30,072 New York children were in foster care at the end of 2007

2,691 foster children (8.9%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
5,318 foster children (17.7%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
7,704 foster children (25.6%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
14,359 foster children (47.7%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
New York children spent an average of 41 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
5,972 children (20%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
5,681 children (19%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

13,883 children in foster care (46.2%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
5,328 children in foster care (17.7%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
55 children in foster care (0.2%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
117 children in foster care (0.4%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
680 children in foster care (2.3%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
6,262 children in foster care (20.8%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
3,747 children in foster care (12.5%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

11,579 children in foster care (38.5%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
7,138 children in foster care (23.7%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
3,885 children in foster care (12.9%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
7,470 children in foster care (24.8%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

7,659 New York children were waiting for adoption in 2007

438 foster children (6%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,898 foster children (25%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
2,883 foster children (38%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
2,440 foster children (32%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

12,964 children in New York exited foster care in 2007
6,766 children (52%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
2,482 children (19%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
1,422 children (11%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
1,506 children (12%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
3,747 children (6%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

New York IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

14,962 children in New York child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $2,328 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $356,345,017
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $213,942,799
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