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Little is known about welfare reforms effects on family structure and childrens living arrangements, an important focus for reformers. Using March CPS data, we find that state welfare waivers are associated with children being less likely to live with unmarried parents, more likely to live with married parents, and more likely to live with neither parent. Children living with neither parent are living with grandparents or other relatives, or rarely, in foster care. The estimates vary somewhat by childrens race and ethnicity. Due to the limited variation in TANFs implementation timing across states, we focus on the waiver results.