7,766 Virginia children were in foster care at the end of 2007

632 foster children (8.1%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,282 foster children (16.5%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,978 foster children (25.5%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
3,872 foster children (49.9%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Virginia children spent an average of 28 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
823 children (11%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
531 children (7%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

Virginia's foster care caseload by race/ethnicity in 2007

3,174 children in foster care (40.9%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
3,466 children in foster care (44.6%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
7 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
29 children in foster care (0.4%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
3 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
470 children in foster care (6.1%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
557 children in foster care (7.2%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
59 children in foster care (0.8%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

Number of different placements in which a foster child lived in Virginia

2,664 children in foster care (34.3%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,979 children in foster care (25.5%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
1,115 children in foster care (14.4%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
1,972 children in foster care (25.4%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

1,817 Virginia children were waiting for adoption in 2007

161 foster children (9%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
466 foster children (26%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
720 foster children (40%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
470 foster children (26%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

Where did Virginia's children go after leaving foster care in 2007?

3,417 children in Virginia exited foster care in 2007
987 children (29%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
654 children (19%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
563 children (16%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
1,013 children (30%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
59 children (6%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Virginia IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

3,877 children in Virginia child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $24 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $76,537,482
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $13,962,508
For more information about your state's child welfare financing, please visit the State Child Welfare Policy Database at www.childwelfarepolicy.org.
*Except for the expenditure data, this information is from federal AFCARS data, 2007