Child Support by State

All 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) FY2022 Annual Report, these Title IV-D agencies handled more than 12,500,000 active cases and distributed over $32,000,000,000 in collections in fiscal year 2022. Select a state to see detailed guidelines, income thresholds, and open the calculator; see our methodology for data sources and refresh cadence.

National enforcement averages across the 51 reporting IV-D programs are shown to the right — collection rate, paternity establishment, and orders-coverage benchmarks against which each state's profile can be compared.

Title IV-D Child Support indicators — National (51 IV-D programs)

Collection rate60.6%Paternity establish94.9%Cases with orders75.9%
Title IV-D Child Support indicators — National (51 IV-D programs)

42 states

Alabama

AL

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

Alaska

AK

Income Shares

1 child

20%

2 children

27%

Arizona

AZ

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

Arkansas

AR

Income Shares

1 child

15%

2 children

22%

California

CA

Income Shares

1 child

20%

2 children

30%

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Colorado

CO

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

Connecticut

CT

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

District of Columbia

DC

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

Florida

FL

Income Shares

1 child

21%

2 children

29%

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Georgia

GA

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

24%

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Idaho

ID

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

24%

Indiana

IN

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

25%

Iowa

IA

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

Kansas

KS

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

Kentucky

KY

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

Louisiana

LA

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

24%

Maine

ME

Income Shares

1 child

20%

2 children

27%

Maryland

MD

Income Shares

1 child

22%

2 children

31%

Massachusetts

MA

Income Shares

1 child

20%

2 children

28%

Michigan

MI

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

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Minnesota

MN

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

Missouri

MO

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

25%

Nebraska

NE

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

New Hampshire

NH

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

New Jersey

NJ

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

New Mexico

NM

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

New York

NY

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

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North Carolina

NC

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

24%

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Ohio

OH

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

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Oklahoma

OK

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

24%

Oregon

OR

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

Pennsylvania

PA

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

26%

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Rhode Island

RI

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

South Carolina

SC

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

South Dakota

SD

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

Tennessee

TN

Income Shares

1 child

17%

2 children

25%

Utah

UT

Income Shares

1 child

19%

2 children

27%

Vermont

VT

Income Shares

1 child

25%

2 children

35%

Virginia

VA

Income Shares

1 child

16%

2 children

23%

Washington

WA

Income Shares

1 child

13%

2 children

19%

West Virginia

WV

Income Shares

1 child

18%

2 children

25%

Wyoming

WY

Income Shares

1 child

16%

2 children

23%