)
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BAHIO TABLKS • 367
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Oregon:
Portland (Multnomah): B
1934—Second half
$3, 591, 574
$3,122, 551
86.9
1,091,426
1, 900, 148
6, 399, 127
1, 584, 907
1, 537, 644
5, 240. 037
93.7
80.9
81.9
1936—Total __
2, 203, 338
1, 738, 510
1, 527, 507
929, 772
1, 758, 923
1, 407, 094
1, 316, 480
757, 540
79.8
80.9
86. 2
81.5
1936—Total ° .
Pennsylvania:
Allentown (Lehigh) :B
1,254, 637
940, 505
75.0
509, 877
744, 760
3, 273, 532
458,446
482, 059
2,150, 793
89.9
64.7
65.7
1935—Total
First quarter
1, 090, 931
894,440
729, 052
559,109
879, 596
691, 635
405, 605
173,957
80.6
77.3
55.6
31. 1
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total c
First quarter °
Second quarter <=..
Third quarter «_
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Altoona (Blair): »
1934—Second half
815, 764
635, 639
77.9
Third quarter
302, 567
513,197
2,169, 503
289, 591
346, 048
I, 402, 969
95.7
67.4
64.7
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter..
697, 355
571,324
516, 670
384,154
555, 658
430,430
289,172
127, 709
79.7
75.3
56.0
33.3
Second quarter. _
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter
1936—Total °
First quarter °
Second quarter
Third quarter <=
Fourth quarter
121,702
(Continued on nest page)
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308 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, Jui.y 1P44—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Pennsylvania—Continued.
Bethlehem (Northampton): »
193-1—Second half
$1,205, 495
$836, 746
69.4
Third quarter
472,459
733, 036
3,048, 868
399, 012
437, 734
1,964,696
84.5
59.7
64.4
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
1, 125,140
834, 950
660, 257
428, 521
899, 297
595, 177
358, 645
111,577
79 9
71.3
54.3
27.0
1935—Total °
Chester (Delaware): »
1934—Second half
1,410.124
976. 201
69.2
575, 572
834, 552
3, 309, 755
497. 139
479, 062
1,963,062
86.4
57.4
59.3
1935—Total.. .
1,163.383
874, 252
712.441
559,679
S00, 791
596, 690
396,868
168, 713
68.8
68.3
55.7
30.2
1936—Total c
232, 619
93, 561
1,220, 872
Erie (Erie): B
933,620
76.4
459, 497
761,375
3, 166, 510
424. 154
509,466
1,876, 389
92.3
66.9
59.3
1935—Total
1,028, 259
895, 650
687, 330
555, 271
757, 777
572, 766
394,945
150,901
73.7
63.9
57.5
27.2
—Total o
239,663
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BAHIC TABLES • 309
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas A—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban aroa and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Pennsylvania—Continued.
Johnstown (Cambria):»
1934—Second half_
$1,414,843
$991, 405
70.1
573, 993
840, 850
3, 833, 618
493,061
498, 344
2, 450, 294
85.9
69.3
63.9
1935—Total. - - -
1, 065, 665
1, 136, 834
1,032,990
598, 129
i
850,381
894, 692
626, 340
78,881
79.8
78.7
60.6
13.2
2936—Total 0
231,282
897, 213
Lancaster (Lancaster):»
688,886
76.8
364, 496
532, 717
2, 140, 257
<346,089
342, 797
1, 350, 459
94.9
64.3
63.1
1935—Total
694, 715
575,131
502,180
368, 231
584, 350
549, 143
442, 292
259, 979
99, 045
79.0
76.9
51.8
26.9
Second quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total
First quarter
230,811
165, 428
111, 305
76,806
112,808
16, 318, 199
Second quarter
Third quarter
1937—First quarter
Philadelphia (Philadelphia):»
15, 034, 129
92. 1
Third quarter
6, 975, 715
9, 342, 484
48, 239, 513
6, 800,568
8, 233, 561
44, 323, 212
97.5
88.1
91.9
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter. .
13, 179, 885
13, 193, 712
11, 692, 976
10, 172, 940
26, 304, 205
12, 622,428
12, 770, 425
11,345, 158
7, 585, 201
95.8
96.8
97.0
74.6
1936—Total
7, 721, 672
6, 585, 677
6, 246, 192
5, 750, 664
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
370 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban AreasA—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1037
Federal funds
Urban area and period
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
Pennsylvania—Continued.
Pittsburgh (Allegheny): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter....
Fourth quarter
1935—Total.
$16, 166, 423
$12,171,445
76. 3
7, 560, 736
8,605, 687
41,925, 731
6. 334, 420
5,837, 025
35,874,143
83.8
67.8
85.5
First quarter
12,869, 362
11,425, 564
9, 945, 304
7, 685, 501
13, 979, 289
10, 035, 589
10, 678, 245
9, 390, 534
5, 769, 775
78.0
93.5
94.4
75. 1
1936—Total
5, 115,431
3, 468, 592
2, 866, 925
2, 528, 341
2,652, 554
1,547,630
Reading (Berks): »
1,090, 427
70.5
699, 496
848,134
3, 664, 923
553, 665
536, 762
2, 315, 902
79.2
63.3
63.2
1935—Total .
1, 134,070
1, 062, 763
820, 255
647, 835
970,656
832,085
755, 478
446, 724
281.615
73 4
71.1
54.5
43.5
1936—Total
351,661
265, 388
203, 770
149,837
189,082
3, 099, 959
Scranton (Lackawanna): ■
2, 349. 646
75.8
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
1,483,640
1,616,319
7,267,211
1. 410, 357
939,289
4, 557,154
95.1
58.1
62.7
1, 978, 938
2, 060, 127
1,912, 976
1,315,170
1,535,601
1, 489, 148
1, 138, 559
393,846
77.6
72.3
59.5
30.0
1936—Total «
584,043
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 371
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Pennsylvania—Continued.
Sharon (Mercer): »
1934—Second half -
$897,648
$652, 088
72,7
377,996
519,652
1, 768,182
285,834
366, 254
1,032,568
75.0
70.6
58.4
1935—Total
584,121
483, 596
430, 751
269, 714
432,479
337,027
227,696
35,366
74.0
69.7
52.9
13.1
193&—Totals
80, 070
3,862,850
Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne): »
2,922,893
75.7
1, 799, 982
2,062, 868
11,348,163
1,605,677
1,317, 216
6, 742,548
89.2
63.9
59.4
1935—Total
2,872,800
3,417,352
3,054, 724
2,003, 287
4,571,150
2,195,102
2,469,060
1, 770, 072
308,314
76.4
72.3
58.0
15.4
1936—Total
979,688
1,222, 322
1,346, 563
1,022,577
1,181,520
516,160
Rhode Island:
Pawtucket (Providence):
158,918
30.8
226,676
289,484
931,344
72,310
86,608
262,066
31.9
29.9
28. 1
1935—Total...
279, 144
249,157
243, 589
169, 454
88,349
75, 927
68. 969
28,821
31.6
30.6
28. 3
18. 1
1936—Total «
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
323420°—42 25
372 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Rhode Island—Continued.
Providence (Providence):
1934—Second half
$1,724,768
$569,146
33.0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
784, 949
939,819
3,687, 576
253,059
316,087
1,056, 299
32.2
33.6
28.6
1935—Total
First quarter
1, 070, 363
1, 012,161
949,477
655,576
349,015
313,826
276,028
117,430
32.6
31.0
29.1
17.9
1936—Total"
South Carolina:
Charleston (Charleston): »
679, 702
591,612
87.0
339,464
34a 238
956, 757
275,140
316,472
927,109
81.1
93.0
96.9
1935—Total
383,131
310,834
177, 396
85,396
382,848
309,440
158, 739
76,082
99.9
99.6
89.5
89.1
1936—Total °
56,333
34,054
50,262
27,671
89.2
81.3
Columbia (Richland): ■
677, 078
666,449
98.4
275, 095
401,983
638,986
267, 166
399,283
635,334
97.1
99.3
99.4
1935—Total
285, 574
203,204
103,471
46,737
283,205
202,051
103, 341
4a 737
99.2
99.4
99.9
100.0
1936—Total°
(Continued on next page)
8ee footnotes at end of table.
HAHIC TABLES • 373
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
South Carolina—Continued.
Greenville (Greenville):8
$696,831
$676,474
96.6
249,870
346, 961
464, 295
238, 569
337,905
457, 209
95.5
97.4
98.5
1936—Total
189,148
162,007
75,802
37, 338
186, 593
158, 901
74,560
37,155
98.6
98.1
98.4
99.5
Fourth quarter
1936—Total 0
First quarter o.._
8, 429
8,436
6,573
6, 430
78.0
76.2
1937—First quarter o
Spartanburg (Spartanburg):»
496, 688
484,172
97.5
249, 021
247, 667
493, 780
247, 144
237,028
479, 555
99.2
95.7
97.1
Fourth quarter __
1935—Total
188, 399
200, 267
73, 613
31, 501
183,454
195, 499
69, 294
31,308
97.4
97.6
94.1
99.4
1936—Total °
First quarter 0 __
Second quarter 0
10, 045
9, 230
7,467
6, 952
74.3
75.3
Fourth quarter _
1937—First quarter o __
South Dakota:
Sioux Falls (Minnehaha):»
433, 528
367, 696
82.5
Third quarter
155, 494
278, 034
799, 549
134, 752
222,944
667, 814
86.7
80.2
83.5
1936—Total.
254, 452
209, 720
142, 562
192,816
221, 251
186,165
132, 409
127, 989
87.0
88.8
92.9
66.4
1936—Total °
66,564
35,444
29, 526
2, 596
1,996
1,971
3.9
5.6
6.7
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
374 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
QUABTKM.Y, JULY 1934—MABCII 1937
Urban area and period
Tennessee:
Chattanooga (Hamilton):"
1934—Second half
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Totalc
First quarter «..
Second quarter
Third quarter r .
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter °.
Knoxville (Knox): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1986-Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total •
First quarter •
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter «
1937—First quarter «.
Memphis (Shelby):"
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
8econd quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter •
8econd quarter °
Third quarter c
Fourth quarter <•
1937—First quarter ».
Total
$976,185
573, 739
402,446
1, 503, 272
460,360
543,037
306, 638
193, 237
641, 679
389, 981
251,698
1, 352, 256
400,524
440, 645
333,290
177,797
928,019
529, 656
398,364
2,280,031
630, 531
787, 933
563, 969
297, 598
Federal funds
Amount
$794,132
482,894
311,238
1,405, 890
439,686
493,263
283,192
189, 749
571, 772
335,847
235,925
1, 261,898
400,524
411.412
272.165
177. 797
817, 481
444.059
373,422
2,123,861
63a 531
723,057
513,103
257. 170
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 375
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Tennessee—Continued.
Nashville (Davidson): »
$695, 898
$676,359
97.2
363, 984
331, 914
1, 785, 014
348, 854
327, 505
1, 717,301
95.8
98.7
96.2
1935—Total
515, 909
656, 707
407, 596
204, 802
515, 909
611,612
395, 297
194,483
100.0
93. 1
97.0
95.0
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total 0
First quarter c ..
Second quarter
1937—First quarter c
Texas:
Austin (Travis): »
1934—Second half..
418, 966
380, 343
90.8
251,723
167, 243
411,349
241,590
138,753
318, 834
96.0
83.0
77.5
1935—Total
First quarter .
178,045
120, 708
65, 091
47, 505
130, 074
96, 637
54, 342
37, 781
73.1
80.1
83.5
79.5
Second quarter
Third quarter
1936—Total c
First quarter «
Third quarter «.
Fourth quarter «
1937—First quarter 0
Beaumont (Jefferson): »
507,658
366, 750
72.2
Third quarter
241, 369
266, 289
599, 385
200, 301
166, 449
448, 607
83.0
62.5
74.8
Fourth quarter
1935—Total .
First quarter.
228, 346
193, 709
109, 821
67, 509
151, 345
157, 503
87, 312
52,447
66.3
81.3
79.5
77.7
Fourth quarter
1936—Total °
First quarter °
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
376 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1037
Urban area and period
Texas—Continued.
Dallas (Dallas):»
1934—Second half-
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter. .
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °
First quarter °
Second quarter
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter «_
1937—First quarter <•'.
El Paso (El Paso):»
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter 0
Second quarter «..
Third quarter ..
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter •_
Fort Worth (Tarrant): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total «
First quarter »
Second quarter «.
Third quarter .
Fourth quarter ».
1937—First quarter 0
Total
$1,338,015
613, 935
724,080
1, 776, 400
739, 860
544,229
309, 051
183,260
596,012
281,836
314,176
887, 914
349, 581
296,149
173,294
68,890
1, 532, 429
671, 735
860,694
2, 299, 540
810,098
735, 849
474,923
278, 670
Federal funds
Amount
$967, 732
398,830
568,902
1,429, 494
590, 727
441,743
249, 959
147,065
300,688
136,137
164,551
614, 464
209.619
210,188
142,485
52,172
910,068
372, 513
537, 555
1, 630, 213
504,039
543,965
354,531
227,678
Percent
of total
See footnotes at end of tahle.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 377
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Texas—Continued.
Galveston (Galveston): ®
1934—Second half .
$178,671
$118,637
66.4
Third quarter
87,427
91,244
293,455
66, 344
52, 293
205, 548
75.9
57.3
70.0
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
94,450
92,357
58, 778
47, 870
42,100
76, 515
48, 251
38, 682
44.6
82.8
82.1
80.8
Third quarter
1936—Total « .
Houston (Harris): B
1,669, 228
1, 212, 547
72.7
870, 639
798, 589
2,422,159
655, 246
557, 301
1,931,037
75.2
69.8
79.7
1935—Total..
910, 736
751,394
446,359
313, 670
679, 979
632,206
363,337
255, 515
74.7
84.1
81.4
81.5
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter o.
Second quarter °
Third quarter o
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter
San Antonio (Bexar):»
1934—Second half.__
1,636, 516
1,146, 690
70.1
719, 540
916,976
2, 431, 761
518, 589
628,101
1,861,339
72.1
68.5
76.6
1935—Total
903, 605
789, 604
424, 724
313, 828
625,831
629, 962
356, 943
248, 603
69.3
79.8
84.0
79.2
1936—Total « -
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
378 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Utah:
Salt Late City (Salt Lake):
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1838—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Vermont:
Burlington (Chittenden):
1934—Seoond half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter. ...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Rutland (Rutland):
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1935—Total...
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1936—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter
Federal funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
$2,023. 251
81,613,973
79.8
1,087,661
965,590
809, 847
804,126
76.6
83.3
3,173,762
2, 574,138
81.1
976, 799
860,352
780,973
555,638
835,101
703.688
637,943
397,406
85.5
81.8
81.7
71.5
682, 712
99,710
17. 1
193,897
99, 958
93, 731
48.3
107, 563
181,294
231,061
109,352
5,979
6.6
71,284
65.2
42,490
66,862
26,611
44,673
62.6
66.8
211,939
118,804
56.1
78,977
79, 959
35,836
17,167
47,115
49,440
17,397
4,852
59.7
61.8
48.5
28.3
103, 201
2,096
2.0
32,094
30,729
17,514
22,864
1,220
50
685
141
3.8
0.2
3.9
0.6
24,802
102,363
59,985
58.6
40,762
61,611
24,798
35,187
60.9
57.1
183, 816
102,822
56.0
73,391
63,288
30,776
16,182
40,432
44,762
15,876
1,762
55.1
707
51.6
10.9
80,679
2,138
2.7
33,421
17,831
13,112
16,215
825
1,000
210
103
2.5
6.6
1.6
0.6
18, 436
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 379
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas*—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Virginia:
Norfolk (Norfolk):
$389,309
$381,093
92.7
168, 069
221, 240
1,128, 539
153, 547
207, 546
1,077,327
91.4
93.8
95.5
1936—Total —
263,361
335, 035
363, 981
166,162
251,332
315,834
350, 639
159, 622
95.4
94.3
96.3
96.0
Richmond (Henrico):
451, 611
253,887
56.2
204,067
247,544
1, 048, 280
81, 797
172,090
887, 626
40.1
69.5
84.7
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
282,872
292, 309
298,377
174, 722
227,858
245, 111
264, 368
150, 289
80.6
83.9
88.6
86.0
Fourth quarter
1936—Total °
First quarter °
Second quarter <L_
Third quarter 0
Fourth quarter o
1937—First quarter
Roanoke (Roanoke):
219, 725
176,003
80.1
Third quarter
91, 566
128,159
522,365
72, 813
103,390
450,899
79.3
80.7
86.3
1935—Total
137, 966
167, 935
167, 415
59, 049
115, 682
150, 830
130, 405
53,982
83.8
89.8
82.8
91.4
1936—Total «
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
380 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas *—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Washington:
Seattle (King):*
1934—Second half.
Third qdarter. _
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total *
First quarter *
Second quarter «_.
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter «..
1937—First quarter =.
8pokane (Spokane):*
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1935—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1936—Total °
First quarter«
Second quarter
Third quarter«...
Fourth quarter
1937—First quarter «.
Tacoma (Pierce):*
1934—Second half
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1835—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
1986—Total «
First quarter °—
Second quarter «..
Third quarter «...
Fourth quarter «.
1937—First quarter «..
Total
$2, 594, 590
1,197, 019
1, 397, 571
3,927, 200
Federal funds
Amount
$2,181,332
1,065, 022
1,116,310
3,128,043
1, 244, 254
1,165,169
917, 871
609,916
930,207
424, 571
505, 636
1, 924, 376
612, 576
608, 349
379, 582
323,869
1,035, 894
960, 432
846, 949
746,888
573, 774
825, 270
385,018
440, 252
1, 540, 751
473, 365
478, 739
276,711
311,936
964, 557
525, 981
509, 913
2, 138,581
524, 126
554, 908
564,283
495, 264
489, 361
475, 196
1,484.260
443,877
268,264
327,943
444, 176
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
BASIC) TABLES • 381
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Continued
/
Quarterly, July 1934—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
West Virginia:
Charleston (Kanawha): D
$1,159,199
$950, 296
82.0
528, 543
630, 656
1, 814, 270
391, 515
558, 781
1, 562, 439
74.1
88.6
86.1
1935—Total
First quarter
563,082
494,854
447, 649
308, 685
498, 233
422,828
376, 593
264, 785
88.5
85.4
84.1
85.8
1936—Total c..
First quarter _
97, 206
71,078
75, 762
23,096
83
23.8
0.1
Huntington (Cabell):8
826,153
679,153
82.2
361,195
464, 958
1, 615,952
274, 371
404, 782
1, 350, 030
76.0
87.0
83.6
1935—Total
514,877
483, 732
369, 834
247,509
433,336
414, 267
310, 145
192, 282
84."2
85.7
83.9
77.7
92,813
56, 665
51,843
10,612
4
11.4
o
1937—First quarter °
Wheeling (Ohio):8
403, 906
311,749
77.2
177, 551
226, 355
750,162
120, 825
190, 924
643, 719
68.1
84.3
85.8
1935—Total
First quarter.
241, 804
194, 476
183, 389
130, 493
211,562
163, 907
161, 805
106, 445
87.5
84.3
88.2
81.6
1936-Total c
67,173
46, 864
45, 364
8,808
205
13.1
0.4
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
382 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas4—Continued
Quarterly, July 1034—March 1937
Urban area and period
Wisconsin:
Kenosha (Kenosha):»
1934—Second halt
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total..
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1836—Total
First quarter.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1937—First quarter.
Madison (Dane): ■
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1886—Total.
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1937—First quarter....
Milwaukee (Milwaukee):
1934—Second half
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1935—Total....
First quarter
Second quarter.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter...
1938—Total
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter ...
Fourth quarter...
1937—First quarter....
Federal funds
Total
Amount
Percent
of total
$1,338, 084
$1,094,311
81.7
693, 876
744, 808
460, 724
633, 587
77.6
85. 1
1, 989, 708
1,415, 691
71.2
639, 698
534,070
452, 546
363, 394
529,809
413,649
353,892
118,341
82.8
77.4
78.2
32.6
660,117
8,025
1.4
181, 368
132, 536
120, 873
125,340
3,625
2,000
1,800
600
2.0
1.5
1.5
0.5
117,824
1,114, 574
713, 770
64.0
533,507
581, 067
301,453
412, 317
56.5
71.0
1, 802, 421
1,114,482
61.8
569,156
530,908
440,941
261,416
419,181
344, 624
271,762
78,915
73.6
64.9
61.6
30.2
475,434
6,629
1.4
180,957
110, 684
77,751
106,042
1, 577
2,652
1,800
600
0.9
2.4
2.3
16
139,605
9,142,900
7,065,139
77.3
4,101, 991
6,040,909
3, 205, 441
3, 859, 698
78.1
78.8
16,194, 111
11, 472,038
70.9
5, 244,440
4, 345, 713
3, 915,111
2. 688, 847
4,118,394
3,244,961
2,938, 214
1,170, 469
78.5
74.7
75.0
43.5
5. 128,994
23,880
0.5
1, 784, 830
1,182,361
991,731
1,170,072
6, 723
9,155
6,002
2,000
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
1, 287, 610
See footnotes at end of table.
(Concluded on next page)
BASIC TABLES • 383
Table XIX.—Amount of Obligations Incurred from Federal Funds and from All Sources
of Funds for the General Relief and Special Emergency Relief Programs in 171 Major
Urban Areas'—Concluded
Quarterly, July 1834—March 1937
Urban area and period
Total
Federal funds
Amount
Percent
of total
Wisconsin—Continued.
Racine (Racine):»
$930,194
$760,547
81.8
353, 915
576, 279
1, 716,644
281,306
479,241
1,192,688
79.5
83.2
69.5
1935—Total..
First quarter
552,180
643, 643
349, 775
271,046
474,596
441,012
395, 582
235,806
120,288
8,176
79.9
72.8
67.4
44.4
1.7
Fourth quarter
1936—Total
First quarter
173,732
93,696
87, 448
119,720
118,158
223,641
2,750
2,875
1,900
650
1.6
3.1
2.2
0.5
Third quarter
Fourth quarter.
1937—First quarter
Wyoming:
Casper (Natrona):"
188,737
84.4
100,149
123,492
346,527
83.682
105,055
280,971
83.6
86.1
81.1
1935—Total
105,883
107,979
85,572
47,093
87,761
86,080
72,684
34,446
82.9
79.7
84.9
73.1
Third quarter.
Fourth quarter..
1936—Total '
First quarter »
Third quarter «
Fourth quarter °
1937—First quarter «
Cheyenne (Laramie): •
181,793
140,814
77.6
65,326
116,467
260,021
47,819
92,995
196,895
73.2
79.8
76.7
Fourth quarter
1935—Total
First quarter
85,827
113,675
49, 743
10,876
65, 607
85, 638
39, 341
6,309
76.6
75.4
79.1
58.0
Second quarter
Third quarter..
1936—Total «
» See notes beginning on page 121 for description of data. The names of the counties in which the cities
are located are shown in parenthesis after the city names.
» Data cover the entire county in which city is located.
" Adequate data not available.
» Negative amount resulting from adjustment of prior months' obli gations.
• Less than 0.05 percent.
384 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XX.—Estimated Number of Cases Receiving Poor Relief and Amount of Poor
Relief Extended to Cases A
Monthly, January 1033 December 1036
Continental I'nited Status
Month
1933
January
February .. .
March...
April
May
June.
July
August
September....
October
November
December
1931,
January
February
March
April
May
June.
Number
of cases
114,000
112,000
100.000
114,000
114,000
114,000
136,000
162,000
161.000
171,000
167,000
163,000
173,000
171,000
177,000
181,000
190,000
175,000
Amounl ex¬
tended
$1,040,000
1,031,000
1,011,000
1,008,000
1,128,000
1,142, 000
1,318,000
1,521,000
1, 604, 000
1,904,000
1,899,000
1,674,000
1,812,000
1,829,000
1,921,000
2, 026, 000
2,132, 000
1,891,000
Month
1931,
July
August
September- ...
October
November
December.
1936
January
February
March
April
May.
June...
July
August.-
September
October
November
December.
Number
of cases
176,000
191,000
190,000
199,000
192,000
207,000
224,000
230,000
238,000
241,000
235,000
230,000
231,000
240,000
251,000
252,000
260,000
269,000
Amountex-
tended
$1,848,000
2,003,000
1,998,000
2,148,000
2, 093,000
2, 262, 000
2, 448,000
2, 468,000
2, 587,000
2, 650,000
2, 499,000
2,377,000
2, 474,000
2, 482,000
2,610.000
2,672,000
2.737,000
2, 822,000
• Data represent poor relief given to cases, most of which contained no employable member, by local
relief authorities. These figures for the period from January 1933 through December 1935 were not included
in statistics of the general relief program conducted by emergency relief administrations; local poor relief
was, however, included in general relief statistics for the period beginning with January 1936. See pages
2 and 7 and notes on page 121.
Table XXI.—Estimated Amount of Poor Relief Extended to Cases, by State A
Cumulative, January 1933—December 1935
Continental United States
State
Continental United States-
Alabama -.
Arizona...
Arkansas..
California-
Colorado..
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho...
Illinois-.
Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas..
Kentucky
Louisiana. . ..
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan-
Minnesota.
Mississippi.
Missouri
Montana
Amount
$71,068,000
23,000
96,000
110,000
20, 766, 000
850,000
162,000
79,000
21,000
709,000
1,261,000
277,000
4, 052, 000
4.157, 000
900,000
1,703,000
619,000
3,022,000
1,138, 000
1,372,000
1,000
813,000
1,085,000
State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey.
New Mexico.
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma.
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island...
South Carolina
South Dakota...
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont..
Virginia ._
Washington...
West Virginia-
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Amount
$864,000
34,000
336,000
13.000
I, 401, 000
785,000
311.000
1, 289,000
1.990,000
568,000
6, 235, 000
625,000
136,000
384,000
384,000
1,258,000
145,000
1,791,000
1, 552,000
4,480,000
923.000
2,354,000
4,000
* See footnote A of Table XX.
Appendix C
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES
COVERING THE PERIOD
FROM APRIL 1937 THROUGH JUNE 1941
886 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXII.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by Slate A
Monthly, April 1637—Junk 1941
Month
Continental
United
States
Ala¬
bama
Arlrona
Arkan¬
sas
California
Colorado
Connec¬
ticut
Dela¬
ware
District
of Co¬
lumbia
Flor¬
ida
1937
April.
1, 880, 000
1,864
•4,800
6,642
69,646
• 14,600
17, 805
1,841
3,783
7,700
May
1, 382, 000
1,820
•4,700
7, 622
84, 937
■ 13, 200
16,110
■860
3, 979
7,879
June
1, 277, 000
1,747
•4,600
8,478
76,307
■12,700
15,043
■810
3,625
8, 263
July
1, 287,000
1,456
8,686
3,883
3,487
78,166
■12,100
14, 511
826
3,182
8,420
August
1, 271,000
1,256
3, 658
80,576
■12,000
14,169
899
3, 107
■8,500
Beptember..
1, 268,000
1,321
3,579
3,731
78, 783
•12,000
14,960
932
3,034
■9,200
October
1. 270,000
1,372
3,189
3,839
74,015
•12,200
14, 565
1,030
2.909
■8,200
November..
1, 368. 000
1,537
2,561
3,974
80,391
•12,600
17,709
1,220
2,699
•8,600
December .
t o® o
1, 626, 000
2,176
2,373
4,064
97,211
■13,800
20,861
1,537
2,638
■8,600
j &oo
January
1,893,000
3,044
2,564
4,125
114,714
■12,000
28,135
1,992
2,496
8,252
February...
1,996.000
1,930
2,824
4,181
124,580
■15,200
23,289
2,118
2, 512
7,904
March
1, 994,000
2,053
2,885
4,133
132, 231
■ 14, 400
23, 773
2,046
2,628
7,895
April.
1, 818,000
2,157
2,811
4,094
122,680
•13,400
23, 423
1, 791
2,446
7,826
May..
1, 696, 000
2, 243
2,783
4,130
110,320
• 14, 400
23, 815
1,560
2,353
8,049
June.
1,648,000
2,464
2,857
4,171
102,426
•10,900
24,504
2,013
2,232
9,395
July
1,610,000
4,150
3,030
4,203
100,375
■10,200
23,891
1,987
1,675
9,175
August
1, 581, 000
3,839
3,169
4,163
98, 761
• 10, 700
23,023
2,038
1,489
9,164
September..
1, 526, 000
2,469
3,169
4,073
92,154
•10,200
22,704
2,248
1,437
9,041
October
1, 497, 000
2,490
3,022
3, 753
91,326
■11,000
21,723
2,402
1,414
8,743
November..
1,518,000
2,523
3,085
3,662
92, 851
•11,400
21, 449
2,139
1,433
8,647
December. .
r<wo
1, 631,000
2,646
3,371
3,773
107,091
■12,900
22,321
2,239
1,530
8,491
j iroif
January
1,772,000
2,733
3,734
3,875
124,444
17,627
24,346
2484
1,609
7,851
February...
1,844,000
2,716
3,560
3,869
138, 342
17,860
24,811
2,693
1,727
7,835
March
1,880,000
2,492
2,936
3,790
141,837
15,817
23.454
2,478
1,792
7,913
April..
1,724,000
2,178
2,810
3,839
137,156
13,585
24,006
2,081
1,764
7,505
May
1,644,000
2,047
2,924
3, 915
127,596
13,438
22,187
1,801
1,677
7,797
June.
1,568,000
2,019
2,888
3,866
123,127
11, 964
20,699
1, 452
1,564
8,070
July.
1, 539, 000
2,067
2,902
3,833
123,569
11,341
20,177
1,411
1,448
8.341
August
1,583,000
2,142
2,951
3,859
124,017
12,526
21,872
1, 470
1,485
9,234
September..
1.665,000
2,193
2,808
3,809
132,043
14,065
21,257
1,653
1, 519
9,614
October
1,628,000
2,175
2,773
3,750
134,523
13,817
20,077
1,711
1,594
9,553
November..
1,559,000
2,259
2,723
3,777
138,980
13,928
19,418
1,589
1,685
10.222
December
iQtfl
1,558,000
2,284
2,788
3,800
149,103
14,057
18,720
1,645
1,761
10, 140
January
1,974,000
2,338
2,886
3,768
160,534
15,011
20,267
1,832
1, 987
8,717
February...
1,671,000
2,437
3,078
3,732
158, 323
14,509
20,533
1,889
2,211
9,092
March
1,612,000
2,392
3,135
3, 634
147, 682
13, 562
20,596
1,885
2,363
8,786
April
1, 527, 000
2,435
3,251
3,698
130,586
12,640
19. 948
1, 544
2,278
8, 937
May
1,442,000
2,458
3, 494
3, 750
121,185
12,886
19,001
1, 387
2,132
9,679
June
1, 354,000
2,498
3,614
4,149
112,322
13, 379
17,850
1,259
2,131
9,820
July
1.862,000
2,514
3,765
4,366
113, 739
14,096
17,283
1,137
1,925
10, 058
August
1,342,000
2,528
3,893
4,446
97,948
13,827
16,564
1,033
1,841
10,014
Beptember..
1, 258,000
2,494
3,792
4,449
89, 853
• 13, 478
14,662
1,041
1,884
9,862
October
1, 230,000
2,467
3. 463
4,353
83,385
<■ 13, 564
13,993
1,013
1,975
2 701
November
1,213,000
2, 437
3,234
4,340
79,385
«14,163
13, 440
1,022
2,033
9,427
December...
1, 239,000
2,264
3,247
1415
83,772
0 15, 738
13, 332
996
2,038
9.295
19il
January
1, 257, 000
2,316
3,166
1406
89,093
° 15,701
13,405
1, 124
2,069
9.003
February...
1,230,000
2,386
3,079
4,392
84,026
« 15, 181
12,916
1,087
2,157
7,975
March.
1, 210, 000
2,364
3,184
4,393
82,178
• 14, 440
12,484
1, 184
2,207
8.257
April.
1, 153, 000
2,382
3,106
4,393
78,057
e 14,419
11,281
1,179
2 240
8,409
May
1,038,000
2,429
3,075
4, 318
71, 870
■12,534
9,681
1,073
2,148
8,434
June
934,000
2,387
2,799
3,463
• 62, 140
» 10,013
8,571
951
2075
8,343
(Continued on next page)
Bee footnotes at end of table.
SUPPLEMI NTARY TABLES • 387
Table XXII.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State A—Continued
Monthly, April 1937—June 1941
Month
Oeorgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Ken¬
tucky •
I Louisi¬
ana
Maine
Mary¬
land
1937
April
15,311
•3,000
167,607
35,345
37,067
25,034
6,800
9,688
• 11,700
8,709
May
15,013
•2,700
149, 479
28,992
31,210
21, 867
4,800
9,979
•11,100
6,959
June...
14,929
•2,800
144, 702
27, 427
28,091
20,851
4,000
9,419
•9,600
4,741
July
11,973
•2,400
149,952
28,660
26,780
20,293
5,900
8,468
•9,300
5,001
August
9,507
•2,400
154,930
29,355
26, 706
15,735
5,800
8,028
•9,000
5,196
September...
8,019
•2,400
156, 285
30, 459
26, 750
15,264
6,200
7,388
•9,700
5,648
October
7,237
•2,400
155,904
32, 709
26,841
14, 743
5,800
7,173
■10,600
5,945
November
7.143
■2,400
160, 478
39,492
28,979
15,621
6,200
7,021
•12,300
6,166
December
8,030
•2,700
182, 706
52,943
36,590
18, 757
6,800
7,115
•13,900
7,381
1938
January
8,359
•2,900
193,606
69,040
40,620
20,343
6,900
7,486
14,610
8,721
February
8,202
•3,300
195,503
76,510
41, 633
19, 513
6,500
7,152
14,910
9,758
March
7,918
•3,200
199,631
78,889
39, 762
18,481
5,900
7,127
14,805
9,872
April
7,495
■2,900
185, 599
67,058
34,039
16, 955
5,700
7,213
14,352
9,272
May
7,364
•2,800
173, 777
60,160
28,738
15,661
6,700
7,217
12,636
8,103
June
7,283
•2,700
167,169
56,036
27,497
14,789
6,000
7,333
11,538
8,190
July
7,148
•2,700
163,487
51,655
28,471
14,303
6,900
7,232
10.550
8,545
August
6,991
■2,700
164,501
49,078
26,148
15,478
5,800
7,326
9,550
8,907
September...
6,959
•2,600
164,278
49, 212
25,272
16,105
5,300
7,398
9,981
9,427
October
6,832
■2,600
165,374
49,531
24, 607
16,956
5,200
7,623
10,239
10,006
November
6,941
■2,600
167, 701
53,450
26,441
18,206
6,400
7,823
11,053
9,436
December
7,331
•3,100
178,377
57,679
30,637
19,894
6,300
8,182
12,279
10,503
1939
January
7,328
•3,400
189,860
63,864
33,612
22,398
6,400
8,270
12,838
11,685
February
7,081
•3,300
197,088
65,093
34, 344
23,612
5,400
8,304
12,748
12,163
March
6,893
•2,800
199,794
60,881
35, 596
22,806
5,600
8,260
12,816
12,182
April....
6,451
•2,500
191,657
53,819
32,224
20,381
6,300
8,024
12,431
11,013
May...
6,273
•2,200
187, 789
49,035
28,651
19, 398
4,700
7,844
11,280
9,747
June
5,933
■2,100
186,684
45,933
27,202
18,633
5,100
7,769
10,131
7,659
July
6,036
1,916
179,816
44,728
•27,900
17,962
6,000
7,764
9,122
7,622
August
6,257
1,893
174,649
47,475
■29,700
18,938
5,400
7,722
•8,782
8,114
September...
6,125
1,875
173,208
56,650
•33,100
23,378
5,200
7,769
•9,008
8,460
October
6,176
1,854
169,319
55, 913
•30,800
23,668
5,800
7,703
■9, 185
8,469
November.. _
6,358
1,960
162,884
62,522
29,800
25,170
5,600
7,669
•9,898
8,679
December
6,551
2,138
161,930
49,066
32,538
28,106
5,500
8,563
•11,650
9,147
mo
January
7,493
2,232
171,683
55,370
36,615
28,583
8,400
9,513
•12,038
9,725
February
8,629
2,308
169,681
54,778
36,683
29,713
8,700
10, 212
■11,748
10,157
March
7,080
2,350
158,491
49,813
34,928
28,076
6,900
9,906
■11,901
10,091
April
6,979
2,354
152,662
47,315
32,061
21,163
5,500
9,659
•11,692
9,496
May
6,885
2,256
149,421
43,628
28,931
20,422
5,600
9,607
■ 10,937
8,975
June
6,780
2,156
147,085
40,344
28, 659
19,490
5,400
9,674
•9,924
8,482
July
6,880
2,167
158,053
41,543
29,139
18,948
5,100
9,733
•9,068
8,342
August
6,839
2,144
168,607
43,260
28, 733
18, 705
5,600
9,537
• 8,648
8,388
September...
6,617
2,169
159,288
'43,110
25,891
17,197
5, 400
9,673
8,515
8,640
October
6,567
2,132
158,027
'41,071
24, 498
16,629
6,200
10, 316
8,613
8,401
November...
6,295
2,116
155,158
» 41, 913
25,185
16,402
6,500
10, 578
9,100
8,396
December
6,334
2,299
153, 601
'43,376
26,607
16,560
5,200
11,152
9,847
8,475
1941
January
6,873
2,376
150,756
' 44, 496
27,339
15,990
5,700
11,496
10,086
8,676
February
6,473
2,335
147,193
» 43, 227
27,048
16,290
6,100
11,901
9,508
8,665
March
6,298
2,346
144, 798
' 40, 560
26,698
15,265
6,000
12,404
9,207
8, 752
April
May
5,979
2,208
139, 339
' 34, 578
24,679
14,052
5,300
12,455
8,842
8,374
5,962
1, 456
126, 533
'27,815
20, 875
13,264
4,700
12, 669
7,791
7,682
June
5,880
1,410
113,900
' 23,484
18, 769
12,186
5,000
12, 677
6,774
7,240
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
38S
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXII.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State A—Continued
Monthly, April 1937—June 1941
Mouth
1937
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1938
January
February
March
April.
May.
June
July.
Augrust
September
October
November
December
1939
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1940
January
February
March
April
May
June
July .
August
September
October
November
December
1941
January.
February
March
April
May
June
Massa¬
chu¬
setts
Michi¬
gan
Minne¬
sota
Missis¬
sippi
Mis¬
souri
Mon¬
tana
Ne¬
braska
Ne¬
vada
Now
Hamp¬
shire
New
Jer¬
sey «
58,311
64, 457
38,927
• 900
61, 684
» 3,000
*8,600
1,023
7,763
68, 552
62, 349
50, 781
34, 396
» 830
46, 393
* 2,600
*6,900
962
6,966
61,296
61, 320
43, 771
30, 920
» 800
42,319
3, 282
» 6,100
946
6,618
46,313
64,410
40,166
29,639
889
41,430
3,356
» 6, 000
894
6,407
46,416
66, 116
38,164
27, 750
762
40, 925
3, 600
» 6, 300
908
6,676
46,408
57,377
37. 630
28,324
713
41,800
3, 438
* 6. 900
878
8,789
47,830
59, 511
37, 940
30, 701
680
42, 670
3, 466
» 7, 600
826
7, 287
50,363
69, 250
43,440
36, 613
1,026
45, 615
4, 368
» 7,800
644
8,455
55,906
81,660
65,887
44, 782
1,136
52, 227
5, 046
■9,600
751
9,943
66,952
88,077V
117,799
49,834
1,192
58,437
6,854
11,184
963
10,735
81,483
85, 010
148,006
52, 688
1,368
57, 943
7,890
11,025
856
10,264
85,353
83, 779
161, 213
50, 345
1, 265
55, 664
8,891
9,535
951
9,779
87,991
78,046
139,207
42, 283
1,247
45, 514
7, 448
7,745
660
9,402
84,700
72,600
123,561
37, 299
1, 061
42,031
5,994
6,818
669
8,775
78,800
71,334
113,640
35,167
946
41,414
7,382
6,351
647
8,713
75,300
89,731
109, 562
32,676
846
36,496
7,001
5,897
765
8,220
76,600
66, 615
100, 069
32,167
971
31, 379
5,681
6, 554
732
7, 941
75,300
64,119
67,656
33, 506
883
30,634
4,965
7,124
610
8,104
72,800
60,884
58,896
34, 759
936
31,249
4,997
7,308
591
7,900
71,100
62, 221
58,107
39,097
972
32,167
5,375
8,056
608
8,063
70,500
66,318
66,105
44, 704
1,392
36,593
6,270
9,610
670
8,731
74,900
72,166
77,405
48,043
1,223
37,113
8,049
11,561
697
9,163
80,400
72,034
84, 553
49,779
1, 111
39,423
9,304
12,278
661
9,219
82,400
73,882
86, 304
50,812
977
40, 506
8,789
11,583
657
9,284
75,900
69,294
79, 291
45,817
998
39,033
7,452
9,982
615
9, 017
71,100
64,925
70,696
40, 769
1,014
38,371
5,985
9,257
581
8,179
66,600
63,172
61,874
37,787
1,013
36, 650
5,161
8,416
553
7,559
61,900
62,819
53,869
35,141
920
32, 707
4,381
7,801
581
6,945
60,100
65, 215
56, 944
36,033
997
26,156
3,916
8,544
501
6.632
59,000
70,338
64,546
38, 952
1,081
23,108
3,975
9,887
516
7,326
64,700
68,257
67, 653
40,315
986
23, 541
4,370
9,823
519
7,330
60,800
68,574
67,311
39, 638 •
1,125
23,786
4,579
9,407
515
7, 435
56,500
68,149
64,533
41,759
1,551
25,061
4,516
10,032
547
7,620
56,100
70,009
68,297
45,165
*1,506
36,404
5,199
12,222
713
■8,292
59,631
67, 764
72,373
44,657
» 1,486
32,412
5,001
12, 434
777
■ 7,846
57,824
68, 862
71,349
44,024
* 1,412
28,869
4, 731
11,200
733
* 7,955
55,029
68, 479
67, 925
42,403
* 1,200
23,931
4,834
10,520
774
■7, 911
51,552
67,189
60,811
38,670
* 1,150
23,979
4,525
10.138
730
* 7,456
49.954
64,079
53,146
35, 948
* 1,166
23,633
4,538
10,226
791
•6,872
48,138
65,171
54,846
34, 416
»1,237
23,688
4,717
10,273
548
■6,683
47,482
62,822
54,184
32,457
■ 1, 249
23, 950
4,094
10,369
547
■6,396
45,792
58,183
49, 203
30,131
1,015
24,400
3,813
8,688
476
6,354
43,058
57,347
48, 227
30,903
768
23, 928
3,899
8,404
431
6,170
40,340
52,645
46,675
33,607
914
24,078
4, 334
8,958
552
6,351
39,241
52,065
49, 782
36,174
920
24,805
4,438
9,601
620
6,698
38,266
52, 753
61,417
34,825
903
25,011
4,633
9,860
552
6,956
38,154
49,858
50,329
33,705
916
24,669
4,137
10,050
502
6,501
37,294
48,228
49, 519
33,273
905
24,128
4,187
9.783
519
6,498
35,744
46,135
46,685
31,805
897
23,029
3,899
8,030
520
5,992
35,737
40,921
40,397
26, 976
918
21,398
3,313
6,773
477
5,287
31,589
36, 732
32,829
23, 303
745
19,879
3,004
5,763
426
4,543
26,539
See footnotes at end o table.
(Continued on next page)
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES
389
Table XXII.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State *—Continued
Monthly, Aritn. 1037—June 1941
Month
1937
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1938
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July...
August
September.
October
November
December..
1939
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1940
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1941
January...
February-
March
April
May
June
New
Mex¬
ico
'2,900
2,453
2,413
2,366
2,440
2,378
2,453
2,462
2,507
2,670
2,422
2,178
1,978
1,990
2,045
2,265
2,376
1,597
1,369
1,419
1,645
1,777
2,035
2,211
2,069
2,101
2,192
1,883
1,931
2,001
2,067
2,021
1,952
2,088
2,175
2,115
2,231
2,165
2,148
2,071
1,953
•1,814
'1,615
* 1, 655
• 1,847
*1,754
•1,837
■ 1,906
• 1, 774
• 1, 795
• 1,759
New
York
265,249
244, 593
224,957
228,822
238,304
240, 698
241,186
253,157
283,179
309, 652
322, 648
319, 297
305,084
289, 821
278, 505
273, 467
273, 646
274, 570
266, 582
274, 701
287,824
302,402
310,686
313,864
298,785
292,166
275,179
265,937
263,720
268,218
273, 708
264,773
266,266
276,367
276,974
277,935
273,185
257,706
240,870
235,350
230,978
• 227, 796
* 228,919
• 229,676
* 232,890
*237,375
* 236, 482
* 238, 445
*229,603
* 212, 594
* 199,949
North
Caro¬
lina
12,580
11,994
11,343
7,997
6, 715
5,946
5,516
6,796
6,858
7,458
7,735
7,099
6,693
6,854
6,683
6,185
5,695
5,422
4,825
4,918
6,111
6,041
6,681
6,774
6,123
5,971
5,932
4,985
5,796
5,820
5,940
5,911
6,414
7,855
7,355
7, 112
6,811
6,705
5,465
6,985
6,695
6,086
4,878
4,864
5,297
5,669
6,644
5,274
4,754
4,601
4,435
North
Da¬
kota
8,258
7,099
6,741
6, 905
7, 441
8,028
8,818
10, 213
10,466
9,573
8,939
7.859
6, 299
6,472
4, 837
4,521
4,054
4,594
5,503
5.860
6,731
6,736
6,640
5,678
4,909
4,613
4,524
4,198
4,119
4,613
5,206
5,074
6,166
4,911
6,042
6,411
4,985
4,836
4,561
3,841
2,582
2,705
3,605
4,228
4,102
3,736
3,889
3,653
2,862
2,556
Ohio
•98,200
» 78,100
» 58,200
» 60,900
•61,900
» 58,100
•61,200
» 72,000
» 96,900
120,971
137,134
144, 777
122,981
108, 638
101,869
100,257
98,140
92,090
83,904
82, 715
86,737
97,162
106,046
101, 574
89.957
89,033
89.958
• 95, 509
• 110,790
* 119, 561
•111,638
» 99,690
» 94, 439
» 113, 231
• 122,186
*113,795
• 100,609
93,622
86,345
90,303
91,277
82,138
76,236
76,282
77,343
76,776
76,151
73,995
65,564
65, 545
47,980
Okla¬
homa ■
33,800
35, 800
37,000
34,000
40,000
33,100
24,400
24,800
26,000
29,900
35,500
35,800
35,900
37,400
42,100
46,000
42,000
33,400
30,800
27,100
26,200
21,800
17,000
19,000
15,000
16,000
16,500
12,100
13,600
15,810
16,477
17,010
17,538
19,690
19,678
17,646
15, 991
14, 620
15,135
13,514
15,838
15,132
13,935
11,641
13,325
12,164
12,056
11,267
9,963
10, 618
11,129
Oregon
10,750
9,331
8,270
7,569
6,419
6,481
7,146
9,727
12,880
14,627
14, 222
13,959
12,999
11,154
9,584
9,160
9,205
8,991
10,072
12, 532
14,123
13,843
13,883
13,756
12,127
10, 342
8,775
7,973
7,993
7,831
8,831
10,300
11,248
11,839
12,418
12,267
11,733
10,688
9, 291
9,024
8,821
7,781
8,330
8,570
9,506
9,744
8,887
8,313
7,895
7,222
6,581
Pennsyl¬
vania
176,240
163,464
155,425
160,003
164, 762
165,418
165,006
160, 838
189,042
231,685
238,487
218, 767
217, 238
218, 467
228,045
231, 243
232, 991
243,867
241,681
231,525
236,937
260,672
272,728
281, 708
273, 989
272,322
264,153
279,548
300,355
319,065
287, 872
244,731
224,626
228,657
220, 959
220,731
217, 251
201,170
183,601
182,995
182, 517
168, 553
160, 573
151,332
150,006
155,893
152, 455
151, 455
146, 726
134, 730
123,071
Rhode
Island '
9,300
7,900
6,800
7,300
7,700
8,600
8,900
10,300
13,300
12,900
12,000
11,700
10,900
11,000
11,300
11,000
10,700
10,600
9,600
8,800
9,600
11,400
11,800
12,400
11,500
10,700
10,000
10,400
10,700
11,800
10,900
10,400
10,600
11,600
11,500
11,500
11,600
10,800
10,500
11,000
10,800
10,061
8,928
7,968
7,911
8,054
2,137
7,762
2,132
7,397
2,172
7,080
2,175
6,386
2,173
5,620
2,261
South
Caro¬
lina
• 3,200
■ 2,700
• 1,600
220
698
283
485
738
1,043
1,444
1,768
1,874
1,941
2,212
3,348
3,757
2,954
2,832
2,771
2,746
2,811
2,787
2,805
2,772
2,693
2,678
2,832
2,565
2,471
2,357
2,234
2,189
2.185
2,010
1,972
1,971
2,031
2,117
2,185
2,213
2,172
2,152
2,172
2,170
2,175
(Concluded on next page)
• Unless otherwise specified all figures exclude cases receiving hospitalixation and/or burial only, and
beginning with September 1940 exclude those receiving medical care only. United States totals are partly
estimated and are rounded to the nearest thousand, and, (or months subsequent to August 1939 reflect
allowance (or the extent to which state figures (ail to conform with reporting requirements; United States
totals therefore do not equal the sum o( state figures. Data are corrected to November 25, 1941.
» Estimated.
• Includes cases receiving medical care only.
• Excludes cases receiving medical care only.
• Includes cases receiving hospitalization and/or burial only.
' Includes cases receiving medical care, hospitalization and/or burial only.
390
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXII.—Number of Cases Receiving General Relief, by State'—Concluded
Monthly, April 1837—June 1941
Month
1997
April
May
June.
July ...
August
September...
October
November
December
1998
January
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August.
September...
October
November...
December
1999
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July.
August
September...
October
November...
December
191/0
January
February
March
April
May
June
July. .
August
September
October
November...
December
19V
January
February
March
April..
May ,
June
South
Dakota
Tennes¬
see •
Texas
Utah
Ver¬
mont
Vir¬
ginia
Wash¬
ington
West
Virginia
Wis¬
consin
o £
6,146
19,600
•11,600
8,240
8,446
•18,200
30,882
■21,300
40,217
1,813
6,204
17,400
• 11,400
5,208
8,068
• 16, 200
27, 446
• 20,400
35,818
1,262
1716
18,000
• 10,600
4,696
3,069
•14,400
26,232
•19,600
31,336
1,102
4,380
13,300
• 10,300
3,446
2,414
13.181
25,043
■16,700
28,312
987
4,863
9.900
• 9, 200
3, 397
2,273
18, 376
26,260
• 15, 700
26,971
921
4,920
6,700
• 8, 500
3, 402
2,282
13,430
27.877
■ 15,200
27,775
951
6,081
4,100
• 8, 600
3,378
2, 636
13,838
29, 286
• 15,200
31,216
924
6, 721
4, 400
•9, 500
3, 592
2,718
14,406
36, 607
■ 15,400
35,824
1,072
6,889
4,800
• 11,900
4,496
3,376
16,276
46,692
• 18,100
44,688
1,487
7, 212
5,400
•14,000
8,247
4,013
16,599
48,740
22,624
54,617
1,849
6, 894
5,900
13,800
5, 480
3,610
16, 877
52,017
23,688
57,372
2,172
6, 290
5, 400
13,970
6, 184
3, 799
17, 089
48, 730
24,078
55, 657
2,180
5,354
4,600
13,020
3, 733
3,442
16, 438
24,823
21, 763
49,141
1,933
4,695
4, 100
13,190
3,301
3,089
16,087
19, 231
23.986
44,616
1,578
4,177
3,800
12, 740
3,074
2,876
16,725
17,607
24, 763
42,452
1,412
3,970
3,600
11,820
3,081
2,611
15,376
16,163
20,843
39,930
1,307
3,976
3,500
12,550
3,113
2,610
16,101
15,920
21,666
39,440
1,329
4,364
3,800
12,100
3,023
2, 529
9.200
16, 254
22,142
39,380
1,371
4,086
8,700
12,600
2, 946
2,694
8,783
16,273
21, 937
42, 727
1,318
4,782
1200
12,800
3,062
2,738
8,925
19, 274
21,664
44,848
1,705
6,155
6,200
14,250
3,536
3,140
9,450
25, 762
22,185
48,948
2,379
5, 817
5,200
15,564
4,153
3, 529
9,740
31,682
22,355
52, 718
2,768
6, 433
5, 400
15,822
4,862
3,480
10,096
34,187
22,714
53,575
2,968
6,136
5, 500
16,142
6,285
3, 545
10,294
33,368
21,451
54,223
2,879
5,259
5,400
14,769
5,085
3,316
9,801
• 17, 337
19,646
51, 552
2,137
4,562
4,800
14,765
5.011
2,940
9, 071
» 12,020
17, 721
48,217
1,628
4,072
4,000
13,285
5,020
2,669
8,703
»12,660
14,137
44, 750
1,465
3,792
3,900
12,275
5,167
2,320
8,238
»13,966
11,000
43,748
1,549
3.888
4, 300
12,171
5,721
2,304
8,227
» 16, 642
10,780
44,304
1,484
4,295
4,300
11,852
6,717
2,456
8,054
• 17.690
10,728
49, 743
1. 189
4,805
4,200
11,789
6,595
2,666
8,157
» 17,967
10, 856
49,958
1,168
4,958
4,400
12,223
6,850
2,748
8,314
20,353
10,775
49,393
1,287
5,073
4,300
13,058
5,778
2,760
8,286
23,707
12,223
60,599
1,531
5, 799
6,600
16,013
6,283
•3, 291
8,641
•24,349
16,374
51,967
1,788
5, 551
6,700
15,616
6,361
•2,927
9,442
• 22,961
16,608
52,383
1,945
5,765
6,100
14,657
6,120
• 3,134
9,276
• 21, 496
17, 219
51,454
1,837
5,756
6,000
13,060
5, 556
• 3,123
8,602
• 14,571
16,804
51,485
1,603
5,172
4,100
12,665
5,679
• 2,686
7,508
» 13,426
17.103
48, 684
1,408
4,849
3,800
12,523
6,418
"2,488
7,124
• 11,051
16,650
45.352
1,322
4, 708
3,800
13,060
6,353
■ 2, 336
6,469
• 10,991
12,638
42,964
1,331
4,216
3,200
13,313
5,606
■ 2, 076
6,331
•11,318
12,705
40,902
1,334
(")
2,900
11,885
5,436
2,006
5,861
11, 724
10, 622
38.310
1,153
3,331
3,000
10,901
5,363
1,900
5,832
12,426
10,994
38, 132
1,076
3,600
3,000
10,220
5,280
1,993
5,643
14,912
11.121
38, 646
1,126
4,270
3,200
10,808
5, 384
2, 394
6,680
17,031
11,506
39, 045
1,382
1994
3,300
11,160
5,486
2,530
6,850
17,382
11,854
38,177
1,445
5,128
3,400
11,223
6,283
2,367
6,074
15,965
12,131
37, 516
1, 501
4,937
3,400
10, 725
5, 344
2,349
6,075
14, 572
12,183
37,316
1,527
4,738
2,900
10,290
5,438
2,086
6, 946
12,682
17,674
34.839
1,491
4,010
2,700
10, 363
5,269
1,828
5,648
10,390
15,034
28, 454
1,103
3.126
2,600
9,503
4,855
1,599
6,352
9,605
12, 572
24,106
87
• Data are estimated for months from April 1938 through December 1939 Figures for months from
January through September 1940 include cases reoeiving institutional care only. Also, figures shown for
all months in 1940 and 1941 include cases receiving hospitalisation and/or burial only and, beginning with
September 1940, include those receiving medical care only; these cases are believed by state agency to be
insignificant prior to November 1940.
■ Data are estimated for all months from April 1937 through August 1939. Beginning with September
1939, data represent the sum of the cases reported for the program administered by State Board of Public
Welfare and for general relief given by county commissioners; duplication is believed to be large.
' In addition to reported data covering the state unemployment relief program, figures include estimates
of cases aided by local relief officials. Reported data for all months subsequent to September 1940 include
cases receiving medical care and/or hospitalization only, and for March 1941 also include cases receiving
burial only.
« State relief program only; does not include program administered by local officials.
1 Includes cases receiving medical care only; number believed by state agency to be insignificant.
■ Data not available due to change in reporting procedure.
Source: Social Security Board, Bureau of Public Assistance.
SUIM'LKM KNTA HY TABLES • 391
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by StateA
Monthly, Apkil 1937-June 1941
Period
Continental
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Grand total
1937—Total 9 months
$1,811, 944,000
$1,062,970
$2,369, 801
$1,165, 295
$157, 162,097
289, 783,000
129,103
529,390
275,015
20, 496,431
April
35, 745,000
15, 246
» 86,000
38,641
2, 766, 614
May
30, 616,000
15,172
» 78,000
45, 597
2,213, 749
June
28, 226,000
14, 783
•80,000
61, 221
1, 776, 221
July
29,015,000
12, 750
82,586
20,396
2, 237, 280
August
29, 955, 000
11,553
65,698
22,264
2.176,396
September
30, 274,000
12, 758
53,137
23,069
2,168,677
October _
30, 729,000
14,139
41,892
24,203
2.068, 796
November ..
33,981,000
15, 196
32,450
24, 593
2, 261, 883
December.
41, 243, 000
17, 586
40, 627
25,031
2,825,815
1938—Total
476, 203, 000
282, 914
513,671
264,204
37, 400, .564
January
46,404,000
25,981
40,481
25,284
3,382,044
February
47, 207,000
17, 795
40,864
24, 599
3, 755,607
March
47, 471, 000
20, 123
39, 268
24, 778
3, 910,008
April..
41,113,000
20,679
39,021
24,643
3,492, 867
May
37,337,000
21,890
39,596
25,064
3,102, 266
June
36, 747,000
22,848
40, 555
24, 557
2,889, 145
July
35,999,000
32,970
42,912
24,699
2,860,383
August
36, 244,000
28,767
45,803
24, 255
2,861, 202
September
35,406,000
21, 526
46,464
23,706
2,659, 331
October
34,934,000
22, 699
44, 956
12,981
2,611,539
November...
36, 476,000
23, 212
46, 754
12,286
2, 645,088
December
40,865,000
24, 424
47,997
17, 352
3,231,084
1939— Total
482,653,000
249, 796
460,246
219,607
47,552,120
January
43, 699,000
25,622
52,683
18, 677
3,8.54, 1.55
February
45,025,000
25,291
45, 526
18,411
4, 230, 750
March .
46,650,000
22,624
35,272
17,866
4,346, 717
April
41, 284, 000
19, 436
35,104
18,430
4,133,657
May
39, 389,000
18, 515
35,924
18,660
3,783,069
June
37,189.000
18,403
36,228
18, 355
3,101, 109
July .
36, 329,000
19,096
36, 930
18, 366
4,044,457
August
38, 339,000
19, 597
36, 527
18,331
3, 691, 288
September
38, 699, 000
18, 347
35,805
17.819
3, 730, 182
October
38,831,000
21,425
36,150
18,042
3,900, 933
November
38, 434,000
20,621
36,284
18,182
4,124, 198
December
38, 785,000
20,820
38,813
18,468
4,605, 605
1940—Total
404,963,000
273,879
677,071
264,865
38,767.885
January
41, 645,000
22,181
41,258
18,328
5,026, 253
February
40, 502,000
23, 211
44, 614
18,134
4,611.249
March.
39,196,000
23,065
45, 869
17,506
3,628, 786
April.
36,788,000
24, 069
47,099
18,033
3, 618, 982
May
34,405,000
23,112
49,109
18,400
3, 400, 720
June..
31,447,000
23,921
60,131
23,160
3,186,391
July
32,192,000
23,137
49,949
24,877
3,233,286
August
31, 732,000
23, 650
51, 751
25,755
2.815, 680
September
28, 547, 000
23, 751
50,864
25,163
2, 519, 887
October
29,379, 000
21,986
49, 316
24, 940
2,229,918
November
29,041,000
21,651
48,227
24,842
2, 112,120
December
30,089,000
20,246
48, 984
25,727
2, 386, 593
1941—Total 6 months..
158, 342,000
127, 218
289, 423
141, 604
12,946,117
January
February
March
April
May
June
30, 552,000
28, 881,000
28, 767,000
26, 278, 000
23, 281,000
20, 583, 000
20,662
21, 061
21,081
21, 366
21,675
21,373
48,323
47, 945
48,901
48,713
49,202
46, 339
25, 426
25,108
24,963
26,045
26,144
16,918
2, 545, 089
2, 373, 339
2, 347,879
2,261,951
1,964, 452
» 1,453, 407
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
392
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State*—Continued
Monthly,
A Pill 1. 1987 Jo
nk 1941
Period
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Grand total
$9, 580, 598
$24, 640, 143
$1,529, 859
$2, 745, 596
$2,925, 173
1937—Total 9 months
1,879.000
3, 476, 733
172,061
082, 704
461, 248
April „
• 2(1:1, ooo
413, 369
32,045
90,021
44, 547
May.
■ 238, 000
347, 023
• 16, 300
89,006
43,914
June
•204,000
323,711
• 14,200
86,912
48,924
July.
•200,000
315,625
13, 897
68,601
61,863
August
"203, 000
315, 508
16, 298
69, 565
•52,000
September
• 192, 000
359, 175
17,091
72, 346
•55,000
October.
» 194, 000
392, 726
17, 758
71,589
•50,000
November
• 188,000
441, 256
18,901
67,881
•51,000
December
• 197, 000
568,340
25,571
66, 783
•64,000
1938—Total
2, 044, 000
6, 942, 659
436, 576
608,761
662, 874
January
• 157,000
613, 706
27, 764
64,879
49.540
February
• 214, 000
582, 688
30, 245
64,623
46, 883
March
» 178, 000
643, 370
37, 988
67, 343
50, 720
April.
• 168, 000
584, 143
35, 425
63, 455
48, 088
May.
» 168, 000
578, 068
27, 240
60,438
54, 209
June
•153,000
588,304
37,618
58,617
55,716
July
•157,000
561,811
36,834
40,084
60,270
August
•156,000
5.54, 142
37, 968
38, 251
60,660
September
» 150,000
565, 328
37,581
36, 937
62, 256
October
• 164, 000
539, 926
40,280
37, 256
58,965
November
"184,000
529, 052
41, 145
36,884
58,382
December
■ 195, 000
602,121
46,488
39,994
57, 185
1939—Total
2, 346, 582
6, 878,037
444,339
511, 807
708, (.25
January
270,609
645, 314
51,442
42, 765
52,891
February
256, 879
642. 756
55, 270
44, 789
53,477
March
225,701
710, 083
51,914
48, 741
53,427
April .
184, 159
621, 144
40, 273
47,902
51,523
May . ..
187, 695
570, 753
31,620
45,607
53. 752
June
165,604
540,081
27, 191
40,289
56.500
July
159, 661
502,450
26, 834
36,153
58, 071
August . ..
169, 096
541,101
28,788
37,116
64,484
September..
183, 005
544.349
30,285
38,186
65, 619
October. .
179, 391
529,790
34,839
40,531
65, 255
November
181,213
514, 706
31,811
43. 116
67. 6.50
December
183, 569
515, 510
34, 072
46,612
65,996
1940—Total
2,215,844
5, 509, 272
336,862
622,001
749,336
January
199, 942
548, 507
37, 764
52, 151
60, 243
February.
196,999
541, 548
40,838
59,039
63, 884
March
184, 121
551, 256
40, 884
62,364
61,904
April
May
171, 298
520,077
31,905
58,654
63,561
171,822
490, 759
28, 727
63, 620
59, 839
June.
185, 516
452 472
24,890
52,521
58,080
July
181,175
444,200
22,459
43, 717
68.112
August
179,455
444,310
20,609
43, 372
66,033
September
• 169, 016
376, 948
22,024
46,931
62,813
October
•180. Ill
385,985
21,640
48, 787
61, 294
November
• 188, 943
367, 409
23, 885
50,810
62,687
December
•207, 446
385,801
21,237
51,035
60,886
1941—Total 6 months ...
1,095,172
1,839,442
140, 021
320,323
353,090
January
• 207,757
377, 927
25,677
51,980
59, 749
February
• 196, 677
349,099
23, 272
53, 642
57. 417
March
• 190, 920
342 705
26,805
55,537
55,530
April
May
• 188,988
297, 685
24,636
55,054
59, 147
» 168, 795
253, 898
20,850
53, 122
61,364
June
» 142,035
218, 128
18,781
50,988
59,883
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES . 393
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State*—Continued
Monthly, April 1937-June 1841
Period
Grand total
1937—Total 9 months.
April.
May..
June
July
August
September-
October
November..
December..
1938—Total.
January.,.
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1939—Total.
January...
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September-
October
November..
December..
1940—Total.
January..
February.
March
April
May
June
July..
August
September-
October
November-
December. .
1941—Total 6 months-
January. .
February.
March
April
May
June
Georgia
$2. 280, 882
555,189
79, 936
77, 854
76,690
70,142
53,021
45. 886
47, 100
48,158
66, 403
557, 273
55,048
51, 395
50, 338
45, 224
43, 915
43, 291
43,816
43,989
43,566
44,919
43, 654
48,118
426,435
46,335
43, 405
42,132
39, 538
36,135
32,710
29,008
30. 314
30, 414
31,012
32. 560
32,872
497, 757
37,419
41,558
37, 444
42, 303
42. 523
42,063
42,946
42, 679
44, 555
41,665
40,546
42, 056
244,228
44,686
42,220
41, 138
39, 476
38, 367
38, 342
Idaho
$1, 752, 908
311,000
» 47,000
» 38,000
■ 37,000
» 30, 000
» 30, 000
» 30, 000
» 32, 000
» 32, 000
• 36, 000
499,000
• 45, 000
» 53, 000
■ 53, 000
" 46,000
■ 45, 000
•38,000
» 37,000
•37,000
• 30,000
» 31, 000
» 31, 000
• 53, 000
371,148
• 46, 000
» 40, 000
» 39, 000
■ 32,000
• 29,000
•27,000
25,224
24,469
24, 425
24, 422
28,235
31, 373
393,823
32,064
34, 188
33, 876
34, 281
32, 868
32,260
32,124
32,032
32,407
31,930
31,724
34,070
177,997
36,130
35,860
35, 752
30, 064
20, 717
19, 474
Illinois
$191, 962, 200
31,651,165
3, 772,143
3,372,463
3, 274, 642
3, 386, 784
3, 656, 354
3, 049, 779
3, 054, 670
3, 732, 961
4, 252, 469
47.842,770
4,564,042
4,439,406
4, 634, 689
4,038,993
3, 433, 252
3,261,801
3, 563,088
4. 030, 066
3, 749, 326
3,811, 515
4,100, 280
4, 326, 314
48,432,953
4, 379, 934
4,687,683
4, 755,659
4,441,837
4,016,675
4,116,626
3,425,933
3, 542, 993
3, 408, 653
3,643,848
4,024, 754
3, 988,358
45,483,006
4,171,147
4,078,762
3, 985, 476
3, 784,824
3, 583,826
3,475,886
3, 789, 632
4,035, 738
3, 534, 852
3, 770, 944
3, 658,672
3,613,248
18, 652, 366
3, 496, 202
3,411,677
3, 444, 883
3.154, 560
2, 692, 065
2, 453,979
Indiana
$31, 945, 044
3, 908,602
433,668
3)8, 405
304,016
323, 293
332,142
399, 280
438,640
539, 245
819,913
9, 528,034
1,075,400
1,121,639
1,169, 858
899, 966
744, 655
659,194
570. 180
547,204
625,815
604, 237
712,696
807,290
8, 325,337
904,043
880,807
840,007
682,691
603,462
552,034
528,036
566,985
689,865
746, 708
685, 635
645,064
7,097,331
792,918
711, 751
656, 781
583, 339
616,982
444,654
480,811
478, 868
» 576, 281
• 580,071
• 614, 259
» 660,616
3,085,740
• 683, 425
» 620,649
» 606,377
» 474,959
• 376,830
• 323,500
See footnotes at end of table
(Continued on next page)
394 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State*—Continued
Monthly, Aritn. 1937-Juni 1941
Period
Grand total
1937—Total 9 months.
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
1938—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1939—Total
January. ..
February..
March
April
May
June
July.
'August
September
October
November.
December
1940—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June...
July
August
September
October.
November
December
1941—Total 6 months
January
February
March
April
May
June
Kansas
Kentucky ■
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
$13,337, 489
$2,342,000
$6, 469, 278
$12,286,414
$9,638,962
2, 228, 933
391,000
998, 547
2, 222, 000
1,231,577
340, 350
45, 000
136,117
• 289,000
187,896
278, 771
35,000
142,468
■ 243, 000
146,553
271,222
43,000
85, 337
• 222, 000
126,937
247, 618
42, 000
114,221
» 210, 000
110,804
201,394
44, 000
116,317
• 204,000
114,852
200, 409
40,000
110,957
■ 218,000
122,566
198,710
45, 000
98, 721
» 237, 000
125,014
214,432
48, 000
96,006
» 274,000
137, 493
276,049
49,000
98,404
» 325,000
159,462
2, 752, 508
535,000
1,199, 566
3,157, 524
2, 433, 128
299,182
52,000
103, 772
342, 059
192,815
271,937
61,000
96,772
330,423
212,035
258, 298
51,000
94, 175
341,562
220,440
222, 321
41,000
93,322
315,255
194,894
195,815
41,000
96, 983
256,777
171,025
181, 101
45,000
99,677
232, 865
181, 330
180, 558
36,000
96,436
203,787
189,458
190,560
38,000
98,969
184,434
197, 620
210,261
42,000
99,335
204,132
207,785
216,317
42,000
102, 689
217,353
202,208
245, 242
48,000
106, 065
241, 584
214,444
281,116
48, 000
111,371
287,293
249, 074
3,445,101
541,000
1, 266, 258
2,759,910
2, 575, 475
320, 168
51,000
109,172
295, 310
275, 568
327,416
48,000
109,299
280, 536
295, 559
311,371
50,000
108, 246
285,362
290,223
264, 417
48,000
103, 810
266,752
245, 314
249, 087
41,000
101,433
232,364
179,798
230.271
42,000
99,896
206,530
168,569
217,958
41,000
99,692
177,042
163,271
234, 269
40,000
98, 357
■ 167, 450
181,859
281, 553
41,000
98, 920
■ 182,125
181,932
298, 302
43,000
97,990
■ 186, 948
189, 247
341,028
47,000
97, 601
• 207,779
195,983
389,261
49,000
141, 842
• 271, 712
208,152
3,577, 291
578,000
1,825,299
3, 026, 939
2, 345.135
380,155
59,000
158, 510
' 327, 569
217,920
403, 759
69,000
177, 658
' 308, ,502
228 559
368, 616
57,000
148, 170
» 318,531
231,493
310,153
47,000
141,464
' 310, 675
199,938
298, 186
44,000
140,714
' 282,166
188 710
277, 682
40,000
141, 395
' 244. 840
177,928
262, 499
34.000
142, 429
• 228,728
177,153
272,293
39,000
140,641
» 214, 642
177,356
246, 259
41,000
142, 954
177,435
184,874
243,771
46,000
156,568
188,181
182, 527
248,412
52,000
161,992
199, 943
185.002
265,506
50,000
172,804
225,728
193,675
1, 333, 636
297,000
1,179, 608
1,120,041
1,053,647
242,231
53,000
181,537
227,618
193, 242
255,191
57,000
188,841
200, 262
192,510
239,684
57,000
198,698
203,644
192,965
215, 220
45,000
200,637
187,250
172, 515
202, 217
41,000
204, 471
156,071
156,142
179, 093
44,000
205, 424
145,196
146,273
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES • 395
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State*—Continued
Monthly, April 1937-Juns 1941
Period
Massachu¬
setts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Grand total
$88, 284,142
$76,330,074
$47,475,886
$233,381
$19, 240, 344
1937—Total 9 months
14,880, 068
9,311,516
8,139,080
36,372
4,063, 946
April
1,627,283
1,340,723
1,036,739
» 4, 700
552, 625
May
1,383,883
980, 212
871, 314
» 6,000
445, 818
June
1, 309, 572
859, 237
788,663
« 4,500
427, 466
July
1,410,816
781, 713
786, 363
4,406
410,608
August..
1, 468, 771
780, 376
699, 627
3,292
423, 488
September
1,561,355
878, 467
744, 618
3,093
440, 329
October
1,615,071
933,803
852, 309
3,483
422, 079
November
1,957,272
1, 082. 686
1,052,291
3,904
446, 272
December
2, 546, 646
1,674, 300
1, 308, 266
3,994
495, 261
1938—Total
24,032,718
27,139.060
12, 260, 000
47, 817
4,971,626
January
2, 538, 584
2, 686, 876
1, 455,193
4, 256
526, 246
February
2, 393, 330
3, 485, 223
1, 414, 497
4, 350
548,864
March
2, 480, 339
3, 829, 209
1,264, 717
4,416
512,211
April .
2, 119, 440
3,038, 987
1,006, 873
4,129
452,137
May
1, 942, 741
2, 549, 292
858, 862
3,981
394, 156
June
1, 930, 143
2, 379,483
835,605
3,843
358,925
July
1, 825, 454
2, 267, 284
777,245
3,785
337,909
August
1,802, 453
1, 834, 968
782, 442
3, 821
313,411
September
1, 738, 673
1, 229, 718
802,243
3,883
317,664
October..
1, 608, 988
1,165, 776
874, 649
3, 778
337, 790
November
1,694, 854
1,199, 310
1,024,979
3,774
381,903
December.
1, 957, 819
1,482, 935
1,163, 705
3,801
490,410
1939—Total
22,084, 550
17,830,066
12, 653, 285
50,830
4,374, 509
January . ..
2,019, 377
1, 728,148
1, 275,032
3, 553
419,822
February ..
1,961,163
1.911,889
1,311,481
4,080
461,268
March
2,127, 510
1, 943, 131
1,319, 663
4,201
484,394
April
1, 787, 249
1,653,864
1,126,133
3,969
440,607
May.
1, 785, 001
1, 428, 907
973,846
4,296
417,123
June
1, 659, 587
1, 257, 787
917,992
3,974
408,602
July
1, 601, 397
1, 032, 744
844,838
4,678
289, 297
August
1, 736, 576
1,186, 394
901, 933
6,512
283, 432
September
1, 766, 396
1, 316, 899
944, 992
4,251
287, 357
October..
1, 791, 587
1, 469, 625
988,409
3,909
274,627
November
1, 881, 034
1, 519, 477
1, 003,895
3,897
300,133
December
1,967, 673
1,381, 201
1,046,171
4,511
327, 847
1940—Total..
20.181.185
15. 306. 687
10,364,300
81,434
3,922, 935
January
1, 981, 922
1,587.948
1,147, 497
•9,232
461, 076
February
1, 834, 543
1,625,107
1, 146,984
• 10, 427
429, 193
March
' 1, 910, 017
1, 562, 599
1,081, 717
•9,425
363,009
April . . .
1, 827, 743
1, 448, 154
' 960,984
•8,368
299, 674
May...
1, 802, 480
1, 275, 761
842, 898
•8,170
284, 007
June...
1,605,027
1,073,189
794,899
• 8,775
276, 760
July
1, 748, 163
1, 210, 807
735,150
•7,635
262,258
August ...
1, 624, 879
1. 182, 689
706, 082
•8,071
290, 102
September .
1, 494, 852
1, 048, 006
642, 224
3, 169
300, 355
October
1, 507, 708
1,111,713
670, 078
2,363
308, 725
November
1,408,729
1,010,168
786,444
2,732
325,090
December
1,435,122
1,170. 546
850, 343
3,087
322, 686
1941—Total 6 months...
7,106,021
5,742,745
4,069, 220
16,928
1,907, 328
January
1, 456, 943
1,196, 440
807,914
2,734
363,621
February
1, 292, 826
1,099, 308
792, 408
2,686
351,089
March
1, 296, 207
1, 059, 210
750, 842
2,813
343,441
April
May
1,181, 676
964, 624
676,979
2,707
309, 236
1,008,568
777,164
553,841
3,179
275, 212
June
868,801
646,999
477,236
2,809
264, 730
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
396 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State A—Continued
Monthly, April 1037-Junk 1941
Period
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hamp¬
shire
New Jersey
Grand total .
$3,781,436
$8,477, 244
$482,016
$9,800,412
$68,684, 298
1937—Total 9 months
486,126
801,000
117,243
1,680, 116
10,694, 386
April.
May -
» 66.0(10
» 101,000
15, 734
190,125
1,319, 704
» 62,000
» 74,000
14,303
163, 589
1,131,516
June
46,318
» 76,000
13,981
157,797
1,018,612
July
46,201
» 83,000
13, 478
168,040
987,922
August
48, 664
» 74,000
14, 502
151, 948
1,007,904
September. __
48,196
» 80,000
13,514
167, 491
1,067,052
October
49, 397
» 104,000
1.0,843
183, 217
1, 171,446
November..
60. 268
» 97,000
9,793
226,487
1.329, 252
December ...
81,083
■ 133,000
11,095
283, 422
1,663,278
1938—Total
1,193, 446
1,257,960
118,724
2,839,063
21,677,877
January.
99,610
149,109
11.748
298, 540
1,962, 215
February
125,713
139, 292
11,450
273, 549
1,991,523
March
137, 529
120, 557
13, 146
269,298
2,115,359
April
110.257
102, 570
9,083
239, 406
1,922,283
May.
88, 875
89,023
8,891
214, 662
1,675,888
June
113, 721
82,962
9,479
209,-540
1,697, 616
July
103, 506
72,673
10,519
222,104
1,703,309
August
83,134
84, 850
9,681
224, 248
I, 681, 469
September
74, 746
91, 726
8,429
218, 551
1,661.290
October.
76, 539
94, 937
8,132
205. 305
1, 683. 869
November
79, 776
100,703
8.634
217. 732
1, 722. 804
December
100,040
129,558
9,532
246, 128
1,860,252
1939—Total
965, 843
1, 405,162
98,733
2, 349. 629
18, 319, 320
January...
124,377
141,444
9,649
253,442
1,980,385
February
146, 650
150,052
9,141
235, 5.50
1,940, 897
March
123, 806
141. 980
9,193
252, 584
1,816,662
April
88, 505
119.180
8,802
225,242
1, 593,618
May...
65. 486
105, 574
8,525
203, 729
1,463,147
June
61,528
98,584
8,115
173,717
1,388. 882
July
58, 370
91, 242
7,516
163,114
1,348.842
August
52,055
102, 729
7,292
150,703
1, 343,367
September
56, 303
107, 793
7,387
158,654
1,393, 196
October
62. 259
110,410
7,472
166,703
1,359, 110
November.
64,949
111, 175
7,660
175, 458
1,33a 503
December.
62. 555
124,999
7,981
190,733
1,358,711
1940—Total
780.009
1,434,530
101, 551
2,096,027
13, 30a 055
January
73, 953
145, 596
8, 572
' 232, 755
• 1,414,628
February
71,065
151,837
9,272
» 207. 642
« 1, 344, 046
March.
67, 998
144, 087
8, 724
'212,659
• 1,321,892
April
67, 927
130,211
9, 725
' 198, 377
• 1,185, 390
M ay
60, 876
116, 135
8,616
' 181,842
• 1,106,311
June
62, 582
116,803
8,829
' 159, 472
• 1.065, 154
July. ...
82, 849
116,572
8,175
' 160,794
• 1,056, 432
August
68,019
119,088
8,652
' 155.828
« 1. 010,991
September
57, 895
87,019
7, 493
139,103
• 934.110
October —
60,052
92,651
6,788
137, 202
S8a 156
November
67,900
99.362
8.420
144, 605
• 936, 020
December
68,893
115, 169
8,285
165, 748
■> 944, 925
1941—Total 6 months
356,012
578,592
45,765
835,577
4, 790, 660
January.
71,601
119,257
7,904
171,741
' 937, 493
February -
64,328
120,679
7,702
154,867
■> 889,153
65, 621
119,094
7,570
155, 435
• 870, 789
April -
May
June
60,097
86,307
7.650
140,590
» 823,420
49, 572
72,658
7,600
116,916
- 687, 714
44, 793
60,597
7,439
96,028
■> 682,061
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
SUPPLKM i:\T.\KY TABLES • 397
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State *—Continued
Monthly, April 1937-Juvb 1941
Period
New Mexico
New York
North
Carolina
North
Dakota
Ohio
Grand total _
1937—Total 9 months ..
$732,687
$492,686,488
$1,919,721
$4,407,361
$79,807,230
160, 859
84, 651, 879
378, 255
1, 222, 609
11, 747, 000
April..
23, 197
9, 798,180
59,901
136, 267
• 1, 889,000
May.
15, 435
8, 791, 690
65, 886
119, 648
« 1, 338, 000
June
16,814
8,136,178
65, 216
116,950
• 937,000
July
16,177
8,358,021
38,410
112, 533
» 1,072,000
August ...
17,601
9,095, 416
34, 367
120,982
■ 1, 213, 000
September
16,104
9, 337, 361
31, 523
135, 964
» 1,074,000
October
16,901
9, 395, 777
30, 555
142,813
» 1,161,000
November ..
20,573
10,354, 646
32, 661
159, 131
» 1,310,000
December... ..
18,057
11,384,610
39, 746
178,321
» 1,753,000
1938—Total
148,961
125,676,076
416, 681
1,211,124
21,628,580
January ...
19,295
12, 239,811
43,009
171,455
2,139, 224
February. _. ._ . .
15, 277
12,332, 002
39, 623
150,818
2,404,060
March
12,490
11,827,761
37, 693
135, 953
2, 592,165
April
12, 218
10, 677, 714
34, 928
119,449
2,076,366
May
12,865
9, 894, 307
39, 328
93, 674
1,752,577
June
14,005
9, 702, 731
39,247
85, 724
1, 585,487
July
14, 656
9, 567, 243
33,135
74, 476
1,441,386
August
16,147
9, 623, 418
31,106
68,318
1, 582, 641
September
7,613
9, 583,132
29, 759
62,668
1, 497, 191
October .
7,429
9, 441,421
26, 333
67,906
1,419,311
November . .
7,557
9, 959, 282
27,594
86,845
1, 469, 791
December
9,409
10, 826, 254
34,926
93,838
1,668, 381
1939—Total...
156,737
123,567,095
433,477
955, 343
20,424,201
January
9,392
11, 426, 567
34, 070
107,296
1,829, 581
February __
13, 090
11,684,665
36, 245
108,155
1, 867,929
March ..
15,362
11,935,080
37, 812
103, 239
1,836,674
April ... .
12, 708
10,864,670
34,800
85,974
1, 574, 770
May ..
13, 198
10, 471,847
35, 698
74, 391
1, 546,916
June
15, 244
9,957,816
38,141
69, 915
1,491, 671
July.
11, 936
9,466,122
30,822
67, 492
■ 1,550.801
August ... ...
12, 435
9,151, 728
35,226
62,253
• 1, 792, 944
September
13,059
9,355, 697
35, 762
60,773
• 1,957, 521
October. _ ...
13, 537
9, 777, 393
38,050
66,711
■ 1, 859, 309
November
13, 574
9, 721, 563
37, 298
77,954
■ 1,601,914
December...
13,202
9, 753, 949
39, 553
71,190
■ 1, 514,171
1940—Total
180,036
109,058, 577
488, 576
739,958
18, 961,795
January ._ .
14, 798
10, 375,749
47, 022
77,008
■ 2,003,720
February
16, 805
10, 270, 739
45,029
72, 564
• 2,041,447
March
16,884
10,240,641
43, 432
71,864
» 1,917,617
April _. __
17, 706
9, 876, 087
41, 235
77,049
■ 1, 652, 484
May
15, 272
9,092, 113
44, 076
70,847
1, 518, 425
Judo
14, 847
8, 584, 637
32, 826
70, 021
1, 368, 742
July
14, 895
8,387,067
49, 562
68, 046
1. 454, 828
August
14, 455
8, 125, 959
43, 707
56,858
1, 491, 785
September
■ 12, 605
8, 083, 183
34. 866
33, 825
1,348, 122
October
» 12, 575
8, 409, 705
34,350
35, 933
1, 304, 963
November
« 12, 486
8, 666, 778
33, 781
49, 091
1, 350, 248
December
» 16, 708
8, 946, 919
36, 690
58,852
1,509,414
1941—Total 6 months
86,094
49,733,861
204, 732
278,327
7,045,654
January
February
March -
April
May
June
" 13, 819
■ 15, 751
» 16, 320
« 14,038
■ 13, 754
» 12,412
8,987, 609
8,917, 367
8,916,900
8,088, 887
7, 582,527
7, 240,571
39,039
36, 355
36,042
32,404
32, 286
28,606
56,265
50, 748
52, 335
48, 796
37, 619
32,564
1,455,161
1,382, 400
1,362,112
1,141, 675
022,198
782,108
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued on next page)
398
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Tabic XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State4—Continued
Monthly, April 1937-June 1941
Period
Clrand total
1937—Total 9 months
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1938—Total
January
February
March
April.
May
June
July
August
September...
October
November
December.
1939—Total
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1940—Total
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1941—Total 6 months.
January
February
March.
April..
May
June
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsyl¬
vania
Rhode
Island'
South
Carolina
$6,082,903
$8,196,671
$294,091,394
$13,505,996
$1,016,326
1,327, (XK)
1,436, 960
43, 254, 628
2, 024, 000
00, 363
» 165, 000
■ 182, 000
» 188,000
200, 676
175, 721
158, 672
6, 096, 780
4, 493, 025
4, 442, 283
222,000
150, 000
146,000
•8,900
■ 12,000
■ 7,000
■ 152,000
» 172,000
• 162, 000
• 105, 000
» 100,000
» 101, 000
141,908
116,195
118,444
134,323
170, 366
220, 765
4, 748, 485
4, 607,919
4, 875,961
4, 735, 923
4, 492, 348
5, 761, 904
182,000
197,000
244,000
234,000
277,000
372,000
904
2,671
2,615
5,685
8, 622
11,966
1, 844,000
2,232.644
76, 225, 634
3, 220,000
340,043
» 123,000
■ 140, 000
» 156, 000
• 163,000
• 204,000
« 236,000
226, 854
216, 718
218, 026
209, 391
173, 826
145, 215
6, 615, 274
6, 118,947
6,185,060
5, 719, 800
5,878, 541
6, 286, 287
340,000
291,000
310,000
248,000
241,000
288,000
15,486
18, 517
20,333
21,472
23, 515
44, 766
b 229,000
» 174,000
« 114,000
» 117,000
8 98,000
" 90,000
146, 620
156, 468
154, 791
165, 922
197, 221
221, 592
6, 267,210
6, 410, 750
6, 762, 551
6, 566, 984
6, 395, 150
7, 019, 080
248,000
245,000
287,000
226,000
215,000
281,000
48,559
33,066
30.273
28, 696
28,006
27,354
789, 668
1,912, 998
93,315, 598
3,540,000
283,550
« 97,000
» 62,000
» 66,000
» 52,000
« 59,000
8 56,000
197, 485
196, 667
207, 106
182, 952
156, 084
136, 876
7,308,301
7, 519, 162
8, 504, 798
7, 465, 932
7,836,941
7, 573,418
293,000
310,000
367,000
287,000
264,000
287,000
27,161
27,517
26,680
25,047
25,767
27. 522
B 46,000
» 46,000
63,867
75, 645
81,580
84, 576
124, 586
124, 428
122,999
136, 922
156, 792
170, 101
7, 755, 927
9,377,979
8, 966,082
7, 774,823
6,789, 161
6, 443, 074
247,000
319,000
267,000
282,000
321,000
296,000
22,906
21,492
20,490
19,933
19,483
19, 552
830, 249
1, 826, 901
61,916,281
3,543, 859
225,336
95, 227
91, 138
77, 037
73,961
61,081
65. 227
176.808
180, 933
181, 383
174,301
163,581
140, 499
6, 362, 256
6, 185, 333
6, 486, 170
5, 970.041
5, 762,977
4, 760, 257
313,000
346, 000
314.000
306,000
320,000
282,000
18,238
17, 657
17, 658
18, 326
19,260
19, 910
61, 530
62, 027
68, 439
59, 966
49,231
65, 385
139, 226
136, 925
121, 191
129, 262
135, 247
147, 545
5, 043, 909
6, 221, 494
4, 066, 866
4, 398, 459
3, 969, 529
3, 688, 990
307,000
360,000
259, 639
282,217
221, 112
232, 891
30,124
19, 726
19,252
18,687
18, 176
18. 322
292,076
786,168
19,379, 253
1,178,137
107,033
60,171
55, 619
52, 407
36, 330
37, 537
50,012
152,919
141,191
137, 470
128,012
118,312
108, 264
4,004, 326
3,408, 498
3, 386, 435
3, 237, 306
2, 964, 507
2, 378,181
273,059
219, 458
210,861
150,286
186,388
138, 085
17,898
17, 474
17,462
17, 789
17,848
18, 562
(Continued on next page)
See footnotes at end of table.
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES • 399
Table XXIII.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State*—Continued
Monthly, April 1987-June 1941
Period
South
Dakota
Tennessee •
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Grand total.
$3, 393, 304
$1,669,600
$6,316,295
$5, 334, 964
$2,993, 768
1837—Total 9 months ..
627, 868
600, 600
817,000
812, 002
549,218
A pril
78.999
119,000
» 99,000
128, 323
74,412
64, 194
108,000
» 92, 000
102, 644
63,337
June
69,604
120,000
■ 89,000
94,064
65,943
63, 926
81, 000
•94, 000
72,168
54,256
62,081
48,000
• 86, 000
74,386
52, 459
September...
63,391
33,000
• 80,000
76, 240
49,503
67, 693
25, 600
" 84, 000
79,128
58. 219
November
83, 786
32,000
• 93,000
85, 072
58,256
December
94, 294
34,000
» 100, 000
99, 999
72,833
1938—Total
824, 909
334,000
1,388,000
901,893
810,089
January... ..
96,163
32,000
■ 125,000
112,690
91,837
February..
93,712
41,000
112,900
114, 203
76, 448
March
82,012
37,000
115,700
104,013
77, 621
April.
66, 666
30,000
111,800
71, 891
73,152
May...
69, 703
24, 000
108, 400
66, 446
65,224
June
64, 326
22,000
110,900
61,164
63,685
July
60, 769
22,000
108,100
60,496
55,837
August..
56, 483
23,000
115,000
61,116
56,337
September.
67, 606
24,000
111,000
59,051
58,810
October
56, 399
23, 000
113,000
58, 720
60,423
November
72, 466
26,000
119,800
61,866
69,806
December
79,616
30,000
136,400
70.237
70,909
1939—Total
838, 489
321,000
1,341,967
1,362,956
778,972
January
86,254
31,000
141,911
79, 391
91,713
February
95, 598
30,000
139,815
92, 979
73,838
March...
87, 027
30,000
145,657
104,111
81,467
April
72,581
27,000
130, 098
98, 565
69,550
May
65,188
23,000
125, 708
99,996
64,678
June
54,269
22,000
100,193
101,609
59,999
July. .
48,662
21,000
102,532
101, 441
49,822
August
54,468
25,000
93, 901
117, 245
48, 754
September
68, 298
26,000
86,406
152,808
54,975
October
70, 700
26,000
87, 400
166,199
60,481
November..
74,143
30,000
91, 539
124,965
61, 770
December
71,311
31,000
96,807
123, 647
61,925
1940—Total.
729,614
298,000
1,235,152
1,444,852
636,856
January
88, 538
33,000
114,867
140,146
' 78, 301
February...
80, 875
35,000
115, 518
141,276
•63,221
March
81.340
32,000
109,056
138, 259
» 72, 585
April...
79,690
30,000
102.141
110,697
' 68, 574
May ..
67, 923
23, 000
100,871
120, 031
• 56, 250
June
62,911
22,000
102,996
110,285
' 55, 510
July
62, 521
21,000
107, 746
109,860
• 49,927
August.. ...
53,073
20,000
105, 904
114,812
' 46. 332
September
(*)
18,000
101,471
112,950
34,278
October ..
44,830
21,000
90,895
112, 742
32,988
November
49, 016
20, 000
90,561
113, 808
34, 941
December
68,797
23,000
93, 126
120,006
43, 949
1941—Total 6 months
372,584
116,000
534,176
813, 251
218, 633
January -
70,401
24,000
94, 786
123,911
46,897
February...
71, 758
23,000
92, 518
118,007
39,266
March
70,636
23,000
90, 717
144, 624
40,070
April
May
65,988
16,000
87, 763
145,711
35,023
60,076
16,000
85,534
150, 036
31,267
June..
43, 726
15,000
82,868
130, 962
27,110
(Concluded on next page)
* Unless otherwise specified, all figures exclude payments for hospitalization and burial and beginning
with September 1940 exclude payments for medical care. United States totals are partly estimated and
are rounded to the nearest thousand, and, for months beginning with January 1940 reflect allowance for the
extent to which state figures fail to conform with reporting requirements; United States totals therefore do
not equal the sum of state figures. Yearly totals for individual states represent the sum of monthly figures
and are to be regarded as qualified to the same extent as the component monthly figures bear qualifications.
Data are corrected to November 25, 1941.
» Estimated.
° Includes payments for medical care.
400 • FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXIII,—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended to Cases,
by State1—Concluded
Monthly, April 1937-Junk 1941
Period
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wlsoonsln
Wyoming
Grand total
$4, 284, 381
$17,147,776
$7, 935, 501
$44,864, 282
$1, 202, 608
1937—Total 9 months
902,888
4,807,627
1, 869,000
6, 366,518
169, 273
April
May
» 118,000
475, 269
» 219,000
861,829
26, 654
» 108, 000
441,770
» 193,000
720,725
21,736
June
■ 97,000
439, 748
■ 198,000
641,607
18,269
July
90,284
415,089
• 164,000
543, 576
16, 521
August
87, 248
484,013
• 154,000
529, 982
15,173
September
89, 189
526,413
■ 161,000
570. 243
16,113
October
98, 403
548,090
■ 183, 000
676, 634
15, 623
November
108,118
619, 600
■ 157,000
796, 755
17, 766
Deoember
114, 666
858, 645
• 180,000
1,036,467
22,439
1938—Total
1,222,209
5,028,972
2,536,315
10,418,183
330,990
January
122,368
849, 748
212,462
1,181,340
27.173
February
119, 884
926, 757
215,664
1,175,426
34, 376
March
124, 789
878, 787
213,079
1,110,752
33, 514
April
May..
114,033
361,911
212,372
822,864
30,450
110,267
228,071
239,092
728, 501
26. 56.8
June
112, 887
224, 510
265,062
719, 659
22,253
July
104, 302
222, 778
181,673
655, 652
20,686
August. .
108, 116
217,133
191,126
655,654
21,288
September. .
72,419
226,110
201,686
685, 911
22,334
October ..
68, 664
228,932
201,137
773,800
22,132
November
77,294
270,041
198, 870
885,672
28,578
December
87, 846
394,194
204,103
1,023, 052
41,639
1939—Total
984, 071
3, 390,981
1,619,424
12,405, 933
377, 597
January
93,243
486, 370
210, 894
1,146,580
50,774
February __
94, 628
468, 696
213, 768
1,123,017
52,868
March
96,109
481,246
194,491
1,216, 225
62,326
April
87,462
■ 171,884
169, 428
988,209
38,161
May
82, 746
■ 144,311
146, eoi
980, 340
27,554
June
81,871
» 169, 662
112,358
911,745
25,842
July
72,992
» 193,141
91. 425
834,765
26,072
August
74,146
• 225, 836
90,518
912, 756
24,682
September
72,098
■ 237,035
89,038
917, 532
19. 149
October ...
73, 422
' 261,347
95, 308
1,092, 089
18, 301
November
77, 388
292,928
97,974
1,129, 568
19,448
December
78, 269
318, 535
107,531
1,153,107
22,420
1940—Total
806,838
2,643, 240
1, 811,926
11.548, 760
261,523
January ......
81.867
• 349, 936
137,797
1,243,838
26,992
February
89, 802
» 307, 812
152,405
1,159.272
29,263
March
86, 991
» 286, 279
189,468
1,137, 548
29.569
April
May
79, 924
■ 203,914
155,331
1,113,376
26,563
68, 897
■ 182, 986
165,942
1,033,468
21.353
June
66, 499
• 153,722
142, 766
896, 571
19,114
July.
88,984
■ 162, 563
109,235
910, 758
19,161
August
68,462
■ 160,114
110,689
83ft 127
18.967
September
84. 240
166, 621
95,310
727,704
16, 225
October
84,689
182, 943
97,501
822,203
16,300
November
63,313
222, 442
94,786
802,377
17, 255
December
S3. 600
273,908
100,696
871, 518
20,761
1941—Total 8 months
338, 345
1,276,958
698, 836
4,124,888
123,225
January
64, 895
280,079
104, 216
857,675
21,855
February
58,914
253, 932
108, 325
755, 745
23,693
March
58,810
224, 444
115, 048
806, 138
24.066
April
May
57, 735
197, 389
125, 987
697, 550
23, 185
54,664
169, 620
126,659
535, 319
16, 610
June
53, 327
161, 491
118, 601
472,461
13,816
■> Includes payments for medical care, hospitalisation, and burial.
■ Excludes payments for medical care.
' Includes payments for hospitalization and burial.
• Includes payments for institutional care.
» 8tate relief program only; does not include program administered by local officials.
• In addition to reported data covering the state unemployment relief programs, figures Include esti¬
mates of the amounts of general relief extended to cases by local relief officials. Reported data for all months
subsequent to September 1940 Include payments for medical care and hospitalization and for March 1941
also include payments for burial.
• Data not available due to change in reporting procedure.
Source: Social Security Board, Bureau of Public Assistance.
SUPI'LKMI N'PAKY TABLES • 101
Table XXIV.—Estimated Amount of Obligations Incurred for General Relief Extended
to Cases, by Source of Funds 4
Six-Month Periods, April 1937-Decemher 1940
Continental United States
[In thousands]
Period
Total funds
Federal
funds
State funds
Local funds
Total
$1,641,686
$181
$954, 453
$687,052
1957
April-June
94, 587
195,198
256,278
219,924
252, 842
229, 317
214,866
178, 674
114
62
4
1
56, 225
108, 380
145, 820
129,991
149,059
138,435
124,932
101,611
38, 248
86, 756
110,454
89, 932
103, 783
90,882
89, 934
77,063
July-December
1958
July-December
1959
1940
4 Payments for medical care are included for periods through December 1939, but are not included for sub¬
sequent periods. Data for periods subsequent to December 1938 include figures reported for some states
on an expenditure basis. Because of technical differences in coverage due in part to the distinction between
the terms "expenditures" and "obligations incurred" data for these periods do not equal the sum of obliga¬
tions incurred for relief extended to cases reported on a monthly basis. In this table all funds other than
FERA funds for the District of Columbia are regarded as state funds, whereas in Table 12 of the text (which
covers months prior to April 1937) such funds are regarded as local funds.
Source: Social Security Board, Bureau of Public Assistance.
Table XXV.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General and Emergency Relief from
Federal Funds 4
Six-Month Periods, April 1937—June 1941
Continental United States
Period
Federal
funds
Period
Federal
funds
Total...
$4,970, 205
1959
451,453
304,386
1957
July-December _ _ _
April-June.
1,378,252
1,155, 460
July-December
1940
January-June..
240,177
10,261
1958
July-December _ _
867, 383
553, 768
1941
January-June..
0,065
* Includes administration and other nonrelief costs as well as general relief extended to cases; payments for
medical care are included for periods through December 1939 but are not included for subsequent periods.
402
FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Table XXVI.—Amount of Obligations Incurred for General and Emergency Relief
from Federal Funds, by State A
ciimujative, Armi. 1937-June 1941
State
United States and Territories
Continental United States
Alabama
Anions.
Arkansas
California.
Colorado..
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia.
Florida ,
Georgia
Idaho..
Illinois..
Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts.
Michigan.
Minnesota.
Mississippi.
"Missouri
Montana....
Amount of
obligations
$6.068.863
4, 970. 205
144,980
89, 577
57,925
208, 822
104, 783
56,537
65.353
151,420
109,323
6,964
367, 761
692, 562
205, 436
395
52,903
18,209
212,698
16,187
176,787
6, 237
240,297
23
State
Nebraska
Nevada.
New Hampshire
New Jersey...
New Mcxfoo
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota..
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania-..
Rhode Island.
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee.
Texas
Utah
Vermont...
Virginia...
Washington. _
West Virginia.
Wisconsin
W yoming
Alaska..
Hawaii
Puerto Rioo
Virgin Islands.
» Includes administration and other nonrelief costs as well as general relief extended to cases; payments
tor medical care are included for periods through December 1939 but are not included for subsequent periods.
INDEX
(Excluding charts and tables which arc listed in table o( contents)
Acts: Page
Act of February 16, 1934 7,100,106
Emergency Relief and Construction Act
of 1932 3,98
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act,
fiscal year 1935 10U
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of
1935 __ 100
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of
1936 m,9
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of
1937 m, 9
Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 5,6,44,92,
99,100,102,113
National Industrial Recovery Act.. 100,105,106
Administrative costs. (See Obligations in¬
curred.)
Advisory Committee on the Collection of
General Relief Statistics 12
Agricultural Adjustment Administration.. 19,100,
108,109
cattle and drought contracts. 109
Alaska, relief in 7,91,92,95,98,117
American Red Cross. 3
Baird, Enid 40,84
Benefits, average general relief 39-42,84
Blind, aid to the _ 1,8,9,11,30
Brinton, Hugh P 40,84
Brown, Josephine C 3,6
Budgetary allowances 17-19,39,40,42,48
Budgetary deficiency 17,29,42,48,108
Burns, Arthur E 49,99
Case load, composition of 32-36
Cases, relief:
amount of relief extended to .. 37-39,79,84
changes in number 22-29
direct relief 34,35,48
family m, 32-35,37,77
general relief. 22-28,75-79
number of persons benefited 37,77
percent of population. m, 77
single person m, 32-33,35,37,77
size of 32,34-35
special emergency programs. (See par¬
ticular program.)
in territories and possessions 92-95
total 75-79
turnover - 29-32
work relief. 34-35,45-48
Cash relief - - 1®, 20-22
Catalog of publications, FERA, OWA, and
WPA - 1
Page
Cattle, drought area 109
Children's Bureau, U. S. Department of
Labor 12,124
Civil Works Administration 8,24
effect on general relief program. 9,22,24,30,81,39
FERA funds for 100,105-106
relationship to FERA 8,106
Civilian Conservation Corps 8,102
Clothing, budgetary allowances for 17,18,19
Colcord, Joanna C. _ 44
College student aid:
activities of 85
FERA regulations concerning 64,85
number employed. 64
obligations incurred for 66,79
purpose of 14,64
in territories and possessions 94
Cotton Stabilization Corporation. _ 3
Dependent children, aid to 1,8,9.11,30
Direct relief:
cases 34,35,48
in cash. 20,21
in kind 20,21
obligations incurred for 49,50,79,84
Drought relief:
contracts for handling and pasturing cattle 109
effect on number relief cases 24.25- 26
livestock feed 19, 26
seed for crops 19
work relief projects for 19
Ecker-R, L. Laszlo 2
Education. (See College student aid; Educa¬
tion, emergency; Rural school continua¬
tion.)
Education, emergency:
in Delaware.. 59
in New York 59
number of enrollees 62-63
number of persons employed 69-61,62-63
obligations incurred for 63,79
purpose of 14,59
in territories and possessions 94
types of instruction. 61-62
Emergency Committee for Employment,
President's 2-3
Emergency relief prior to FERA. 2-4
Emergency Relief and Construction Act of
1932.... - 3.98
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal
year 1935 iqq
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936.. 100
403
323420°—42
401 . FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE FERA
Page
Kmergonoy Relief Appropriation Act of 1936 9
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937 9
Expenditures. (See Obligations Inclined.)
Family cases . hi, 32, 33 -35, 77
Farm Credit Administration. . ... ion
Farm Security Administration. (See Resettle¬
ment Administration.)
Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 . 5,
0,44,92,99,100,102,113
Federal Emergency Relief Administration,
relation to other agencies 7-10,105,100
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator . in,
6.7,9,102,105,106,108
Federal Farm Board . .. 3
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation.
(See Federal Surplus Relief Corporation.)
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation... 8,100,106
administration of 106,108
cattle, drought area 109-110
FERA funds for 107
purpose.. : 8,106
surplus commodities 108-109
Feed for livestock 19,20
Flood relief 19
Food, budgetary allowances for 17,18
Fuel, budgetary allowances for 17,18,19
Functions, major, of FERA 5-7
Funds, FERA (See Obligations incurred).
Geddes, Anne E. 2
General relief:
administration of. - 9-10,92
applications for 16-17
average benefits 39-42,84
budgetary allowances 17-19,39,40,42,4S
cash 18,20-22
direct relief. - 17,20-22.79,84,121
drought 19,24,25-26
eligibility for — 15-16
flood 19
in kind 20-22
number of cases 22-29,75-79
number of persons benefited 37,77
obligations incurred for 37-39,50,79-84,104
operating policies and procedures .. 15
program in territories and possessions 92-94
purpose - 14
school lunches. — - 20
source of funds - 42-45
subsistence gardens 19-20
turnover in cases of. -- 29-32
in urban areas 28-29
work relief.. 24,26-27,121
Georgia, FERA control of emergency relief in 7
Gifford, Walter 8 2
Gill, Corrington m, 3,6,9,45,106
Grain Stabilization Corporation 3
Grants, FERA:
authorization of Federal 5-6
discontinued.. 9
for special relief activities. 104-118
to states and territories. 100,102-104,106-107,108
Hawaii, relief in 7,91,92,94,95,98
Hayes, E. P 3
Page
Hoover, President. 2
Hopkins, Harry L . ni,3,17
Household supplies, budgetary allowance for 17,18
Kind, relief In 29-21
Koplovitz, William C . 44
Kurtz, Russell II 44
Liebman, Henrietta 44
Liquidation of FERA 171,9,13
Livestock feed 19,26
Local emergency relief administrations, re¬
sponsibilities of _ 6,7,8
I/ocal homeless resident!; ... 72
Local poor relief. 1-2,7,121
Louisiana, FERA control of emergency relief
in 7
McCormick, M. Rlggs 102
Massachusetts, FERA control of emergency
relief in 7
Matanuska Valley project- .. 95,117
Medical care, budgetary allowances for... 17.18,19
National Industrial Conference Board esti¬
mates... 22,25,28
National Industrial Recovery Act 100,105,106
National Reemployment Service 109-110
National Youth Administration. 66
Nicol, Mary Aylett.. 17
North Dakota, FERA control of emergency
relief in 7
Obligations incurred:
administration 84-86
definition of 122-123
direct relief 49,50,79,84
general relief 37-39,49,50,79,104
relief in territories and possessions 95-98
by source of funds 42-43,86-90,99-102
special emergency relief programs 63,
69, 74, 79, 84,104
See also particular programs.
special relief activities 104-118
statistics on 122-123
total 79-84,86
by type of projoct 53-58
work relief 49-50. 79.80,84
Ohio, FERA control of emergency relief in... 7
Oklahoma, FERA control of emergency relief
in 7
Old-age assistance 1,8,9,11,30
Operating policies and procedures of the
FERA 15-22
Persons, total number benefited 37,77
Poor rolief, local (See Local poor relief).
Private relief... - 1,2,3,6
Procurement Division of the U. 8. Department
of the Treasury — 117
Projects, work relief:
accomplishments 58
funds for 53-58
types of 53-58
Public assistance programs, effect on general
relief program 28-30
INDEX • 405
Paui'
See alto Blind, aid to the; Dependent chil¬
dren, aid to; Old-age assistance.
Public Works, Federal Emergency Adminis¬
tration of-- 8,100,102
Publications catalog of —- 7
Puerto Rico, relief in 4,7.91,92,94,96,98
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.3-4,5,22,99.104
Relief recipients. (See Cases, relief.)
Rent, budgetary allowances for.. 17,18,19
Resettlement Administration 68,100,116,117
Rules and regulations of the FERA __ 6,
17,18, 44-46,108
Rural rehabilitation program:
administration of 67
applicants for 67
community projects 115-117
corporations 67
in territories and possessions 94,95
Matanuska Valley project... 95,117
number of cases 67-69
obligations incurred for 69,79
purpose of... 14,66
rehabilitation goods 69
repayments of advances. 69-70
subsistence goods 69
Rural school continuation 111,113
School lunches 20
Seed for crops 19
Self-help cooperatives 113-115
Single person cases in, 32-33,35,37,77
Social Security Act 9,28
Social Security Board iv, 12,13,30,121,124
Special emergency relief programs 14-15,
59-74,76-79,94-95,123
See also College student aid; Education,
emergency; Rural rehabilitation; Tran¬
sient relief.
Special relief activities 104-118
State emergency relief:
beginning... 2
emergency relief administration 5-6,9-10
records 11
reports 10-13
Statistical reports:
cases 122
content of 11
estimates 123
initiation of by FERA 10-11
general relief 11-12,121,122
obligations incurred 122-123
poor relief 12,121
special relief activities 106,106
urban areas 124
Page
Subsistence garden^ 19-20
Subsistence goods, rural rehabilitation pro¬
gram 69
Surplus commodities.. 106-109
Surplus Marketing Administration 108
Transient relief 15
administration of 70-72
census 72-73
interstate 70
intrastate 70
number of cases 74
obligations incurred for. 74,79
work opportunities 72
Unemployment relief (See General relief.)
Unemployment relief, President's Organiza¬
tion on 2-3
United States Employment Service. 109
United States Office of Education. 59,64,113
Urban areas; general relief in 28,124
Virgin Islands, relief in 7,91,92,94,95,98
Watson, D. S 4
Webb, John N._ 74
Webbink, Paul 6
Whiting, T. E 8
Williams, Edward A. 3,102
Winslow, Emma A 3
Woods, Colonel Arthur 2
Woofter, T. J. Jr 8
Work Projects Administration. (See Works
Progress Administration).
Work relief program:
accomplishments, physical- 58
budgetary allowance 17
earnings in cash 20,21
earnings of eases 48-50
earnings of nonrelicf persons 50-51,80
FERA regulations of 44-45
hours of work 49
man-hours worked 61
nonlabor costs. 61-53,80
number of cases 45—18
number of nonrelief persons employed on. 50-51
obligations incurred 49-50,79-84
projects 53-58
wages 48-49
Works Progress Administration, iv, 12-13,21,30,102
Division of Research 13
effect on general relief program 27,28,30,39
purpose of 9
relationship to FERA. 8
Works Progress Administrator m,9
o
mm&i
i?
*
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