And 41 of the state's 72 counties have less than 10 cases. Compared to January 1987, the number of children dependent on cash assistance decreased by about 150,000. The Annie E. Casey Foundation reported this June that child poverty in Wisconsin declined 13 percent between 1985 to 1995, the period that welfare reform began in earnest in Wisconsin. And Working Mother named Wisconsin as one of the nation's 10 best child care states for the seventh straight year. This report is considered preliminary.
Testing is ongoing.