1,082 New Hampshire children were in foster care at the end of 2007

91 foster children (8.4%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
199 foster children (18.4%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
296 foster children (27.4%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
496 foster children (45.8%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
New Hampshire children spent an average of 35 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
196 children (18%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
160 children (15%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

New Hampshire's foster care caseload by race/ethnicity in 2007

44 children in foster care (4.1%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
867 children in foster care (80.0%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
1 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
6 children in foster care (0.6%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
1 children in foster care (0.1%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
35 children in foster care (3.2%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
67 children in foster care (6.2%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
63 children in foster care (5.8%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

Number of different placements in which a foster child lived in New Hampshire

391 children in foster care (36.1%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
267 children in foster care (24.6%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
150 children in foster care (13.8%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
276 children in foster care (25.5%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

244 New Hampshire children were waiting for adoption in 2007

9 foster children (4%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
57 foster children (23%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
107 foster children (44%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
71 foster children (29%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

591 children in New Hampshire exited foster care in 2007
202 children (34%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
138 children (23%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
139 children (24%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
56 children (9%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
63 children (9%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

New Hampshire IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

472 children in New Hampshire child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,097 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $10,341,981
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $6,182,690
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