Change Indicator

Rate of children in foster care with more than two placement types by race and Hispanic origin in United States

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Definition and Source

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Definition

Foster children still in care at the end of the fiscal year were included if they had ever had more than two placements in foster care. The number of placements is based only on the current spell (removal from home, including trial home visits) in foster care.

Data Source

Child Trends analysis of data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), made available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. "Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and Two or More Races) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin.

Notes

N.A. - Data not available.
N.R. - Data are not reported.

All racial categories are mutually exclusive.  Children missing racial/Hispanic origin data were included in totals.

Last Updated

June 2024