7,555 Kentucky children were in foster care at the end of 2007

921 foster children (12.2%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,304 foster children (17.3%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,751 foster children (23.2%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
3,579 foster children (47.4%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Kentucky children spent an average of 23 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
488 children (6%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
653 children (9%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

1,364 children in foster care (18.1%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
5,375 children in foster care (71.1%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
11 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
5 children in foster care (0.1%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
12 children in foster care (0.2%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
382 children in foster care (5.1%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
256 children in foster care (3.4%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
150 children in foster care (2.0%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

2,957 children in foster care (39.1%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,792 children in foster care (23.7%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
904 children in foster care (12.0%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
1,902 children in foster care (25.2%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

2,125 Kentucky children were waiting for adoption in 2007

182 foster children (9%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
422 foster children (20%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
732 foster children (34%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
789 foster children (37%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

5,413 children in Kentucky exited foster care in 2007
2,574 children (48%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
686 children (13%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
1,454 children (27%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
624 children (12%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
150 children (1%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Kentucky IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

3,634 children in Kentucky child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $2,090 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $48,554,296
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $23,803,406
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