Arizona

Arizona [Context Data]

A. Context Statistics 1 2

General Child Population (Census Bureau) 3
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total children under 18 years 1,623,957 1,628,982 1,636,047 1,639,058 1,642,657
Race/ethnicity (%) 4
Alaska Native / American Indian 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9
Asian 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9
Black 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Hispanic (of any race) 43.6 43.9 44.1 44.3 44.4
White 40.4 39.9 39.5 39.2 38.9
Two or more races 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9
Child population in poverty (%) 25.6 24.7 23.6 20.8 20.1
Child Welfare Summary 5
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Child maltreatment victims 13,877 11,955 10,841 9,909 15,504
Foster care entry rate 7.5 7.8 7.2 6.1 5.6
Children in foster care on 9/30 16,246 17,738 17,118 15,031 13,360
Children adopted 3,090 3,236 3,654 4,298 3,926
Caseworker Visits 6
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children receiving monthly visits (%) 89 89 91 95 96
Numerator 153,231 169,628 183,947 173,979 153,110
Denominator 172,063 190,999 201,959 183,221 160,206
Children receiving visits in the home (%) 83 83 82 80 81
Numerator 127,273 141,510 151,733 139,848 123,826
Denominator 153,231 169,628 183,947 173,979 153,110

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*. 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).  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
6 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]) 7

Overview Maltreatment Information 8
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
  Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 73,122 45.0 per 1,000 76,581 47.0 per 1,000 93,488 57.1 per 1,000 83,693 51.1 per 1,000 87,862 53.5 per 1,000
Total child maltreatment victims 13,877 8.5 per 1,000 11,955 7.3 per 1,000 10,841 6.6 per 1,000 9,909 6.0 per 1,000 15,504 9.4 per 1,000
Child Fatalities 40 2.5 per 100,000 51 3.1 per 100,000 48 2.9 per 100,000 35 2.1 per 100,000 48 2.9 per 100,000
Age of Child Victims (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 20.8 21.3 24.0 25.5 26.1
1 year 7.2 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.7
2 years 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.3
3 years 6.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8
4 years 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.2
5 years 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.9
6 years 5.7 5.8 5.3 4.7 4.5
7 years 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.5
8 years 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.3
9 years 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3
10 years 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0
11 years 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8
12 years 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6
13 years 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4
14 years 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.5
15 years 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.7
16 years 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0
17 years 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.4
18+ years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 <.1
Missing data 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1
Number 13,877 11,955 10,841 9,909 15,504
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 4.8 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.7
Asian 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Black 8.1 8.8 9.4 8.6 9.2
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Hispanic (of any race) 38.9 39.0 36.8 38.0 36.6
White 37.8 36.2 35.0 35.0 34.4
Two or more races 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1
Missing data 6.5 7.0 9.2 9.8 10.4
Number 13,877 11,955 10,841 9,909 15,504
Maltreatment Types of Child Victims (%) 9
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Emotional abuse 0.2 <.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Medical neglect N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Neglect 99.3 98.4 97.9 97.4 97.2
Physical abuse 9.3 9.4 8.4 8.3 8.2
Sexual abuse 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.2 4.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 13,877 11,955 10,841 9,909 15,504
Time to Investigation (in hours) 10
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mean 616.4 139.0 71.9 42.3 29.3
Median >24 but<48 >24 but<48 <24 <24 <24

7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total number 14,044 15,835 17,361 16,840 14,736 12,209 12,722 11,729 10,057 9,173 10,006 10,819 11,972 11,866 10,549 16,246 17,738 17,118 15,031 13,360
Median length of stay (months) 10.7 10.2 10.5 11.9 12.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13.4 13.8 14.2 15.9 15.8 10.1 10.5 11.8 12.1 11.6
Age of Children in Foster Care (%)
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 17.6 18.4 18.9 19.3 18.9 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.4 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.6
1 year 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.8 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 9.6 9.1 9.2 9.9 10.0 9.1 9.2 9.2 8.8 8.5
2 years 7.8 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.4 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0
3 years 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.7 5.8 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.4
4 years 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.2 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0
5 years 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5
6 years 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.4 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 5.1
7 years 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.8 5.6 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.6
8 years 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.7
9 years 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9
10 years 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.0 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.6
11 years 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.5
12 years 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.5
13 years 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.6 4.1 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.4
14 years 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3
15 years 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.7
16 years 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.2 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.5
17 years 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.0 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.2 4.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.0 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.2
18 years 0.0 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 8.9 8.6 7.9 7.8 8.3 0.0 <.1 0.0 <.1 0.0
19 years 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 <.1 0.0
20+ years 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 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.8
Asian 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Black 9.7 9.5 10.3 10.1 10.5 9.2 10.6 10.0 9.9 10.9 9.4 9.9 10.3 9.5 9.9 9.5 10.1 10.1 10.5 11.3
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Hispanic (of any race) 41.8 41.5 41.0 40.3 39.7 38.8 38.1 38.4 38.2 37.2 40.6 39.9 39.8 40.1 39.2 40.3 40.1 40.0 39.1 38.3
White 36.0 36.1 35.7 35.0 34.9 36.3 35.1 34.7 34.2 34.1 36.5 36.1 35.9 34.9 35.3 35.9 35.4 34.8 34.6 34.0
Two or more races 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.7 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.8
Unknown 3.8 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.6 6.8 6.8 7.7 8.2 7.7 4.8 5.2 4.4 6.0 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.9 6.7 6.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

D. Characteristics of Children "Waiting for Adoption" 11 (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Children Waiting for Adoption
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total waiting children 3,641 4,060 4,713 4,749 4,216
Number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated 2,841 3,006 3,379 3,295 2,966

11 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

Age of Children Waiting for Adoption (%) 12
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.1 5.8
1 year 12.4 12.4 11.7 11.2 10.7
2 years 10.0 10.0 10.2 9.3 8.2
3 years 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.1
4 years 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 6.9
5 years 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.5
6 years 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.6
7 years 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.2
8 years 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.5
9 years 5.3 5.8 5.5 6.0 5.8
10 years 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6
11 years 3.7 3.6 5.0 5.1 5.7
12 years 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.4 5.1
13 years 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 4.8
14 years 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6
15 years 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.9 4.1
16 years 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.5
17 years 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.4

12 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 (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 4.6 4.4 3.8 4.2 4.1
Asian 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Black 10.5 10.3 9.5 11.3 11.3
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Hispanic (of any race) 42.1 41.2 39.7 37.9 39.5
White 35.0 34.9 36.8 35.4 33.8
Two or more races 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.8
Unknown 3.7 4.1 4.7 6.1 6.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS Adoption File)

Children Adopted
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total children adopted 3,090 3,236 3,654 4,298 3,926
Age of Children Adopted (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 1.7 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.2
1 year 16.2 16.0 14.3 15.2 15.8
2 years 13.2 13.3 13.4 12.5 12.0
3 years 8.8 9.4 10.0 9.6 9.1
4 years 8.6 7.4 7.5 8.1 7.8
5 years 7.8 7.1 6.7 6.0 7.3
6 years 7.7 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.7
7 years 6.2 6.4 6.8 5.9 5.4
8 years 5.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 4.9
9 years 4.4 5.2 5.8 5.1 4.8
10 years 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.6
11 years 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.6 3.7
12 years 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.5
13 years 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.4
14 years 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.3
15 years 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.3
16 years 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.5
17 years 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.5
18 years 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
19 years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
20+ years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Race/Ethnicity of Children Adopted (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.6
Asian <.1 <.1 <.1 0.3 0.2
Black 9.2 8.0 9.1 8.3 8.9
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Hispanic (of any race) 43.3 43.6 41.4 40.1 38.8
White 38.6 37.5 39.3 37.0 37.2
Two or more races 3.0 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.2
Unknown 2.0 3.4 1.9 5.3 7.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Arizona [Outcomes Data]

Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children without a recurrence 96.2 95.8 97.5 98.1 96.3
Children with one or more recurrences 3.8 4.2 2.5 1.9 3.7
Number 4,778 3,984 3,340 2,378 4,623

Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS and AFCARS Foster Care File)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children maltreated while in foster care 0.11 0.06 0.06 0.14 0.12
Children not maltreated while in foster care 99.89 99.94 99.94 99.86 99.88
Number 26,253 28,557 29,090 26,897 23,909

Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Foster Care File)

3.1 Exits of Children From Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 31.0 29.9 30.7 36.3 37.3
Guardianship 5.8 6.4 5.8 6.2 7.5
Reunification 52.2 53.2 53.1 47.8 44.9
Other 11.0 10.4 10.4 9.7 10.3
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 10,007 10,819 11,972 11,866 10,549
Exits of Children With a Diagnosed Disability (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 42.2 39.8 45.4 53.3 48.3
Guardianship 5.8 6.0 5.2 5.1 6.2
Reunification 36.8 40.4 35.4 26.2 26.5
Other 15.3 13.8 14.1 15.4 19.1
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 4,408 4,937 4,643 3,208 2,048
Exits of Children Older than Age 12 at Entry Into Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 6.0 5.7 6.1 7.8 9.1
Guardianship 9.1 10.0 9.7 10.5 10.9
Reunification 44.6 44.5 45.0 42.9 40.1
Other 40.3 39.8 39.1 38.8 39.9
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 2,245 2,328 2,507 2,424 2,250

Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (Continued)

Exits to Emancipation (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children age 12 or younger at entry 8.4 9.8 7.5 8.5 7.4
Children older than 12 at entry 91.6 90.2 92.5 91.5 92.6
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 901 943 954 933 881
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Alaska Native / American Indian Asian Black (non-Hispanic)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 24.5 22.2 21.6 33.1 31.0 3.8 6.8 5.7 32.4 21.4 30.2 24.1 26.8 31.4 33.6
Guardianship 8.6 12.5 10.4 13.0 10.3 11.5 6.8 5.7 5.4 10.7 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.8 6.2
Reunification 46.3 47.4 47.3 40.8 40.8 65.4 72.7 80.0 54.1 42.9 51.6 58.7 54.8 51.2 47.3
Other 20.5 18.0 20.7 13.0 17.9 19.2 13.6 8.6 8.1 25.0 14.1 12.9 13.9 12.7 12.9
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
Number 477 473 566 522 458 26 44 35 37 28 945 1,066 1,233 1,128 1,043
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is. Hispanic (of any race) White (non-Hispanic)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 17.6 10.8 23.3 24.0 13.8 33.1 32.7 31.9 36.2 37.0 32.7 31.1 33.7 38.6 39.2
Guardianship 5.9 16.2 13.3 0.0 17.2 6.6 7.2 6.4 6.3 8.5 4.5 5.7 5.2 6.2 6.8
Reunification 64.7 64.9 46.7 68.0 55.2 50.5 50.7 52.2 48.0 44.8 52.1 52.4 51.7 46.4 43.7
Other 11.8 8.1 16.7 8.0 13.8 9.8 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.7 10.7 9.4 8.9 10.2
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
Number 17 37 30 25 29 4,062 4,315 4,768 4,762 4,137 3,655 3,905 4,302 4,136 3,726
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Unable to Determine Two or More Races Missing Data
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 13.1 19.1 13.8 32.3 39.9 27.5 31.8 33.5 38.9 37.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guardianship 8.3 4.4 3.8 4.2 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 4.9 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Reunification 70.6 69.3 74.4 55.2 47.4 55.1 53.7 52.0 45.4 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 7.9 7.1 8.0 8.2 7.0 11.3 8.7 8.8 10.8 5.9 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
Number 480 564 528 708 686 345 415 510 548 442 0 0 0 0 0

Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Reentry (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Reunification (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Less than 12 mos. 72.4 69.2 67.6 64.1 63.6
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 21.8 24.4 25.9 28.1 27.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 5.0 5.5 5.4 6.5 7.6
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1
48 or more mos. 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 5,222 5,757 6,356 5,674 4,737
Children Reentering Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children entering care for the first time 81.3 81.1 81.1 79.1 78.4
Children reentering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 8.1 8.0 8.3 8.8 8.7
Children reentering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 10.3 10.8 10.6 12.0 12.8
Missing data 0.3 <.1 <.1 0.1 <.1
Number 12,209 12,722 11,729 10,057 9,173

Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Adoption (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Less than 12 mos. 4.7 4.0 4.1 5.0 6.2
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 51.1 45.5 43.9 44.9 43.3
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 32.1 36.7 37.7 34.9 34.6
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 8.1 10.3 10.6 11.3 10.7
48 or more mos. 4.1 3.5 3.8 3.9 5.3
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 3,103 3,238 3,675 4,306 3,932

Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)
  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
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children with 2 or fewer placements 83.3 83.2 81.6 82.5 83.5 68.8 70.2 69.4 65.1 68.3 42.2 44.0 47.0 44.7 41.1 84.0 69.8 87.1 88.2 84.6
Children with 3 or more placements 11.5 12.5 13.9 13.1 13.3 28.8 27.1 28.6 31.9 30.4 55.0 52.8 50.1 52.7 57.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing Placement setting counts 5.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.9 1.3 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.9 16.0 30.2 12.9 11.8 15.4
Total number 13,844 14,535 13,859 11,904 10,826 7,632 8,661 9,099 8,735 7,311 4,727 5,308 6,101 6,241 5,759 50 53 31 17 13

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 (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Group homes 4.8 7.0 6.4 6.4 4.7
Institution 3.7 3.4 3.3 1.6 1.4
Other settings 91.6 89.6 90.2 92.0 93.8
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 9,190 9,674 9,021 7,508 6,919