6,756 Minnesota children were in foster care at the end of 2007

774 foster children (11.5%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,199 foster children (17.7%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,472 foster children (21.8%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
3,311 foster children (49%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Minnesota children spent an average of 24 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
607 children (9%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
1,229 children (18%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

1,460 children in foster care (21.6%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
3,067 children in foster care (45.4%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
848 children in foster care (12.6%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
108 children in foster care (1.6%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
2 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
556 children in foster care (8.2%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
556 children in foster care (8.2%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
159 children in foster care (2.4%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

2,334 children in foster care (34.5%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,752 children in foster care (25.9%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
913 children in foster care (13.5%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
1,757 children in foster care (26.0%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

1,526 Minnesota children were waiting for adoption in 2007

224 foster children (15%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
425 foster children (28%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
402 foster children (26%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
475 foster children (31%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

7,480 children in Minnesota exited foster care in 2007
4,979 children (67%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
602 children (8%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
885 children (12%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
725 children (10%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
159 children (4%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Minnesota IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

2,258 children in Minnesota child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,783 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $52,191,702
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $23,818,758
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