0
US children under age 18 in foster care (estimated)
0
US foster children emancipated (estimated)
0
TX children in DFPS Conservatorship
0
TX youth in foster care (transition age 14-18)
0
TX youth emancipation (Age Out)
0
TX children waiting for adoption (Transitional Living Program age 14-17)
Nationally
By State
Children in foster care by state (approximate)
Alabama
4,932 children in foster care
Alaska
2,813 children in foster care
Arizona
17,101 children in foster care
Arkansas
4,878 children in foster care
California
51,537 children in foster care
Colorado
5,122 children in foster care
Connecticut
3,555 children in foster care
Delaware
761 children in foster care
District of Columbia
792 children in foster care
Florida
23,675 children in foster care
Georgia
12,376 children in foster care
Hawaii
1,541 children in foster care
Hawaii
1,541 children in foster care
Idaho
1,506 children in foster care
Illinois
14,212 children in foster care
Indiana
19,358 children in foster care
Iowa
5,978 children in foster care
Kansas
7,246 children in foster care
Kentucky
7,783 children in foster care
Louisiana
4,465 children in foster care
Maine
1,828 children in foster care
Maryland
3,668 children in foster care
Massachusetts
10,881 children in foster care
Michigan
11,387 children in foster care
Minnesota
8,663 children in foster care
Mississippi
5,284 children in foster care
Missouri
12,385 children in foster care
Montana
3,351 children in foster care
Nebraska
3,803 children in foster care
Nevada
4,234 children in foster care
New Hampshire
1,210 children in foster care
New Jersey
6,541 children in foster care
New Mexico
2,614 children in foster care
New York
17,534 children in foster care
North Carolina
10,115 children in foster care
North Dakota
1,380 children in foster care
Ohio
13,709 children in foster care
Oklahoma
10,057 children in foster care
Oregon
7,489 children in foster care
Pennsylvania
15,221 children in foster care
Puerto Rico
2,334 children in foster care
Rhode Island
1,648 children in foster care
South Carolina
3,930 children in foster care
South Dakota
1,404 children in foster care
Tennessee
8,048 children in foster care
Texas
30,577 children in foster care
Utah
2,676 children in foster care
Vermont
1,286 children in foster care
Virginia
4,840 children in foster care
Washington
10,364 children in foster care
West Virginia
5,892 children in foster care
Wisconsin
7,225 children in foster care
Wyoming
997 children in foster care
Children exiting foster care
Across the United States, children come in and out of the foster care system every day. Nationally, over 250,000 children and youth exit foster care each year.
- 50% (125,000) are reunified with their biological families
- 23% (57,500) are adopted out of foster care
- 16% (40,000) go to live with relatives or guardians
- 8% (20,000) age out (emancipate) from foster care when they turn 18 (or 21 in some states)
- 3% (7500) leave for under "other" circumstances
Texas Children in DFPS Conservatorship: In 2018, 52,397 children in Texas were in DFPS Conservatorship, including foster care and other substitute care services.
For complete data analysis of CPS and DFPS please click here.
Summary

Article Name
Foster Care Statistics
Description
Across the United States, children come in and out of the foster care system every day. Nationally, over 250,000 children and youth exit foster care each year.
Author
Fostering Success Foundation
Publisher Name
Fostering Success Foundation
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