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Mean and Median Age of Children in Foster Care
Preliminary Analysis of AFCARS Data for Children in
Foster Care as of December 31, 1994
AGE IN YEARS
| State |
Mean |
Median |
N |
| Alaska* |
11.33 |
13.38 |
1,105 |
| Arizona |
8.59 |
8.01 |
3,995 |
| Arkansas |
10.10 |
10.67 |
2,049 |
| California |
8.78 |
8.34 |
87,310 |
| Dist of Col |
9.38 |
8.74 |
2,380 |
| Florida** |
9.65 |
9.46 |
12,587 |
| Georgia |
9.04 |
8.64 |
12,470 |
| Idaho |
11.22 |
13.58 |
1,032 |
| Illinois |
8.76 |
7.98 |
45,657 |
| Kansas |
12.21 |
14.28 |
5,908 |
| Kentucky |
10.60 |
11.23 |
3,949 |
| Massachusetts |
9.82 |
9.70 |
14,667 |
| New Jersey |
9.41 |
9.40 |
6,920 |
| New Mexico |
9.41 |
8.98 |
1,506 |
| New York |
9.15 |
8.47 |
60,216 |
| Ohio |
9.50 |
9.65 |
14,507 |
| Oregon |
9.33 |
9.06 |
5,439 |
| Rhode Island |
10.61 |
11.29 |
3,074 |
| South Carolina |
9.77 |
10.19 |
4,482 |
| Texas |
8.70 |
8.34 |
16,413 |
| Utah |
10.80 |
11.75 |
1,415 |
| Totals |
9.16 |
8.72 |
307,081 |
| National Estimate |
|
|
469,073 |
* Data were extracted from an Information System under development.
** Does not include relative placements.
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