Change Indicator

Family foster homes in Maryland

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Location Time Data Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Maryland
January
Number
1,922
1,828
1,782
1,765
1,740
1,585
1,443
1,308
914
NA
February
Number
1,934
1,822
1,767
1,752
1,733
1,585
1,450
1,310
916
NA
March
Number
1,917
1,822
1,794
1,741
1,629
1,580
1,467
1,320
912
NA
April
Number
1,867
1,812
1,798
1,746
1,620
1,577
1,478
1,318
722
NA
May
Number
1,859
1,797
1,797
1,746
1,643
1,582
1,437
1,081
251
NA
June
Number
1,862
1,776
1,775
1,751
1,637
1,481
1,441
1,368
375
NA
July
Number
1,841
1,796
1,786
1,762
1,623
1,484
1,430
1,317
229
1,410
August
Number
1,813
1,790
1,788
1,760
1,612
1,462
1,436
1,302
71
1,415
September
Number
1,821
1,777
1,795
1,758
1,596
1,462
1,368
953
542
1,406
October
Number
1,819
1,771
1,779
1,765
1,599
1,477
1,398
947
494
1,398
November
Number
1,813
1,763
1,787
1,785
1,635
1,479
1,365
960
434
1,377
December
Number
1,823
1,775
1,773
1,766
1,594
1,469
1,358
1,031
290
1,309
Location Time Data Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
January
Number
1,922
1,828
1,782
1,765
1,740
1,585
1,443
1,308
914
NA
February
Number
1,934
1,822
1,767
1,752
1,733
1,585
1,450
1,310
916
NA
March
Number
1,917
1,822
1,794
1,741
1,629
1,580
1,467
1,320
912
NA
April
Number
1,867
1,812
1,798
1,746
1,620
1,577
1,478
1,318
722
NA
May
Number
1,859
1,797
1,797
1,746
1,643
1,582
1,437
1,081
251
NA
June
Number
1,862
1,776
1,775
1,751
1,637
1,481
1,441
1,368
375
NA
July
Number
1,841
1,796
1,786
1,762
1,623
1,484
1,430
1,317
229
1,410
August
Number
1,813
1,790
1,788
1,760
1,612
1,462
1,436
1,302
71
1,415
September
Number
1,821
1,777
1,795
1,758
1,596
1,462
1,368
953
542
1,406
October
Number
1,819
1,771
1,779
1,765
1,599
1,477
1,398
947
494
1,398
November
Number
1,813
1,763
1,787
1,785
1,635
1,479
1,365
960
434
1,377
December
Number
1,823
1,775
1,773
1,766
1,594
1,469
1,358
1,031
290
1,309

Definition and Source

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Definition

The number of foster homes refers to the total number of regular family foster homes in each jurisdiction and does not include therapeutic foster homes.

Data Source

Maryland Department of Human Resources

Notes

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Last Updated

February 2024