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Foster Care FY1999-FY2003 Entries, Exits, and Numbers of Children In Care on the Last Day of Each Federal Fiscal Year

NOTE: This table reflects State data submitted to the Children's Bureau as of April 2005. The table does not include any estimates for individual States. Jurisdictions with insufficient data ("NA") are not included in the total for that year. Pre-2003 Nevada data were generated from various sources, rather than from a statewide child welfare system.

State	Numbers of Children
		Entering Foster Care during the Year						Exiting Care during the Year						In Foster Care on Last Day of Year (September 30)
		FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003		FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003		FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003
Alabama		2,734	2,661	2,672	3,125	3,246		2,062	2,334	2,271	2,692	2,818		5,511	5,621	5,859	5,883	6,079
Alaska		1,180	1,096	999	1,068	943		732	913	996	844	781		2,248	2,193	1,993	2,072	2,040
Arizona		4,372	4,644	4,515	5,049	6,208		4,853	5,056	4,729	4,778	4,796		7,034	6,475	6,050	6,173	7,469
Arkansas		2,489	3,542	3,347	3,350	3,543		2,160	3,679	3,244	3,195	3,407		2,919	3,045	2,959	2,971	3,000
California		43,587	45,685	45,176	46,557	45,796		39,156	50,112	44,096	45,625	44,350		117,937	112,807	107,168	100,451	97,261
Colorado		7,183	6,942	7,007	7,738	7,613		5,675	5,512	5,200	6,343	7,284		7,639	7,533	7,138	9,209	8,754
Connecticut		3,098	2,763	2,713	2,763	3,130		2,169	2,368	1,943	2,787	2,143		7,487	6,996	7,440	6,007	6,742
Delaware		1,002	950	939	918	861		811	886	916	928	810		1,193	1,098	1,023	886	814
District of Columbia		1,231	775	822	812	719		659	315	390	396	757		3,466	3,054	3,339	3,321	3,092
Florida		21,118	18,765	18,673	20,800	20,549		8,117	15,510	17,061	17,340	21,585		34,292	36,608	32,477	31,963	30,677
Georgia		7,218	7,028	9,065	9,766	10,568		6,267	4,657	7,250	9,431	9,946		11,991	11,204	13,175	13,149	13,578
Hawaii		1,683	1,929	2,193	2,350	2,409		1,634	1,682	1,920	2,097	2,108		2,205	2,401	2,584	2,762	2,967
Idaho		999	1,127	1,209	1,213	1,292		806	1,011	1,084	1,047	1,101		959	1,015	1,114	1,246	1,401
Illinois		7,325	6,607	6,350	5,973	5,794		12,562	10,308	8,350	7,986	7,002		34,327	29,565	28,202	24,344	21,608
Indiana		4,808	5,576	5,399	5,844	6,179		4,313	5,197	4,750	4,590	4,902		8,933	7,482	8,383	8,640	8,899
Iowa		5,343	5,620	5,829	5,821	5,736		5,443	5,414	5,712	5,647	5,723		4,854	5,068	5,202	5,238	5,011
Kansas		3,376	3,191	2,834	2,766	2,677		1,562	1,788	1,801	1,710	2,285		6,774	6,569	6,409	6,190	5,781
Kentucky		4,170	4,128	4,590	5,250	5,485		3,350	3,364	4,230	4,406	4,984		5,942	6,017	6,165	6,814	6,895
Louisiana		2,912	3,157	3,014	2,974	2,809		2,854	3,146	3,184	2,996	2,866		5,581	5,406	5,024	4,829	4,541
Maine		1,014	1,052	1,047	850	860		535	721	715	740	773		3,154	3,191	3,226	3,084	2,999
Maryland		3,936	3,928	3,662	3,563	3,470		2,933	3,110	3,064	3,445	3,062		13,455	13,113	12,564	12,026	11,521
Massachusetts		7,368	7,381	7,174	6,555	6,507		7,749	6,392	6,636	5,548	6,139		11,169	11,619	11,568	12,510	12,608
Michigan		10,929	10,707	12,283	10,019	9,650		6,740	7,802	8,312	9,827	8,979		20,300	20,034	20,896	21,251	21,376
Minnesota		10,724	10,803	10,012	10,317	8,495		9,743	9,939	9,269	9,700	8,485		8,996	8,530	8,167	8,052	7,338
Mississippi		1,750	2,005	2,094	1,582	1,658		1,676	1,726	1,692	1,510	1,527		3,196	3,292	3,443	2,686	2,812
Missouri		6,341	7,216	7,392	7,139	6,342		5,304	5,509	5,703	6,342	6,560		12,577	13,181	13,394	13,029	11,900
Montana		1,596	1,588	1,506	1,306	1,175		1,331	1,327	1,497	1,280	1,087		2,156	2,180	2,008	1,912	1,866
Nebraska		2,806	3,134	3,350	3,356	3,304		2,100	2,514	2,636	2,893	3,137		5,146	5,674	6,254	6,377	6,091
Nevada		N/A	673	3,338	3,435	3,302		N/A	387	3,053	3,078	3,378		N/A	1,615	2,959	3,291	3,599
New Hampshire		522	484	534	563	578		401	491	468	512	613		1,385	1,311	1,288	1,291	1,217
New Jersey		4,768	4,654	5,433	6,052	6,971		4,178	4,109	4,607	5,404	5,437		9,494	9,794	10,666	11,442	12,801
New Mexico		1,829	1,780	1,887	1,968	1,898		1,691	1,716	1,754	1,606	1,408		1,941	1,912	1,757	1,885	2,100
New York		18,172	16,605	15,135	15,432	13,598		20,497	20,337	18,703	17,970	16,905		51,159	47,118	43,365	40,753	37,067
North Carolina		5,391	5,458	5,301	5,615	5,461		4,317	4,481	5,239	5,404	5,067		11,339	10,847	10,130	9,527	9,534
North Dakota		954	1,006	1,013	1,044	1,050		825	851	828	864	878		1,131	1,129	1,167	1,197	1,238
Ohio		15,946	15,396	16,157	14,982	13,997		12,819	14,131	14,136	14,421	14,437		20,078	20,365	21,584	21,038	19,323
Oklahoma		6,484	6,558	6,487	6,923	6,632		4,746	5,364	5,864	6,328	5,709		8,173	8,406	8,674	8,812	9,194
Oregon		4,818	4,675	4,537	5,095	5,158		4,558	4,563	4,587	4,646	4,244		9,278	9,193	8,966	9,101	9,381
Pennsylvania		13,299	12,235	13,509	13,684	13,981		12,419	11,926	12,345	12,024	11,957		22,690	21,631	21,319	21,410	21,768
Rhode Island		1,403	1,409	1,493	1,582	1,567		1,018	1,348	1,227	1,378	1,347		2,621	2,302	2,414	2,383	2,334
South Carolina		2,923	3,172	3,405	3,537	3,410		2,853	3,137	3,107	3,407	3,256		4,545	4,525	4,774	4,818	4,894
South Dakota		1,308	1,441	1,357	1,348	1,370		1,106	1,042	1,173	1,153	1,043		1,101	1,215	1,367	1,396	1,580
Tennessee		5,968	5,480	5,667	6,047	6,305		3,481	4,370	5,089	5,443	4,288		10,796	10,144	9,679	9,359	9,487
Texas		8,938	9,869	10,680	11,766	11,824		8,200	7,989	8,858	9,108	10,242		16,326	18,190	19,739	21,353	22,191
Utah		2,383	2,148	2,006	2,177	1,928		2,332	2,264	2,009	2,118	1,821		2,273	1,805	1,957	2,025	2,033
Vermont		750	735	727	832	725		722	704	580	657	760		1,445	1,389	1,382	1,526	1,409
Virginia		2,683	2,738	2,904	3,274	3,351		1,715	1,826	2,096	2,307	2,459		6,778	6,789	6,866	7,109	7,046
Washington		7,369	7,590	7,273	6,704	6,196		7,376	7,129	6,438	6,374	6,303		8,688	8,945	9,101	9,669	9,213
West Virginia		2,151	2,392	2,234	2,358	2,347		1,973	2,256	2,340	2,502	1,268		3,169	3,388	3,298	3,220	4,069
Wisconsin		5,941	6,001	5,158	5,054	5,010		4,463	4,039	4,358	5,186	5,832		10,868	10,504	9,497	8,744	7,824
Wyoming		715	786	896	809	979		683	731	689	727	799		774	815	965	929	1,055
Puerto Rico		2,703	N/A	3,254	3,483	2,652		1,510	N/A	977	2,369	2,624		7,760	N/A	8,476	8,179	7,585
Total		289,710	287,285	296,251	302,588	297,308		247,179	267,483	269,176	281,110	281,472		565,253	544,303	544,614	533,532	523,085

These State-specific numbers may be affected by differences in State policies, practices and definitions; they are presented for general comparison purposes only.

Source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Children's Bureau
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
Data as of April, 2005