Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity
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Statistics on Foster care and adoption in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. children's living arrangements from 1970-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S., by relationship to householder 2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children waiting for adoption 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions to the U.S. - incoming number 2021, by state
Foster care
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- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children entering care 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting care 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by placement settings
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by case goals
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by time in care
Adoption
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- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of adopted with public agency involvement 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Ethnic distribution of adopted children in the U.S. FY 2021
- Basic Statistic Distribution of child age at time of adoption U.S. FY 2021
- Basic Statistic Adoption in the U.S. - number of adopted children 2021, by family structure
- Basic Statistic Number of adoptions in the U.S. 2021, by prior adoptive parent-child relationship
- Basic Statistic Time between termination of parental rights and adoption U.S. FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual terminations of parental rights in the U.S. FY 2008-2020
Intercountry adoption
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- Basic Statistic Leading countries for intercountry adoptions into the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Emigrating adoptions in the U.S. 2021, by receiving country
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions in the U.S. - average number of days to completion 2021
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions into the U.S. - adoption fees 2021, by country
Further related statistics
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- Adoption in the U.S. - number of adoptions 2014, by state
- Number of children in foster care centers in Romania 2017-2019
- Minors with disabilities in foster families by gender in Spain 2018
- Number of children in foster families by age in Spain 2017
- Minors under child protection in care homes in Spain 2017
- Number of children in foster families Spain 2013-2017
- Minors in care homes reintegrated to their families by region Spain 2017
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by age at placement
- Adoption in the U.S. - children using post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: children receiving specific post-adoption services 2011
- International adoptions of Asian minors by age Spain 2017
- Converged solutions: GPS equipment units sold in the U.S. 2005-2010
- Food intolerances: lactose-free product sales in the U.S. 2012-2017
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- Number of children in foster care centers in Romania 2017-2019
- Minors with disabilities in foster families by gender in Spain 2018
- Number of children in foster families by age in Spain 2017
- Minors under child protection in care homes in Spain 2017
- Number of children in foster families Spain 2013-2017
- Minors in care homes reintegrated to their families by region Spain 2017
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by age at placement
- Adoption in the U.S. - children using post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: children receiving specific post-adoption services 2011
- International adoptions of Asian minors by age Spain 2017
- Converged solutions: GPS equipment units sold in the U.S. 2005-2010
- Food intolerances: lactose-free product sales in the U.S. 2012-2017
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (June 28, 2022). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2022). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children in Foster Care in The United States in 2021, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by race/ethnicity [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255404/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-race-ethnicity/