6,631 Kansas children were in foster care at the end of 2007

813 foster children (12.3%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,400 foster children (21.1%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,845 foster children (27.8%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
2,573 foster children (38.8%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Kansas children spent an average of 22 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
420 children (6%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
1,467 children (22%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

Kansas' foster care caseload by race/ethnicity in 2007

1,302 children in foster care (19.6%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
4,425 children in foster care (66.7%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
47 children in foster care (0.7%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
28 children in foster care (0.4%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
3 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
226 children in foster care (3.4%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
533 children in foster care (8.0%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
67 children in foster care (1.0%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

1,905 children in foster care (28.7%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,536 children in foster care (23.2%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
990 children in foster care (14.9%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
2,142 children in foster care (32.3%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

1,812 Kansas children were waiting for adoption in 2007

174 foster children (10%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
455 foster children (25%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
626 foster children (35%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
557 foster children (31%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

3,584 children in Kansas exited foster care in 2007
1,993 children (56%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
798 children (22%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
272 children (8%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
416 children (12%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
67 children (3%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Kansas IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

2,061 children in Kansas child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $811 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $31,101,836
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $13,076,285
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