30,138 Texas children were in foster care at the end of 2007

5,051 foster children (16.8%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
8,038 foster children (26.7%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
9,573 foster children (31.8%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
7,474 foster children (24.8%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Texas children spent an average of 25 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
2,702 children (9%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
8,783 children (29%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

Texas' foster care caseload by race/ethnicity in 2007

7,070 children in foster care (23.5%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
9,178 children in foster care (30.5%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
43 children in foster care (0.1%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
77 children in foster care (0.3%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
11 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
1,080 children in foster care (3.6%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
12,243 children in foster care (40.6%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
435 children in foster care (1.4%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

8,573 children in foster care (28.4%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
8,227 children in foster care (27.3%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
4,695 children in foster care (15.6%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
8,642 children in foster care (28.7%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

13,552 Texas children were waiting for adoption in 2007

1,972 foster children (15%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
3,866 foster children (29%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
4,955 foster children (37%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
2,759 foster children (20%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

15,847 children in Texas exited foster care in 2007
5,724 children (36%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
4,080 children (26%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
4,175 children (26%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
1,440 children (9%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
435 children (3%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Texas IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

16,208 children in Texas child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,447 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $168,836,361
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $56,228,116
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