Child Welfare Outcomes, an annual report to Congress published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides information on state performance in seven categories of outcomes that are widely accepted performance objectives for child welfare practice. The report also includes findings of analyses conducted on performance across states and over time. Users of this data site will be able to explore the outcomes, demographic, and context data contained in the report and generate customized reports by state and year.

8.2%

The percentage of all children who experienced a recurrence of maltreatment within a 12-month period decreased by 8.2% between 2016 and 2019

89.0%

Children exiting foster care discharged to a permanent home in 2020

18.8%

Decline in young children placed in group homes or institutions from 2016 to 2020

Percent of Exits from Care by Discharge Reason

Exits to Emancipation by Age of Entry into Care

Entries into Foster Care by Type

(M* represents Months to Re-Entry)

Percent of Children with 2 or Fewer Placement Settings by Time in Care

(M* represents Months)

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