Number of U.S. Children in Foster Care


by kendramayer2017 on Sep 28, 2014 | Views: 90 | Score: 0
Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Children in care,last day of FiscalYear (rounded tonearest thousand)Children exiting careChildren enteringcare2008200920102011225k250k275k300k325k350k375k400k425k450k475k
Children in care, last day of Fiscal Year (rounded to nearest thousand)Children exiting careChildren entering care
2008458000284000268000
2009424000273000250000
2010409000252000250000
2011407000240000247000
Sources: acf.hhs.gov, cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov
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kendramayer2017 on Sep 28, 2014 3:07 PM said:

This report shows a decrease in the total number of children in foster care. This trend is long-term: data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that there was 523,000 children in foster care in 2002.