This statistic shows the number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals. In 2018, around 236,323 children were in foster care with the goal to reunify them with their parents or primary caretakers.
Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals
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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (October 24, 2019). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2019). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children in Foster Care in The United States in 2018, by Case Goals." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2018, by case goals Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/ (last visited May 25, 2020)
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