11,783 Oklahoma children were in foster care at the end of 2007

1,953 foster children (16.6%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
3,656 foster children (31%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
3,735 foster children (31.7%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
2,439 foster children (20.7%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Oklahoma children spent an average of 23 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
742 children (6%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
3,421 children (29%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

1,917 children in foster care (16.3%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
4,501 children in foster care (38.2%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
1,052 children in foster care (8.9%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
7 children in foster care (0.1%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
2 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
2,569 children in foster care (21.8%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
1,735 children in foster care (14.7%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

2,072 children in foster care (17.6%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
3,319 children in foster care (28.2%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
2,157 children in foster care (18.3%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
4,216 children in foster care (35.8%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

4,628 Oklahoma children were waiting for adoption in 2007

502 foster children (11%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,418 foster children (31%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
1,664 foster children (36%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
1,044 foster children (23%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

6,617 children in Oklahoma exited foster care in 2007
3,974 children (60%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
1,263 children (19%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
704 children (11%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
523 children (8%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
0 children (2%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Oklahoma IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

6,189 children in Oklahoma child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $513 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $39,680,828
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $24,148,129
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