16,897 Ohio children were in foster care at the end of 2007

2,464 foster children (14.6%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
3,216 foster children (19%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
4,079 foster children (24.1%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
7,106 foster children (42.1%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Ohio children spent an average of 27 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
1,908 children (11%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
2,532 children (15%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

6,724 children in foster care (39.5%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
8,987 children in foster care (52.8%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
25 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
27 children in foster care (0.2%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
398 children in foster care (2.3%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
509 children in foster care (3.0%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
346 children in foster care (2.0%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

6,930 children in foster care (40.7%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
4,218 children in foster care (24.8%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
2,016 children in foster care (11.8%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
3,652 children in foster care (21.5%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

3,782 Ohio children were waiting for adoption in 2007

385 foster children (10%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
858 foster children (23%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
1,231 foster children (33%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
1,308 foster children (35%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

11,011 children in Ohio exited foster care in 2007
4,946 children (45%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
1,602 children (15%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
2,873 children (26%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
1,166 children (11%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
346 children (4%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Ohio IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

10,248 children in Ohio child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,030 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $231,272,346
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $163,423,226
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