Denominator (Children receiving visits in the home)
18,684
18,135
17,846
17,481
18,214
1 The
source data for each table is indicated in parentheses for each
section. A calendar year is the basis for data from the Census Bureau.
Most of the other data on these pages are from the National Child
Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) or the Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and are based on the federal
fiscal year, October 1 through September 30. Back 2 Data
that did not meet the quality standards for inclusion in the report
are represented as DQ*. Missing and incomplete data excluded from
inclusion in the report are represented as --. For additional
information on the data quality thresholds for the Child Welfare
Outcomes Report, please reference the full report or the Child Welfare
Outcomes data site. Back 3 The
total child population and data on race/ethnicity represent estimates
from the Census Bureau
https://www.census.gov/data/tables.html . Child poverty data are from the Census Bureau's American Community
Survey (ACS). Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020
poverty estimates are not available on data.census.gov. The 2020
poverty estimates are considered experimental and can be found on the
ACS Experimental Data webpage:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/experimental-data.html. Back 4 For
race/ethnicity tables, all races exclude children of Hispanic origin.
The Child Welfare Outcomes Report data site
http://cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov/cwodatasite
provides alternative race/ethnicity breakdowns in which race and
ethnicity are treated as two separate categories. Back 5 A child
victim is defined as a child for whom the state determined at least
one maltreatment was substantiated or indicated. This includes a child
who died of child abuse and neglect. This is a change from prior years
when children with dispositions of alternative response victim were
included as victims. The rate for foster care entry is per 1,000
children in the state population. Data on child maltreatment victims
are from NCANDS. Data on foster care entry rate, children in foster
care on 9/30, and children adopted are from AFCARS. Back 6Data for
FY 2023 and subsequent years are not available for “Children adopted”
due to changes in data reporting. As of FY 2023, the AFCARS Adoption
file, which previously included both public and private adoptions and
served as the data source for this section, is no longer produced.
Consequently, Section E now only includes data from FY 2020 through FY
2022. Please note that adoption-related data for FY 2023 and
subsequent years, such as permanency and exit numbers, are derived
from the AFCARS Foster Care file, which includes only public adoptions
and does not provide the detailed characteristics previously available
in the discontinued AFCARS Adoption file. Back 7 The
reporting population subject to the caseworker visits requirements
includes all children under age 18 for at least the first day of the
FY (October 1) who have been in foster care for at least one full
calendar month during the FY. All states have the option of using an
approved sampling procedure for the caseworker visits reporting
requirement. Back
B. Child Maltreatment Data (National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
[NCANDS])
8
8 The
unique count of child victims counts a child only once regardless of
the number of times he or she was found to be a victim during the
reporting year. Back 9 The
rates for Child Protective Services responses and victims are per
1,000 children under age 18; for fatalities, the rate is per 100,000
children under age 18. Back 10 These
percentages are calculated against the number of unique victims. A
child may have been the victim of more than one type of maltreatment,
or the same type of maltreatment more than once. As a result, the
total percentages both within and across maltreatment categories may
exceed 100. Back 11
Response time is defined as the time between the report of suspected
maltreatment and the first face-to-face contact with the alleged
victim or with another person who can provide information on the
allegation. Back
C. Characteristics of Children in Foster Care (Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis and Reporting System [AFCARS] Foster Care File)
Overview Foster Care Information
Category
In Foster Care on 10/1 FY
Entered Foster Care in FY
Exited Foster Care in FY
In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total number
1,686
1,622
1,606
1,592
1,634
1,114
1,009
947
991
1,042
1,088
978
938
922
991
1,712
1,653
1,615
1,661
1,685
Median length of stay (months)
11.8
13.2
13.5
13.6
14.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.1
13.8
16.3
15.1
16.6
13.2
13.6
13.7
14.5
13.5
Age of Children in Foster Care (%)
Category
In Foster Care on 10/1 FY
Entered Foster Care in FY
Exited Foster Care in FY
In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Under 1 year
5.7
5.9
6.4
6.2
6.1
15.6
16.2
19.2
15.7
16.0
4.5
3.4
4.5
3.0
2.8
5.8
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.2
1 year
9.2
7.9
8.4
9.3
7.3
7.5
7.0
7.2
6.7
6.4
6.5
7.2
6.5
9.7
7.7
7.8
8.5
9.2
7.4
7.6
2 years
8.7
8.3
7.2
7.1
8.3
7.0
7.7
7.2
7.3
6.6
8.5
7.5
9.4
8.4
8.7
8.4
7.1
7.2
7.9
6.4
3 years
7.8
8.3
7.4
6.9
6.7
6.8
6.6
6.3
7.0
6.0
8.5
8.8
7.1
6.7
8.3
8.2
7.5
6.8
6.7
7.1
4 years
6.5
7.5
7.5
7.2
6.8
7.5
7.3
6.1
5.7
6.0
7.0
8.4
6.2
7.4
5.7
7.5
7.7
7.3
6.9
6.0
5 years
6.2
6.4
6.2
6.7
5.8
5.2
5.0
6.2
6.8
4.6
5.6
6.6
6.8
7.5
5.2
6.3
6.3
6.8
5.8
6.5
6 years
5.6
6.0
5.2
6.1
6.1
6.8
5.8
5.2
4.6
5.8
7.0
6.3
6.8
5.7
6.0
6.1
5.3
6.1
6.2
5.6
7 years
5.5
4.9
6.0
4.5
5.7
5.2
5.9
4.3
6.3
5.5
6.1
6.0
4.5
5.5
6.5
5.0
6.0
4.6
5.5
5.4
8 years
5.7
5.5
5.2
5.3
5.0
4.5
5.0
5.0
4.4
5.8
5.2
5.0
6.1
5.1
4.5
5.4
5.1
5.3
5.1
6.6
9 years
3.6
4.3
5.4
4.8
5.4
4.4
5.6
3.8
4.2
4.6
5.1
5.5
5.1
5.0
5.9
4.4
5.3
4.9
5.5
5.2
10 years
4.4
3.8
4.8
4.6
4.2
4.8
5.1
4.0
3.5
4.7
4.0
4.2
4.6
2.7
4.3
4.0
4.9
4.6
4.2
4.6
11 years
4.3
3.9
3.5
4.3
5.1
3.9
3.1
5.0
3.2
3.6
5.1
3.5
4.7
3.5
4.6
4.0
3.6
4.4
5.0
3.7
12 years
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.1
3.9
4.6
3.9
3.7
4.6
4.2
4.1
4.8
4.2
4.7
4.1
4.4
3.8
4.2
3.9
4.5
13 years
4.7
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.4
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.2
4.3
3.9
3.7
3.2
2.4
4.0
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.5
4.9
14 years
4.3
5.4
4.5
3.9
4.3
4.0
3.5
3.8
4.4
4.7
4.1
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.5
5.4
4.4
3.9
4.3
4.2
15 years
4.0
4.4
5.3
4.0
4.5
3.5
3.5
3.9
4.6
5.2
2.3
3.0
3.9
3.8
3.1
4.4
5.3
4.0
4.6
4.8
16 years
4.5
4.6
4.5
5.6
4.8
3.1
2.8
3.2
4.2
3.3
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.7
3.2
4.3
4.6
5.6
4.7
5.2
17 years
4.6
4.1
4.4
4.5
5.2
1.8
2.1
2.0
3.4
2.8
2.5
2.1
1.7
3.5
2.7
4.1
4.2
4.5
5.3
4.8
18 years
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
6.9
7.5
7.4
7.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.7
19 years
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
20 years
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
<.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
<.1
0.2
21+; Missing Data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)
Category
In Foster Care on 10/1 FY
Entered Foster Care in FY
Exited Foster Care in FY
In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Alaska Native / American Indian
54.2
52.5
56.4
57.5
57.4
46.7
51.7
50.4
49.8
46.8
48.3
44.5
48.3
48.6
49.2
53.0
56.8
57.5
57.9
55.7
Asian
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.1
Black
2.9
3.0
1.7
1.8
1.9
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.2
3.6
3.7
5.7
2.9
3.1
2.4
2.9
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.6
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
<.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
<.1
0.0
Hispanic (of any race)
6.1
5.3
5.3
5.6
6.6
5.7
6.7
7.6
9.7
8.4
7.1
7.2
7.4
9.1
7.9
5.2
5.1
5.4
6.1
7.0
White
23.2
23.9
19.9
20.1
17.3
27.8
23.6
26.4
21.7
23.6
26.9
30.0
25.6
25.7
21.1
23.8
20.1
20.4
17.9
18.9
Two or more races
13.3
15.0
16.3
14.6
16.5
15.1
13.6
11.7
15.1
17.0
12.9
12.4
15.2
13.0
18.5
14.8
15.7
14.2
15.8
15.7
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missing race data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
D. Characteristics of Children "Waiting for Adoption"
1213
(AFCARS Foster Care File)
Children Waiting for Adoption
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total waiting children
454
488
503
504
510
Number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated
412
442
440
438
473
12 There
is no federal definition for a child waiting to be adopted. The
definition used in the tables on this page includes children and youth
through age 17 who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents'
parental rights have been terminated. It excludes children 16 years
old and older whose parents' parental rights have been terminated and
who have a goal of emancipation. A state's own definition may differ
from that used here. Back 13 The
absence of data for some states in AFCARS 2020 for total waiting children
and the number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated
is likely due to reporting issues and underreporting of children who have a
goal of adoption and/or whose parents' parental rights have been terminated,
rather than an actual decline in these populations. Back
14
Children older than 17 years fall outside of the definition used to
identify waiting children and are therefore excluded from this table.
Back
Race/Ethnicity of Children Waiting for Adoption (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Alaska Native / American Indian
57.0
56.4
53.9
60.5
60.0
Asian
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.0
Black
2.6
2.9
2.0
1.6
1.8
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Hispanic (of any race)
6.2
5.7
6.4
6.5
7.1
White
17.4
17.4
20.3
14.1
17.5
Two or more races
16.5
17.2
16.9
16.5
13.7
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missing race data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS Adoption File)
15
Children Adopted
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total children adopted
209
222
247
N/A
N/A
Age of Children Adopted (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Under 1 year
0.5
0.5
0.0
N/A
N/A
1 year
9.1
8.1
7.7
N/A
N/A
2 years
13.4
10.8
15.0
N/A
N/A
3 years
14.4
12.6
12.6
N/A
N/A
4 years
8.1
14.9
9.3
N/A
N/A
5 years
4.8
8.6
6.9
N/A
N/A
6 years
8.6
9.0
7.7
N/A
N/A
7 years
7.2
6.3
5.7
N/A
N/A
8 years
5.3
4.5
4.5
N/A
N/A
9 years
6.2
6.3
7.3
N/A
N/A
10 years
4.3
2.7
6.5
N/A
N/A
11 years
5.7
4.5
3.2
N/A
N/A
12 years
3.3
5.4
3.2
N/A
N/A
13 years
3.8
0.9
2.0
N/A
N/A
14 years
1.4
1.8
3.6
N/A
N/A
15 years
1.4
2.3
1.6
N/A
N/A
16 years
1.9
0.9
2.4
N/A
N/A
17 years
0.5
0.0
0.4
N/A
N/A
18 years
0.0
0.0
0.4
N/A
N/A
19 years
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
20 years
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
Race/Ethnicity of Children Adopted (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Alaska Native / American Indian
52.6
51.4
61.1
N/A
N/A
Asian
0.0
0.5
0.0
N/A
N/A
Black
2.4
4.1
1.2
N/A
N/A
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
Hispanic (of any race)
4.3
7.7
4.5
N/A
N/A
White
22.5
21.2
19.4
N/A
N/A
Two or more races
18.2
15.3
13.8
N/A
N/A
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
Missing race data
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
15Data
for FY 2023 and subsequent years are not available for this section
due to changes in data reporting. As of FY 2023, the AFCARS Adoption
file, which previously included both public and private adoptions and
served as the data source for this section, is no longer produced.
Consequently, Section E now only includes data from FY 2020 through FY
2022. Please note that adoption-related data for FY 2023 and
subsequent years, such as permanency and exit numbers, are derived
from the AFCARS Foster Care file, which includes only public adoptions
and does not provide the detailed characteristics previously available
in the discontinued AFCARS Adoption file. Back
South Dakota [Outcomes Data]
Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)
Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 12 Months (%) 16
Year
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-2025
Children without a recurrence
91.8
90.3
91.3
90.0
N/A
Children with one or more recurrences
8.2
9.7
8.7
10.0
N/A
Total
1,484
1,460
1,453
1,439
N/A
16At the
time of the analysis, data were not available to calculate the
recurrence of maltreatment for children who were victims of
maltreatment in 2024. Back
Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care
(NCANDS and AFCARS Foster Care File)
Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Children maltreated while in foster care
0.46
<.1
0.16
0.12
0.15
Children not maltreated while in foster care
99.54
99.96
99.84
99.88
99.85
Total
2,800
2,631
2,553
2,583
2,676
Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Foster Care
File)
Exits of Children From Foster Care (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
19.2
22.5
26.3
27.1
26.2
Guardianship
10.5
14.6
12.6
12.7
8.1
Reunification
54.0
50.3
50.2
45.1
51.4
Other
16.1
12.6
10.9
15.1
14.3
Missing data
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
1,088
978
938
922
991
Exits of Children With a Diagnosed Disability (%) 17
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
DQ*
24.7
34.3
31.4
35.5
Guardianship
DQ*
12.0
11.6
17.2
10.2
Reunification
DQ*
32.5
27.1
25.4
26.5
Other
DQ*
30.7
27.1
26.0
27.7
Missing data
DQ*
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
DQ*
166
181
169
166
17 The
absence of data for some states in AFCARS 2020 under Measure 3.2 is
likely due to reporting issues rather than a decline in the percentage
of children with a diagnosed disability exiting to a permanent home.
Back
Exits of Children Older than Age 12 at Entry Into Foster Care (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
2.7
1.2
4.5
4.4
5.1
Guardianship
11.9
12.2
12.3
15.0
11.4
Reunification
42.7
47.0
50.6
42.2
46.9
Other
41.6
39.6
32.5
38.3
36.6
Missing data
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
185
164
154
180
175
Exits to Emancipation (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Children age 12 or younger at entry
15.6
21.7
29.9
10.3
24.0
Children older than 12 at entry
84.4
78.3
70.1
89.7
76.0
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
77
69
67
68
75
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
Category
Alaska Native / American Indian
Asian
Black (non-Hispanic)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
21.0
26.0
33.3
27.7
29.9
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
80.0
12.5
16.1
11.1
3.4
12.5
Guardianship
13.1
17.7
14.6
15.8
9.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
8.9
7.4
6.9
0.0
Reunification
45.1
39.3
40.8
38.2
43.6
90.9
50.0
100.0
66.7
20.0
70.0
62.5
77.8
69.0
62.5
Other
20.8
17.0
11.3
18.3
17.0
9.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.5
12.5
3.7
20.7
25.0
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
525
435
453
448
488
11
2
3
3
5
40
56
27
29
24
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
Category
Hispanic (of any race)
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is.
White (non-Hispanic)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
11.7
24.3
15.9
20.2
14.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
15.7
20.0
29.5
19.6
Guardianship
10.4
4.3
8.7
7.1
6.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.2
15.4
12.9
10.1
9.1
Reunification
59.7
60.0
53.6
54.8
59.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65.5
62.5
58.3
51.1
62.2
Other
18.2
11.4
21.7
17.9
20.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.5
6.5
8.8
9.3
9.1
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
77
70
69
84
78
0
1
0
0
0
293
293
240
237
209
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
Category
Two or More Races
Unable to Determine
Missing Data
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Adoption
27.1
28.1
23.8
31.7
30.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Guardianship
7.1
10.7
9.1
10.8
5.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Reunification
52.1
48.8
57.3
45.8
55.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
75.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Other
13.6
12.4
9.8
11.7
9.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
140
121
143
120
183
0
0
0
1
4
2
0
3
0
0
Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Reentry (AFCARS Foster
Care File)
Time to Reunification (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Less than 12 mos.
72.6
71.1
62.8
68.0
61.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.
23.6
22.4
29.1
23.1
28.3
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.
1.5
6.1
5.7
7.9
4.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.
1.0
0.4
2.3
0.2
3.5
48 or more mos.
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.8
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
588
492
471
416
509
Children Reentering Foster Care (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Children entering care for the first time
75.6
75.0
75.6
79.7
79.7
Children reentering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode
9.1
10.8
7.7
6.1
5.6
Children reentering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode
15.3
14.1
16.7
14.2
14.4
Missing data
<.1
<.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
Total
1,114
1,009
947
991
1,042
Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Foster Care File)
Time to Adoption (%)
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Less than 12 mos.
1.0
0.9
0.4
0.8
0.0
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.
29.7
23.6
25.5
32.0
30.8
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.
37.3
44.1
38.9
34.8
41.5
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.
21.1
21.8
21.5
16.8
15.8
48 or more mos.
11.0
9.5
13.8
15.6
11.9
Missing data
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
209
220
247
250
260
Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)
Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)
Category
In Care Less Than 12 Months
In Care at Least 12 months but Less Than 24 months
In Care for 24 Months or Longer
Time in Care Missing or Out of Range
Year
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Children with 2 or fewer placements
82.8
83.1
80.9
76.6
74.9
59.3
61.6
56.9
56.9
54.1
34.9
31.4
29.4
28.6
29.9
0.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
Children with 3 or more placements
17.2
16.9
19.1
23.4
25.1
40.7
38.4
43.1
43.1
45.9
65.1
68.6
70.6
71.4
70.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Missing Placement setting counts
<.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total number
1,334
1,180
1,074
1,114
1,140
769
696
719
706
734
697
746
754
763
788
0
9
6
0
14
Reduce Placement of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions
(AFCARS Foster Care File)
Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%)