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)

3 states