7,446 Wisconsin children were in foster care at the end of 2007

879 foster children (11.8%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
1,585 foster children (21.3%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
1,944 foster children (26.1%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
3,036 foster children (40.8%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Wisconsin children spent an average of 28 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
746 children (10%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
2,269 children (30%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

2,770 children in foster care (37.2%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
3,284 children in foster care (44.1%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
287 children in foster care (3.9%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
72 children in foster care (1.0%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
6 children in foster care (0.1%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
312 children in foster care (4.2%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
616 children in foster care (8.3%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
99 children in foster care (1.3%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

2,789 children in foster care (37.5%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
1,953 children in foster care (26.2%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
959 children in foster care (12.9%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
1,745 children in foster care (23.4%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

1,244 Wisconsin children were waiting for adoption in 2007

122 foster children (10%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
384 foster children (31%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
466 foster children (37%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
272 foster children (22%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

4,571 children in Wisconsin exited foster care in 2007
2,972 children (65%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
678 children (15%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
242 children (5%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
506 children (11%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
99 children (4%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Wisconsin IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

2,776 children in Wisconsin child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,347 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $76,816,909
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $42,552,053
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