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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Need Analysis Methodology
for the 2020–21 Award Year—Federal
Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study,
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan, Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant, and TEACH
Grant Programs
Federal Student Aid,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary announces the
annual updates to the tables used in the
statutory Federal Need Analysis
Methodology that determines a
student’s expected family contribution
(EFC) for award year (AY) 2020–21 for
student financial aid programs, Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Numbers 84.063, 84.033, 84.007, 84.268,
84.408, and 84.379. The intent of this
notice is to alert the financial aid
community and the broader public to
these required annual updates used in
the determination of student aid
eligibility.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marya Dennis, U.S. Department of
Education, Room 63G2, Union Center
Plaza, 830 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20202–5454. Telephone: (202) 377–
3385.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
Part F of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), specifies the
criteria, data elements, calculations, and
tables the Department of Education
(Department) uses in the Federal Need
Analysis Methodology to determine the
EFC.
Section 478 of the HEA requires the
Secretary to annually update the
following four tables for price
inflation—the Income Protection
Allowance (IPA), the Adjusted Net
Worth (NW) of a Business or Farm, the
Education Savings and Asset Protection
Allowance, and the Assessment
Schedules and Rates. The updates are
based, in general, upon increases in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For AY 2020–21, the Secretary is
charged with updating the IPA for
parents of dependent students, adjusted
NW of a business or farm, the education
savings and asset protection allowance,
and the assessment schedules and rates
to account for inflation that took place
between December 2018 and December
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2019. However, because the Secretary
must publish these tables before
December 2019, the increases in the
tables must be based on a percentage
equal to the estimated percentage
increase in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for
2019. The Secretary must also account
for any under- or over-estimation of
inflation for the preceding year.
In developing the table values for the
2019–20 AY, the Secretary assumed a
1.6 percent increase in the CPI–U for the
period December 2017 through
December 2018. The actual inflation for
this time period was 1.9 percent. The
Secretary estimates that the increase in
the CPI–U for the period December 2018
through December 2019 will be 2.4
percent.
Additionally, section 601 of the
College Cost Reduction and Access Act
of 2007 (CCRAA, Pub. L. 110–84)
amended sections 475 through 478 of
the HEA affecting the IPA tables for the
2009–10 through 2012–13 AYs and
required the Department to use a
percentage of the estimated CPI to
update the table in subsequent years.
These changes to the IPA impact
dependent students, as well as
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse and independent
students without dependents other than
a spouse. This notice includes the new
2020–21 AY values for the IPA tables,
which reflect the CCRAA amendments.
The updated tables are in sections 1
(Income Protection Allowance), 2
(Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or
Farm), and 4 (Assessment Schedules
and Rates) of this notice.
Under section 478(d) of the HEA, the
Secretary must also revise the education
savings and asset protection allowances
for each AY. The Education Savings and
Asset Protection Allowance table for AY
2020–21 has been updated in section 3
of this notice.
Section 478(h) of the HEA also
requires the Secretary to increase the
amount specified for the employment
expense allowance, adjusted for
inflation. This calculation is based on
increases in the Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ marginal costs budget for a
two-worker family compared to a oneworker family. The items covered by
this calculation are: Food away from
home, apparel, transportation, and
household furnishings and operations.
The Employment Expense Allowance
table for AY 2020–21 has been updated
in section 5 of this notice.
Section 478(g) of the HEA directs the
Secretary to update the tables for State
and other taxes after reviewing the
Statistics of Income file data maintained
by the Internal Revenue Service. This
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table has been updated in section 6 of
this notice.
1. Income Protection Allowance. This
allowance is the amount of living
expenses associated with the
maintenance of an individual or family
that may be offset against the family’s
The HEA requires the following
annual updates:
income. The allowance varies by family
size. The IPA for dependent students is
$6,840. The IPAs for parents of
dependent students for AY 2020–21 are
as follows:
PARENTS OF DEPENDENT STUDENTS
Number in college
Family size
2
3
4
5
6
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For each additional family member
add $4,570. For each additional college
student subtract $3,250.
1
2
$19,080
23,760
29,340
34,620
40,490
$15,810
20,510
26,080
31,350
37,230
3
4
5
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$17,250
22,830
28,110
33,980
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$19,570
24,840
30,720
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$21,600
27,470
The IPAs for independent students
with dependents other than a spouse for
AY 2020–21 are as follows:
INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE
Number in college
Family size
2
3
4
5
6
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For each additional family member
add $6,450. For each additional college
student subtract $4,580.
1
2
$26,940
33,550
41,420
48,880
57,160
$22,340
28,960
36,830
44,260
52,560
The IPAs for single independent
students and independent students
3
4
5
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$24,360
32,250
39,680
47,990
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$27,630
35,080
43,360
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$30,500
38,790
without dependents other than a spouse
for AY 2020–21 are as follows:
Number in
college
Marital status
Single .......................................................................................................................................................................
Married .....................................................................................................................................................................
Married .....................................................................................................................................................................
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2. Adjusted Net Worth of a Business
or Farm. A portion of the full NW
(assets less debts) of a business or farm
is excluded from the calculation of an
EFC because (1) the income produced
from these assets is already assessed in
another part of the formula; and (2) the
formula protects a portion of the value
of the assets.
The portion of these assets included
in the contribution calculation is
computed according to the following
IPA
1
2
1
$10,640
10,640
17,060
schedule. This schedule is used for
parents of dependent students,
independent students without
dependents other than a spouse, and
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse.
If the NW of a business or farm is
Then the adjusted NW is
Less than $1 ............................................................................................................................................
$1 to $135,000 .........................................................................................................................................
$135,001 to $410,000 ..............................................................................................................................
$410,001 to $680,000 ..............................................................................................................................
$680,001 or more .....................................................................................................................................
$0.
$0 + 40% of NW.
$54,000 + 50% of NW over $135,000.
$191,500 + 60% of NW over $410,000.
$353,500 + 100% of NW over $680,000.
3. Education Savings and Asset
Protection Allowance. This allowance
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for postsecondary educational expenses.
There are three asset protection
allowance tables: One for parents of
dependent students, one for
independent students without
dependents other than a spouse, and
one for independent students with
dependents other than a spouse.
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PARENTS OF DEPENDENT STUDENTS, AND INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE, AND
INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE
And the older parent or the
independent student is
If the age of the older parent is, or if the age of the independent student is
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4. Assessment Schedules and Rates.
Two schedules that are subject to
updates—one for parents of dependent
students and one for independent
students with dependents other than a
spouse—are used to determine the EFC
from family financial resources toward
educational expenses. For dependent
students, the EFC is derived from an
assessment of the parents’ adjusted
available income (AAI). For
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse, the EFC is derived
from an assessment of the family’s AAI.
The AAI represents a measure of a
0
300
700
1,000
1,300
1,600
2,000
2,300
2,600
2,900
3,300
3,600
3,900
4,200
4,600
4,900
5,100
5,200
5,300
5,400
5,500
5,700
5,800
6,000
6,100
6,300
6,400
6,600
6,800
6,900
7,100
7,300
7,500
7,700
7,900
8,200
8,400
8,600
8,900
9,200
9,400
family’s financial strength, which
considers both income and assets.
The contribution of parents of
dependent students, and independent
students with dependents other than a
spouse, is computed according to the
following schedule:
If AAI is
Then the contribution is
Less than ¥$3,409 ..................................................................................................................................
¥$3,409 to $17,000 ................................................................................................................................
$17,001 to $21,400 ..................................................................................................................................
$21,401 to $25,700 ..................................................................................................................................
$25,701 to $30,100 ..................................................................................................................................
$30,101 to $34,500 ..................................................................................................................................
$34,501 or more .......................................................................................................................................
¥$750.
22% of AAI.
$3,740 + 25%
$4,840 + 29%
$6,087 + 34%
$7,583 + 40%
$9,343 + 47%
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5. Employment Expense Allowance.
This allowance for employment-related
expenses—which is used for the parents
of dependent students and for married
independent students—recognizes
additional expenses incurred by
working spouses and single-parent
households. The allowance is based on
the marginal differences in costs for a
two-worker family compared to a oneworker family. The items covered by
these additional expenses are: Food
away from home, apparel,
transportation, and household
furnishings and operations.
The employment expense allowance
for parents of dependent students,
married independent students without
dependents other than a spouse, and
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse is the lesser of
$4,000 or 35 percent of earned income.
6. Allowance for State and Other
Taxes. The allowance for State and
other taxes protects a portion of parents’
and students’ incomes from being
considered available for postsecondary
educational expenses. There are four
categories for State and other taxes, one
each for parents of dependent students,
independent students with dependents
other than a spouse, dependent
students, and independent students
without dependents other than a
spouse.
PERCENT OF INCOME PAID IN STATE TAXES, BY STATE, DEPENDENCY STATUS, AND INCOME LEVEL
Parents of dependent students
and independent students with
dependents other than a
spouse
State
Percent of total income
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$15,000
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Georgia ........................................................................................................................................
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PERCENT OF INCOME PAID IN STATE TAXES, BY STATE, DEPENDENCY STATUS, AND INCOME LEVEL—Continued
Parents of dependent students
and independent students with
dependents other than a
spouse
State
Percent of total income
Under
$15,000
Wyoming ......................................................................................................................................
Other ............................................................................................................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2020-21 Award Year--
Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan,
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and TEACH Grant Programs
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the annual updates to the tables used
in the statutory Federal Need Analysis Methodology that determines a
student's expected family contribution (EFC) for award year (AY) 2020-
21 for student financial aid programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Numbers 84.063, 84.033, 84.007, 84.268, 84.408, and
84.379. The intent of this notice is to alert the financial aid
community and the broader public to these required annual updates used
in the determination of student aid eligibility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marya Dennis, U.S. Department of
Education, Room 63G2, Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20202-5454. Telephone: (202) 377-3385.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part F of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), specifies the criteria, data elements,
calculations, and tables the Department of Education (Department) uses
in the Federal Need Analysis Methodology to determine the EFC.
Section 478 of the HEA requires the Secretary to annually update
the following four tables for price inflation--the Income Protection
Allowance (IPA), the Adjusted Net Worth (NW) of a Business or Farm, the
Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance, and the Assessment
Schedules and Rates. The updates are based, in general, upon increases
in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For AY 2020-21, the Secretary is charged with updating the IPA for
parents of dependent students, adjusted NW of a business or farm, the
education savings and asset protection allowance, and the assessment
schedules and rates to account for inflation that took place between
December 2018 and December 2019. However, because the Secretary must
publish these tables before December 2019, the increases in the tables
must be based on a percentage equal to the estimated percentage
increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
for 2019. The Secretary must also account for any under- or over-
estimation of inflation for the preceding year.
In developing the table values for the 2019-20 AY, the Secretary
assumed a 1.6 percent increase in the CPI-U for the period December
2017 through December 2018. The actual inflation for this time period
was 1.9 percent. The Secretary estimates that the increase in the CPI-U
for the period December 2018 through December 2019 will be 2.4 percent.
Additionally, section 601 of the College Cost Reduction and Access
Act of 2007 (CCRAA, Pub. L. 110-84) amended sections 475 through 478 of
the HEA affecting the IPA tables for the 2009-10 through 2012-13 AYs
and required the Department to use a percentage of the estimated CPI to
update the table in subsequent years. These changes to the IPA impact
dependent students, as well as independent students with dependents
other than a spouse and independent students without dependents other
than a spouse. This notice includes the new 2020-21 AY values for the
IPA tables, which reflect the CCRAA amendments. The updated tables are
in sections 1 (Income Protection Allowance), 2 (Adjusted Net Worth of a
Business or Farm), and 4 (Assessment Schedules and Rates) of this
notice.
Under section 478(d) of the HEA, the Secretary must also revise the
education savings and asset protection allowances for each AY. The
Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance table for AY 2020-21
has been updated in section 3 of this notice.
Section 478(h) of the HEA also requires the Secretary to increase
the amount specified for the employment expense allowance, adjusted for
inflation. This calculation is based on increases in the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' marginal costs budget for a two-worker family
compared to a one-worker family. The items covered by this calculation
are: Food away from home, apparel, transportation, and household
furnishings and operations. The Employment Expense Allowance table for
AY 2020-21 has been updated in section 5 of this notice.
Section 478(g) of the HEA directs the Secretary to update the
tables for State and other taxes after reviewing the Statistics of
Income file data maintained by the Internal Revenue Service. This
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table has been updated in section 6 of this notice.
The HEA requires the following annual updates:
1. Income Protection Allowance. This allowance is the amount of
living expenses associated with the maintenance of an individual or
family that may be offset against the family's income. The allowance
varies by family size. The IPA for dependent students is $6,840. The
IPAs for parents of dependent students for AY 2020-21 are as follows:
Parents of Dependent Students
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Number in college
Family size -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5
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2............................... $19,080 $15,810 .............. .............. ..............
3............................... 23,760 20,510 $17,250 .............. ..............
4............................... 29,340 26,080 22,830 $19,570 ..............
5............................... 34,620 31,350 28,110 24,840 $21,600
6............................... 40,490 37,230 33,980 30,720 27,470
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For each additional family member add $4,570. For each additional
college student subtract $3,250.
The IPAs for independent students with dependents other than a
spouse for AY 2020-21 are as follows:
Independent Students With Dependents Other Than a Spouse
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Number in college
Family size -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5
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2............................... $26,940 $22,340 .............. .............. ..............
3............................... 33,550 28,960 $24,360 .............. ..............
4............................... 41,420 36,830 32,250 $27,630 ..............
5............................... 48,880 44,260 39,680 35,080 $30,500
6............................... 57,160 52,560 47,990 43,360 38,790
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For each additional family member add $6,450. For each additional
college student subtract $4,580.
The IPAs for single independent students and independent students
without dependents other than a spouse for AY 2020-21 are as follows:
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Number in
Marital status college IPA
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Single.................................. 1 $10,640
Married................................. 2 10,640
Married................................. 1 17,060
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2. Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or Farm. A portion of the full
NW (assets less debts) of a business or farm is excluded from the
calculation of an EFC because (1) the income produced from these assets
is already assessed in another part of the formula; and (2) the formula
protects a portion of the value of the assets.
The portion of these assets included in the contribution
calculation is computed according to the following schedule. This
schedule is used for parents of dependent students, independent
students without dependents other than a spouse, and independent
students with dependents other than a spouse.
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If the NW of a business or farm is Then the adjusted NW is
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Less than $1................................ $0.
$1 to $135,000.............................. $0 + 40% of NW.
$135,001 to $410,000........................ $54,000 + 50% of NW over $135,000.
$410,001 to $680,000........................ $191,500 + 60% of NW over $410,000.
$680,001 or more............................ $353,500 + 100% of NW over $680,000.
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3. Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance. This allowance
protects a portion of NW (assets less debts) from being considered
available for postsecondary educational expenses. There are three asset
protection allowance tables: One for parents of dependent students, one
for independent students without dependents other than a spouse, and
one for independent students with dependents other than a spouse.
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Parents of Dependent Students, and Independent Students With Dependents
Other Than a Spouse, and Independent Students Without Dependents Other
Than a Spouse
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And the older parent or the
If the age of the older parent is, or if independent student is
the age of the independent student is -------------------------------
Married Single
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Then the allowance is
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25 or less.............................. 0 0
26...................................... 300 100
27...................................... 700 200
28...................................... 1,000 300
29...................................... 1,300 500
30...................................... 1,600 600
31...................................... 2,000 700
32...................................... 2,300 800
33...................................... 2,600 900
34...................................... 2,900 1,000
35...................................... 3,300 1,100
36...................................... 3,600 1,200
37...................................... 3,900 1,400
38...................................... 4,200 1,500
39...................................... 4,600 1,600
40...................................... 4,900 1,700
41...................................... 5,100 1,700
42...................................... 5,200 1,700
43...................................... 5,300 1,800
44...................................... 5,400 1,800
45...................................... 5,500 1,900
46...................................... 5,700 1,900
47...................................... 5,800 1,900
48...................................... 6,000 2,000
49...................................... 6,100 2,000
50...................................... 6,300 2,100
51...................................... 6,400 2,100
52...................................... 6,600 2,200
53...................................... 6,800 2,200
54...................................... 6,900 2,300
55...................................... 7,100 2,300
56...................................... 7,300 2,400
57...................................... 7,500 2,500
58...................................... 7,700 2,500
59...................................... 7,900 2,600
60...................................... 8,200 2,700
61...................................... 8,400 2,700
62...................................... 8,600 2,800
63...................................... 8,900 2,900
64...................................... 9,200 2,900
65 or older............................. 9,400 3,000
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4. Assessment Schedules and Rates. Two schedules that are subject
to updates--one for parents of dependent students and one for
independent students with dependents other than a spouse--are used to
determine the EFC from family financial resources toward educational
expenses. For dependent students, the EFC is derived from an assessment
of the parents' adjusted available income (AAI). For independent
students with dependents other than a spouse, the EFC is derived from
an assessment of the family's AAI. The AAI represents a measure of a
family's financial strength, which considers both income and assets.
The contribution of parents of dependent students, and independent
students with dependents other than a spouse, is computed according to
the following schedule:
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If AAI is Then the contribution is
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Less than -$3,409........................... -$750.
-$3,409 to $17,000.......................... 22% of AAI.
$17,001 to $21,400.......................... $3,740 + 25% of AAI over $17,000.
$21,401 to $25,700.......................... $4,840 + 29% of AAI over $21,400.
$25,701 to $30,100.......................... $6,087 + 34% of AAI over $25,700.
$30,101 to $34,500.......................... $7,583 + 40% of AAI over $30,100.
$34,501 or more............................. $9,343 + 47% of AAI over $34,500.
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5. Employment Expense Allowance. This allowance for employment-
related expenses--which is used for the parents of dependent students
and for married independent students--recognizes additional expenses
incurred by working spouses and single-parent households. The allowance
is based on the marginal differences in costs for a two-worker family
compared to a one-worker family. The items covered by these additional
expenses are: Food away from home, apparel, transportation, and
household furnishings and operations.
The employment expense allowance for parents of dependent students,
married independent students without dependents other than a spouse,
and independent students with dependents other than a spouse is the
lesser of $4,000 or 35 percent of earned income.
6. Allowance for State and Other Taxes. The allowance for State and
other taxes protects a portion of parents' and students' incomes from
being considered available for postsecondary educational expenses.
There are four categories for State and other taxes, one each for
parents of dependent students, independent students with dependents
other than a spouse, dependent students, and independent students
without dependents other than a spouse.
Percent of Income Paid in State Taxes, by State, Dependency Status, and Income Level
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Parents of dependent students Dependent
and independent students with students and
dependents other than a spouse independent
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Percent of total income without
State -------------------------------- dependents
other than a
spouse
Under $15,000 $15,000 & up ---------------
All
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Alabama......................................................... 3 2 2
Alaska.......................................................... 2 1 0
Arizona......................................................... 4 3 2
Arkansas........................................................ 4 3 3
California...................................................... 8 7 6
Colorado........................................................ 4 3 3
Connecticut..................................................... 9 8 5
Delaware........................................................ 5 4 3
District of Columbia............................................ 7 6 6
Florida......................................................... 3 2 1
Georgia......................................................... 5 4 3
Hawaii.......................................................... 5 4 4
Idaho........................................................... 5 4 3
Illinois........................................................ 5 4 3
Indiana......................................................... 4 3 3
Iowa............................................................ 5 4 3
Kansas.......................................................... 4 3 2
Kentucky........................................................ 5 4 4
Louisiana....................................................... 3 2 2
Maine........................................................... 6 5 3
Maryland........................................................ 8 7 6
Massachusetts................................................... 7 6 4
Michigan........................................................ 4 3 3
Minnesota....................................................... 6 5 5
Mississippi..................................................... 3 2 2
Missouri........................................................ 5 4 3
Montana......................................................... 5 4 3
Nebraska........................................................ 5 4 3
Nevada.......................................................... 2 1 1
New Hampshire................................................... 4 3 1
New Jersey...................................................... 9 8 5
New Mexico...................................................... 3 2 2
New York........................................................ 9 8 7
North Carolina.................................................. 5 4 3
North Dakota.................................................... 2 1 1
Ohio............................................................ 5 4 3
Oklahoma........................................................ 3 2 2
Oregon.......................................................... 7 6 5
Pennsylvania.................................................... 5 4 3
Rhode Island.................................................... 6 5 3
South Carolina.................................................. 4 3 3
South Dakota.................................................... 2 1 1
Tennessee....................................................... 2 1 1
Texas........................................................... 3 2 1
Utah............................................................ 5 4 3
Vermont......................................................... 6 5 3
Virginia........................................................ 6 5 4
Washington...................................................... 3 2 1
West Virginia................................................... 3 2 3
Wisconsin....................................................... 6 5 4
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Wyoming......................................................... 2 1 1
Other........................................................... 3 2 2
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087rr.
Mark A. Brown,
Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2019-11354 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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