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Youth transitioning out of foster care: Ever incarcerated by age 17 in United States

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Location Category Data Type Age 17
Alabama
Yes
Number
37
Percent
17%
No
Number
178
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Alaska
Yes
Number
11
Percent
20%
No
Number
43
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Arizona
Yes
Number
73
Percent
49%
No
Number
69
Percent
47%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Arkansas
Yes
Number
72
Percent
39%
No
Number
112
Percent
61%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
California
Yes
Number
690
Percent
31%
No
Number
1,426
Percent
65%
Declined
Number
87
Percent
4%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Colorado
Yes
Number
312
Percent
58%
No
Number
214
Percent
40%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Connecticut
Yes
Number
104
Percent
26%
No
Number
299
Percent
74%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Delaware
Yes
Number
23
Percent
30%
No
Number
54
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
District of Columbia
Yes
Number
32
Percent
27%
No
Number
84
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Florida
Yes
Number
213
Percent
40%
No
Number
309
Percent
57%
Declined
Number
17
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Georgia
Yes
Number
128
Percent
34%
No
Number
241
Percent
64%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Hawaii
Yes
Number
13
Percent
21%
No
Number
48
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Idaho
Yes
Number
30
Percent
50%
No
Number
30
Percent
50%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Illinois
Yes
Number
180
Percent
27%
No
Number
466
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
18
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Indiana
Yes
Number
219
Percent
39%
No
Number
341
Percent
60%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Iowa
Yes
Number
226
Percent
47%
No
Number
248
Percent
52%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Kansas
Yes
Number
207
Percent
47%
No
Number
225
Percent
51%
Declined
Number
11
Percent
2%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Kentucky
Yes
Number
225
Percent
44%
No
Number
285
Percent
55%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Louisiana
Yes
Number
107
Percent
31%
No
Number
228
Percent
66%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Maine
Yes
Number
18
Percent
26%
No
Number
48
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Maryland
Yes
Number
34
Percent
13%
No
Number
221
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
11
Percent
4%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Massachusetts
Yes
Number
213
Percent
31%
No
Number
467
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
10
Percent
1%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Michigan
Yes
Number
172
Percent
27%
No
Number
451
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
2%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Minnesota
Yes
Number
119
Percent
47%
No
Number
133
Percent
53%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Mississippi
Yes
Number
15
Percent
13%
No
Number
91
Percent
81%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Missouri
Yes
Number
106
Percent
26%
No
Number
297
Percent
72%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Montana
Yes
Number
13
Percent
21%
No
Number
47
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Nebraska
Yes
Number
95
Percent
57%
No
Number
69
Percent
41%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Nevada
Yes
Number
34
Percent
25%
No
Number
98
Percent
73%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Hampshire
Yes
Number
10
Percent
18%
No
Number
46
Percent
82%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Jersey
Yes
Number
45
Percent
16%
No
Number
232
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Mexico
Yes
Number
14
Percent
30%
No
Number
31
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New York
Yes
Number
83
Percent
29%
No
Number
201
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
North Carolina
Yes
Number
102
Percent
30%
No
Number
225
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
North Dakota
Yes
Number
46
Percent
52%
No
Number
42
Percent
48%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Ohio
Yes
Number
258
Percent
53%
No
Number
212
Percent
44%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Oklahoma
Yes
Number
50
Percent
20%
No
Number
194
Percent
78%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Oregon
Yes
Number
43
Percent
22%
No
Number
146
Percent
75%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Pennsylvania
Yes
Number
487
Percent
47%
No
Number
525
Percent
51%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
1%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Rhode Island
Yes
Number
69
Percent
41%
No
Number
94
Percent
55%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
South Carolina
Yes
Number
81
Percent
28%
No
Number
203
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
South Dakota
Yes
Number
23
Percent
33%
No
Number
45
Percent
65%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Tennessee
Yes
Number
191
Percent
40%
No
Number
278
Percent
58%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Texas
Yes
Number
436
Percent
35%
No
Number
763
Percent
62%
Declined
Number
33
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Utah
Yes
Number
176
Percent
62%
No
Number
107
Percent
38%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Vermont
Yes
Number
11
Percent
23%
No
Number
37
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Virginia
Yes
Number
161
Percent
36%
No
Number
285
Percent
63%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Washington
Yes
Number
176
Percent
42%
No
Number
237
Percent
56%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
West Virginia
Yes
Number
125
Percent
36%
No
Number
223
Percent
63%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Wisconsin
Yes
Number
210
Percent
52%
No
Number
183
Percent
45%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Wyoming
Yes
Number
16
Percent
38%
No
Number
24
Percent
57%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Location Category Data Type Age 17
Alabama
Yes
Number
37
Percent
17%
No
Number
178
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Alaska
Yes
Number
11
Percent
20%
No
Number
43
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Arizona
Yes
Number
73
Percent
49%
No
Number
69
Percent
47%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Arkansas
Yes
Number
72
Percent
39%
No
Number
112
Percent
61%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
California
Yes
Number
690
Percent
31%
No
Number
1,426
Percent
65%
Declined
Number
87
Percent
4%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Colorado
Yes
Number
312
Percent
58%
No
Number
214
Percent
40%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Connecticut
Yes
Number
104
Percent
26%
No
Number
299
Percent
74%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Delaware
Yes
Number
23
Percent
30%
No
Number
54
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
District of Columbia
Yes
Number
32
Percent
27%
No
Number
84
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Florida
Yes
Number
213
Percent
40%
No
Number
309
Percent
57%
Declined
Number
17
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Georgia
Yes
Number
128
Percent
34%
No
Number
241
Percent
64%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Hawaii
Yes
Number
13
Percent
21%
No
Number
48
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Idaho
Yes
Number
30
Percent
50%
No
Number
30
Percent
50%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Illinois
Yes
Number
180
Percent
27%
No
Number
466
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
18
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Indiana
Yes
Number
219
Percent
39%
No
Number
341
Percent
60%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Iowa
Yes
Number
226
Percent
47%
No
Number
248
Percent
52%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Kansas
Yes
Number
207
Percent
47%
No
Number
225
Percent
51%
Declined
Number
11
Percent
2%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Kentucky
Yes
Number
225
Percent
44%
No
Number
285
Percent
55%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Louisiana
Yes
Number
107
Percent
31%
No
Number
228
Percent
66%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Maine
Yes
Number
18
Percent
26%
No
Number
48
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Maryland
Yes
Number
34
Percent
13%
No
Number
221
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
11
Percent
4%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Massachusetts
Yes
Number
213
Percent
31%
No
Number
467
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
10
Percent
1%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Michigan
Yes
Number
172
Percent
27%
No
Number
451
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
2%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Minnesota
Yes
Number
119
Percent
47%
No
Number
133
Percent
53%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Mississippi
Yes
Number
15
Percent
13%
No
Number
91
Percent
81%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Missouri
Yes
Number
106
Percent
26%
No
Number
297
Percent
72%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Montana
Yes
Number
13
Percent
21%
No
Number
47
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Nebraska
Yes
Number
95
Percent
57%
No
Number
69
Percent
41%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Nevada
Yes
Number
34
Percent
25%
No
Number
98
Percent
73%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Hampshire
Yes
Number
10
Percent
18%
No
Number
46
Percent
82%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Jersey
Yes
Number
45
Percent
16%
No
Number
232
Percent
83%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New Mexico
Yes
Number
14
Percent
30%
No
Number
31
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
New York
Yes
Number
83
Percent
29%
No
Number
201
Percent
70%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
North Carolina
Yes
Number
102
Percent
30%
No
Number
225
Percent
67%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
North Dakota
Yes
Number
46
Percent
52%
No
Number
42
Percent
48%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Ohio
Yes
Number
258
Percent
53%
No
Number
212
Percent
44%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Oklahoma
Yes
Number
50
Percent
20%
No
Number
194
Percent
78%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Oregon
Yes
Number
43
Percent
22%
No
Number
146
Percent
75%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Pennsylvania
Yes
Number
487
Percent
47%
No
Number
525
Percent
51%
Declined
Number
12
Percent
1%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Rhode Island
Yes
Number
69
Percent
41%
No
Number
94
Percent
55%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
South Carolina
Yes
Number
81
Percent
28%
No
Number
203
Percent
71%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
South Dakota
Yes
Number
23
Percent
33%
No
Number
45
Percent
65%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Tennessee
Yes
Number
191
Percent
40%
No
Number
278
Percent
58%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Texas
Yes
Number
436
Percent
35%
No
Number
763
Percent
62%
Declined
Number
33
Percent
3%
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Utah
Yes
Number
176
Percent
62%
No
Number
107
Percent
38%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Vermont
Yes
Number
11
Percent
23%
No
Number
37
Percent
77%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Virginia
Yes
Number
161
Percent
36%
No
Number
285
Percent
63%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Washington
Yes
Number
176
Percent
42%
No
Number
237
Percent
56%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
West Virginia
Yes
Number
125
Percent
36%
No
Number
223
Percent
63%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Wisconsin
Yes
Number
210
Percent
52%
No
Number
183
Percent
45%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S
Wyoming
Yes
Number
16
Percent
38%
No
Number
24
Percent
57%
Declined
Number
S
Percent
S
blank
Number
S
Percent
S

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Of young people who were in foster care within 45 days following his/her 17th birthday and completed the NYTD Outcomes baseline survey: the number and percentage who reported  being incarcerated at any point in his/her life by age 17. Incarceration is considered confinement in a jail, prison, correctional facility, or juvenile or community detention facility in connection with allegedly committing a crime (misdemeanor or felony). 

Data Source

National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) - Outcomes File, Cohort Age 17 in FY2011, Waves 1-3 (2015).
NYTD data are used with the permission of Cornell University’s National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect website. The collector of the original data, the funding agency, NDACAN, Cornell University, and the agents or employees of these institutions bear no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.

Notes

S - Data suppressed due to a low number of respondents for an individual data point (<10) and/or a low number of overall respondents from a state/territory (<25). 

Young people who are in foster care within 45 days following their 17th birthday are eligible to complete the NYTD Outcomes baseline survey. Those who complete the survey at 17 are eligible to complete follow up surveys at 19 and 21. Some states choose to sample from their baseline cohort (those who completed the survey at 17) for the follow up waves. Outcomes data in this file are self-reported, and young people may choose to decline to respond to any question in the survey.  

Last Updated

November 2018