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Average Length of Stay in Foster Care
Preliminary Analysis of AFCARS Data for Children in Foster Care as of
December 31, 1994
Length of Stay in Months
| State |
Median |
N |
| Alaska* |
9.33 |
1,105 |
| Arizona |
18.04 |
3,995 |
| Arkansas |
16.59 |
2,049 |
| California |
25.99 |
87,382 |
| Dist of Col |
24.30 |
2,380 |
| Florida** |
22.54 |
12,587 |
| Georgia |
18.04 |
12,631 |
| Idaho |
10.94 |
1,032 |
| Illinois |
25.69 |
45,657 |
| Kansas |
16.89 |
5,911 |
| Kentucky |
21.29 |
3,949 |
| Massachusetts |
20.04 |
14,667 |
| New Jersey |
19.81 |
6,920 |
| New Mexico |
19.53 |
1,506 |
| New York |
38.54 |
60,216 |
| Ohio |
14.59 |
14,531 |
| Oregon |
13.96 |
5,439 |
| Rhode Island |
15.05 |
3,047 |
| South Carolina |
20.07 |
4,482 |
| Texas |
19.25 |
16,415 |
| Utah |
10.68 |
1,415 |
| Totals |
24.48 |
307,345 |
| National Estimate |
|
469,073 |
* Data were extracted from an Information System under development.
** Does not include relative placements.
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