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Prevalence and Economic Value of Family Caregiving: State-by-State Analysis | |||
States | Number of Caregivers | Caregiving Hours per Year (Millions of Hours) | Annual Market Value (Millions of Dollars) |
Alabama | 434,289 | 465 | $4,099 |
Alaska | 56,566 | 61 | $534 |
Arizona | 488,129 | 523 | $4,607 |
Arkansas | 260,432 | 279 | $2,458 |
California | 3,184,776 | 3,412 | $30,056 |
Colorado | 414,417 | 444 | $3,911 |
Connecticut | 337,446 | 361 | $3,185 |
Delaware | 76,822 | 82 | $725 |
District of Columbia | 58,656 | 63 | $554 |
Florida | 1,623,320 | 1,739 | $15,320 |
Georgia | 778,491 | 834 | $7347 |
Hawaii | 119,576 | 128 | $1,128 |
Idaho | 119,625 | 128 | $1,129 |
Illinois | 1,193,025 | 1,278 | $11,259 |
Indiana | 586,101 | 628 | $5,531 |
Iowa | 285,579 | 306 | $2,695 |
Kansas | 256,493 | 275 | $2,421 |
Kentucky | 397,485 | 426 | $3,751 |
Louisiana | 422,067 | 452 | $3,983 |
Maine | 128,473 | 138 | $1,212 |
Maryland | 517,124 | 554 | $4,880 |
Massachusetts | 633,549 | 679 | $5,979 |
Michigan | 958,512 | 1,027 | $9,046 |
Minnesota | 472,445 | 506 | $4,459 |
Mississippi | 268,262 | 287 | $2,532 |
Missouri | 544,310 | 583 | $5,137 |
Montana | 88,154 | 94 | $832 |
Nebraska | 163,857 | 176 | $1,546 |
Nevada | 193,720 | 208 | $1,828 |
New Hampshire | 121,467 | 130 | $1,146 |
New Jersey | 831,953 | 891 | $7,851 |
New Mexico | 170,908 | 183 | $1,613 |
New York | 1,867,458 | 2,000 | $17,624 |
North Carolina | 791,741 | 848 | $7,472 |
North Dakota | 62,320 | 67 | $588 |
Ohio | 1,107,578 | 1,186 | $10,453 |
Oklahoma | 332,969 | 357 | $3,142 |
Oregon | 336,491 | 360 | $3,176 |
Pennsylvania | 1,229,219 | 1,317 | $11,600 |
Rhode Island | 104,140 | 112 | $983 |
South Carolina | 391,159 | 419 | $3,691 |
South Dakota | 71,725 | 77 | $677 |
Tennessee | 560,462 | 600 | $5,289 |
Texas | 1,929,789 | 2,067 | $18,212 |
Utah | 191,090 | 205 | $1,803 |
Vermont | 60,506 | 65 | $571 |
Virginia | 696,303 | 746 | $6,571 |
Washington | 570,620 | 611 | $5,385 |
West Virginia | 184,891 | 198 | $1,745 |
Wisconsin | 520,561 | 558 | $4,913 |
Wyoming | 47,569 | 51 | $449 |
Originally published by the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA). Reprinted with permission.
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) educates, supports, and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness, disability or frailty. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.
For more information visit www.thefamilycaregiver.org.
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