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Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2007-2021

Published by Erin Duffin, Dec 7, 2022
In 2021, about 391,098 children in the United States were living in foster care. This is a sharp decrease from the previous year, when about 407,318 children were living in foster care nationwide.

Number of children in foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data as of September 30 of each year.
Data prior to 2014 has been retrieved from previous publications.

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