Fewer Young People Are in Foster Care in the U.S.

Today is World Adoption Day. To mark it, the following chart looks at the state of the foster care system in the United States. According to the latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), an estimated 391,098 children and young people (0-20 years old) were in foster care in the United States on September 30, 2021, the last day of the fiscal year. This is a 4 percent decrease from 2020 and an 8 percent decrease from 2019.

The number of young people entering the foster care system […]

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