5,785 Connecticut children were in foster care at the end of 2007

637 foster children (11%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
994 foster children (17.2%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,448 foster children (25%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
2,704 foster children (46.7%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Connecticut children spent an average of 34 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
865 children (15%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
954 children (16%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

1,695 children in foster care (29.3%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
1,849 children in foster care (32.0%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
4 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
16 children in foster care (0.3%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
1 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
317 children in foster care (5.5%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
1,851 children in foster care (32.0%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
51 children in foster care (0.9%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

1,868 children in foster care (32.3%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,377 children in foster care (23.8%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
787 children in foster care (13.6%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
1,625 children in foster care (28.1%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

1,494 Connecticut children were waiting for adoption in 2007

218 foster children (15%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
418 foster children (28%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
566 foster children (38%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
292 foster children (20%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

3,150 children in Connecticut exited foster care in 2007
1,356 children (43%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
567 children (18%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
518 children (16%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
499 children (16%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
51 children (7%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Connecticut IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

2,829 children in Connecticut child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $2,333 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $176,478,805
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $46,634,262
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