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Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by gender

Published by Erin Duffin, Dec 7, 2022
In 2021, there were slightly more boys in foster care in the United States than girls. In that year, about 191,037 children in foster care were female, representing a little less than half of the total children in foster care.

Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by gender

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

as of September 30, 2021

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