Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting care 2007-2021

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2021, around 214,971 children in the United States exited foster care in that year. This is a decrease from the previous year, when about 224,425 children across the country exited foster care.

Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021

CharacteristicNumber of children
2021 214,971
2020 224,425
2019 249,936
2018 252,209
2017 248,882
2016 250,494
2015 242,051
2014 235,843
2013 254,622
2012 239,496
2011 247,543
2010 257,806
2009 277,606
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June 2022

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United States

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2007 to 2021

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Data as of September 30 of each year.
Data prior to 2015 has been retrieved from previous publications.

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