2,190 Alaska children were in foster care at the end of 2007

251 foster children (11.5%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
556 foster children (25.4%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
786 foster children (35.9%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
597 foster children (27.3%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Alaska children spent an average of 23 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
148 children (7%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
645 children (29%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

121 children in foster care (5.5%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
573 children in foster care (26.2%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
1,181 children in foster care (53.9%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
11 children in foster care (0.5%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
29 children in foster care (1.3%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
168 children in foster care (7.7%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
95 children in foster care (4.3%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
13 children in foster care (0.6%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

464 children in foster care (21.2%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
514 children in foster care (23.5%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
342 children in foster care (15.6%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
871 children in foster care (39.8%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

777 Alaska children were waiting for adoption in 2007

64 foster children (8%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
221 foster children (28%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
339 foster children (44%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
153 foster children (20%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

762 children in Alaska exited foster care in 2007
372 children (49%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
238 children (31%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
52 children (7%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
64 children (8%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
13 children (5%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Alaska IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

633 children in Alaska child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $783 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $15,937,500
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $7,277,900
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