12,236 Georgia children were in foster care at the end of 2007

1,857 foster children (15.2%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
2,815 foster children (23%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
3,630 foster children (29.7%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
3,934 foster children (32.2%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Georgia children spent an average of 24 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
897 children (7%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
2,241 children (18%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

5,818 children in foster care (47.5%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
5,222 children in foster care (42.7%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
2 children in foster care (0.0%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
19 children in foster care (0.2%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
4 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
427 children in foster care (3.5%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
703 children in foster care (5.7%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
41 children in foster care (0.3%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

4,612 children in foster care (37.7%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
3,218 children in foster care (26.3%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
1,700 children in foster care (13.9%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
2,706 children in foster care (22.1%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

2,162 Georgia children were waiting for adoption in 2007

181 foster children (8%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
565 foster children (26%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
876 foster children (41%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
540 foster children (25%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

9,606 children in Georgia exited foster care in 2007
4,335 children (45%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
1,267 children (13%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
2,765 children (29%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
730 children (8%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
41 children (5%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Georgia IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

4,382 children in Georgia child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $21,080 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $53,542,317
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $38,139,032
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