1,225 Wyoming children were in foster care at the end of 2007

• 88 foster children (7.2%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
• 239 foster children (19.5%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
• 300 foster children (24.5%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
• 598 foster children (48.8%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
• Wyoming children spent an average of 20 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
• 56 children (5%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
• 231 children (19%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

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

• 37 children in foster care (3.0%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
• 944 children in foster care (76.7%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
• 19 children in foster care (1.5%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
• 3 children in foster care (0.2%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
• 1 children in foster care (0.1%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
• 13 children in foster care (1.1%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
• 150 children in foster care (12.2%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
• 64 children in foster care (5.2%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

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

• 510 children in foster care (41.4%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
• 321 children in foster care (26.1%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
• 160 children in foster care (13.0%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
• 225 children in foster care (18.3%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

151 Wyoming children were waiting for adoption in 2007

• 8 foster children (5%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
• 36 foster children (24%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
• 72 foster children (48%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
• 35 foster children (23%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

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

• 1,043 children in Wyoming exited foster care in 2007
• 759 children (73%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
• 75 children (7%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
• 126 children (12%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
• 58 children (6%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
• 64 children (2%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Wyoming IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

• 185 children in Wyoming child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,098 per child.
• Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $2,800,489
• Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $731,459

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