20,830 Michigan children were in foster care at the end of 2007

2,567 foster children (12.3%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
4,168 foster children (20%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
5,459 foster children (26.2%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
8,636 foster children (41.5%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Michigan children spent an average of 26 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
1,916 children (9%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
7,610 children (37%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

9,891 children in foster care (47.5%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
8,751 children in foster care (42.0%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
216 children in foster care (1.0%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
41 children in foster care (0.2%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
30 children in foster care (0.1%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
868 children in foster care (4.2%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
983 children in foster care (4.7%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
50 children in foster care (0.2%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

8,648 children in foster care (41.5%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
5,061 children in foster care (24.3%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
2,577 children in foster care (12.4%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
4,544 children in foster care (21.8%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

6,116 Michigan children were waiting for adoption in 2007

620 foster children (10%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,481 foster children (24%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
1,996 foster children (33%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
2,019 foster children (33%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

8,550 children in Michigan exited foster care in 2007
3,872 children (45%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
2,640 children (31%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
796 children (9%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
795 children (9%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
50 children (5%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Michigan IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

4,726 children in Michigan child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,376 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $81,604,767
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $110,381,504
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